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Saturday, February 25, 2012

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February 25, 2012

Top Headlines

No press freedom? Nitish stays mum, Lalu backs Katju
Nitish Kumar declined to comment on Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju's statement that the press did not enjoy freedom in Bihar.

Gujarat jailhouse rock: Prisoners to polish diamonds
In a unique initiative aimed at helping undertrials and convicts, a new jail coming up in Surat will train its inmates in diamond cutting and polishing.

In new plan, Kingfisher to operate 36 flights out of Mumbai daily
Kingfisher Airlines finally released its new schedule. According to the new schedule, of the average 42 flights daily, the airline would be operating 36 out of Mumbai.

Cities

Cops slammed over 'kiss-and-hug' fine
Citizens have reacted strongly to the police action against a 25-year-old man after he "hugged and pecked a girl on her cheek" on Bandra's Carter Road on Thursday.

Ahmedabad: 4 temples razed in 2 days, more to go
It was a shocker for the regular commuters passing by IIM-A road on Friday. The famous Bhidbhanjan Hanuman temple adjoining IIM wall was missing.

Business

Vedanta to merge Sterlite with Sesa Goa
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group will merge Sterlite Industries (India) and Sesa Goa in the proposed consolidation and simplification of the group structure.

Gold down by Rs 75 on weak global cues
Gold today extended losses for the second straight day by losing Rs 75 to Rs 28,865 per 10 gm on sustained selling by stockists in tandem with a weakening global trend.

Sports

Time for experiments over, says Dhoni
Faced with a do-or-die situation, Indian skipper MS Dhoni is all set to field his three regular openers rather than experiment with a pinch hitter.

India aim to stay afloat, battle Oz in crucial game
Indian team is on the brink as they prepare to take on world number one Australia in a crucial tri-series league match on Sunday.

Entertainment

I am not getting married right now: Vidya
Vidya Balan, who was in Indore recently to promote her new flick, spoke to us about her scandalous college days, and life post " The Dirty Picture".

SRK-Kat's London romance
Within hours of landing in London, Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif took off to the sets of Yash Chopra's yet untitled venture.

Infotech

Apple disables push email service in Germany
Apple Inc has been forced to de-activate "push" notification features for mobile users of its iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany.

Times Internet to launch video-streaming service
TIL is planning to launch a video-streaming service that will offer premium content, like films and television shows, to Indian consumers through the web.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

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February 24, 2012

Top Headlines

No change of guard in Karnataka, Gadkari tells BSY
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari today made it clear that the party is not in favour of any change in leadership in Karnataka. Gadkari said Yeddyurappa may get a party post.

Mamata govt's double standard on SEZs in West Bengal?
Mamata govt may be opposed to setting up special economic zones in the state, but has no inhibition about extending tenures of SEZs already existing in the state.

PM should clarify Kudankulam remarks blaming foreign NGOs, says BJP
BJP on Friday said P M Manmohan Singh should clarify his remarks blaming "foreign NGOs" for anti-nuclear plant protests at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.

Cities

Son-producing clinics in Gujarat, 15 doctors penalized
When district officials in Mehsana studied records of gynaecologists recently, they were stunned to find out that many were virtually running son-producing centres.

Chennai police gun down 5 suspected bank robbers
Five men, suspected to be involved in two recent bank robberies in the city, were shot dead by the police at Velachery on Thursday.

Business

Sensex closes 172 points lower
A benchmark for Indian markets on Friday provisionally closed 172 points lower, below the 18,000-mark as selling pressure continued.

Rupee off highs on oil-related payments
Rupee was knocked off its early highs on Friday as dollar demand from oil importers remained strong and local equities moved deeper into negative territory.

Sports

Lanka clinch thriller against Australia
Daniel Christian got rid of Lahiru Thirimanne to give Sri Lanka fourth blow in the chase of a stiff 281, set by Australia in the 9th ODI of the tri-series at Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

India face Poland in last league clash
Indian men's hockey team must be tempted to play out a draw with Poland in their last league encounter on Friday to eliminate Canada, from the Olympic qualifiers.

Entertainment

Strong case against actor Saif Ali Khan, say police
Police sources said a "strong case" has been filed against actor Saif Ali Khan and his friends, businessman Shakeel Ladak and producer Bilal Amrohi.

Happy to be back in familiar surrounding: Big B
Amitabh Bachchan, who returned home after a 12-day stay in hospital following his abdominal surgery, says he is happy to be back in familiar surroundings.

