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May 20, 2011

Top Headlines

2G scam: Kanimozhi denied bail, taken into custody
A Delhi court ordered "forthwith" arrest of the DMK MP and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar and directed both to be produced before it tomorrow.

CWG scam: CBI files chargesheet against Suresh Kalmadi
CBI today filed its first chargesheet against Suresh Kalmadi, describing him as a "main accused" in the TSR system contract corruption case.

Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal chief minister
Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as the first woman CM of West Bengal heading a Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance government.

Cities

Calls and fax saved BSY
A telephone call by Yeddyurappa to rebel MLAs within minutes of the SC verdict last week and their letter of support saved the first BJP govt in the south.

Heat wave grounds Telangana agitation plans
The heat wave in Telangana has dissipated the grandiose plans of the TRS of shaking up the Centre with its third phase of agitation for separate state.

Business

Not making pitch for IMF chief job: Brown
Britain's former PM Gordon Brown says he's not angling to replace the IMF head who has resigned amid sexual abuse charges.

Sensex closes 180 points up
BSE for Indian equities markets Friday closed with a 180-point gain, braving selling pressure on heavyweight scrips like ONGC and ITC.

Sports

Shane Warne: The 'primo uomo' of modern cricket
Shane Warne mixed legendary cricket deeds with lurid headlines away from the pitch in a career as bewitching as his famed wrong 'un.

Madrid to sell Ronaldo for 150m pounds
Spanish football giants Real Madrid are ready to stun the football world by putting star striker Cristiano Ronaldo up for sale for a staggering 150-million-pounds.

Entertainment

'Shakira has nothing to do with Chavez gift'
A representative of Shakira says that the Columbian singer has nothing to do with the autographed guitar allegedly gifted to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Ranveer Singh smitten by Priyanka's cousin
Ranbir Kapoor recently said that Ranveer Singh is a friend. Well, we think he's also sort of a role-model because Ranveer seems to be following in the steps of Ranbir.

Infotech

9 things to know about supercomputers
ISRO recently unveiled India's fastest supercomputer. Just what is the big deal about a supercomputer? Is it only about bragging rights or is there more to it?

Nokia N9 video leaked?
Nokia N9 is long dead with the company joining hands with Microsoft. However, a leaked video advert on the site 'pocketnow.com' suggests otherwise.

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