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February 18, 2013

Top Headlines

Milkha Singh booked in connection with brawl in Chandigarh Golf Club
Legendary athlete Milkha Singh, a Punjab Congress MLA and a former Army officer have been booked by the police in connection with a brawl between two groups.

Supreme Court stays execution of Veerappan's aides
The Supreme Court has provided temporary relief to the four aides of ?sandalwood smuggler Veerappan staying their execution till further orders.

Govt unlikely to hand over Afzal Guru's body to his family
A home ministry official said Afzal was buried inside Tihar Jail complex in line with the prison manual and the government has no plans to hand over the body.

Cities

Mahakumbh: Lok Sabha Speaker takes holy dip at Sangam
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar took a holy dip at Sangam on Monday while attending the Mahakumbh here.

Woman gang-raped by four men, filmed
A 30-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by four persons, who also made a video clip of her, in Sikri village under Bhopa police station in UP, police said.

Business

India's external debt nearly trebles as trade deficit widens
With the trade deficit increasing, the country's external debt has nearly trebled and has the potential to fuel an already high inflation.

Veerappa Moily rules out rollback in petrol, diesel price hike
Petrol price in Delhi went by Rs 1.80 to Rs 69.06 per litre from February 16. Diesel rates went up by 51 paise to Rs 48.16 a litre.

Sports

Viswanathan Anand wins Grenke title
Viswanathan Anand notched up his first title of the year when he scored an emphatic victory over Arkadij Naiditsch to lift the Grenke Chess Classic trophy.

Beaten Pakistan slammed for lack of aggression
Pakistan's cricketers came under fire after their series defeat in South Africa, with former players blaming the team's timid approach for their loss in the second Test.

Entertainment

Oscar movies are hits, too, for a change
As a crop, this year's nine best picture nominees has been one of the most talk-provoking, op-Ed-generating bunches in recent Oscar history.

Aamir Khan ensures justice is delivered
Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate has been off air for around six months and it still has a high recall value among the audiences.

Infotech

BPOs eyeing effectiveness to drive growth
BPOs now do a repertoire of complex work, emerging as a transformational partner to customers.

Internet rates may go up
DoT has proposed to charge one-time entry of Rs 15 crore for a national level Unified Licence compared to Rs 30 lakh which companies pay for internet services at present.

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