Friday, October 7, 2011

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October 07, 2011

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Three women share Nobel Peace Prize 2011
The Nobel committee honoured them "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."

NIA arrests Kashmiri medical student in Delhi blast case
Wasim Ahmed, a student of Unani medicine in Bangladesh, was being questioned by the NIA in connection with the blast, official sources said.

Don't view India as your 'mortal enemy': Obama to Pakistan
President Obama has asked Pak to shed its Afghan-India paranoia and realise that a "peaceful approach" towards New Delhi would be in everybody's interests.

Cities

Sena leaders face FIR over noise pollution at Dussehra rally
An FIR was lodged on Friday against the organisers of the Shiv Sena's Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park for alleged violation of noise pollution norms.

Kannada actor Darshan gets bail
Popular Kannada actor Darshan, arrested for assaulting and threatening his wife, was on Friday granted conditional bail by the Karnataka high court.

Business

Food inflation rises to 9.41%
Food inflation rose to 9.41 per cent for the week ended September 24 on the back of costlier vegetables, fruits, milk and protein-based items.

Sensex closes 440 points up, regains 16K level
BSE benchmark Sensex surged by 440 points to regain the 16,000 level on buying by funds in fundamentally strong stocks.

Sports

India have the ability to bounce back, says Kirsten
Former India coach was surprised at the disappointing show of Dhoni's men in the recent tour of England, but said they are good enough to bounce back.

Nadal fights fire with fire to reach Japan Open semis
Rafael Nadal had to dig deep after coming under heavy fire from Colombia's Santiago Giraldo in a brutal 7-6, 6-3 quarterfinal victory at the Japan Open.

Entertainment

When Jennifer Aniston threw chair at director
'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston once became so infuriated with a director that she threw a chair at him during the altercation.

Ra.One to have male centric expletives!
SRK is leaving no stone unturned in terms of innovation so that Ra.One catches the imagination of the masses.

Infotech

Samsung: Smartphones to drive growth
Samsung Electronics said its quarterly profit should top the most bullish market forecasts, with smartphones becoming its main profit engine.

Remembering Steve Jobs as boss
Jobs kept a tight grip on Apple as he resurrected the dying tech firm and drove it to greatness, letting few stand in the way of his quest for perfection.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

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October 06, 2011

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Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs dies at 56
Apple announced the death of its visionary co-founder Steve Jobs. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Jobs passed away today," the company said.

Sanjiv Bhatt's wife says her husband being treated like a 'terrorist'
Sanjiv Bhatt's wife had earlier written to P Chidambaram saying that there was danger to the life of the IPS officer from the "vindictive Gujarat administration".

NC has nothing to hide: Farooq Abdullah
Dubbing PDP demand for his resignation as a political stunt, Farooq Abdullah on Thursday dismissed allegations of "political payoffs" against him.

Cities

Goa House passes Lokayukta Bill 2011
The state legislative assembly passed the 'Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011,' which empowers the ombudsman to even investigate the CM.

'Apple is all about form, fit & function'
A product, in engineering parlance, is all about Form, Fit and Function. There are very few products in the world that have achieved all three together.

Business

Asian shares up on Europe debt hopes
Asia's stock markets surged on Thursday, boosted by another strong performance on Wall Street and hopes that the region will recover from sovereign debt crisis.

Indians face 70-yr green card wait
A highly skilled Indian national sponsored today for the most common skilled employment-based immigrant visa could wait 70 years to receive a green card.

Sports

No Hot Spot technology for India-England ODI series
Hot Spot has been a disappointment in the recent India-England ODI series and it will not be used in the five-match one-day contest between the two countries.

Rafael Nadal cruises to Japan Open quarterfinals
Top seed Rafael Nadal ran hard-serving Canadian Milos Raonic ragged in a 7-5, 6-3 victory to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open.

Entertainment

Insomniac Farhan Akhtar
"Sleep has been playing hide and seek these last few nights. Must be terrible suffering from insomnia," Farhan posted on Twitter.

