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Saturday, January 28, 2017

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Court orders status quo on Uber probe
The corporate battle between multinational cab aggregator Uber and its Indian competitor Meru has reached the Supreme Court which put on hold on Friday the Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) order directing a probe against Uber for allegedly resorting to unfair trade practices including predatory pricing.

No updates for 50% UPI apps in 50 days
Out of the total 38 Unified Payment Interface (UPI) apps available on the android platform, about 50% of them have an app vintage (days since they were last updated) in the range of 45-55 days. In fact, six of these apps have a vintage of 130-150 days, according to data from Cashless Consumer, an initiative based around the domestic financial technology ecosystem and UPI banking apps.

Curbing malnutrition: What works in Africa doesn't quite in India
Packaged fortified food, which showed remarkable results in treating children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Africa, has proved much less effective in a trial conducted in India.

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Business

CBDT tries to allay investor fears over GAAR
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has attempted to allay fears of investors, especially foreign investors, by holding that where the relevant tax treaty ‘sufficiently’ addresses the issue of tax avoidance then the General Anti Avoidance Provisions (GAAR) as contained in India’s domestic tax laws will not apply.

India Post Payments Bank gets RBI nod to start ops
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its nod to the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to start operations. The government has also appointed an interim CEO, who will help set up the entity.

Hubballi to host India's biggest startup incubation
Indian-American entrepreneur, philanthropist and venture capitalist Gururaj Deshpande is setting up India's biggest startup incubator in Hubballi, about 400km from Bengaluru.

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Environment

Smog pushes Beijing residents to innovate for the world

Wolf-sized otters roamed Earth over 6 million yrs ago

India to ratify Kyoto Protocol on climate change
The Union Cabinet - India's highest decision making body - on Tuesday gave its approval to ratify the second commitment period (2013-2020) of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on containing the emission of Green House Gases (GHGs).

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World

Republican Party falls in line with Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump appears to have established complete control over the Grand Old Party, with Republican grandees falling in line with the victorious candidate’s proposals and actions even when they go against traditional party dogma and line of thinking.

UN tiptoes around Trump's stance on torture, refugees
The United Nations reaffirmed on Friday that torture is illegal and that refugees deserve protection. Major human rights groups have denounced Trump's stance on torture and warned against restoring a CIA secret detention programme for interrogating terror suspects.

Duterte pleads with Philippine rebels to rebuff IS advances

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Entertainment

Aamir and Deepika are No.1 on Times Celebex

Stanley: Action in B'wood films has improved

Bhansali's 'Padmavati' film shooting stalled
The shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical drama 'Padmavati' was today stalled by activists of a Rajput group who created ruckus and even tried to vandalise the set at Jaigarh Fort here, alleging that "wrong facts" were being depicted in the movie.

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Science

Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight
Comments by US President Donald Trump on nuclear weapons and climate change have helped make the world less safe, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have warned, moving its symbolic "Doomsday Clock" 30 seconds closer to midnight. It was last changed in 2015 from 5 to 3 minutes before midnight.

Scientists create first human-pig embryos
Scientists have for the first time grown embryos that contain a combination of pig and human stem cells, in a step toward one day growing transplantable organs, a study said. The research remains at a very early stage.

NASA spacecraft to explore ancient object beyond Pluto

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Sports

Australian Open: Nadal sets up dream final against Federer
Rafael Nadal set up an Australian Open final against his great rival Roger Federer after edging Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 in a classic five-set semi-final which stretched for nearly five hours on Friday.

ICC rankings: Pakistan may not qualify for 2019 World Cup
"Pakistan could not improve its points' position in a bid to qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, even as there was little movement in the team rankings," an ICC statement said.

Series against England turning point of career: Jadhav
"After hitting the century against England in Pune, I thought if I continue with the same performance, there is a possibility of getting man of the series (award)," Kedar Jadhav said.

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Technology

Here's why Apple is back with a bang on Wall Street
Wall Street has regained an appetite for Apple as investors bet that the release of a 10th-anniversary iPhone and pent up customer demand will shore up shrinking sales.

Watch Idea's new ad taking potshot at Reliance Jio's free services
Idea Cellular has taken a dig at Reliance Jio's free services through a recent television commercial.

Government's Aadhaar Pay to make Paytm, BHIM and other digital payment apps obsolete
Government will soon roll out Aadhaar Pay service that will enable people to make and receive payments using their Aadhaar number and biometrics.

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Education

CBSE revises board exam dates for eight subjects of Class 10 and Class 12
xamination dates for three class X subjects and five class XII subjects to be conducted by the CBSE has been revised. The dates have been rescheduled either due to overlapping of exams with the language subjects or to give adequate gap for preparation between two exams.

