[wanabidii] Top Headlines: J&K flood toll over 150, PM lines up Rs 1,000 crore to fight 'national crisis'

Monday, September 08, 2014
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J&K flood toll over 150, PM lines up Rs 1,000 crore to fight ‘national crisis’
Flood waters have knocked down buildings, snapped road and communication links, and cut off many areas in J&K. Army has evacuated over 15,000 people, but many still remain marooned.
Government rescue plan may help private power firms gain Rs 6,000cr per year
Nine private companies stand to make a killing of over Rs 6,000 crore per year in the form of cheap coal if govt clears power ministry’s proposal to give coal linkage to new projects.
Today, an electrician earns as much as an engineer
The starting income of an electrician, who is unskilled and perhaps has just cleared Class XII, is Rs 11,300 per month while a desktop engineer, who is an engineering graduate, earns only around Rs 3,500 more.
CITIESMORE »
22-year-old found hanging after tiff with hubby
A 22-year-old married woman was found hanging in her home from the ceiling fan after a bitter quarrel with her husband in Madiaon area.
5 infants rescued from beggars in Bangalore
These are infants you see on the road, in the hands of beggars, often flaunted to get passersby pull some money out of their pockets out of sympathy.
Mumbai police on their toes in light of al-Qaida threat
With the country on alert after al-Qaida’s announcement of a new South Asian wing, the Mumbai police are going all out to secure the city on Anant Chaturdashi. All 47,000 personnel of the force, including traffic policemen, will be on duty on Monday. Also deployed will be 10 companies of State Reserve Police Force and two companies of Border Security Force.
TECHMORE »
First impressions: Moto 360 smartwatch
Is the Moto 360 the best smartwatch among the current crop?
Moto X (Gen 2) preview: New avatar but will it be worth the price?
It won't be wrong to say that it's a completely new phone and not just an iterative upgrade.
8 ridiculously expensive gadgets money can buy
See eight of the most ridiculously expensive gadgets money can buy.
SPORTSMORE »
Serena Williams downs Caroline Wozniacki for sixth US Open title
World number one American Serena Williams won her 18th Grand Slam title at last, overpowering Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-3, 6-3 to capture her sixth US Open crown.
F1: Lewis Hamilton wins Italian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton turned a poor start into a dramatic win ahead of his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in Italian GP, cutting German's lead from 29 points to 22.
US Open: Nishikori, Cilic seek glory in unlikely final
istory, redemption and glory will be on the line when Japan's Kei Nishikori and Croatia's Marin Cilic battle for the US Open men's title on Monday.
BUSINESSMORE »
Modi govt has stuck to path laid out by UPA, says Rajan
India's new government may take some time to unveil "grand, big picture reforms" as it is currently focusing on implementation of stalled projects worth $50-70 billion that will pay dividends in the short run by helping on the inflation and income fronts, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said.
'Telcos must keep rivalries out': Ravi Shankar Prasad
Communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is in charge of the telecom sector, which has been hit by a series of controversies.
Government plans new return to plug excise, service tax evasion
The government plans to introduce a new annual tax return that will include information from income tax audit report, including TDS and income tax returns, and cost audit report as it looks to draw information from multiple sources to clamp down on evasion of excise and service tax.
ENTERTAINMENTMORE »
I can be in a tub full of petals with ladies: SRK
We spoke to the dynamic and full-of-life Farah Khan, who was too happy flaunting the fact that she was the only one man or woman who had managed to get Shah Rukh to take off his shirt in a film. Excerpts:
Sonam tries to overcome her fear of elevators
Sonam Kapoor, who has a phobia of elevators, tried to conquer it sometime back in Bangkok.
Fear Factor: Celebrities and their weird phobias
Be it heights or water, close space or elevators, darkness or fire, each one of us has some phobia or the other.
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