[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Protest spirals: Top scientist Bhargava to return Padma Bhushan

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Protest spirals: Top scientist Bhargava to return Padma Bhushan

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) founder-director P M Bhargava on Wednesday became the first Indian scientist to join the bandwagon of writers and filmmakers returning their awards when he told TOI that he will return his Padma Bhushan to protest against “the government’s attack on rationalism, reasoning and science”.

Top Lashkar commander Abu Qasim killed

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Qasim was reportedly gunned down in Bandipora by security forces in a fierce encounter that lasted most of Wednesday night and early hours of Thursday. Qasim was the mastermind of Udhampur attacks in which eight Army soldiers were killed in June 2013.

Bihar elections: Saffron hopes surge. Here's why

The third phase turnout in Bihar surpassed the polling numbers five years ago amid signs of growing confidence in the BJP that it has acquired a lead on the secular “alliance”.

CITIES

Kolkata tops cyber crime table

West Bengal - Kolkata in particular - has shown one of the biggest jumps nationwide in cyber-crime, says the National Crime Records Data for 2012.

Husband pays Rs 10,000 maintenance in coins in Ahmedabad

In a gesture of protest, a man paid his estranged wife Rs 10,000 in coins on Wednesday.

Wife caught cheating, bludgeoned to death in Delhi

He caught his wife in bed with another man but did not create a scene for fear of damage to their family name.But when he confronted her later only to be sneered at, he blew his top

TECH

Mark Zuckerberg reiterates support for net neutrality, but bats for zero-rating plans

At a townhall in Delhi, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social networking website "absolutely" supports net neutrality, but spoke in favour of zero-rating plans, saying prioritizing these plans is necessary to connect everyone to the internet.

India world's second-biggest internet community: Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called India second biggest community in the world.

Google Nexus 5X review: The prodigal son returns

Find out exactly what the device is all about in our Google Nexus 5X review...

SPORTS

Sachin stopped me from retiring in 2007: Sehwag

Sehwag finally retired on his 37th birthday on October 20, more than two-and-a-half years after his last appearance for the national cricket team.

Miandad asks PCB not to send Pak team for World T20

Javed Miandad has asked the PCB not to send a team in next year's World T20 in India if the BCCI does not agree to proposed bilateral series in December.

Thakur, Shukla meet representatives of 6 IPL teams

Thakur along with Shukla met the representatives of the six IPL franchises to intimate them about the modalities of Players' Auction for years 2016 and 2017.

BUSINESS

Times Group launches India's first realty channel Magicbricks NOW

Urban development and housing minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday launched the country's first real estate channel - Magicbricks NOW - and congratulated the Times Group for this initiative.

Honda revs up for FCV race with Clarity

Honda has traditionally been looked upon as a manufacturer of plain-jane, dependable and efficient cars by ordinary buyers unaware of the company's racing circuits pedigree or prowess in pathbreaking -- often futuristic -- automotive technologies.

NTT opens India's largest data centre

Action is heating up in India with the world's top names like Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon queuing up to open data centres here. NTT Communications, the world's largest data centre company and a unit of the $112-billion Japanese giant, NTT, also has mega plans in the country.

ENTERTAINMENT

'Main Aur Charles' is close to reality

Writer-director Prawaal Raman spared no effort to ensure that his upcoming film, Main Aur Charles, inspired by serial killer Charles Sobhraj, gives viewers an authentic feel about the real-life events that transpired in his life.