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Friday, January 06, 2017

Today's Headlines

BSF, ITBP, SSB fail to get Republic Day parade invite

Currency ban to be central theme at BJP's 2-day national executive
Demonetisation is likely to be the central theme at the two-day national executive of BJP, beginning on Friday, as the party will once again showcase its concerted efforts to weed out corruption, a promise it had made in the run-up to the 2014 general elections.

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Business

'Estimates of ban notes back with banks may be incorrect'
The RBI said the aggregating of accounting entries made at the various currency chests still requires to be reconciled with the actual cash balances in order to eliminate accounting errors and double counting.

Get ready to pay fatter fuel bills this year

DGCA finds flaws in 'on time' monitoring of airlines
The issue of on time performance (OTP) has been a hotly contested one between airlines on one hand and airlines and airports on the other in recent times. The monthly data given by DGCA has become an important deciding factor when it comes to people choosing an airline based on its punctuality.

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Environment

How we shop hurts endangered species
The hidden danger to wildlife posed by imported consumer goods -- an espresso coffee in Beijing, a tofu salad in Chicago -- can now be pinpointed and measured, researchers said Wednesday.

Now, all puppies to be sold with micro-chips
The new rules, which have been proposed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change also make it mandatory for the state government to form a state board or society for prevention of cruelty to animals.

NGT notice to environment ministry over realty projects
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of urban development (MoUD) on an application challenging a recent notification that exempts real estate projects of all sizes from the process of environment impact assessment (EIA) and prior environmental clearance (EC) before beginning construction.

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World

Car bomb in Syria coastal regime bastion kills 14
At least 14 people were killed Thursday in a car bombing in Syria's coastal city of Jableh. Syrian state television also reported the blast, blaming it on a suicide bomber and saying there were at least nine dead and 25 wounded.

10 wounded in explosion in Turkish city
An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday wounded some 10 people, a local official said. The Islamic State group has claimed the attack.

More than 100 hurt in New York train derailment
A New York commuter train derailed on Wednesday during the morning rush at a station in Brooklyn, sparking chaotic scenes and leaving more than 100 people with minor injuries.

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Entertainment

Alia Bhatt's travel pics will give you vacation goals
Take a look at Alia’s Instagram pictures and we’re sure you’ll be tempted to book your air tickets, pronto!

Fans can't stop raving about Raees' 'Zaalima'
After ‘Laila main laila,’ the makers of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Raees’ released another track today.

B-Town strongly condemns Bengaluru molestation case
Popular Bollywood celebrities like Shekhar Kapur and Farhan Akhtar have strongly condemned the molestation of a young woman on New Year's day.

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Science

Don't take your cellphone to hospitals, bugs on it can infect patients, warn scientists
Scientists have warned that mobile phones spread infections in hospitals. Their advice: Do not carry your phone inside a medical ward or ICU lest the handset infects patients. It is known that mobile phones are a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and viruses.

Research links living near major roads to dementia
A massive new study has found correlation between dementia and living near major roads. Over a 10-year period, researchers from Public Health Ontario looked at 6.6 million people staying at different distances from major roads. They found that those staying as close as 50 meters to a major road showed a 7 per cent higher risk of developing dementia, possibly due to a combination of air and noise pollution.

Fast radio bursts: Scientists find the source of the most mysterious message in the universe
A mysterious type of radio wave from deep space, discovered only a decade ago, has been traced to a precise source for the first time, astronomers said Wednesday.

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Sports

Perfect timing by Dhoni as Virat is ready: MSK Prasad
The chairman of national selection committee MSK Prasad on Wednesday hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's sense of "perfect timing" to quit as captain of limited overs formats and said the mantle will now go to Virat Kohli.

Djokovic downs evergreen Stepanek to reach Qatar semis
Novak Djokovic eased through to his first semi-final of the season at the Qatar Open on Thursday and denied evergreen veteran Radek Stepanek the chance to make history.

Teenager Shaw's 100 takes Mumbai to Ranji final
Prithvi Shaw: Aged 17 years and 57 days, Shaw sealed Mumbai’s win over Gujarat with a second-innings century against Tamil Nadu in Rajkot.

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Technology

Asus unveils Zenfone 3 Zoom Smartphone, announces Zenfone AR at CES 2017
Asus is no longer a brand just associated with computer hardware and accessories. In 2016, Asus has come out of its shy shell and evolved into a much bigger brand catering to different electronic segments. The Taiwanese company (yes, Asus is not Chinese like many think of it to be) did foray into various gadget sectors and one of them (and a fruitful one) is the smartphone business.

