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Saturday, October 12, 2013

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October 12, 2013

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Phailin to hit Odisha, Andhra this evening; over 4L evacuated
With a wind speed of 210-220 kilometres per hour, the tides could rise up to 3.5 meters and sea water could enter 300-600 meters in land.

Malala wows Washington after being nixed for Nobel peace prize
Malala Yousufzai says she told Obama that refocusing efforts on education in Pakistan would make a better impact than drone strikes that kill innocent victims.

I knew it was coming: MS Dhoni on Sachin Tendulkar's retirement
Tendulkar, 40, is expected to play his 199th and landmark 200th Test match against the West Indies next month.

Cities

Jammers to stop 'smart' cheating
GSHSEB has decided to install jammers at 50 sensitive centres on an experimental basis during the class XI examination.

Cyclone scare, rains fail to dampen Ashtami spirit in Kolkata
Amid drizzle and an overcast sky in the morning, people set out for puja pandals which were a big draw in the metropolis.

Business

India becomes leading rice supplier to Singapore
India has overtaken Thailand as Singapore's biggest rice supplier for the first time, exporting 32.9% of the total rice supply to Singapore.

Godrej Appliances target 20% growth this Diwali season
Godrej Appliances has set a growth target of 20% and a sales turnover of over Rs 700 crore during this Diwali season.

Sports

Sachin Tendulkar must have known from his heart: Dravid
Tendulkar, regarded the greatest batsman in contemporary cricket, on Thursday called it quits from Test cricket.

Yuvraj dedicates match-winning knock to Sachin Tendulkar
An emotional Yuvraj, who guided India to a six-wicket win over Australia, dedicated his unbeaten innings to Tendulkar.

Entertainment

Pups rescued from 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' set
The show's crew had rescued the four puppies and used to feed them too, but after the show's set in Film City here caught fire Sep 25.

Saif's daughter Sara or Sridevi's Jhanvi- The next Superstars?
Star kids get an easy entry in Bollywood, but they have their own share of struggles before they achieve the desired success.

Infotech

'Blue Screen of Death' appearing on iPhone 5S
Several users of Apple's latest iPhone, iPhone 5S, are complaining that their phone's screen keeps turning solid blue and then restarts.

Google Nexus 5 leaked photos show Android 4.4 features
Google is expected to soon launch the Nexus 5 smartphone and Android 4.4 (KitKat) operating system.

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Friday, October 11, 2013

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October 11, 2013

Top Headlines

Thousands evacuated as Phailin turns into a super cyclone
Cyclone Phailin with a wind speed of 220km per hour is expected to become a super cyclone before making landfall on Saturday evening near Gopalpur in Odisha.

Chandrababu Naidu evicted from fast venue in Delhi, moved to hospital
Police moved TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, who is on an indefinite fast over the Telangana issue, to a hospital from the venue of his fast at Andhra Bhawan.

Raja Bhaiyya back as minister in SP government
Controversial independent MLA Raghuraj Prtap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya was re-inducted as a cabinet minister by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday.

Cities

Man sends obscene SMSs to actors, held
A 31-year-old man from Udupi in Karnataka was arrested on Thursday by the city crime branch for sending obscene text messages to actors and models.

Mafatlal saga: Mother-in-law too frail to have hit Sheetal, magistrate says
In June, the police had informed the HC that it would file a closure report as there was no proof of the allegation being either true or false.

Business

Toyota unveils cars with auto pilot
The Japanese giant autos using the self-driving technology could be available on the market in just a few years' time.

Banks borrowed Rs 662.53 billion MSF on Oct 10
The RBI cut the MSF rate by another 50 basis points (bps) on Oct. 7 to 9%. It had raised the rate by 200 bps to 10.25% in mid-July.

Sports

Sachin Tendulkar must have known from his heart: Dravid
Tendulkar, regarded the greatest batsman in contemporary cricket, on Thursday called it quits from Test cricket.

Yuvraj dedicates match-winning knock to Sachin Tendulkar
An emotional Yuvraj, who guided India to a six-wicket win over Australia, dedicated his unbeaten innings to Tendulkar.

Entertainment

Aamir Khan buys sea-facing flat at Rs 60 crores?
A Mid-day report says that the actor has allegedly bought the flat for Rs 60 crores. The flat is sea-facing, is 5,000 square feet and spread over two floors.

Amitabh Bachchan: Indira Gandhi helped him get into films
Amitabh has won numerous awards for his performances and was called a one-man-industry during his peak days.

Infotech

Ashok Vemuri: iGate at inflection point
iGate's announcement of Vemuri as its CEO last month pushed up the company's share price on the Nasdaq sharply.

