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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

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Jawan Yagya Pratap in hospital for aggressive behaviour: Army
Days after an Army jawan posted a video on social media questioning the 'sahayak' (orderly) system, the Army clarified on Monday that the soldier had refused food since January 14 and was shifted to hospital for showing "aggressive behaviour".

'No reverting to subsidy in fuel, may cut excise if price pinches'

Supreme Court's abortion ruling brings focus back on proposed amendments to MTP Act
The Supreme Court's verdict on Monday allowing a woman from Mumbai to abort her 24-week pregnancy for abnormality of the fetus that could endanger her life has brought focus back on the proposed amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971.

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Business

IMF slashes India's growth forecast to 6.6% from 7.6%
IMF has so far maintained that India is a bright spot against the gloomy global economic outlook. But its January estimate shows that the multilateral agency expects a larger dent to the economy due to demonetisation.

India will be one of the fastest growing economies in '17: Moody's
Moody's Investors Service and its Indian affiliate, ICRA, have said India (rated Baa3 positive by Moody's) will remain one of the fastest growing major economies globally in 2017, although GDP (gross domestic product) growth will moderate in the first half of the year, as the economy adjusts after demonetisation.

India inks financing pact with World Bank for $48 million
Multilateral lending agency World Bank and India on Monday signed a financing agreement for IDA credit of USD 48 million (equivalent) for the 'Nagaland Health Project', aimed at improving health services and increasing their utilization by communities in targeted locations in Nagaland.

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Environment

EPCA to enforce graded response plan on pollution in NCR
Terming air pollution in NCR as a "matter of serious concern", which requires "urgent action", the Environment Ministry in its notification assigned the task to implement the plan to Environment Pollution Control and Prevention Authority (EPCA) under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Beijing to be hit by new bout of pollution
According to the municipal environmental protection bureau, Beijing will see mild pollution, with the main pollutant being PM 2.5, Sunday. The Air Quality Index is expected to reach between 125 and 145. Pollution will become severe on Monday and hit medium levels on Tuesday.

E-waste rising dangerously in Asia: UN study
Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the environment, according to a UN study released on Sunday.

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World

Istanbul nightclub attacker caught: Media reports
The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has been caught in the city's Esenyurt district, the Hurriyet newspaper website and other media reports said on Tuesday.

Germany's Merkel working toward spring meeting with Trump
Merkel is working to set a date this spring for a meeting with Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as US president on Friday, German government sources said on Monday. Merkel had offered to meet Trump in the US in her capacity as chairman of the Group of 20 leading economies, the sources said.

Trump hails Brexit as 'great thing', hopes others will follow
In his first British interview with 'The Times' newspaper, Trump also promised that a trade deal between the US and UK will be signed 'very quickly'. "I think Brexit is going to end up being a great thing," he said on Britain's referendum vote in June last year to leave the 28-member bloc.

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Entertainment

Shah Rukh Khan launches Karan Johar's biography 'An Unsuitable Boy'
KJo’s best friend Shah Rukh Khan was present to launch the much talked about biography on the filmmaker's life.

Fawad's daughter Elayna is as cute as a button
Fawad Khan’s daughter Elayna makes her first social media appearance

PIC: Deepika-Vin sipping on 'cutting chai'
Deepika has re-shared a picture that was originally posted by Vin, that sees them flashing their pearly whites while holding glasses of cutting chai in their hands.

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Science

India commissions higher resolution weather prediction model for better forecasts
Weather prediction in India will further be improved as the ministry of earth sciences (MoES) on Monday made operational its very high resolution (12 km) global deterministic model for generating forecasts in the country.

Why Nutella doesn't actually give you cancer, and how to spot a health scare

Stunning new view of Jupiter shows iconic Great Red Spot

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Sports

Spoke to Tendulkar, Dravid before recommending reforms: Lodha
Justice RM Lodha asserts that his committee, appointed by the Supreme Court, devised the reforms only after meeting the entire top brass of the BCCI, and eminent former India captains and legends of the game.

I had put too much pressure on myself in England: Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli decoded his technique that led to his downfall during 2014 England series where he failed to get a 50 plus score in five Tests and then smashed four hundreds in four Tests Down Under a few months later.

My aim is to equal Sushil's feat of two Olympic medals: Sakshi
Sakshi Malik today said, "My aim is to equal Sushil Kumar's historic feat by winning an Olympic medal at Tokyo in 2020. I am completely focussed to achieve that goal. I want to become a double Olympic medallist just like Sushil ji."

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Technology

Jio subscriber base crossed 72.4 million in December: RIL
Reliance Industries today said its telecom subsidiary Jio has garnered 72.4 million subscribers within four months of commencement of services but continues to face congestion issues as interconnect capacity provided by some large operators is "still way below requirement".

Reliance Jio blames Airtel for most call drops
The telco also took a jibe against the largest telco saying that while Jio's network saw a 2-3% rate of call failure with Vodafone and Idea, it has seen 16-17% calls fail with Airtel.

Google Pixel smartphones now available on Snapdeal with offers worth Rs 25,999
Google's Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are now also available on Snapdeal's website. Both Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones were so far Flipkart exclusive (online). The e-commerce website is also offering a slew of discounts on the smartphones. These include Rs 10,000 instant cashback for Yes Bank card holders, alongwith Rs 10,000 ecash from Yatra and a free mobile protection plan from Allianz worth Rs 5,999.

