[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Indo-Bangla land pact: 68 yrs after Independence, another freedom at midnight

Daily Newsletter | Saturday, August 01, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Indo-Bangla land pact: 68 yrs after Independence, another freedom at midnight At midnight, the Tricolor would have been unfurled in these enclaves, at half-mast because India is mourning former President APJ Abdul Kalam. India ranks second only to Mexico in abductions For specialty underwriters sitting in global reinsurance markets like London, India has a dubious distinction. It ranks second only to Mexico on a list of kidnapping hotspots—ahead of Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria. London: the new source of gold smuggled to India This is the first time London has figured on the gold smuggling map vis-a-vis India. CITIES MORE » Chennai: SI's son poses as cop, tries to 'rape' 16-yr-old The Tiruvallur police detained the son of a sub-inspector who posed as a police officer and attempted to rape a 16-year-old girl who was visiting relatives in Kamarajapuram, around 45km from here. Teen loses control of SUV, kills 1, injures 4 at Mira Road in Mumbai A teenager allegedly lost control of his SUV near Golden Nest in Mira Road and rammed into a divider, killing a motorbike rider and injuring four on Friday. Mumbai cops are relieved after sucessfull bandobast The city police on Friday witnessed a tight bandobast again and the force was everywhere for maintaining the law and order. Zonal deputy police commissioners were present near all the big mosques for security during the Friday prayers and a smooth entry and exit of devotees. TECH MORE » OnePlus 2 vs Asus Zenfone 2: Which one to buy The fight is pretty tough between the two smartphones. Here we take a look at all the key aspects to help you choose between OnePlus 2 and Asus ZenFone 2 and make the inal decision … Here's how you can get Windows 10 right now Microsoft is rolling it out in waves of customers at a time, so it may be a few days, weeks, or even months. Now buy 'cheaper' Samsung, Xiaomi phones on Amazon Amazon.in has started a pilot to sell brand-refurbished smartphones from popular brands like Samsung and Xiaomi to begin with. SPORTS MORE » England take 2-1 lead with 8-wicket victory over Aus England beat Australia by eight wickets to win the third Test at Edgbaston on Friday and take a 2-1 lead in the Ashes series. India A batsmen falter against Australia A on Day 3 India A top-order faltered once again to reach 267 for six at the end of third day's play against Australia A in the second unofficial 'Test' on Friday. Dale Steyn on the fast track to legendary status Dale Steyn has been on the fast lane since he broke into the South African cricket team almost a decade ago. And on Thursday, the 32-year-old joined an elite group of 13 bowlers with 400 or more Test wickets. BUSINESS MORE » Sebi panel eyes crowdfunding The Sebi-constituted committee headed by Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy, which is working to boost India's thriving startup ecosystem by channelizing funds, has formed focused groups with experts from taxation, investment banking and software industry. Centre downplays RBI board change he finance ministry on Friday downplayed its decision to break from tradition and replace economic affairs secretary Rajiv Mehrishi with his deputy Ajay Taygi on the Reserve Bank of India board. Sharekhan, others face Rs 15cr penalty Just a day after online broking major Sharekhan was sold to BNP Paribas, market regulator Sebi has ordered it to return nearly Rs 51 lakh for unlawful gains made by its dealers through front-running its clients. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Kajol-Kangana were polite to each other on flight One would imagine that the first-class of the London-Mumbai flight, on which Kajol and Kangana Ranaut travelled back together, would have felt too constricted for fellow travellers, especially considering the history shared by the two actresses. Newly married actor cheating on wife? An upstart of an actor, who has a king-size attitude to boot, is barely married but is besotted with his demure co-star who has turned out to be quite the man-eater. Riteish thought Pulkit was a snob The Bangistan duo Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat are tinsel town’s newest backslapping buddies. But their friendship began on a funny note. 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