[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Rio 2016: Sindhu beats Yihan to enter women's singles semi-finals

Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Rio 2016: Sindhu beats Yihan to enter women's singles semi-finals India shuttler PV Sindhu continued her good run at the Rio Games as she produced a dominating display on Tuesday to upset world no 2 Wang Yihan in straight games and enter women's singles semi-finals. Rio live: China win TT gold in women's team event Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist PV Sindhu made it to the semi-finals of the women's singles badminton beating world no.2 Wang Yihan in straight games, while Greco-Roman wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his first round match to exit the Games. India builds 'China wall' with tanks in Ladakh India is slowly cranking up its conventional military deterrence against China along the land border as well as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with the deployment of additional Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, spy drones and missiles in the northeast as well as tank regiments and troops in eastern Ladakh. CITIES MORE » Two women murdered in 24 hours In the first, Chand Pasha, 28, strangled his 24-year-old wife Chand Bi to death after suspecting her fidelity.The incident took place at Javaregowdana Doddi in RR Nagar, west Bengaluru.Chand Pasha has been arrested. Blast convict among 3 arrested with heroin Police have arrested three persons with smack (heroin) at three different places in Phagwara sub-division of Kapurthala. SL national involved in drug trafficking held at city airport A Sri Lankan national allegedly involved in a case related to seizure of 12.78kg heroin worth . TECH MORE » ZTE Blade V6 review: Attractive design with refined performance Is the Rs 9,999 price tag of the handset justifies the smartphone's specifications and the overall user experience. To find out, we used the ZTE Blade V6 as our daily driver for few days. Check out our review. ‘Worst’ apps for your smartphone’s battery The battery life on smartphones has always been a touchy issue for most smartphone users. Apple CEO Tim Cook on India, Steve Jobs, missteps and more Apple CEO Tim Cook is a man of few words. SPORTS MORE » Rio 2016: Sindhu beats Yihan to enter semi-finals India shuttler PV Sindhu continued her good run at the Rio Games as she produced a dominating display on Tuesday to upset world no 2 Wang Yihan in straight games and enter women's singles semi-finals. Rio live: China win TT gold in women's team event Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist PV Sindhu made it to the semi-finals of the women's singles badminton beating world no.2 Wang Yihan in straight games, while Greco-Roman wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his first round match to exit the Games. Trouble for Narsingh as WADA challenges clean chit in CAS Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav's Olympic campaign on Tuesday hit a massive roadblock after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided to appeal against the clean chit given to him by NADA in a dope scandal back home. BUSINESS MORE » India notches up innovation ranking to 66 from 81 India's ranking in the Global Innovation Index (2016) has climbed 15 spots to 66 among 128 countries. Notably, India ranks first in the world when it comes to Information Communications and Technology (ICT) exports. Telecom min asks Trai for details of Rel Jio users The telecom ministry has written a letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), seeking details about Reliance Jio's 15 lakh users ahead of a formal launch of the company's services. The ministry has also asked if the company has filed a tariff plan. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Watch: Trailer of 'Raaz Reboot' Given the significant role that promotions play in a film's box-office performance, the makers of 'Raaz Reboot', starring Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kharbanda and Gaurav Arora, have chalked out a novel marketing strategy. Celebs' first car experience There was a time when SRK proudly drove his first car. It was a simple Maruti Omni. 'I was labelled as being choosy and rebellious' Abhay, "Fame doesn’t enamour me. Being written about is not what I yearn for. Fame is a side-effect of what I do, not my goal." 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