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Deluged Chennai cries for help as airport flooded, trains stop, phones out

There was no let up to the rain fury in the city and several coastal parts of Tamil Nadu. The city received 34.5cm rain in the past 24 hours. Met officials said the state hasn’t been lashed by such a downpour in 100 years. Road and and rail links are down and the airport is flooded.

At least 14 confirmed dead in California shooting

At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, the city's police chief said, adding that so far, the motive for the incident was unclear.

Chennai marooned, flights to land at Naval base

The submerged Chennai airport will remain shut till Sunday, a naval base 70 km from the city will be used as a makeshift airport. Life remained crippled in the city as fresh downpour worsened an already disastrous flood situation. Met has warned of more rain in the next three days.

CITIES

Family shocked as `son' rapes their girl in Delhi

Parents of the 17-year-old girl who was raped and strangled are yet to come to terms with the fact that the youth they had sheltered for so long turned out to be their tormentor.

Naga girl sweeps ghats, Amitabh Bachchan sweeps her off feet

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi put her in spotlight by acknowledging her efforts to clean Prabhu ghat, Naga girl Temsutula Imsong is all set to feature in a weekly popular show hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. The episode is likely to go on air on December 6.

No parking fee at south Delhi malls, pvt hospitals

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has ssued a public notice stating hat parking fee should not be collected in the premises of commercial complexes, malls and private hospitals.

TECH

10 cheapest smartphones with fingerprint sensors

Even though it was not the first in the smartphone industry, Apple has made fingerprint sensors all the rage with the debut of Touch ID fingerprint sensor in iPhone 5S.

Instagram year-in review 2015: Top 5 Indian accounts, and more

The Facebook-owned app has released data on the top accounts from India, most-liked photos and top hashtag, among others. Scroll down for the details of Instagram’s year-in review...

No, Mark Zuckerberg is not giving 99% of his Facebook shares to charity

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, to which Mark Zuckerberg will give away 99% of his Facebook shares, is a limited liability company -- not a charity or charitable trust.

SPORTS

BCCI to felicitate Sehwag at Kotla, DDCA to stay away

The BCCI has sent an official mail to the DDCA on Wednesday intimating them about the decision to felicitate Virender Sehwag but Sehwag's home state association for 17 years has decided to stay away from the celebrations as of now.

4th Test: India out to blank spin-weary South Africa

Virat Kohli’s team will be aiming to close out South Africa a third time with the same facet that has worked for them so far: spin, on slow and low surfaces.

I believe India can beat Great Britain, says Oltmans

Great Britain start as favourites against India in the quarterfinal of Hockey World League but home side's chief coach Roelant Oltmans think otherwise.

BUSINESS

Yahoo on block, Marissa Mayer on way out?

The board of Yahoo Inc is weighing a sale of its core internet business when it meets this week, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Emission scandal to hit VW brand hard, rivals may gain

On a day the government termed Volkswagen group's emissions cheating scandal as a “well thought-out crime“, group officials and car industry experts said that the global scam -“having the size of a tsunami“ -will hit the brand hard in India and dissuade many customers from buying its vehicles for now.

Danone plans to serve 'mishti doi' in Europe

Bengal's 'mishti doi' may soon compete with French crème brûlée. A staple for joyous Bengali occasions, the sweet yogurt could find its way to European dinner tables as French dairy giant Danone is piloting a reverse innovation project to launch desi dairy products in some of its international markets.

ENTERTAINMENT

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar hospitalised

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar has been admitted to a hospital in Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai.

'Tamasha' strikes a chord with young India

Cinema has truly come of age. Spearheading this movement are filmmakers like Sajid Nadiadwala (2 States, Heropanti, Kick) and Imtiaz Ali (Jab We Met, Love Aaj Kal and Rockstar), whose latest release Tamasha, with Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone got a thumbs up from the critics and junta alike.