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June 15, 2011

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Govt questions 100% cutoff in DU, Sibal calls it irrational
The Union human resources development minister said that 100% cutoff was unfortunate and he was saddened as it came at a time when the government was trying to simplify and make the process of admissions easy.
Chhota Shakeel men detained for journalist J Dey's murder
Three men were believed to be working for fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel, the right hand man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and their antecedents were being verified, police said.
ISI arrested CIA informants in Osama raid: NYT
Pakistan's spy agency ISI has arrested some Pakistani informants who fed information to the US Central Intelligence Agency before the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout deep inside Pakistan, according to the NYT.

Cities

Student scores 85%, but hangs herself in Bangalore
Unhappy with her score of 85% in the recent SSLC exam, M Sunidhi, 16, allegedly committed suicide in her house in Maruti Block, near Gayatrinagar, on Monday evening. Sunidhi had often fretted that she had not scored 90%.
Injured Ramdev follower still critical
A 51-year-old woman who suffered spinal injuries in the June 4 police action on the supporters of yoga guru Baba Ramdev at the Ramlila Ground here continues to be in critical condition, doctors said Wednesday.

Business

Lagarde, Carstens in IMF top job race
The long-shot bid by Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel, to become MD of the IMF appeared to already be over after the international lender's executive board said late on Monday that it would only consider two other candidates.
Sensex closes 180 points lower
A benchmark index for Indian equities markets on Wednesday closed 180 points lower a day before an imminent rate hike by the country's central bank.

Sports

Defending champ Serena seeded No. 8 at Wimbledon
Defending champion Serena Williams was bumped up to No. 8 in the seedings for Wimbledon on Wednesday, a position that will allow her to avoid playing the highest-ranked players until at least the quarterfinals.
Not using UDRS could backfire on India: Swann
England spinner Graeme Swann feels India's opposition to the Umpire Decision Review System in the upcoming Test series could backfire on the world's number one team.

Entertainment

Amitabh, Rajesh Khanna's shirt chemistry
Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan take direction from Hrishikesh Mukherjee on the sets of their 1973 blockbuster Namak Haraam. And by Khanna's expression, this must have been a real eye popper of a scene in discussion.
Deepika, Sidhartha still going strong
Deepika Padukone has been stationed in London for weeks on end now, immersed neck-deep in her film shoots.

Infotech

Why people are quitting Facebook
Privacy threats and fatigue has led 1 lakh Britons and six million users in the US to shut down their Facebook accounts, with the same pattern expected to follow in other countries too.
Inside TCS' hiring outlook & hikes
Demand for TCS outsourcing services is so robust the information-technology company hired 70,000 workers last fiscal year and plans to add another 60,000 this year.


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