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January 19, 2013

Top Headlines

Congress leaders pitch for Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate
Amid talk that Rahul will be given a bigger role, clamour for declaring him as the Congress prime ministerial candidate grew louder at Chintan Shivir.

No rollback of increase in diesel prices: Oil minister Veerappa Moily
Ruling out rollback of the 45 paise increase in diesel prices, Moily said bulk consumers like railways to find their own budget to buy fuel at market price.

3rd ODI: Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli lead Indian chase against England
Chasing modest 156-run target, Gambhir and Kohli took India past 50-run mark after losing Ajinkya Rahane early in the third ODI against England.

Cities

Amdavadis top chart for obesity
An 11-city survey across the country has revealed that Ahmedabad has the maximum proportion of adults who are obese.

Bangalore student commits suicide in Germany
A Bangalore student enrolled in a post-graduate course in Siegen University, Germany, died under mysterious circumstances.

Business

Gold eases in listless trade, silver strengthens
Standard gold of 99.5 per cent purity declined by Rs 30 to end at Rs 30,415 per 10 gm from Friday's closing level of Rs 30,445.

Dow, S&P 500 end at five-year highs
The Dow and S&P 500 closed at five-year highs as the market registered a third straight week of gains on a solid start to the quarterly earnings season.

Sports

Saina sinks in semis of Malaysia Open
Saina Nehwal suffered a shock straight-game defeat at the hands of world number 12 Tzu Ying Tai in the semifinal to crash out of the Malaysia Open.

Federer beats Tomic to reach 4th round
Second seed Roger Federer claimed a hard-fought straight-sets victory over young Australian Bernard Tomic to reach the 4th round at the Australian Open.

Entertainment

There should be competition for doing charity: Salman Khan
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is known for his philanthropic ways, feels that people should compete for doing charity.

I don't take my family name for granted: Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor, scion of the first family of Bollywood - the Kapoors - says money has never been a motivating factor for him to be in films.

Infotech

Apple, Samsung charge ahead as Nokia, RIM continue to lose: Survey
Samsung and Apple pulled ahead in the global smartphone race last quarter, according to forecasts by analysts in a Reuters poll.

Google CEO Larry Page: Facebook doing a really bad job
Google CEO Larry Page has in an interview said that the number one social network is doing a "really bad job with its products."

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