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Saturday, December 10, 2016

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'I'm a non-believer, but prayers kept hope alive in last 4 days'

In letter to Mamata Banerjee, Parrikar laments her Army comment
Expressing “deep pain” over Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s allegations against the Army during its recent data collection exercise at toll gates in the state, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday such unfounded statements can “adversely” impact the morale of the armed forces.

VVIP chopper scam: Tyagi's arrest puts Congress in corner again

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Business

Luxury sales dive up to 70% as cash crunch bites brands
Sales staff of a luxury carmaker in Mumbai were visibly flustered. Sales were down by nearly 70% in November compared to October, hit by the government's demonetisation move. Pep talks have replaced early morning sales meetings at the company's dealerships.

E-wallet companies in hiring mode amid digital push

Direct tax collection up by 15% this year
Govt's revenue collection in April to November saw indirect tax-mop up growing at an impressive 26.2% while that of direct tax came in at 15.12 per cent. Total direct and indirect tax collections at the end of November stood at Rs 9.64 lakh crore, 59% of the Rs 16.26 lakh crore target for 2016-17.

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Environment

Male panda who fathered twins dies in Vienna

Okhla waste-to-energy plant safe: CPCB tells NGT
Justifying setting up of the waste-to-energy plant in Okhla, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday told the National Green Tribunal that emissions from the incineration plant were well within the limits set under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.

US aquarium aids in release of rescued penguins
Twenty-three rescued African penguins that had been abandoned several weeks ago along the coast of South Africa were released back into the wild on Thursday, according to officials at the US aquarium who helped rehabilitate them.

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World

Hasina postpones visit, will come to India early next year

30 killed in Boko Haram suicide attacks in Nigeria

British spies penetrating ISIS to thwart attacks: MI6 chief
British spies are taking the fight to the enemy by penetrating the dreaded Islamic State and other terror groups to prevent attacks on the UK, the chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service MI6 has indicated. He also described the scale of the terrorist threat to the UK as "unprecedented".

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Entertainment

'Wajah Tum Ho' is based on a true story of hacking
'Wajah Tum Ho' revolves around a television channel, which is hacked to telecast a live murder.

When Big B preempted Demonetisation
When the Shah-en-shah of Bollywood preempted Demonetisation

Sanjay Dutt's comeback film all set to release
Sanjay Dutt’s return to the big screen has been highly awaited. A few weeks ago, Omung Kumar’s ‘Bhoomi’ was announced as Sanjay’s comeback vehicle, putting an end to the suspense.

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Science

John Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, dies at 95
Glenn, the last surviving member of the original seven American "Right Stuff" Mercury astronauts, died at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University in Columbus. Glenn was credited with reviving US pride after the Soviet Union's early domination of manned space exploration.

Play a game, learn to code: Computer science week kicks off across the globe

Lonely cave dwelling bacteria resistant to 18 antibiotics

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Sports

4th Test: Vijay, Pujara lead India's strong reply
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara wore down England bowlers to help India recover from an early blow and drove them to a position of strength at stumps on Day 2 of the fourth Test in Mumbai.

Talking Points: Deja vu and R Ashwin equals Kapil Dev
Here's a look at the major talking points from the Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England in Mumbai.

Sindhu, Marin excited about playing in PBL-2
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu is raring to go for the second edition of Premier Badminton League (PBL), starting on January 1 next year, as she expects an exciting competition with several top players, including world number one Carolina Marin, set to take part in it.

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Technology

Here's how Airtel, Idea and BSNL are countering Reliance Jio's free voice calls offer
Telecom companies have started making voice free across major plans as they try to match Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio which kick-started the trend.

These are the 'most popular' iPhone apps of 2016
Apple has published its annual list of most popular apps of the year. The list has apps that dominated the company's App Store during the year 2016 across categories in India. So, over to the year 2016's 'most popular' iPhone apps ...

Samsung Galaxy S8 to sport 'wrap-around' display: Report
It seems Samsung is planning a fully bezel-free display for its upcoming Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone. According to a report by Bloomberg, the South Korean tech giant will likely ditch the traditional physical Home button in favour of a virtual one.

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Education

Delhi Government streamlines admission process for Class VI

More firms but fewer offers at IITs this year
At IIT-Bombay, the number of students picked by leading finance and consulting firms has reduced; it has shrunk from 16 to 13 as in the case with Goldman Sachs or nine to four from consulting firm BCG. Meanwhile, students across IITs have received more offers from the analytics sector.

