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Saturday, January 14, 2017

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In frontline combat role, women can't ask for extra facilities: Army chief General Bipin Rawat
Asserting that equal opportunity brings equal responsibility, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said it’s up to women to decide if they they are willing to join men in a frontline combat role without separate and additional facilities.

IRF contests immediate ban in Delhi high court
Islamic Research Foundation of India moved Delhi high court on Friday challenging Centre’s decision to immediately ban the organisation. Its founder Zakir Naik said the government failed to give reasons for taking such drastic action under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

CJI J S Khehar's new mantra: Queue for justice, fine for busy bodies
With nearly 60,000 cases pending in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice J S Khehar firmly put in place a queue system for justice dispensation on Friday by summarily rejecting requests for out of turn hearing of petitions and implementing his threat to impose cost on busy bodies.

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Business

Government impinging on RBI autonomy: Unions
Various employee unions of the central bank have objected to the government “impinging on RBI autonomy” and have written to governor Urjit Patel to take action against the “unwarranted interference”.

SpiceJet strikes Rs 1.5 lakh crore deal with Boeing for 205 planes
SpiceJet announced it will buy up to 205 Boeing planes worth $22 billion or Rs 1.5 lakh crore at list price. The low-cost carrier increased its existing order of 55 single aisle B 737-8 by 100 to 155 planes. An additional 50 planes have been placed as optional order, taking the total to 205.

How NIT-Trichy changed N Chandrasekaran's fortunes
The National Institute of Technology-Trichy (NIT-T), earlier known as Regional Engineering College (REC), was a turning point in the career of N Chandrasekaran, chairman designate of Tata Sons.

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Environment

Air-cleaning poem can help tackle pollution: Scientists
A revolutionary air-cleansing poem has removed more than two tonnes of pollution from the environment in the UK as part of a project which could be used to fight pollution in cities across the world, a leading British University claimed on Friday.

US Army to use biodegradable bullets that sprout plants
The US Army is planning to use biodegradable bullets loaded with special seeds that sprout into plants which can eliminate ammunition debris and contaminants, reducing soil pollution in training grounds.

Bee placed on endangered list after US habitat loss

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World

US Congress approves first step for repealing Obamacare
The US House of Representatives has joined the Senate in passing a critical measure that marks the first major step toward repealing Obama's landmark health care reforms. But one week before Trump takes office, a sense of urgency has swept about what his party will put forward as a replacement.

Lawmakers urge Theresa May to clarify Brexit intentions

Intel panel to examine possible campaign links with Russia
The Senate Intelligence Committee will investigate possible contacts between Russia and the people associated with US political campaigns as part of a broader investigation into Moscow's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

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Entertainment

Deepika to have a dance track in 'xXx' sequel
On Thursday evening, popular Bollywood stars descended on the red carpet to attend the mega premiere of Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone’s action thriller ‘xXx: Return Of Xander Cage’ in Mumbai.

PIC: Big B's life-like wax statue unveiled
Ahead of the opening of Madame Tussauds in the national capital in July, Amitabh Bachchan's life-like wax statue was unveiled yesterday at the curtain raiser.

Shahid's sister engaged to actor Mayank Pahwa?
Shahid Kapoor’s younger sister Sanah Kapoor, who made her film debut in ‘Shandaar’, is reportedly engaged to actor Mayank Pahwa.

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Science

WhatsApp still insecure, but a tiny switch can fix it
WhatsApp has a gaping secuirty hole in the middle of its app. But it can be easily fixed. An issue issue with the way that the app deals with the security keys central to its encryption mean that people can actually spy on messages, one security researcher has found. End-to-end encryption is intended as a way of ensuring that messages can only be read by the sender and their intended recipient, but the encryption keys that power that technology can be a weak link if they are wrongly used.

Woman's blood pressure before conception could influence sex of child
A woman's blood pressure before she gets pregnant could affect whether she has a boy or a girl, scientists have claimed.

Flying water taxis to beat traffic in Paris and London

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Sports

Split captaincy doesn't work in India: Dhoni on his sudden decision to quit
Dhoni, who stunned the Indian cricket fraternity with his decision to quit captaincy ahead of the ODI series against England, said he does not believe in having different captains for different formats.

Sports ministry revokes suspension of IOA
The sports ministry said that it was revoking the suspension of deemed recognition of IOA handed down on December 30 last following its admission of "faux pas" while making Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents.

Chennai Smashers beat Awadhe Warriors to enter PBL final
PV Sindhu outshined Saina Nehwal as Chennai Smashers beat Awadhe Warriors to become the first team to enter the final of the Premier Badminton League 2017.

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Technology

Facebook down in multiple parts of the world
The world’s largest social networking website is reportedly not working properly. Thousands of Facebook users from different parts of the world have complained that they are not able to post anything or check updates on their news feed.

HTC to trim smartphone launches in 2017
The recently announced HTC U Play and the HTC U Ultra may be two of the six-seven handsets the company plans to launch this year. In addition, Chang said that users can expect HTC to launch some ‘Desire’ branded smartphones for ‘fun and affordable’ markets.

