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August 06, 2011

Top Headlines

US has 'snatch-and-grab' plan for Pakistan's nuclear weapons
The US has a contingency plan to "snatch-and-grab" Pak's weapons, if and when the President believes they are threat to either America or its interests, a report said.

Sonia Gandhi out of ICU, expected back in India in 2-3 weeks
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been moved out of the ICU in a US hospital where she underwent a surgery.

CAG report: Cong core group meets, backs Sheila Dikshit
The Congress party is reported to have said that the CAG report on CWG scam cannot be treated as proof against Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit.

Cities

Woman accuses father-in-law of rape
A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law at their house in Chandpole locality here, police said on Saturday.

Rajasthan woman branded as 'witch', tortured
A 35-year-old woman was made to lie on embers and searing hot tongs were placed on her body after she was branded a "witch" by her family members, including her husband, in Rajasthan's.

Business

SBI hints at hike in interest rate next week
Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday indicated it could hike interest rates by up to 50 basis point next week.

Standard & Poor's downgrades US' AAA credit rating
In an unprecedented move, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the US government's 'AAA' sovereign credit rating - a development which raises concerns that investors will lose confidence in its economy.

Sports

For BCCI, the outlook is always sunny
Indian cricket's most respected voices, Gavaskar and Shastri, are paid Rs 3.6 crore each annually by the Board to ensure they toe the official line.

India name ODI squad; Dravid recalled, Harbhajan dropped
Rahul Dravid was recalled after almost two years while Harbhajan Singh was dropped from India's T20 and ODI squad for the upcoming series against England.

Entertainment

Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan: The Billion-Dollar club
Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn are the only Bollywood actors in the exclusive billion-dollar club.

Lady Gaga's manager for Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka is ready to make her foray into the international music scene with the Universal Music Group and is already working on her debut album.

Infotech

Sony to launch low-priced OEL monitors: Report
Sony Corp plans to launch a range of organic electroluminescent monitors for commercial users this month, priced almost 70 per cent below existing models, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Former Microsoft exec is US CIO
Former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel has been named America's top IT czar to succeed Indian-American Vivek Kundra, who is leaving the top Obama administration job to pursue a Harvard fellowship.

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