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August 25, 2011

Top Headlines

Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare demands debate in Parliament from Friday
Hazare has made three demands to the Prime Minister--- citizen's charter, lokayuktas in all states with Lokpal powers and inclusion of lowest to highest bureaucracy.

Lokpal logjam: 4 Metro stations near PM's residence in Delhi closed
Four metro stations near the Prime Minister's official residence were closed today as a precautionary measure following a call by Team Anna Hazare to people to hold a protest there.

Notwithstanding 'regret', Anna Hazare to sue Manish Tewari
Congress spokesman Manish Tewari, who accused Anna Hazare of being "steeped in corruption from head to toe", on Thursday expressed regret over his utterances.

Cities

Three-year-old girl burnt alive by drunk father
A three-year-old-girl was burnt alive allegedly by her drunk father in Kherwadi village of suburban Malwani, Mumbai police said on Thursday.

5-year-old girl raped in Chandigarh
A 5-year-old girl was raped near her house in Sector 25 of Chandigarh on Tuesday evening. A case was registered at Sector-11 police station.

Business

Sensex drops 139 points on rate fears
Ignoring strong global trends, the BSE Sensex on Thursday dropped 139 points to 16,146.33 as investors offloaded long positions, mainly in IT, metals and banking.

Food inflation rises to 9.80% for week ended August 13
Inching closer to the crucial double-digit mark, food inflation rose to 9.80% for the week ended August 13 on the back of dearer onions, potatoes, fruits and protein-based items.

Sports

I urged Dravid not to retire, says Ponting
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting claims that he persuaded Rahul Dravid against retiring when he was written off after a string of low scores last year.

Players have too much say as selectors are negligent: Chappell
Ian Chappell slammed the Indian Board to letting its senior players have too much say and the selection committee led by Krish Srikkanth have been negligent which has led to this debacle in England.

Entertainment

'Salman Khan's bodyguard assaulted Anna's supporters'
A former IIT Kanpur student, Omendra Bharat, was leading a group of youngsters who wanted to present Salman with the Gandhi topi, when an altercation between him and Salman's guards took place.

People take me & Priyanka for granted: Shahid
"Me and Priyanka seeing each other is something you have taken for granted. I won't say anything about me and Priyanka," Shahid stated with a flash of anger in his eyes.

Infotech

Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns, Tim Cook to take over
Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move that ended his 14-year reign at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage.

10 products that defined Steve Jobs' career
Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, yet he's listed as the inventor or co-inventor on more than 200 US patents.

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