Monday, January 31, 2011

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January 31, 2011

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Sabarimala's Makara Jyothi is man-lit: Travancore Devaswom Board
Seeking to downplay the debate over 'Makara Jyothi' of Sabarimala temple, TDB today said it was known to most believers that it was a man lit-fire.

Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri capsizes
An India Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri, which collided head-on with a Cyprus flag merchant ship, M V Nordlake,on Sunday evening, caught fire on Monday morning.

AI plane with 300 Indians from Egypt lands in Mumbai
An Air India plane, carrying about 300 stranded passengers from strife-torn Egypt, landed at the CST Airport here on Monday afternoon.

Cities

La Mart principal led Rouvanjit to suicide: Court
Kolkata session's court dismissed the revision petitions of the four teachers of La Martiniere for Boys' School accused in the Rauvanjit Rawla's suicide case.

Former village head rapes minor
A 60-year-old former village head allegedly raped a minor girl in Gaura Pandey village of the district, police said today.

Business

Sensex closes 68 points down
Sensex fell for the fourth straight session today, losing over 68 points, to five-month low on sustained selling by investors.

Siemens Ltd promoter's open offer at Rs 930/share
Siemens Ltd today said that its German parent Siemens AG has made an open offer to buy 19.82 per cent equity in the company at Rs 930 per share.

Sports

I can play cricket really well: Vijender
Vijender Singh has single-handedly popularised boxing among the youngsters in India, and has become a youth icon winning adulation of the masses.

'Sachin key to India's World Cup success'
Sachin Tendulkar would be crucial to India's success in the World Cup and the Dhoni-led side was far ahead of 'Kapil's Devils' in terms of talent, feels Sandhu.

Entertainment

Preity, Rani switch places
Times change and people change with it. This was pretty obvious at the Filmfare Awards recently, where the stars came together.

Prateik isn't loved back
After 'Dhobi Ghat', Prateik Babbar will be seen in Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan'. People are quite amused by the fact that his reel story is similar to his real love story.

Infotech

5 tips to protect yourself on Facebook
These days, Facebook may be the single best way online to keep in touch with friends, associates, far-flung family members, and people with similar interests.

Android beats Nokia's Symbian
Google's Android dethroned Nokia's Symbian as the most popular smartphone platform in the last quarter of 2010.

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

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January 30, 2011

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Will share Samjhauta blast info with Pak: Chidambaram
Home minister P Chidambaram has said "some evidence" has emerged in Samjhauta blast case and India will share information with Pakistan once the probe is over.

Pranab to talk to Pawar over Eden WC match impasse
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said that he would speak to Sharad Pawar about the impasse over holding the India-England WC match at the Eden Gardens.

US move of tagging Indian students unacceptable: Krishna
"We demand the US govt initiate severe action against those responsible for this inhuman act. The radio collars should immediately be removed," SM Krishna said.

Cities

Fire in Punjab and Haryana High Court
A major fire broke out in the record room of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here in the wee hours Sunday, gutting many old files, fire officials said.

ATM guard shoots self by accident
A security guard posted outside a bank ATM died after accidentally shooting himself Saturday evening in east Delhi, police said.

Business

Tumbling D-Street may see "relief rally" next week
Stock markets that plunged over 3% after RBI hiked key interest rates on Jan 25, may recover slightly in the coming week on value buying, according to experts.

India's engg exports up 50% in Dec
India's engineering exports grew by about 50% year-on-year to $5.5bn in Dec, 2010, on the back of increased demand from US and Middle East markets.

Sports

Djokovic beats Murray to win Australian Open title
Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open title, beating Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to extend Britain's near 75-year drought in men's singles Grand Slams.

India's WC squad has maximum number of match-winners: Kirmani
The Indian team for the 2011 World Cup is one of the most well-balanced units comprising maximum number of match-winners, according to Syed Kirmani.

Entertainment

I was intimidated by Rishi: Anushka
Anushka Sharma reveals she was initially scared to shoot with veteran actor Rishi Kapoor with whom she shares the screen in her latest film " Patiala House".

