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Corporate espionage: Scandal reaches defence ministry, staffer questioned

In what will have implications for the country’s security, police interrogated a defence ministry employee for more than six hours on Monday, highly placed sources told TOI.

Rahul Gandhi's surprise sabbatical: Why now?

India counters Obama's religious intolerance jibe

India took pride in the fact that despite a population of 180 million Muslims, there had been hardly any case of recruitment of Indian Mulsims to any of the violent Pan Islamist groups.

CITIES

Juhu bizman's wife strangled, help on the run

A 50-year-old woman from a business family in Juhu was strangled to death on Monday evening. The finger of suspicion is pointing at a domestic help hired barely two months ago because he escaped with the family's valuables and his only photograph kept in a drawer, reports .

UD ministry allots bungalow to Delhi deputy CM

Urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu has approved transfer of the bungalow at AB-17, Mathura Road to Delhi government.

Two charged for links with terror outfit in Delhi

Two Manipuri residents have been convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by a Delhi court for being members of a banned terror outfit.

TECH

Are techies 'workmen'? TN government to decide

Are our software engineers 'workmen'? Madras HC leaves the question to TN government.

Lenovo A6000 review

We review the Lenovo A6000, India's cheapest 4G-capable smartphone, at this time.

7 hot smartphones under Rs 10,000

Shopping for a budget smartphone? Not sure which one to go for? The wide range available across e-commerce websites adding to rthe confusion? Here's help.

SPORTS

Flexibility is Ajinkya Rahane's key strength: MS Dhoni

Indian captain MS Dhoni feels that Ajinkya Rahane has improved by leaps and bounds in recent times and is ready to don any hat for the team's cause.

World Cup: Roger Federer sorry for India 'bleed blue' upset

Roger Federer apologised for getting caught up in the bitter rivalry between Indian and Pakistani cricket fans after he was pictured admiring India's blue shirt.

World Cup: I am happy, but not satisfied, says Sachin Tendulkar

Impressed with India's performance in the World Cup so far but not completely satisfied with it, Sachin Tendulkar said that the team can still raise its game.

BUSINESS

Green shoots visible in economy: Panagariya

NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya has said that green shoots of revival were clearly visible in the economy and backed the idea of reworking the massive rural job scheme for better asset creation and skills development.

Bansals get new roles in Flipkart recast

India’s largest online retailer Flipkart has undertaken a massive reorganization at a time when the e-tailer is looking to prune its losses and make itself IPO ready.

ITC to buy Park Hyatt Goa for Rs 515 crore

ITC is on an acquisition spree. Within a fortnight of a major buy in the personal care products space, the Rs 45,000-crore conglomerate looks set for an over Rs 500-crore acquisition in the hospitality sector.

ENTERTAINMENT

Abhi shoots action sequence at a location named after Aish

Abhishek Bachchan shot a car chase sequence for his next All Is Well at Aishwarya Point (Trimbakeshwar, Nasik), named after his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

WAGs too distracting, but only till quarterfinals?

If their ‘purpose’ is to distract or relax the players, WAGs might get to fulfill it at least partly. The BCCI is rethinking its ban on them at the World Cup, and mulling over allowing them if the team makes it to the quarterfinals.