Daily Newsletter | Saturday, June 13, 2015 | | | Railway unions dub report a privatization move | | The Debroy panel report on Friday faced flak from railway employees unions who termed it as a clear roadmap for privatization of railways that could endanger safety and increase transporter’s financial burden. |
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| Collegium will be back if NJAC is quashed: SC | | The battle lines between the judiciary and government over how to recruit Supreme Court and high court continue to get sharper with the apex court on Friday dismissing the Centre’s argument that the collegium system was gone for good and wouldn’t be revived even if the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) Act is struck down. |
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| | Snatchers stab constable in Delhi's Punjabi Bagh, 2 nabbed | | A traffic police constable on duty at Punjabi Bagh was stabbed when he tried to stop a gang of snatchers from escaping with a stolen purse on Thursday. His colleague then chased and nabbed two of the snatchers after a short scuffle. |
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| | iOS 9 features already available on Android | | While Apple didn’t give iOS a major overhaul visually, it did introduce some new features and upgrades to system apps. Interestingly, a number of these features have been available on Android phones and tablets for a long time, though they are not part of stock Android. |
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| | | Rel Jio will offer 4G LTE mobiles at 4k | | India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, owner of energy-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL), will launch fourth generation (4G) telecommunications services by December this year as he promises to offer 4G-enabled handsets for less than Rs 4,000 along with voice and data monthly plans between Rs 300 and Rs 500. |
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| SBI waives processing fees for home loan transfers | | The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), which recently cut its lending rates by 15 basis points, has waived processing fees as an incentive to those wanting to shift their existing home loans to the bank. SBI is also offering borrowers a top-up option, where the borrower can raise more than his outstanding loan account. |
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| Mexico boosts housing subsidy by a third | | Mexico's finance ministry said on Friday it would raise a subsidy for home purchases by 32 percent to 11.135 billion pesos ($723 million) to support homeownership for poor families despite budget cuts unveiled earlier this year. |
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| | 'If Shahid invites me for wedding, I’ll surely go' | | While reports on one of Bollywood’s most-awaited marriages suggest that it will be a close-knit affair with family and a few friends in attendance, Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput’s wedding has become the talking point on many film sets. |
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| Salman No.1 Khan in Bollywood | | While the buzz around Piku gets Deepika Padukone the top spot, Mr X gets Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur a place in the top 12, in Times Celebex powered by zoOm! for the month of April 2015 |
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| Riteish, Pulkit are first citizens of Bangistan | | Bangistan is a fictional country divided into North and South. Riteish Deshmukh plays an Islamic character called Hafeez Bin Ali, who comes from North Bangistan, while Pulkit Samrat plays a Hindu character named Praveen Chaturvedi, who comes from the South of Bangistan. |
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