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Friday, November 25, 2016

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Priyanka Gandhi's hand in Congress roping in Sidhu
In fact, after the deal was struck with the Sidhus on Wednesday evening, it was Priyanka who made the first calls to Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh and Congress leader in charge of Punjab affairs Asha Kumari and asked them to meet the Sidhus, party sources said.

Demonetisation: Monumental management failure, Manmohan Singh says

Delhi hails Donald Trump's pick for UN envoy
A spokesperson for the ministry of external affairs said India "recognises her (Haley) as a very strong and committed advocate of close India-US ties.

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Business

Demonetisation not to affect most weddings, says survey
The online poll received over 13,200 responses from single Indians ranging from age 25 to 32 years. A small number - 17.8 per cent men and 7.6 per cent women - said they cancelled their marriage plans because of cash crunch.

Sensex slumps 192 points on weak rupee, F&O expiry
Breaking its two-day rally, the BSE Sensex tumbled 192 points to end below the 26,000-mark on Thursday after the rupee collapsed to a life-time low against the dollar amid continued foreign fund outflows.

Gold at 7-month low on weak global cues, silver drops
Snapping its three-day winning spree, gold prices on Thursday slipped to its over seven-month low at the domestic bullion market here on reduced offtake from stockist and investors amid driven by weaker global cues.

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Environment

Need a mass movement to conserve forest: Dave

29 tigers killed in poaching this year, says govt
Till November 16 this year, 29 tigers have died due to poaching, 32 due to natural causes while 37 other cases are under scrutiny to ascertain the cause behind the death of the big cats, making it a total of 98, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said.

Tiger deaths see 25% increase from last year
Tiger deaths have registered an increase of 25 per cent this year, with the toll recorded at 98 compared to last year's 78, government data said. The data was shared by Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

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World

Hurricane Otto nears Nicaragua and Costa Rica coasts
Hurricane Otto strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it churned toward the sparsely populated Caribbean coast border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica Thursday as an unusually strong late-season storm.

Canada moves to expand voting rights to expatriates
Canada moved on Thursday to expand the ability to vote to citizens that have lived out of the country for more than five years, making good on part of the Liberal government's campaign promise to reform election laws.

Stark warning from UN of ISIS chemical attack in Europe
Islamic State terrorists fleeing Iraq and Syria may launch devastating chemical attacks in Europe, an inquiry by the UN's global chemical weapons watchdog has warned.

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Entertainment

Movie review: Dear Zindagi
If you’re in the mood to do some soul-searching this weekend, Dear Zindagi could do it for you.

'Saansein' actors faced their inner fears
'Saansein', which features Rajniesh Duggall, Hiten Tejwani, Sonarika Bhadoria and Neetha Shetty, promises to have horror and romance in equal measure.

Kunal: I don't want to limit myself
From romancing Alia Bhatt in Gauri Shinde’s 'Dear Zindagi' to playing a warrior in National Award-winning filmmaker Jayaraj’s Veeram and a soldier in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s next, the actor will be essaying diverse characters in each of these movies.

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Science

100-year-old Antarctic logbooks show no change in sea ice cover

NASA's 'Poop Challenge' seeks to manage human waste in space

Cipla UK divests stake in Chase to Allergan

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Sports

Kumble rubbishes ball tampering allegations against Kohli
A British tabloid published footage of Kohli applying saliva to the ball during the first Test against England at Rajkot. However, there were no complaints made by the visiting team or the match referee to the ICC within a window of five days.

Liverpool great Steven Gerrard announces retirement
Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard spent 17 years at Liverpool, 12 as captain, and won seven major honours including the 2005 Champions League before finishing his career with an 18-month stint at LA Galaxy.

Four Nations Hockey: India beat Malaysia 4-2
Goals to Nikkin Thimmaiah, Rupinder Pal Singh and Akashdeep Singh paved the way for India's win in Melbourne on Thursday.

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Technology

Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus price details revealed, goes up to Rs 92,000
The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively

Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000
Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000.

WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know
A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy.

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Education

Class 5 and 8 students likely to face annual exams, says govt

From 2017, CISCE to have its own syllabus, from pre-school to class 8
In a first, students studying in pre-school till class VIII in schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will have to study a curriculum prescribed by the Board right from academic session 2017-18, said CISCE chief executive and secretary Gerry Arathoon.

Higher education institutions torch-bearers of progress: President

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Mumbai

Panel to check if Maharashtra staff can retire at 60

State government opts for pothole-filling tech that failed in BMC

German songs to rekindle lost sentiments in restless metro

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Delhi

Server errors, low cash flow make banking terribly painful for Delhiites
With Thursday being the last day for exchanging the old currency notes, banks saw people, among them senior citizens, coming out in big numbers.The story on the day, however, was a repeat of the preceding days -long queues and limited money, all compounded by technical glitches.

Simplify rickshaw registrations: HC
The Delhi high court on Thursday gave the North Delhi Municipal Corporation a number of suggestions, including computerisation of records and holding a one-week drive, for facilitating registration of cycle-rickshaws operating in Chandni Chowk.

Truck sinks 3ft into road, bigger accident averted

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Bangalore

Cash van found with Rs 45lakh, rifle; but no trace of driver
The cash van carrying Rs 1.37 crore, which went missing from KG Road on Wednesday afternoon, was found abandoned early Thursday morning in Vasanth Nagar. In it was a metal trunk containing Rs 45 lakh in Rs 2,000 currency notes.

Small contributions, big loophole in political funding

Small retailers, entrepreneurs rush to sell online
Vimal Jain, a jewellery store owner, was desperate. The sales at his store, Shubham Jewellery, located in Bengaluru’s commercial hub Chickpet, had dropped by almost 70% since the government scrapped the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. Most of his transactions, which used to take place in cash, had disappeared.

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Hyderabad

CM now camps in new home, vacates old office

Balamurali's statue in AP soon

An open mic night of comedy, music and rap

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Chennai

IIT-Madras to help CERN unravel mysteries of universe
In 2025, when scientists at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, start looking for signs of a new charged particle from the massive 14,000-tonne CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) detector installed in France, a silicon tracker detector built by Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) will be among the key tools.

Wrong diagnosis of pregnancy: NHRC sends notice to TN health secretary

Here students can tinker with ideas

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Ahmedabad

Schoolchildren join AMC swachhta roadshow

Puri Shankaracharya recalls Takshashila on his visit to IIM-A

Young FICCI Ladies Organization launched

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Allahabad

Buyers not picking red guavas anymore

Missing man found dead, was killed by paramour to save daughter

HS, Inter practicals from Dec 22

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha govt to help farmers to construct pigsty under MGNREGS

Demonetisation: Man attempts self-immolation after bank 'refuses' to give money

Swachh Bharat campaign to make Silk City polythene free

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Bhopal

Mysterious death of first year student in NRI College

13 patients from Madhya Pradesh still battling for their lives
Thirteen Madhya Pradesh passengers are still battling for life at hospitals in Ahmedpur and Kanpur.

Bike stolen from number 10 market
A bike (MP04QC9089) was stolen from 10 number market on Tuesday. A case has been registered at Habibganj police station.

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Chandigarh

SAD: Kejriwal has run away to escape corruption expose
The Akali leader said this case was fit for consideration by the Election Commission.

His name was to be dropped
claimed that Vinod Kumar's candidature was set to be withdrawn for sloppy campaign and he was trying to preempt it by making such allegations.

SGPC to form Sikh panel abroad
He said the committee members who will be prominent Sikhs will help the SGPC in dealing with issues of Sikhs in foreign countries.

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