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Monday, February 7, 2011

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	February 07, 2011

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Now, 'scam' reported in allotment of spectrum by ISRO
CAG has initiated inquiries into ISRO's pact with a Bangalore-based firm for launch of 2 satellites besides allegedly providing 70 MHz of S-band spectrum.

UK visa curbs will hit Indian MBA students
Britain's move to abolish the visa that allows international students to work in UK is likely to reduce the number of Indians coming here for MBA degrees.

Widow of Pak man, killed by US citizen, kills self
Shumaila Kanwal's suicide would complicate Pak government's moves to secure Raymond Davis's release amid increasing pressure from the US.

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Police nab techie turned vehicle-lifter, recover 6 bikes
The anti-carjacking wing of Gurgaon police have arrested a professional vehicle lifter who used to steal at least two bikes every week.

23-yr-old techie killed by husband in Hyderabad
The victim was married to a software engineer of Khammam in April 2010. Both were working at CAT Technologies in Nampally.

Business

Sensex closes 60 points up
A benchmark index for Indian equities markets, made up for its intra-day losses as frontline stocks rose sharply in late trade.

New PF norms leave expats in lurch
Nearly 7,000 expats are caught in a battle between India and the United States over contributions made by their citizens towards provident and pension funds.

Sports

Fixing bans on Pakistan players "regrettable": PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday backed the ICC anti-corruption tribunal which banned three Pakistan cricketers last weekend for spot-fixing.

Be aggressive as captain: Kapil to Dhoni
Kapil Dev's advice for Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Be aggressive as a captain and get back that ruthless batting of your early days as an international cricketer.

Entertainment

My warmth for Zeenat diminished: Dev Anand
Dev Anand talks about why love stories need colour, why he will never allow Guide to be remade and how he got over his obsession with the Dum Maro Dum actress.

Madonna sued by adopted daughter's family?
Madonna might face legal action from her adopted daughter's family, after they claimed the singer broke her promise to let them see the girl.

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Delayed Nokia E7 starts shipping
Nokia's E7 phone will make its delayed debut this week, as Nokia tries to recover ground lost to Apple and Google in the smartphone market.

AOL to buy Huffington Post for $315 million
AOL will buy The Huffington Post, a rapidly growing news website with nearly 25 million monthly visitors, for $315 million, the company announced.

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

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	February 06, 2011

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Karunanidhi sends notice to Swamy over 2G remarks
Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi issued a legal notice to Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for linking his name to the 2G spectrum scam.

Chiranjeevi merges his Praja Rajyam Party with Congress
Telugu superstar and PRP chief K Chiranjeevi today announced the merger of his Praja Rajyam Party with the Congress after a meeting with Sonia Gandhi.

Muslim Brotherhood joins opposition-Egypt govt talks
President Hosni Mubarak launched landmark talks today with opposition groups, including Muslim Brotherhood and street protesters who seized Cairo's central square.

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Women arrested with 20 kg hashish in Delhi
The Narcotics Control Bureau on Sunday arrested a woman for allegedly carrying and transporting 20 kilograms of hashish.

Maharashtra government clicks towards paperless office
Maharashtra Government has taken a small but significant step towards ushering in an era of paperless offices with the rollout of the ambitious 'DigiGov' plan.

Business

Tata Motors unveils new Manza
The latest version of Tata Motors' sedan Manza, equipped with a range of new features, hit the roads on Sunday, an official said.

Egypt crisis to impact policy: RBI
Events in Egypt will have an impact on Indian monetary policy, the country's central bank deputy governor told reporters.

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Spot-fixing: Pakistan players banned on solid evidence, says ICC
The ICC's chief executive Haroon Lorgat said three Pakistan players - Salman Butt, Mohd Asif and Mohd Aamer - were banned on solid proof of corruption.

Kubica in hospital after rally crash
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica was flown to hospital after a high speed crash while competing in a rally in Italy, his Renault team said in a statement.

Entertainment

I still have to find the right man: Deepika
She is still looking for the right man, says Deepika Padukone who is often spotted with industrialist Vijay Mallya's son Siddharth after breaking up with Ranbir Kapoor.