Kutcher enjoyed threeesome on wedding anniversary!
Explosive pictures have emerged showing Ashton Kutcher ringing in six years of marriage with wife Demi Moore with two naked women in a hotel hot tub.

Infotech

Apple not going to change: Tim cook
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook faces challenge of crafting company's strategy following the death of Jobs, a man he called "a visionary and creative genius."

Steve Jobs died peacfully: Family
The family of Apple Inc co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs issued this statement Wednesday in response to his death.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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October 05, 2011

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PDP protests in Srinagar, asks for Omar Abdullah's removal
Carrying banners and placards, PDP workers marched towards Lal Chowk to protest against the custodial death of NC worker Yousuf Shah.

Mayawati sacks two more tainted ministers, orders vigilance probe
Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati today removed Rangnath Mishra and Badshah Singh from her Cabinet. Both the ministers are facing serious corruption charges.

World's cheapest tablet launched in India
India's finally got its much hyped ultra-low-cost tablet, Aakash. The tablet with 7-inch resistive touch screen runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo)operating system.

Cities

Truck torched on NH 37
Suspected economic blockade supporters torched a truck loaded with utensils in the Naga-dominated Oinamlong area along National Highway 37 on Monday night.

Driver mows down six passengers
In an act of cold-blooded murder, a bus driver on Wednesday ordered tourists to deboard and then ran the vehicle over them in Rajasthan, killing six people.

Business

SBI: Govt will provide capital by March 2012
State Bank of India chairman Pratip Chaudhuri said the government will provide the bank with the capital by December or latest by March 2012.

Sensex closes 72 points down
A benchmark index for Indian equities closed in the negative terrain for the fourth straight day as SBI's ratings downgrade dampened sentiments on Dalal Street.

Sports

CSK's early exit blessing in disguise, says MS Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that it will be a "blessing in disguise" ahead of his team's important ODI series against England which starts from October 14.

Four Indian boxers qualify for 2012 London Olympics
CWG bronze-medallist Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Asian Games gold medallist Vikas Krishnan (69kg) also cemented their place in the 2012 London Olympics.

Entertainment

Katrina Kaif turns singer for Dhoom 3
Katrina Kaif's dream of taking her mother, brother and sisters on a long vacation has to be put on hold for the time being.

DiCaprio and Blake Lively split
Hollywood star couple Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively have reportedly split after their five month relationship.

Infotech

Microsoft kills Zune, its iPod rival
Microsoft is discontinuing the Zune media player, which it launched five years ago in the hope of taking on the iPod.

iPhone 4S fails to wow fans
Apple Inc's newest iPhone left Wall Street and fans wishing for more than a souped-up version of last year's device.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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October 04, 2011

Top Headlines

Telangana stir triggers power crisis in Andhra Pradesh
The gap between power demand and supply has widened to 50 MU per day with the demand touching a peak of 275 MU because of continued dry spell in the state.

Chetan Bhagat to Murthy: Those who run body shops should not comment on IITs
Chetan has tweeted, "It is ironic when someone who runs body shopping company & calls it hi-tech, makes sweeping comments on quality of IIT students."

Protect Sanjiv Bhatt's family: Home ministry to Modi govt
Union home ministry has asked Gujarat govt to provide adequate security to suspended cop Sanjiv Bhatt, his wife and other family members.

Cities

12-year-old takes gun for toy pistol, shoots friend dead
An innocent game of chor-police turned bloody as a 12-year-old boy fired at his playmate with a loaded gun assuming it was a toy pistol.

Bellary puppets to woo German viewers
Belagallu Veeranna, the well known thespian of the folk stage art shadow puppetry (togalu gombe ata), is flying to Germany on invitation by Linden Museum.

Business

Moody's downgrades SBI
Global ratings firm Moody's on Tuesday donwgraded its rating of State Bank of India's (SBI) financial strength by one notch to 'D+'.

