Top Headlines: Govt offers intervention by PM Modi to break House logjam

Daily Newsletter | Monday, August 03, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Govt offers intervention by PM Modi to break House logjam Parliamentary affairs minister M Venkaiah Naidu told TOI, "If a debate is allowed to take place and if there is a need to do so, the prime minister will be prepared to make an intervention. He has done so in the past and can do so now as well." Terror alert: Police arm Hyderabad IT corridor The decision to issue such licenses has been communicated to the companies and many have expressed interest. Death penalty files 'lost, eaten by termites' "Some prison authorities have written to us that either the records have been lost or destroyed by termites," NLU director Anup Surendranath told TOI, who is heading the death penalty research project. CITIES MORE » Examinations go hi-tech, so do methods to cheat Cheating in examinations has acquired new shades and means. 2,400kg beef smuggled into Mumbai, four held The Vikhroli police early on Sunday morning arrested four persons allegedly for smuggling 2,400 kg beef in a truck. All-faith prayer meeting for Prez Kalam in Delhi An all-faith prayer meeting was organised in the national capital to pay tribute to former President A P J Abdul Kalam. TECH MORE » Microsoft Windows 10: 10 hottest features Here are ten key features of the new operating system… Indian ISPs blocking porn websites? A number of internet users in India are reporting that porn websites are being blocked. 5 high-end features missing in OnePlus 2 After months of teasing, OnePlus has finally announced its new smartphone OnePlus 2. SPORTS MORE » When I say we did not execute plans, it also includes me: Kohli Virat Kohli is known for speaking his heart out and on the eve of team's departure, he made it a point to clarify his statement about team's performance in Bangladesh Silver for India women's team in World Archery The Indian women's recurve archery team lost 4-5 to Russia in the final of the World Championships being held at the Christiansborg Palace Saina is tougher than her World Championship rivals: Vimal Saina Nehwal might still be recovering from a shoulder pain but coach Vimal Kumar is confident of her performance at the World Championships. BUSINESS MORE » Uber valued at $50bn as MS invests $100m Microsoft has agreed to invest about $100 million in Uber Technologies at a valuation of approximately $50 billion, a person with knowledge of the matter said. RBI unlikely to cut rates: Bankers Bankers see a one in four chance that Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan will cut interest rates in the monetary policy review on Tuesday. Startups, SMEs tardy in protecting patents A startup recently found to its dismay that the patent created by its employee was not owned by it. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Sonakshi to play Dawood Ibrahim's sister Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has 12 siblings. One man, two beauty queens! Meow recently caught wind that this former beauty queen, who never met a rich man she couldn't steal, was supposedly having a thing with a star-struck prince. Other Newsletters from TOI: Entertainment | Tech | Movie Reviews | Life & Style To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2014 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service

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