LiLo didn't steal necklace, says attorney
Lindsay Lohan's attorney has denied that the actress stole a 2,500-dollar necklace from a Californian jewellery store.

Infotech

Towards super smartphones
Going forward, the smartphone will most likely find place as the central hub for a variety of other gadgets that you use.

10 must-visit places for IT pros
Here's over to the places that will make for perfect destinations on techies' wishlist holiday wishlist. These places are epitome of technological research.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

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	February 05, 2011

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Karunanidhi involved in 2G scam, Swamy tells CBI court
Janata Party president named DMK chief Karunanidhi as co-accused along with A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam in his complaint to a CBI court in Delhi.

Black money: Govt sends notices to 17, won't give names
Pranab Mukherjee's comments come a day after media reports revealed names of 15 entities said to have kept illicit money in LGT Bank.

Gujarat govt quizzes IPS officer for furnishing riots call data
Following the SIT report on 2002 riots that indicted Narendra Modi, an IPS officer has been taken to task for sharing phone records without permission.

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Criminal, arms supplier arrested in Mumbai with arms
A member of the Chota Rajan gang and an arms supplier were arrested in two separate cases by the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch and arms recovered from them.

Jaipur student accuses major of rape
A 23-year-old Jaipur-based fashion designing student has accused a major of drugging and raping her in a city hotel.

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Audi drives in new A8 at Rs 89L
Luxury carmaker Audi drove in its new A8 sedan in India, priced at Rs 89 lakh, and said it expects full-year sales to top over 4,500 units.

'Governance, inflation hit FDI flow'
Governance and inflation have emerged as key risks for India as they dent investor's confidence and FDI flows which have slowed in recent months.

Sports

'Shane Warne didn't have captaincy trait'
Shane Warne would not have achieved much success as Australian captain as he often will be the first to break strict team rules, says Matthew Hayden.

Fitness only concern for India: Kumble
Former Test captain Anil Kumble reckons it is India's best chance to lift the ODI World Cup after 1983 but fitness of players would be a major concern.

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Salman, Govinda patch up
At Dev Anand's Hum Dono Rangeen premiere held in Cinemax (Andheri), Salman and Govinda hugged like long-lost friends and cleared the air.

Vidya grabs Satte Pe Satta remake
Satte Pe Satta is being remade after 28 years. The adaptation of the film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, will have Vidya Balan play Hema Malini's role.

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Facebook to move to a new office
Facebook, which turned seven on Friday, already needs new offices. It invited reporters to an event to showcase a new campus in Menlo Park, California.

Nasdaq computers hacked: Report
Computer hackers repeatedly entered the network of the company that runs the Nasdaq stock market in the past year, but the trading platform was not compromised.

Friday, February 4, 2011

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	February 04, 2011

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'Players can be thrown out of WC for ambush marketing'
Sachin Tendulkar and three other players met Shashank Manohar today in connection with the ICC's memo on guidelines for endorsements and commercials during the WC.

Karmapa suspected to have Chinese links: Himachal police
Himachal police said that they were concerned why China was interested in setting up Tibetan monasteries close to the border, esp. after recovery of unaccounted currency.

Egypt braces for Mubarak's 'day of departure' rallies
Egyptians fighting to oust President Hosni Mubarak hoped to rally a million people as the US worked to convince the 82-year-old leader to begin handing over power.

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Dacoits strike at police officer's bungalow in Nashik district
Armed dacoits struck at the house of a deputy superintendent of police at Satana, Nashik and escaped with jewellery and cash worth Rs 10 lakh.

Jobless man commits suicide after wife leaves him
Hemant, 23, allegedly depressed over losing his job and his wife walking out on him, committed suicide in east Delhi Thursday, police said.

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Sensex closes 441 points lower
Sensex dipped again today to 5-month low by losing 441 points to close at 18,008.15 as high inflation and rising interest rate fears gripped investors.

