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Friday, January 27, 2012

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January 27, 2012

Top Headlines

London Olympics not to drop Dow Chemical sponsorship
Organisers have said there were no plans to drop Dow, despite its connection with the Bhopal gas disaster, as the sponsor of the wrap around the main stadium.

BJP promises grand temple in Ayodhya if voted to power
BJP, which is struggling to regain its pre-eminent position in UP, today revived the Ram temple issue promising construction of a grand temple in Ayodhya if voted to power.

Objectionable content: Twitter says it can censor tweets if legally required
Twitter can now selectively censor tweets on a country-by-country basis. The move comes amid reports of a legal clash between India and global Net giants.

Cities

Battered 2-year-old critical, Delhi govt offers support
An abandoned two-year-old baby on Friday continued to be in a critical condition at the AIIMS, where she is being treated for human bites and other injuries.

Man kills wife over guardianship of son
A 25-year-old construction worker was arrested by Selvapuram police for strangling his wife to death when she demanded the return of their two-year-old son.

Business

Rupee hits 2-1/2 month high
At 10:15 am, the rupee was at 49.72/73 to the dollar, after touching 49.65, its highest since November 9, and firmer than 50.09/10 at close on Wednesday.

Canara Bank Q3 net dips by 21% to Rs 875.56 crore
Canara Bank today reported a 21% decline in net profit to Rs 875.56 crore for the third quarter ended Dec 31, on account of rise in bad assets.

Sports

Ind vs Aus: India 166/6 at stumps on Day 4, trail by 333 runs
India were lurching towards defeat and a 4-0 series humiliation against Australia after another batting collapse in the fourth Test in Adelaide on Friday.

Nadal still the puzzle Federer can't solve
Federer barely broke sweat in reaching the Australian Open semifinals, producing some of his finest tennis at the age of 30. Then he ran into Nadal - again.

Entertainment

Today's heroines are more beautiful and talented: Zeenat Aman
Veteran actress Zeenat Aman, feels the cinema has evolved technologically and that heroines of today are more beautiful and talented.

Shahid Kapoor raises an eyebrow on 'Bipasha'
Actor Shahid Kapoor, once rumoured to be dating her, says he fails to understand the logic behind having songs named after actors' names.

Infotech

Google+ opens to teens
Google Inc opened its social- networking site to anyone 13 or older and added features to protect teenagers' safety, helping the company compete with Facebook.

8 things you didn't know your webcam can do
You may have used a webcam for video calls or occasionaly as a mirror to fix up your hair, but there's a lot more you could do with it by installing some free software.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

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January 26, 2012

Top Headlines

Mobile phone blackout in Kashmir
Mobile phones across the Kashmir stopped functioning as service providers shut off connectivity as part of the high security drill for the 63rd Republic Day.

Global banks lay off hundreds of employees in India at ruthless pace
Citigroup on Tuesday cut 100 jobs and HSBC will soon show the door to scores of its staff here. BNP Paribas and Royal Bank of Scotland have also laid off staff.

Woman leads IAF contingent first time in R-Day history
Sneha Shekhawat from Sikar in Rajasthan led the IAF contingent at the Republic Day parade becoming the first woman pilot to do so.

Cities

Patna cancer specialist gets Padma Shri
Noted cancer specialist Dr Jitendra Kumar Singh has been awarded Padma Shri for his outstanding contribution to the field of oncology.

Mob thrashes sozzled Singham
A drunk police official stood in the middle of road, brandishing his service revolver, issuing death threats to a group of onlookers.

Business

Britain's debt reaches one trillion pounds
Britain's debt mountain has risen to one trillion pounds (over $1.5 trillion) for the first time, The Sun reported Wednesday.

Rs 1.5 lakh crore hole in govt books
Finance ministry officials say direct tax receipts, which have remained sluggish, may prove to be a sore point.

Sports

4th Test, Day 3: Aus 50/3 at close, lead by 382 runs
Australia were 50/3 in the second innings enjoying an overall lead of 382 to further consolidate their position and push for a 4-0 rout.

Kohli sobers 'drunken' Oz fans with ton
Virat Kohli said his maiden Test century in the fourth test on Thursday was a fitting riposte to "drunken" Australian fans

Entertainment

SRK won't romance Katrina?
Until recently, when zoOm quizzed SRK about acting with Katrina, and he had a shocking revelation.

Kapoor sisters' weightloss tamasha!
Karisma and I are competitive with our diets. She follows it to the T and I don't. Karisma: I've my good days, and I've my bad days.

Infotech

Apple CEO's cash 'problem'
Wall Street is strongly in favor of Apple returning the money to shareholders through buybacks or dividends, even if it is only a one-time deal.

