[wanabidii] Top Headlines: BJP king in Jharkhand, kingmaker in Jammu & Kashmir

Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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BJP king in Jharkhand, kingmaker in Jammu & Kashmir

Continuing its victory run under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, BJP on Tuesday won a majority in Jharkhand elections and got into a commanding position in J&K where it can rule either in collaboration with PDP or NC or indirectly through the governor.

Bodo militants kill 48 adivasis in Assam

Attacks after Gogoi said security ops wouldn’t stop

For a sliding Congress, no sign of 'achhe din'

Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir continued the downward spiral of Congress, raising questions if the party’s bad times would abate anytime soon.

CITIES

Engineering student, kidnapped, raped by fake cop

A 19-year-old engineering student has lodged a complaint with the police, saying a man posing as a policeman sexually assaulted her at a secluded place in Neelankarai on Monday evening.

Bars can stay open till 5am for 25th & 31st of December

Like last year, the state government has allowed permit rooms and bars to remain open till 5am the next day on December 25 and 31 and wine and liquor shops till 1.30am

Soldiers, cops held for helping Rampal

The Haryana police have arrested six retired and serving Army soldiers and cops for helping preacher Rampal when he defied arrest warrants against him in a contempt of court case.

TECH

Apple iPad Air 2 review: Thinner and better

Is the iPad Air 2 the best 10-inch tablet money can buy? We try to find out in our review…

Samsung to launch curved smartphone at Rs 68,500

Consumer electronics company Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note Edge in India in January 2015, the first smartphone from the company with a curved right edge.

10 best Android smartphones of 2014

With so many smartphones, which ones can be called the best in the business? Take a look at our list of favourite Android smartphones of 2014 to find out…

SPORTS

Virat Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter to head list

Kohli has overtaken Tendulkar as the most followed sportsperson on Twitter though the iconic cricketer still holds the no. 2 spot a year after his retirement.

Title not won in December, warns Man City's Pellegrini

Having won six successive EPL matches, City have closed gap on Chelsea but Pellegrini doesn't think the next few weeks will define the champions' season.

Biopic on me should promote badminton: Saina Nehwal

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said that she won't mind a biopic made on her life and wants it to highlight the sport of badminton rather than focus on her.

BUSINESS

You can hand in pre-2005 notes till June: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India has extended the deadline for turning in pre-2005 currency notes to June 30, 2015.

UltraTech buys Jaypee cement units

The cement plants also include captive power plants with a combined capacity of 180 MW.

Record 95 exits in 2014 buoy India private equity play

Private equity (PE) investments in India touched $10 billion even as a record number of profitable exits this calendar revved up the momentum for global private capital.