Huawei launches P8 Lite (2017) smartphone with Android 7.0 Nougat
On the camera front, the device features a 12MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, along with an 8MP front-facing shooter.

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Education

ICSE, ISC dates revised due to Assembly elections
To avoid clashes with the ensuing state elections, the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations has revised dates of Class 10 and Class 12 exams. ISC (theory) exams will commence from March 1,and ICSE exams will commence from March 10.

Bihar school education budget higher than national average
Bihar's school education budget is 5.6 per cent of its gross state domestic product, which is higher than the national average of 2.7 per cent of GDP, according to a study by a leading NGO.

J&K board declares class 10 result; 83% students qualify
Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (J&KBOSE) on Thursday declared the result of class 10 examinations, which were delayed last year due to unrest, with over 83 per cent of the 58293 students qualifying for the next class.

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Mumbai

Uber cab ride to cost you up to 15% more

Fatwa on fatwa: Mufti slams Kolkata cleric's hate speech

In rare feat, Mumbai boy scores 100% in SAT, ACT
Anagh Agarwal aims to get into Harvard University to pursue a major in economics. A good SAT or ACT score — examination for admission to US colleges — would have been enough to secure admission to the institute, but the 16-year-old has gone ahead and aced the exams with perfect scores in both.

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Delhi

Samajwadi Party camps fight it out overbicycle, verdict on Monday
Although the Election Commission did not pronounce its verdict on the Samajwadi Party feud over the party’s ‘cycle’ symbol on Friday

Heritage gets second wind in Walled City

Button booty gives away 'goldman' at IGI airport
A 28-year-old passenger, who alighted at IGI Airport from an Etihad Abu Dhabi flight, was detained by CISF for hiding many little trinkets of gold in his rectum. During questioning, he revealed that his sandal buckles, belt buckle, watch strap, key ring and even coins were made of gold.

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Bangalore

Vehicles parked outside schools make commuting a nightmare: Residents

Experts bat for robust legislation and strict enforcement

More voices of dissent against Yeddyurappa

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Hyderabad

Gang pilfering PDS oil busted by SOT sleuths
A gang allegedly involved in pilferage of Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) kerosene oil was busted by the Special Operations Team (SOT) sleuths of Rachakonda on Thursday.

Rise in power demand: Telangana in shutdown mode
With the daily power consumption crossing 8,240 MW, Telangana is witnessing an unprecedented rise in the demand for power. The figures indicate trouble in the days to come. The Rabi season has also added to the steep increase in daily demand, forcing power officials to go for more purchases. The Telangana Transco is expecting the power consumption to touch 10,000 MW in the coming months, with the rise in temperatures.

To throw grand bachelor party, 21-yr-old robs Rs 1.92 lakh from uncle, is arrested

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Chennai

Quacks get off easy, Tamil Nadu needs strict law

DMK cadres may not get Rs 10 from M Karunanidhi this Pongal

No jallikattu ordinance yet, but Tami Nadu ready with its bulls

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Ahmedabad

New rule framed after razing of Nikol police chowky

'30% rise in emergencies likely on Uttarayan'

'UP vet had declared guineafowl healthy'

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Allahabad

District administration lends a helping hand to poverty-struck marathon winner
The district administration of Allahabad has come forward to lend a helping hand to Aradhana Bind, the marathon winner from Handia tehsil, who was forced to seek the job of a sanitation worker because of her financial condition.

Sangam to attract 50 lakh for Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is likely to attract around 50 lakh pilgrims for a holy dip on Saturday.

Allahabad high court: Voter list can be corrected till last date of filing nomination
Ruling that Election Commission can remove duplicate and fake names from electoral roll till the last date of filing of nomination, the Allahabad high court on Friday directed it to correct electoral roll of Ghaziabad assembly constituency (No. 56) of Ghaziabad district.

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Bhubaneswar

Fearing arrest in Ponzi scam, BJD MP Rabindra Jena seeks anticipatory bail

Nayagarh police launches traffic awareness campaign

No abduction by Maoists in Malkangiri; poll personnel leave offices out of fear: Police

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Bhopal

Nandkumar Singh Chauhan, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe may face heat of Katni scam

Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress demands immediate withdrawal of Khadi calendars

MP Congress fails to hold its flock as BJP repeatedly steals its candidates

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Chandigarh

Kharga Corps marks Army Day in Ambala
On the eve of 69th Army Day, the Kharga Corps kicked off two-day celebrations on Friday at Kharga stadium, Ambala cantonment. In order to showcase the might of the Indian Army, a mega 'equipment and band display' was organized to encourage youth to join the Army.

Huge cache of opium tablets seized in Amritsar
With elections barely three weeks away, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made one of the biggest seizures of opium tablets and paste in Punjab in the past couple of days.

Murder accused Shiv Lal Doda may be richest candidate
Shiv Lal Doda, key accused in the December 2015 cold-blooded murder of a 25-year-old Dalit in Abohar, has filed his nomination papers as independent candidate for the February 4 polls. He is likely to be the richest candidate with Rs 145 crore declared assets.

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