[wanabidii] Top Headlines: After Iraq, nurses stuck in Libya fresh worry for government

Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, July 30, 2014 TOP HEADLINES MORE » After Iraq, nurses stuck in Libya fresh worry for government As fighting in Libya escalates, India remains diplomatically hard-pressed to ensure the safe return of close to 6000 Indian nationals stuck in the strife-torn country. Rahul Gandhi a 'strategy consultant', Narendra Modi a 'social worker' The profession-wise list of 539 members of the 16th Lok Sabha offers an interesting peek into how our netas prefer to project their identities beyond politics. Flipkart's Bansals nearly as rich as Infosys co-founders The Bansals of Flipkart — Sachin and Binny — now boast of a combined net worth in excess of $1 billion, inching closer to that of Bangalore’s iconic tech billionaires N R Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekani of Infosys. CITIES MORE » Kejriwal moves into Kaushambi house Kejriwal had shifted into the Tilak Lane residence in February, shortly after which the Aam Aadmi Party resigned from Delhi government. Gujarat family finds crocodile in bathroom A five-foot crocodile entered into a bathroom in a residential society in Sojitra town of Gujarat’s Anand district. Delhi girl gang-raped, juveniles nabbed A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by five persons, including at least two juveniles, in Uttam Nagar area of west Delhi on July 19. TECH MORE » Xiaomi makes a mockery of Mi 3 sales Xiaomi has, like last time, not revealed exactly how many units were up for sale in this round. Wipro gives double-digit salary raise to 20% employees Wipro has rewarded nearly one in five employees with a 16% salary increase. Microsoft faces monopoly investigation in China Microsoft appears to be the latest US company targeted by China for anti-trust investigation after government officials paid sudden visits to the software firm's Chinese offices. SPORTS MORE » Full coverage: Glasgow Games, Day 6 India's medals tally went upto 36 with 10 gold, 15 silver and 11 bronze, but they slipped a place to sixth after having regained fifth position at Glasgow Games. Sushil-led wrestlers dominate for India Sushil spearheaded a sparkling show as Indians dominated the wrestling arena with three gold medals after shooters ended their campaign on a rousing note. Malli wins bronze in 94kg weightlifting India's Chandrakant Malli clinched the bronze medal in men's 94kg weightlifting to add to the country's overall tally in the sport in the 20th Commonwealth Games. BUSINESS MORE » Adani eyes Indiabulls' power plant The Adani Group is in advanced stages of negotiations with Indiabulls Power to buy out its 1,350 MW Amravati Thermal Power Project, said sources in the know of the development. WTO: India firm on food security Top government sources told TOI that India is not going to settle for anything that does not address its concerns and having a subsidy cap based on 1986-88 prices does not make sense. Coming soon: Burger King in Mumbai, NCR American fast-food giant Burger King will open its first few outlets in the country by year-end as it aims to make India, along with China, its biggest market in Asia-Pacific. The outlets will come up in Mumbai and Delhi. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Will Emraan Hashmi kiss male actors? Serial kisser of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi has said that he will not kiss --- male actors! 'Kushal Tandon and I were never dating' Chirpy, and vivacious Nia Sharma might have wanted to become a anchor on news television butdestiny had other plans for her and and she debuted in Kali — Ek Agneepariksha, landing herself a lead role in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. OMG: When Shah Rukh Khan kissed a man! Unfortunately, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has often been the butt of gay jokes on the Internet where he has often been paired with his best buddy Karan Johar. About Us | Advertise with Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Sitemap To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2014 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service