[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Rohith Vemula felt unions failed him, hints his suicide letter

Daily Newsletter | Friday, January 22, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Rohith Vemula felt unions failed him, hints his suicide letter Was it a growing sense of disconnect with the activities of student unions on campus, including that of the Ambedkar Students’ Association, that ultimately drove Rohith Vemula to suicide? Possibly yes, if the struck-off lines in the 26-year-old dalit student’s suicide note are closely analysed. N-security index ploy to know India’s stockpile? The 2016 Nuclear Threat Initiative security index was greeted in New Delhi with derision. Indian officials take particular umbrage at the report’s contention that “India’s nuclear materials security conditions remain adversely affected by its continued increase in quantities of nuclear material”. Student’s FB post on Babri led to contact by ISIS Akhlaq-ur-Rehman, who was arrested for planning a terror attack ahead of this Republic Day as part of an ISIS cell, wanted to vent his emotions but found that no one was really bothered what a teenager thought about Babri Masjid. So, the angry polytechnic student took to Facebook to express himself. CITIES MORE » R-Day parade practice: Traffic diversions from tomorrow Major stretches in New Delhi and central Delhi areas will be made out of bound for motorists from Friday evening in view of a full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade, police said on Thursday. Man held for forcing Bangladeshi girl into prostitution The Chennai police on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man for forcing a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl into prostitution. The police have also launched a hunt for another woman, who is her relative from Bangladesh. Parents get death for killing son, daughter-in-law Dewas district court on Thursday awarded death sentence to a man, his wife and daughter for killing his son and daughter-in-law by setting them on fire over a property dispute. TECH MORE » 10 sub-Rs 12K smartphones with 'best' battery life  Battery backup is one of our primary concerns when we think of buying a new smartphone. Keeping this in mind, we bring you a list of best 10 budget smartphones, which offer great battery life. Kingston HyperX Cloud Drone headphones review: Good budget headphones for gamers The Kingston HyperX Cloud Drone headphones are priced at Rs 3,999 and come with a swivel mic and volume control and braided cable of 2m length with a splitter. Samsung launches Gear S2, Gear S2 Classic in India starting at Rs 24,300 Samsung has finally introduced its Gear S2 smartwatch in India. The company has launched two variants of the device called Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic priced at Rs 24,300 and Rs 25,800 respectively. The smartwatches will be exclusively available on Flipkart starting from today. SPORTS MORE » Dhoni is still most suitable for captaincy: Hussey MS Dhoni found backing from Mike Hussey, who says the Indian captain was the most suitable to lead the team as he still has a lot of fire in his batting. Ferrer ends era by sending Hewitt into retirement Spain's David Ferrer ended an era in Australian tennis by sending former world number one Lleyton Hewitt into retirement with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 victory in their second round clash at the Australian Open. Boomer Collins: The baseball player whose goal is cricket Two former baseball players, one American and the other English, are attempting to write a script that could prove path-breaking. BUSINESS MORE » Housing gets Rs 100cr more from SoftBank Online real estate portal Housing has raised Rs 100 crore from its existing investor Japan's SoftBank as it struggles to stay afloat. RCap's Q3 net rises by 10% to Rs 235 crore The consolidated third quarter net profit of Reliance Capital - a lender, which is also the holding company for the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group's financial service businesses - increased by 10% to Rs 235 crore from Rs 213 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. IndiGo Q3 net at Rs 657cr, a record for any Indian carrier Low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo on Thursday reported a profit of Rs 657 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2015, up 23.7% from Rs 531 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Ranbir throws a party, Katrina not invited With each passing day, more and more details about the Katrina Kaif-Ranbir Kapoor split keep surfacing. A couple of days ago, a picture of Katrina’s car parked outside her old apartment, Guldev Sagar on Waterfield Road, Bandra, made headlines. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2016 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service

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