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Saturday, December 17, 2016

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MPs draw Hamid Ansari's ire for Rajya Sabha washout
Almost the entire session was washed out because of the strife over demonetisation.The House passed only one bill .

3 St Stephen's students drown in Kerala river
Three students of St Stephen's College drowned in the Periyar river on Friday evening while the owner of the resort they were staying in lost his life trying to save them. The tragedy occurred at Paniyeli Poru, a picnic spot around 40km from Kochi.

No 'postmortem' of businesses going digital in wake of demonetisation, says PM Narendra Modi
There will be no “postmortem“ of businesses that go digital in the wake of the November 8 demonetisation decision as the government would like to encourage people to “join the mainstream“, PM Modi said on Friday .

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Business

Government to link all savings accounts to Aadhaar
In a major move that will give an impetus to the cashless drive at the ground level, the Centre has decided to link all savings bank accounts with the Aadhaar number for enabling digital transactions, especially at retail points.

India Inc disappointed over Parliament logjam
ASSOCHAM on Friday expressed a huge sense of disappointment over washout of the winter session of Parliament, stating India may have to pay a big opportunity cost for failure to get crucial legislations passed by the law makers.

Sensex logs biggest weekly fall in a month
Sandwiched in a tight range, the Sensex closed down for the third day as prospects of more US interest rate hikes next year continue to keep investors on edge. For the week, the Sensex lost 257.62 points, or 0.96 per cent, and the NSE Nifty 122.30 points, or 1.48 per cent.

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Environment

Beijing effects 'odd-even' to fight heavy smog
According to the transportation administration commission, the "odd-even" car restriction system determined by the final digit of a vehicle's license plate is being implemented from Friday night while additional public transportation will be arranged with more buses running for longer.

China drills Tibet glaciers for climate change research
Under the project led by Yao Tandong, an academician with the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it took the team 40 days to collect the ice samples from the top of the Dund Glacier.

Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect'
When the world celebrated the signing of the landmark Paris climate pact last December, it was hard to imagine that only a year later it might face an existential threat.A Trump administration hostile or simply indifferent, to climate change action could dim the odds of preventing dangerous warming.

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World

Syrians' blood on hands of Assad, Russia and Iran: Obama
President Barack Obama declared on Friday that Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, Iran and Russia are responsible for the carnage in Aleppo and argued there was nothing Washington could have done to stop the war, short of a military takeover of Syria.

Jihadists' return from frontline a major threat: US
The IS group may be on the defensive in Syria and Iraq, but it now has thousands of foreign volunteer fighters who, once home again, will pose a major threat, experts warn.

Germany plans tougher measures against hate speech
Top officials in Germany's ruling coalition said on Friday they planned legislation to crack down on "hate speech" and fake news on Facebook and other social media platforms, and impose stiff penalties if such messages were not quickly removed.

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Entertainment

Kangana has some fashion advice for Deepika
Kangana Ranaut and Deepika Padukone aren’t exactly the best of friends. The two, who are touted as the top actresses of Bollywood today, are said to have a cold war of sorts. So it was a pleasant surprise when the ‘Queen’ actress recently came out in support of Deepika.

Must see! Anushka-Katrina's throwback pic
While catfights and cold wars between actresses is commonplace, we do have certain leading ladies who can move past these and forge friendships.

Movie Review: Collateral Beauty
‘Collateral Beauty’ is a tearjerker heavy on emotions.

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Science

China opens 1st fully-owned satellite ground station
The facility, located in Sweden about 200 kms north of the Arctic Circle, would allow China to collect satellite data anywhere on Earth at speeds that were more than twice as fast as before, said the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the academic governing body that built and runs the station.

Scientists develop new method to double number of known black holes
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada came up with the method that has implications for the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy and the way in which we search for black holes and other dark objects in space.

Rise in breast cancer gene testing after Angelina Jolie's NYT writeup, but...
Do celebrity endorsements for health-related matters work? They create an awareness don’t always get the desired results, said a study published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ.

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Sports

India beat Australia to enter Junior Hockey World Cup final
India colts beat formidable Australia in the second semi-final to enter final of the 2016 Junior Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.

BWF Finals: PV Sindhu beats Marin to enter semi-finals
Olympic silver medalists PV Sindhu took revenge of her Rio Games final lost, when she defeated world number 2 Carolina Marin in straight games in her final group B match of the prestigious BWF World Super Series Finals.

5th Test, Day 1: Moeen Ali leads England to 284/4
A solid 146-run stand for the third wicket between Joe Root and Moeen Ali on day one of the fifth Test allowed the visitors build on the luck Cook enjoyed at the toss as England opted to bat first and finished day one with 284 for four on the board.

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Technology

Cyrus Mistry removed as director from Tata Teleservices Board
Mistry said in a letter to the board last month that the business was "continuously haemorrhaging" and had even questioned the alliance in his statements to the group.

Yahoo hit by world's biggest hacking attack
Yahoo has warned that it had uncovered yet another massive cyberattack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history.

Wipro creates independent India unit
Effective April, the India and Middle East unit will be reorganized into two separate businesses, signalling the increasing opportunities in the domestic market as the government embarks on large-scale digital transformation projects.