Sensex ends below 16k, down 287 pts
The BSE benchmark sensex ended below the 16,000 level on Tuesday, losing 287 points on brisk selling by foreign funds.

Sports

Have Butt, Mohd. Asif pleaded guilty?
Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have pleaded guilty to spot-fixing in a Test against England last year, according to an official of the Southwark Crown Court.

Boxers Devendro, Manoj qualify for London Olympics
Teen sensation L Devendro Singh and CWG gold medallist Manoj Kumar booked their Olympic berths by advancing to World Boxing quarterfinals.

Entertainment

I won't go nude: Shakti Kapoor
He made it to the probable list of inmates every season. And after four seasons, Colors has finally nabbed Shakti Kapoor for Bigg Boss.

Rajinikanth is a celestial being: SRK
SRK was in complete awe of Rajinikanth who was unwell for quite some time and had initially decided not to resume work till November.

Infotech

Microsoft CEO's bonus cut on tablets, mobile devices
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for second year running due to company's slow progress in mobile phones.

Acer launches ultrabook Aspire S3 in India
Aspire S3 has a sleek aluminum unibody design similarl to Macbook Air. It weighs just 1.4kg and is 1.3cm thin.

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Monday, October 3, 2011

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October 03, 2011

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Help us, writes Sanjiv Bhatt's wife to Chidambaram
In her letter to the home minister, Sanjiv Bhatt's wife Shweta has detailed how her husband is being targeted.

Poor quality of students entering IITs: Narayana Murthy
Infosys chairman Murthy said the quality of students entering IITs has deteriorated over the years.

Father shot by Naxals, daughter on police radar for Maoist links
The story of Madru Ram Sori is a peep into Chhattisgarh's conflict zone. Suri's family has landed on the wrong side of both the Maoists and the police.

Cities

Now, idli, dosa & phones for TN jailbirds
Jailbirds have two more reasons to return to TN prisons: idli-dosa for breakfast & 50 minutes of telephone every month.

Power supply to be hit in Delhi
Supply of power will be affected in several areas in East and North Delhi for the next two weeks.

Business

Sensex tumbles 302 pts on weak global cues
Sensex tumbled 302 points on heavy selling in blue-chips led by RIL and banking stocks on investor anxiety over corporate earnings.

Gold gains Rs 350, silver Rs 500
Both gold and silver moved up today on buying by stockists and jewellers to meet the festival demand, amid a firming trend in Asia.

Sports

My recovery has been slow but positive, says Zaheer
Zaheer Khan on Monday said that his recovery post-ankle surgery has been "slow but positive".

Devvarman goes down to Stepanek at Japan Open
Somdev Devvarman suffered yet another first round defeat as he lost in straight sets to world number 24 Radek Stepanek.

Entertainment

Deepika may ditch Saif for Ranbir!
Deepika was asked to make a choice and she chose Ranbir over Saif. Reports suggest that producer Ramesh Taurani is livid with Deepika.

Bipasha, Shahid's travel plan
Bipasha Basu is currently in Greece. Now we hear that Shahid Kapoor will soon be traveling to Europe on a holiday.

Infotech

Android Ice Cream Sandwich leaked
So far there is little known about the Google's next version of its Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich.

Facebook sued over tracking logged out users
A group of users have sued Facebook after it emerged that the social networking giant tracks its users' online activities.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

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October 02, 2011

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Charles Sobhraj to watch wife Nihita debut in Bigg Boss 5
When the fifth edition of Bigg Boss opens tonight, one of the contestants will have unusual fans rooting for her – prisoners and policemen posted in Kathmandu's jail.

2G scam: CBI gives clean chit to Anil Ambani
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is believed to have intervened and has reportedly asked the Plan panel to do a rethink on its definition of poverty.

Montek Singh meets PM on poverty line, to make statement tomorrow
Congress general secy Rahul Gandhi is believed to have intervened and has reportedly asked the Plan panel to do a rethink on its definition of poverty.

