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SC bats for single moms, uniform civil code, says keep religion away from law

The Supreme Court on Monday said religion must be kept at a distance from law in a secular country like India and favoured implementation of Uniform Civil Code as enshrined in the Constitution.

Modi govt wants control of academic bodies: Sen

In a move that's likely to add to the bitterness between the Modi government and economist Amartya Sen, the Nobel laureate has gone public with what he calls his “ouster“ from the chancellorship of Nalanda University .

Uber to invest $50m in India in next 5 years

Exhibiting ‘uber’ confidence in Brand Hyderabad, US-based cab aggregator firm Uber -- which drove into the city in January 2014 -- has now decided to park its largest international facility outside US here at an investment of over $50 million in the next five years.

CITIES

5 taken ill after consuming instant noodles, FIR lodged

Five persons including four minors of a family were hospitalized after they consumed ready-to-eat noodles here, a senior police officer said on Monday.

Maha patient kin manhandles doctor two days after strike over security

Less than 72 hours after resident doctors withdrew their strike with assurances of better security from the government, one of the JJ Hospital doctors was manhandled by the kin of a patient on Monday.

Pune lawyers withdraw strike says Bar Association

The Pune Bar Association informed the Bombay high court that it has withdraw its two week old strike in the city.

TECH

Within days of Rahul Yadav's exit, Housing.com hacked

Rahul Yadav, who was sacked after tiffs with investors as well as the media, has not made any comment on the hack as of now.

Reliance Jio: Rivals worried about another price war

Telecom companies await the commercial launch of 4G services by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm with trepidation.

SPORTS

I took Dhoni's feedback positively: Ajinkya Rahane

Dhoni's comments about Rahane's batting in ODI may have raised a lot of eyebrows but he himself has decided to take his senior's feedback in a positive manner.

Sharapova into Wimbledon last eight after downing Diyas

Maria Sharapova came through a spirited test from Zarina Diyas to reach the quarters at Wimbledon, eventually defeating the tenacious scrambler 6-4, 6-4.

Excited to get a complete series: Uthappa

Uthappa is excited at he idea of playing a whole series to show his wares as a top-order batsman during the upcoming short trip to Zimbabwe.

BUSINESS

Grexit wouldn't be such a catastrophe, some believe

How did Greece get to this point?Greece became the epicentre of Europe's debt crisis after Wall Street imploded in 2008.

Dalal Street shrugs off Greece fears, bucks global trend

As Greece voted a 61% thumping ‘No’ to austerity demands by creditors' in a Sunday referendum that would decide the country's financial future, shares of Indian firms with significant exposure in Europe tanked even as the broader market shrugged off the fears of a Greece exit from Eurozone and rebounded later in the day.

Maruti faces union trouble at Gurgaon

Trouble may be brewing at Maruti Suzuki's Gurgaon plant. Kuldeep Janghu, general secretary of the powerful Maruti Udyog Kamgar Union (MUKU) that holds influence over major worker unions operating within the company, has been suspended after a "scuffle" he had with a manager who was supervising workers.

ENTERTAINMENT

'At 230 kilos, my hands looked like muffins'

Adnan Sami, 45, is an incurable romantic, honest, questions things and can be stubborn, but is also extremely simple, straightforward, emotional and sensitive. He may have been closed-minded and fixated as a teenager, but thanks to his father, today he is the exact opposite .

Shahid may need to remodel his bachelor pad

When Shahid Kapoor purchased his new beachside abode with an envious view of Juhu Beach and a fabulous garden, he apparently didn’t know that he would get hitched so soon.