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September 17, 2011

Top Headlines

Sonu Gujjar: The shy comrade who turned Manesar into a battlefield
The welder at Maruti Suzuki's factory in Manesar has become the unlikely leader of protests plaguing India's biggest carmaker for weeks.

Pak cricketer Mohammad Aamer confesses to involvement in spot-fixing: Report
"In his written confession to the Southwark Crown Court, Aamer has claimed that he was forced to deliver the no-balls in the Lord's Test," a Pak daily reports.

Modi begins fast among chants of Allahu akbar, shlokas
Beginning his 'sadbhavna' fast, Narendra Modi made eager attempts to extend an olive branch to the Muslim community, aggrieved by the 2002 riots.

Cities

I'll resign if pressured to keep Darshan in hospital: Dr Buggi
Dr Shashidhar Buggi, director, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, said on Wednesday he wouldn't give in to pressure from any quarter to keep Darshan in hospital.

Ayazuddin - chip off the old block
To the discerning eye, the wisp of a lad was special, but to all concerned at St John's Academy and EMCC, Mohammad Ayazuddin was just another kid, if painfully shy; always on the job and real loveable even if all he wanted to do was bat, bat and bat.

Business

Revenues of Chinese Internet companies surge 38 % in Q2
As China's Internet user base reached 485 million this June, the revenues of China's listed Net companies in the second quarter surged over 38 per cent, raising hopes of a renewal of global investor confidence in China-concept stocks.

IndiGo to increase flights to Singapore
India's low-fare airline IndiGo has said it will increase flights to Singapore as the current overall limit, permitted by the air services agreement between the two countries, remains underutilised.

Sports

Tendulkar's absence won't affect Mumbai Indians much: Robin
The availability of Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar for the Champions League Twenty20 is uncertain due to his toe injury but coach Robin Singh insisted that the veteran batsman's absence would not hurt the team much.

Injury played huge part in England debacle: Dhoni
India suffered a humiliating whitewash in both Test and one-day series in their disastrous England tour but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that injury to several key team members played a huge part in the debacle.

Entertainment

Rishi, Neetu Kapoor like Nargis Fakhri
Even before they knew she was part of Ranbir's film, his parents Rishi and Neetu Kapoor were captivated by Nargis Fakhri.

People questioned my social service: Amitabh Bachchan
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who had a short political stint during the 1980s, says he quit politics as people questioned his "harmless social service". It was in 1984 when the super star decided to enter politics.

Infotech

LCDs: New buying guidelines
Walk into a TV showroom and the dazzling display of screens can be tempting. However, the wide variety and the salesperson's spiel can confuse rather than ease your decision.

Yahoo's interim CEO gets 25% pay hike
Yahoo has given interim CEO Tim Morse a 25 per cent raise for stepping into the leadership void created by the struggling Internet company's recent firing of Carol Bartz.

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