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August 19, 2011

Top Headlines

Will not budge till we get Jan Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare
"Do not allow this torch of struggle to be put out whether Anna is alive or not," he told the cheering crowd at the Ramlila Maidan.

Supreme Court lifts ban on 'Aarakshan' in Uttar Pradesh
The SC said once the Central Board of Film Certification cleared the public screening of a film, no state government can raise objections on its content.

Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy calls it a day
Bangalore has two types of people those who were plain lucky or prescient enough to buy Infosys shares when it went public in 1993 and those who didn't.

Cities

Mumbai dabbawalas 1st strike in 120yrs
Heralding their support to veteran social activist Anna Hazare, the famed dabbawalas of Mumbai, have declared that they would lend their support to his crusade.

Ghaziabad: Call centre employee commits suicide
A 24-year-old call centre employee allegedly committed suicide in his rented apartment here, police said on Friday.

Business

Sensex closes below 16K for first time in 15 months; IT shares worst hit
Sensex plunged to an intra-day low of 15,987.77, a level last seen on May 25, 2010, on continued selling amid fears of a worldwide economic slowdown.

Gold hits record high of Rs 28,000
Gold crossed Rs 28,000 per 10 grams on Friday, an all-time high, in the national capital on firming global cues.

Sports

4th Test, Day 2: England 126/2 at lunch
Pacers led India's fightback as they removed both England openers in the morning session on the second day of the fourth and final Test at The Oval on Friday.

Paes-Bhupathi and Bopanna-Qureshi in quarterfinals
Paes and Bhupathi and compatriot Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner are through to the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern tennis championships.

Entertainment

SC lifts Uttar Pradesh ban on 'Aarakshan'
The SC "quashed and set aside" the two-month ban imposed by the Uttar Pradesh government on the screening of filmmaker Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan".

Anne Hathaway open to marriage
Actress Anne Hathaway, who has been in a relationship with Adam Schulman for three years, says she is finally open to getting married.

Infotech

Google adds weather forecast to Maps
Google is providing current weather information and cloud data from across the world on Google Maps, a move that will make travel and activity planning easier.

RIM set to launch BlackBerry music service
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is close to rolling out its own music streaming service that will work across its mobile devices.

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