[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Royal Enfield races past Harley-Davidson in global sales

Daily Newsletter | Monday, February 02, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Royal Enfield races past Harley-Davidson in global sales Chennai-based Royal Enfield (RE), originally a British marque from Redditch, sold a shade over 3 lakh bikes in 2014, overtaking Harley’s global sales of 2.67 lakh units. In a first, over 100 corporate honchos join BJP In what would showcase the business-friendly image of the BJP, over 100 corporate honchos joined the party on Sunday in probably the first-of-its-kind en masse recruitment of private executives in a political party. Delhi poll: What do the middle-class voters want Parties will be keeping their fingers crossed for swing votes from the middle and upper-middle classes in what is expected to be a fight between BJP and AAP. CITIES MORE » Techie dies of cardiac arrest during run A 27-year-old software engineer died of cardiac arrest while running a 21-km half marathon in Ramanagaram district on Sunday morning. Three more suspected cases of swine flu in Chhattisgarh Three more cases of suspected swine flu were reported in Chhattisgarh on Sunday. With these the total number of swine flu cases has gone up to four so far. Indore cop who allegedly set minor girl ablaze arrested Three days after 11-year-old Class V student girl Yasmin was allegedly set ablaze by next door neighbour cop Prakash Jaroliya inside her rented cubbyhole in city’s congested Sadar Bazar area, the city police on Sunday booked the accused cop for murder and arrested him. TECH MORE » WhatsApp starts rolling out voice calling feature As per a user, the calling feature is included in WhatsApp’s new build (2.11.508) which is only available on WhatsApp’s website. Samsung to launch Galaxy S6 in March Samsung will launch its next flagship smartphone Galaxy S6 by March-end. In pics: Inside Apple's largest store in Asia Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history. SPORTS MORE » Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray to win Australian Open World number one and Serb top seed Novak Djokovic defeated Britain's Andy Murray 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0 to win his fifth Australian Open title on Sunday. Sachin is one of my favourites, Kohli is magnificent too: Viv He had redefined ODI batsmanship almost three decades back but Sir Vivian Richards' favourite ODI batsman is none other than the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Arsenal climb to fifth after thumping Aston Villa 5-0 Arsenal climbed above rivals Tottenham Hotspur into fifth in the Premier League after an emphatic 5-0 win against goal-shy Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium. BUSINESS MORE » RBI may cut rate further by 25 bps The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may cut its policy rate further by quarter of a percentage point this week to boost growth, as inflation remains under control and the fiscal situation appears better following a record Coal India (CIL) disinvestment. India eyes G20 for infra push India has proposed that the G20 group be used as a platform for matchmaking the private sector, including pension funds which are sitting on a huge cash pile, with countries that are in dire need of funds for developing infrastructure. India-Israel to resume talks on FTA India and Israel will resume negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) next week, government sources confirmed, in another indication of deepening ties between the 2 countries since the Narendra Modi led NDA government came to power. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Big B to make his commentary debut The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 just got all the more exciting, thanks to Amitabh Bachchan. 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