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Sunday, January 08, 2017

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4.96 lakh traffic accidents, 1.8 lakh deaths in 2015: NCRB
With 23,219 deaths in a year, UP reported the highest number of fatalities in road and rail accidents. The state is followed by Maharashtra (18,404 deaths) and Tamil Nadu (17,376 deaths). The figures include deaths in road and rail accidents, which are together referred to as ‘traffic accidents’.

Plans to change Citizenship Act hit Assam accord hurdle
The Modi government’s plans to fast track citizenship for minorities like Hindus, Sikhs and Christians fleeing religious persecution has hit a bump with the law ministry pointing out that the proposal runs afoul of the Assam accord.

Tepid response to govt's #IAmTrolledHelp for cyber sexual complaints
The tag, #IAmTrolledHelp had complainants flag messages by abusive trolls and harassers on social media. The response has been tepid so far. Between July and December 2016, the ministry received 57 complaints of online harassments through various channels.

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Business

Some protectionism needed to help domestic companies: SBI chief
State Bank chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya on Saturday said some level of protectionism is needed to safeguard national interest and also encourage entrepreneurs to build companies of global scale.

Aurobindo Pharma to buy Portugal's Generis for 135 million euros
Aurobindo Pharma on Saturday said it has inked a pact to acquire Portugal's Generis Farmaceutica SA from Magnum Capital Partners for a consideration of 135 million euros (around Rs 969 crore). Generis produces and sells pharma products in Portugal.

China forex reserves fall for 6th month, near $3tn level
Reserves fell by a slightly less than expected $41 billion last month to $3.011 trillion, central bank data showed on Saturday, following a drop of $69.06 billion in November. China's reserves fell nearly $320 billion in 2016, after a record drop of $513 billion in 2015.

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Environment

Centre to ban use of 18 pesticides harmful to humans
The Union agriculture ministry has issued a draft order, asking manufacturers, importers and state authorities to completely ban 12 of the identified pesticides from January 1, 2018 and remaining six from December 31, 2020.

World heat shatters records, a new sign of global warming
Last year was the hottest on record by a wide margin, with temperatures creeping close to a ceiling set by almost 200 nations for limiting global warming, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.

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.

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World

Toll rises to 43 in car bombing in Syria's Azaz
The death toll in a car bomb attack Saturday in the rebel-held town of Azaz in northern Syria has risen to 43, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

Gunman shoots, wounds US consular official in Mexico

18 dead as torrential rains submerge southern Thailand
Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south today, bringing the death toll up to 18 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged. The flooding, which was roof-high in some areas, has affected nearly 1 million people in ten southern provinces since it started a week ago.

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Entertainment

Actor's actor Om Puri redefined idea of male lead
Om Puri, whose haunting eyes and deafening silence captured the history of violence endured by an ordinary tribal in Aakrosh (1980) and whose portrayal of an upright cop simmering with coiled rage in Ardh Satya (1983) vaulted him to the pantheon of cinema’s finest performers, passed away on Friday.

Priyanka Chopra is feeling blue after the holidays
After celebrating New Year’s Eve in India with her family and friends, it was back to the grind for Priyanka Chopra.

Irrfan Khan's most memorable films
Here’s taking a look at some of Irrfan Khan's best films.

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Science

Hubble creates interstellar road map for future galactic trek
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is creating a road map for the two Voyager spacecraft, that will travel through unexplored territories beyond our solar system, by measuring the material along the probes' future trajectories.

China to set up world's highest altitude telescopes at border with India
China is setting up the world's highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet, close to Line of Actual Control with India, with a budget of $18.8 million to detect faintest echoes resonating from universe which may reveal more about the Big Bang theory.

New method to heal wounds without scars: Study
In a breakthrough, researchers have found a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than scar tissue by transforming the most common type of cells found in wounds into the fat cells.

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Sports

21 BCCI state units accept Lodha reforms
With Supreme Court verdict already out, 21 state units have already confirmed in writing to Lodha Panel about implementing all reforms even as former presidents N Srinivasan and Anurag Thakur joined forces in Bengaluru.

Better prepared for limited overs captaincy: Kohli
The Test captaincy left him surprised but Virat Kohli says he is better-prepared to lead India in the limited-overs format as he has already picked up some tricks of the trade.

Sania Mirza wins Brisbane doubles title but loses No.1 rank
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza picked up her first title of the season, combining with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands to lift the Brisbane International women's doubles title, but ended up losing the World No.1 crown to her partner.

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Technology

Airtel, Vodafone announce new plans to take on Reliance Jio's 'Happy New Year' offer
Vodafone Group Plc in November slashed the value of its Indian subsidiary by Rs 36,448.53 crore due to increased competition since Jio's entry.

Fall in iPhone sales: Apple CEO Tim Cook gets a salary cut
Apple penalized CEO Tim Cook for the iPhone maker's first sales slump in 15 years with a 15% pay cut. Cook still did extremely well, with a compensation package valued at $8.7 million for Apple's fiscal year that ended Sept. 24, according to a regulatory filing made Friday. But the amount was down from nearly $10.3 million in the prior year.

Telecom companies take 'seven-point proposal' to Trai
The telecom watchdog also agreed to look at combining data from various channels such as crowdsourcing, field test and network data.

