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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

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SC focus on police vacancies

Odisha may cut IndianOil's Paradip sop

Congress got 83% of funds from unknown donors, BJP 65%

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Business

Top expectations from Union Budget 2017
The countdown for Budget 2017 has begun and everyone has set their eyes on the Finance Minister - Arun Jaitley, with even more expectations this year. Industry experts have voiced their expectations from the annual financial plan and are now keenly waiting for NDA-led government's reboot of economic policy and direction amid an uncertain and politically charged environment.Here are the pre-budget expectations from India Inc on Union Budget 2017:

HDFC Bank Q3 net profit rises to Rs 3,865.33 crore
HDFC Bank had posted a net profit of Rs 3,356.84 crore in the October-December quarter of last fiscal. HDFC Bank's income rose to Rs 20,748.27 crore during the December quarter, up 13.48 per cent, from Rs 18,283.31 crore in the year-ago period.

Sensex scales 258 points to 2-month high, Nifty above 8,400
A set of strong corporate earnings numbers gave the market enough comfort as the Sensex soared by over 258 points on Tuesday to end at 27,376, a 2-month high, with covering of short positions ahead of derivatives expiry making the job easier.

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Environment

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).

'2 of 10 most polluted cities covered by real-time monitoring'
Only two of India's 10 most polluted cities, Delhi and Faridabad, are covered by the government's real-time air quality monitoring system, leaving more than one billion unprepared for toxic episodes, Greenpeace India said today, asserting that the country's air is now "deadlier" than China.

2016 was hottest year ever recorded: UN weather agency
The world witnessed the hottest year on record in 2016, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, the UN weather agency said, highlighting new records in indicators of human-caused climate change and loss of Artic sea ice.

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World

'No proof of JuD's involvement in Mumbai attacks'
Pakistan's former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Zaheerul Islam today claimed that there is no proof of Jamaat-ud-Dawa's involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that led to the killings of over 150 people, a pak daily reported.

Israel announces plans for 2,500 new settlement homes
Israel's Defence Ministry announced plans on Tuesday to build 2,500 more settlement homes in the West Bank, the second announcement of new construction in the occupied territory since President Donald Trump took office.

750,000 still living under militant rule in Iraq's Mosul: UN
The UN and several aid organisations said that an estimated 750,000 civilians are still living under Islamic State rule in the western part of Mosul, the next target of a US-backed Iraqi offensive launched three months ago.

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Entertainment

Movie Review: Raees
Shah Rukh Khan has never looked better; he’s full of fury and for once, isn’t spreading his arms, but breaking others’.

Dev Patel earns Oscar nomination for 'Lion'
Indian-origin British actor Dev Patel has received an Oscar nomination for his acting in 'Lion', which is set in India and Australia. He will be vying for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 89th Academy Awards, to be held on February 26.

Watch: Salman Khan parties with rumoured ladylove Iulia Vantur and Saif Ali Khan
Salman Khan threw a party for his 'Tubelight' co-star Matin Rey Tangu.

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Science

Has Mt Everest shrunk after Nepal quake? Survey of India to find out
An expedition from the Survey of India would depart for Nepal in 2 months to conduct the exercise that comes in the backdrop of doubts expressed by section of the scientific community about the shrinking of the towering mountain peak. Mount Everest officially stands at 8,848 metres above sea level.

Long eclipse avoidance manoeuvres performed successfully on MOM spacecraft

New smart needle to make brain surgery safer
Scientists have developed a new smart needle with a tiny camera that allows surgeons to see at-risk blood vessels and avoid injuring them, an advance that may make brain surgery safer.

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Sports

SC allows govt, BCCI to suggest names of administrators
A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also allowed BCCI to suggest three names after following the due process to represent it at the ICC meeting due in first week of February.

Parthiv has to wait, Saha still automatic choice: Ganguly
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly feels Parthiv Patel has to wait to play Tests for India as his successes have come at the domestic level of late while Wridhhiman Saha has been doing it at the international level.

