[wanabidii] Top Headlines: With aid not getting through, relief trucks looted in Nepal

Daily Newsletter | Friday, May 01, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » With aid not getting through, relief trucks looted in Nepal Homeless, exhausted and angry, Nepal quake survivors on Thursday began attacking relief convoys as complaints of tardy aid distribution piled up despite a glut of relief material clogging the airport and relief hubs. Times cares: Readers, you did us proud We are overwhelmed by your generosity. In just three days since TOI appealed to you for help to the quake victims of Nepal, there has been a deluge of relief material. Quake: 'The dead gone, the living are in hell' The weather on Thursday once again interrupted rescue work with torrential rains lashing Kathmandu till 10.30am. Once the skies cleared, a stream of injured from the worst-hit Sindhupalchowk began pouring into the capital and overwhelmed the administration. CITIES MORE » Devotee finds key ring in Tirupati temple laddu! Barely three days after the new executive board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams was announced, a devotee was shocked to find a keychain ring in one of the laddus sold as prasadam by the temple administration. Woman slapped to death in Ahmedabad In a unsettling incident which took place in Shahibaug on 21 April, a woman, Chanchiben Dantani, 65, died after she was slapped hard and pushed by the accused. Hyderabad: Metro rail likely to chug in October The Metro Rail project, conceived to ease traffic woes significantly in Hyderabad when completed, is expected to roll out its services this October. TECH MORE » 7 recently launched budget smartphones in India Wondering which are the 7 new low-cost smartphones worth buying? Read on to find out... Microsoft opens Windows 10 to Apple, Android apps Microsoft hopes to get more people to Windows 10 by giving them access to many of the same apps as Apple or Android phones. Gionee Elife S7 review Gionne promises that its new phone won’t be just another anorexic device and will also offer improved performance and new features. SPORTS MORE » Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell led Kolkata Knight Riders to an emphatic seven-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL return leg clash. IPL: Rahul Dravid supports BCCI stand on chucking Without mentioning any individual names, Rahul Dravid came out in full support of the BCCI move to eradicate 'chuckers' from the Indian Premier League. Belgian footballer Mertens dies after collapsing on pitch The 24-year-old Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens has died three days after suffering a heart attack while playing for Lokeren's reserves against Genk. BUSINESS MORE » Airfares take off before summer vacation If you are planning a last minute vacation this summer, than be prepared to pay 40% to 70% more for air tickets. With the year’s longest holiday season about to begin, airlines are charging high fares to maximize their revenue. FM gives foreign investors some concession on MAT The government on Thursday provided some relief to overseas investors on the contentious issue of minimum alternate tax (MAT). MTNL introduces unlimited free local calls at night State-run telecom operator MTNL has introduced unlimited free local calling at night for its landline and broadband customers to any network, effective Friday. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Exclusive: Rishi Kapoor's 80-year-old look Rishi Kapoor was reluctant to even play the role of a father a few years back, but he is now playing Pulkit Samrat’s grandfather in Divya Khosla Kumar’s musical romantic film Sanam Re. Pamela Anderson to fund faux elephants Hollywood actor Pamela Anderson, who is a patron of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, has offered to pay money to make thirty realistic and portable elephants made of bamboo and papier-mâché to replace live elephants to be paraded for Thrissur Pooram. Kamal Haasan unhappy with Shruti’s stilettos Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan, who were promoting their Friday release Gabbar Is Back, were walking into a suburban five-star hotel in Mumbai yesterday. 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