[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Bill awaiting Parliament nod will end Karan Johar-like rent-a-womb

Daily Newsletter | Monday, March 06, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Bill awaiting Parliament nod will end Karan Johar-like rent-a-womb Bollywood director Karan Johar may be among the last few single Indians who could commission surrogacy within the legal ambit. Most clinics have stopped accepting single or gay individuals as clients, even though the Surrogacy Bill is awaiting Parliament’s nod. This summer, a cricketing vacation awaits you Vote for the JanaBankable Player and win 2 all-inclusive tickets to watch India play Australia. Recommended by Colombia India conveys 'deep concerns' to US over attacks India has conveyed its "deep concerns" to the US government over recent tragic incidents involving Indian-origin people including Hardish Patel who was shot dead in South Carolina. Patel, 43, Indian-origin store owner in the US was shot dead outside his home on Thursday, just days after an Indian engineer was killed in Kansas in a hate crime shooting that had sent shockwaves across the country. More than half of under-5 kids in India are anaemic In a stark and chilling reminder of the realities of life in India, the recently released family health survey (NFHS 4) results show that over 58% of children below five years of age are anaemic, that is, they suffer from insufficient haemoglobin in the blood, leaving them exhausted, vulnerable to infections, and possibly affecting their brain development. CITIES MORE » 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 Dera murders: Rs 50 lakh, sub inspector post for info on killers, say cops Two unidentified bike-borne gunmen had killed Satpal (65) and his son Ramesh Kumar (35) when they were working at the Dera's canteen around 7 PM on February 25 at Jagera village, about 55 km from Ludhiana. Both were shot in the head with a .32 bore weapon from a point blank range. TECH MORE » Flipkart plans to increase hiring in 2017 E-commerce major Flipkart is looking to hire 20-30% more people in 2017 compared to last year even as rival Snapdeal hands out pink slips to its employees. India to gets its own MWC: COAI India will organise its first mobile congress in September with a special focus on reaching out to the South East Asian markets. Aadhaar data base fully safe and secure: UIDAI Dismissing reports of misuse of biometrics data, the government today said Aadhaar-based authentication is "fully safe and secure". SPORTS MORE » 2nd Test: Renshaw, Marsh put Australia in lead  Australia managed to stay ahead mainly riding on Matt Renshaw and Shaun Marsh supreme effort in the middle, battling a difficult pitch and a disciplined Indian bowling attack on day two. Australia finished the day on 237 for six, with a lead of 48 runs. Matt Renshaw laughs off Virat Kohli's 'toilet' sledge Young Australian opener Matt Renshaw has belied his age with the way he has batted so far on the tour of India and on Sunday, he was equally impressive in negotiating the constant sledging from Virat Kohli. There's nothing wrong with Indian batting line-up: Pujara Indian batsmen have been outwitted by Australian spinners in the ongoing Test series but Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday insisted that there is "nothing wrong" with their batting line-up. BUSINESS MORE » BSE hikes annual fee for listed firms for FY18 "The exchange has revised its annual listing fees (for 2017-18) to be paid by the listed entities for listing of its securities on the exchange," BSE said in a circular. "The new annual listing fees would be effective from April 1, 2017," it added. HDFC Bank launches Artificial Intelligence driven chatbot EVA HDFC Bank today announced the launch of an electronic virtual assistant (EVA), an artificial intelligence-driven chatbot, for customer services. Eva is India's first AI-based banking chatbot and can answer millions of customer queries instantly, HDFC Bank said in a statement. China cuts growth goal, puts focus on reform China aims to expand its economy by around 6.5 percent. China set a target of 6.5 to 7 percent last year and ultimately achieved 6.7 percent growth, supported by record bank loans, a speculative housing boom and billions in government investment. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » 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