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Monday, December 26, 2011

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December 26, 2011

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Pakistan mulling to sack army chief Kayani and ISI boss Pasha: Report
Pakistan government is contemplating the removal of powerful army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI head Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha.

Govt has done nothing against graft: Anna Hazare
Anna reiterated that he will sit on protest in front of Sonia Gandhi's residence for three days starting December 30.

S Bangarappa, former Karnataka CM, passes away
Former Karnataka chief minister Sarekoppa Bangarappa died early Monday morning at a private hospital following a brief illness. He was 79.

Cities

Police bust sex racket, TV actress among the rescued
A notorious online sex racketeer and two accomplices were arrested from Kottaipalayam on the outskirts of Coimbatore.

Man arrested with 30 stolen laptops, mobile phones
Acting on a tip-off, Lucknow police arrested a man from Sarojini Nagar area and recovered 30 stolen laptops and mobile phones from his possession.

Business

Tata Motors to replace starter motor in 1.40 lakh Nano cars
Tata Motors has asked an estimated 1.40 lakh Nano owners to bring back their cars for change of the starter motor free-of-cost.

Gold futures down 0.17%
Amid absence of cues from overseas markets and a firm rupee, gold prices declined by 0.17% to Rs 28,062 per 10 grams.

Sports

1st Test: Australia 277/6 at stumps on Day 1
Defiant lower-order Australian batsmen negated Indian pace spearhead Zaheer Khan's incisive blows in the final session.

Australian media calls Fletcher 'hypocrite' on DRS
The media Down Under trained its guns on the visiting team's coach, Duncan Fletcher, who has supported the DRS in the past.

Entertainment

Salman makes great copy, I don't: Akshaye
Controversy is not necessarily a bad thing. It's a good thing at times. It's fun to cook up a story, said Akshaye Khanna.

I want to tie the knot: Dia Mirza
I am in a committed relationship and I think marriage is inevitably the next step, said actress Dia Mirza.

Infotech

Samsung to buy Sony's stake in LCD JV
Samsung, based in Suwon, South Korea, will pay 1.08 trillion won ($935 million) in cash for Sony's entire stake in S-LCD Corp.

Leaked: Nokia Lumia 900 coming in January
According to reports, Lumia 900 which resembles Lumia 800 in looks, will come with a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display.

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

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December 25, 2011

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Anna writes to PM, seeks suo motu probe power for Lokpal
In an open letter to PM, Team Anna said they are "keen that the best possible law" emerges from the debate in the "people's Houses".

Team Anna's conduct during polls will be monitored: CEC SY Quraishi
So far they have not violated any election law as they did not say that vote for Y instead of X, said Quraishi.

Satyadev Dubey, noted theatre personality, passes away
Noted theatre personality and playwright Satyadev Dubey passed away in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon. He was 75.

Cities

Woman burnt 2 days after seeking action against kin
The Mylapore police are investigating the circumstances that led to the immolation of a 19-year-old woman at Dooming Kuppam near Santhome.

Kidnapper charged with rape
A 32-year-old man who was arrested for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl was slapped with additional charges of rape, impersonation and cheating.

Business

More banks hike NRE deposit rates
Three more banks have announced hikes in their NRE deposit offerings, with mid-size lenders Yes Bank and Dena Bank coming out with the highest offerings.

Stock song of 2011: Why This Kolaveri Di?
This is how a broker sums up the stock market trend for 2011, while copying the grammar-less lyrics and format of one of the most talked about song of the year.

Sports

With a bit of luck, we can stop Sachin Tendulkar: Haddin
Australian vice-captain Brad Haddin said Sachin Tendulkar's much-awaited 100th international ton is not a concern for his team.

Pattinson: Unwanted with KKR but now toast of Australia
James Pattinson was nothing more than a fringe player even for his IPL team - the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Entertainment

Why is Vidya cheaper than Bebo, Kat?
Stars have always been paid more, while actors have often had to fight to get what is rightfully due to them, said a trade analyst.

