[wanabidii] Top Headlines: It's Shah's Gujarat model for 2017 polls under chief minister Rupani

Daily Newsletter | Monday, August 08, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » It's Shah's Gujarat model for 2017 polls under chief minister Rupani New Delhi's design was writ large on Gujarat's new council of 25 ministers, including chief minister Vijay Rupani, sworn in at a grand ceremony here on Sunday in the presence of top party officials. Rio live: Gymnist Dipa qualifies for vault finals After enduring a largely disappointing opening day at Rio Olympics, Indian athletes would look to come up with inspiring performances on the second day of the mega event. India continues to disappoint on day two in Rio The news from Rio de Janeiro was not encouraging from an Indian perspective, as for the second day running India’s contingent struggled to produce dominant performances at the Olympics. CITIES MORE » 2,500 BSP workers in Saharanpur join Congress A struggling Congress got a shot in the arm on Sunday after 2,500 Bahujan Samaj Party workers, including former BSP block president Masood Akhtar, in Saharanpur joined the grand old party. IITian walks across Ganga to chronicle life by the river The idea behind the four-month, 3,000km-long Ganga: Moving Upstream expedition, Agarwal says, is to pick up and interpret stories from the immediate vicinity of the Ganga. TECH MORE » How Indian railways is using Facebook, Twitter After receiving 1,000 tweets and 200 complaints, IR has been contemplating new features to allow passengers to connect with senior rail management. 9 best waterproof-smartphones available in India Who says smartphones need to kept away from water? Friendship Day: Try these apps to make new friends This Friendship Day try these 3 apps to make new friends. SPORTS MORE » Rio 2016 live: Gymnast Dipa qualifies for vault finals After enduring a largely disappointing opening day at Rio Olympics, Indian athletes would look to come up with inspiring performances on the second day of the mega event. Rio Olympics: India continues to disappoint on day two The news from Rio de Janeiro was not encouraging from an Indian perspective, as for the second day running India’s contingent struggled to produce dominant performances at the Olympics. Indian women team played attractive hockey: Coach Happy with the come-from-behind draw against Japan in the Olympic opener, the Indian women's hockey team coach Neil Hawgood said his side produced its most attractive performance in a "long, long time" despite the nerves. BUSINESS MORE » Govt may cut gas price for producers by 20% in Oct Price of natural gas produced from existing fields of ONGC and RIL is likely to fall to $2.45 per million British thermal unit with effect from October 1 as opposed to $3.06 currently. On NCV basis, the new gas price is likely to be $2.7 from October 1. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Know all about Tiger Shroff’s ‘Munna Michael’ Tiger Shroff’s euphoria is taking over Bollywood, one movie at a time. Akshay Kumar’s leading ladies bowled over One of the nicest things about Bollywood’s khiladi Akshay Kumar is that he doesn’t try too hard to charm any of his heroines. Watch: Kriti Sanon trains hard for ‘Raabta’ It’s not just Sushant Singh Rajput who has sweated hard to flaunt six pack abs in ‘Raabta’. His co-star from the film, Kriti Sanon too is no far behind and has worked equally hard for the film. 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