[wanabidii] Top Headlines: As China pushes, Indian troops make tactical retreat at one spot

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As China pushes, Indian troops make tactical retreat at one spot

“Our troops too are standing forth with equal force. The retreat was made tactically as Chinese strength on that point was far greater," a senior govt official said.

US, partners begin first air strikes in Syria, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says US and partner nations have begun airstrikes in Syria against ISIS militants, using a mix of fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles.

Infosys vice-presidents get salary hikes of Rs 4-5 crore

The executive VPs who are now at the Rs 6-crore level had salaries in the Rs 1.2-Rs 2 crore range previously, meaning that they have got three to five-fold hikes.

CITIES

Railways serves bones in veg curry on Rajdhani Express

Passengers may have given up hopes of the Indian Railways serving clean and quality food.

Shortage of 15,000 drivers keeps taxis off roads in Mumbai

If commuters have been finding it difficult to get a taxi in the city, especially at airports and railway stations, it could be because of the shortage of drivers. According to an estimate, nearly 15% of the total black-and-yellow taxis and 10% fleet cabs have been lying idle due to absence of drivers.

Woman held for kidnapping boy at Marina beach

A 38-year-old woman was arrested on Monday for kidnapping a six-month-old boy from his mother on the Marina beach and trying to sell him in Kasimedu.

TECH

Yahoo buys out Bangalore startup Bookpad

After Facebook's acquisition of Little Eye Labs and Google's buyout of Impermium comes yet another acquisition of an Indian startup, underlining the growing innovativeness of the country's startup ecosystem.

iPhone 6, 6 Plus launch weekend sales hit 10 million, break record

Last year, Apple had sold 9 million iPhone 5S and 5C phones during the launch weekend.

Want a job at Google? 5 things you must avoid

In a recent post on LinkedIn, Bock highlights the most common mistakes that cause him to throw out a resume and how to correct them. In a recent post on LinkedIn, Here are the five resume mistakes that Bock sees again and again.

SPORTS

Live Blog: Incheon Asian Games 2014, Day 4

Abhinav Bindra will be keen to end his career on a high by winning his maiden gold medal, while Saurav Ghosal starts as favourite to win India's first squash gold in the Asian Games.

Tomorrow will mark the end of my shooting life: Bindra

Abhinav Bindra, who would be competing at the 10m air rifle event in Asian Games, created a flutter by saying that Tuesday would be his last day in shooting.

Federer replaces injured Nadal in Indian team for IPTL

The IPTL announced that Swiss great Roger Federer will replace Rafael Nadal in the Indian team for the new league as Spaniard has pulled out due to injury.

BUSINESS

ETF with L&T, ITC, Axis stocks planned

The government is unlikely to offload Axis Bank shares in the market as it had earlier planned but is instead looking to bunch a part of its holding in the lender, along with some of the shares it holds in L&T and ITC, to float a new exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Loan rates ease amid competition

Planning to buy a new set of wheels this festive season? Or zeroing in on your dream home? Don’t fret about the fact that the RBI has not cut interest rates.

Lamborghini's Huracan to cost Rs 3.4cr

Automobili Lamborghini SpA, the luxury sports car maker owned by Volkswagen through its Audi unit, on Monday launched the all-new Huracan in India for Rs 3.43 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi).

ENTERTAINMENT

Katrina: I care for Ranbir and am protective about him

Katrina Kaif, 31, is intelligent, incredibly sensitive and self-made. She is not just one of our most beautiful actresses, but she is absolutely honest and can be loyal to a fault when it comes to her family and friends.