Sherlyn Chopra as Santa
Sherlyn Chopra's production company Emmanuel Productions Pvt Ltd is currently working on a Hindi film project.

Infotech

Will Google fight Apple's Siri with Alfred?
Google recently had acquired the tech company that has developed Alfred, a smartphone app that acts as a "personal assistant".

Microsoft goes social, sort of
Microsoft, which owns a small part of Facebook, dipped its own toe in the online social scene with a low-key unveiling of its So.cl (pronounced "social") service.

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

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December 24, 2011

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7-phase polls in UP from Feb 4: Election Commission
Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi said the vote count will take place on March 4 in all five states. UP will see a seven-phase polling.

Will deal with Lokpal issue with an iron hand, warns govt
A team of five cannot pressurise govt on passing a bill. Parliament alone can pass the bill, and not someone on the streets or maidans, minister V Narayanasamy said.

Remove derogatory content by Feb 6, court orders 21 websites
Delhi court has issued summons to 21 websites for facing trial for allegedly webcasting objectionable contents.

Cities

Molest slur on yoga instructor in Pushkar
This is the second such incident that came to light a few months after a foreign woman tourist was sexually abused allegedly during a massage session.

6 babies die in 6 hours at Malda hospital
Hospital authorities claimed that a severe cold wave along with ailment since birth was the reason behind the babies' death.

Business

Mukesh Ambani to PM: We'll invest 70k crore
I don't share the gloom and pessimism on India. I plan to invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over the next two years, Ambani said.

Gold gains on stray buying, silver slips
Gold prices moved up further at the bullion market on stray local buying support at the lower levels despite bearish international cues.

Sports

We want a controversy-free series: Dhoni
Dhoni also hoped the tour would be different in respect that India has never prepared as well as they have for the present tour.

Clarke hopes Tendulkar doesn't hit 100th ton against Australia
Clarke warned his teammates that aggression on the field should be within a limit and not result in ugly behaviour or controversy.

Entertainment

I truly feel God has blessed me: Shiney Ahuja
I'm blessed by God for everything he has given me in my life and I look at that all the time whenever anything happens, said Shiney.

Vacation time for Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is away on a 10-day holiday to the Maldives with husband Dr Shriram Nene, children Arin and Ryan and her parents.

Infotech

The value of Google's Firefox browser deal
Firefox-maker Mozilla recently announced that it had renewed a "mutually beneficial revenue agreement" with Google for at least three more years.

Dell chairman: India on the move amidst slowdown
There is a slowdown alright, but the fact also is that India is a growth economy, unlike many other nations, Suresh Vaswani, chairman of Dell India, said.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

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December 23, 2011

Top Headlines

Anna's satyagraha could be nuisance for others: HC
The Bombay high court came down heavily on Team Anna's decision to seek exemption from charges to use MMRDA grounds for the fast.

Minority quota is 'dangerous', can lead to civil war: BJP
The quota within quota is Congress' political game, which can lead to a civil war among the different communities and castes, said BJP.

2G case: Raja accuses CBI of creating 'false witness'
A Raja, former telecom minister, accused CBI of making his ex-aide Aseervatham Achary a "false witness" to depose against him.

Cities

HC stays proceedings against Vidya Balan
The Andhra Pradesh high court stayed the criminal case against Bollywood actress Vidya Balan and producer Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Films.

IIT-B students to pay more for hygienic food
Though the students have zeroed in on the best caterer out of 10 keeping a special emphasis on hygiene, not all are excited about the 30% rise in rates.

Business

We have not shelved FDI in retail: Pranab Mukherjee
The government is making efforts to build a consensus on important economic legislations, including foreign investment in multi-brand retail, said Mukherjee.

Sensex gains 92 points on firm Asian cues
The BSE benchmark Sensex rose by over 92 points in opening trade on Friday, extending gains registered in the past two sessions.

