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Bedi is Modi’s insurance policy, sad to see her in BJP: Yogendra Yadav

It pains him AAP ideologue Yogendra Yadav to see his former party colleague Shazia Ilmi and leading member of the Anna Hazare brigade, Kiran Bedi, in the BJP.

Obama addresses Congress ahead of India visit

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged lawmakers to begin work to lift the half-century embargo on Cuba in an address to the nation.

Brace for Swachh Bharat cess on phone bill

Your phone and internet bills may go up as the government plans to levy a cess on telecom services to create a corpus to fund the Swachh Bharat drive.

CITIES

Delhi man held with 600 sim cards in Muradnagar house

Around 600 sim cards, 25 modem hubs, two CPUs and a laptop, among other electronic items, were recovered from the possession of a person, purportedly a resident of Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, in a house in Ghaziabad on Monday night.

Seven more Swine flu positive cases reported in Kutch

Seven more Swine flu cases were reported in Kutch district on Tuesday as the total number of swine flu positive cases in Kutch district now reaches to 36 since January 1.

Shortage of urea annoys Jaipur farmers, rabi crop in peril

Farmers in the state are annoyed and angry with the government due to the scarcity of urea especially for its unavailability for the final phase of the rabi crop.

TECH

TCS ends RIL's 23-year run as most profitable firm

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) posted a net profit of Rs 5,328 crore for the quarter ended December, overtaking long-standing champion Reliance Industries Ltd.

Indian IT companies: Middle managers in firing line

Many of these mid-managers have 6-12 years of experience, and have grown into roles involving allocating engineers for projects, managing software quality and training fresh hires.

5 interesting phones launched recently

The year 2015 has opened on a high note for the smartphone market in the country.

SPORTS

I didn't support Sarita Devi's refusal to accept medal: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid feels that Indian woman boxer L Sarita Devi didn't do the right thing by refusing to accept the bronze medal at the Incheon Asian Games in October, last year.

Ravindra Jadeja sues Rajkot newspaper for defamation

Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday filed a defamation suit against the editor of a Rajkot-based evening newspaper for defamation, seeking damages of Rs 51 crore.

Appoint an Indian coach for national hockey team: Nobbs

Former coach Michael Nobbs said it was perhaps a good time to appoint a home grown product to take up the national coach's job ahead of the Rio Olympics.

BUSINESS

India to outpace China growth by FY17: IMF

India's economic growth is expected to overtake China's by 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s projection showed on Tuesday as the multilateral agency revised down global growth due to new risks.

Make in India: Govt woos US companies

Ahead of US president Barack Obama's visit over the weekend, the Indian authorities are courting around 200 American companies - including the likes of Boeing Corporation - to invest in the country and boost the Narendra Modi government's ambitious Make in India programme.

Jan Dhan covers 99.7% households

Banks, primarily the public sector players, have opened 11.5 crore accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), covering 99.74% households and paving the way for transfer of over Rs 65,000 crore of subsidies and other transfers directly into these accounts, the government on Tuesday said.

ENTERTAINMENT

MSG will not see a Republic Day release

In the media interaction held at a suburban Mumbai hotel, Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan came clean on the controversies surrounding the release of his film — MSG: The Messenger of God.