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Monday, November 28, 2016

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State poll funding only a half measure: Election Commission

Its just 'note-badli', not 'note-bandi': P Chidambaram
Former finance minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday that he would have advised the prime minister against demonetisation and would have resigned if he still went ahead with the decision.

Anti-trafficking bill set to miss winter session date
Her ministry has now set its eyes on next year's budget session.

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Business

Air India has 'great expansion plans': Lohani
Embarking on "great expansion plans", Air India will start direct flights to Madrid from December 1 apart from planning to have six more new connections next year.

RBI allows banks to park old currency at dist chests
To decongest storage facility of banks of old Rs 500/1,000 notes, RBI on Sunday allowed lenders to park such currencies at currency chests at the district level in view of mounting deposits due to the domonetisation drive.

India's rural economy hit hard as informal lending breaks down

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Environment

Birds prefer suburban gardens over city estates: Study
Birds prefer to fly between the gardens of leafy suburban neighbourhoods to visit feeders than city terraces or new-build estates, a ground-breaking study tracking the behaviour of hundreds of garden birds has found.

Delhi govt plans 20 centres to monitor PM 2.5 and PM 10

Tiger population in Pench reserve risen to 53
The number of tigers in the Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has gone up to 53, according to the latest figures provided by the State Forest Research Institute (SFRI). The SFRI has recently informed about the rise in tiger population to the authorities of Pench Tiger Reserve.

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World

More than 4,000 flee rebel-held east Aleppo
More than 4,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo in past 24 hours as regime forces advance against rebel-held districts of the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that nearly 1,700 civilians had fled to govt-held parts of Aleppo and another 2,500 to the Kurdish-controlled district.

General Bajwa has 'zero presence' on social media
Pakistan's military said army chief designate General Qamar Javed Bajwa has "zero presence" on social media and any accounts under his name are fake. Bajwa will replace Gen Raheel Sharif, 60, on November 29 who had a three year stint.

Shooting kills one in New Orleans French Quarter

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Entertainment

Watch: Farhan Akhtar performs live at Lit Fest
Farhan Akhtar was on a song at the Times Lit Fest in Delhi on Sunday evening.

Watch: Katrina at Manish's pre-birthday bash
Fashion designer Manish Malhotra turns a year older on December 5, kicked off his birthday celebrations in Maldives.

SRK-Alia's 'Dear Zindagi' makes 20 cr in 2 days
There seem to be no weekend woes for the Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt starrer ‘Dear Zindagi’.

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Science

Jet lag may up liver cancer risk: Study

Scientists discover new material for gen-next data storage devices

Drug that limits brain damage in stroke identified
Scientists have identified a drug that helps repair the damage by promoting the birth of neurons. This finding provides further support for the development of this anti-inflammatory drug, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra in short), as a new treatment for stroke.

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Sports

Mohali Test: Resilient Ashwin spurs India revival
A couple of useful knocks from Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, and a late lift from R Ashwin's fighting half-century took India to 271/6 at the end of play on Day 2 in Mohali. India trail by 12 runs.

Rosberg beats Hamilton to clinch maiden F1 world title
Nico Rosberg won his maiden Formula One world title by securing second place behind his Mercedes arch-rival Lewis Hamilton in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Rosberg's second place meant he clinched his first championship by five points.

Vikas to get 'Best Boxer' award at AIBA anniversary gala
In a historic first for Indian boxing, former Asian Games gold-medallist Vikas Krishan will be presented the 'Best Boxer' award by the International Boxing Association for his performance this year, during the world body's 70th anniversary celebrations on Dec 20.

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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

India's first Confucius classroom to come up in Kolkata
Approved by the Chinese government, this will be the first Confucius classroom in India, where 10-15 teachers from China will be joining as faculty. Classes will start from middle of next year and will have the capacity to take around 800 students by the end of 2017.

Smart classes in 32 Srinagar schools this fiscal: Govt

US campuses will not be walled, students assured
This comes as the billionaire real estate developer and reality TV star’s protectionist rhetoric in the run-up to the election has frayed nerves of international students, including those from India, who make up the second-largest ethnic chunk of foreign students in that country.

