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August 08, 2011

Top Headlines

Sensex drops 316 points to close below 17k on US slump
Earlier in the morning, the Sensex fell about 550 points, the lowest since June 10, 2010, a fallout of the unprecedented downgrade of US' credit rating.

Syria intensifies crackdown, Arab countries pull out envoys
Syria extended a tank onslaught in Sunni Muslim tribal heartland in an escalating crackdown on protesters that prompted an extraordinary rebuke from the Saudi King.

Govt ready for discussion on Ajay Maken, not on CAG report
The govt ruled out any discussion in Parliament on the CAG report on CWG projects, but indicated readiness to discuss the issue related to sports minister Ajay Maken's statement over which the NDA has given a privilege notice.

Cities

Maharashtra MLA's son held for gambling
An MLA's son, Abhishek Mehta, was arrested with 22 others for gambling in a five-star hotel in the suburbs on Sunday.

It's Oxford calling for this NLSIU topper
For Gautam Bhatia, the journey is now to the University of Oxford. The winner of 11 gold medals in the graduating batch of National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is a Rhodes scholar as well.

Business

Gold extends gains, hits record high
India's benchmark gold futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange extended gains by more than 2% on Monday morning and hit a new peak of 25,180 rupees per 10 grams.

Vedanta deal: Cairn accepts govt terms
After pooh-poohing for almost a year, UK's Cairn Energy Plc has said it will accept all riders the government has attached for giving approval to its stake sale in Cairn India to mining group Vedanta Resources.

Sports

Dhoni tipped to rediscover form soon
After Ian Botham had predicted a 4-0 whitewash of the India team in the ongoing Test series against England, Michael Vaughan anticipated a similar scoreline.

Vaughan predicts a 4-0 whitewash of India in ongoing Test series
After Ian Botham had predicted a 4-0 whitewash of the India team in the ongoing Test series against England, Michael Vaughan anticipated a similar scoreline.

Entertainment

I only want to look beautiful: Kareena Kapoor
Actress Kareena Kapoor is very excited about the release of Ra.One and Agent Vinod. When we caught up with the actress recently, she told us how she loved her job of looking beautiful.

Salman Khan set to create history
Salman Khan is set to change the perception of history being dull and boring. He sports an attitude that is symbolic of what the all-new HISTORY channel represents.

Infotech

'Spam King' broke into 5,00000 Facebook accounts
Sanford Wallace, known as the "Spam King," has turned himself in to US authorities after he was indicted for masterminding a scheme that sent more than 27 million unsolicited junk messages through Facebook's servers.

How safe are Indian kids online? Find out
A sample survey "How safe are Indian kids online?", commissioned by global security tech firm McAfee and conducted across 10 cities in India revealed that 62 per cent of affluent children surveyed admitted to having shared personal information online.

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