[wanabidii] Top Headlines: India recalls New Zealand envoy after his wife is accused of assaulting help

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[wanabidii] Top Headlines: India recalls New Zealand envoy after his wife is accused of assaulting help

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India recalls New Zealand envoy after his wife is accused of assaulting help

Indian diplomats have in the recent past earned notoriety for ill-treating their domestic helps and they did their reputation no favour with the wife of India's high commissioner to New Zealand, Ravi Thapar, allegedly assaulting a “staff member'' in Wellington.

Realtor splurged Rs 60cr on 3 IPL stars: LaMo

Of the three players, two are all-rounders in the Indian national team, while the third is a popular all-rounder from the West Indies. They all belong to the same IPL franchise.

Modinagar distances itself from 'apna' Lalit

Lalit Modi’s family connections to this town, 50 km from the national capital, might be undeniable, but its residents, including his own kin, are trying their best to ignore the one Modi they’d rather do without

CITIES

Speeding train mows down 14 nilgais in UP

In a shocking accident, more than a dozen nilgais, Asia's largest antelope, were mowed down by a speeding Kasganj-Farrukhabad passenger train near Kampil jungle, about 148 km from Allahabad.

8-year-old girl falls into open borewell in Rajasthan

An eight-year-old girl fell into a borewell while she was playing at her family’s agricultural farm in Rajasthan’s Sikar district on Saturday.

50 inspectors loiter as crime rate shoots up in Chennai

While the crime rate has gone up in some places in the city and suburban areas due to lack of police personnel, at least 50 police inspectors in the city are loitering on the corridors of the city police commissioner’s office as they have not been given any posting since four months.

TECH

8 cool smartphones coming to India soon

Smartphone makers from China are making a beeline to India, heading to the market in droves

Sony Xperia Z3+ first impressions

Almost nine months after launching the Xperia Z3 in India, Sony is back with a new high-end smartphone.

Net neutrality report to be out soon: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The telecom department is waiting for the report from sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

SPORTS

Lalit Modi names two Indian cricketers who were bribed

Lalit Modi has alleged that two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player had been bribed by an Indian real estate tycoon.

BCCI confirms Indian team's selection for Zimbabwe tour

BCCI on Saturday confirmed that the selection committee will meet on Monday to pick the squad for the Zimbabwe tour and India A squad for an upcoming tri-series.

Sangakkara to retire after second Test against India

The 37-year old, made his decision public to quit the longest format of the game ending weeks of speculation in a press conference after third day's play against Pakistan.

BUSINESS

Don’t allow extra fees for check-in bags: Govt to DGCA

Domestic air travelers will not have to pay extra for taking checking-in up to 15-kg of check-in baggage, for now. Minister of state for aviation, Mahesh Sharma, on Saturday said he has asked the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) not to accede to budget airlines' demand for levying a fee on check-in baggage for domestic flyers.

Power tariff in Maharashtra cut by 14%

In a move that could give a major boost to Maharashtra government’s ‘Make in Maharashtra’ initiative, power tariff for industries in the state has been reduced by 14%.

India, Thailand to sign double taxation treaty

India and Thailand will sign a double taxation treaty and an MoU for setting up an ayurveda chair in one of the Thai universities during the three-day visit of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj beginning from Saturday.