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Mumbai

Thousands reclaim streets in Juhu

Shift dowry case as wife's dad was ACP at cop station: Accused

Fadnavis disputes claim, says MMR GDP is higher

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Delhi

Missing boy's body found in drain

24-year-old found with stab, gunshot wounds

Delhi poisoning itself, says ex-scribe on return to city

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Bangalore

Aptitude challenge- Whiz kids battle it out to prove their mettle at Times contest
There was palpable excitement in the air as students from various Times NIEmember schools gathered at the Kanteerava Stadium to take part in the Times NIE National Aptitude Challenge 2016 -'17 on Sunday.

BJP lauds Nitish Kumar for his stand on demonetization, attacks opposition
With the opposition looking to turn the heat on the Modi government over its decision to demonetize currency notes, by observing Aakrosh Diwas on Monday, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's support for demonetization has come in handy for the BJP to counter it.

Karnataka government most corrupt, end Congress rule, exhorts Amit Shah
BJP national president Amit Shah alleged on Sunday that the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka was the “most corrupt“ in the country.

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Hyderabad

Note ban hits TDP's membership drive

Fraudsters under the grab of free Apps
Think twice before downloading free Apps (applications) on your mobile as fraudsters are using these free Apps as a modus operandi in gathering user data, before it is put for sale

Carpenter hacked to death in broad daylight
A carpenter was hacked to death in broad day light by a gang of miscreants in Eluru on Sunday.

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Chennai

Cash crunch tames illegal wildlife trade that prefers higher denominations
Demonetisation might have invited a barrage of scathing criticism, but wildlife activists are not complaining. Scrapping of `1,000 and ` 500 notes has brought to a grinding halt illegal wildlife trade which banks heavily on cash.

Rural poor in Tamil Nadu distrust govt healthcare facilities
More than 60% of the rural poor in Krishnagiri do not trust government medical facilities, citing poor treat ment, lack of resources and corruption, a study covering 26 clusters in the state has found.

Madras university VC nod awaiting governor's clearance
While academics have questioned why Madras University is going ahead with its convocation on December 1 without a vice-chancellor, sources in the government-constituted VC search committee said the appointment is awaiting clearance from governor C Vidyasagar Rao, who is also the chancellor of the Madras University.

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Ahmedabad

T-shirt bared robber's identity to police
Cops Arrest Accused Within 24 Hours Of Crime

Brother-sister duo arrested for gold heist
It was his urge to maintain a flamboyant lifestyle that pushed Sagar Bhagchandani, 18, a BBA student, into debt, and ultimately robbery.

'Robin Hoods' fight hunger, illiteracy
As youths in their late twenties started collecting kids from a slum near Corporate Road in Prahladnagar on Sunday evening, many more looked on along with their mothers to gather what was going on.

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Allahabad

'Demonetisation an attack on small bizmen, farmers'

Akhara Parishad to discuss demonetisation

BJP tries to woo OBCs in Kadilpur

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Bhubaneswar

Congress, Left parties to protest govt's lack of preparedness for demonetization move

Ashok Swain to receive Jaydev Samman

Unfulfilled promises cuts off Kalahandi village from farmlands
At a time when government strives hard to make India digital, people in this village, less than an hour’s drive from the district headquarters, let alone knowing about the new technology struggle daily to go to their farmlands and cremate the dead. A nullah, about 50 metres wide, which separates the village, Masigaon, from the agricultural lands and cremation ground is yet to have a bridge since independence.

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Bhopal

Time to switch it off: Don't say hello at petrol pumps

Kisan Sangh opposes bandh on Nov 28
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) will not support the nationwide bandh called by opposition parties against demonetisation, on November 28. Sangh members said they support initiatives taken by PM Narendra Modi.

Cash crunch delays Rabi sowing in state
Farmers don't have new notes to pay for seeds, fertilisers and labour

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Chandigarh

On terrorist hunt, Punjab cops shoot dancer
The dancer, Neha Sharma, and four other women of the troupe, were on their way to perform at a wedding function in Patiala.She died on the spot after a bullet hit her chest.

Gang storms Patiala jail, flees with terrorist
Later in the evening, UP police arrested Parminder Singh alias Painda, who had played a key role in planning and executing the jailbreak, from Kairana in Shamli district.

Stop blaming Pakistan, says Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi
AAP state convener Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi claimed that this was not the first time when Sukhbir Badal had blamed all problems of Punjab on Pakistan.

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