Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, February 15, 2017
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| SC sends Sasi to jail, MLAs free to play new game |
| In a unanimous judgment on a 21-year-old case of disproportionate assets, which also bars her from holding public office for 10 years, a two-judge SC bench “unhesitatingly” set aside the Karnataka HC’s judgment “erroneously” acquitting Jayalalithaa, Sasikala and two others in May 2015 and upheld the conviction of the trial court, which it found to be “flawless”. |
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| Erratic power supply again hits Delhi Metro services |
| Metro services in the capital were badly hit on Tuesday as movements of seven trains were affected with four round trip cancellations, two delayed and one partial cancellation on the Violet Line connecting ITO to Escorts Mujesar due to erratic power supply. |
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| 70 years later, Vanarmare tribe gets inked |
| After a wait of 70 years to get their voting rights, giving up their traditional profession of hunting and shifting to menial daily wage labor, living in the open in winters when their houses were burnt, the Vanarmare tribesmen did not find the five kilometer trek to the polling station as a task, and politely refused the government’s offer to ferry them in cabs. |
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| 5 biggest smartphone brands in India |
| The rankings in smartphone market in India have witnessed a major upheaval. For the first time in many years, there’s no Indian brand in the top 5. |
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| Ashwin-Jadeja best spin duo at the moment: Brad Hogg |
| “Ashwin and Jadeja are probably the best spin duo in world at the moment. Ashwin has got the height and uses it to get the bounce and his line and lengths are always spot on. Jadeja, on most conditions, is lethal because he doesn’t give much away,” Brad Hogg said. |
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| Ashwin is like ‘Bradman’ of bowling, says Steve Waugh |
| Steve Waugh was quick to admit that this is one of the strongest Indian side in many years led by offie R Ashwin. “Ashwin is like the (Don) Bradman of bowling at the moment. His record is equivalent to what Bradman did with batting,” Waugh added. |
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| Honda drives in the new City sedan for Rs 8.5 lakh with upgrades |
| Japanese car maker Honda on Tuesday drove in the new City sedan priced at Rs 8.5 lakh for entry petrol version and Rs 10.75 lakh for diesel (both ex-showroom Delhi). The company said that it expects a “strong demand” for the new model which has already received 5,000 bookings over the last ten days. |
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