[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Plot thickens: Shashi Tharoor, others to be grilled in Sunanda murder case

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Plot thickens: Shashi Tharoor, others to be grilled in Sunanda murder case

Eleven days short of a year after the wife of former Union minister Shashi Tharoor, Sunanda Pushkar, was found dead at Delhi’s Leela Hotel, police gave a sinister twist to the case on Tuesday by claiming that she was murdered.

Citizenship ordinance gets President’s nod

A day before the Pravasi Bharatiya meet opens in Gujarat, the President is said to have cleared an ordinance amending the Indian Citizenship Act to merge the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes.

Pvt firms can choose any rly station for revamp

Private players can select any of around 8,000 stations across the country for revamping and transforming it as a world class station.

CITIES

Blocking an ambulance to draw Rs 2k fine in Delhi

Obstructing the path of an ambulance on the city roads will now attract legal action and a fine of Rs 2,000, no less.

Jilted lover stabs girl, then dies in hit and run

In a strange twist of fate, a 23-year-old youth who knifed his girlfriend in an auto at Dahisar (east) on Monday night died minutes later in a hit-and-run on the same stretch.

Indore woman tests positive for swine flu

A 39-year-old woman was tested positive for swine-flu positive on Tuesday after confirmatory test at Jablapur-based laboratory.

TECH

TCS job cuts: Trade unions crack IT code

The last bastion has been breached. The Indian information technology sector, which was untouched by trade union activity, is suddenly being targeted by both organised and unorganised groups.

Snapdeal messes up again, delivers second-hand phone

Having gone for for cash on delivery option for the order, Gautam Sachdeva claims he took the money back from the delivery person as soon as he opened the box.

5 Twitter dos & don'ts for employees

The 140 characters on Twitter, with their reach and impact, can give an employee's image a push or shred it.

SPORTS

No Yuvraj; Axar, Binny in India World Cup squad

India World Cup Squad: Dhoni, Dhawan, Rohit, Rahane, Raina, Kohli, Rayudu, Jadeja, Ashwin, Axar, Bhuvneshwar, Ishant, Shami, Binny, Yadav.

AIFF offers Constantine Indian football coach's job

Former Indian national men's football team coach Stephen Constantine was offered the top job for the second time by All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Sunil Gavaskar all praise for India's World Cup squad

Sunil Gavaskar said while batting line-up for the World Cup looks formidable, the all-rounders in the side are expected to play a major role in defending the title.

BUSINESS

Spectrum windfall to help rein in fiscal deficit

The government appears to be confident of meeting the fiscal deficit target set for the current financial year despite a challenging revenue situation.

India Inc urges Arun Jaitley to push reforms in Budget

India Inc made a strong pitch for reviving investment, easing interest rates, reworking the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) and restoring the incentives for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during their pre-Budget interaction with finance minister Arun Jaitley and his team.

Transfer funds sans recipient’s bank account info

The rapid adoption of mobile banking and banking apps is prompting bankers to forecast a complete transformation in the manner in which banking is done in two years.

ENTERTAINMENT

Shah Rukh Khan beats Salman

While Happy New Year keeps Shah Rukh and Deepika firmly at the top spot for the second month in a row, Kill Dil gets Ranveer, Govinda and Ali a place in the top 10 in Times Celebex

'I can never make a sleazy film'

North India is not as bad as it is made out to be, it just looks that way because it is in focus right now, says Boney Kapoor, ahead of his UP-based film Tevar

Bipasha Basu and her love for horror genre

Bipasha Basu has been known for her bold and sexy image. But what is more interesting is her apparent liking for the horror genre due to which she has done six horror flicks in her career till date.