Daily Newsletter | Friday, June 17, 2016 | | | Britain hold Belgium 3-3, India make Champions Trophy final | | Great Britain did India a huge favour late on Thursday night, allowing the latter to reach their maiden Champions Trophy hockey final. Having rallied superbly from 1-3 down to hold Belgium 3-3 in their last league game in London, the home team allowed India to finish second after the league stage and take on mighty Australia in the title clash of the six-nation tournament. |
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| UK MP shot, referendum campaigns suspended | | A British member of Parliament was shot dead in the street in northern England on Thursday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week's referendum on the country's EU membership. |
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| A list of ‘danavas', 'rakshasas’ at Tawade's home | | CBI counsel P B Raju said that whoever drew up the list, which contains names, profiles and photographs, considers the people mentioned in it as “anti-Hindu”. He did not reveal the names, though. Another CBI officer said the list, which is in a register, contains names of some police officers too. |
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| | In a 1st, underprivileged kids in Rajasthan get toy bank | | Launching the first toy bank of the district over a video-conference, chief minister Vasundhara Raje not only issued directions for toy banks to be opened in other districts, but also suggested that similar banks be opened for clothes and books. |
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| | 10 Android smartphones with best screens | | Display quality of a smartphone is one of its key aspects. However, customers generally talk very little about it apart from mentioning things like display size and durability. But thanks to today’s highly competitive market, you don’t have to shell out a bomb to get a smartphone with good display. With that said, here is our curated listing of 10 Android smartphones with best displays. |
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| | Champions Trophy: India suffer 2-4 defeat to Australia | | India's two goals came from penalty corner shooter VR Raghunath and striker Mandeep Singh, but it was too late to cause any threat to Australia, which had gained a stranglehold through strikes from Trent Mitton, Aran Zalewski, Flynn Ogilvie and Tristian White. |
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| Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman feel pink ball is here to stay | | With Eden Gardens set to host the country's first day-night match with a pink ball in club cricket, an expert panel comprising Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Dean Jones on Thursday strongly felt that the innovation is here to stay. |
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| | Prime Minister tells taxmen to bridge trust deficit | | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged tax administrators to bridge the trust gap with taxpayers and turn mentors, while setting an ambitious goal of almost doubling the taxpayer base to 10 crore from around 5.4 crore at present. |
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| E-pharmacy body wants govt to end 'inspector raj' | | Stressing that the digital platform for disbursing medicines is fully compliant under law, online or e-pharmacies have asked the government to maintain a registry of licensed players, and issue guidelines so as to end "inspector raj". |
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| Stocks of companies linked with Japan, have been hit | | On Thursday, passenger car major, Maruti, saw its stock close nearly 3% lower at Rs 4,084 as analysts felt that a rising yen will lead to higher royalty payment in rupee terms and make import of components costlier. |
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| | PIC: Sara Ali Khan's svelte avatar | | Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's daughter from his first wife, Sara Ali Khan recently graduated from school and is constantly in the news ever since. |
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