[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Ready to tackle threat of jihadis steering Pak warships: Navy chief

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Ready to tackle threat of jihadis steering Pak warships: Navy chief

Indian Navy is closely monitoring incidents like the failed attempt by al-Qaida to hijack Pakistani frigates PNS Aslat and PNS Zulfikar at Karachi in September.

Young, single Indian Muslim men barred from Iraq

Alshaya Nasser Travels, an Iraqi visa facilitating agency, has issued advisory barring unaccompanied Muslim males below 30 from applying for pilgrimage visas.

Pranab's book triggers online-offline war

President Pranab Mukherjee's The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years goes on sale on December 11, his birthday next Thursday.

CITIES

Shakti squads to ensure women are safe on trains

The squad will start work next week and will focus on the trans-harbour section.

Stepdad gets life for raping teen, killing her baby

The crucial evidence that nailed Thorat was the result of a DNA test of the dead baby.

Robber shoots aide by accident

In a robbery gone wrong, a criminal was accidentally shot dead by his accomplice when he fired his gun at a taxi driver near Begumpur in outer Delhi on Wednesday morning.

TECH

Online purchases by Indians are being subsidized by Wall Street

Flipkart, Snapdeal and Seattle-based Amazon have, between them, already guzzled about half a billion dollars of investor money doling out lavish discounts.

Amazon Kindle (7th generation) review: Touch goes affordable

We’ve used the new Kindle for a few weeks to find out if it’s a big improvement over its predecessor. Here’s our review…

Here's everything Google knows about you

But before your privacy alarm goes up, it is important to note that Google is extremely open about what data it stores and also makes it very easy to delete that data. However, few people understand exactly what Google stores about you. Here's a ready reckoner on all that Google tracks about you...

SPORTS

Sports ministry appeals to AIBA to revoke Sarita Devi's ban

Sports ministry has appealed to the Amateur International Boxing Association to revoke the suspension imposed on Indian boxer L Sarita Devi.

ISL: FC Pune City defeat Mumbai City FC 2-0

Dudu Omagbemi scored twice in the second half as FC Pune City defeated Mumbai City FC 2-0 in their ISL clash to rise to the fourth spot in the points table.

Singapore beat Indian Aces to register 1st IPTL win

Singapore Slammers took their first IPTL victory when Tomas Berdych led the home side to a thrilling 24-23 victory over the previously unbeaten Indian Aces.

BUSINESS

ICICI, HDFC Bank cut FD rates

A couple of days before RBI governor Raghuram Rajan decided to maintain a status quo in the monetary policy, the country’s two largest private banks had quietly brought down deposit rates. Following the reduction, which is in select time buckets, both banks’ best rates are now below 9%.

Govt sets up high-level panel on tax issues

The government on Wednesday set up a High Level Committee (HLC) to interact with trade and industry and identify areas where clarity on tax laws is needed, a move aimed at boosting confidence among taxpayers.

Puff factory: Govt weighs cigarette-making permit

The government is testing waters with the first proposal for manufacturing cigarettes in several years in a sector, requiring industrial licence, but controlled by a handful of local players.