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TOI exclusive on corporate espionage: What triggered the crackdown

The massive crackdown on corporate espionage in crucial ministries was the result of a four-month-long investigation conducted by the intelligence agencies at the behest of national security adviser Ajit Doval.

Corporate espionage: 10 developments to know

In a sensational twist to the corporate espionage case in which sensitive petroleum ministry documents were being leaked, the crime branch on Friday evening arrested senior executives of India's top private energy companies.

Corporate espionage case: List of leaked papers

The sensational petroleum ministry document leakage case assumed wider dimensions on Friday as seven more people were arrested during the day.

CITIES

Chargesheet filed in Japan tourist's rape case

Within a week's time after arresting the tout Ajit Singh Chaudhary, accused of raping a Japanese tourist by the roadside on Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway, the police on Friday filed chargesheet against him and eight other people arrested during the course of investigation.

3 more deaths take Delhi swine flu toll to 9

Three more swine flu deaths were reported in Delhi on Friday, taking the toll due to the viral infection this season to nine. One of the patients was a pregnant woman.

An affair gone wrong: Married man kills woman

The APMC police officials have successfully detected the murder case of a pregnant woman whose body was found dumped in an open drain in Koparkhairane earlier this month.

TECH

WhatsApp starts rolling out voice calling feature to Android users

We were able to get the voice calling feature activated on our Android phone after receiving a WhatsApp call.

Microsoft Lumia 532: First impressions

We got a chance to spend some time with the Lumia 532 and here’s what we feel about the phone…

14 highest-paying tech jobs

There's no question that the tech industry pays well.Here are the 14 tech jobs that have found a place in Glassdoor's 'best-paying jobs' list.

SPORTS

WC: A win against SA would make life easier for India

One of the major perks of finishing among the top two in Group B is that you are likely to run into either England or Sri Lanka or even Bangladesh.

Kohli 2nd most followed Indian sportsperson on Facebook

Virat Kohli became the second most followed Indian sportsperson on 'Facebook' behind Tendulkar as he crossed 20m mark, the social networking site said.

World Cup 2015 is fixed, WhatsApp message claims

In what may serve as a blow to cricket enthusiasts, a message on WhatsApp that has gone viral claims that the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is fixed.

BUSINESS

Infosys to hire 30,000 next fiscal

Infosys will hire 30,000 people in the next financial year, the lowest in the last three years, reflecting partly the company’s growing emphasis on automation and productivity improvements.

Eurozone agrees Greece loan extension: Sources

Eurozone finance ministers agreed on Friday to extend Greece's bailout loan programme, overcoming strong German reservations, diplomatic sources said.

India Inc not sure how govt will fund infra projects

The Narendra Modi-led government is working on infrastructure projects worth $1 trillion, or Rs 60 lakh crore, but a majority of India Inc, burdened with debt and stretched balance sheets, appears sceptical.

ENTERTAINMENT

Varun: Now I am funny only 4 hours a day

Varun Dhawan may have taken the unconventional choice of doing a dark, violent revenge drama, Badlapur, despite being the heartthrob of millions of girls and being the good-looking, singing, dancing hero of our Hindi films, but he has achieved more than what he had set out to do.