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Spurt in terror alerts from US ahead of Barack Obama’s India visit

A flurry of intelligence alerts have been flowing from foreign agencies to their Indian counterparts in recent weeks, according to sources in the security establishment.

John Kerry’s thumbs-up, aid to Pak irk India

India has reacted sharply to a US certification to Pakistan actions against terror outfits after John Kerry's thumbs up to Islamabad released US aid of more than $532 million to Pakistan.

‘Outstanding’ secret behind MOM’s success

Here’s a secret behind the success of India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) that only two people — and not even the Prime Minister — knew.

CITIES

Dwarka techie killed self: Autopsy

The initial post-mortem report of Amit Bachchan, the techie who was found dead at his Dwarka flat early on Sunday, reveals that he died as a result of hanging.

4 medical students held for lynching at Kolkata hospital

More than seven weeks after the lynching of a man at an NRS Hospital hostel, detectives on Monday arrested four senior medical students for allegedly tying him up and beating him to death. One of them is a final year student and the rest are in the third year.

Road cave-in on NH-24 leads to traffic nightmare

The embankment supporting a portion of the National Highway-24 in Ghaziabad collapsed on Monday morning, leading to a major gridlock during rush hour with tailbacks of several kilometres that stretched past UP gate and into Delhi.

TECH

50% Indian tech startups may move overseas in 2015

Nine of the top 30 business-to-business software product companies by market capitalization have already relocated to the US, Singapore and the UK, according to iSPIx.

Flipkart exploring delivery in 3 hours

E-Commerce major Flipkart assessing products, pricing, may start service in 3-4 cities in July; move may push peers to follow suit.

SPORTS

Messi not happy with Barcelona coach Enrique

Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi has confronted the club's board of directors and coach Luis Enrique, who he sees as a "master of the dressing room".

Who am I to demand the award, asks Saina Nehwal

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal is "upset" that her quest to know the reason behind the rejection of her nomination for Padma Bhushan snowballed into a big controversy.

Delhi Waveriders aim to retain HIL title: Sardar Singh

Delhi Waveriders captain Sardar Singh on Monday said that they are aiming to retain the Hockey India League title they won last year.

BUSINESS

Interest rates to come down this quarter: Chanda Kochhar

ICICI Bank — which started out as Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India, a project lending institution — transformed into a private lender in 2002 through a reverse merger with its fledgling bank subsidiary.

DoCoMo seeks arbitration in stake sale row with Tata

Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo has sought an international court’s intervention to resolve its dispute with Tata Sons through arbitration after the Indian partner failed to get a buyer for DoCoMo’s stake in telecom joint venture Tata Teleservices for at least $1.1 billion.

Won’t dilute specs to cut prices: Mercedes

Mercedes Benz plans to drive in at least 15 new models into the Indian market this year but has said it will “not dilute” its product portfolio in terms of features, a practice the company feels is being implemented by its rivals.

ENTERTAINMENT

'Arbaaz is a complete reflection of his dad'

Malaika Arora Khan, 39, is fiercely independent, extremely emotional and madly in love with her first boyfriend, and now husband, Arbaaz Khan, who she has known for most of her life