Friday, May 18, 2012

‘Buzz’ News

Molestation case: US national says IPL player tagged along

Friday, May 18, 2012 6:50

IPL player Luke Pomersbach was arrested for "molesting" a US national. The victim claimed the player insisted on having drinks with her and her fiancé.

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Sensex slips below 16,000, rupee falls to record low

Friday, May 18, 2012 5:22

The Sensex today fell over 200 points to slip below the 16,000 mark for the second time this week. The rupee fell by 38 paise to a new low of Rs 54.85 vs dollar.

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Sensex dips below 16k level, down 232 points

Friday, May 18, 2012 4:05

The BSE benchmark sensex dipped below the 16,000 points level in early trade on Friday by losing nearly 232 points on heavy selling by funds and retail investors, tracking weak global markets.

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Falling rupee opening up new opportunities for IT companies

Friday, May 18, 2012 2:50

As Indian software services firms wait out the lull in demand, the depreciating rupee has fallen by nearly 8% against the dollar since April.

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Wal-Mart to enter Gujarat via Anand

Friday, May 18, 2012 1:09

World’s largest retailer Wal-Mart plans to enter Gujarat through the NRG-rich belt of Gujarat – Anand, also India’s milk capital.

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Rupee fall: Students abroad bear the brunt

Friday, May 18, 2012 0:56

The sharp fall of the rupee has spooked the parents of students studying abroad.The rupee on Friday plunged to a new low of 54.89, many of them are an anxious lot.

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IIT-JEE results out, but scores don’t matter

Thursday, May 17, 2012 21:04

Siddharth Chowdhury, a student of R B Junior Science College, Mulund, who got a scholarship from Purdue University, United States, has not even checked his IIT-JEE score, which is available online.

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Facebook IPO: Social network prices its stock at $38 a share

Thursday, May 17, 2012 20:42

Facebook priced its initial public offering at $38 a share, giving the world's No. 1 online social network a $104 billion valuation in the third largest offering in US history.

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Hackers protest torrent ban, take down SC, Congress sites

Thursday, May 17, 2012 19:52

Anonymous launched Operation India with a tweet that said, "Namaste #India, your time has come to trash the current government and install a new one. Good luck."

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Ramalinga Raju too routed funds into Jagan’s firm

Thursday, May 17, 2012 19:49

Satyam's Ramalinga Raju had invested Rs 20 crore in Jagati publications belonging to Jaganmohan Reddy through industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad.

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