[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Date with Red Planet: India gears up to put Mars mission in orbit

Daily Newsletter | Monday, September 15, 2014 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Date with Red Planet: India gears up to put Mars mission in orbit Sleepless Indian space scientists began the process of ‘waking up’ the engine of the Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft for a four-second test on September 21. Journalist leads 300 people to safety in flooded Srinagar Journalist Abdullah, hailed as a hero for leading hundreds of people to safety, has documented the tragedy at a nearby hospital where doctors abandoned their patients. Pak hiring Sri Lankan Muslims as spies spooks intelligence agencies In April, Intelligence Bureau arrested Sri Lankan national Sakir Hussain in Chennai who revealed a Pakistani conspiracy to attack US and Israeli consulates in Chennai with help from two Maldivian nationals. CITIES MORE » Gurgaon boy jumps to death at IIT Guwahati A first-semester student of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, was found dead on campus on Sunday. Police suspect Tushar Yadav committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of his hostel the previous night. AISA claims all seats in JNUSU polls All India Students' Association has, practically to everyone's surprise, claimed all four central panel seats in the Jawaharlal Nehru University students' union elections yet again. Nigerian jumps from 3rd floor to escape arrest, dies The NCB team, which had learnt that Obyeka had temporarily shifted to Pune from Mumbai, came to the flat in Bhaunagar along with the Sangvi police around 7.45pm. TECH MORE » Flipkart 'leaks' Google's Android One smartphone Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 phone, priced at Rs 6,999, was listed on the website for a few hours. Apple India gives iPhone 5S an 'official' price cut Mahesh Telecom has tweeted that Apple has given an official price cut to the two iPhone 5S variants ahead of the India launch of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. First jobs of 10 of the biggest names in tech Everyone has to start somewhere. Although some of Silicon Valley's most iconic figures are worth millions and billions today, many of them started out programming software or delivering newspapers. SPORTS MORE » United beat QPR 4-0 for 1st win in Premier League Manchester United ended its winless start to the Premier League season in emphatic fashion, beating Queens Park Rangers 4-0 on Sunday. India hopes hanging by thread after Somdev's heroics Somdev, who has endured a tough season coming into this tie, carved out a heroic 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Dusan Lajovic to bring the tie to level terms. Roger Federer fires Switzerland into Davis Cup final Roger Federer has taken Switzerland to its first Davis Cup final in 22 years, beating Fabio Fognini of Italy in reverse singles for a winning 3-1 lead in semifinal. BUSINESS MORE » SBI has 50% share in mobile banking The State Bank of India (SBI) has emerged a surprise market leader in mobile banking, accounting for half of all mobile transactions in the country. Govt to hear out US pharma companies' patent fears After months of skirmishes, the government is finally going to sit down with American pharma giants this week to hear out their concerns, a move that comes weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for the US. Indian IT companies battle it out for Rs 11k-cr Australian pie Indian IT companies will be fiercely competing with MNCs for five big IT contracts in Australia valued at over A$2 billion (Rs 11,000 crore). ENTERTAINMENT MORE » ‘For me, Jhalak was a platform to meet Salman Khan’ Nine-year-old Akshat Singh, who was eliminated from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa this week, says he is not disappointed. ‘Want to marry someone who accepts me the way I am’ Ratan Rajput, best known as Laali from the TV serial Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, says there was a time when getting married was the only aim in her life. Priyanka talks about contrast with Mary Kom's salary Priyanka Chopra is entertaining one and all with her intense performance in Mary Kom. 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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