[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Live: 1993 Mumbai blasts' convict Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur jail

Daily Newsletter | Thursday, July 30, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Live: 1993 Mumbai blasts' convict Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur jail  The deck has been cleared for Yakub Memon's hanging that is scheduled to take place today. Stay with us as we track the latest developments in the case. Yakub Memon's plea rejected: What the SC said In a dramatic and unprecedented late-night hearing, the Supreme Court on Thursday morning rejected a last-minute mercy plea by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon. Yakub's plea: How the late-night action unfolded Yakub Memon, Mumbai blasts convict, will be hanged shortly with the Supreme Court dismissing his last-minute attempt to escape the gallows by rejecting his plea for a stay on the death warrant. CITIES MORE » Kolkata company to build Bhairab bridge in Bangladesh In August, a barge will start from Kolkata with a special consignment for Bangladesh. IPS Amitabh seeks end of suspension, reinstatement Suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur has requested the UP government to end his suspension and to reinstate him in service. 25-yr-old stabs roommate after he refuses to clean room A 21-year-old college student was stabbed to death by his roommate after he refused to clean his room in TECH MORE » How to prepare for your upgrade to Windows 10 Windows 10 comes with new features that make it an attractive upgrade. TCS, Infosys, Wipro lost over 1,00,000 employees in four quarters India's $146-billion information technology (IT) industry is consistently hemorrhaging more people than ever before. OnePlus 2 first impressions OnePlus calls its new smartphone the ‘2016 flagship killer’ and says it competes with next year’s smartphones. We spent some time with the new OnePlus 2 and here are our first impressions of the phone… SPORTS MORE » Kohli fails as India A bundled out for 135 on Day 1 Indian Test captain Virat Kohli's woeful form continued as hosts India 'A' were shot out for a paltry 135 by Australia 'A' in the second unofficial 'Test' match. BCCI ban on Sreesanth to stay, says Anurag Thakur The BCCI insisted that the ban on the 3 Rajasthan Royals players S. Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila would not be lifted. Michel Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body ``the dignity and the position it deserves." BUSINESS MORE » Oliphans scores big in startup jungle Oliphans Capital has often strayed from the dominant narrative of India's startup investing - writing cheques to twenty-something IITians (better if they're dropouts), fuelling a consumer technology boom - with impressive outcomes. Microsoft rolls out Win 10 OS Microsoft launched the latest upgrade to its Windows operating system on Wednesday and threw it open for tablets and PCs. GM plans to invest $1bn for revival General Motors on Wednesday sought to make a renewed push to turn around its struggling Indian operations and announced a fresh $1 billion (Rs 6,400 crore) investment, while rationalizing its operations by shutting down its first plant in the country, at Halol in Gujarat. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Top 10 richest Bollywood celebs Shahrukh Khan is Bollywood's richest celebrity, beating his arch rival Salman Khan. We’ve had a lovely email exchange When a dancing icon like Hrithik Roshan praises someone else’s dancing abilities, the person is naturally flattered. Why Rishi deleted his message to Huma? Rishi Kapoor never shies from taking off on himself or his Bollywood colleagues. 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