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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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Bhatkal, 4 others get death for Hyderabad blasts

Pathankot attack was code-named 'nikaah'
The Pathankot attack was code-named 'nikaah' (wedding) and attackers were called `baraati' (wedding guests). The NIA chargesheet, submitted in a Mohali court on Monday, revealed that when the Pathankot airbase was attacked, their handlers in Pakistan were on Facebook for minute details

SC-appointed panel says MP is fit to host Gir lions

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Business

SAIL in talks with Japan's Nippon Steel, Kobe for tie-ups

Sensex closes at 2-week low, sinks 115 points in lacklustre trade
Sentiment took a hit largely in tandem with a weak trend at other Asian markets and a lower opening of European shares, reflecting weekend sell-off on the Wall Street on concerns about mounting US-China tension.

SAIL in talks with Japan's Nippon Steel, Kobe for tie-ups
SAIL - which has been in the red for six quarters - may also consider buying troubled domestic steel firm assets if offered a "cheaper price", Prakash Kumar Singh said in his first official response to a government proposal that state steel, power and shipping firms take over assets of indebted private companies.

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Environment

Beijing pollution fights, Delhi sleeps under toxic sky
On Monday morning, Delhi’s air quality was almost twice as toxic as that over Beijing. Around noon, the US Embassy monitoring station showed PM 2.5 levels at 375 micrograms per cubic metre. Around the same time, Beijing’s PM 2.5 level was at 199 micrograms per cubic metre.

Rainbow-headed snake, 'Star Trek' newt among 163 new species
A rainbow-headed snake, a dragon-like lizard and a newt that looks like a Klingon from the Star Trek series are among 163 new species found in the ecologically diverse but threatened region of Greater Mekong, according to a new WWF report released on Monday.

Migratory birds arrive in Bhitarkanika
With the onset of winter, the chirps of overseas winged guests have livened up the picturesque marshy wetlands in the Bhitarkanika national park here. The migratory birds will roost here till March end. A majority of them will fly back after the cold season.

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World

Russian envoy to Turkey killed in gun attack, shooter neutralised
The Russian ambassador to Ankara was seriously wounded in a gun attack at a art gallery in the Turkish capital on Monday and was taken to hospital, Turkish broadcasters reported. It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack.

Girl, who tweeted from Aleppo, evacuated
Helped by her mother Fatemah, who manages the @AlabedBana account, Bana Alabed uploaded pictures and videos of life during the nearly six-year-old Syrian war. She gained around 331,000 followers on the micro-blogging site since September.

China ends diplomatic freeze with Norway after Nobel row
Diplomatic relations were frozen after the Nobel Peace Prize, 2010 was awarded to human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, who has been imprisoned in China, his own country. A surprise visit by Norwegian foreign minister Borge Brende to Beijing led to the unfreezing of ties between the two nations.

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Entertainment

Priyanka's stunning red carpet appearances

How did Aamir earn his first pay cheque?

Pic: Aditya-Shraddha jam across Mumbai streets
Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor are seen singing their hearts out in the title track of their upcoming romantic film, 'OK Jaanu'.

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Science

Is it good to lower cholesterol to `levels of a newborn'?
As the debate over the use and overuse of cholesterol-reducing medicines continues, a new study claims it’s indeed advisable to lower cholesterol to ``levels of a newborn baby’’ as it cuts the risk of a heart attack by a third.

Heimlich, inventor of anti-choking technique, dies

Diabetes could increase the risk of HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: UK based metabolic medicine expert

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Sports

Karun Nair becomes second Indian to score 300 in Tests
Karun Nair also became the first Indian batsman to convert a maiden Test hundred into a triple-hundred, the first Indian batting at No 5 or lower to reach 300, and the highest score by an Asian batsman as a maiden Test century.

Karun's epic 303* takes India to record 759/7
Karun Nair: With a knock of 303 not out – in only his third Test innings - on Day 4 of the final Test, Karun Nair not only helped India to their highest ever team total in Tests (759/7), but allowed his stature to grow as someone who is more than ready to cement a place in the No.1 Test team’s XI

What's pressure of ton after cheating death, says Karun Nair
Karun Nair's unbeaten 303 against England in the ongoing fifth and final Test match put him in the same bracket as Garry Sobers and Bob Simpson on account of converting a debut century into a triple ton.

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Technology

This is the new toll free number to report call drops
Provisioning of this number will be mandatory for telecom operators and should be accessible for local and STD calling.

Xiaomi to launch Redmi Note Note 3 successor in India next month: Report
Xiaomi is all set to launch another smartphone in India. According to a report in MakTech Blog, Xiaomi may launch successor of its Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India next month. Called Redmi Note 4, the smartphone was launched in China in August this year. However, it is not clear if the smartphone will be launched with the same name in India as well.

