Most searched news events on Google India in 2013
The Google India Zeitgeist tracks the year's major events and trends based on Google searches conducted in the country. Here is the list of top 10 most searched news events in 2013:
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5) Vijay Mallya Kingfisher Airlines: In September, Chairman of Kingfisher Airlines Limited, Vijay Mallya, had announced that the company is in talks with a foreign investor for a potential stake sale. The airlines was grounded in October 2012 and its accumulated losses have ballooned to over Rs. 16,000 crore.
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8) Air India News: News of constant glitches in Air India's Dreamliner fleet was also widely searched on Google this year. According to Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal, since its induction in September 2012 till November 27, this year, "136 minor technical snags have occurred on these aircraft which were fixed by Boeing/Air India technical teams with alacrity."
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10) Laptop Distribution Scheme: Since March, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has distributed free laptops to first-year college students. The Hewlett- Packard laptops, worth Rs. 19,000 each, come with stickers of the chief minister and his father, Mulayam Singh, who heads the Samajwadi Party.