Chitrangada wants to work with Aamir
Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh Saturday made a candid confession about wanting to share screen space with superstar Aamir Khan.

Infotech

New 5 dangerous websites for kids
Want to keep your children away from cyberbullying? Well, here are the names of websites that kids should never visit.

Can camcorders replace digicams?
As a camera user, do you take more still photographs or video? The devices you choose have normally reflected that type of usage, but that's not true anymore.

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Saturday, January 29, 2011

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January 29, 2011

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Sibal delinks spectrum from licence, mobile tariff may rise
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said henceforth all operators would have to pay market price for initial as well additional spectrum.

Tanks at Egypt government offices, pyramids closed
Tanks guarded key govt building around Cairo and the central square as the Cabinet resigned in the midst of rampant looting across the Cairo city.

CBI names Chavan in Adarsh FIR
The CBI on Saturday registered a case against politicians, some retired Army officials and bureaucrats in connection with the Adarsh housing society scam.

Cities

Chennai prof stabs student for spurning his proposal
Angry at being rejected by a 22-year-old final year student of his department, a professor of a private engineering college in Tiruvallur assaulted her with a knife.

Three die as gas leaks in chemical factory
Leakage of 'phosphene' gas from a chemical factory in Hardoi district of UP has suffocated three persons to death including a woman.

Business

Invest in back-end infra: Sharma to Wal-Mart, Tesco
India has told global retail chains like Wal-Mart and Tesco that they should invest in the back -end infrastructure.

Inflation dulls India star, unnerves foreign investors
With oil and food prices not seen easing in the near future, money managers reckon the exodus has some more months to run.

Sports

Australian Open doubles final: Lee-Hesh lose to Bryan brothers
The 'Indian Express' - Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 3-6, 4-6 in the men's doubles final of the Australian Open.

Kim Clijsters lifts Australian Open title
Belgium's Kim Clijsters came back strongly to beat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open, dashing Chinese hopes of a first ever Grand Slam.

Entertainment

Curtain Raiser: It's SRK vs Salman at Filmfare
Today the shiniest of Bollywood stars will head towards Yashraj Studios for the most awaited Filmfare Awards.

'Rana', a triple delight for Rajini fans
If in Endhiran, Rajinikanth played a double role, in his next film Rana, the superstar will be seen in a triple role.

Infotech

PayPal restricts Indian merchants
Online payment service PayPal announced changes in its payment to Indian transactions, following the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India.

6 tips to boost your browsing skills
There are plenty of ways in which you can supercharge your web browsing without resorting to a bunch of tricks that you'll likely forget.

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Friday, January 28, 2011

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January 28, 2011

Top Headlines

Ishrat Jahan encounter was staged, claims Gujarat cop
Ahmedabad joint commissioner of police has claimed that the encounter of Ishrat Jahan was staged. Satish Verma has filed an affidavit in Gujarat HC.

Spy game: US, Pakistan tangle gets messy, bloody
The Pakistani implication is that he is a spy, belonging either to the CIA or the security firm Blackwater aka Xe services.

Mumbai youth does a 'Veeru' for justice from police
Desperate to make police register his complaint, 29-year-old Mohammed Shaikh climbed up a high-voltage electric tower in Turbhe, threatening to commit suicide.

Cities

Talwar stable after surgery, say doctors
Rajesh Talwar, the father of murdered teenager Arushi Talwar, is now stable after undergoing surgery at the Indraprastha Apollo hospital.

Two held for posing as prospective grooms, cheating girls
Two men were arrested in the capital for allegedly cheating girls, who were looking for prospective grooms, and defrauding them, police said on Friday.

Business

Mercedes may follow Tata's footsteps, develop a small car
On the back of a thriving domestic economy fuelled by an increasing appetite for consumption, Mercedes-Benz may develop a small car for the Indian market.

Sensex drops 289 pts to 5-month low
Continuing its fall for the third day, the BSE benchmark sensex dropped nearly 289 points to a 5-month low on brisk selling in heavy-weight financial companies.

