[wanabidii] Top Headlines: In Gujarat RS seat cliffhanger, Cong snatches victory off last ball

Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, August 09, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » In Gujarat RS seat cliffhanger, Cong snatches victory off last ball Ahmed Patel, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, won a bitterly-fought battle for a prestigious Rajya Sabha seat, defeating BJP in a high-stakes contest ahead of Gujarat polls scheduled later this year. Bought a new house? Do this today Invest money on something profitable. This startup will give you the best furniture rental offer. Recommended by Colombia Master strategist Patel gets one over Shah Modi, BJP chief redefine ‘power politics’ for BJP CITIES MORE » Presenting the all-new Xcent, family sedan May way for the stylish family sedan car, Hyundai Xcent. Request a test drive today. Recommended by Colombia CPM worker under arrest takes selfie wearing SI's cap, cops suspended Three cops including a Grade SI were suspended in the incident of an arrested DYFI leader taking selfie wearing the cap of the SI at the Police station and posting in social media. The superintendent of police N Ramachandran suspended grade SI Anilkumar, and civil police officers Vinod and Jayachandran pending investigation based on the report of the DySP. As many as 80 people killed in accidents on Yamuna Expressway An RTI reply has revealed that in the first 6 months of 2017, almost 80 people have died in road accidents at the Yamuna Expressway. Between the period of January 1 to June 30, 2017, total 432 road accidents were registered by police in which 78 casualties were reported on 196 km long Yamuna Expressway. TECH MORE » Swipe Elite VR smartphone launched in India at Rs 4,499 Indian smartphone brand Swipe Technologies has launched its latest budget smartphone in the country. Dubbed Swipe Elite VR it is the first VR-enabled smartphone from the company. Moto G5S and G5S Plus smartphones to launch in India by August-end It seems that Lenovo-owned Motorola is all set to launch its next smartphones in the G series. As per the industry sources, the company will launch its Moto G5S and G5 S Plus smartphones in India by end of August. Reliance Jio's Rs 399 plan; JioPhone 'updates page' goes live The newest telecom service provider Reliance Jio recently extended the its Dhan Dhana Dhan offer. SPORTS MORE » If sledging helps our bowlers, I will sledge: Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Pujara has never been known for sledging opposition batsmen but he is not averse to the idea if it helps the bowler. World Badminton C'ships: Sindhu, Srikanth get top 10 seedings Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu and world No. 8 Kidambi Srikanth have been given the fourth and eighth seedings respectively in the BWF World Badminton Championship, which will get underway in Glasgow on August 21. Shreyas Iyer century fires India A to tri-series title in South Africa Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer delivered when it mattered most as India A outplayed South Africa A by seven wickets to retain the tri-series trophy they won four years ago. BUSINESS MORE » Why selling off Air India, MPs ask Govt Sources say there was no specific reply on jobs. Headed by TMC MP Mukul Roy, the parliamentary panel also asked how will AI’s debt burden of close to Rs 52,000 crore be tackled to find a suitor. Businesses can file returns, pay taxes for July on GSTN portal "The window for filing GSTR-3B has opened on August 5 and is fully functional now. Taxpayers can log into their account at the GST Portal and file their GSTR-3B return any time. They can also make tax payment using internet banking at the portal," GSTN Chairman Navin Kumar said. Axis Bank cuts interest rate on savings bank account Axis Bank is the fourth lender to reduce the interest rate after market leader State Bank of India (SBI) begun the process of reducing interest rate on savings bank account. Bank of Baroda and Karnataka Bank then followed SBI's suit ENTERTAINMENT MORE » ‘Simran’ trailer: Kangana turns a kleptomaniac Kangana Ranaut is back and how! The actress, who took home the National Award for her leading role in ‘Queen’, returns as yet another captivating character for a girl who is fond of living life to the fullest, in the film 'Simran'. She plays a Gujarati divorcee, Praful in the Hansal Mehta film. Here's how Kajol and Karan Johar patched up It was only this morning that reports hinted at a possible patch up between friends-turned-foes Kajol and Karan Johar. Pics: Esha Gupta's topless photo shoot Esha Gupta has been sending some serious bouts of envy with her recent photo shoots. The seductive star looks titillating and smouldering in the boudoir pictures, which seem like a lingerie shoot of sorts. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2017 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service