Fear of data misuse? Google's privacy policy raises hackles
The web giant says the new privacy policy will allow it to offer better services, including more relevant search results. But experts fear breach of privacy.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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January 25, 2012

Top Headlines

Salman Rushdie is poor, substandard writer: Juctice Katju
Katju, chairman of Press Council of India, criticised admirers of India-born author based in Britain, saying they suffered from "colonial inferiority complex".

India, Norway reach agreement, uncle to get custody of NRI children
The two children of an NRI couple who were taken away by the Norwegian Childcare Services on grounds of "emotional disconnect" will be handed over to their uncle.

ISRO mum on ex-boss Nair's outburst, scientists dismayed
The ISRO declined to comment on the outburst of its former chairman G Madhavan Nair on the space agency and its current chairman K Radhakrishnan.

Cities

Thousands in Bangalore lose their right to vote
The Election Commission is celebrating the National Voters' Day on Wednesday, asking voters to take a pledge that they will exercise their franchise.

Another girl kidnapped and raped in Mumbai
This is the third instance of a minor girl being kidnapped and raped in the city in the last four days.

Business

Sensex closes above 17k-level after 10 weeks
The BSE benchmark Sensex today gained 81 points to close above 17,000-point level after 10 weeks on positive investor sentiment.

Yahoo Q4 net income down 5% to $296m
Internet major Yahoo Inc has posted 5 per cent drop in net income to USD 296 million in the October-December quarter of 2011 due to decline in advertising revenues.

Sports

Sania-Vesnina out, Paes-Stepanek reach semis
Sania and Vesnina lost both the first and third sets after being in a commanding position, but won the second easily.

Clarke-Ponting break VVS-Dravid record
Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting continued to set new records with a massive unbroken partnership against India on the second day of final Test in Adelaide.

Entertainment

Aamir Khan to catch cyber chor!
Aamir Khan has hired a specialised US-based foreign cyber agency to investigate." Khan's spokesperson confirms.

Dhanush signs first Hindi film
Aanand L Rai will direct the Kolaveri Di singer in his next film, set against the backdrop of Banaras.

Infotech

Can BlackBerry become smartest phone in India
RIM globally has been under pressure with revenues and profits dropping, but in India, it is quite another story, one that has only begun.

Nokia Lumia 710 smartphone gets a price cut
Nokia's Windows Phone 7-powered Lumia 710 has received a price cut of roughly 20 per cent, making it the cheapest Windows Phone 7.5 handset currently available.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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January 24, 2012

Top Headlines

Rushdie's video link to literature festival scrapped
The planned video address by author Salman Rushdie to the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival was scrapped today because of security fears, police said.

'Nobody is embarrassed in the dressing room,' Ashwin says after a difficult 1st day
After another embarrassing day of Test cricket, spinner R Ashwin said they weren't fazed by Australia amassing 335/3 and were plain unlucky on Tuesday.

CRR cut by RBI: No change in home, auto loan EMIs
After the RBI unveiled the third quarterly review of the monetary policy, several bankers said that they may not go in for rate cut immediately.

Cities

BPO employee remanded over suicide of fiancृe
A 32-year-old employee of the BPO firm was today remanded to judicial custody for allegedly abetting the suicide of his fiancee.

Gender ratio in Delhi not healthy: CM
Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit said the government has initiated a range of welfare measures to improve gender disparity.

Business

Siemens quarterly net profit falls 17 per cent
Industrial equipment maker Siemens AG said that net profit fell 17 percent to (euro) 1.457 billion ($1.89 billion) as project delays held down profits.

Sensex touches 17k level; gains 244 points on RBI policy
Sensex today crossed the 17,000 mark before easing a bit to close the day 244 points up as investors cheered RBI move to cut CRR to infuse liquidity in the system.

Sports

Ind vs Aus: Australia 335/3 at stumps on Day 1 in Adelaide
The old firm of Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke put India's hapless bowlers to the sword with contrasting centuries as Australia took command of fourth Test.

Federer destroys del Potro to reach Australian Open semis
Federer, who always looked in control, won 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena and will next face either Rafael Nadal or Czech Tomas Berdych.

Entertainment

Aamir Khan to catch cyber chor!
Aamir Khan has hired a specialised US-based foreign cyber agency to investigate." Khan's spokesperson confirms.

Dhanush signs first Hindi film
Aanand L Rai will direct the Kolaveri Di singer in his next film, set against the backdrop of Banaras.

Infotech

16 free must-have software for your PC
There's no good way to run a PC without virus protection. Basic protection comes free from outfits like AVG Anti-Virus Free, Avast Free Antivirus or Avira Free Antivirus.

Leaked: LG Optimus 3D 2
It seems LG is readying the successor to its popular 3D smartphone Optimus 3D codenamed CX2.

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