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THE TIMES OF INDIA
Sunday, December 06, 2015
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A prince dies a pauper
Brajraj Mahapatra, the last living ‘king’ from British India, died last week. He was surrounded by nothing but the good wishes of the people of Tigiria.

IIT Roorkee won't divulge name of student who got Rs 1.31cr Google offer
After a lean placement season for the past few years, it was celebration time at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R) on Saturday when a BTech final year student got an offer from California-headquartered internet search giant Google for an annual compensation package worth Rs 1.31 crore.

India sticks to coal-use plans; Javadekar accuses West of hypocrisy
India is girding for a slugfest over its coal-use plans at the Paris climate summit with environment minister Prakash Javadekar hitting back at developed nations, saying their criticism is hypocritical as the country lags US hugely in per capita and total consumption of coal-based electricity.

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Tata Zica hatchback review
We get our hands on the new Tata Zica hatchback and tell you what it is all about.

Tata Steel to cut 720 jobs in UK as negotiations fail
Britain's largest steelmaker Tata Steel is likely to cut 720 jobs at one of its UK plants after talks to save redundancies failed.

'Inland waterways can be transportation game-changer'
Government is setting up 30 water ports on the Ganga as inland waterways will be a "game- changer" for increasing exports and reducing cost of goods as well as passenger traffic, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.

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Global warming could cause fall in oxygen on Earth: Study
Earth's oxygen could dramatically fall due to change in ocean temperature of just several degrees, which may likely result in the mass mortality of animals and humans, a new study has claimed.

Beijing smog reaches over 25 times safe levels
Beijing ordered hundreds of factories to shut and allowed children to skip school as choking smog reached over 25 times safe levels on Tuesday, casting a cloud over China’s participation in Paris climate talks.

Despite outcry, Japan to resume whaling
Japan will dispatch a whaling fleet to the Antarctic after a one year suspension, the government said, defying international criticism and a UN legal ruling that the “research“ expedition is a commercial hunt in disguise.

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California woman attacker linked to radical Pak cleric

Travel chaos, floods as Storm Desmond hits Britain
Authorities in Britain have closed roads, evacuated homes and issued severe flood warnings as stormy weather hits the country.

10 injured in bomb blasts at Hindu temple in B'desh
Unidentified attackers hurled three homemade bombs on the premises of a Hindu temple in northern Bangladesh, injuring 10 people, police said. The incident occurred while an open-air performance was being staged outside the Kantajir temple.

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Deepika Padukone auditions for Vin Diesel film?
The latest rumour doing the rounds is that Deepika Padukone auditioned for a role in the film XXX — Xander Cage Returns, which stars Vin Diesel, and her latest Instagram picture makes us wonder if this could actually be true.

Yes, this is what Kareena said about Kangana

Kangana Ranaut: Actors are twisted people
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has said that playing challenging roles on the screen often takes it toll on the actors, who walk the thin line between real and imaginary all the time.

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First baby, then push present?

OMG! The hyperbole of internet-speak

The rise and rise of headphones

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4th Test: Kohli and Rahane take lead past 400
Over by over, ball by ball, India shut the door on South Africa on a gruelling third day at the Feroz Shah Kotla, with Virat Kohli's 83 leading the way.

HWL Final: India lose 0-1 to Belgium in semi-final
Inconsistency continued to haunt India as they conceded an early goal to lose 0-1 to Belgium and crash out of the title race of the Hockey World League Final on Saturday.

Rampant Leicester go top though Vardy streak ends
Jamie Vardy's record scoring streak ended but Leicester City's improbable EPL title challenge continued with Riyad Mahrez's hat-trick sealing a 3-0 win at Swansea City that put them top.

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Buying a smartphone? How much you should pay
If you are not sure how much you should pay for a smartphone, read our breakdown of exactly what features to expect, depending on your budget.

For some people, the older the smartphone, the better
Between splashy launches, lavish new-phone offers (get a free HDTV on activation!) and frequent software updates that slow down your old handset, it sometimes feels like the entire technology industry is pushing you to buy the latest smartphone.

Smaller iPhone won't help Apple: Top analyst
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster in a note revealed over 20% of smartphone users say a 4-inch screen size is the optimal size for smartphones.

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National convention against higher education offer to WTO-GATS
The All India Students' Association is organising a national convention on higher education on December 8 and 9.

15% IIT-K students opt out of placement drive to pursue civil services, higher studies
At the time when hefty salary packages earned by some of the IIT-Kanpur students is doing rounds, more than 15-20% of the students of 800 students in the final year of BTech course are not participating in the ongoing placement drive at this premier institute.

IIT Madras suspends its placement schedules
IIT Madras has suspended its placement schedules due to rains. The first phase of the recruitment process had started on Dec 1 and was scheduled to go on until 10. However, due to lack of electricity, and closure of airports and railway stations, the institute has suspended the placement schedule after the first two days.

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St Xavier's gifts its girls sanitary napkin vending machine
In a sign of increasing sensitivity to the needs of women, one of the city’s oldest institutions, St Xavier’s College, has set up a sanitary napkin vending machine in the women’s common room.

