[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Chopper deal: What SP Tyagi had revealed during CBI interrogation

Daily Newsletter | Thursday, April 28, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Chopper deal: What SP Tyagi had revealed during CBI interrogation Former Indian Air Force Chief S P Tyagi, accused of swinging the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal in favour of Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland, had admitted during his interrogation by the CBI in 2013 that he had met middleman Guido Ralph Haschke at a farm house party in Delhi. Finmeccanica not blacklisted, new deals on hold Italian conglomerate Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries like the UK-based AgustaWestland are yet to be formally blacklisted by India, even though all fresh arms deals with them continue to be on hold. Chopper deal: Not afraid of anyone, says Sonia With BJP dragging Sonia Gandhi's name into the AgustaWestland chopper scam, an angry Congress chief retaliated by accusing the ruling party of resorting to a "strategy of character assassination" by directing "false and baseless" allegations against her and party colleagues. CITIES MORE » Farmer’s kin donate organs to help teacher from Kolhapur The story of the family of a 23-year-old brain-dead farmer from Khed donating his organs inspired the relatives of another brain-dead farmer on Tuesday. Bengaluru: Harassed by seniors, banker commits suicide Allegedly harassed by seniors over recovery of loans, a senior manager with Canara Bank hanged himself from the ceiling fan of his house after performing puja around 1am Wednesday. 23 Tamil Nadu doctors booked for sex determination At least 23 doctors across Tamil Nadu have been booked in the last three years for sex-selective abortions, sex determination and other violations under the pre-natal diagnostic act. TECH MORE » 5 things Apple CEO Tim Cook said about India Hail India, the country is one of the brightest spot in Cupertino giant Apple's otherwise lacklustre performance during the second quarter. India's cheapest Android phone now costs Rs 888 The Docoss X1 smartphone promises a 4-inch screen, 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor with 1GB and 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 32GB. 12 apps to perfect your job interview skills There are plenty of apps that will assist you with the task of supercharging your job interview skills. SPORTS MORE » IPL 2016: After Smith-McCullum blitz, Delhi limit Gujarat to 172 Gujarat Lions (172/6) survived a late-order assault of unbeaten 82 runs off just 32 balls from South African allrounder Chris Morris to beat Delhi Daredevils (171/5) by just one-run in match 23 of the 2016 Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Shashank Manohar may leave BCCI to become ICC chairman BCCI president Shashank Manohar's name is being floated as the first independent chairman of the ICC which might mean that there remains a possibility of him stepping down from world's richest cricketing body. Indian hockey team clubbed with Germany, Holland for Rio Games Indian men's hockey team was on Wednesday handed a tough group for the Rio Olympic Games as it has been pooled with defending champions Germany, European champions Netherlands and Pan-American Games champions Argentina in the six-team Pool B. BUSINESS MORE » Reliance Jio, existing telcos fight over spectrum charge It’s a fight between Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio Infocomm and incumbent operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular over the issue of spectrum usage charge (SUC). Govt’s plan to ban all tobacco FDI to hit GPI The government’s proposed ban on allowing foreign direct investment for manufacture of tobacco products through trademark or licensing route is expected to hit a majority of the tobacco business of Godfrey Phillips India (GPI), the KK Modi-controlled company, which has a licensing arrangement with US-based Philip Morris for the Indian market. Diesel more efficient than petrol, says Japan envoy The ongoing diesel imbroglio, which is fought in the country’s highest court took a diplomatic turn on Wednesday with the Japanese Ambassador to India taking a snipe when he claimed it was more efficient than petrol. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Kangana's lawyer: Need to move on, stop arguing With statements being issued and counter-statements being sent out, the Hrithik-Kangana battle has turned murkier. As per the latest statement issued by Kangana's lawyer, it seems like the two parties have decided to not issue further media statements. Nawazuddin: Industry knows everyone's worth Nawazuddin Siddiqui is shooting in Delhi for a romantic role in a Sohail Khan film, even as his Anurag Kashyap film gears up for a Cannes premiere. Delhi Times speaks to him about the various worlds he inhabits as an actor Deepika teaches Honey Singh's steps to co-star Ruby Rose, who stars alongside 'Mastani' in the Hollywood movie 'xXX: The Xander Cage', wants to do Bollywood style stuff. 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