CAT flaws: Candidates point at complete mismanagement
Though IIM-Bangalore said on Monday that the leaking of the toughest section of last Sunday’s Common Admission Test (CAT) for the Indian Institutes of Management and other prominent business schools on social media sites was an isolated incident that was being dealt with, some candidates have alleged “complete mismanagement” at the test centres.

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Mumbai

Crawford Market biz down to a trickle month after demonetisation, traders cling on to hope

Woman loses finger to rusty net at Titwala

Rs 13L of Rs 50L snatched from trader by cops recovered

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Delhi

After Axis Bank, lens on other banks in Chandni Chowk

Arvind Kejriwal confronts LG, says DCW member-secretary will stay

Air quality dips back to 'severe'

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Bangalore

I-T staff complain of workload, want posts filled
Snowed under an increasing workload after demonetization, income tax employees of Karnataka and Goa region have urged the Centre to increase manpower in the I-T department by filling up vacancies.

Beating DeMo: A booking app for Kannada movies
Kannada movie goers in Bengaluru may now book tickets online, paying much cheaper prices as singlescreen theatres in the city are planning to come together to launch their own online ticket booking platform, on the lines of BookMyShow.

Election 2018: Netas offload black cash on to key leaders
Many cash-rich netas seem to have devised different ways to convert their black money into white currency, in the month after demonetization.

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Hyderabad

Hyderabad building collapse: 4 bodies retrieved, 2 rescued from debris

IPoS officer and two others arrested in Rs 2.95-crore demonetised currency fraud
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested a senior Indian Postal Service (IPoS) officer and two others in the fraudulent demonetised currency exchange fraud.

CCTV cameras aided cops to catch a 'family friend' turned thief
A 37 year old chit fund businessman took advantage of his 17 year old friendship with a family and meticulously executed a burglary at their Marredpally house on Thursday evening.

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Chennai

Port-Maduravoyal project gets Tamil Nadu nod

Chargesheet on Marans in exchange case

Pre-booking of GoAir seats from Rs 99

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Ahmedabad

Sanjay Joshi visits city one day before PM Narendra Modi
Posters Showing Modi And Joshi Seen At Ayush Exhibition

Cigarettes worth 1.8 crore seized
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered some 15 lakh cigarettes of foreign brands, valued Rs 1.8 crore in the market.

VS Hospital tells nursing students to pay 4 years' fees for NOC
Some 29 students of the nursing college at VS Hospital in Paldi sought no-objection certificates (NOCs) from the institute, to enable them to participate in the third round of admissions to ayurveda and homeopathy colleges.

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Allahabad

HC reprieve for Varanasi businessman termed as land mafia

PCS (Prelims) 2016: HC orders re-evaluation of all answer scripts

No headway: With no ILS in place, flight delays continue

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Bhubaneswar

Pollution watchdog penalizes Odisha mining corporation
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) recently fined the Odisha Mining Corporation, a state government undertaking, Rs 5 lakh for starting operation of a crusher unit in Sundargarh before obtaining permission.

Utkal plans array of events for 75th year
The Utkal University is planning to start two-year celebrations to mark its 75th year in November, 2018.

Card swipe machines sought at railway counters
The passengers, who purchase tickets online are paying via net banking or debit/credit cards, but several people still depend on counters to buy reservation or general tickets.

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Bhopal

Bill passed for green tax in MP

No illegal mining will be permitted, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Just before the end of the first half of the assembly session, the chief minister spoke on six-month long Namami Devi Narmade project to be launched by the state government from Amarkantak on Monday.

Old Indian movies at tribal museum
The culture department will offer residents of city an opportunity to watch some unique Indian films at Tribal museum from December 10.

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Chandigarh

Excise department suspects SAD MLA indirectly owns thekas
Punjab's excise and taxation department has asked Delhi's civic authorities not to al low any sale or transfer of properties owned by Shiromani Akali Dal's Faridkot MLA and billionaire businessman Deep Malhotra in the national capital.

Former Union minister Manish Tewari to enter Punjab polls?
Former Union information and broadcasting minister and Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari, who had dropped out of 2014 Lok Sabha race due to poor health, may contest Punjab assembly polls from Ludhiana East constituency, sources in the party said.

Arvind Kejriwal discussed party's 'Majitha master plan'
After addressing a political rally at Tangra on Friday, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal spent his evening in discussing the party’s ‘Majitha master plan’. On November 14, the AAP chief is going to address a rally in Majitha – the bastion of cabinet minister Bikram Majithia.

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