Facebook no longer lets you hide from search
Facebook that it is removing a setting that controls whether users could be found when people type their name into the website's search bar.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

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October 10, 2013

Top Headlines

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan freed after stunning abduction
Libyan PM Ali Zidan was freed from captivity just hours after gunmen abducted him on Thursday from the hotel where he resides in the capital, Tripoli.

Engineering college principal hacked to death by three students in Tamil Nadu
The principal of an engineering college was hacked to death by three students in the campus at Vallanadu in Tuticorin district on Thursday morning.

Seemandhra power employees 'temporarily' call off strike
Power sector employees in coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema regions called off their indefinite strike "temporarily" today in view of the threat from cyclonic storm Phailan.

Cities

Where’s 48? The curious case of missing girls
Female infanticide may have disappeared from many villages, but female feticide is happening in the urban backyard. The proof is in the declining sex ratio in cities.

Actor 'Sher Khan' Srihari dies at 49
Well-known Telugu actor 'Sher Khan' Srihari (49) died on Wednesday at Mumbai's Leelavathi Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for a liver disorder.

Business

Data show China passing US as biggest oil importer
China passed the United States in September as the world's biggest net oil importer, driven by faster economic growth and strong auto sales.

Indian firms invested $1.29 billion overseas in September
Indian companies invested USD 1.29 billion in overseas units and joint ventures in September, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed on Thursday.

Sports

Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement after 200th Test
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from Test cricket. His 200th Test, to be played against the West Indies, will be his last.

Bad weather may spoil India-Aus T20 tie
The lone T20 International between India and Australia to be played at SCA stadium in Kandheri, near Rajkot, is expected to whet the appetite before the main course.

Entertainment

Raj Tilak passes away
Filmmaker Raj Tilak who made memorable films like 36 Ghante, Mukti, Chehre Pe Chehra and Tumhare Liye in the 70's and 80's has passed away. He was 73.

Sajid Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez set for a box-office faceoff
It has been quite sometime since Sajid Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez parted ways. But now it seems if lady luck has her way, the two might just end up face to face.

Infotech

Lenovo tops global PC market
Lenovo held on to its position as the world's No. 1 personal computer maker in the latest quarter despite a drastic dip in its core Chinese market.

Google brings Chromebooks to India, takes on Microsoft Windows
Over two years after introducing them in the US, Google on Thursday announced that Chromebooks would be available in India from October 17.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

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October 09, 2013

Top Headlines

Jagan Reddy continues fast despite deteriorating health
Jagan, as the MP from Kadapa is popularly known, is suffering from dehydration and has fever, doctors who examined him said.

Rahul Gandhi targets SP, BJP over Muzaffarnagar riots
Rahul Gandhi said if Uttar Pradesh was not progressing, it was because people were being divided.

J&K assembly speaker to summon General VK Singh over payoff remark
Former Army chief V K Singh will be summoned to explain his position on his controversial statement about payoffs to politicians in the state.

Cities

Delhi: BSP MLA's wife found murdered in house
Wife of a BSP MLA from Uttar Pradesh was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants at her home in North East Delhi on Wednesday.

Metro rides to get costlier after Puja; hike comes after a decade
The exact formula is still being worked out but among the options considered is a Rs-2 hike per zone.

Business

Wal-Mart and Bharti Enterprises announce end of their India joint venture
The US retail major will buy out the Indian partner from their 50:50 wholesale cash and carry joint venture — Bharti Walmart, for an undisclosed sum.

Sharply lower Sept trade deficit bright spot for India's economy
Exports grew 11.15% and imports declined 18.1% amid a sharp fall in inward shipments of gold and silver, taking the trade deficit to the lowest level in 30 months.

Sports

India, Australia set to resume rivalry
India and Australia resume their cricket rivalry with the series starting with a one-off Twenty20 on Thursday in Rajkot.

Tillakaratne Dilshan retires from Test cricket
Dilshan made his Test debut in 1999 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo and appeared in 87 Tests.

Entertainment

Ranbir-Katrina’s secret escapade to New York
If sources are to be believed, Ranbir is on a vacation to New York with no one else but his alleged lady love Katrina Kaif.

Aditya Pancholi assaults a female journalist?
After being booked for attacking his 55-year-old neighbour in Versova area in Mumbai, the actor has allegedly attacked a female journalist.

Infotech

Samsung launches world's first curved screen smartphone
Curved displays are on the frontline of Samsung's innovation war with rivals such as Apple and LG Electronics, as the South Korean firm seeks to expand its lead.

Apple to introduce new iPads on October 22: AllThingsD
New versions of the iPad are expected to feature lighter, thinner designs and more powerful processors.

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