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Education

Delhi govt to come up with more vocational training centres
In order to promote skill-based education, Delhi govt is in process of opening new vocational training centres, Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday. "There are priority areas like retail, hospitality & travel tourism wherein students need skill training, he said.

Delhi govt asks pvt schools to not follow CBSE guideline on appointment of principals
Delhi Government has asked private schools in the national capital to not follow the recent CBSE circular on appointment of principals as the new clauses are contrary to the provisions of Delhi School Education Rules.

Delhi govt to come up with more vocational training centres
In order to promote skill-based education, Delhi government is in process of opening new vocational training centres, Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday. "There are priority areas like retail, hospitality & travel tourism wherein students need skill training, he said.

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Mumbai

Teacher questions education status report
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Don't probe white collar crime usual way: Court to CBI
Coming down on the CBI for filing a closure report in a fraud case involving Allahabad bank officials, a special court ordered the agency to investigate the matter by not using "traditional methods".

Netas off hook as co-op bank probe at dead end

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Delhi

Selfie junkie's focus was on being bold and risky

Delhi: How 3 girls escaped paedophile predator
Saima and Neha, both 10, and seven-year-old Guddi (names changed) are residents of A-Block, New Ashok Nagar in east Delhi.

Train crushes 2 boys clicking selfies in Delhi

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Bangalore

BBMP shuts Mantri Square mall after wall crash injures 2

Jinxed Lokayukta? Karnataka governor sends back government's choice

Bengaluru double deaths: Cops say Rajesh didn't believe his wife killed herself
Land developer Gopalakrishna, 78, was standing next to his son Rajesh G, 34, when the latter shot his wife's friend twice on Friday, police said.

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Hyderabad

Won't stop my fight: Raja Vemula
Emotions ran high on Monday as those fighting for justice for Rohith Vemula recollected their journey over the last one year. Many vowed to continue fighting till courts delivered a favourable verdict.

Civic services to take hit as 850 Secunderabad Cantonment Board staff threaten strike
Civic services, including sanitation, may take a hit in the Secunderabad Cantonment limits as nearly 850 employees, including class-IV staff, have decided to go indefinite strike from January 20.

Professor who was jailed says students from backward sections targeted
Suspended and jailed, for lending his support to the students' movement last year, assistant professor Tathagata Sengupta from the department of mathematics said on Monday that the university has undergone a sea change over the last year. Sadly, not for the better, according to him.

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Chennai

Five held after 3 botched bidsto murder film unit cashier

HC orders notice to Centre on driving licence fee hike

Panel lets 'caring' doctors off hook

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Ahmedabad

BJP's Yuva Morcha president vows to fight young turks
A day before Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel returns to Gujarat after six months, the BJP on Monday organized a show of strength as it felicitated its newly appointed Yuva Morcha president Dr Rutvij Patel at a youth seminar held at party headquarters Kamalam here. Rutvij hails from Hardik’s hometown Viramgam (Mandal).

Cops try to win over minorities, dalits with chai
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his ‘chai pe charcha’ programme to reach out to the masses ahead of the 2014 general election, city police have have also brought out the ‘cutting chai’ as a public relations tool this winter, to break the ice with minorities and dalits and build bridges that were largely burned after the 2002 riots.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation yet to issue guidelines for colleges, schools
Even three days after Memnagar was declared a bird flu-hit area, schools and varsities in the locality have not received official word from the civic body about precautions to curb the spread of the H5N1 virus. The authorities at Gujarat University and St Xavier’s Loyola Hall confirmed that no official letter has been issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).

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Allahabad

Celebrations erupt at SP office after EC verdict

Illegal occupants stay on as AU fails to crack down

In case of alliance, SP may leave 3 party seats for Cong

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Bhubaneswar

Encroachment cleared for bicycle track along Janpath in Bhubaneswar

Puri to host Goa style Beach Carnival from January 20

Wife held for hotelier husband's murder in Puri

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Bhopal

MP new excise policy clamps down on liquor sale
Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Monday ratified a new excise policy for the year 2017-18 which agreed to immediate implementation of the Supreme Court order to remove all liquor shops beyond 500 metres from national highways. Government also decided to send a team of administrative officers to Gujarat and Bihar to study how ban on consumption and sale of liquor is executed by the governments there.

AIIMS Bhopal to have twice as many beds by March

After video went viral, jawan on 'house arrest'; wife on hunger strike
: Armyman Yagya Pratap Singh, whose “confession“ video went viral on social media, is allegedly under house arrest in his barracks, his wife Richa said on Sunday.

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Chandigarh

They won't even know names of villages, say CM Parkash Singh Badal
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal on Monday reacted sharply to the candidature of three big guns of Congress, including newly-inducted Amritsar ex-MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying they “would not know even the names of villages of the seats they are fighting from“.

Punjab Election Watch calls upon volunteers to pitch in
“Democracy goes deeper than just pressing the EVM button,“ says Jaskirat Singh of Punjab Election Watch (PEW), a civil society watchdog for improving electoral and democratic processes in the state.

Election Commission impounds SAD treasurer's car, withdraws his security
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday impoun ded the private ve hicle of Shiromani Akali Dal Dera Bassi MLA and party treasurer N K Sharma while he was using it for campaigning in Mohali without any permission.

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