[wanabidii] Top Headlines: De-politicization of railways has begun with this budget, says Suresh Prabhu

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De-politicization of railways has begun with this budget, says Suresh Prabhu

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu spoke to TOI after presenting his first budget. The 61-year-old minister counts delinking politics from the budget by keeping out announcements related to new trains and projects from his speech as major achievements. Excerpts:

Corporate espionage: Cops question RIL president

The leakgate probe reached the higher echelons of India Inc, with Delhi Police informally questioning Reliance Industries Limited president (corporate affairs) Shankar Adawal.

US pushes India to ink contentious defence pacts

US has once again stressed the need for India to ink the three military “foundational” pacts it has been pushing for over a decade now.

CITIES

Mother arrested for drowning 3-year-old in Bengal

A three-year-old child was allegedly thrown into the Hooghly by his mother on Wednesday night. Police arrested the woman on Thursday morning.

5-year-old dies of swine flu in hospital, panic grips Delhi

With a five-year-old succumbing to swine flu at Hindu Rao hospital, the death toll due to the viral infection in Delhi reached 10 on Thursday.

Delhi: Man gets brother-in-law killed

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for kidnapping and brutally murdering a moneylender.

TECH

IT hiring to fall by 13% in FY2016: Nasscom

Industry body Nasscom estimates the information technology sector to create 30,000, or 13%, less jobs in fiscal 2016 compared with this year.

Second-gen Moto E pricing for India revealed

Motorola had announced the second-generation Moto E smartphone in two variants -- one featuring 4G LTE support, while the other compatible with 3G networks.

SPORTS

Virat Kohli may get close to 50 ODI centuries: Sourav Ganguly

Kohli may get close to breaking Tendulkar's 49 ODI centuries record but the batting maestro's 100 tons milestone would stay safe forever, feels Ganguly.

Afghan cricketers remind Sunil Gavaskar of West Indies' greats

Sunil Gavaskar has predicted a bright future for Afghanistan after their first World Cup win, saying the players come across as "natural cricketers".

Moin Khan escapes angry protesters at Karachi airport

Moin Khan returned home from Australia and escaped an embarrassing situation at the airport where a small group of protesters had gathered to vent their anger.

BUSINESS

Sebi fines DLF, promoters

It’s one of the biggest such fines by Sebi.

SC okays spectrum sale, halts allotment

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay spectrum auction in all 17 circles but told the Union government not to finalize the allotment of spectrum even if the successful bidder paid up the bid amount.

Cement prices likely to go up as Railways increase freight rates

Cement prices across the country are likely to go up by Rs 3-5 per 50 kg bag following railway minister Suresh Prabhu's proposal to increase freight rates in his maiden budget.