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August 29, 2011

Top Headlines

Rajiv Gandhi killers appeal against death sentence in Madras HC
The three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case have moved the Madras high court challenging the rejection of their clemency pleas by President Patil.

Privilege notices in Parliament against Om Puri, Kiran Bedi
Members in both Houses of Parliament have given Privilege notices against Om Puri and Kiran Bedi for using "derogatory and defamatory" language against politicians.

Aircraft skids off runway at Kochi, major disaster averted
A major disaster was averted when a Gulf Air flight carrying 137 on board skidded off the runway while landing at the airport here early on Monday morning.

Cities

Thanks to Anna, New Delhi metro station had high footfall
As thousands of people used Delhi Metro services to reach Anna's fast site, Ramlila Maidan, the New Delhi station generated a lot of additional revenue.

Landslide near Haji Ali in central Mumbai, one dead
A person died and three others were injured in the landslide caused by heavy rains near Haji Ali in central Mumbai on Monday afternoon.

Business

Good day for the stock market, Sensex ends 567 points up
The BSE Sensex zoomed 567 points on Monday to 16,416.33 - logging the biggest single day gain in nearly six months.

Maruti workers locked out over 'sabotage'
Production at a Maruti Suzuki plant was halted on Monday as India's top carmaker locked out its workers, demanding they sign a "good conduct" pledge.

Sports

Gagan Narang conferred Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at last year's CWG, was conferred the country's highest sporting honour - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

Bolt to run for redemption in 200, 4x100 relay
Usain Bolt will only need about 20 seconds to show the world he is lightning fast and not just a little jumpy.

Entertainment

Celina Jaitly marries Peter Haag!
Celina Jaitly and Peter Haag had plans to marry in September in Egypt. However, because of a family tragedy, they got hitched at a quiet ceremony.

Miranda Kerr strips off for US knickers firm
Miranda Kerr has stripped off in her new photoshoot for American knickers company Victoria's Secret.

Infotech

Chinese General's spy talk leaked on YouTube
Footage of a Chinese general discussing sensitive spying cases has been leaked on YouTube, in what appears to be a major failure of secrecy for the military.

Samsung to launch BBM rival
Samsung said it would launch an instant messaging tool in its latest push to attract more consumers to its handsets and challenge Apple and BlackBerry maker RIM.

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