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Daily Newsletter | Sunday, May 31, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » You're experiencing world's 5th deadliest heatwave ever As the death toll in the current heat wave crossed the 2,000 mark, this has become the fifth deadliest ever heatwave in the world and the second deadliest in India, according to an international database of disasters. PM Modi likely to visit India's oldest mosque In a gesture that could resonate with the minority community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the centuries-old Cheraman Juma Masjid, India's oldest Muslim shrine, when he visits Kerala in July or August. Police watch as Dawood clan hosts wedding bash The family of India’s most wanted got together for a lavish function in Mumbai on Friday evening. Dawood Ibrahim’s nephew Zunaid Tungekar — son of the gangster’s younger sister Farzana — threw an extravagant wedding reception party at the Tulip Star hotel in Juhu. CITIES MORE » Maid’s daughter wants to follow steps of Durga Shakti Nagpal Kajal Chunara, daughter of a maid servant in Ramol, was all smiles on Saturday as she braved all odds to score 99.65 percentile in her class 12 general stream exam. Tempo driver kills son over watching TV in Pune A 52-year-old tempo driver from Hadapsar was arrested on Saturday for allegedly slitting the throat of his son with a kitchen knife for not allowing him to watch a news channel. Mumbai: A few fountain memorials spout new life It was perhaps because men couldn't cry that they once built fountains. In the Mumbai of a 100 years ago, commissioning a fountain at the deft hands of British sculptors was a father's way of mourning the chirpy nine-year-old daughter or the studious 15-year-old son who left too soon. TECH MORE » 5 reasons why selfie is becoming a menace Over the last few years clicking selfies has become a rage. What Google just announced is a bombshell What Google just announced at its I/O developer conference is a bombshell for the future of the company. Snapdeal COO, Flipkart CEO in war of words The rivalry between India's top online marketplaces Flipkart and Snapdeal spilled over to social media when the normally reticent Sachin Bansal took a stab at Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal for reportedly suggesting that India does not have enough software engineering talent of the type it needs. SPORTS MORE » Sepp Blatter comes out fighting despite scandal and divisions Sepp Blatter began his fifth term at Fifa implying that the US timed the announcement of a major corruption probe to try to scupper his re-election bid. French Open: Nadal crushes Kuznetsov to reach last 16 Rafael Nadal's attempt to win the French Open for a 10th time picked up pace with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 third round demolition of Andrey Kuznetsov on Saturday. Alastair Cook breaks Gooch's England Test runs record Alastair Cook became England's highest-ever Test run-scorer when he broke the record of Graham Gooch during the second Test against New Zealand. BUSINESS MORE » India will overtake China soon: Arun Jaitley "China recorded 9% growth for 33 years while the Indian growth story has just started," Jaitley told newsmen in Bhopal. CBDT goes slow in pursuing fresh tax dispute cases Tax disputes are one of the most taxing issues before courts today. India-Sweden pact on MSMEs approved by Cabinet The government on Saturday approved signing of an agreement between India and Sweden to promote cooperation in the ​micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » The most expensive divorces in celeb-dom Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have confirmed that they will end their 10-year marriage with a $150 million (over '956 crore) divorce. And while that is a heavy price to pay for love lost, it isn’t the most expensive deal to be inked in the world of celebrity divorces. Bollywood's highest earning celebs Here's a look at some of B-town's highest earning celebrities. Celina finds Sunny Leone to be threatening Sunny Leone and husband, Daniel Weber had rented out Celina Jaitley's penthouse apartment on a lease of two years, when they first shifted base to India for Sunny's Bollywood career. 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