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Daily Newsletter | Monday, August 24, 2015

India 'won' 1965 war with Pak: New Army book

Pakistan has long claimed victory over India in the 1965 war, celebratingSeptember 6 as the 'Defence of Pakistan Day', when most objective assessments have held that the war ended more or less in a draw.

Maggi plant workers ply rickshaws, sell tea

Rickshaw pullers, tea vendors, building labourers. These are some of the jobs that many of the 1,100-odd contractual workers at the Nestle plant in Rudrapur have been forced to take up after production ceased here following the three-month ban on Maggi in Uttarakhand.

CITIES

Rivals gun down gangster in south Delhi

A police team chased the killers through GK-I before the SUV hit a wall at a dead-end and the gangsters fled in different directions on foot.

Chennai: Temple jumbos may get new keepers

Moved by the plight of temple elephants the Madras high court has threatened to put the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) directly in charge of their protection and care.

Hyd widow faints during police interrogation, dies

Seven cops of Asifnagar police station suspended

TECH

7 tips to get the most out of your home Wi-Fi

Here's how to fix issues like low coverage, add features to your Wi-Fi setup and stop people from stealing your Wi-Fi quite easily.

The seedy underbelly of revenge porn

Three lakh 'Likes' aren't easy to come by. But Geeta isn't gloating. She's livid, and waiting for the day a video-sharing site will take down the popular clip of her having sex with her vengeful ex-husband.

15 most important execs under Google CEO Pichai

The recent restructuring has made India-born Sundar Pichai the new CEO of the new, leaner Google. Here's a quick look at who reports directly to Pichai, based partly on reports by The Information.

SPORTS

Usain Bolt trumps Justin Gatlin to retain world 100m title

Usain Bolt beat his controversial rival Justin Gatlin by just one-hundredth of a second on Sunday as he retained his world 100m title in a race billed as a battle between clean sports and doping.

U Mumba edge out Bengaluru Bulls to lift Pro Kabaddi title

U Mumba overcame a fighting Bengaluru Bulls 36-30 in a thrilling summit clash to lift the second Pro Kabaddi crown at a packed NSCI Stadium on Sunday.

India's triumph at Paris-Brest-Paris 2015

The 6000 PBP riders from 65 countries were being flagged off from the start point: Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in waves of about 300 each with a 15 mins difference in the start time for each wave.

BUSINESS

Cos bite into quick-fix weekday breakfast pie

Busy families spend lesser time in kitchen

Govt proposes loan swap for discoms

Rules out bailout package, asks states to issue bonds to reduce debt cost

Bandhan first MFI to turn into universal bank

The country's youngest lender Bandhan Bank kicked off operations on Sunday with a loan book of Rs 10,500 crore, 501 branches and 1.43 crore account holders.

ENTERTAINMENT

5 Actors who are younger than their wives

Arjun and Mehr's is a fairy tale with a happy ever after. Their love story needs no introduction and relationship has stood rock solid for more than a decade.