`If giving replaces taxes, it's a problem'
Thomas Piketty, the 21st century's champion of equality, has called out Mark Zuckerberg for `hypocrisy' and trying to pass off tax optimization as generosity.

Teenagers share angst of being judged, bullied
Nothing disturbs teenagers more than being judged, by peers, parents and society at large.

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As patients put to test, docs losing clinical expertise
You go to the doctor expecting him or her to listen to your description of your ailments and examine you physically. Instead, you are ordered to go in for one test or the other. It is only on the basis of these tests that the doctors finally scribble a prescription. This is a reality that many in the medical fraternity are well aware of and worry about.

Hodor of Game of Thrones wows all at fest

Strips on rape, Naxals at Comic Con

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Lokayukta left headless 29 yrs after it was set up

They pick waste not just for money, but environment too

Mystery surrounds death of four-month-old twins

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Issues of belief should be handled with tact
Osmania University, one of oldest institutions of higher learning in the country, is on the boil. Nearly, two dozen organizations have come together to hold the beef festival, a repetition of what they had done in 2012.

Security upped for Babri anniversary
In no mood to take chances on the 23rd anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid likely to be observed by some groups on Sunday, the Old City will be watched by an increased constabulary.

Raising illegal structures may become a cognizable offence
Justice C V Nagarjuna Reddy of the Hyderabad High Court has directed the Telangana government to consider and bring into force immediately some of the proposed amendments to the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC) Act.

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Kamal talking gibberish, not in his senses, says TN FM
Tamil Nadu finance minister O Panneerselvam has lashed out at film actor Kamal Haasan for his criticism of the government on flood relief.

Relief ops on fast track as toll rises to 450
The toll of the unprecedented rain and floods this monsoon has continued to fight unprecedented rain and floods, the death toll climbed to 450 since the onset of monsoon in October-end in Chennai and neighbouring districts.

US doc goes out to buy meds for ailing mom, swept away

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Harami Nala Sir is a prawn star

Judge No. 1 of 2015!

Ragging accused barred from college

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3 train robbers held
Government Railway Police (GRP) nabbed three persons for stealing luggage of passengers travelling in trains. Equipments used in stealing, including pliers and screw drivers, were recovered from them.

High Court quashes plea against SP pension yojana
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday upheld the validity of Samajwadi Pension Yojna, a popular policy of the Uttar Pradesh government for the poor of rural and urban areas. This pension scheme was meant for economic and social uplift of such families by providing financial assistance to them.

High Court asks govt to notify heritage norms
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the state government to notify ‘heritage guidelines’ for the entire state including Varanasi.

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Odisha to come up with startup policy soon
Odisha government is working on formulating a startup policy to promote and facilitate entrepreneurs in the state. The policy that would provide a host of incentives to lure new businesses will be ready by March 2016, official sources said.

ASI to repair rickety Jagamohan
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will start repairs on the rickety Jagamohan, facing the sanctum sanctorum of Jagannath Temple in Puri, from December 16.

Dandapani walks out of jail after almost 3 years
Dandapani Mohanty, convener of the Daman Pratirodha Manch, was released from the circle jail here on Thursday after the Orissa high court granted him conditional bail on December 2. Mohanty, who was imprisoned for about two years and 10 months, was arrested on the charge of having Maoist links.

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Cattle charred to death in Dhar
Eleven heads of cattle were charred to death after a spark from fire crackers triggered a fire in the cattleshed in Padlya village of Dhar district on Saturday morning.

One killed, 17 children hurt as school bus turns turtle
One person was killed and 17 children seriously injured after a school bus turned turtle on Khalawada road in Garoth town of Mandsaur district on Saturday afternoon.

Botched up eye surgery : Six-member team from AIIMS to reach Indore on Sunday
A six-member team comprising specialists from AIIMS, New Delhi, will reach Indore on Sunday for the treatment of patients who have developed infection in their eyes following cataract surgery at an eye camp in Barwani, last month.

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Army goes for digital recruitment
The Army has done away with recruitment rallies and begun recruiting internet literate soldiers through an online process.

After BSP, now YAD also jumps in support of Dalit man arrested for skinning dead cow
After BSP now Youth Akali Dal has also taken exception to arrest of a Dalit man - who was skinning a dead cow on Wednesday, under provision of Cow Protection Act and for “defiling place of worship or any object held sacred by any class” - and has demanded action against the activists of Hindu groups who allegedly beat up the Dalit before his arrest by the police.

First Indo-Pak classroom connect​ between Mumbai, Karachi​
To facilitate interaction between students of India and Pakistan aiming to dispel prevailing misunderstandings between people of two nations especially the youth, an Indo-Pak joint forum, Aaghaz-e-Dosti held its first “Indo-Pak Classroom Connect” programme by connecting the grade 7 classroom of Ecole Mondiale World School (Mumbai) and Government Girls’ Secondary School (Gizri, Karachi) through video conference.

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