[wanabidii] Top Headlines: BJP shrugs off Barack Obama's 'rebuke', says US president's visit a hit

Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, January 28, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » BJP shrugs off Barack Obama’s ‘rebuke’, says US president’s visit a hit As Congress jumped on Barack Obama emphasizing the need for governments to allow religious freedom, BJP dismissed the suggestion that the remarks of the US president marked a rebuke to the saffron regime against the backdrop of the Sangh’s advocacy for “reconversion” of Christians and Muslims. ISIS assault Tripoli hotel, at least nine dead Gunmen stormed a hotel in Tripoli popular with diplomats and officials Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, killing at least nine people, including five foreigners, before blowing themselves up. Day after bravery award, colonel killed in J&K Bravery came easy to Colonel Munindra Nath Rai. It ran in his family, with both elder brothers having received gallantry awards. CITIES MORE » Nagpur tutor in jail for raping landlord’s 13-year-old daughter A 22-year-old tutor, a science graduate, landed behind bars after nine months of repeatedly raping his landlord’s minor daughter. Tourist jumps off toy train in Darjeeling, dies Panicked over “rumours” that the brakes of a toy train under the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) had failed, a tourist jumped off the moving train near Chunbhatti under the Kurseon subdivision on Monday afternoon and died on the spot. The deceased has been identified as Moli Paul (51), a resident of Kolkata. 2 Metro stations to close during Beating Retreat Delhi Metro services will be partially curtailed at two stations on January 29 as part of the security arrangements for the Beating Retreat ceremony. TECH MORE » Facebook, Instagram back after 40 minute outage Facebook, Instagram and Tinder are back online after a 40 minute outage. BlackBerry Classic review To please their loyalists, BlackBerry decided to go back to its Bold roots with the Classic. 25 'worst' passwords of 2014 Online security still remains a mirage. Web security firm SplashData recently released its annual list of 25 most commonly used passwords on the internet.Here are the 25 'worst' passwords of 2014. SPORTS MORE » Would cheat again but I am a changed man: Lance Armstrong Armstrong has said he should be forgiven after suffering a lot of humiliation for doping and lying, but defended his conduct, insisting he would do it again. Teenager Keys downs Venus to make Australian Open semis Madison Keys overcame a leg injury to secure a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Venus Williams at the Australian Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal. Sunil Narine pulls out of West Indies World Cup squad Highly-rated off-spinner Sunil Narine on Tuesday pulled out of the West Indies World Cup squad, saying he needed more time to work on his bowling action. BUSINESS MORE » Tata Motors plans Rs 7,500cr rights issue Weighed down by debt and losses in its India business, Tata Motors, the world’s fourth largest truck maker, plans to raise up to Rs 7,500 crore via a rights issue over the coming months, its third such offering in the company’s history since it got listed in 1955. Investor interest on India rising: Arun Jaitley Growth prospects for India are getting better with improvement in several macro-economic fundamentals, which triggered huge curiosity among domestic and foreign investors, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. MFs the best choice for retail investors When Rajiv Johari (name changed) approached us, he was paying an annual premium of Rs 10.80 lakh with a sum-assured of Rs 55 lakh only with investments spanned across endowment, money-back, whole-life policies and Ulips. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Ayushmann Khurrana tried nine hairstyles for Hawaizaada Hawaizaada, starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Sharda, is set in the 19th century. Naturally, one of the challenges of making the film was staying true to that period — be it recreating the Bombay of 1895 or designing the right costumes. Needless to say, director Vibhu Virender Puri and his team did extensive research. Ronit, Rohit Roy clash over time slot of their shows Siblings Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy, known for their closeness, will now be clashing on television. Other Newsletters from TOI: Entertainment | Tech | Movie Reviews | Life & Style To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2014 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service