Sports

India can emerge as champions: Kapil
Kapil Dev believes that India has the strongest batting line up and has the potential to lift this year's World Cup.

Dulko, Pennetta win Australian Open doubles title
Flavia Pennetta became the first Italian to lift an Australian Open trophy on Friday when she won the women's doubles with Argentina's Gisela Dulko.

Entertainment

Aamir prefers Ranbir to Imran
He's made many politically incorrect statements in the past, and made headlines for them, but when it comes to calling a spade a spade, Aamir doesn't step back.

Ash rehearsed with viral flu
Aishwarya clarifies that though she was really unwell, she went to Singapore for the award night in advance and never threw any tantrums.

Infotech

Mobile market: Winners and losers
Global cellphone sales surged 18 percent from a year ago in October-December, boosted by strong growth of North American smartphone vendors Apple and RIM.

'Microsoft employee steals $460K from the company'
Microsoft has reportedly sued a former director of business development in a US state court, accusing him of stealing nearly $460,000 from the company.

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

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January 27, 2011

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Black money: Supreme court seeks details on government steps
Concerned that black money stashed in banks abroad might have originated from arms deals, SC asked govt to ascertain the sources of black money.

Kolkata's Eden Gardens not ready for World Cup?
The first scheduled match on February 27 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata between India and England has been shifted, according to sources on Thursday.

Committee not aware of chargesheet against CVC Thomas: Govt tells SC
Govt told SC that issue of chargesheet against CVC in corruption case and sanction granted by Kerala govt for his prosecution were not brought before the committee.

Cities

Fire in Pune building
A major fire broke out today in a multi-storeyed in a commercial complex here on arterial Senapati Bapat road, fire brigade said.

Medical student commits suicide, CM orders probe
A first-year student of Patna Medical College and Hospital allegedly committed suicide prompting chief minister Nitish Kumar to order a probe.

Business

Emerging economies are fed up by West lecturing: Premji
Azim Premji expressed his disappointment with the US seeking more market for its goods in the developing economies, while putting restrictions on its import of services.

Food inflation up to 15.57%
Food inflation inched up marginally to 15.57% for the period ended January 15, on account of escalating vegetable prices, particularly, onions.

Sports

Novak Djokovic knocks Roger Federer out of Australian Open
Serbia's third seed Novak Djokovic knocked defending champion Roger Federer out of the Australian Open 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals.

'I haven't been approached by Kochi'
Sourav Ganguly, who was ignored by IPL franchises at the players' auction on Thursday rubbished speculation that he was now being approached by Kochi.

Entertainment

Shah Rukh in KJo's next
Not only will SRK co-produce KJo's film Student Of The Year, he will also play a significant role in the film.

Priyanka owns 10 flats!
Priyanka chopra reportedly owns 8-10 flats in Mumbai, the I-T raid at her residence has revealed.

Infotech

Apple iPad 2: 8 'new' features
The Web grapevine is speculating on all that Apple iPad 2 may have, right from looks to specs to connectivity features to processing power.

Facebook to sell users' posts to advertisers
Facebook users who click the "like" button for a brand may soon find those actions retransmitted on their friends' pages as a "Sponsored Story" paid for by advertisers.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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January 26, 2011

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Omar's invite to attend R-Day function a 'farce': Sushma
The BJP also accused the central and the Jammu and Kashmir governments of "hijacking and abducting" its top leaders to foil the party's "Ekta Yatra".

Family demands CBI inquiry into murder of Maharashtra govt official
Seven persons were arrested in the murder of additional district collector Yashwant Sonawane who was burnt alive by suspected members of a local oil mafia.

Ferrer knocks injury-hit Nadal out of Australian Open
Injury-hit Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Australian Open by David Ferrer in the quarterfinals, ending his quest for a non-calendar year Grand Slam.

Cities

Shiv Sena objects to Maharashtra governor slipping up on 'Mumbai'
Shiv Sena took exception to the Maharashtra governor referring to the neighbouring Navi Mumbai area as 'Navi Bombay' during his Republic Day address.

