News letter from THE TIMES OF INDIA

	June 12, 2009

		Top Headlines Buckle up, Indians and Chinese are coming: Barack Obama to Americans US President Barack Obama has exhorted his countrymen to buckle up as the Indians and Chinese are catching them fast, as Americans have now settled into mediocrity. Anti-Taliban cleric among 11 dead in Pakistan blasts Maulana Sarfraz Naeemi, a critic of the Taliban and 10 others were killed and several injured when suicide bombers struck in two places in Pakistan. Manmohan Singh to meet Asif Ali Zardari during SCO summit In the first top-level contact after Mumbai attacks, PM Manmohan Singh will meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during SCO summit in Russia. More >> Cities Flu-hit man, mother forcefully brought back to hospital in Delhi A businessman afflicted by swine flu and his mother, to whom he had passed it on, were forcefully brought back to hospital after they had given a slip. Goa mulls changes in marriage laws A legislative committee has recommended that the provision of a compulsory one month residence proof for wedding be scrapped. More >> Business Sensex falls for the second consecutive day The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by 173.53 points at 15,237.94, losing another 1% on profit-selling as investors judged the 90% rally as overdone. Industry grows by 1.4% in April As an early sign of recovery, industrial growth turned positive for April at 1.4%, after remaining negative for months. More >> Sports Sania Mirza enters Aegon Classic quarters Sania Mirza eked out her performance by reaching the quarter-finals of the Aegon Classic after stunning world number 31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a three-set contest. Andrew Symonds loses Australia contract for next season The prospects of Andrew Symonds rekindling his international career were dealt another blow when he was officially stripped of his playing contract for next season. More >> Entertainment Slumdog kids shine at IIFA green carpet Child stars of the Oscar-winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' stole the limelight as they walked the green carpet at the International Indian Film Academy event with panache. Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt fight over Jennifer Angelina Jolie's 34th birthday celebration at her rented mansion on Long Island turned ugly when the couple erupted in a fight over Brad Pitt's ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston. More >> Infotech TCS eyeing $200 million BPO contracts Tata Consultancy Services is competing for 5-6 business process outsourcing deals largely in verticals such as banking and financial services, retail and energy & utilities. Yahoo's new CFO is cost-cutting specialist Yahoo Inc has hired a cost-cutting specialist, Tim Morse as its new CFO, signaling company's determination to weed out the bureaucracy that is dragging down its profits. More >>