Paytm users wait for days for refund, company says banks to 'blame'
A recent study by Qualcomm clearly indicated how unsafe Indian websites are for online transactions. It cannot be the fault of a website alone when it starts affecting so many users. There is definitely a hacker intervention amid the online transaction.

Why mobile wallets will die
“In the long term, systems like UPI stand a better chance as they enable direct transfer from bank accounts to pay,” said Shah of Norwest.

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Education

Genpact and Calcutta University create financial services strategic partnership
Genpact, a global leader in digitally-powered business process management and services, today announced an agreement with Calcutta University for a consultancy and research partnership in banking and financial services analytics.

Schools seeking CBSE affiliation will again need go-ahead from state

Govt plans rules to regulate playschools soon
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights is ready with guidelines to regulate such private playschools.

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Mumbai

NGT allows Metro to use Aarey land for casting yard

Renovated Wadia hospital for kids reopens after 2 years

Farmer suicides soar 42% to over 8,000 in a year, state tops in deaths

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Delhi

2 Afghans held for robbing hotel owner

Over Rs 1 crore in foreign currency seized at IGI

On way to school, teen killed by truck

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Bangalore

Four held in Bengaluru for Dec 31 mass molestation case
The action came within 36 hours of TOI carrying the chilling story of sexual assault on the girl by perverts. Investigations were launched into the Kammanahalli case after TOI handed over to the police CCTV footage pertaining to the incident.

Lokayukta may finally get a new head: CM calls meeting on Jan 9

Engineers, techies delve into the mysteries of brain

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Hyderabad

Time stands still at Mahboob Chowk, only apathy ticks
The garden has now turned into a haven for miscreants who play cards and drink liquor.

Molested? Name them. shame them. report them!
That’s the message Hyderabad’s sexual and domestic abuse survivors have for their sisters who have to deal with molesters on the streets every day

A fairy tale surprise bash for b'day girl Meera

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Chennai

15 names put up for Madras high court judges

Vardah puts off city lab's plan to resume TB vaccine production

Anna University initiates research-hand-holding for engineering students across Tamil Nadu

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Ahmedabad

Gunotsav from Jan 16, 54 lakh kids to be assessed

Gujarat tops in creating jobs, state govt says

Peals of faith from maestro's santoor

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Allahabad

Work for renovating ghats of Allahabad commemces
Bhoomi Pujan (commencement of work) for the renovation of the existing ten ghats and of the city and construction crematoriums at Six places, besides the river Ganga was done at the Sangam city, on Wednesday.

Demonetisations hits hard 'Child Gods' of Sangam
At a time when cash crunch had made common man suffer for the past around two months, the ‘child gods’, who meet their daily bread and butter by begging on the sandy banks of Sangam, too are facing the brunt. These 4 to 10 years old kids disguise themselves as various Hindu god’s to beg for alms.

Traffic cops conduct surprise checks
To curb incidences of auto-lifting in posh market areas, a team of police lead by SP (city) Vipin Tada conducted a surprise vehicle checking drive at Civil Lines and high court road, on Tuesday.

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Bhubaneswar

Naveen urges Centre to revise royalty on coal

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik gets President's invite for lunch

At least 6 lakh students to appear in matriculation exam in Odisha

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Bhopal

Hospital staff dies in road accident
A 29-year-old man was knocked down by a speeding school bus here on Tuesday afternoon. The man succumbed to injuries after a few hours in the evening.

Tea vendor from Satna goes cashless, gets felicitated
Satna district administration felicitated a tea stall owner who hitched on to the digital highway and has gone cashless, post demonetisation.

To spread joy, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan suggests 'happiness centres' in districts
"The centre should be called 'Arpan Anandam', where the government through volunteers can provide help to the needy.

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Chandigarh

World Kickboxing Champion Tajamul Islam honoured in Chandigarh
Tajamul Islam, eight year old Kashmiri girl of Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir, who has won gold medal at World Kickboxing Championship in Italy, visited Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh on Wednesday.

BJYM leader and civic body member arrested with intoxicants in Rajpura of Patiala
Rajpura rural police on Thursday claimed to have recovered 1,000 vials of intoxication injections from a Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha office bearer and Councillor of Municipal Committee Banga and his two associates.

20-year-old girl killed for honor in Rohtak
In a shocking incident a 20-year-old dalit girl killed by her parents for quietly marrying an upper caste boy of her choice in Amrit Colony of Rohtak.

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