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Nestle takes Maggi off the shelves, says 'will be back in markets soon'

Nestle India on Thursday night decided to take Maggi off the shelves after a controversy erupted over its contents, prompting several states to ban the 'two-minute' noodles

UK takes cue, begins testing noodle brand

Britain has started investigation into the quality of Maggi being sold in UK across Indian shops.

Govt asks Army to go all-out against NE rebels

Stung by the deadliest attack on Army soldiers under its watch, the Narendra Modi government on Thursday asked the Army to go all out against NSCN (K) and other militant groups responsible for recent escalation of violence in the North-East.

CITIES

JMRC increases trains after overwhelming response

After witnessing an overwhelming response on Day 2, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) has decided to increase the number of trains till Sunday for passengers’ convenience.

4 rape and 3 molestation cases in Gurgaon in 24 hours

Seven cases of sexual assault, including the gang rape of a 34-year-old woman, were reported in Gurgaon in the 24 hours between the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday, drawing a bleak picture of law and order in the city and asking searching questions of the police, which could make just two arrests.

Bihar court sentences BJP MLA, 2 former MPs to 10 years' jail

A Sitamarhi fast-track court on Thursday awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment to 15 people, including a BJP MLA and two former MPs, for ransacking the district collectorate and attempting to murder public servants, including district magistrate Ram Nandan Prasad and superintendent of police Paresh Saxena, about 17 years ago.

TECH

23 tough questions asked in Facebook interviews

Facebook is one of the most sought-after workplaces in the tech industry.

Idea hikes prepaid data tariffs by 18% in Delhi

Idea Cellular prepaid customers in Delhi and NCR will now have to cough out more for using data as the company has increased rates by over 18 per cent with effect from June 3.

Why Bill Gates doesn't want students to be like him

“Although I dropped out of college and got lucky pursuing a career in software, getting a degree is a much surer path to success,” Bill Gates wrote in a blog post.

SPORTS

Ex-Fifa VP Warner fears for his life but vows to tell all

Jack Warner, a central figure in Fifa's deepening scandal, has vowed to tell investigators all he knows about corruption within the governing body.

Serena Williams to face Lucie Safarova in French Open final

World number one Serena Williams battled illness and fierce heat to reach third French Open final, defeating Swiss outsider Timea Bacsinszky 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.

India vs Bangladesh: Low-key Test in a bumper summer

One match between India and Bangladesh in a cricketing outpost such as Fatullah cannot be expected to garner a whole lot of eyeballs.

BUSINESS

Rajan’s blunt comments upset government

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s blunt comments on interest rates and growth have not gone down well with government officials.

Mahindra business city to be carbon-positive

Some 25 km from the Pink City, in the dessert state of Rajasthan, a ‘green’ integrated business city pioneered by the Mahindra Group has drawn a road map of becoming climate positive in 10 years, a distinction which places India on the world map.

'There is more credibility of new GDP data'

Amid the controversy over GDP numbers, the country’s chief statistician T C A Anant defends the new methodology of measuring economic activity and explains the logic behind every move.

ENTERTAINMENT

Aishwarya to play Dalbir Kaur in Sarbjit biopic

Dalbir Kaur, 61, is the older sister of Sarbjit Singh, a farmer from Bhikhiwind in Punjab (just 5 kms away from the Indo-Pakistan border), who in 1990 while farming, inadvertently, crossed over to Pakistan after having a couple of drinks, got mistaken as an Indian spy and was given capital punishment in 1991 but was not hanged.

Elli Avram, Patralekhaa in 'Murder 4'

While the male lead for the next Murder franchise is yet to be confirmed, the film’s makers have reportedly finalised the leading ladies. Elli Avram and Patralekhaa are said to have been confirmed for this thriller with a love triangle, to be helmed by Vikram Bhatt.