[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Car safety takes backseat as auto firms focus on sales

Daily Newsletter | Thursday, July 24, 2014 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Car safety takes backseat as auto firms focus on sales Almost all carmakers offer variants without life-saving features like airbags and ABS though they make sure to include such features in other markets. TCS first Indian company to top Rs 5 lakh crore market cap TCS's market valuation rose to about $84 billion, sprinting miles ahead of Accenture's $51 billion, but way behind the leader IBM's $193.7 billion. Life in a Caliphate: In a Syrian city, ISIS puts its vision into practice When his factory was bombed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the businessman considered two bleak options: to remain at home and risk dying in the next airstrike or flee like hundreds of thousands of others to a refugee camp in Turkey. CITIES MORE » 14-year-old kills 2 during joyride on Ahmedabad streets A 14-year-old boy, Rafiq (name changed to protect identity), killed two and injured five pavement dwellers early on Wednesday when he sneaked out of his house in his father's car for a joyride with his friends. Vengeful youth gets friend to rape ex-girlfriend The horrific incident took place on an empty stretch off Nice Road, on June 16. And to worsen matters, police are blaming the survivor, saying with her drinking and urban lifestyle, it was bound to happen. MBA does Rs 1 crore con job, lands in net An MBA running a travel agency from the South-Extension market was arrested by crime branch after he duped customers of Rs 1 crore. TECH MORE » New tech companies paying big bucks for IT talent Companies like DevFactory, Exponential and Informatica are paying as much as Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh to talented freshers and mid-level programmers in India. 7 awesome Android apps not available for iPhone There are quite a few awesome apps that Android owners can use that their iPhone-using friends can't. iPad, iPhone & Mac sales go up in India This was disclosed by Apple during the course of announcement of results for the third quarter on Tuesday. SPORTS MORE » CWG open in colourful, moving ceremony Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the 20th edition of Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park after a moving and colourful ceremony in front of a 40,000 crowd. India's best bets at Glasgow Games In Delhi CWG, India recorded its best ever haul of 101 medals. It will struggle to repeat that at Games now underway in Glasgow, but hopes to put up good show. Turban tangle: Ministry to lodge protest A day after TOI exposed the racial discrimination faced by two Sikh basketball players during Asia Cup, the sports ministry and BFI has reacted with alacrity. BUSINESS MORE » Jet Airways aims to pare debt, fleet With IndiGo dominating the domestic market and Tata Sons entering the airline business in a big way, Jet Airways has started a major restructuring exercise. World Bank chief gives thumbs up to Gujarat model The Gujarat model got an endorsement on Wednesday from no less than World Bank president Jim Yong Kim. Hike in FDI cap in insurance, pension may bring $7bn An increase in the ceiling for the insurance sector will automatically translate into a similar limit for the pension business. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » OMG: An actor who resembles Virat Kohli In Shashanka Ghosh’s romantic comedy Khoobsurat, a modern adaptation of the 1980 cult comedy Khubsoorat, Pakistani actor Fawad Khan plays a royal prince. ‘In film industry, there is dosti but no dost’ Johny Lever, 56, may have dropped out of school in Class VII, but has learnt his lessons from life. He is a giver with a lot of humility, but also a lot of self-respect. Ahead of his upcoming film Entertainment, he talks to Bombay Times about Kalyanji-Anandji’s role in his life, the miracle that changed him and why he sees comedy in death. About Us | Advertise with Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Sitemap To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2014 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service

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