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Saturday, October 26, 2013

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October 26, 2013

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Rain ravages Andhra, toll mounts to 29; 72,000 evacuated
Hundreds of villages across Andhra Pradesh remained submerged, while road and rail routes were affected as the rain fury continued on Friday.

16-year-old gang-rape survivor now mother, seeks DNA test on 6 accused
After motherhood was forced upon her and her six tormentors were arrested, this minor gang-rape survivor from Jabalpur is gearing for more battles.

People from India, China out-educating Americans in maths and technology: Barack Obama
With the cost of higher education escalating, Obama said he is working hard to reduce the burden of student loans on young people.

Cities

Incessant rain throws life out of gear in Kolkata
The city received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India, sources in the local meteorological office said.

Howrah-bound Duronto passengers stranded in Chilka flood
Nearly 950 passengers on the 12246 Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express were stranded on Friday at the Chilka station in Odisha after torrential rains led to inundation of tracks.

Business

Burger King is still 'exploring' Indian market
Burger King, which claims to be the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world, says it is still exploring the India market but as of now no openings are scheduled.

Gold, silver jump on Diwali buying
Gold prices gained Rs 170 to Rs 32,570 per ten gram, while silver spurted Rs 450 to Rs 49,900 per kg on increased offtake by jewellers and industrial units.

Sports

Sahara defaults despite reminders, BCCI ousts Pune from IPL
The decision to terminate Pune, owned by Sahara, would leave the IPL an eight-team affair for the time being.

Vettel takes Indian Grand Prix pole faster than ever
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel put himself on pole position for a fourth successive Formula One title after lapping the Indian Grand Prix circuit faster than any driver ever before.

Entertainment

Shilpa Shetty’s husband has an extra-marital affair?
Shilpa Shetty says that she suspected her husband Raj Kundra of having an extra-marital affair.

When Aishwarya's mother-in-law lost her cool
At Subhash Ghai's party at an Andheri pub, Jaya snapped at the lensmen who addressed her daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Aishwarya.

Infotech

Indian-American-run company to fix Obamacare website
Founded in 1997 by Tony Singh, QSSI over the past few years has emerged as one of the top IT companies in the healthcare sector.

Google’s Nexus 5, Android 4.4 KitKat launch delayed
Google’s launch of the Nexus 5 smartphone and Android 4.4 KitKat mobile operating system has been delayed by a month.

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Friday, October 25, 2013

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October 25, 2013

Top Headlines

Heavy rain batters Andhra Pradesh, thousands evacuated
Hundreds of houses have been damaged rendering many people homeless. Thousands have been evacuated from their homes and shifted to emergency relief camps.

ISI, BJP rejoice when communal riots take place: Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad
"Whenever & wherever communal trouble erupts in this country two sets of people rejoice. Pakistan's ISI& India's Bhajpaei," Shakeel Ahmad tweeted today.

BJP doubts PM's willingness to be probed by CBI
"He (PM) had even said that he was ready to come before Public Accounts Committee in the 2G scam, but why he did not go?" Javedkar questioned.

Cities

Top gangster Neetu Dabodia and two aides killed in encounter in south Delhi
Delhi's top gangster Neetu Dabodia was killed in an encounter with special cell on Thursday night.

With no one to stand surety, model spends extra time in jail
Former model-actor Simran Sood languished around two months extra in jail, despite getting bail in all four cases against her.

Business

ICICI Bank Q2 net profit up 13% at Rs 2,698cr
The bank's net profit was Rs 2,390 crore in the same period last fiscal, ICICI Bank said in a statement.

India is one of the five fragile economies: US official
Identifying India as one of the five fragile economies of the world, a senior US official has predicted an uncertain outlook for its future in view of the next year's general elections.

Sports

Force India honours Sachin Tendulkar
Formula One team Force India honoured Sachin Tendulkar by displaying the Twitter hashtag #masterblaster on its cars at the Indian Grand Prix.

Vettel tops second Indian GP practice
Vettel, with a 90-point lead over his nearest challenger Fernando Alonso, only needs to finish in the top five in his Red Bull on Sunday to make it four championships in a row.

Entertainment

Ranbir's superhero film to be different from 'Krrish 3'
Actor Ranbir Kapoor is excited to do a superhero film with director-friend Ayan Mukherjee, but clarifies that it is not on the lines of 'Krrish 3'.

Kajol’s Karvachauth ruined by theft of 17 gold bangles
Kajol and Ajay Devgn have filed a complaint of theft of gold bangles from their Juhu bungalow and told cops they suspect involvement of an insider.

Infotech

Facebook becoming a key source of news: Study
The study by the Pew Research Center found 64% of US adults use Facebook, and nearly half of those get some news from the service.

