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Agents promised jobs in Dubai, sent youths to Iraq

Sources said unauthorized travel operators in various towns of Punjab are in touch with hiring agents of various construction companies in Iraq.

After governors, NDA targets statutory bodies to purge UPA nominees

Following suggestions from the government asking them to quit, NDMA vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy and a majority of its eight members have put in their papers.

Suarez double pushes England to edge of World Cup exit

Luis Suarez came back into the side after being injured for the first match and scored two goals that left ragged England on the brink of crashing out of the World Cup.

CITIES

Crazy about wife, colleague kills MNC manager

Obsessed with Saurabh Rastogi's wife Ankisha, their colleague Rishwin Chengappa allegedly stabbed the MNC manager to death last Sunday.

Campa Cola residents draw battle lines

The municipal authorities and the residents of Worli’s Campa Cola society are poised for another face-off on Friday as the BMC arrives to disconnect water, electricity and piped gas to the 96 illegal apartments. Residents plan to form a human barricade at the entrance to prevent the police and civic officials from entering the compound, just as they did during the last confrontation in November 2013. The BMC, however, does not wish to resort to force. It will film the proceedings and, should the residents use violence, it will return and present the footage to the Supreme Court.

Professor develops 'borewell robot' to rescue children

Whenever a child falls into an open borewell, the first emergency call is made to the fire and rescue services.

TECH

Amazon Fire Phone: 7 unique features

Facebook back after brief outage

Social networking service, Facebook, is back after a brief outage.

SAP Labs India MD quits, sparks rumours of joining Infosys

SAP Labs India managing director Anirban Dey quit the company on Wednesday, and set off immediate speculation that he may be heading to Infosys.

SPORTS

Suarez helps Uruguay beat England 2-1

Luis Suarez came back into the side after being injured for the first match and scored two goals that left ragged England on the brink of crashing out of the World Cup.

Japan fail to crack Greece in 0-0 draw

Colombia qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time in 24 years after Japan and 10-man Greece played out a dire 0-0 draw in Natal.

Balotelli demands a 'kiss' from Queen

Mario Balotelli joked that if his side rescues England's chances of World Cup qualification by beating Costa Rica, he expects a kiss from Queen Elizabeth II.

BUSINESS

Sebi bid to boost retail participation

Sebi has brought a host of changes that include a 10 % reservation for retail investors in an offer for sale (OFS) and permission for buying of shares for employee stock option schemes from the secondary market.

Volkswagen lowers India market share target

The company said that environment in India is "challenging" and it is a "struggle to find the right product and right cost structures" to make a deep cut.

GMR wins arbitration case against Maldives

The international arbitration tribunal hearing the dismissal of GMR Group from running the Male Airport in 2012 has ruled in favor of the Indian infrastructure major.

ENTERTAINMENT

‘Don’t have a six pack like Salman, but I have one’

Nine-year-old Akshat Singh, who is currently competing with adults on reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, admits that his life revolves around three things: his love for chicken, his passion for dance and his dream of meeting Salman Khan (not necessarily in that order).

Ram Kapoor on why he is quitting Bade Acche Lagte…

Ram Kapoor has decided to quit Bade Acche Lagte Hai. On his recent visit to the DT office, he explained why he decided to quit the show, which got him a lot of female fan following.