Daily Newsletter | Saturday, September 12, 2015 | | | Mecca crane crash: 107 killed, 238 injured | | A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual haj pilgrimage. |
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| Cops seek MEA nod to question Saudi diplomat | | A day after TOI highlighted the need for Gurgaon police to go after the friends of the Saudi diplomat, who, too, allegedly took part in the atrocities on the two Nepalese women, police sought the foreign ministry’s permission to speak to the diplomat and his wife. |
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| | HC asks Delhi govt to provide full CAG report to discoms | | Delhi high court today directed AAP government to provide the entire CAG draft report to the power distribution companies within three days, after the government auditor said they had already been supplied with the "relevant portions". |
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| | iPhone 6S, 6S Plus vs four biggest rivals | | Let’s take a look at where iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus stand in comparison to their biggest rivals in the market, namely Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, Huawei Mate S and LG G4. |
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| | | Paytm earmarks Rs 500 crore for festive season push | | The impending festive season promises dazzling fireworks for Indian e-tailers looking to earn a quick buck, but the opportunity comes with its own share of costs. A few days after Delhi-based online marketplace Snapdeal announced its plan to invest Rs 660 crore to beef up its supply chain ahead of the festive season, Alibaba-backed mobile wallet and e-commerce firm, Paytm, told TOI on Friday that it is setting aside Rs 500 crore to spend on marketing and logistics. |
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| CarDekho
is set to acquire Zigwheels | | In another move signalling consolidation in the online auto classifieds space, Jaipur-based CarDekho is acquiring Zigwheels, an auto portal owned by Times Internet. This is the second big acquisition by Girnar Soft, which runs the CarDekho, BikeDekho and PriceDekho sites, after it bought out Naspers-backed Gaadi.com a year ago. |
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| Airlines fly high on low fuel prices,
travel growth | | There is some oxygen for the choking Indian airline industry. Two positive factors - domestic air travel growing at almost 30% and sharp fall in jet fuel prices - are bringing the industry back from the brink, at a time when some players were staring at emergency exits. |
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| | 'My big breasts got in the way of movie role' | | Actress Kate Winslet is of Oscar-winning pedigree, but she claims that she couldn’t interest Steve Jobs director Danny Boyle and producer Scott Rudin because she felt her voluptuous figure might have come in the way. |
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