Infotech

Google to replace Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha
Google Inc won US approval for its acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, is close to naming Dennis Woodside to run the business when the deal closes

HP to launch Windows 8 tablet in 2012
HP Co CEO Meg Whitman said the company will release a tablet computer based on Microsoft Corp's new version of its Windows software before the end of the year.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

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February 23, 2012

Top Headlines

Centre tells Supreme Court gay sex immoral, calls for new ban
The Centre on Thursday opposed dilution of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by Delhi high court.

Fishermen killing: Italy makes conditional offer to cooperate with probe
Italy offered to cooperate with the Kerala police for the ballistic examination of the weapons of the two arrested marines, but said it should be in their presence.

Ramlila crackdown: SC blames cops, pulls up Ramdev too
The apex court today held the Delhi police guilty of using excess force on Ramdev's followers on June 4 last year when the yoga guru sat in protest.

Cities

Chandni Chowk at war with vendors
After the MCD and police failed to make the Chandni Chowk pavements encroachment-free , the traders took up the task themselves.

Judge booked for attempt to rape
A junior civil judge from Khammam district was booked for allegedly trying to outrage the modesty of his domestic help.

Business

Kingfisher operates new flight schedule
Kingfisher Airlines on Thursday started truncated operations in accordance with its new flight schedule, as DGCA examined its operational details.

Sensex falls 67 points in choppy trade
The BSE benchmark index Sensex today fell by 67 points in a choppy trade due to profit selling in realty, metal and auto stocks.

Sports

India debates Tendulkar's one-day future
India's cricket greats have begun talking about a topic that was considered unthinkable a year ago - Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from the sport.

Nobody available to replace Sachin Tendulkar, says Vengsarkar
Dilip Vengsarkar slammed suggestions in the media that Tendulkar should quit ODIs, saying that the master batsman needed no advice on this issue.

Entertainment

Bipasha is spreading love!
Bipasha Basu has changed and how! The actress, known for her occasional tantrums has changed completely - for the better!

No item number for Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor, who is now making a comeback with Vikram Bhatt's 'Dangerous Ishq', has denied of doing any item number.

Infotech

Bangalore whizkid wins YouTube contest
Engineering student Sachin Kukke of Bangalore is the only Indian to win the global YouTube Space Lab science competition from the Asia-Pacific region.

Apple co-founder on leaving Apple after 12 days
Ron Wayne is Apple's little-known third co-founder, along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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February 22, 2012

Top Headlines

Italy regrets killing of Indian fishermen, but row persists
Italian deputy foreign minister expressed "terrible sadness" over the killing of two Indian fishermen but insisted their death took place in international waters.

Kingfisher files fresh flight schedule before DGCA
Faced with the regulators deadline, the airline submitted a revised winter schedule of flights it would operate till March.

Pratibha Patil most merciful President in 30 years
Patil has commuted death sentences of 23 petitioners to life imprisonment, which is over 90% of the total pardons granted since 1981.

Cities

Two IIM-Indore students expelled for taking drugs
Two students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Indore have been expelled for allegedly taking drugs inside the institute premise.

Baby Falak has shown no sign of recovery: Doctors
According to doctors attending on her, baby Falak still continues to remain unconscious and is critical but stable.

Business

RBI to issue Rs 1,000 notes with inset letter 'R'
The Reserve Bank will shortly issue banknotes of Rs 10 denomination with inset letter 'R' in the Mahatma Gandhi series.

Economy to grow 7.5 to 8% in 2012-13: PM's economic council
Inflationary pressure would continue to ease through 2012-13 and remain around 5-6 per cent for the year, the council said.

Sports

No rift in Team India, says BCCI president N Srinivasan
BCCI chief N Srinivasan downplayed the issue of rift between Indian skipper MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag over the fitness of senior players and team selection.

Kohli, Umesh exceptions in dismal tour
Kohli and Yadav have emerged as two notable bright spots in an otherwise disastrous Australian tour.

Entertainment

Saif Ali Khan booked for assaulting trade honcho at Mumbai restaurant
According to reports, the actor got into a scuffle in a five star hotel pub last night and apparently punched a man in his face.

Taslima Nasreen abuses Poonam Pandey
"Poonam Pandey got naked but not satisfied. She wanna do dirtiest things none did before. Wants to get f****d in public!" the well known writer tweeted.

Infotech

Google doodle pays tribute to Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
Hertz through his experiments proved that electricity can be transmitted via electromagnetic waves. This discovery later paved the way toward development of wireless telegraph, radio.

Telenor dumps Unitech to form new company
Norwegian telecom major said it was forming a new company in India and plans to migrate its existing business, including customers and employees, into this entity

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