[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Odd-even plan: An odd start to Delhi's New Year, and hopefully some clean air

Daily Newsletter | Friday, January 01, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Odd-even plan: An odd start to Delhi's New Year, and hopefully some clean air As the sun rises over the capital in the new year, people will be anxiously waiting to see how Delhi government’s odd-and-even experiment for checking air pollution unfolds. For public good, states can ban booze: SC While upholding the Kerala government’s decision to render all hotels except five-star ones dry, the Supreme Court also ruled that the states could ban public consumption of cigarettes and liquor even if they had not taken steps to curb production of these intoxicants. 17,000 dogs in Corbett a big threat to its big cats The thriving big cat population at the Jim Corbett National Park might be a show piece for successful conservation, but the famous wild life sanctuary’s tigers and leopards might be at risk from canine diseases from some 17,000-odd dogs living in villages in the 5km buffer zone. CITIES MORE » Delhi Metro shuts entry, exit at Rajiv Chowk station Delhi Metro has stopped the entry of exit of passengers at the key Rajiv Chowk station in view of New Year festivities. Cops bust illicit booze on New Year's eve at Taloja The zone-2 team of Navi Mumbai police have seized illicit and spurious liquor packed in bottles with branded labels at a warehouse in Taloja in the wee hours of Thursday. Air China fined Rs 50K for not providing veg meal to ex-gov Air China, state-owned carrier of People’s Republic of China, was slapped with a penalty of Rs 50,000 by a Bhopal consumer court for not providing ‘Hindu Meal’ (vegetarian) to former governor of Manipur and Nagaland and his wife when they were travelling from Beijing to San Francisco. TECH MORE » 10 best mid-range smartphones of 2015 2015 was the year when mid-range smartphones came into their own. This was the year when smartphones under Rs 25,000 truly took on their much more expensive counterparts, giving buyers the option to get a powerful device without worrying too much about the budget. YU Yutopia review: Is it the flagship killer you were waiting for? YU Yutopia is a powerful smartphone and definitely worth considering at Rs 24,999. While heating issues and the fingerprint sensor are sore points, we expected them to be sorted out when YU pushes out the next major firmware update for the smartphone. 8 best laptops of 2015 The year 2015 saw the launch of many laptops across various categories like gaming, hybrids, and ultrabooks. SPORTS MORE » India edge Maldives 3-2 to enter 10th SAFF Cup final India pipped a spirited Maldives 3-2 to enter the final of the SAFF Championships for a record 10th time after Jeje struck twice in a thrilling semi-final. Daredevils release Yuvraj, Sunrisers remove Ishant Delhi Daredevils predictably released veteran left-hander Yuvraj Singh from their squad while India's pace spearhead Ishant Sharma was off-loaded by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first trading window for the upcoming 9th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). R Ashwin finishes 2015 as No. 1 ranked bowler Ashwin has achieved the number-one spot for first time in his career after injury prevented Dale Steyn from bowling more than 3.5 overs in England's second innings. Even though the fast bowler bagged four wickets in the first innings, these were not enough for him to end the year No 1. BUSINESS MORE » RBI to move to CTS for clearing govt's cheques RBI today said it has decided to dispense with the requirement of physically forwarding paid central government cheques to the departments for clearance. For this reason RBI has introduced Cheque Truncation System (CTS) for clearance of such cheques. HDFC profit on sale of investments down by 50% Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd today said it has recorded 50 per cent decline in profit on sale of investment to Rs 57 crore for the quarter ended December. 'India to allow duty-free imports of 500k ton corn' India will soon ask state-run traders to import half a million tonnes of duty-free corn after the second straight drought cut output, in what would be the country's first overseas purchase in 16 years, two government sources have said. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Hema Malini’s land allotment irks social orgs Veteran actress Hema Malini recently allotted land by the Maharashtra Government at Mumbai’s Andheri area for her upcoming dance academy. 'Natsamrat' making: Nana Patekar This New Year day, actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar is excited about bringing his latest offering, 'Natsamrat' with Nana Patekar in the lead, to the big screens. Priyanka caught in an ego-clash with Frieda? Bollywood actress, Priyanka Chopra, and Hollywood actress Freida Pinto were not on the same page when they graced an international event in Washington DC. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2016 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service