TIMES OF INDIA DAILY NEWS LETTER FEBRUARY 23 2015

Daily Newsletter | Monday, February 23, 2015
TOP HEADLINES MORE » Land ordinance: Anna Hazare vows to fight Modi govt's 'anti-farmer' bill Anna Hazare termed the land acquisition bill as 'anti-farmer'. The move is bound to spell trouble for the Modi govt which is keen on pushing the ordinance. Rahul Gandhi on sabbatical ahead of Budget Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has desired to reflect upon "recent events" and the future course of the party. SC asks Srini why he attended BCCI meeting Supreme Court has slammed BCCI's president-in-exile N Srnivasan for presiding over the board's Working Committee meeting on February 8.
CITIES MORE » Two charged for links with terror outfit in Delhi Two Manipuri residents have been convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by a Delhi court for being members of a banned terror outfit. ‘Exact change’ counters at Delhi's 20 metro stations The next time you want to get a ticket fast, carry exact change. The Delhi Metro has set up “exact change” counters across 20 busiest stations to curtail queuing or waiting time for passengers. Four decades of cartoons under one roof It was a couple of months after the Sino-Indian war in 1962 that S Swaminathan landed in New Delhi. A cartoon on the foreign policy of the Central government that appeared on the front page of a leading newspaper captured his imagination. He soon began to study the genre closely. After joining IIT, Delhi as a lecturer in 1963, he began collecting cartoons and went on doing so until he left the institution in 2000.
TECH MORE » Lenovo A6000 review We review the Lenovo A6000, India's cheapest 4G-capable smartphone, at this time. Micromax dials Alibaba, SoftBank for stake sale With its IPO plans on the back burner, India's largest homegrown handset vendor Micromax is exploring several strategic options. 7 hot smartphones under Rs 10,000 Shopping for a budget smartphone? Not sure which one to go for? The wide range available across e-commerce websites adding to rthe confusion? Here's help.
SPORTS MORE » Flexibility is Ajinkya Rahane's key strength: MS Dhoni Indian captain MS Dhoni feels that Ajinkya Rahane has improved by leaps and bounds in recent times and is ready to don any hat for the team's cause. SC asks Srinivasan why he attended BCCI meeting Supreme Court has slammed BCCI's president-in-exile N Srnivasan for presiding over the board's Working Committee meeting on February 8. Don't remember Proteas being outplayed like this: Ganguly Sourav Ganguly said the Proteas have not been outplayed like this in a "long long time" and Dhoni's side can gain a lot of courage from such a display.
BUSINESS MORE » Sensex closes below 29,000-level on profit-booking Stock markets fell for the second straight session today with the benchmark BSE sensex slipping below the 29,000-mark by falling over 256 points as investors turned cautious ahead of the Budget and booked profits. 'Clean energy share will be at 15% of basket in 7 years' Stressing the need to boost clean energy generation, President Pranab Mukherjee today said that the share of renewable power generation will be enhanced to 15 per cent of the total energy mix in the next seven years. JSPL, DLF shares fall on exit from Nifty from March 27 Shares of realty major DLF and Jindal Steel & Power today witnessed selling pressure after the announcement that both the firms will be dropped from the National Stock Exchange's benchmark index Nifty from March 27.
ENTERTAINMENT MORE » 'I'm fully aware that I'm a lucky, lucky man' Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman, a black comedy drama about an ageing film star who is trying to reclaim his career, family and life, managed to fetch an Oscar in the Best Picture category. IN PICS: Neil hosts Oscars in just an underwear Neil Patrick Harris made for an interesting host of the Awards night and held everyone's attention till the end. Read on to know some of the interesting highlights of the ceremony.