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RBI digs deep but rupee sinks further

Business Standard -
The rupee slumped to an all-time low on Wednesday amid weak macroeconomic fundamentals and global uncertainty. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) limited intervention was not enough to lift the rupee, the worst performing Asian currency since March.

Air India brings in contingency plan, clubs Europe & US flights as pilots ...

Economic Times -
Passengers inquire at an Air India counter at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. MUMBAI: The deadlock at national carrier Air India continued for the ninth day on Wednesday despite strong feelers from the pilots that they are ...

BSY seeks anticipatory bail after CBI raids

Indian Express -
Five days after the Supreme Court ordered CBI to investigate BS Yeddyurappa's alleged illegal transactions with mining companies, investigators carried out a series of searches at the homes and offices of the former Karnataka chief minister and members ...

Run on Greek banks as euro turmoil goes on

Hindustan Times -
Greeks are withdrawing euros from banks, apparently afraid of the prospect of rapid devaluation if the country leaves the European single currency as their gridlocked political system prepares for a second general election.

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook story is study in contrasts

Economic Times -
When Hollywood set out to tell the story of how Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, it enjoyed the flexibility of portraying a man who, despite his social network's worldwide reach, was all but unknown to the public.

IPL 5: Kolkata have a foot in playoffs

Times of India -
Team Kolkata players Brendon McCullum (left), L Balaji and captain Gautam Gambhir (right) celebrate their victory over Team Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Jagan case: Industrialist cooked up land acquisition cost

Daily News & Analysis -
Place: Hyderabad | Agency: PTI Industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad, arrested by CBI in an alleged disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, has exaggerated to the tune of Rs300 crore the land acquisition cost for Vanpic Project, ...

Renouncing nuclear power will hurt nation: Manmohan

Times of India -
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday rejected suggestions that India should follow Germany and Japan in renouncing nuclear power, saying do so will be harmful to India's interests.

Didn't seek RSS' support for the movement: Anna

IBNLive.com -
PTI Nagpur: Activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said he had never sought RSS' support and Sangh supremo Mohan Bhagwat should not have declared support to his anti-corruption movement.

Use police to get Tiwari's blood sample: HC

Chandigarh Tribune -
Rejecting former Uttarakhand Chief Minister ND Tiwari's plea for an adjournment, the Delhi High Court today asked a court official to collect the blood DNA sample of the defiant 86-year-old Congress leader with police assistance to ascertain a claim ...

Hollande names new French cabinet, Aubry out

Daily News & Analysis -
French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday after Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry, overlooked for the post of prime minister, said she no longer wanted to be part of the new cabinet.

Western embassies receive threat parcels in Pakistan: Police

Daily News & Analysis -
Place: ISLAMABAD | Agency: PTI Police in the Pakistani capital on Thursday said several Western embassies had received parcels containing a mysterious poisonous powder and a warning against the reopening of NATO supply routes to Afghanistan that were ...

Assad warns against sowing chaos in Syria

Reuters India -
By Thomas Grove and Steve Gutterman | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Countries that "sow chaos" in Syria could find the tables turned, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a state-run Russian television station in comments aired on Wednesday.

Defiant Mladic before war crimes court

BBC News -
By Allan Little BBC News, The Hague General Mladic gestured to the public gallery as the prosecution opened its case against him - a slow sarcastic handclap and a thumbs up toward the benches where victims of Bosnia's war had gathered to watch the ...

Stocks melt as Re tumbles; Sensex ends just above 16K

Indian Express -
Dalal Street suffered a rout on Wednesday with the benchmark Sensex plummeting nearly 300 points following the rupee's plunge against the US dollar and the ongoing euro zone crisis.

Greek euro exit talk: What's happening & what's ahead for India

Economic Times -
MUMBAI | KOLKATA: Stocks and the rupee wilted as investors scrambled for safe havens, fearing a financial catastrophe if Greece exited the euro zone and amid few signs of the Indian government acting in a purposeful manner to fix the nation's ...

Google makes search 'more human'

BBC News -
Google has revamped its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions. A new function, the Knowledge Graph, will make the site's algorithms act "more human", the site said in a blog post.

India, allies to combat cybercrime

Deccan Herald -
Even as Russia and China seek a new global legal framework to deal with cybercrimes, India is likely to work with the US and the UK , and a few other countries in Europe to scale up a 2004 treaty to boost international action against the menace.

Aamir Khan's small-screen debut in Satyamev Jayate a smashing hit

Economic Times -
MUMBAI: The response to Aamir Khan's small-screen debut has been the subject of breathless speculation, sometimes appearing to exceed the hype around his films.

Tusshar does a John, slammed on Twitter

Hindustan Times -
Tusshar Kapoor becomes a 'butt' of several jokes as he dares to ape John Abraham's butt act from Dostana. In the picture, he pulls down his trunks exposing his derriere but what screams for attention is his man boobs.

Mary down,but not out

Indian Express -
PTI : Qinhuangdao, Thu May 17 2012, 00:47 hrs MC Mary Kom's Olympic ticket will be decided by fate after she lost in the quarterfinals to world No.

Kenny Dalglish sacked as Liverpool manager

Sydney Morning Herald -
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as manager of the club in a dramatic move by the owners following a disappointing Premier League campaign.

IPL fixing: Will the truth be exposed?

Hindustan Times -
The TV sting on domestic players, essentially fringe characters as far as the multi-million dollar IPL goes, has raised serious fears that the rot runs deep and even domestic cricket like Ranji, Deodhar Trophy, etc.

Agents fleece players, BCCI looks the other way

Hindustan Times -
All players are desperate to get a foothold in the IPL. Taking advantage of it, some agents are pocketing a major share of their income by helping them land a contract.

WI batsmen set for stern England exam

Hindustan Times -
West Indies face England in the first of a three-Test series at Lord's in London on Thursday with the tourists' batting likely to determine the course of the match.

Sunday's partial solar eclipse will bring a burning ring of fire to the sky

The Guardian -
There will be a relatively rare solar eclipse this weekend, as the moon slides between Earth and the sun, casting its long shadow across wide swaths of the globe.

Indian American scientist quits from top energy post

Economic Times -
WASHINGTON: Arunava Majumdar, eminent Indian American scientist has resigned after the US Senate did not confirm President Barack Obama's proposal to elevate him as undersecretary at the Department of Energy.

24% of men above 25 hypertensive

Times of India -
NEW DELHI: As many as 24% men and 22.6% women in India - aged 25 years and above - are suffering from high blood pressure ( BP). Over one in 10 men and women aged 25 years and above have high blood sugar.

Drive for success could be in our genes

Times of India -
Some people are born a success, say scientists who have shown that much of our predisposition towards determination, sociability and self-control and sense of purpose is in our genes.

Omar calls for review after infant deaths

Hindustan Times -
Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his government has taken a serious note of the reported deaths at Srinagar's only children hospital GB Pant and ordered a review of its functioning.
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