[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Woman can be 'karta'of a family: Delhi high court

Daily Newsletter | Monday, February 01, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Woman can be ‘karta’of a family: Delhi high court The eldest female member of a family can be its “Karta”, the Delhi high court has ruled in a landmark verdict. A unique position carved out by Hindu customs and ancient texts, “Karta” denotes managership of a joint family and is traditionally inherited by men. Kapus in Andhra set 6 train bogies ablaze An agitation by the Kapu community for quotas in government jobs and educational institutions in Andhra Pradesh turned violent with the agitators setting fire to two police stations and at least six compartments of a train in East Godavari district on Sunday. BJP snubs PDP demand for ‘written assurance’  Resolution of the stalemate in Jammu & Kashmir did not seem in sight on Sunday with BJP rejecting PDP’s demand for a “written assurance” as the condition for continuing the coalition, which came to an end following the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. CITIES MORE » Celebrating Arindam Sen Gupta's life @5pm, in Delhi Noted journalist and Times of India's Managing Editor Arindam Sen Gupta passed away on January 28 after a battle with cancer. He was 61. Kudankulam unit starts operation again Unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power reactor restarted power generation at 7.12am on Saturday, seven months after it was shut down for annual maintenance on June 23, 2015. Message in a bottle travels from Maldives to Mahabs A message in a champagne bottle that was tossed into the sea by a Scottish couple on their honeymoon at Maldives eight months ago washed up near the coast of Mamallapuram on Friday. TECH MORE » 6 things no one tells you about working at Google Here are some things that you may not have heard about working at the search giant. Battle of smartwatches: Apple Watch vs Moto 360 (2) and others Second-generation smartwatches are already here, and while you might have resisted the lure of such technology so far, you might find yourself asking yourself every now and then, "Is it time for one?" Here we tell you about four new smartwatches available here. So go and take your pick ... Frederique Constant Horological: The classic timepiece Through the day , the watch's motion tracker counts the steps you've taken and relays this data to your smartphone. SPORTS MORE » 3rd T20I: Raina holds nerves to seal series whitewash India held their nerves in the final over as they completed a nail-biting seven-wicket victory against Australia in the third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series sweep. With this win, India have become the top-ranked T20I team. Djokovic beats Murray to win 6th Australian Open title Novak Djokovic crushed Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3) to match Roy Emerson's record of six Australian Open titles and leave the Briton heartbroken again at Melbourne Park. Djokovic also claimed his 11th Grand Slam title. Dhoni credits bowlers for turnaround in T20 series Dhoni credited his bowling arsenal for the 3-0 Twenty20 series whitewash over Australia, saying they delivered the extra 10 per cent that was missing in the preceding ODI series. BUSINESS MORE » Hold on, there’s a rate cut coming Borrowers should wait as RBI chief Raghuram Rajan may cut repo, either now or after Budget. Spectrum sale: Govt eyes ‘good returns’ Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government will repeat the success of “good returns” from spectrum auctions, which are likely to happen towards the middle of the year. High debt to GDP ratio causing economic turmoil, say experts The economic crisis in Eurozone, China and also in the US is attracting the attention of experts. Recently Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA) held a talk on this subject. Dr V Aditya Srinivas the chief operating officer and chief economic from BSE Brokers' Forum said high debt to GDP ratio is a major cause of world economic turmoil. However, he also pointed out that the reforms initiated by the government have not yet reached the ground level. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Trouble in Sohail and Seema Khan's marriage? For those who came in late, there was also news of trouble in Sohail and Seema Khan’s marriage. Rumours were rife that Sohail and Huma Qureshi were in a relationship. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2016 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service