[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Cong netas chummy with BJP, strong K'taka govt due to my honest acts: Bhardwaj

Daily Newsletter | Monday, March 30, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Cong netas chummy with BJP, strong K'taka govt due to my honest acts: Bhardwaj With Congress reeling under an extended cycle of election defeats, former law minister H R Bhardwaj has put a question mark on the rare triumph it notched in Karnataka. BJP becomes largest political party in the world The ruling BJP has become the largest political party in the world with its enrolment drive in the past five months taking its membership to 8.80 crore. Flood alert in Kashmir Valley after heavy rain The deputy commissioner of Srinagar issued a flood alert late Sunday night after heavy rainfall in Kashmir over the past two days led to the Jhelum flowing at 16 feet, just two feet below the danger mark. CITIES MORE » 60% saplings dry up in Aurangabad Aurangabad municipal corporation couldn't water them regularly Pune district awaits official animal, plant, bird A project to nominate the district's official animal, bird and plant to raise awareness about local biodiversity has been on hold for over nine months. Free library blooms amid lush greens in Mumbai A unique initiative started at a park in Bandra on Sunday, will interest book lovers in the city. TECH MORE » Google should be terrified right now Facebook is conducting an all-out assault on Google. Apple is Hitler: Chinese CEO The text across the top of the poster compares the attributes of the Android and iOS ecosystems. 10 mistakes that will kill your startup Here are 10 startup mistakes that needs to be avoided to survive past the initial roadblocks. SPORTS MORE » Saina beats Ratchanok to win maiden India Open title Saina Nehwal defeated former world champion Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 21-16, 21-14 to win her maiden India Open Super Series title on Sunday. Srikanth beats Axelsen to win India Open men's title Kidambi Srikanth defeated Viktor Axelsen in grueling three games 21-18, 13-21, 21-12 to win the India Open Super Series title at the Siri Fort Complex. Australia crush New Zealand to win their fifth World Cup title Australia clinched the World Cup for the fifth time, thrashing New Zealand by seven wickets to provide a perfect farewell gift to skipper Michael Clarke. BUSINESS MORE » Govt banks may move to CTC structure If the state-run banks have their way, the just concluded wage settlement for close to one million employees may be the last such exercise. SBI set to buy Air India properties in Mumbai Country’s largest lender State Bank of India has received all necessary approvals to buy residential properties of cash-starved national carrier Air India, in south Mumbai for Rs 90 crore. Insurance companies offer job-loss covers Under it’s recently launched Safe Loan Shield (a critical illness cover) to salaried employees, Royal Sundaram provides a loss of job coverage of a maximum of three home loan EMIs. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » No headway with Rati Agnihotri's complaint It’s been around two weeks since Rati Agnihotri registered a case of harassment against her husband, Anil Virwani, pressing charges under IPC sections 498A, 323 and 506 for torture, assault and reportedly issuing death threats. Sanjay Dutt inspires Irrfan's look in Jazbaa Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is happy with the way things are shaping up for his next, Jazbaa, the film that brings together Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan and Shabana Azmi. When Hrithik Roshan made headlines Reportedly, all is not well between the two as Hrithik is said to have walked out of his father's film, that is being produced by Abhinay Deo. 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