[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Bhagora? 49-day term proves to be an asset, not a liability for AAP

Daily Newsletter | Thursday, February 05, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Bhagora? 49-day term proves to be an asset, not a liability for AAP With the campaign for Delhi drawing to a close in a frenzy of mudslinging and with opinion polls suggesting that the Aam Aadmi Party may have nosed ahead of the BJP, TOI undertook a day-long drive through nine constituencies in west and south Delhi to check out what’s exciting voters and determining their choices. Home secy axed for interfering in Saradha probe Union home secretary Anil Goswami resigned on Wednesday, hours after he admitted that he had called up CBI officers to dissuade them from summoning former Union minister Matang Sinh for questioning in Kolkata and then arresting him in the Saradha chit fund scam. Techies under lens in ISIS-wary Cyberabad Information technology (IT) companies in the city may soon be snooping on their employees’ surfing habits to check if they are accessing terror-related information on the internet. CITIES MORE » H1N1 returns to Mumbai, 24% mortality in state After a lull of over 15 months, the dreaded swine flu virus has returned to the city. A 65-year-old Mulund resident is battling for life. Man saves woman on beach, flees with chain A 48-year-old woman lost her three-sovereign gold chain to a man who helped her steady herself after she was knocked down by a huge wave on the Mamallapuram beach on Tuesday afternoon. Four people, suspected to have swine flu, die in Indore Four persons including three women, suspected to be suffering from swine flu, died here on Wednesday. TECH MORE » Samsung, Micromax claim India smartphone market leadership Both Micromax and Samsung have claimed they dominated the Indian smartphone market, citing separate reports. Twitter to open research facility in India: Report Twitter is reportedly planning to open a new research and design centre in Bangalore. SPORTS MORE » Tendulkar factor will be missed in India-Pak World Cup clash With a tally of 313 runs in five matches at a high average of 78.05, Tendulkar stands head and shoulders above all other Indians in all World Cup contests against Pakistan. Van Gaal targets FA Cup to provide first silverware Shorn of European excitement and with only a remote hope of winning the EPL, United manager Louis van Gaal wants FA Cup to garnish first season in charge. HIL: UP Wizards end Punjab Warriors's winning run Table-toppers Jaypee Punjab Warriors on Wednesday suffered their first defeat in the Hockey India League after going down 1-2 against Uttar Pradesh Wizards. BUSINESS MORE » Micromax pips Samsung to top slot in Oct-Dec: Survey Low-cost mobile handset player Micromax has emerged as top smartphone seller, displacing Samsung in the fourth quarter of calendar 2014, a survey by a research firm showed on Wednesday, but the Korean giant contested the findings, saying it still maintains the pole position. Vedanta top bidder in coal mine auction Vedanta Group of NRI metals-and-mining baron Anil Agarwal has put in 25 bids for 14 out of 23 producing coal blocks being auctioned by the government for the first time. Rajan pitches for raising I-T savings limit beyond Rs 1.5L Days ahead of the Budget, Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday pitched for increasing the tax exemption limit on financial investments by individuals from Rs 1.5 lakh a year. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Aditya smooches Katrina Kaif in Kashmir The lead pair of Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor shared a passionate lip lock on a rickety bridge over the Dal Lake on Sunday as curious locals living in the adjacent houses looked on in amazement. Dhanush: Balki is a weird man After Raanjhanaa, Dhanush read 33 scripts before saying yes to Shamitabh. During a recent visit to Delhi, we spoke to him over breakfast, where he was not eating South Indian food as we were expecting, but was happily enjoying aloo paratha with dahi. Excerpts: Gautam Gulati's Bigg Boss win was predicted? Astro numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani had predicted Gautam Gulati will win the latest season of Bigg Boss on social networking sites before the actor was declared as the winner recently. Other Newsletters from TOI: Entertainment | Tech | Movie Reviews | Life & Style To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2014 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service