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August 22, 2012

Top Headlines

Govt must go and fresh polls be held, adamant BJP says
"We are not disrupting the House. It is Congress regime which is doing it," BJP's Prakash Javadekar said even as Parliament was stalled for 2nd day over coal scam.

India banking strike clouds financial reform hopes
Bank transactions and some market operations were hit after about one million bank employees began a two-day strike on Wednesday.

Facebook to remove content that incites violence
Facebook said it will remove content, block pages or even disable accounts of those users who upload contents that incite violence or perpetuate hate speech.

Cities

Boy kills self after MMS clip goes viral
A youth from Sattari taluka in Panaji allegedly committed suicide after an MMS clip showing him and his girlfriend in a compromising position went viral.

Jilted man blows up lover's house in Aliganj
Panic gripped Madiaon police station area when an explosion at a house in Aliganj Phase II resulted in a huge fire.

Business

Air India's losses pegged at Rs 28,046 crore
AI's losses have been constantly mounting since the five-year-old merger with Indian Airlines and the collective losses from 2007-08 to 2011-12 are now Rs 28,046 crore.

Gold zooms to near record at Rs 30,745 on strong global cues
In a three-day long rising spree, prices of the precious metal spurted to reach near its all time high level of Rs 30,750 per 10 grams set on June 19.

Sports

No end to Sachin Tendulkar's learning curve
Sachin Tendulkar has weathered 23 long years of pressure and still continues to deliver for his team: His focus and dedication is second to none.

Confident India set sights on U-19 WC final
After defeating Pakistan, India would look to carry on the good show against New Zealand in the semifinals of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Thursday.

Entertainment

SRK gets Katrina to stay in Ladakh as Aamir waits for her
SRK, who is shooting in Ladakh, wants Katrina by his side, as he executes some of the more complex scenes under tight security.

Amitabh Bachchan apologises for coming late
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is known to be punctual for all events, apologised for being late for a promotional event of his upcoming game show 'KBC'.

Infotech

Microsoft starts registration for Windows 8
Microsoft began accepting orders for Windows 8 this week. The new operating system won't be delivered until October 26, however.

Kapil Sibal wants law to stop social media abuse
Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said the government needs to take strict action against those violating the law.

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