Navy illegally occupying land in Goa: Cong MP
The Indian Navy is illegally occupying land in Goa even 50 years after the state was liberated from more than 450 years of Portuguese rule, a Congress MP said.

Business

Toyota to recall 1.7 million vehicles worldwide
Japanese auto-maker Toyota Motor Corp said it will recall as many as 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over concerns about a possible fuel leakage problem.

Maruti crosses 1 million sales mark in 10 months this FY
Maruti Suzuki India has become the first company in India to sell one million units in a single year and it has done this in just 10 months this financial year.

Sports

Lee-Hesh storm into Australian Open semifinals
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are on course for their maiden Australian Open title together as they advanced to the semifinals.

'Gary Kirsten may join Mumbai Indians'
India coach Gary Kirsten is not in the running for a similar job in the South African side but could be involved with Mumbai Indians in the IPL, a report said on Wednesday.

Entertainment

I did movies for Kareena: Shahid
Shahid Kapoor, who turns 30 a month later, says that he's done movies in the past because his girlfriend was in it, but not anymore.

Nobody tells Ash what to do
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is the global face of India, couldn't keep in check the curt side of her at a recently held award function in Singapore.

Infotech

Yahoo warns of more cost cutting
Yahoo warned that revenue will again slide this quarter as it bleeds traffic to Google and Facebook and as partnership with Microsoft fails to deliver results.

7 myths of safe internet browsing
You have your antivirus updated, browser version is latest, and don't browse porn or other so-called dangerous sites. So you are sure you are safe online. Not really!

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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January 25, 2011

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BJP yatra stopped at J&K border, Swaraj, Jaitley held
BJP's flag yatra to unfurl the tricolour in Srinagar was stopped at the Lakhanpur border of J&K even as party leaders lashed out at the state government and the Centre.

Legalities stop us from disclosing black money information: Pranab
"A recent study by global financial integrity has estimated the present value of illicit money outflow to be $462 billion," Pranab Mukherjee said.

Senior Maharashtra govt official burnt to death by oil mafia
The additional district collector of Malegaon, Yeshwant Sonawane, was burnt to death by the petrol and diesel adulteration mafia during a raid, police said.

Cities

Delhi launches distribution of unique ID numbers
The 'Aadhar' programme was launched in Delhi by CM Sheila Dikshit who distributed unique ID numbers to a few residents from vulnerable sections of the society.

Same man attacked Rathore and Talwar
Utsav Sharma, the young man who attacked Rajesh Talwar, father of murdered teen Aarushi, had earlier assaulted Haryana's former police chief Rathore.

Business

Sensex dips below 19k on RBI rates hike
Sensex fell 181.83 points on heavy selling in pivotals led by banks after the RBI increased key policy rates and revised upwards its inflation forecast.

RBI hikes key rates by 0.25%
RBI resumed its rate hike cycle at its quarterly monetary policy review as soaring inflation stalks Asia's third-largest economy.

Sports

Federer into 8th straight Oz Open semis
Roger Federer cruised into his eighth consecutive Australian Open semifinal with a dominating straight-sets victory over his Swiss teammate Wawrinka.

Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar?
Sachin's name for the honour has been recommended by a number of politicians, which makes the possibility of his winning stronger this time around.

Entertainment

'Dabangg' in Tamil, Telugu
South Indian producers are queuing up outside Salman's house with the intent of procuring the rights of 'Dabangg' for a South remake.

Priyanka, Ranbir's silent war
Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor walked the ramp in a fashion show recently, and if their interaction in the green room was anything to go by, there was none.

Infotech

Number portability: What telcos are offering
Telcom firms have launched advertising, marketing and promotional blitz to attract new and existing customers after the government launched number portability scheme.

'Social networks, gadgets new sex catalyst'
Nearly four out of five women and three of five men say they believe texting, Facebook and other social networking tools cause new couples to jump into bed faster.

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