[wanabidii] Top Headlines: With RS productivity at just 50%, winter session ends on Ansari's strong note

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With RS productivity at just 50%, winter session ends on Ansari’s strong note

As compared to Rajya Sabha’s 50% in the just concluded winter session, Lok Sabha logged productivity of 102% with the Lower House passing more bills and spending more time in debating those legislations.

Firing in Delhi court: Cop killed, judge almost hit

The shootout took place at 11.40am as Irfan alias Cheenu Pehelwan, who has 23 criminal cases against him, was being produced before a metropolitan magistrate.

Watch: PM Modi gets guard of honour in Moscow

CITIES

2 held in Chennai for possession of 2kg gold

Police nabbed two people during a vehicle check at ICF junction for carrying 2kg of gold jewellery worth 50 lakh on Tuesday night.

18-car pile-up on Delhi-Agra Expressway, fifteen injured

Fifteen people were injured, one of them seriously, in an 18-car pile-up on a fogged-out Yamuna Expressway early on Tuesday morning.

Depressed, sword-wielding techie runs amok, gunned down by cops

A 28-year-old software engineer, Balwinder Singh, reportedly depressed over his performance in the All India Civil Services examinations, was shot by the police while on an attacking spree with a sword on a street near his house in the Lakshminagar area of Telangana’s Karimnagar on Tuesday.

TECH

11 easy tricks to make your iPhone run faster

Two years of everyday use can take a toll on your iPhone, but these tips and tricks should be able to hold you over until your next upgrade.

Facebook Messenger tips and tricks everyone should know

Facebook Messenger is one of the most popular apps in the world with more than 700 million people using it every month.

Google working on smarter messaging app: WSJ

Google, part of Alphabet Inc, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook Inc, The Wall Street Journal reported.

SPORTS

Kapil Dev, VVS Laxman hail 'complete batsman' Ajinkya Rahane

Kapil Dev and VVS Laxman have endorsed Ajinkya Rahane as a 'complete batsman' on whom the current Indian batting unit can depend on for the considerable future.

Key to beating Australia is taking wickets: Laxman

The key ingredient to India's success in the upcoming limited-overs tour of Australia in January will be the ability of their fast bowlers to strike early and consistently, according to VVS Laxman and Kapil Dev.

Embattled Van Gaal storms out of United press conference

Embattled Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal showed signs of cracking under pressure as he stormed out of a media briefing after becoming annoyed by questions about his future.

BUSINESS

Wipro buys US-based IT services company for $130m

Wipro is acquiring New Jersey-based Viteos Group for $130 million, or over Rs 820 crore, to bolster its portfolio in the capital markets and asset management industry, leveraging the latter's platform-based IT outsourcing services.

Rajan raises bad loan worries

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has again flagged concerns over the rising level of bad loans in Indian banks, pointing out that weak corporates with lower debt-servicing capacity may worsen the situation.