[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Yakub Memon wrote another, undelivered, mercy plea on the eve of his hanging

Daily Newsletter | Friday, July 31, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Yakub Memon wrote another, undelivered, mercy plea on the eve of his hanging Sources claimed that Yakub had high hopes that his execution order would be stayed by the judiciary. When he heard the outcome, he was dejected but only for a moment. Indian Air Force flies organs, saves 2 lives The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently put one of its special aircraft, an Embraer, for a unique operation — transporting a kidney and a liver from Pune to Delhi. In death, Kalam gets all parties on one stage Parties from across the spectrum including BJP, Congress, AIADMK, Telugu Desam and PMK shared the stage on Thursday to pay homage to the ‘People’s President’ at the island of Rameswaram. CITIES MORE » In DU, 22 fake admissions and counting The crime branch unearthed a major fake admissions racket in Delhi University colleges and arrested a gang of four, including a DU student, who are suspected to have secured admissions of around 100 candidates on forged documents in the past two years. Dead dog in hostel sump lands 8 law students in hospital Eight students of Ambedkar Law College who drank contaminated water in their hostel were taken ill on Wednesday. Power supply restored in 500 flood-hit villages of Gujarat The power supply has been restored in over 500 villages of Saurashtra and Kutch in last 24 hours and power restoration work is on. TECH MORE » Motorola Moto G (Gen 3) vs Yu Yureka Plus vs Lenovo K3 Note Here’s a brief comparison of the Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Yu Yureka Plus and Lenovo K3 Note Samsung profit falls, as Galaxy S6 sales disappoint Samsung Electronics reported Thursday a fifth straight drop in quarterly earnings as the Galaxy S6 failed to reverse its declining fortunes in the smartphone industry. How to prepare for your upgrade to Windows 10 Windows 10 comes with new features that make it an attractive upgrade. SPORTS MORE » Paytm wins sponsorship rights for BCCI home matches till 2019 One97 Communications, owners of Paytm, were awarded the title sponsorship rights for India's international home matches for a period of four years with a winning bid of Rs 2.42 crore per match. BCCI is accountable to the public: Sports Minister Sonowal Sonowal said sports should be corruption free and transparent and sports bodies should be accountable to the public to maintain credibility. Australian Stuart Law keen on Team India coach's job Australia A assistant coach Stuart Law may be busy strategising India A's downfall during the second unofficial 'Test', but ex-cricketer is keen to coach India's senior team. BUSINESS MORE » BNP acquires Sharekhan for Rs 2.2k crore European banking major BNP Paribas will buy domestic online retail broking major Sharekhan for an undisclosed sum of money. Composite capital to help retail, insurance business The decision will allow greater flexibility to FIIs in several sectors, including retail, brownfield ventures in pharmaceuticals as well as insurance and pension, where they can invest up to 49% without having to seek government approval. 'India’s gold exports can soar 400% in 5 years' Indian gold jewellery exports can increase by 400% in the next five years if domestic hallmarking standards improve, the World Gold Council said on Thursday. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » 'Salman is like the elder brother I missed' A chat with Sonu Sood... 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' breaks the record of 'Dhoom3' In a scenario where change is constant, Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan, that has been galloping at the box office, breaking records along the way, crossed the Dhoom3 box office collection yesterday. John Abraham: Lesser known facts On the actor's birthday, let's take a look at some lesser known facts about him. 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