Sports

We'll give Dhoni a tough time: Hussey
Hussey also hoped that the iconic Sachin Tendulkar wouldn't be able to score his 100th international hundred in Australia.

India seek breakthrough Test series win in Australia
India are desperate to bury their unwanted tag of being poor travellers as they bid to win their first Test series in Australia starting on Monday.

Entertainment

Bipasha demands Rs 1 crore for an item song
Bipasha Basu has been approached by the makers of " Gabbar Singh", the Telugu remake of "Dabangg", for an item number on the lines of "Munni Badnam".

Imran Khan turns Santa
Imran turned Santa for a bunch of underprivileged kids, and he lugged along his sack of goodies too. I like talking to kids. They have no agenda, no questions, he said.

Infotech

Indians No.1 in flouting IT policies at workplace
A recent global survey says that employees in India are top violators of IT rules at workplaces, ahead of Russia and Vietnam.

German retailers sued over HTC phones
Patent firm IPCom has sued German retailers for patent infringement for continuing to sell phones made by HTC, the No. 4 smartphone maker globally.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

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December 22, 2011

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US expert claims Khan network supplied nuke technology to India
A US arms control expert said that India may have been the secret, unnamed "fourth country" to which AQ Khan "provided the shortcut to a nuclear weapon."

New Lokpal bill worse than old one: Team Anna
Team Anna rejected the Lokpal bill describing it as "anti-people and dangerous" and demanded that a bill be brought that will make CBI independent.

Food security bill not practical for the poor: Maya
Mayawati on Thursday said that the Food Security Bill was not practical at all for poor people in India and it was only tabled in Parliament as a political stunt.

Cities

IPS officer caught cheating in exams
An IPS and regional police officer was allegedly caught cheating while appearing in his law exams at Lucknow University's New Campus on Thursday morning.

Consumerfed outlets keep vegetable prices in check
The Kerala government's effort to check the rise in price of vegetables by procuring them from Tamil Nadu is proving to be a success.

Business

Food inflation plunges to 4-year low of 1.81%
Food inflation fell sharply to a near four-year low of 1.81 per cent for the week ended December 10 as prices of essential items declined.

India may borrow $9.5 billion by pledging assets: Bloomberg
India plans to borrow up to Rs 500 billion by pledging property & shares to bridge the govt's budget deficit, Bloomberg reported.

Sports

Sachin greater than Sir Don Bradman: Researcher
"It's an emotional issue and there will always be debate between followers of Test cricket about the relative career performances of various batsmen," he added.

Formula One left cricket behind in popularity stakes
The year 2011 saw more and more Indian sports emerging out of the shadow of cricket.

Entertainment

Katrina Kaif's 'Chikni Chameli' gets cheesy
A pizza is named after Katrina Kaif's spicy-hot item number from Agneepath. A popular pizza chain has named one of its pizzas after the 'Chikni Chameli' item babe.

Jolie buys toy parrot for Pitt's b'day
Angelina Jolie bought long-term partner Brad Pitt a toy named Polly the Insulting Parrot for his 48th birthday.

Infotech

US Bill on outsourcing cause of concern: India
India expressed concern over the proposed US Call Centre Bill but said that it is premature to assess the impact of the decision on the domestic IT industry.

Court summons India heads of Google, Facebook, Yahoo
A court issued summons to Google, Facebook, Yahoo and 19 others asking them to take down 'inflammatory' images of some religious figures on their sites.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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December 21, 2011

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20 minutes to run for your life, if Mullaperiyar dam bursts: Expert
People living downstream would get 15-20 minutes to run for their lives, said John Mathai, a senior scientist with Centre for Earth Sciences in Thiruvananthapuram.

Fearing terrorist attack, US asks journals to censor flu study facts
For the first time ever, a US government advisory board asks scientific journals not to publish details of certain biomedical experiments.

New Lokpal Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha tomorrow
A new Lokpal Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow and the existing one withdrawn. This was conveyed to the Opposition today.

