[wanabidii] Top Headlines: BJP prepares for life after Shiv Sena, but keeps door open

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BJP prepares for life after Shiv Sena, but keeps door open

Reconciled to the near inevitable break-up with the Shiv Sena, BJP rolled out a plan to contest all 288 seats in Maharashtra with its smaller allies.

Narendra Modi to start US visit with CEO-packed breakfast

Taking forward his plans for India’s economic recovery, PM Narendra Modi will embark on a massive charm offensive with America’s corporate elite.

Just 48 hours from Mars, orbiter faces big trial today

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission will face the first test of its last manoeuvre around 2.30pm when the main liquid engine of the spacecraft is expected to fire for four seconds.

CITIES

2010 Dhaula Kuan gang rape case: Judgment today

A trial court will deliver the verdict in the 2010 Dhaula Kuan gang rape-cum-abduction case on Monday.

After mega launch of scheme, DDA revises flat rates

Three weeks after launching its housing scheme, DDA has revised the rates of its flats in Shalimar Bagh and Rohini by 20%.

South Delhi administration recovers land worth over Rs 100cr

In a series of anti-encroachment drives carried out between August and September, the south Delhi administration has retrieved gram sabha land worth more than Rs 100 crore from areas like Jaunapur, Asola and Ayanagar.

TECH

iCloud hacking: Now, 'nude photos' of Kim Kardashian, Vanessa Hudgens leaked

Photos showing an apparently nude Kim Kardashian West are among a group of images that have appeared online in what appears to be a second leak of hacked personal pictures of celebrities, weeks after stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were targeted.

1 lakh, and counting: TCS is now top employer of women

Within TCS, a major chunk —over 40% — of its women employees are either new recruits or at junior levels, while about 11% are in the senior management.

6 free must-have productivity tools available online

Here's how you can get lot of stuff done without downloading anything.

SPORTS

Live Blog: Incheon Asian Games 2014, Day 3

A day after Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal assured the country of two more medals, Indian athletes would look to improve their performance on the third day in Incheon.

Leicester rally stuns Manchester United 5-3

Louis van Gaal's difficult start to his time as United manager continued as Leicester City sensationally came back from 3-1 down to win 5-3 in EPL match.

Lewis Hamilton wins in Singapore, takes F1 title lead

Lewis Hamilton regained title lead when he claimed victory in Singapore GP after his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg limped out with electronic problems.

BUSINESS

Govt unlikely to change FY15 borrowing target

The government has indicated that it may not immediately change the market borrowing target for the current financial year given the stiff tax collection targets and may use some of the fresh mop-up to ensure that schemes are not starved of cash, like the past two years.

Lagarde backs more role for India at IMF

International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde on Sunday backed a reform of the multilateral body, which will give more say to countries like India and China in running the agency.

Global spotlight on stolen data

India’s concerns related to stolen data — especially those related to bank account holders in HSBC Geneva — are now being discussed by the Global Tax Forum, OECD’s international platform on transparency and information exchange.

ENTERTAINMENT

Dear Deepika, our point of view...

Over the past few days, there’s been a flood of tweets and stories in other media in support of Deepika Padukone’s response to a video and tweet posted in the online entertainment section of TOI.

Bigg Boss host Salman Khan has a soap fixation!

Salman Khan is popular with all age groups. The actor has made a mark for himself in Bollywood.

Celebs who refused to do Bigg Boss

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who was convicted of raping his maid and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Mumbai court, has been allegedly approached to be a part of Bigg Boss.