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No place for intolerance in India, PM Narendra Modi says in UK

Describing the UK as India’s “gateway to Europe”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden visit to London, 13 years after he was barred from entering, basked in a hero’s welcome as London rolled out the red carpet to receive the first PM from India in a decade.

PM Modi's 'Make in India' push for British investors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wooed a gathering of business leaders at London's financial hub Guildhall as he made a push for 'Make in India' campaign. The Prime Minister also listed the achievement of his government and said India's credibility has improved globally in his 18 months in power.

'Indian footballers want to Bend it Like Beckham'

CITIES

Property dealer shot in Gurgaon petrol pump

The bloodletting on Gurgaon’s streets showed no sign of a let-up as a property dealer was killed inside a petrol pump late on Tuesday, the latest in a series of brazen shootings in public places the city has witnessed since the firing on a gangster on MG Road July.

Curse kept memorial secret for 500 years

The nondescript village of Kempapura in Magadi taluk, 75km from Bengaluru, holds a secret close to its heart. Of a curse which did not allow its people to talk about Kempegowda, the founder of IT City, for five centuries.

Delhi Jal Board staffer dies at sewage plant

A 23-year-old Delhi Jal Board pump operator allegedly suffocated to death after getting stuck inside a pipe while working at a sewage treatment plant in west Delhi’s Keshavpur on Wednesday.

TECH

Startups, e-commerce companies picking IITians over MBAs

Companies could save Rs 5-6 lakh every year if they hire an engineer instead of an MBA from a top B-school like the IIMs.

Black students denied entry into Apple store because 'they might steal something'

A group of black students in Australia's Maribyrnong are claiming that they were kicked out of an Apple store because of their skin colour. The store staff said they were worried the teenagers "might steal something".

Moving from Android to iOS: The good & the bad

If you've been a long-time Android user, but are switching to iOS, here are a few things you stand to gain or lose...

SPORTS

Ishant likely to replace Umesh, Steyn still doubtful

Ishant's inclusion in the playing XI was never in question but what one was curious as to whom he would replace in the starting line-up.

India finally taste victory, beat Guam in FIFA WC qualifiers

India finally tasted victory after five straight losses in their 2018 football World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Guam by a solitary goal on Thursday.

AB de Villiers to enter 100-Test club in Bangalore

The South African will become his country's seventh entrant into the community of cricketers to play 100 Tests, when the Bangalore match gets underway.

BUSINESS

Vodafone announces Rs 13,000 cr investment plan in India

Vodafone on Thursday committed investments of Rs 13,000 crore (£1.3 billion) in India for capacity augmentation and new business initiatives.

Govt for revenue neutral reduction of corporate tax

The finance ministry has decided to sequence the withdrawal of exemptions and the reduction in corporate tax rates in a way that the whole exercise is revenue neutral.

Equity MF net inflows top record $9 billion in 7 months

Equity mutual funds (MFs) have seen net inflows of $9.2 billion so far in 2015-16 (till October), making it the highest level of net buying on record over a seven month period.