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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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Now, withdraw Rs 24,000 from ATMs; no cap on current accounts

Govt moves SC to enforce ban on 344 Fixed Dose Combination drugs
The Centre moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to enforce a ban on 344 fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs, challenging a Delhi HC order which had last month overturned a government notification on the issue.

Early Budget not linked to polls: FM at all-party meet
Finance minister Arun Jaitley told an all-party meeting on Monday that the Union Budget would observe “normal discipline”, indicating that the opposition’s apprehensions that it would contain a poll pitch aimed at the forthcoming state polls are misplaced.

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Business

Indian economy not in good shape: Manmohan Singh
A day before presentation of Economic Survey, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday painted a bleak picture of the Indian economy insisting "it is not in good shape", while former Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government is "hiding behind" GDP numbers that are being challenged.

Payments banks to have 'multiplier impact' on banking: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said payments bank will have a "multiplier impact" by providing doorstep banking to people in remote areas at lower cost and compete with traditional banks in future.

Nifty ends flat ahead of Budget, down by 8 points
The NSE 50-share Nifty index touched an intraday high of 8,662.60 but could not sustain at that level and ended flat at 8,632.75 -- down 8.50 points. Nifty snapped a 4-day rising trend following fresh selling mainly in auto, banking, finance service & realty stocks on the back of bearish global cues.

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Environment

Ireland just became the world's first country to stop investing in fossil fuels

How ancient Indus Civilisation coped with climate change

Climate change programme launched in Central Himalayas

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World

Donald Trump defends Muslim ban as protests rock US
Maintaining that there are "a lot of bad dudes out there," US President Donald Trump on Monday defended his ban on refugees and travelers from several Muslim countries even as protests and demonstrations erupted over the weekend in airports and public squares in America’s liberal cities.

One million sign petition to cancel Trump's UK State Visit
The petition titled 'Prevent Donald Trump from making State Visit to the United Kingdom' on the UK Parliament website was created on Saturday afternoon and rapidly collected the 100,000 signatures needed for it to be considered for a debate in the House of Commons. The issue will be discussed on Tuesday.

Turkey puts Gulen, 269 others on trial over coup bid
Turkey on Monday opened the biggest trial yet over the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, trying 270 suspects including, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gulen.

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Entertainment

Watch: Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani spotted on a dinner date
Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani, who claim to be ‘very good friends’, were spotted out once again for a quiet dinner date at a plush restaurant in the city.

'Raees' box-office collection Day 5: Shah Rukh Khan's film set to enter 100 cr club
Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ continues to stay strong at the box-office and is now all set to enter the 100 crore club.

Pics: Sara Ali Khan looks ethereal at a wedding
Saif Ali Khan’s gorgeous daughter Sara Ali Khan has been making frequent appearances at B-town events and parties. She’s fast becoming media’s favourite girl.

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Science

Now, a space radio to track every flight in real time

ISRO centres set for the record launch of 104 satellites at one go by February 15
In a path-breaking move, ISRO centres here are focussed on the next commercial launch of a record 104 satellites at one go on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) from Sriharikota by Feb 15. It will be followed by the launch of the South Asian satellite in March this year, which is pegged as the Prime Minister’s pet project.

Space travel may cause genetic changes: Study
pace travel may cause changes in gene expression and other biological markers in astronauts, a NASA study of twins has found. Scientists studied the genetic differences between astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly a year in space, and his identical twin Mark

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Sports

Supreme Court appoints former CAG Vinod Rai to head BCCI
The Supreme Court of India on Monday appointed former CAG Vinod Rai to head Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with noted historian Ramachandra Guha, former cricketer Diana Edulji and Vikram Limaye.

Bindra, Gopichand, Rasquinha in task force for Olympics
Sports ministry constituted a task force to prepare a detailed action plan for the next three Olympic Games. Sports Minister Vijay Goel said that PM Narendra Modi has approved the constitution of the eight-member committee.

Bangladesh Test: Saha, Patel may both be included in 15
Fit-again wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha is expected to make a comeback into the Indian Test team as the national selection committee headed by MSK Prasad decides on the 15-member side for the one-off Test against Bangladesh on Tuesday.

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Technology

'Father of Pac-Man' Masaya Nakamura dies at 91
Masaya Nakamura, the Japanese video game pioneer known as the "father of Pac-Man", has died aged 91, his company said Monday.

Flipkart to cut its monthly expenditure by over a half
Flipkart aims to cut its monthly expenditure by half as India’s largest online retailer prepares to raise fresh capital of Rs 3,400-5,400 crore ($500-800 million), according to two people aware of the developments.