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Education

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.

Prakash Javadekar confident X Boards will be reintroduced from 2017-18
"This month there will be a CBSE Board meeting, in which there will be a resolution (for compulsory class X board exams). So, I am very sure from academic session 2017-18, Board examination will be mandatory for all students," Javadekar told PTI.

Bihar CM writes to Sushma Swaraj, asks Centre to maintain autonomy of Nalanda University
Hurt over George Yeo’s recent resignation as Nalanda University’s chancellor, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has written a strong-worded letter to the external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, urging the NDA Government not to tamper with the essence behind the ‘idea of Nalanda’.

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Mumbai

Poll violation: HC refuses to stay probe against minister

Einstein institute chief bullish on study of gravitational waves with Indian help
Scientists tracking the development of a gravitational wave detecting observatory in India, the fifth such in the world, said that it will be the most sensitive station.

Deemed university fees may now be regulated

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Delhi

MMS scandal: SC quashes case against web manager

'Govt misused powers to allot bungalow'

Disabled rejoice House nod, activists rue flaws

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Bangalore

Three air ambulances take off to cater to the critically ill
In case of a medical emergency, the golden hour is crucial, for it spans the moments between life and death. On Friday, a fleet of three medically configured helicopters was launched to offer a smooth ride to patients in need of immediate medical care. Each helicopter can accommodate two pilots, three paramedics, one stretcher and advanced life support medical equipment.

After slitting delivery boy's throat, he gifted stolen mobile to friend

CID will look into, not probe, Meti sex tape

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Hyderabad

Online fraud victim thrashes bank manager
According to police, two days ago, Salim received a call from a person, who introduced himself as SBH manager and asked his account details.

Traffic curbs at Ameerpet to continue till Decemeber 21

Bala Devi continues to be critical
Bala Devi, the 34-year-old who was greviously injured in an accident at Mithila Nagar last week, continues to be critical. Attending doctors said that her neurological health is deteriorating further.

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Chennai

Uprooted trees on roads hold back 108 ambulances by 45 minutes

Sasikalaa for general secretary: AIADMK MP moves HC

Jayalalithaa's 'rebirth' statement under legal scrutiny for signature

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Ahmedabad

Man dies after being hit by car
A 40 year old man, Brijesh Shah, died after being hit by a speeding car near Jay Mangal bus stand in Naranpura on Friday morning. Shah was crossing the road to go to a bank to deposit money when the accident took place.

2kg tumour removed from 3-month-old boy

Narrow escape for 30 kids as school bus catches fire
Thirty students of Class 1 to 8 had a narrow escape when their school bus suddenly caught fire near the government dispensary in Sabarmati at about 9 am on Friday.

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Allahabad

Property dispute: Elderly farmer beaten to death in Ghoorpur

Note ban no deterrent for Kalpwasis

Impact of note ban on economy discussed

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Bhubaneswar

Nayagarh police streamline auto-rickshaw mobility
Nayagarh district police on Friday started a drive to streamline auto-rickshaw mobility in the town. In the first phase, at least 85 auto-rickshaw drivers were given uniforms and identity cards in Nayagarh Town.

Demand for Mayor's scalp grows shriller in sex scandal
The alleged sex video scandal, surrounding BJD leader and city mayor Ananta Narayan Jena raised the political temperature in the state with opposition Congress and BJP hitting the streets here on Friday, baying for his blood.

Nalco and NTPC ink MoU to set up power plant in Odisha
Central PSUs-- National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) and NTPC Limited signed a MoU in New Delhi on Friday to set up a 2400 MW (8x300 MW) power plant at Gajmara in Dhenkanal district.

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Bhopal

BJP brass urges Madhya Pradesh unit to back Uma Bharti in defamation case
BJP central leadership has taken a tough stand on Union minister Uma Bharti's plight fighting a 13-year-old defamation suit against AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh 'alone' in law courts here.

Slow net, a spoiler in switch to plastic money in rural MP
Post-demonetisation, poor net connectivity continues to be a major issue especially in rural MP where the net connectivity is lowest in the state. Notebandi has affected rural areas the most. Six months back, the census data revealed only 11.2% net connectivity in rural MP as against 44% of national average.

Two gangs of chain-snatchers busted, five land in police net
Police on Friday busted two gangs of chain-snatchers with the arrest of their five members. Five gold chains and three bikes were also recovered from their possession. However, a few gang members are still on the run.

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Chandigarh

AJL plot allotment: Haryana CM says case transferred to CBI
In yet another move targeted to nail ex CM Bhupinder Hooda as well as the senior leaders of the Congress Party, the Haryana government has decided to transfer the investigations of case registered into the re-allotment of 3360 square meter Institutional plot to Associate Journal Limited (AJL) to Central Bureau of Investigations for the complete and indepth probe.

Refreshment blues for budding boxers
When it comes to being consistently negligent, Chandigarh education department's sports wing tops the chart.

Punjab Cabinet gives sanction to creating 1,650 jobs in govt
In what was likely the last Punjab cabinet meeting before the model code of conduct is enforced in the state, the Parkash Singh Badal government on Thursday sought to create more jobs including 1,400 in police and 250 in health departments.

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