[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Better to die than be court-martialled: Sahayak Roy Mathew

Daily Newsletter | Saturday, March 04, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Better to die than be court-martialled: Sahayak Roy Mathew In the diary, which is likely to be considered a suicide note and is now in police’s possession, Mathew wrote in Malayalam that it was “better to die than face a courtmartial”. Mathew, who was found dead days after he featured in a news website’s sting operation critical of the Army’s sahayak or ‘buddy’ system. Own a smart TV? This is what you need! Cover your smart TV from an accidental breakdown with Reliance Home Insurance. Insure TV now! Recommended by Colombia PM Modi will visit Israel, but skip Palestine PM Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Israel in July, the first by an Indian Prime Minister, will not see him travelling to Palestine, a decision that underscores the “de-hyphenation” of India’s relations with the two West Asian states. Delhi shifts to Varanasi as Union mins flood city Led by PM Narendra Modi, BJP is carpet bombing Varanasi and its surrounding regions with an array of ministers and senior leaders as the battle for Uttar Pradesh heads for a furious climax with the final two rounds of polling to go. CITIES MORE » Local business travels to global destinations Find out how a local business is taking Indian culture and heritage across the globe Recommended by Colombia BSF constable held with Beretta submachine guns A border security force constable was arrested in a joint operation of Agra police and UP ATS, for allegedly stealing two Italian imported Beretta submachine guns from the armoury of BSF post in West Bengal. 'Bounty' on Kerala CM: RSS leader booked Ujjain police on Friday filed an FIR against RSS leader Dr Kundan Chandrawat for making statements conducing to public mischief by announcing a bounty of over Rs 1 crore on the head of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. TECH MORE » Reliance Jio says it's 'well positioned' to get over 50% market share by 2021 The country's data market will touch Rs 3 lakh crore by 2020-21, newcomer Reliance Jio has estimated, while claiming it is "well positioned" to achieve over 50% revenue market share. Google's own Chromebooks are not 'dead', clears company executive In a tweet, he has mentioned that for now, the company has no plans to share anything about its own line-up of Chromebooks. Google's Apple Siri rival may come to iPhones, hints company executive Google seems to be open to the idea of bringing its AI on rival Apple’s platform, which already has its own Siri digital voice assistant. But it is unlikely that Apple will allow Google Assistant’s integration in its own mobile OS. SPORTS MORE » 2nd Test: Series on the line for India after shock defeat Stung by the humiliating defeat in the series-opener, Virat Kohli will face the toughest battle of his fledgling captaincy career when India take on a resurgent Australia in the second Test in Bangalore. Kerala HC sends notice to BCCI on Sreesanth's plea The Kerala High Court on Friday issued notice to the BCCI on a plea filed by tainted Indian cricketer S Sreesanth, challenging the life ban imposed on him by the disciplinary committee of the cricket body. You'll not see Pune-like bad performance again: Kohli Ahead of the second Test against Australia starting on Saturday, captain Virat Kohli said the hosts have learnt their lessons from the debacle, adding that it was a rare collective failure for the Indians. BUSINESS MORE » Government asks banks to enable m-banking for all by March 31 The government has instructed banks to link all savings accounts with mobile and Aadhaar numbers by March 31, 2017, and enable mobile banking for such customers. Gold, silver dip on reduced demand, global cues Gold continued its downtrend for the fourth straight session on Friday, falling Rs 260 to Rs 29,145 per 10 grams at the bullion market due to heavy sell-off by stockists and investors amid bearish global cues. Silver too slumped by Rs 1,250 per kg to Rs 42,850, owing to hectic speculative selling. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » This throwback picture of Karisma and Kareena Kapoor Khan twinning as little girls is going viral Sisters Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan have many things in common – their sharp eye for fashion being one of them. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2017 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service