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August 09, 2011

Top Headlines

Britain burns: UK PM recalls Parliament, London riots spread to other cities
UK PM David Cameron recalled Parliament from its summer recess and tripled the number of police on the streets of London to deal with the crisis.

Government concealed facts: Arun Jaitley on CWG scam
BJP leader Arun Jaitley said, "the buck (for CWG scam) should not stop at one person, no one should escape whether it is Delhi govt or central govt".

US downgrade: IT sector could face difficult times
With the US and European economies looking fragile, the Indian IT sector could be in for difficult times. Though the present problem is around sovereign debt concerns.

Cities

MBA graduate lost Rs 14cr to SpeakAsia
The police on Monday received 100 more complaints against Singapore-based online consumer survey company SpeakAsia, accused of cheating investors of crores.

Trains marooned, Howrah sinks
Kolkata's twin across the Hooghly sunk under torrential rainfall and civic failure as government offices observed the death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

Business

RBI governor gets 2-year extension
D Subbarao has been given a two-year extension at a time when the government and the central bank are trying to limit the slowdown in debt-ridden European economies.

Sensex ends 132 points down in see-saw trade
Sensex made a last attempt to post a respectable close on Tuesday. But fears over the health of global economy have prompted investors to hit the sell button.

Sports

A hard lesson for England's slip catchers
Top teams and players never rest on their laurels; they keep improving all the time, trying to scale greater levels of excellence.

England's football friendly called off due to riots
England have cancelled Wednesday's international soccer friendly with the Netherlands at Wembley on police advice as forces focus on dealing with rioting there.

Entertainment

Abhishek Bachchan to follow Mahesh Babu!
Director Puri Jagannath's Hindi film "Businessman" has been postponed till next year, giving lead actor Abhishek Bachchan three straight months to get in shape.

Paris Hilton paid $1mn to party in Cannes
Socialite sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton were paid $1 million to attend a party for a 16-year-old girl in Cannes, France.

Infotech

Meet 12 worst-dressed techies
The list has as many as 12 tech czars who according to GQ's list are "worst offenders" on style front. Here's how (as per GQ).

After blocking Samsung, Apple goes after HTC
Apple Inc's patent-infringement complaint against HTC Corp will be reviewed by a US trade agency that has the power to block imports.

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