Cities

Hyderabad dentist booked for murder
As the burglars noticed watchmen waiting outside for them, they tried to flee from the rear side.

Sreedharan's successor likely to be named soon
The process of finding a successor to DMRC chief E Sreedharan is likely to be completed much before his extended tenure comes to an end on December 31.

Business

FIIs pull out Rs 2,000 cr from stock market in September
This was the second consecutive month in which there was a net outflow of FII money from the country. Last month, foreign funds pulled out nearly Rs 8,000 crore.

Cairn strikes gas in Sri Lanka
Cairn India has discovered natural gas reserves in the very first well it has drilled in the offshore Mannar Basin of Sri Lanka.

Sports

Didn't question Tendulkar's greatness, says Afridi
Shahid Afridi has now stated that he did not intend to question the Indian batting icon's greatness and was only talking about one incident.

Nechim dents NSW Blues run chase
Abu Nechim took three wickets in three overs to dent New South Wales run chase in their Champions League Twenty20 clash in Chennai on Sunday.

Entertainment

My Friend Pinto is a tribute to all comedians: Prateik
"My Friend Pinto" is a tribute to the art and genius of all comedians of the world, said Bollywood actor Prateik on his upcoming film.

Sonakshi Sinha off to Paris Fashion Week
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha is elated at getting a chance to be part of the Paris Fashion Week being held from Sep 27 to Oct 5.

Infotech

Wanted: 10,000 Social media experts
Companies are planning to take on board social media specialists as they tap the platform to launch products and interact with customers.

How future notebooks will look like
Notebooks are getting lighter and thinner all the time as evidenced by many of the products on show at the recent IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin.

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Saturday, October 1, 2011

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October 01, 2011

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Modi govt tightens noose around top cop Sanjiv Bhatt
The Gujarat govt added one more section, 194 of IPC, in the FIR against Bhatt for creating false evidence with a view to falsely implicating a person in a case.

Pakistani Punjab governor Taseer's killer sentenced to death
Pakistan's anti-terrorism court sentenced to death the police guard who shot dead the former Pak Punjab governor Salman Taseer.

RSS-Gadkari-Advani "concoction" troubling Modi: Thackeray
BJP national executive meet has been overshadowed by reports of a cold war between Advani and Narendra Modi--with the latter conspicuous by his absence.

Cities

Three commit suicide in Kanpur
Three persons, including a woman, allegedly committed suicide in the city during the past 24 hours, police said.

Former BSP minister joins Congress
A former BSP minister and an ex-MLC from the Samajwadi Party on Saturday joined the Congress.

Business

Hyundai's September sales up 12.4 per cent
Hyundai's Indian subsidiary reported an increase of 12.4 per cent in its sales for September at 57,808 units as against 51,444 units in the same period of last fiscal.

Silver falls on profit-selling, gold steady
Silver price tumbled by Rs 1,300 to Rs 53,000 per kg in the national capital on Saturday on emergence of profit-selling by stockists.

Sports

Yes, Sachin was scared of Shoaib: Afridi
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi backed Shoaib Akhtar's claim that Sachin Tendulkar was uncomfortable against his pace.

Somerset-Redbacks match abandoned due to rain
The Champions League Twenty20 match between South Australia Redbacks and Somerset was abandoned due to rain in Bangalore.

Entertainment

Bundchen's lingerie ad under scanner
A lingerie brand commercial featuring supermodel Gisele Bundchen is under Brazilian government officials' scanner.

'Soundtrack' postponed for Soha: Director
The release of " Soundtrack" was postponed from Sep 30 to Oct 7 because of lead actor Soha Ali Khan's father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi passing away.

Infotech

AOL spent $130,000 on lobbying
AOL Inc spent $130,000 lobbying the federal government during the second quarter on issues such as Internet regulation.

How to send more than 100 SMSes in a day
If the telecom regulator's restriction allowing only 100 SMSes a day is ruining your late-night messaging spree with your friends, fret not.

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