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Was Netaji alive till 1964? Mystery may end today

The secret files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that will be declassified in Kolkata on Friday may contain enough circumstantial evidence that he was alive till at least 1964, say sources.

US Fed Reserve leaves key rates unchanged

US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen late on Thursday almost made it sure that her counterpart in India, Raghuram Rajan, the RBI governor, gets the leeway to cut rates in his next policy review meeting later in the month.

BCCI president Dalmiya suffers heart attack

BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday was admitted to hospital after he suffered a serious attack in Kolkata.

CITIES

Crime rate down, but policing still a cause for concern

Salt Lake has recorded the lowest number of crimes this year in half a decade but the problems that lead to these crimes still persist.

2 die in bus-tipper collision in Hoshiarpur

Two people were killed and 10 injured when a private bus collided head-on with a tipper on Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road near Sonalika factory around9am on Thursday.

Delhi govt to reply on steps taken to treat dengue

Voicing concern over the rise of dengue cases in the national capital, the Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Centre and city government to explain the steps they have taken to contain the vector-borne disease.

TECH

8 interview questions engineers struggle to answer

Tech engineers are regarded as some of the smartest people in the world.

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra review: The big selfie phone

Sony's new Xperia C5 Ultra is a big screen smartphone that targets the selfie aficionados with its 13MP front camera and flash. At Rs 29,990, the phone faces tough competition from value-for-money phones like the OnePlus 2 and Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe.

'Microsoft appraisal system biased against women'

Microsoft Corp on September 16 was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in US court claiming its policy of ranking employees to determine pay and promotions led to discrimination against women.

SPORTS

As it happened: HIL 2015 players' auction

Sardar Singh bagged just $58,000, as Germany's Moritz Fuerste drew the highest ever bid in HIL auctions history after he was bought for $1,05,000.

Jackpots for Akashdeep, Mandeep, Gurmail

Three star Germans in Florian Fuchs, Mortiz Fuerste and Tobias Hauke attracted the most intense bidding at the auctions on Thursday.

BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya suffers heart attack

BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday was admitted to hospital after he suffered a serious attack in Kolkata.

BUSINESS

Govt has lined up string of reforms: Arun Jaitley

The government is trying to resolve some pending tax issues in the next few days, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.

Facebook won't withdraw internet.org from India

Facebook said on Thursday that it will not withdraw its controversial zero-rated platform internet.org from India despite scathing criticism from a top government committee, but will rather open it up further to newer telecom operators in order to provide internet access to the unconnected.

Compliance to sexual harassment law poor

According to responses Mumbai-based consultant Complykaro Services received to its RTI applications, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Goa have so far only partially complied with the law .

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood celebs: Then and now

Read on to know how Bollywood celebrities have evolved over the years...

Kangana makes no fuss about cleavage show

In a recent interview, the Queen of Bollywood Kangana Ranaut revealed some hilarious details on shooting some intimate scenes for the film Katti Batti.