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ISIS video claims to show child soldier killing ‘Israeli spy’

The Islamic State group released a video Tuesday that purports to show the killing of a Palestinian man accused of being a spy for Israeli intelligence.

Shourie, Sinha in fray to head BRICS Bank

The government is looking at former disinvestment minister Arun Shourie and ex-finance minister Yashwant Sinha, among others, as possible contenders to head the BRICS Bank as its first president.

Hike in defence FDI cap fails to lure investors

India continues to struggle in attracting foreign investment in the defence sector despite the Modi government having hiked the FDI cap from 26% to 49% in August last year.

CITIES

BPO executive kills girlfriend, flees leaving body in car

The city police are searching for a 25-year-old executive of a BPO firm who killed his girlfriend and abandoned her body in his car after a botched attempt to dump it led to its discovery by neighbours and a security guard, sparking panic in the apartment complex he lives in on Baraka Road in Secretariat Colony on Monday night.

Coimbatore water supply halved, residents miffed

Less than a week after Coimbatore Corporation decided to reduce water supply from Siruvani to once in four days, the western part of the city complained of a severe fall in water supply.

Woman jumps from 10th floor in Surat

A 58-year-old woman jumped to death from 10th floor of an apartment in Parvat Patiya area on Tuesday. The woman, Vimla Sadani, died on the spot.

TECH

Apple Watch to debut in April, priced $349-10,000

Apple on Monday took the wraps off its much-awaited smartwatch, while making key announcements on Macbook range and a health-focussed initiative called ResearchKit.

Moto E second-generation launched in India: Hands-on

We used Motorola's new low-cost smartphone at the event to bring to you the first impressions, and what we think about the model.

Apple Watch: All you want to know

As the Apple fans get ready to welcome the watch here's a ready reckoner on the Apple's newest device.

SPORTS

India register record 9th successive World Cup victory

Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma stitched a record 174-run opening stand to help India register an emphatic 8-wicket victory over Ireland in Hamilton.

World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar says bowlers deserve all credit

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has credited the Indian team's bowlers for raising their game at the big stage after India thrashed Ireland by eight wickets.

Ashwin knows his game, Shikhar prepared well, says Dhoni

MS Dhoni, meanwhile, seemed unperturbed having surpassed Sourav Ganguly led Indian team's record of eight consecutive wins in World Cup.

BUSINESS

Spectrum bids drop to Rs 92,200 from 94k

Spectrum sale bounty for the government surprisingly dipped a shade on Tuesday as telecom operators reduced their proposed exposure to the expensive but more efficient frequency of 900 MHz and trained their sights on the cheaper bands.

Cairn Energy gets $1.6 billion tax demand

Income Tax Department today slapped a Rs 10,247 crore (USD 1.6 billion) tax demand on Cairn Energy Plc, which termed the action as “very disappointing” and said it would contest the order.

Reliance Infra announces open offer for Pipavav Defence

Anil Ambani led Reliance Group firm Reliance Infrastructure on Tuesday announced the open offer to acquire up 26% stake in Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering from its shareholders at price of Rs 66 a share aggregating to Rs 1263 crore.

ENTERTAINMENT

Deepika Singh slaps Anas Rashid

They play the lead characters Sooraj and Sandhya in television’s popular show, 'Diya Aur Baati Hum', but actors Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh have been at loggerheads for a while now