Top Headlines: Bihar may get new House before Diwali; 5-phased poll likely from mid-October

Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, September 08, 2015
TOP HEADLINES MORE » Bihar may get new House before Diwali; 5-phased poll likely from mid-October With the Election Commission set to announce polls in Bihar, indications are that the state will have a new assembly in place before Diwali, which falls onNovember 11 this year.

Held hand, now fall at her feet: SC to suitor The pitfalls of one-sided love dawned on a man on Monday when the Supreme Court told him that it could reduce his five-year sentence to one year if he fell at the feet of the girl and sought her forgiveness for entering her bedroom 10 years ago and holding her hand. Hides of animals sacrificed on Eid fund terror With Eid-ul-Zuha due to be celebrated on September 25, Pakistani terror outfits are actively seeking donations and preparing to collect hides of sacrificed animals to raise funds for their jihadi activities.

CITIES MORE » Gurgaon e-way traffic crawls for 5 hrs in peak time A massive traffic jam near exits 8, 9 and 10 on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway brought Monday morning blues for thousands of commuters. Delhi RTR flyover plan held up again There will be no respite from the mile-long traffic jams on Rao Tula Ram Road stretch in south Delhi, at least till 2017. Old Delhi special in name only Special Area status has done little for the lakhs of residents and traders of Shahjahanabad, Sadar Bazaar, Karol Bagh and Paharganj.

TECH MORE » Apple iPhone 6S & 6S Plus: 14 rumours doing rounds Invites for the next iPhone launch on September 9 are already out and like every year there is a lot of excitement around the new phone. Here is a list of rumored upgrades and features that Apple's upcoming superphone might have. Amazon, US university sued over Indian-origin student's death Online giant Amazon and the University of Pennsylvania have been sued by the mother of an Indian-origin girl student who committed suicide over two years ago. First look: Moto 360 second-generation We spent some time with the new Moto 360 and here are our initial impressions…

SPORTS MORE » British boxers win gold with less training: Vikas Krishan Vikas lost to 19-year-old reining Youth Olympic champion Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan in a brutal summit clash on Saturday, a loss he said owed largely to overconfidence. Live scorecenter: US Open 2015, Day 8 Live scorecenter: US Open 2015, Day 6

BUSINESS MORE » Lufthansa cancels 4 flights from India on Tuesday A pilot strike on Tuesday has forced German carrier Lufthansa to cancel hundreds of long haul international and some cargo flights. PM to meet industry leaders on global economic scene Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow meet business leaders including Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani, Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry as well as bankers and economists to discuss global economic scenario. 90% employees complain about salary disparity: Survey India Inc is being blamed for playing favourites when it comes to pay packages, as 90 per cent of employees feel there is no pay parity in their organisations for the same role and level, a survey says.

ENTERTAINMENT MORE » I asked Ghai to make Hero with me: Salman Salman Khan barely gets two minutes to soak in the amazing view of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link from his 23rd floor suite of a suburban Mumbai hotel. Salman was jittery singing at 'Hero' concert The music concert of Hero, produced by Salman Khan Films and Mukta Arts, released worldwide by Eros International, that comes on September 11, saw an evening full of heartening performances, emotional moments and fun-filled banter on dias when the actor-producer took jibes at his protégés.

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