H-1B blues: Indian IT companies make Plan B
Nasscom is trying to expand the Indian IT's presence outside of US and UK, planning a series of engagements in different countries starting with China.

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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

'Voice samples in Nagpada murder match recordings'

Students panic as leaked US law draft says scrap working period for grads

One dead, another grievously hurt after fall from Mumbai local train in Vasai

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Delhi

New Delhi top cop Amulya Kumar Patnaik supersedes two seniors

Wedding lifters: Gang used juvenile to lift bags at weddings, busted

East Delhi Municipal Corporation fails to renew contracts as BJP plays opposition

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Bangalore

CM Siddaramaiah seeks action plan on drought
With the threat of drought and drinking water shortage looming large due to an extended dry spell in Karnataka, chief minister Siddaramaiah took stock of the situation on Monday and directed top officials to ensure relief works are taken up on a war footing. The state's 160 taluks have been drought-hit. .

For some schools, Shanghai maths method adds up to better learning
Tarini Wilson, a maths teacher for 30 years, had always heard the subject she loves described as “tough“.So when she read about the Shanghai technique, in which a teacher breaks down the teaching of concepts and moves on only when every child in the class has understood, she was all ears.

Karnataka puts brakes on shared cab rides
While cities across the world are encouraging transport-sharing models, Karnataka has put the brakes on cab pooling by app-based taxi aggregators citing an outdated law.

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Hyderabad

Cabbie mows down 3-year-old
The victim was identified as Triveni, daughter of Yesubabu, a coconut vendor, and Nagamani, a domestic help.

Youth on joyride knocks down 12 nursing students
Twelve students from the Apollo School of Nursing were injured on Monday morning after a 19-year-old youth on a joyride lost control of his vehicle near Shaikpet and hit them.

Maruti Suzuki opens 200th NEXA showroom in Hyderabad
Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Monday announced that it has inaugurated its 200th NEXA Showroom in Hyderabad at LB Nagar.

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Chennai

Chennai oil spill deadly for spawning fish and nesting turtles

Oil leak: Global safety rules averted date of disaster

Chennai oil spill: Scientists test waters to predict ecological impact

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Ahmedabad

Bapu for today: Looking at this era through Gandhi lens

Cept holds lecture in memory of alumnus

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Allahabad

Akhilesh, Rahul 'ride mobike' in Sholey style
A day after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi showcased their post-alliance bonding at a road show in Lucknow, local Congress leader Haseeb Ahmad on Monday uploaded a poster on a social networking site showing morphed pictures of both the leaders riding a motorcycle, a la Veeru and Jai (played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan) in 70’s Bollywood blockbuster ‘Sholey’.

Govindacharya visits Ganga exhibition at Magh Mela

Bahujan Samaj Party eyes poll success with 'baati-chokha pe charcha'
As political parties in Uttar Pradesh are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters ahead of the 2017 assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party will organize meetings over popular North Indian snack `baatichokha' in rural areas of Allahabad, on the lines of Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi's `chai pe charcha' campaign.

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Bhubaneswar

Drunk Puri driver assaults Bhubaneswar tourists
The tourism department's campaign, Atithi Devo Bhava, took a beating on Sunday when a group of tourists from Kolkata were allegedly abused and assaulted by the drunk driver of an SUV they hired from Puri. The matter came to light on Monday after the driver, Ramakanta Das, was arrested in Bhubaneswar.

Drunk driver assaults Kolkata tourists in Bhubaneswar, arrested

Odisha Election Commission hikes ex-gratia compensation for employees on poll duty

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Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh cabinet to meet unofficially on February 3 at Hanuwantiya

Gandhians oppose Gandhi's temple in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol

ISI spy Akhtar spilled beans on 'Bhopal agents'

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Chandigarh

These Badals earn livelihood by poll singing
Holding a life-size poster of 20-yearold Khuda Baksh Badal, who has entered the last eight of a TV singing talent hunt show, his mother and five sisters hope that he gets the big prize money.

In horse town, people bet on Lambi race ka ghoda
When people talk politics in Punjab's hot seat of Lambi and surrounding areas, they often use horses as a metaphor. The horse that will bring prosperity will win on February 4, people will tell you as you mill around in the villages asking them about the mood ahead of the February 4 voting.

Now, Amit Shah invokes national security to seek votes
A day after PM Narendra Modi invoked national security to seek votes for the SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab, BJP president Amit Shah, too, sought support for the tie-up on the plank of “national security and safety”.

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