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Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, December 29, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Govt officials on foreign jaunts need to spell out outcome of such tours All those who undertook official foreign visits since 2013-14 need to submit details of the outcome of such tours in the next few days. Nitish bans use of siren by VVIP, VIP vehicles Taking into account the highly polluted air in the state capital, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday banned the use of siren by VVIP and VIP escort vehicles. However, the escort vehicles of governor and chief justice of the high court, apart from ambulance and fire tenders, have been exempt. Jaitley wants 'controversy-free' Censor Board The Censor Board appears to be headed for a makeover with information and broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley indicating that he would like to see the board “controversy-free”. CITIES MORE » 8-year-old Dalit girl raped in Muzaffarnagar An eight-year-old Dalit girl was raped by a 27-year-old man in Muzaffarnagar’s Barwala village on late Sunday night. The accused has been arrested in the case. Man throws acid on widow in Agra near DM residence A 32-year old widow walking with her nine-year-old daughter was allegedly attacked with acid by a 38-year-old man. The incident took place just metres away from the residence of the district magistrate. Manish Tewari hails Capt Amarinder as next CM of Punjab : Congress ex-MP Manish Tewari on Monday said that in targeting Capt Amarinder Singh alone during their respective political conferences on Sunday at Fatehgarh Sahab, both the Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have only betrayed their own fears after having read the writing on the wall and realised that people of Punjab have already made up their mind as who was going to be their next Chief Minister. TECH MORE » Gionee Marathon M5 Review: The heavyweight smartphone at Rs 17,999 The Gionee Marathon M5 has solid battery backup and performance but is weak when the design sound and camera are taken into consideration. 13 hottest gadgets of 2015 Phones, cameras, tabs and more, ET Magazine highlights some of the most talked-about gadgets of last year. Reliance Jio launches 4G for employees: 10 key takeaways The much-awaited 4G services from Reliance Jio is here -- though only for the companies 90,000 odd employees so far. At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai, the petroleum-to-retail corporate giant introduced its 4G services. SPORTS MORE » Watch: Yousuf, Raja exchange coarse words on Amir issue The two waded into each other and used some very personal, coarse and unrefined language against each on national television during a show on Geo Super channel. Parthiv Patel leads Gujarat to maiden Vijay Hazare title Captain Parthiv Patel's polished 109 helped Gujarat hammer former champions Delhi by 139 runs and capture their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. Eager to learn lot of things from Dravid: Sarfaraz Sarfaraz Khan, selected in the India U-19 WC squad, said he has learnt a lot from ex-Test cricketer Rahul Dravid and look forward to get tips from the legend. BUSINESS MORE » Govt readies nat'l infra investment fund of Rs 40k cr The government is ready to launch the National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIFF) — with an initial corpus of at least Rs 40,000 crore — with two two large overseas funds expected to sign up commitments of at least $1billion (around Rs 6,700 crore) each next month, a top government official said. Essar Oil’s delisting to be biggest in India Essar Oil’s move to delist its shares from stock exchanges, for which the company recently got a nod from market regulator Sebi, is set to be the largest such offering in India in terms of payouts to investors. PMO official on search panel for Sebi chief As the search continues for next chief of the markets regulator Sebi, the government has reconstituted the search-cum-selection panel which would now include a representative from the Prime Minister’s Office. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Neetu skips X'mas lunch; Katrina not the reason A few days ago, Katrina Kaif made her debut appearance at Shashi Kapoor’s customary Christmas lunch. Celebrities who believe in aliens Certain celebs believe in aliens. Let's take a look at who they are... SRK to Ranbir: Bollywood's best selfies  Celebrities continued their love affair with social media all through 2015. From using it to promote their films, to sharing their private moments — actors surprised us with their can Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2015 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service