[wanabidii] Top Headlines: 'Modi's foreign trips bringing better dividends than Manmohan Singh's'

Daily Newsletter | Friday, May 29, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » 'Modi's foreign trips bringing better dividends than Manmohan Singh's' When Manmohan visited China in 2008 for 4 days, he visited only 1 city and had 10 engagements. Modi's visit lasted three days during which he visited 3 cities and had 25 engagements. IIT-Madras bans student group for criticizing PM In a controversial move, IIT-Madras has banned a discussion forum for students following an anonymous complaint that it tried to spread "hatred" against Prime Minister Modi. Real-life rivals India and China turn reel friends Following conversations between President Xi Jinping and PM Narendra Modi, the two countries have agreed to co-produce three films together. CITIES MORE » Ex-servicemen on a mission to end road rage in Delhi Concerned over the rising number of road rage incidents in the city, a group of ex-servicemen has decided to involve auto and e-rickshaw drivers to check the menace. Andheri schoolgirl gangraped in Dharavi A Class VIII student, who left her Andheri home after a tiff with her family to travel to J&K to meet a man she had befriended on a social networking site, was lured to Dharavi with the promise of help by four youths and gangraped on Sunday. Gaya: Man gets death in rape, murder case In a landmark judgment, Gaya additional district and sessions judge Gyan Chand Gupta on Thursday awarded capital punishment to one Sanjay Kumar for committing rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. TECH MORE » Google announces Android M features at I/O 2015 The theme of Android M is “to improve the core user experience” of Android, said Dave Burke, Google's vice-president (engineering) for Android. YU Yuphoria review We spent almost two weeks with the Yu Yuphoria to find out if it’s the best phone available under Rs 10,000. SPORTS MORE » Abhinav Bindra wins Olympic quota for Rio Games Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra won an Olympic Quota for Rio Olympics in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Final at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Munich on Thursday. Sepp Blatter defies calls to quit as FIFA scandal widens Fifa president Sepp Blatter refused to resign on Thursday even as the scandal engulfing the game's governing body drew warnings from everywhere. Saina is lone Indian to advance at Australian Open Saina Nehwal notched up a hard-fought three-game win over China's Sun Yu to emerge as the lone Indian survivor in Australian Open Super Series tournament. BUSINESS MORE » Rs 63k crore chip unit projects hit roadblock Two critical projects for setting up semiconductor wafer plants, being pushed by the government, have run into rough weather on account of “several deficiencies”, as pointed out by a high-level official committee. Bengaluru GICs up the ante, begin a hiring spree Great-West Financial, which has $441-billion assets under administration, is the No. 2 insurer by total premium in life insurance sold through US banks. Air India seeks Rs 1,777 crore from govt Air India is facing a fund crunch that threatens to adversely affect its turnaround plan, forcing the airline to immediately seek Rs 1,777 crore from the government. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Salman Khan's mother is in love with Lauren She is real, has a pure heart and cares for others. She is blunt like most Americans and considers herself an honest and happy person. She has had three serious relationships, but not with any Indian so far. She is a multitasker with amazing work ethics as she always wants to go beyond what is expected of her and aspires to work with the multi-talented Farhan Akhtar, who inspires her. 'Was tough to convince Anil Kapoor to play dad' Sixteen years ago, buddies Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar formed Excel Entertainment. From Dil Chahta Hai (2001) till their latest venture Dil Dhadakne Do that releases on June 5, these two suave guys have nurtured a goal to make noteworthy films. Priyanka Chopra says no to stunts for ‘Gangaajal’? Several injuries including that of her Dil Dhadakne Do co-star, Ranveer Singh, seem to have discouraged Priyanka Chopra from attempting stunts for a film. 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