Daily Newsletter | Sunday, November 15, 2015 | | | Paris terror attacks to dominate agenda at G20 Summit in Turkey | | President Obama will consult about the Paris terrorist attacks with world leaders in Turkey this weekend as the annual gathering of presidents and prime ministers from the world’s largest economies there is poised to become an urgent summit meeting on confronting extremism. |
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| 'Paris attackers likely worked in three teams' | | The attackers who killed over 120 people in Friday night's wave of shootings and suicide bombings in Paris appeared to be made up of three teams, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said on Saturday. |
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| | Chennai rain sets vegetable prices on fire | | Yesterday it was the autorickshaw driver who burned a hole in your pocket; today it is the vegetable vendor. Last week’s heavy rain that submerged many parts of the city is now setting vegetable prices on fire. |
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| | 24 things you didn't know iPhones could do | | Even though we use our iPhones all day every day, there are still a handful of features that are relatively unknown. Some of these features are buried in the Settings menu while others are hidden in plain sight. Plus, there are a few things Siri can do for you that you may not know about. |
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| Indian-American brothers convicted for H-1B visa fraud | | The two brothers, Atul and Jiten Nanda, have been convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, one count of conspiracy to harbour illegal aliens and four counts of wire fraud. They face a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment and $250,000 in fines. |
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| | 2nd Test: India eye big lead after Jadeja-Ashwin show | | South Africa got to 200 for the first time in the series but didn't make much more, with Jadeja and Ashwin taking four wickets each. By stumps, India's openers had reduced the deficit to 134 with their first 50-run stand of the series. |
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| Delhi Dynamos hold Atletico de Kolkata 1-1 at home | | Atletico de Kolkata almost beat Delhi at their own game on Saturday evening, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium owing to a second-half equaliser by Ghanian Richard Gadze. |
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| | Channelize more savings into capital market: FM | | Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday asked market participants to work in a way that would help attract more retail savings into the financial market which, in turn, could be channelized towards economic activity. |
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| US fines Alstom US $772m in foreign bribery charges | | The US has fined French multinational Alstom SA, a record USD 772 million over international bribery charges in which the energy and transport giant bribed government officials in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Taiwan. Alstom, which got a multi-billion contract in India to supply 800 railway engines to the Indian Railways, had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges. |
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| 'Swachh Bharat cess will help earmark funds for sanitation' | | Minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha has been busy implementing plans to deal with some of the pressure points in the economy. In an interview, the former banker discusses the government’s plans in the coming months, including the strategy to deal with reforms. |
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| | 'Tamasha' to have a ‘One Holiday Stand’ | | It was Imtiaz Ali who introduced the idea of having a ‘Break Up’ party in Love Aaj Kal. In his upcoming romantic film Tamasha, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, he introduces the concept of a ‘One Holiday Stand’. |
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| Kangana is reaching out to friends in Paris | | The world woke up to the dastardly act of terror on Paris yesterday morning. The city of lights is a favourite with many actors, who took to social media to show their solidarity and empathy with Paris, in this time of crisis... |
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