Daily Newsletter | Thursday, April 07, 2016 | | | SC/STs, Dalits, disabled to get 100% fee waiver at IITs | | Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday promised a fee waiver for all SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students at IITs. The decision follows a panel clearing a proposal for a three-fold fee hike from the next academic session. |
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| Did PM insult national flag? Court to hear plaint | | A city court on Wednesday took cognisance of a complaint against PM Narendra Modi for allegedly “insulting” the national flag last year on the international yoga day and during his visit to the United States. |
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| AI pilot delays flight for specific lady co-pilot | | As many as 110 passengers aboard an Air India aircraft were forced to sit on the plane for two and half hours on Wednesday after its commander insisted for a "particular woman" co-pilot to operate the flight. |
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| | In space-starved Chennai, soccer gets a place on the roof | | Things are looking up for soccer in Chennai 100 feet high, to be precise. As concrete eats into the city's outdoor space, football turfs are now sprouting on roofs of buildings. They may not be the usual 100m x 50m fields, but at a little more than 5,000sqft, and with balls and referees thrown in, enthusiasts are not complaining. |
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| Tollywood films doing 'super' abroad | | While Telugu films have always been popular in the US, with a sizeable diaspora from the two states residing there, Tollywood has a new-found reason to cheer with the industry raking in moolah like never before. |
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| | | I don't judge players based on auction price: Dravid | | Delhi Daredevils 'Mentor' Rahul Dravid on Wednesday said that he has never judged players based on the price that they commanded at the IPL auctions as it is not always a true reflection of their abilities and skill sets. |
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| | Tata Steel's UK unit sale process begins on Monday | | Tata Steel will begin the formal process to sell its UK units by Monday (April 11), British business minister Sajid Javid tweeted after a two-hour meeting with the company's chairman Cyrus Mistry at Bombay House, the Tata Group's headquarters, on Wednesday. |
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| Soon bank account will be enough to invest in stocks | | If the finance ministry agrees with markets regulator Sebi, soon anyone with a bank account will be able to invest in stocks, mutual funds and commodities without going for a fresh round of Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance process. |
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| Banks reject Mallya’s Rs 4,000 crore offer | | A consortium of 17 banks, led by State Bank of India, has rejected a proposal given by beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya and his firms to pay back Rs 4,000 crore by September 30, saying that there is “no value in the offer” and is likely to plead the Supreme Court on Wednesday to pass direction against him. |
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