[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Coal mines to be e-auctioned to steel, power, cement producers

Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Coal mines to be e-auctioned to steel, power, cement producers Some experts said this was a “half-hearted” move to reform the coal industry which has proved a bottleneck for the infrastructure industries. Q&A: Amit Shah says couldn't have hurt BJP interests just to keep alliance with Sena intact In his first interview after the state poll results, Shah talks to TOI on a range of issues and says he wasn't surprised by the outcome because of PM's popularity and policies. Smriti Irani sends 12,000 saris to Amethi as Diwali gift Call it a Diwali gift or a thanksgiving gesture with one eye on future polls, Union HRD minister Smriti Irani has got about 15,000 saris, sourced from Surat, distributed to women in the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency. CITIES MORE » Dhaula Kuan rapists get life term, slammed as beasts Describing the five convicts in the Dhaula Kuan gangrape case of 2010 as psychopaths and beasts who should be kept away from society as long as possible, a trial court on Monday sentenced them to life imprisonment. Cliche works: Gujaratis add to BJP glory in Mumbai The city’s Gujarati voters have stood firmly behind the BJP, a glance at the results confirms the cliche. The party won 15 of the 36 constituencies in Greater Mumbai; of them, eight have a large Gujarati presence Delhi feels the chill as mercury dips below 16°C In the aftermath of cyclone Hudhud, the chill has finally made an appearance in Delhi. TECH MORE » Microsoft plans to launch smartwatch within weeks: Forbes Microsoft smartwatch will arrive in stores soon in an effort to capture the holiday season. 10 hottest Diwali gadget deals With Diwali just around the corner, you may be looking to light up your home with a cool new gadget. Twitter to launch tools for app developers: WSJ Developers were irked a couple of years back about the strict rules in existence with regard to applications, which plug into the social media service. SPORTS MORE » Navratilova unhappy with ITF silence on Williams slur Martina Navratilova has questioned the "silence" of ITF after one of its members described world no. 1 Serena Williams and older sister Venus as "brothers". Serena Williams beats Ivanovic in WTA Finals opener Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4 in the Red Group for her 16th consecutive victory at the season-ending tournament on Monday. Liverpool hit by Suarez loss, says manager Rodgers They have already lost three league games this term and the manager admitted they were fortunate to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. BUSINESS MORE » Projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore go on stream In all, investments worth Rs 2.88 lakh crore have gone on stream in sectors as diverse as power, steel, airports and oil and gas, data collated by the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) in the Cabinet secretariat showed. Warburg buys Rs 1,200cr Kalyan Jewellers stake The funds will be used to open new stores outside Kalyan Jewellers' key south India market to tap the growing demand for gold ornaments, the jeweller said in a statement. Hero Moto to invest Rs 5k cr for new plants Hero MotoCorp is fuelling up for a major expansion and will pump in Rs 5,000 crore to nearly double capacity and open plants in India and abroad. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Ranveer shaves off his head for Bajirao Mastani Sanjay Leela Bhansali has finally started shooting his dream project Bajirao Mastani after 10 years Saif Ali Khan was caught with his pants down Saif Ali Khan showed his funny side off-camera, too, while shooting for 'Happy Ending' in California Other Newsletters from TOI: Entertainment | Tech | Movie Reviews | Life & Style 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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