India
Here are the top five news of the afternoon
Updated : Feb 11, 2016, 01:38 PM IST
1. RIP Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa; you will live in our hearts
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, the Siachen braveheart who defied death for six days buried under snow, passed away on Thursday morning. Read more here
2. Ishrat Jehan was part of LeT, says David Headley to Mumbai court
While deposing before the court via video link from an undisclosed spot in the United States, Headley said that there was a women's wing in the LeT. Read more here
3. Here is why UAE's ADNOC will give India two-thirds oil for free
In a first of its kind deal, UAE's national oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to store crude oil in India's maiden strategic storage facility and give two-third of the oil to it for free. Read more here
4. Yathannsh Kulshrestha is the first Student from Rajasthan to win the Google Code-in contest
In the Google Code-in 2015 contest, 980 students from 65 countries completed 4,686 tasks with 14 open source organisations. Read more here
5. Match-fixing allegations: MS Dhoni threatens to file Rs 100 crore defamation case against Hindi daily
Dhoni and the lawyers are mulling over suing the publishers for damages upto Rs 100 crores on account of defamation, trauma, and mental agony. Read more here