Cities

Film on student politics: Filmmaker beaten up
Rahul Singh, a student of the centre was making a 10-minute-film as a part of his internal assignment showing the working style of university's student union.

Mute thief, speechless cops
A teen with speech and hearing disabilities has been arrested for stealing cash and valuables worth Rs 1.51 lakh from a factory on Monday.

Business

Indian rupee extends gains on shares, dollar inflows
The rupee extended gains in afternoon trade on Wednesday supported by dollars inflows and gains in the domestic equities on improved global risk appetite.

Infosys BPO buys Australian company for Rs 194 crore
Swaminathan D, CEO of Infosys BPO, said the company was delighted to have an outstanding team of domain specialists in Portland Group join Infosys.

Sports

'Peter Roebuck death trigger for my run-scoring spree'
Ed Cowan says his mentor and celebrated cricket writer Peter Roebuck's death was a trigger for him to start scoring runs, leading to his breaking into the national team.

Ponting is still a great player: Dravid
Rahul Dravid has come out in support of Ricky Ponting insisting the Indian team fears a resurgence from the struggling batsman.

Entertainment

No good offers for Madhuri Dixit
New Year's eve performances at big parties are big opportunities for actresses to make money. It seems Madhuri Dixit wanted to explore this opportunity too.

Sonam Kapoor surprised at being tagged sexy
Actress Sonam Kapoor's uber cool look in her forthcoming film "Players" is earning her rave reviews.

Infotech

Aakash tablet available to Mumbai students for Rs 1,000
City college students will now be able to purchase the Aakash computer tablet, which was launched in October, at just Rs 1,138.

Samsung Galaxy smartphones, tablets to get Android 4.0
The Korean giant is all set to roll out Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) update to its Galaxy S II smartphones and Galaxy Tab tablets as early as 2012.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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December 20, 2011

Top Headlines

Lokpal Bill to be tabled on Dec 27, winter session extended
The draft note on Lokpal Bill has been cleared by the PM as Parliament's winter session extended till December 29.

Russia expresses sadness over move to ban Bhagvad Gita
"I consider it categorically inadmissible when any holy scripture is taken to the courts," said Alexander M Kadakin, Russian ambassador in India.

Chidambaram heckled in Lok Sabha
There was noisy protests and slogans whenever the home minister stood up to answer questions on issues like human trafficking in the Lok Sabha.

Cities

Neeraj Grover murder case: Emile Jerome denied bail
Observing that there was sufficient circumstantial evidence, the Bombay high court rejected the bail plea of naval officer Emile Jerome.

Bangalore's cost of living: Affordable for techies, not for others
One of the more affordable places to live in India, the IT boom has ensured that the cost of living in Bangalore has shot up in the last decade.

Business

Mukesh Ambani in talks to buy Network 18: Report
Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, India's biggest conglomerate, is in talks to buy Network 18, the television and internet company.

Indian cash rates climb to 5-month high
Banks borrowed Rs 1.64 trillion from the RBI's repo counter, just below Rs 1.66 trillion a day earlier that was the highest in nearly a year.

Sports

Lyon backed to rein in Sachin Tendulkar
Australians feel that seven-Test old off-spinner Nathan Lyon could tie Tendulkar up in knots in the four-match Test series.

Kohli, Ashwin shine but Zaheer disappoints in warm-up game
Kohli slammed 132 in a team total of 269 as his other batting colleagues, including captain M S Dhoni, failed to impress.

Entertainment

It is tough to wear a bikini: Bipasha Basu
We have a strong bikini culture but the girls find it hard to pull off the look, as it is tough to wear a bikini, swimsuit is easy though, says Bipasha.

When Salman-SRK partied together!
Riteish Deshmukh managed the impossible by getting Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan under the same roof.

Infotech

Apple, Google testing wearable devices
Apple and Google are working on wearable technology that would send data to their smartphones, US media reported.

BT sues Google over Android patent infringement
British telecoms firm BT has launched legal action against Google in the United States over patent infringement.

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