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Hindustan Times Friday, May 25, 2012 | Last Updated 17:57 IST 

All's not well: Sushma to follow Advani, skip BJP rally

Differences in BJP seem to be far from over at its national executive meeting in Mumbai today with leaders LK Advani and Sushama Swaraj set to stay away from a rally scheduled for the evening.

Talwars formally charged with murder in Aarushi-Hemraj case

The special CBI court in Ghaziabad today formally charged the dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar with destruction of evidence, conspiracy and murders in Aarushi-Hemraj case, reports said.

Essar's Ravi Ruia, Loop executives get bail in 2G scam case

A special court today granted bail to five corporate executives, including billionaire Ravi Ruia of the Essar conglomerate, charged in a case as part of a probe into the alleged 2G scam that has drawn in tycoons and a former minister.

Reddy meets PM, says petrol price hike not discussed

Jagan Mohan Reddy appears before CBI team

Yeddyurappa pitches for Modi as PM candidate

Ajit Singh meets AI pilots to end impasse

Dhoni vs Sehwag: always foes, never friends

US cuts Pak aid for jailing doc who helped track Osama

Court quashes FIR against Luke Pomersbach

CBI files chargesheet in Shehla murder case

India mulls sending Bhopal waste to Germany

Musharraf murdered my mother: Bilawal

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our take

Breaking the vicious cycle

The rupee's slide is linked to our demand for oil. So cutting subsidies on fuel is important.

A road India needs to travel

The stage is set for providing the full gamut of financial services to the excluded. Samit Ghosh writes.
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7-inch Google tablet coming in July?

Rumours of a Google Nexus tablet have been doing the rounds for a long time, but a new report confirms that Google is all set to release a 7-inch tablet in July.

First look: Shilpa Shetty with newborn baby

Actress Shilpa Shetty, who gave birth to a baby boy earlier this week, today headed home with the newborn. "Today is the day BabyK will head home. I have no idea how my pet dog will react to our new born," Raj Kundra wrote on Twitter.

Aishwarya sizzles at Cannes, proves critics wrong

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looked graceful as she attended the AmfAR Cinema Against Aids gala in Cannes wearing a Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla emsemble last evening. The diva graced the film festival for the 11th time.  FULL COVERAGE
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Smart to bat first against CSK

Chennai are enjoying the fresh lease of life they've got and by the looks of it, they want to make the most of it. The message was made even clearer on Wednesday by the captain himself. Sourav Ganguly writes.

Delhi hoping to come hard at Chennai in do-or-die battle

Wounded Delhi Daredevils would be eager to draw inspiration from their own performances in the league stages for a spot in the final of the ongoing Indian Premier League when they take on a rejuvenated Chennai Super Kings in the second qualifying match on Friday.
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Sensex closes flat in choppy trade

In choppy trade, the BSE benchmark Sensex today closed almost flat at 16,217.82 due to profit-booking in FMCG, oil and banking stocks after recent gains even as rupee continued its recovery for the second straight day against the US dollar.

What would Greek exit mean for the US economy?

Uncertainty over the fate of the euro currency is already dampening US economic growth and any significant worsening of the crisis would deal a blow to a recovery that is gradually gathering steam.
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PICS: Game for Zombie Swipeout

Zombies marched around streets of San Francisco giving out blood pops and stickers to promote Zynga's new zombie game Zombie Swipeout. Check out the fleshy pics.

Click! Facebook launches camera app

Facebook's rocky initial public offering hasn't stopped life at the world's biggest online social network. The social networking giant has unveiled a camera app for the iPhone.

Revealed: Most dangerous websites

A new report has come out with a list of the ten most dangerous categories of websites and also revealed that pornographic websites have ceased to be the ‘most dangerous’ places on web for picking up viruses.

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Record! 'Porn' novel crosses 10m sales mark

EL James' steamy novel has 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has surpassed 10million sales within six weeks of release. Thanks to its erotic content, the book has to makes become of the fastest and best-selling series of all time. Libraries ban Fifty Shades of Grey

Christopher Hitchens awarded Orwell Memorial Prize

Christopher Hitchens, who died from cancer at the age of 62 last year, was honoured with a Memorial at this year's Orwell Prize for political writing at a ceremony in Westminster.

Ring in the new

Are you an aspiring management student who is game for innovation and is willing to think out-of-the-box? If yes, then there’s good news for you. Courses on Indian culture, politics and green marketing are set to add novelty to the IIM learning experience, says Gauri Kohli.

Some CBSE courses have no takers

Even when the board keeps adding new vocational courses every year, not many universities are keen to consider these for admission to colleges, writes Garima Upadhyay Rawat.
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What to do in San Francisco

As preparations continue for the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, a roundup of some of the best things to do in San Francisco, Califonia.

Ten alluring adventure destinations in India

Why spend so much money on travelling abroad for an adventurous vacation when you can experience all the fun and thrills in India at a fraction of the cost? India offers tremendous opportunities for adventure tourism - from scuba-diving and trekking to para gliding and skiing, the country has a lot to offer.

Europe's beaches clean, but France lagging

According to a report by European Environment Agency, Europe's beaches are generally clean but France is lagging behind other tourist destinations in the south of the continent.

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Ice asteroids likely source of Earth's water?

Astronomers have for the first time detected ice and organic compounds on an asteroid, a pair of landmark studies released on Wednesday says.

Universe may be teeming with nomad planets

A recent study proposed that the galaxy is packed with nomad planets adrift in space.

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