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Modi-Obama meet: India and US will jointly take on terror, take off for Mars

Obama and Modi set US-India ties on a higher plane with a forward looking approach that transcended past individual histories and institutional wrangles.

Mob tries to burn Bihar minister Vinay Bihari alive in Sasaram

An abortive attempt was made to burn alive a Bihar cabinet minister in the presence of district officials, including the DM, SP of Rohtas, at Sasaram, on late Monday evening.

6 killed, over 40 injured as 2 trains collide near Gorakhpur in UP

Six passengers were killed and over 40 injured when three coaches of the Lucknow Barauni Express got derailed following collision with Krishak Express at Nandanagar railway crossing in Gorakhpur.

CITIES

Businessman kills wife for refusing him divorce

A 35-year-old businessman murdered his wife for refusing to divorce him.The couple had parted ways three-and-a-half years ago.On Monday.

Man denied his salary kidnaps boss’s child, held

A 18-month-old girl from Vasai was allegedly kidnapped by her father’s employee on Monday. The accused, along with the child, were traced to Mumbra on Tuesday.

6 booked for submitting fake certificates

Ferozepur police have booked six youths on Tuesday for submitting fake certificates about their academic qualifications during the Army recruitment rally here.

TECH

Microsoft announces Windows 10, skips version 9

Microsoft says the next version of its flagship operating system will be called Windows 10, as the company skips version 9 to emphasize advances it is making.

Apple continues to dilly-dally over iPhone 6 launch in India

Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino and its management in India are locked in a tussle over the launch of the new iPhone devices in India.

SPORTS

Live Blog: Incheon Asian Games 2014, Day 12

Indian women's boxing icon Mary Kom will try to add Asian Games gold to her collection of world titles when she contests the flyweight final.

Vikas Gowda's silver helps India stay inside top-10

Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda was the country's top performer with a silver as India added four medals to maintain their 10th position in the overall standings.

India set up revenge clash vs Pakistan in hockey final

India men's hockey team stormed into the finals of the Asian Games after a gap of 12 years with a 1-0 win over hosts South Korea on Tuesday.

BUSINESS

Microsoft to set up cloud data centres in India

Microsoft will have local data centres for its commercial cloud services in India by the end of 2015, CEO Satya Nadella announced in the capital on Tuesday.

SBI reduces fixed deposits rates

Deposit rates have started moving down even as Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday kept rates unchanged.

Wiring Fault - Maruti recalls 70k units of Swift, Dzire & Ritz

Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s biggest carmaker, said on Tuesday that it would voluntarily recall 69,555 diesel cars, including models of the Dzire, the Swift and the Ritz manufactured between March 8, 2010 and August 11, 2013, to repair a faulty wiring harness fitment.