[wanabidii] Top Headlines: RSS 'shakha' spreads its wings to 39 countries, most branches in Nepal, US

Daily Newsletter | Monday, December 21, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » RSS ‘shakha’ spreads its wings to 39 countries, most branches in Nepal, US Growing up on the outskirts of Pune, Girish Bagmar came from a family of Congress supporters. While he was fed up of UPA’s scams in 2014, he’s more inclined towards centrist politics than the right-wing BJP. Closeness between Modi, Obama is real: US envoy India and US need each other, says Richard Verma, US’ ambassador to India in an exclusive conversation with Indrani Bagchi, as he looks back on 2015 and prioritizes an important checklist for 2016, spanning nuclear energy, defense cooperation on jet engines and aircraft carriers and a bilateral investment treaty. WTO deal a huge setback for India: Congress The Congress on Sunday attacked the NDA government for agreeing to the WTO deal in Nairobi, describing it as a “huge setback” for India and other developing countries. CITIES MORE » Woman kills 2 daughters in Hyderabad In a shocking incident, a housewife killed her two daughters at their house at Mangalhat on Sunday evening. Neighbours & friends behind most cyber crimes in Mumbai Maharashtra arrested 942 cyber criminals last year, second only to UP with 1,233 arrests. Data profiling by the National Crime Records Bureau 2014 report shows that 100 of those arrested in this state were neighbours or relatives, 91 students, 81 sexual freaks and 55 religious persons. Delhi cops take lost 80-year-old home If it weren't for a group of alert policemen and a nightlong operation, 80-year-old Geeta Sehgal would have landed in a hospital or an old age home. TECH MORE » 10 tricks every Google Chrome user should know Here are 10 of our favourite tips for doing more with the Chrome browser. Year’s 10 best smartphones under Rs 10,000 The year 2015 saw a flood of budget smartphones hitting the Indian handset market. Buyers could lay their hands on budget smartphones with fingerprint scanners, 3GB RAM and more. So, here’s over to the 10 best budget smartphones of the year 2015. Google Nexus 5X and Apple iPhone 5S cost Rs 25,000: Which one to buy We take a look at the pros and cons of iPhone 5S and Nexus 5X so that you can decide which one is the right model for you. SPORTS MORE » Chennaiyin FC beat FC Goa to win second edition of ISL Chennaiyin FC scored twice in the 90th minute to snatch a pulsating 3-2 victory over FC Goa to win the second edition of the India Super League (ISL) on Friday. Hope to get back old form, Yuvraj Singh says His career getting a fresh lease of life following the selection for next year's Twenty20 matches against Australia, Yuvraj Singh said he cannot wait to be back in the dressing room after going through a "really terrible" phase. Messi, Suarez lead Barca to third Club World Cup title Messi broke the deadlock and Suarez scored twice in the second half to give Barca a typically emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate in the Club World Cup final. BUSINESS MORE » FDI focus to improve external finances, bolster Re: Moody’s Describing India’s focus on FDI as “credit positive”, Moody’s Investors Service said improvement in the external situation will also provide support to the rupee. Crude prices, GST to sway markets The domestic equity market may see volatile trading sessions in a holiday-shortened week ahead, with movement of crude oil prices expected to be an important factor driving stocks in the near term, say experts. Markets will remain closed on Friday for Christmas. VW eyes job rotation for key roles, says chairman Volkswagen plans to limit the time staff can remain in certain roles, its supervisory board chairman told a German weekly, in a step to improve oversight at the German carmaker. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » BT Exclusive: Gauahar Khan in 'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' Gauahar Khan flanked by the 'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' boys, Aftab Shivdasani and Tusshar, in the song Jawaani Le Doobi, which releases today Visa-less Orlando sent back from Delhi airport Orlando Bloom’s visit to India began on a sour note. The actor, who was invited to the country by UP CM Akhilesh Yadav to promote tourism, arrived in Delhi from London on Saturday at 1.30am, only to learn that the e-visa he had applied for on November 30 had been rejected. Deepika Padukone: Films she rejected Though Dippy wished to do Rockstar with Ranbir, she had rejected a lot of films too, that went on to become blockbusters. Read on to know more... Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2015 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service