[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Discrepancies surface in BJP's donation list submitted to EC

Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, February 25, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Discrepancies surface in BJP's donation list submitted to EC Separate transactions with the same cheque numbers, anonymous contributions amounting to over Rs 4 lakh and other discrepancies have emerged in BJP’s contribution report for 2013-2014. US work permit for spouses of H-1B visa holders The US on Wednesday announced that it will provide work permits to spouses of H-1B visa holders beginning May 26, a move that is expected to benefit many Indians. Obama backs India's bid for UN security council US President Barack Obama endorses India's candidature as a permanent member of the reformed UN security cSeouncil, the White House has said. CITIES MORE » From April 1, shell out more for bus ride in Mumbai Despite strong opposition from commuter groups and its own panel members, BEST officials on Tuesday said they have cleared the decks for a second fare hike, effective from April 1. JNU professor alleges rape by student An assistant professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has alleged she was raped by a PhD student at the university who had befriended her while she was guiding him through the course. Mamata wants swine flu test lab in Kolkata, Dooars Mamata called a review meeting at Nabanna on Tuesday which was attended by the chief secretary, the health secretary, the mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the chairperson of Bidhannagar Municipality. TECH MORE » Google bans adult content on Blogger Google is pulling the plug on adult content on its popular service Blogger. IGate may lay off up to 3,000 employees IGate may lay off 5% to 10% of its workforce, or around 1,500 to 3,000 people, over the next three months, sources familiar with the development said. Rs 4 Lakh-plus Lamborghini phone: 8 things to know Lamborghini 88 Tauri is a super premium Android smartphone from Tonino Lamborghini. SPORTS MORE » Virat Kohli cannot be compared with Sachin Tendulkar: Richards Barry Richards feels Kohli is a few notches above his contemporaries in the Indian team but still has some way to go before one can compare him with Sachin. Gayle double ton coincides with Sachin Tendulkar's 200 in 2010 Chris Gayle smacked the first double hundred of a World Cup on the same date when Sachin Tendulkar had also registered one-day cricket's first 200 in 2010. Shikhar Dhawan lucky to have understanding people: Holding Michael Holding feels that Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan is lucky to be surrounded by understanding men, who can play the good mentor's role. BUSINESS MORE » India Inc backs PM’s bid to ease land law As the government’s land acquisition amendment bill came under fire from several fronts on Tuesday, a section of industry leaders supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to make the law development-friendly. SC asks RBI to probe fresh fraud by Sahara Unable to cough up Rs 10,000 crore to secure the release of its chief Subrata Roy since March 4 last year, the troubled Sahara group on Tuesday faced fresh setbacks in the Supreme Court which ordered Roy to be taken back to jail from the conference room inside Tihar and asked RBI to probe an alleged Rs 500 crore financial fraud by group company Sahara India Financial Corporation (SIFCL). Mahindra eyes stake in ABG Shipyard India’s debt-laden, privately run shipbuilders are becoming M&A targets as big corporate houses seek to expand into red hot defence sector, where the government will spend $250 billion in the next decade to modernize the military. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » ‘CBFC is under-staffed and has backlogs’ The Central Board of Film Certification recently put out a set of guidelines to be followed by filmmakers that has been a cause of worry for the entire film industry as they clearly seemed to be coming in the way of freedom of expression. Shah Rukh Khan: The badshah of generosity Though he doesn't like to personally put light on his bigheartedness, we reveal some of his acts of kindness and generosity where he hasn't thought twice before shelling out money. 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