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Education

Only national awardee principals can continue after 60: CBSE

State assembly polls to not delay CBSE board exams
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X and Class XII board exams would not be delayed on account of the assembly polls in five states in February and March.

This placement season turns out to be best for young IIT students
Ropar and Mandi invited more companies across sectors this year. This seems to have worked well, resulting in a higher number of offers this year.

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Mumbai

Biker held for death of pedestrian

Nigerian drug convict who fled last week held

Students demand inclusion of Urdu in medical entrance test

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Delhi

Travellers hit as fog delays flights, trains

Delhi high court to check quality of education in government schools

East Delhi garbage blocks roads, ups fear of disease
The BJP-ruled east corporation says trifurcation is the root cause of all problems and blames the AAP-led Delhi government for not implementing the Fourth Delhi Finance Commission report.

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Bangalore

We want respect, not moral policing, women tell government
Safety in public spaces, equality and respect from the political classes – these were the three demands that women, and men, who gathered at three different locations in the city to register their protest against the incidents of sexual harassment of women that the city has witnessed in the past week.

Strapped to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine, Israeli tourist travels 11 hours on ambulance
When David, 23, left Israel for a vacation in India, his itinerary largely comprised beaches on the country’s western coast— in Goa and Karnataka. Little did he know that, during his brief sojourn in the country, he would undergo a medical procedure that lasted 11 hours, while in transit.

Karnataka to cash on Neera to spice up revenue
Karnataka is now banking on non-alcoholic nutritious drink, ‘neera’, the sweet sap harvested from coconut spathe, to augment its financial resources in the backdrop of a slowdown triggered by demonetization.

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Hyderabad

Common tests for postgraduate admissions from next year
From the academic year 2017-18, all postgraduate courses such as MA, MSc and MCom will have common entrance tests (CET) based on the streams they are pursuing.

Barkat Villa, once Nizam's abode, razed
It was an abode of royalty, a piece of history. But now, large parts of it are no more. Barkat Villa, once home to the heir of the Asaf Jah dynasty, has been demolished to make way for a swanky new building with its foundations already laid.

Sushma Swaraj at work to reunite Hyderabad man with South African wife
A Hyderabadi man, whose South African wife is facing trouble to get an Indian visa, tweeted external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday, for help.

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Chennai

6 people held for possession of crude bombs

Dumping sites being cleared of tree debris

Kiran Bedi writes open letter, says she will demit office next year

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Ahmedabad

Rs 67,000 crore MoU to be signed for bullet train

Gujarat's U-turn: State govt drops idea of setting up Vodka plant
In an expected U-turn, the state government has dropped the idea of allowing a vodka plant and distillery unit to be set up in dry Gujarat.

Vibrant Gujarat Summit: Rs 1 lakh crore fuel to fire up renewable energy
After remaining quiet for some time, the renewable energy sector in Gujarat is waiting to buzz again this Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS).

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Allahabad

Post office to take poll campaigning to remote areas
Some of the remotest villages of the state may not have basic infrastructure but they would still be able to get a taste of election campaigning by candidates in the fray.

BSP announces candidates for 12 assembly seats of Allahabad
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced its third list of candidates for 100 more assembly seats of the seats, on Saturday. This include the names for all the 12 assembly seats of Allahabad district.

'Eunuch akhara' to visit Magh Mela

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Bhubaneswar

Pranab heaps praises on Odias
Praising the glorious legacy of Odia people, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said it inspires the rest of the country.

Mahimananda Mishra moves court for bail
Mahima was arrested by police on December 26 on the charges of his connection with the murder of Mahendra Swain, general manager of the Hyderabad-based Seaways Shipping and Logistics Limited.

State Election Commission asks officers to be neutral
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday pleaded for the conduct of free, fair and impartial rural polls in the state scheduled in five phases from February 13 to February 21.

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Bhopal

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan mulls liquor ban impact survey in Gujarat and Bihar
On Thursday, the chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asks the state’s director general of police (DGP) to correlate the issues of crime and liquor consumption in the state - formulating a plan to survey the impact of liquor ban in two states.

Higher education fund for Madhya Pradesh's meritorious talent
Under its ambitious plan to promote meritorious talent, Madhya Pradesh government is expected to announce a higher education fund to help students pursue higher studies.

BJP leader Amit Shah in Jabalpur on Jan 8
Ahead of BJP working committee meeting in Sagar, party's national president Amit Shah will be in Jabalpur city, on January 8, to participate in the 350th birth anniversary (Prakash Utsav) of Guru Govind Singh. Shah is also likely to address public during the programme.

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Chandigarh

Bahu, servant held for killing 80 year old
Haryana police have arrested the daughter-in-law and domestic help of the 80-year-old woman who was found brutally murdered in Sonipat’s Bhatgaon village on Wednesday.

Ambedkar's grandson join hands with Chhotepur
Sucha Singh Chhotepur led Apna Punjab Party (APP) and Parkash Ambedkar led Bhartiya Republican Party (BRP) announced an alliance for the Punjab assembly elections on Saturday.

55-year-old man booked for raping daughter for three months
In a shocking incident, Mewat police has booked a 55-year-old man for allegedly raping his daughter for the past three month. A case has been registered against him at Punhana police station.

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