Inflation 'serious threat' to growth: PM
Manmohan Singh today said that though the economy has been on a high growth trajectory for the past few years, inflation posed a "serious threat"

Sports

Should have handled Sachin differently: Chappell
The clock has turned full circle. Now that another WC beckons, the bitterness of the famous spat of the WC in the West Indies seems to have subsided.

Pakistan cricketers to face UK criminal charges
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Aamer will face criminal charges in Britain over allegations they conspired with bookmakers to fix a match against England.

Entertainment

Poonam Dhillon says no to play Salman's mom
Anees Bazmee's vision to cast Poonam Dhillon as Salman Khan's mother, in his upcoming film, Ready, has unfortunately not panned out.

Lindsay 'borrowed' jewellery, didn't steal it
Lilo is facing a criminal charge after being named a suspect in the theft of 'high-end jewellery'. However, a source close revealed it appears to be a 'big publicity stunt'.

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Apple opposes 'succession plan'
An Apple Inc shareholder proposal requiring the company to disclose a succession plan for CEO Steve Jobs gained the support of Institutional Shareholder Services.

Mobile Number Portability: 11 lakh change operator
Within a fortnight of MNP becoming available, more than 11 lakh mobile subscribers have opted for the facility, which allows users to change their service provider.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

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	February 03, 2011

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2G scam: CBI gets five-day custody of Raja, 2 aides
A special court today granted CBI 5-day custody of A Raja, and his close associates Siddartha Behura and R K Chandolia in connection with the 2G scam case.

Five months before 26/11, India warned US of 'white faces' in terror camps
India had also warned the US about the attempt by jihadi groups to acquire fissile material to "fabricate a crude bomb beyond a dirty bomb", says a US diplomatic cable.

Kerala High Court clears way for India's first Islamic bank
Kerala High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the Kerala govt's decision to establish India's first Islamic Bank which will work on the principles of Shariah.

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Protest against punishment for wearing 'vulgar' T-shirt
A girl was allegedly reprimanded by her college principal for wearing a "vulgar" T-shirt, triggering strong protest in a dental institute under Panjab University today.

Chargesheet filed in BPO employee gangrape case
Delhi Police today submitted a 65-page chargesheet in the gangrape case of a BPO employee from Mizoram by five men.

Business

Food inflation at 17.05% on costlier veggies
Food inflation soared to 17.05 per cent for the week ended January 22, rising for the second straight week, on the back of costlier vegetables, fruits and milk.

Sensex closes 358 points up
Sensex today surged by over 358 points to close at 18,449.31 on aggressive value buying in the recently beaten stocks.

Sports

Yusuf can be really devastating: Uthappa
Out-of-favour batsman Robin Uthappa reckons impact player Yusuf Pathan along with Tendulkar will be India's trump cards in the forthcoming World Cup.

Pakistan beat NZ, win first series in two years
Pakistan won their first one-day series since November 2008 when they beat New Zealand by 41 runs in the fifth game of their six-match series in Hamilton.

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"I have moved on," Deepika tells Katrina
Deepika and Katrina ended their ongoing cold war and Deepika made the first move at KJo's last bash.

Mallika to star in Jism 2!
Mallika Sherawat might have lost out on the sequel of Murder to Jacqueline Fernandes but if all goes well, she will star in Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2.

Infotech

Google shows off Android 3.0
Google Inc has fixed some shortcomings in its tablet computer strategy, as it steps up efforts to break into a nascent market dominated by Apple.

'Your smartphone gives you premature wrinkles'
Many of women are developing premature wrinkles from staring at their smartphones, says London-based anti-ageing expert Jean-Louis Sebagh.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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	February 02, 2011

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2G scam: CBI arrests former telecom minister A Raja
A Raja, and his close associates R K Chandolia, Siddartha Behura and Raja's brother K Perumal have been arrested in with in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.

Hizbul worker, who gave Rs70000 to stone-pelters, held
A Kashmiri Hizbul Mujahideen over-ground worker collected and distributed Rs 70,000 among the stone pelters of Kashmir.

Script ready for Praja Rajyam-Congress merger on Sunday
The much-speculated merger between the Congress and the Chiranjeevi-led Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) could materialise as soon as the coming weekend.