Garmin Forerunner 35 smartwatch with GPS, heart rate sensor launched at Rs 15,990
Garmin has launched a new GPS-enabled smartwatch in India. Dubbed Forerunner 35, the wearable comes in Black, Limelight, Frost Blue and White colour options. It’s priced at Rs 15,990 and is exclusively available online on Paytm.

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Education

CBSE wants smart cards for students

President Pranab Mukherjee to preside over Army College of Dental Sciences convocation
President Pranab Mukherjee would preside over the convocation ceremony of Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS), Secunderabad here on December 23.

NEET super specialty exam to be held on June 10, 2017
"The examination being conducted by the National Board of Examinations, shall be held as a computer-based test and shall comprise of 200 multiple choice questions from the MD/MS curriculum followed at medical colleges in India duly prescribed /adopted by Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Health Ministry," said the statement.

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Mumbai

Danve defends Laxmi remark in reply to EC

From January 16, number of RAC seats to be increased at the cost of confirmed berths

Ashok Chavan firmly in saddle with poll win

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Delhi

DERC seeks opinion on revising charges for migrating customers

NDMC ropes in mascots to curb open defecation

Interim in-charge says DCW appointment illegal

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Bangalore

Sympathy pours in for tribals, civil society backs them
The Bettale Seve (nude protest) by a tribal woman in Diddahalli, Madikeri, and the alleged insensitivity shown by cops in trying to disrupt the protest held by members of Jenu Kuruba (a tribe) have drawn sympathy from several quarters.

Pig menace on rise, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has nobody to catch them
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been receiving pig-related complaints from from different zones. The civic body had floated tender for the job of catching pigs for the fourth time but they have received no bids so far.

Stand-off between police, tribals ends in Madikeri
Since December 7, 577 Jenu Kuruba families of Diddihalli village of Madikeri have been fighting to save their modest huts inside the Kodagu reserved forest.

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Hyderabad

Priests create a buzz in Assembly lobbies

Andhra varsities set to go cashless soon

Lankan PM to visit Tirumala on Dec22

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Chennai

A bridge back to Chennapattinam

Preschool, more than a daycare

Rs 10 crore in old notes seized from Chennai bizman's house

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Ahmedabad

Govt frames rules for street vendors

800kg cocaine meant for Gujarat seized

Rise in chikungunya, dengue cases

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Allahabad

7.55 lakh candidates to appear teachers eligibility test
As many as 7.55 lakh candidates would appear in Uttar Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test-2016 (UPTET-2016) to be conducted by Examination Regulatory Authority on Monday. It would be organised at 200 centres across the state.

BJP eyes SC votebank, appoints Vinod Sonkar as BJP SC Morcha president
In an attempt to make inroads into the Scheduled Caste (SC) votebank ahead of the UP Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership has appointed Kaushambi MP Vinod Sonkar as national president of BJP SC Morcha.

Six-lane bridge to connect Sangam City with Lucknow
Soon, Sangam City would be linked with Lucknow with the help of a new six-lane bridge at Phaphamau. It would be in addition to the existing two bridges on the route.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha: Police quiz Mahimananda's wife in Paradip murder case

Odisha: Farmers forced to make distress sale

Berhampur: 'Wrong' dose kills kid, nurse's son in the dock

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Bhopal

MP govt to invite medical specialists to organise health camps in state
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government is inviting a hundred renowned specialist doctors from across the country to hold their medical camps in the state. The matter was discussed before the cabinet meeting on Monday morning. “Details have been discussed and meetings with several celebrated doctors have taken place in New Delhi. The chief minister has conducted one-on-one meetings with a number of medical specialists including cardiovascular surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan,” minister for water resources and government spokesman Narottam Mishra said.

Madhya Pradesh Congress recruiting new block level presidents

Madhya Pradesh government to slap heavy penalty and spot fine for burning solid waste
Taking a lesson from alarming level of air pollution because of heavy smog in Delhi, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to slap heavy penalty and spot fine for burning solid waste and hazardous material in the open.

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Chandigarh

Election Commission seeks info on 47 gangsters' escape
Even as the controversy over the escape of five dreaded gangsters from the sensational jailbreak at Nabha high security prison refuses to die down, the Election Commission (EC) has written a scathing note to Punjab Police chief Suresh Arora on the escape of 47 criminals in last one year

3 months on, 1000 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan teachers yet to get salaries

But SC panel head feels 'powerless'
Even as the SADBJP government is going all out to woo Dalits, Punjab State Scheduled Cas tes Commis sion chairper son Rajesh Bagha feels that the panel is “powerless“.

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