Tuesday, 30 October 2012

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Tharoor wins verbal battle, but Modi prevails in political war

Firstpost - ‎39 minutes ago‎
If the thrust and parry of political rhetoric were a schoolboy's debate, then merely on the strength of his verbal flourish, Shashi Tharoor may be said to have won his exchange with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

Cyclone Nilam to hit state Tamil Nadu today

Times of India - ‎2 hours ago‎
CHENNAI: The city is bracing for Cyclone Nilam, which is likely to bring heavy rain and gusty winds that could reach speeds up to 65kmph.

Will CBI spare Narendra Modi's mainstay for slog overs?

Times of India - ‎1 hour ago‎
AHMEDABAD: Amit Shah, who remained in jail and out of Gujarat for 26 months, has clearly taken control of planning strategy for the BJP in the coming assembly elections since his return from exile in September-end.

Banking made easier for you

Daily News & Analysis - ‎49 minutes ago‎
The Reserve Bank of India, which disappointed the markets on Tuesday with its decision not to cut key policy rates, however, announced a slew of measures to make banking easier for the common man.

Congress old guard to give way to youth power

Daily News & Analysis - ‎2 hours ago‎
Close on the heels of the cabinet reshuffle, a major organisational shakeup is on the cards in the Congress party. Though party general secretaries are still tight-lipped on its timing, insiders say it could be as early as on Friday with Rahul Gandhi taking over as ...
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Govt has failed in controlling communal tension: Maya

Indian Express - ‎1 hour ago‎
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said the state was in the grip of jungleraj and goondaraj under the Samajwadi Party (SP) government and that the state government appears “powerless” to control communal disturbance and maintain ...

HUDA working for builders: Arvind Kejriwal

Times of India - ‎4 hours ago‎
MANESAR: Days after calling Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit an agent of power discoms, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal blamed Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda on Tuesday of favouring the builders.

Rajiv killing: Former CBI officer questions Karunanidhi's role

Indian Express - ‎7 hours ago‎
A new book on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has alleged that no probe was conducted into the “abrupt cancellation” of DMK chief M Karunanidhi's scheduled public meeting in Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991 - the day when Rajiv was killed.

Lt Gen takes on govt over promotion

Daily News & Analysis - ‎18 minutes ago‎
After Gen (Retd) VK Singh saga, another top army official is likely to approach the court against the ministry of defence's decision for ignoring his seniority.

Manmohan Singh to meet his full ministerial team

Economic Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of the entire Union Council of Ministers, at his residence on Thursday morning.

Obama and Romney in Exceedingly Close Race, Poll Finds

New York Times - ‎57 minutes ago‎
COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Obama and Mitt Romney enter the closing week of the campaign in an exceedingly narrow race, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS News, with more voters now viewing Mr. Romney as a stronger ...

Syrian Air Force Commander Is Reported Killed

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Syria's state television said Tuesday that insurgents had assassinated an air force commander in Damascus, as news accounts from antigovernment activists reported an intensified aerial bombing campaign against rebel targets, including the first warplane ...

Hurricane shipwreck victim inspired by mutineer

CNN International - ‎5 hours ago‎
Claudene Christian died after abandoning the HMS Bounty replica; The 50-year-old ship sank after taking on water during Hurricane Sandy; Christian, a USC grad, had begun new life aboard movie ship; She said she hoped to educate children as a crew ...

India lost chance to welcome Malala Yousafzai

Hindustan Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
India had the opportunity to treat Pakistani teenager and anti-Taliban rights activist Malala Yousafzai, but lost the chance. Fifteen-year-old Malala, who has become a symbol of girls' rights worldwide, was shot by Taliban attackers on October 9. Civil society ...

Iran temporarily put nuclear bomb ambitions on hold: Barak

AFP - ‎3 hours ago‎
(AFP) - 14 minutes ago. LONDON - Iran averted a showdown over its nuclear programme by putting a third of its medium-enriched uranium to civilian use, but the respite may be short-lived, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday.

