[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan hint at forming another party

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[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan hint at forming another party

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Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan hint at forming another party

Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, the two senior AAP rebel members who have been expelled from the party’s national executive, have hinted that they might be floating another political party.

Rajasthan cop aspirant runs 10km in 33 mins

Sandip Acharya, from a non-descript village in Hanumangarh district, crossed the line in just 33 minutes, which is nearly as good as the national record.

Fines proposed in road safety bill diluted

After making tall claims of bringing road safety laws of disciplining drivers to reduce road deaths drastically, the road transport ministry has watered down the penalties it had originally proposed in the Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill.

CITIES

Trichy's farmers barred from boarding train, protest

Stating that police had prevented them from going to Chennai for a second time to carry out a protest demanding the waiver of agricultural loans, farmers here took out a demonstration on Monday.

Dip in mercury: Raipur residents feel relieved

Monday brought respite from heat to Raipur residents with cloudy sky hovering all over state.

Goa to achieve ‘Swachh Bharat’ ahead of India: CM

Though the central government has fixed October 2, 2019, as the target date to achieve ‘Swachh Bharat’ (Clean India), Goa has set its deadline two years ahead, on October 2, 2017.

TECH

You can still get into trouble for online posts: Digital law experts

The internet in India is freer now, but individuals could still to get into trouble for online posts, say digital media and law experts.

Indian online buyers among world's unhappiest: UN

After the US, China and the UK, India has the fourth largest number of complaints made against companies selling online.

10 fascinating facts about Steve Jobs

Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli's new book, "Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader," is full of interesting nuggets and facts about the Apple co-founder.

SPORTS

ICC president takes on Srinivasan for ceremony snub

The fight within the ICC escalated as its president accused chairman N Srinivasan of snatching his rights to hand over WC trophy to World Champions.

Respect Virat and Anushka's personal lives: Yuvraj Singh

Out-of-favour India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has appealed to the cricket fans to respect Test captain Virat Kohli and his actress girlfriend Anushka Sharma's personal lives.

Groom young bowlers to regain Cup glory: Vengsarkar

Vengsarkar suggested that cricket authorities should spot a handful of young pace and spin bowlers and make them play in county cricket during off season.

BUSINESS

'Rules not in sync with new-age business'

When it comes to India's booming e-commerce market, Amit Agarwal is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's go-to man.

Government rejects BP's request to sell jet fuel

The government has rejected BP's application for selling aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, saying its $477-million investment in India so far does not qualify it to get a fuel-retailing licence, but has allowed it to apply afresh with more details.

New platform for startups to tap markets: Sebi

To help startups and young entrepreneurs raise funds, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday proposed an ‘Alternate Capital Raising Platform', where such firms can raise money from institutions and HNIs from the capital markets under a relaxed regulatory regime.

ENTERTAINMENT

'Being on the wheel chair took a toll on me'

Kalki Koechlin is free-spirited, full of love and calm. Her role as Laila who is suffering from ‘Cerebral Palsy’ (a kind of spasticity) in her upcoming film 'Margarita With A Straw' is by far the toughest role she has played till date.