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May 21, 2009

Top Headlines
Congress holds crucial talks with DMK, Trinamool
Congress leaders are meeting key pre-poll partners on distribution of Cabinet berths. Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has, however, said her party has no demands.

US Congress drops India mention in aid bill to Pakistan
The US Congressional panel dropped an explicit demand for access to A Q Khan and preventing terror attacks against India as conditions in a legislation that triples the aid.

Elections to be held in Sri Lankan areas freed from LTTE: Envoy
"Our country is now free of terror. The concerns of Tamil diaspora will be addressed. We will hold provincial council elections in the northern region," C R Jaisinghe said.

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Cities
Pune woman scales Mount Everest
Krishna Patil became the first Maharashtrian woman to conquer the Mount Everest. She was part of a commercial expedition organized by Asian Trekking Agency in Nepal.

Bikers gang hits again, Delhi businessman robbed of Rs 7 lakh
In yet another incident of daylight robbery outside a bank, two motorcycle-borne men on Thursday robbed a businessman and his employee of Rs 7 lakh in east Delhi.

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Business
Annual inflation rate rises to 0.61%
Higher prices of tea, fruits, vegetables and spices pushed up annual rate of inflation to 0.61% for the week ended May 9 from 0.48% the week before, official data showed.

Azim Premji takes pay cut, but hike for others in Wipro top brass
IT major Wipro's chief Azim Premji seems to be leading by example as he has taken a cut of about 10% in his annual compensation.

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Sports
Pete Sampras to play Agassi for first time since retiring
Tennis legends Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi will renew their epic rivalry later this year for the first time since the US Open final in 2002.

Australia reassured on Commonwealth Games security
Australia has played down security concerns for next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, saying local organizers had ensured athletes' safety amid instability in the region.

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Entertainment
Sanjay Dutt wants to concentrate on career
Sanjay Dutt, who once wished to follow in the footsteps of his late father by joining politics, now wants to concentrate on his acting career instead.

Lindsay Lohan to marry Samantha
According to recent reports, Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan is planning to get married to on/off girlfriend Samantha Ronson.

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Infotech
Infosys to hire 1,000 in US
Software firm Infosys plans to hire about 1,000 people in the US in the next 12 to 18 months amid a gloomy job market.

Apple warns of shock from iPhone, iPod
Technology giant Apple has warned of possible small and quick electrical shocks from the headphones while using iPods and iPhones.

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