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Daily Newsletter | Friday, March 04, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Why can’t you fix call drops, SC asks telecom operators The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea of Cellular Operators’ Association of India to exempt telecom firms from paying compensation to consumers for call drops but asked why the companies were not fixing the problem. Want freedom in India, not from India: Kanhaiya Returning to a hero’s welcome in the university after spending three weeks in detention over sedition charges, JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar delivered a powerpacked political speech. Snag hits Jet flight after landing in Mumbai 127 passengers had a close shave when a Jet Airways flight developed a technical snag while landing at the Mumbai airport on Wednesday. CITIES MORE » 'Raj families deliberately neglecting girl child?' Samuel Mawunganidse, chief of Unicef for Rajasthan, noted that the majority of children found malnourished in Barmer district were girls. Marathwada dam storage down to 6% The water crisis in the drought-struck region of Marathwada is worsening long before the summer sets in TECH MORE » 7 new WhatsApp features you need to know The popular instant messaging app has received a slew of new features in the past few months. Here's a glance at 6 such cool features you should know about. Top 9 richest Indian techies in the world Forbes is out with its annual list of World Billionaires -- the list which is a sureshot guide to the richest people on the planet. And like last several years, this year's list too is topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. We bring to you world's 9 richest Indian techies from the list. SPORTS MORE » Asia Cup: India hammer UAE to maintain unbeaten run India rounded off the league stage of the 2016 Asia Cup with a dominating display as they crushed a hapless UAE by nine wickets to maintain their unbeaten run, recording their fourth consecutive win of the tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur on Thursday. Pakistan threatens to pull out of World Twenty20 Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh's concern over inability to provide security for the India-Pakistan World Twenty20 match has not gone well with Pakistan Cricket Board. Talking Points: Negi's debut, Shaiman's lone struggle Highlights and takeaways from the Asia Cup opener between India and Bangladesh played at Mirpur. BUSINESS MORE » RBI changes tenor of G-secs worth Rs 37,300 crore Reserve Bank on Thursday said it has converted G-secs worth Rs 37,300 crore maturing in 2016-17 and 2021-2022 to longer tenor debt instruments. HDFC stock up over 2% on fund raising plans Shares of HDFC on Thursday ended with over 2 per cent gains after the announcement to raise Rs 2,000 crore via non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to meet business expenditures. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Urmila Matondkar: I seek your blessings It hasn't been long since Preity Zinta secretly tied the knot in Los Angeles, another Bollywood actress, Urmila Matondkar, has got hitched too. Why sports biopics are gaining momentum? Biopics, especially sports biopics have become the flavour of the season. 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