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May 31, 2011

Top Headlines

Lokpal panel members are divided: Chidambaram
Chidambaram said that there was no unanimity amongst civil society members over bringing PM and higher judiciary in the purview of Lokpal Bill.

TN medical colleges seek Rs 25-45L as capitation fee
Anticipating a huge demand for undergraduate medical admissions, private universities and colleges have jacked up charges for MBBS admission.

German chancellor lands late in India after Iran blocks plane
Iran today temporarily withdrew flyover rights for the plane carrying German chancellor Angela Merkel to India, forcing it to circle over Turkey.

Cities

'Muslims singled out, beaten up in UP village'
The Peace Party has condemned the police atrocities on farmers, particularly Muslim families, at Bhattta Parsaul village in Gautambudhnagar during the agitation against the land acquisition.

Named after Bapu, best-suited for Babus
Both Gandhinagar and Le Corbusier's Chandigarh were designed as administrative centres during the same period, but somehow Gandhinagar got reduced to being just a babudom, while Chandigarh became a vibrant business, commercial, institutional and educational centre.

Business

IOC may hike petrol prices soon
Indian Oil Corp on Monday said it may hike petrol price next month as the steep hike of Rs 5 per litre of May 15 was not enough to cover for the cost of crude oil.

GDP growth slows to 7.8% in Q4
India's economy grew by just 7.8 per cent in the fourth quarter due to poor performance of the manufacturing sector, as against 9.4 per cent in the same three-month period of the previous fiscal.

Sports

Shahid Afridi announces early retirement
Flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi announced an early retirement from international cricket, in protest against his removal from the captaincy of the national one-day team.

Acting AFC chief says Hammam still boss
Mohamed bin Hammam is "still the president" of Asian football, his Chinese deputy Zhang Jilong insisted Tuesday despite being confirmed as acting chief while the Qatari faces a corruption probe.

Entertainment

Shahid avoids clash with Ajay
Pankaj Kapoor's dream project Mausam is likely to be postponed to avoid clash with Ajay Devgn's action film Singham. Both the films were slated to release on the same date.

Is 'Shaitan' a revamped version of Kashyap's 'Paanch'?
There seems to be a strong resemblance between Anurag Kashyap's unreleased directorial debut "Paanch" and his forthcoming production venture "Shaitan".

Infotech

Infosys to pay Kamath special fee of Rs 67 lakh
KV Kamath, who is set to take over as non-executive chairman of Infosys, will be compensated with an additional fee of around Rs 67 lakh.

Samsung to Apple: Show us iPhone 5, iPad 3
Samsung Electronics Company sought a court order to force Apple Inc to disclose iPhone and iPad models under development.

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