Cities

Suspected ISI agent arrested in Pune
A suspected ISI agent who allegedly passed on sensitive information in connivance with an army jawan posted here, has been arrested by city crime branch.

Bangalore: Six killed as wall collapses
Six labourers were killed and as many injured when an under-construction wall near which they were working collapsed over them at C K Palya area, in Bangalore.

Business

Sensex closes 68 points up
Sensex snapped its 5-day losing streak but failed to maintain initial sharp gains, mainly in power and capital goods sectors, and closed at 18,090.62.

Budget could permit new private banks
India is considering allowing new private sector banks, including by industrial houses, and a roadmap for the same could be announced in the upcoming Budget.

Sports

World Cup will be our biggest gift to Tendulkar: Dhoni
As Sachin Tendulkar gears up to play probably his last World Cup, the MS Dhoni-led Indian cricket team is desperate to make it a special one for him.

WC: Wall collapses at Chepauk stadium, two injured
During the ticket sales for the ICC World Cup matches, two people were reported to be injured when a wall collapsed at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Entertainment

SRK intervenes in PC-Bebo catfight
The two sexy damsels Bebo and Piggy Chops, who performed at the Filmfare Awards recently, nearly got into another catfight of sorts, with SRK intervening in the fight.

I was an alcoholic: Naomi Campbell
Supermodel Naomi Campbell admits experimenting with cocaine in her 20s, but says the use of the drug had a negative impact on her life.

Infotech

UK company offers free iPad with job interview
Unbelievable it may appear, but a technology firm in Britain is offering a free iPad to anyone who secures a job interview.

Internet runs out of addresses
The spread of Internet use in Asia and the proliferation of Internet-connected phones worldwide are causing the Internet to run out of numerical addresses.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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	February 01, 2011

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'Sham' US university blames Indian staffer for visa fraud
The president of Tri Valley University said a student assistant was part of the immigration fraud and allegations against the institute were 'baseless'.

ED cracks down on Tibetan leader Karmapa
The ED Tuesday reached Karmapa Lama's place of residence and Monastery near here to begin their investigation into last week's recovery of unaccounted currency.

Tired of corruption: Son keeps father's last wish, refuses to become lekhpal
The son of a lekhpal who committed suicide due to harassment by his senior officer's has turned down Lucknow government's job offer.

Cities

Oil mafia pelts stones on police party in Nagpur
A police party was today attacked with stones when it had gone for conducting raids at Rajurwadi near here as part of its ongoing crackdown on oil mafia in Maharashtra.

Suspected Maoists attack Bengal CPI-M leaders' houses
A group of suspected Maoists Tuesday damaged and looted two houses of CPI(M)leaders in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.

Business

Mercedes drives in new Maybach at Rs5.1cr
Premium camaker Mercedes-Benz today re-introduced its super-luxury sedan Maybach in the country, the prices of which will go up to Rs 5.10 crore.

Afcon Infra bags Chennai Metro project
Afcons Infrastruture today said it has bagged a contract worth Rs 2,598 crore for execution of the Chennai Metro Project.

Sports

We have potential to win the World Cup, says Dhoni
Sounding a warning ahead of World Cup, Indian skipper MS Dhoni said that for a change their team is not considered as the underdogs of the tournament.

Sehwag is a game changer: Pietersen
England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels Indian opener Virender Sehwag and West Indian Chris Gayle are the other two batsmen capable of turning a match on its head.

Entertainment

Kareena, Shahid patch up!
At the recently concluded Filmfare Awards, former lovers Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor spoke to each other rather fondly.

Eva Longoria's divorce finalised
"Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria's divorce with basketball player Tony Parker has been finalised in a Texas court.

Infotech

Microsoft warns 900m Internet Explorer users
Microsoft has warned that the 900 million users of its Internet Explorer Web browser are at risk of having their computers hijacked.

Toshiba faces $100 M gender bias lawsuit
A senior HR manager at Toshiba Corp has filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing a US unit of the Japanese technology company of "systemic" gender bias against women.

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