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'Corporate espionage' in oil ministry: How it unfolded, what was leaked

The police action followed complaints by the oil ministry and is said to have come after the Intelligence Bureau had tailed these persons and tipped off the police.

Modi's yoga guru may cure Kejriwal of cough

Dr H R Nagendra could soon be treating Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal if the latter goes according to PM Narendra Modi's prescription.

On BSE, Sun Pharma's Shanghvi is richest Indian

Dilip Shanghvi, the 59-year-old promoter of Sun Pharma, appears to have overtaken Mukesh Ambani (57) of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) as the richest Indian if one goes by the promoter holdings in the listed companies of the two groups.

CITIES

Multi-level parking in Noida Sector 18 to open tomorrow

Those driving to Noida's Sector 18 market, will soon be spared the trouble of spotting a parking place.

Congress leader’s men thrash witness, cops

In a brazen display of violence, supporters of a Congress leader summoned in a narcotics-related case brutally thrashed a case witness and assaulted cops on Bankshall court premises on Thursday.

Students fall ill after taking midday meal in Chandwari

About 64 students of Government Primary School of Chandwari in Vaishali district were rushed to Hajipur sadar hospital when they complained of nausea and vomiting after consuming the midday meal (MDM) on Thursday.

TECH

At $8.7 billion, TCS fastest-growing IT brand globally

With this, TCS retains the IT industry's highest brand strength rating of AA+, and cements position as one of the top global brands in the industry.

Telecom salary hikes to be among lowest: Survey

Telecom sector finds place among 'Lag industries' in consultancy firm Aon Hewitt's annual salary survey.

10 programming languages you need to know in 2015

Looking for a career in technology industry? Wonder what are the languages that will give just the right start to your career? Here are 10 programming languages you can cherry pick from based on Mashable's '15 programming languages you need to know in 2015'.

SPORTS

Overcoming 'fatigue' will be key, says Sachin Tendulkar

A Test series and a tri-nation event took India into the 1992 World Cup and Sachin feels that with a similar schedule this time around, fatigue will be the key.

India have lot of match-winners in ODIs, says Ganguly

The Indian batting may seem to be reliant on Kohli, but Ganguly feels that the team has more than one player to depend on as far as ODIs are concerned.

Batsman Dhoni seeks Shastri's advice in testing times

In the last 10 ODIs that Dhoni has played, he has scored only one half-century (51 not out) against the West Indies and didn't get to bat in two other matches.

BUSINESS

US probes Mirach Cap’s ‘forged’ letter to Sahara

Federal authorities in San Francisco are probing US-based Mirach Capital Group, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, amid allegations that the group gave a forged bank letter to Indian conglomerate Sahara as part of financing negotiations.

Govt to tap global funds for infra push

The government is expected to outline a strategy to tap into the growing interest from global pension funds and other long-term investors to finance infrastructure projects, a move that will also reduce the pressure on it to find resources in the Budget.

Paytm plans up to 50,000 outlets

Digital wallet provider Paytm is looking to set up 30,000 to 50,000 retail outlets where its 2.4 crore customers can load cash on their digital wallet.

ENTERTAINMENT

Celebs who went over the line with affection

Celebs and politicians are not new to the foot in the mouth syndrome. Awkward gestures or illogical statements have always ruled the roost when it comes to their public appearances but two recent instances have put the spotlight on some public figures going over the line in displaying their “affection”. Cases in point are those of noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani and Us Vice President Joe Biden.