[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Rajnath says if Akbar is 'great', so is Rana Pratap, wants 'history corrected'

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Rajnath says if Akbar is ‘great’, so is Rana Pratap, wants 'history corrected'

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked historians to revisit history by giving Mewar ruler Maharana Pratap more credit.

National panel seeks govt nod to divide OBCs

Will the Modi government bite the bullet and divide OBCs into groups along the lines of their “backwardness” to ensure equitable distribution of reservation benefits?

Smriti: Am I taking on Rahul or is he taking me on?

HRD minister Smriti Irani is once again in the headlines, this time for challenging Rahul Gandhi on his home turf in Amethi. Even as Congress vice-president Rahul was delivering a speech on the land Bill in Parliament, Irani was in Amethi questioning his commitment to his constituency. In an interview to TOI’s Sagarika Ghose, Irani said Rahul is squarely responsible for the underdevelopment of Amethi. She also said she has no regrets over the controversies that have swirled around her as HRD minister.

CITIES

4-yr-old missing Kanpur girl found raped and murdered

In a shameful incident that sent shockwaves among locals on Sunday, a four-year-old girl missing since Saturday was found raped and murdered.

Private buses to be off Chandigarh roads on Monday

The bus operators are angry over the recommendations made by the Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ to take action against the transporter and the administrator of the school whose five year old student was molested by the conductor of her school bus.

16-year-old girl raped in Kanpur

In a shameful crime against minors, a local hoodlum allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in Sachendi area of the City on Sunday.

TECH

5 best tablets under Rs 20,000

Here’s our pick of the 5 best tablets you can buy in India under Rs 20,000.

Philips Ambilight 50PUT8509/98 4K TV review

We’ve been using the 50-inch variant of the TV (50PUT8509/98 4K) which is available at Rs 1,55,000 and try to find out if it’s a good buy in our review…

Airtel Zero, Internet.org against net neutrality: MTNL

MTNL has said Bharti Airtel's 'zero rating plan' and RCom's 'internet.org' scheme defeat the basic concept of net neutrality.

SPORTS

Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to seal playoff spot

Mumbai Indians crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad by nine wickets in a must-win final league game to sail into playoffs of the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Justin Langer's name doing rounds for India coach's job

Former Australia opener Justin Langer has suddenly cropped up as one of the possible candidates for Indian cricket team's chief coach's job.

Djokovic beats Federer to win fourth Italian Open

Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 victory over Roger Federer to claim his fourth Italian Open title.

BUSINESS

Govt may bar multiple bids by one co in coal auctions

The coal ministry is looking at barring multiple bids by any corporate group in the next round of bidding for mines, according to coal and power minister Piyush Goyal.

Demand up, income growth flat in 1 year

One year is a small yardstick by which one can measure the performance of a new government. But as the Modi government braces the one year milestone, its report card from the consumption and consumer sentiment point of view reveals a mixed picture.

SoftBank in talks with Oyo Rooms for $100m funding round

Japan's telecoms and internet giant SoftBank Corp has held talks with Oyo Rooms, a branded budget hotel marketplace, for leading a massive $100 million or Rs 630 crore financing round in the company, people familiar with the matter told TOI.

ENTERTAINMENT

Kangana: I was hooked onto the street food

Kangana Ranaut had done films only for adult-oriented audiences till 2011, till she did Aanand L Rai’s romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu.

'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' producer in for content

After a successful run at the theaters with films like Ram-Leela, Raanjhanaa, R… Rajkumar and NH10, Eros International continues to collaborate with filmmakers and production houses with the aim of delivering content that also ensures return on investment.