CBSE changes examination dates of few subjects of Class X, XII
The dates of 3 papers of Class X -- Tamil language (006), Gurung (132) and National Cadet Corps (076) -- have been changed. Also, the schedule of 5 papers of Class XII -- Theatre studies (078), Tangkhul (193), Physical Education (048), Sociology (039) and Food Service-II (736) -- has been altered.

IIMs to get full autonomy, will award degrees, not diplomas

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Mumbai

NCP says won't bail out BJP in Maharashtra, seeks mid-term polls
NCP hardened its position on the Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday, a day after Shiv Sena ended its 20-year-old alliance with BJP for Mumbai civic polls.

Centre yet to fix formula to split fuel pump card charge
The government has not yet managed to come up with a mechanism for transferring charges for card payments at petrol pumps from oil companies to banks.

Little Master scores big in I-T tribunal dispute
The little master, Sachin Tendulkar, has scored big in an appeal before the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), which adjudicates tax disputes.

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Delhi

You've rain to thank for cleaner air in Delhi
The levels of PM 2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles) were less than 100 micrograms per cubic metres through the day at most locations.

Soon, tokens and smart card recharge through Delhi Metro app
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided to give its customer service a makeover. The first point of contact, the Delhi Metro app, is going to be rejigged.

Extortion racket targeting politicians busted, two arrested
The crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested two men and busted an organised extortion ring in which one of them posed as a senior political leader and extorted money from ministers and bureaucrats.

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Bangalore

Govt moots hi-tech plan to keep eye on traffic violations, crime

Lalbagh flower show littering down by 70%: Volunteers

Watch the journey of world cinema on Soudha pillars

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Hyderabad

Swine flu claims toddler, positive cases touch 100
A 10-month-old baby died of swine flu in the state-run Gandhi Hospital in the city, taking the toll to five. At least 100 cases of the deadly H1N1 disease have been reported in the state since January 1, setting off panic buttons in the health department.

Now, vehicle owners to be dragged to court for violations by drivers

Are we really a Republic?: HCU protesters
On Republic Day, a group of UoH students, stood in solidarity with Najeeb Ahmed, a JNU student who has been missing since October 2016 and demanded justice

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Chennai

Tamil Nadu snake catchers come to US' aid

Tamil Nadu likely to promulgate ordinance to skip NEET
The state government is likely to promulgate an ordinance in the ongoing assembly session to exclude Tamil Nadu from the ambit of the national eligibility and entrance test (NEET).

Anti-nationals, anti-socials hijacked Jallikattu stir: O Panneerselvam
Chief minister O Panneerselvam said such persons had made the students "unable to rejoice the legal steps taken for the conduct of Jallikattu, for which they (the protesters) had made a contribution".

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Ahmedabad

GU moderator to probe poor BCom results

GU convocation to be held on February 3

First arrest made for rape of learning-impaired girl

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Allahabad

Eunuch Akhara takes holi dip at Sangam in Allahabad

Around 2 crores takes holi dip on Mauni Amavasya

High court seeks Noida officials' reply
In the PIL, it was alleged that Noida authorities have allotted the land to a private limited company for running amusement park in Noida.

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Bhubaneswar

47 LPG gas cylinders seized from Puri village
Police officials on Friday seized 47 LPG cooking gas cylinders from Murudi village under Nimapada police limits in Puri district. The cylinders were allegedly being distributed among the people ahead of the panchayat polls, sources said.

Police may attach Mahima Mishra's assets

Police foil robbery bid, arrest seven with firearms

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Bhopal

MP state women commission chairperson celebrates during harassment case hearing
For the MP State Commission for Women the priorities are misplaced. For them, it is the celebration first, and violence victims ‘can wait’. And this was evident on Friday, when the chairperson Lata Wankhede celebrated her first year in office with pomp- and show with the BJP workers, oblivious to the tears of victims waiting for hours outside hearing room.

Madhya Pradesh agriculture minister could not understand Fasal Bima Yojana

Two killed in Madhya Pradesh as northerly winds bring hailstorm

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Chandigarh

'Twice defeated, failed CM', good for SAD-BJP: Sukhbir Singh Badal
Notably, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi at Majitha today announced State unit chief Amarinder Singh as chief ministerial face of the party.

Captain Amarinder dares Arvind Kejriwal to name AAP's chief ministerial face
Rahul Gandhi addressing a poll meeting at Majitha in Amritsar district, announced that Amarinder Singh will be the party's CM face.

NRIs assure to support Congress in Punjab
Non-resident Indians (NRIs), who are belonging to Punjab, on Friday announced to extend moral support to the Congress as it has promised to set up fast-track courts to handle property related cases. It has also promised to control the drug menace and to set sup rehabilitation centres.

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