[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Despite Nepal's pact with China, India is still its lifeline

Daily Newsletter | Thursday, February 18, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Despite Nepal’s pact with China, India is still its lifeline An avowedly India-sceptic Prime Minister of Nepal, K P Sharma Oli, will make New Delhi his first destination on February 19 after declaring he would not visit India until the blockade at Birgunj was lifted. Cops give goons a free hand, again The Patiala House courts -- equidistant from the police headquarters and the seat of the Union government -- saw an unprecedented breakdown of law and order, for the second time within three days, on Wednesday. SC to consider shifting Kanhaiya’s trial venue The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would consider shifting the trial of JNUSU president and sedition accused Kanhaiya Kumar after strongly condemning a section of lawyers for indulging in brazen violence at the Patiala House court complex for the second time in three days. CITIES MORE » Netizens find 'Final Solution' to problem: #ShutDownJNU The tag has been in use since the day of twenty-somethings speaking their minds among themselves at JNU last week Chomsky, Pamuk see Emergency in JNU row Top international names in academia and the arts, including linguist, philosopher, and social commentator Noam Chomsky, gender theorist Judith Butler, and Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk have come together to condemn the "shameful act" of invoking sedition laws against JNU students. TECH MORE » Twitter shows Jammu in Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir in China The micro-blogging site is facing a lot of criticism from the Indian users on social for this debacle. World's cheapest smartphone Freedom 251 launched at Rs 251: 10 things to know The Indian smartphone manufacturer Ringing Bells has launched the world's cheapest smartphone Freedom 251 at Rs 251. SPORTS MORE » The predicament of being Ajinkya Rahane With a "no-vacancy" sign plastered on India's top order and his utility in the middle questioned by his own captain, Ajinkya Rahane suddenly finds his consistency with the bat means very little. HIL: Waveriders blank Lancers 6-0 to enter semifinals Riding on drag-flick specialist Rupinder Pal Singh's fine brace, Delhi Waveriders put up a dominating show to blank Kalinga Lancers 6-0 in their must-win league clash and made it to the semifinals. Mumbai march into Ranji Trophy final, face Saurashtra Mumbai made their first Ranji Trophy final in three seasons even though they were denied an outright win with fighting centuries from Madhya Pradesh wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha and Harpreet Singh BUSINESS MORE » India Inc likely to see 10% pay hike, says study India Inc is set to witness an average salary increase of around 10.3% this year, with sectors such as e-commerce, life sciences and media receiving maximum hikes, revealed a survey. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Pic: Aishwarya, Randeep in 'Sarbjit' biopic The siblings who are making news: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as a young Dalbir Kaur and Randeep Hooda as Sarabjit Singh in director Omung Kumar’s biopic 'Sarbjit' Celebs who moved out of their parents’ home Celebs grow up in the comfort of their parents' home. However, with time, they are choosing to move out of their nests and buying their own properties to settle down. Why Bollywood doesn't need sci-fi films If there is any one genre that has been royally ignored by Bollywood, it has to be science-fiction, or so the pseudo-Hollywood geeks claim. 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