Reddy's will take complex generics to Europe

Daily News & Analysis - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Dr Reddy's Laboratories is reworking its strategy for the European market, where it has a significant operation through German arm Betapharm.

FIIs raise stake in 75 top companies by 1.4% to a 6-year high of 21.6% in ...

Economic Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
MUMBAI: Foreign institutional investors' purchases in top Indian companies are fast approaching a record high, thanks to attractive valuations and the reform push initiated by the government since mid-September.

Pre-market: Nifty seen opening higher; Mahindra Satyam watched

Economic Times - ‎15 minutes ago‎
NEW DELHI: The 50-share Nifty index is expected to open higher on Wednesday tracking positive Asian markets, while investors will keep a close eye on Mahindra Satyam after the company reported its quarterly results post market hours on Tuesday.

Nexus 10: Hands-On With Google and Samsung's iPad Challenger

Wired
48 minutes ago
Written by
Nathan Olivarez-Giles
The big bragging point Google is pushing with its new Nexus 10 tablet is its iPad-besting display: more than 4 million pixels, 300 per inch, spread across a 10.055-inch display.

Why PCs still matter to Dell: the XPS story

ARNnet - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Until now, a typical user may have encountered a Dell PC through the vendor's enterprise Optiplex range or consumer Inspiron line.

Yash Chopra and I bonded beyond films: Shah Rukh Khan

India Today - ‎17 hours ago‎
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said here Monday that his relationship with filmmaker Yash Chopra was much beyond films and that of late he was more like a father figure to him.

Directors are moving away from tradition: Javed Akhtar

Times of India - ‎11 hours ago‎
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar, who has been in the film industry for four decades now, says directors of today are moving away from traditional filmmaking and hence losing their USP.

New James Bond film gets five-star Vatican blessing

Daily News & Analysis - ‎5 hours ago‎
If anyone thinks the Vatican newspaper is still a staid broadsheet that publishes only religious news and harsh papal edicts, consider this: On Tuesday it ran not one but five articles about the new James Bond film.

Govt leaves Mumbai attack behind, clears Pak tour of India

Indian Express - ‎14 hours ago‎
The Home Ministry today cleared Pakistan cricket team's tour of India for a limited-over series beginning December 25 and said that the government will provide foolproof security to the visiting team.

One of the boys: KP mucks in as 'team player' on England return

Daily Mail - ‎2 hours ago‎
If Kevin Pietersen was told to keep his head down as he reintegrates himself into international cricket, then he played the role to perfection in his first game for England since all hell broke loose in the summer.

India 'A' rallies despite initial hiccups

The Hindu - ‎4 hours ago‎
India 'A' showed plenty of spunk through its middle order - and the tail wagged - as it made stumps at 369 for nine, keeping England on the field at the Brabourne Stadium for nearly six and half hours on the first day of the visitors' first three-day match of the ...

Pune Municipal Corporation to form biodiversity management committee

Times of India - ‎36 minutes ago‎
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to constitute a biodiversity management committee to promote conservation, sustainable use and documentation of biological diversity, as per the Biological Diversity Act 2002.

Accolade for BARC over 'God particle' discovery

Times of India - ‎5 hours ago‎
MUMBAI: Barc has played a key role in the discovery of Higgs Boson, also referred to as God's particle, which was announced on July 4, 2012.

Ground zero cooped up in worry

Times of India - ‎2 hours ago‎
An ostrich peeps out of the fencing around the Central Poultry Development Organization (CPDO) in Hesaraghatta every time it hears humans approaching.

Why your smoking is automatically going to make your grandkids asthmatic

Daily News & Analysis - ‎12 hours ago‎
The dangers of smoking on users and their children are known but new research demonstrates that it also can causes asthma in their grandchildren.

Government makes immediate reporting of dengue compulsory

Indian Express - ‎4 hours ago‎
The health department has asked government and private laboratories to immediately report dengue cases for swift treatment. Health officials said dengue, a virus-caused disease spread by mosquitoes that is not notifiable, was often reported after three days, ...

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