Saturday, September 25, 2010

Apple goes after the camera market too

Apple goes after the camera market too

Apple goes after the camera market too

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Any iPhone owner knows that there are a lot of gadgets and objects the iPhone has replaced. Among its Web and communications abilities phone owners don't need maps, notepads, music players and a litany of other single-serving devices. Now, there's something else the iPhone is poised to completely replace for many owners: the standard point and shoot camera.


Whatever her marks, she'll top the exam

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When Meena Salkar settles down to write the papers for the doctor of medicine (MD) examination in obstetrics and gynaecology, she will face a few minor hiccups. She will not be able to sneak a peek into her neighbours' paper even if she wants to. Nor will she be able whisper out a suggestion to someone around. This is because the 42-year-old gynaecologist from Bangalore is the only person appearing for the exam from Mumbai University this year.


Campaign hots up as civic polls near

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The civic polls in Gujarat is a crisis situation for many political leaders in the state. And the most expedient thing they can do in a such a situation is to run away. The BJP and Congress officials did just that, literally!


No night safari at Bannerghatta Bio Park

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Bangaloreans' long wait for the night safari appears to be all in vain. The ambitious Rs 180 crore project in Bannerghatta National Park, proposed by tourism ministry headed G Janardhana Reddy, did not find favour with the new minister for forests CH Vijayashankar.


Water supply cut for two days

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The Pune civic authority has cut the water supply by 30 per cent in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area for two days. The order was put into effect from Friday. The civic authority has attributed the cut to the repair work being carried out by the irrigation department at Bedadohal bridge.


Peon robbed of Rs 6 lakh

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An unidentified suspect allegedly robbed Rs 6 lakh from a peon of a firm near Sindh Society, Lullanagar, Kondhwa in Pune on Thursday night. The suspect also assaulted the man with a sharp-edged weapon. The peon, Mehboob Mohmmad Momin (70) of Hadapsar, lodged a complaint at the Wanavdi police station.


UK's Labour Party elects Ed Miliband as its new leader

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Britain's Opposition Labour Party has said that Ed Miliband has been elected as its new leader. Forty-year-old former climate change secretary Ed is the younger brother of 45-year-old former British foreign secretary David Miliband. It was a closely fought battle between the brothers to replace ex-prime minister Gordon Brown who quit in the wake of a humbling election defeat.


Decomposed bodies of boy, girl found, dishonour killing suspected

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In yet another case of suspected dishonour killing, badly decomposed bodies of a boy and a girl, who had allegedly eloped recently, were recovered from a village in Sirsa district of Haryana.


Underworld don Chhota Rajan's aide held

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A close associate of underworld don Chhota Rajan was arrested from near the Charbagh Railway station in Lucknow on Saturday.


Old Yamuna bridge reopens

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The old Yamuna bridge, which was closed to rail traffic due to the rising water level of the river early this week, was reopened to rail traffic on Saturday.


Quietly, US military opens up to Sikhs

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Growing up near the Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio, Tejdeep Singh Rattan knew he wanted to serve in uniform. When the military discouraged him, he persisted but again got a cold shoulder. When he was turned away a third time, Rattan - an observant Sikh with a turban and beard - became suspicious.


Man held for bid to exhort Rs 60 lakh from businessman

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A man was arrested in the Capital for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 60 lakh from the family of his teenaged "girlfriend", police said on Saturday.


1600 Blueline buses to go off the roads from Sunday

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Commuters in several areas in the city may face difficulty as 1,600 Blueline buses will go off the roads from Sunday. The buses are being shunted out from areas expected to be frequented by athletes, officials and visitors of the Commonwealth Games as part of city government's efforts to "improve the image of the city".


Pakistan: 2 killed as gunmen fire outside mosque

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At least two persons were killed and six others injured when three unidentified gunmen opened fire at a mosque in Bahawalpur in central Pakistan on Saturday. The gunmen, who were travelling on a motorcycle, began firing when people gathered outside the Al-Qamar mosque after the 'Fajr' or pre-dawn prayers in Satellite Town area of Bahawalpur.


9/11 remarks meant to 'assist' Americans: Ahmadinejad

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Shrugging of the volley of criticism against him for listing conspiracy theories behind 9/11 attacks at the United Nations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underlined that his remarks were meant to help Americans.


We welcome Centre's decision on Kashmir: Omar

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has welcomed the Centre's decision on finding a solution to the Kashmir problem and has assured that the state government will "reopen the schools on Monday". Adding that the J&K government will take gradual steps to de-escalate the tension in the area, Omar said they will examine the disturbed areas.


Govt to appoint interlocutors for Kashmir talks

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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on Saturday. Home Minister P Chidambaram addressed a press conference in New Delhi after the meeting where he announced the decisions taken in the CCS meet on Kashmir.


Chattisgarh: Naxals kidnap 7 policemen, distraught familes appeal the government

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After Naxals kidnapped seven policemen in Chattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh has made an appeal to release four of the abducted cops.


Jharkhand: Encounter on between CRPF and Naxals, 1 jawan killed

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In a raging encounter with the Naxals in Jharkhand's west Singhbhum district, one CRPF jawan has been killed and many others injured.


Citigroup to raise Pandit's one dollar token salary next year

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Global financial services company Citigroup will raise the one dollar token salary of its Chief Executive Vikram Pandit to a compensation commensurate with the job, next year.


Ayodhya verdict: Chief Justice of India to hear deferment petition

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Ayodhya verdict - The Ayodhya verdict deferment petition in the Supreme Court will be heard by a three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India. The other judges are Justice Aftab Alam and Justice KS Radhakrishnan.


20-yr-old girl gangraped, murdered

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A 20-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped and murdered in Rajasthan's Sawaimadhopur district, police said on Saturday.


CWG: Envoys meet Delhi govt, voice security concerns

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Envoys of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and England met the officials of Delhi government and the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Saturday morning over certain security fears.


PMO: Manmohan Singh did not reprimand Group of Ministers in-charge of CWG

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"The Prime Minister has seen reports in a section of the media that he 'pulled up' the Group of Ministers (GoM) in charge of Commonwealth Games. Such reports are misleading," PM's Media Adviser Harish Khare said.


Pawar takes a dig at Kalmadi, calls CWG a joke

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Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday night took a dig at the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi.


Pakistan-bound plane evacuated in Sweden due to bomb threat, suspect detained

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A plane carrying 273 people bound from Canada for Pakistan landed today at Stockholm's Arlanda airport because of a bomb threat on board, airport and police officials said.


A royal ride: Chopper for a 1-mile flight!

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Britain's Royal Family has come under criticism, after it emerged that the wife of the Queen's youngest son Prince Edward used a chopper just for travelling a mile, a journey which would have taken four minutes by car.


Northern Ireland confirms participation in CWG

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Good news continue to flow the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games way with Northern Ireland confirming their participation in the event, starting October 3.


CRPF personnel, Maoist killed in encounter

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A CRPF personnel and a Maoist were killed in an encounter between the joint forces and rebels at Bandarboni and Cheraboni areas near Jhargram town of West Midnapore district.


Temple visit with Advani signals Uma Bharti’s return to BJP?

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Uma Bharti all set to return to BJP? Senior BJP leader L K Advani visited the Somnath temple in Gujarat on Saturday along with former BJP leader Umar Bharti. Even though the visit marks the 20 years of Advani's historic rath yatra which he started from this very temple in 1990, the joint visit by Advani and Uma Bharti to the temple comes after top level BJP sources told NDTV in July that the party is seriously considering Uma's return to the party.


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