Opinion, Reporters diary, 6th Mar 2017, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 06 Mar 2017

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Mittu Chandilya (left) joined AirAsia India in 2013.

ED summons former AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya

Anti-money laundering agency gives Chandilya two weeks to appear before it and take questions.

06 Mar 2017 5:32 PM

The second edition of its unique six-week programme focused on empowering women technologists to get back to work after a personal break.

PayPal launches 2nd edition of Recharge

Recharge is open to women who have taken a personal career break for a period of 1-5 years

06 Mar 2017 5:32 PM

As part of the pact, which is effective from March 8, the passengers of Jet Airways will be allowed to travel Nadi in the pacific nation, using Fiji Airways network.

Jet Airways, Fiji Airways tie up for code share

The Jet Airways flight from Hong Kong to Mumbai and Delhi will also be operated as code-share flight.

06 Mar 2017 5:28 PM

The index ended 215.74 points up, or 0.75 per cent, at 29,048.19.

GST takes Sensex back on 29,000, a 2-year high

NSE Nifty gaining 65.90 points, or 0.74 per cent, to end at 8,963.45.

06 Mar 2017 5:26 PM

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi has grown old, we'll bring govt of 'young people' in UP: Rahul

This government of youth, Rahul Gandhi claimed, will make UP 'the factory of the world'.

06 Mar 2017 5:20 PM

Iraq to be exempted from new travel ban: White House source

The new executive order would keep a 90-day ban on travel to US by citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

06 Mar 2017 5:17 PM

Karan and Kangana are yet to work with each other in a film.

Karan Johar hits back at Kangana after 'nepotism', 'movie mafia' jibes on KWK

The filmmaker says that he is done with the actress playing the victim card at every given point of time.

06 Mar 2017 5:10 PM

Cyrus Mistry was ousted as Tata Sons chairman.

NCLT holds pleas of Mistry's firms as 'not maintainable'

Tribunal to hear waiver plea by Mistry firms over eligibility criteria of 10 per cent shareholding.

06 Mar 2017 4:46 PM

The study says listening to music out loud gets more sex (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how more sex and good music are related

Couples who listen to music at home are also likely to stay together for a longer time than average couples.

06 Mar 2017 4:40 PM

They sampled about 1,787 US adults ages 19 through 32, using questionnaires to determine time and frequency of social media use by asking about the 11 most popular social media platforms, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google Plus, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, Tumblr, Pinterest, Vine and LinkedIn.

Social media use may make you feel lonely: study

Research found that people who use social media for more than two hours a day have twice.

06 Mar 2017 4:34 PM

Jaipur: Prisoners want volleyball court, phone; sit on hunger strike

The jail houses only hardcore criminals and one of the grouses of the prisoners is that petty criminals are also lodged in the facility.

06 Mar 2017 4:15 PM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: File)

Kolkata: Mamata writes to Swaraj on attacks on Indians in USA

Banerjee said the recent attacks have created panic among the family members of the Indians staying in the US for various reasons.

06 Mar 2017 4:13 PM

Mahindra aims to bring affordable vehicles for masses

The company's focus currently is to bring 3-4 affordable electric vehicles which will be more of Rs 8-10 lakh.

06 Mar 2017 4:07 PM

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray (Photo: PTI)

Sena candidates elected Mayor, Deputy Mayor unopposed in Thane

The Uddhav Thackeray-led party has ruled the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the last 25 years.

06 Mar 2017 4:06 PM

In December, Netflix had inked a long-term deal with Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies to give viewers exclusive access to the Bollywood superstar's upcoming as well as past films.

Netflix inks pact with Airtel and others, bets on local content

Netflix is up against strong competition from rivals like Amazon Prime and HotStar in the India, is investing aggressively in local content.

06 Mar 2017 3:57 PM

Parsis in India were asked to "be responsible and not use a condom" as part of a campaign (Photo: Pixabay)

Countries which are urging people to have more sex

A travel company in Denmark asked men to "do it for mom".

06 Mar 2017 3:54 PM

Sreeraj Krishnan Kopparembil, from Kerala, has won a whopping Dirham 7 million (approx. Rs 12,71,70,000) in the Abu Dhabi Big Ticket Draw announced yesterday. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian wins over Rs 12 crores in lottery in UAE

Though a regular buyer of lottery, Krishnan said he had never won anything before.

06 Mar 2017 3:52 PM

BJP President Amit Shah addesses a press conference. (Photo: File)

Akhilesh made UP 'No1' in murder, loot: Amit Shah

Urging voters to back BJP, Shah said Uttar Pradesh's development has been hit by the "continuous misrule" of SP and BSP.

06 Mar 2017 3:51 PM

(Photo: Pixabawomen with breast cancer who consumed high amounts of isoflavones had a 21 percent lower risk of dying than women who consumed low amounts. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soy products may boost survival in breast cancer patients

The soy component called Isoflavones has oestrogen-like properties slows the growth of breast cancer cells