Samsung working on Google Glass rival revealed
A patent filing shows Samsung Electronics is working on a device it calls sports glasses in a possible response to Google's internet-connected eyewear.

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

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October 24, 2013

Top Headlines

Obama grills Sharif over 26/11 trial, asks Pak to stop terror
The fact that Obama grilled Sharif over Islamabad’s dodgy approach to terrorism, particularly in reference to India, was confirmed by the Pakistani PM himself.

SC orders Kolkata hospital to pay Rs 5.96 crore for medical negligence
The Supreme Court today ordered a Kolkata-based hospital and three doctors to pay Rs 5.96cr to a US-based Indian-origin doctor for medical negligence.

Modi invites 'dear Jairamji' to Sardar Patel statue function
Narendra Modi has invited Jairam Ramesh to the groundbreaking ceremony of a giant statue of Sardar Patel called the 'Statue of Unity' on October 31.

Cities

Techie rape leaves IT industry shell-shocked
The latest revelation that a city-based techie was abducted and raped by two cab drivers, has sent shockwaves across the city’s IT industry.

Pay more for Metro rides from November 7
The revised Metro fare structure will finally come into effect from November 7. The new fare structure was supposed to become effective from October 18.

Business

IKEA evinces interest in setting up shop in UP
Swedish furniture chain IKEA, has expressed willingness to set up their first integrated unit for furniture manufacturing and selling in Uttar Pradesh.

Profit-taking erases Sensex gains after crossing 21,000 mark
Sensex on Thursday crossed the 21,000 level after nearly three years but frittered away the gains to close 42 points down as cautious investors booked profits.

Sports

Emotions are high in Mumbai camp before Ranji opener: Coach
The mood in the camp of Mumbai, ahead of their tournament opener in Haryana at Lahli, is poignant with the impending retirement of Sachin Tendulkar.

Birthday boy Rooney gets special present from his mates
Manchester United teammates have clubbed together to buy Wayne Rooney a special present for his 28th birthday on Thursday.

Entertainment

Top 10 memorable songs by Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey aka Manna Dey, who was one of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films, had his last breath in Bangalore.

Prabhas Bahubali first look goes viral
Birthday boy Prabhas has been the talk of T-Town all day what with the making trailer of Bahubali trending online.

Infotech

LG curved smartphone G Flex spotted
LG’s much talked about smartphone the G Flex has made its first appearance in a hands-on video on an Argentine TV channel.

First look: Apple's new Mavericks OSX
There isn't one thing that jumps out with Apple's new Mac operating system, known as Mavericks - and that's a good thing.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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October 23, 2013

Top Headlines

Don't attribute motive to our judgment, SC tells VK Singh
The Supreme Court called ex-Army chief VK Singh's remarks on age row verdict a serious affront to judiciary and asked him to explain his position by November 20.

India-China border agreement to reduce tension along LAC
The Border Defence Cooperation Agreement was signed today after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.

Harsh Vardhan named BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Delhi
BJP on Wednesday named Harsh Vardhan as the party's chief ministerial candidate for the December 4 Delhi assembly elections.

Cities

Newlywed ends life after row over age
A newlywed woman, allegedly depressed over a marital dispute, hanged herself from the roof of her Subramanyapura house on Tuesday morning.

Baby born inside train toilet slips onto tracks, survives
A woman delivered a child inside the toilet of a moving train and the newborn slipped down the outlet into the tracks but miraculously escaped unhurt.

Business

Indian economy to grow at 4.9% in 2013-14: India Ratings and Research
The economy would grow 4.9% in the current financial year despite favourable monsoon brightening the scope for agriculture performance.

Wipro shares tumble 8% as revenue lags
Shares in India's third largest IT outsourcer Wipro slumped more than 8%, a day after it announced modest revenue growth that lagged rivals, analysts said.

Sports

Vinay dismisses Maxwell and Bailey
Australia lost Brad Haddin (3) and skipper George Bailey (98) in consecutive overs after the visitors added massive 153-run stand for the fifth wicket against India.

2nd Test: South Africa bundle out Pakistan for 99
Pakistan were bowled out for 99 after winning the toss on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa in Dubai on Wednesday.

Entertainment

Honey Singh competes with A R Rahman
A R Rahman and Honey Singh have been nominated by MTV to represent India in the Best Worldwide Act Category at the upcoming MTV Europe Music Awards.

All is well in Ranvir- Konkana's marriage
Two actors who drew plenty of attention with their obvious camaraderie at MAMI were Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sen Sharma.

Infotech

Apple launches iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display
Apple took design cues from its smaller iPad mini and made the larger format tablet thinner and lighter, renaming it iPad Air.

Apple revamps Macbook Pro, offers free OSX Mavericks
Apple on Tuesday revamped its Macbook Pro laptops with launch of two new models and offered the latest version of its latest operating system as a free upgrade.

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