Federer blitzes Zverev to set up Wawrinka S/F clash
Roger Federer, the 17-time Grand Slam champion, set up a semi-final against fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-2 win in just 92 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.

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Technology

Honor 6X: First impressions
Huawei-owned Honor has finally launched its Honor 6X smartphone in India. The successor to Honor 5X, the Honor 6X was first showcased at the recently-concluded CES 2017 show in Las Vegas.

This message from Reliance Jio is a hoax
Did you too come across the message from Reliance Jio about upgrade in daily download limit? Beware, it's is not just a hoax but also a ploy from cybercriminals to extract your personal data.

Samsung reports a 50% jump in Q4 profits
Samsung Electronics reported a 50% jump in fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday despite the humiliating Galaxy Note 7 recall that hammered the reputation of the world's largest smartphone maker.

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Education

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

After 13 years, JNU hikes entrance examination fee by 27%
JNU aspirants will now have to shell out more money for appearing for the varsity's entrance examination as the fees for it have been increased by 27 per cent from the upcoming academic session.

Percentage of 'out-of-school' girls in MP jumps to 8.5: Report
Despite offering freebies like books, bicycle and uniforms along with scholarships among others to enhance enrollment, Madhya Pradesh is among the top three states in the country where the percentage of out-of-school girls is the highest, according to an education status report for 2016.

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Mumbai

Student killed outside college over love tangle
A 19-year-old student was stabbed to death outside his Dombivli college by two youths on Tuesday, reportedly over a love affair gone wrong.

CBI: Mallya put part of IDBI loan to 'personal use'

50 days later, half of BCom fifth semester exam evaluation not over

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Delhi

Homeless 'poster child' for NGO run over by school bus
She was the poster child for a child rights organisation.But she lived in a shack fabricated out of discarded plywood under the Nehru Place flyover, her parents too poor to afford any better.

Selfie ban: School of Open Learning students write to DCW, seek apology from college
Students of School of Open Learning (SOL), Delhi University, have written to Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) against a recent circular by Miranda House banning taking of selfies and combing hair in college corridor on Tuesday.

Delhi: Labourer touches live wire, dies
A 22-year-old man was electrocuted on Monday after he came in contact with a live high tension wire in Najafgarh’s Nangli Sakravati area. The fire officials along with police took four hours to retrieve the body.

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Bangalore

Land survey for second road to Kempegowda International Airport completed: Civil aviation minister

Garbage at Chitra Santhe: Congressmen at loggerheads over Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath being fined

Karnataka State Games go digital

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Hyderabad

'Connect Musi river with Charminar'
Officials and planning experts from France on Tuesday said that protection of heritage structures around Charminar and creation of a heritage protection body are important for the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project.

Government holds its ground on minorities panel term

French-model tram network to cost Rs 250 crore
A tramway that is being proposed between MJ Market and Charminar will cost about Rs 250 crore. Although the cost of building one-km tramway is pegged at approximately Rs 100 crore, this mode of mass transport still is much cheaper than other systems such as the metro rail, feel officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

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Chennai

Chennai: Five arrested for murder of doctor at Adyar
The accused were identified as Arun, the son-in-law of the doctor's ex-maid Prema from Thrissur, and his friends Sathish, Arjun, Prem Kumar and Jeeva.

Chennai: Marina 'cleansed', but rights bodies and DMK raise questions
A huddle of some 30 youngsters by shoreline on Tuesday could have been mistaken for the just any picnic group on the Marina but for the 10x5ft black flag they held as a reminder of the Jallikattu protest that moved quickly from dissent to violent on Monday.

Pondy govt asks Rs 100 crore drought assistance

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Ahmedabad

Gujarat's Haji Ali: PIL for entry of women in Patan's shrine

Brakes on cab-hailing apps as drivers protest changes

Govt to root out old polio vaccine

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Allahabad

Mela turns into voter awareness camp

BJP declares Neelam karwaria as its candidate from Meja

Apna Dal to go it alone in 150 constituencies

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Bhubaneswar

Buses to be parked at Dhauli foothills after gruesome accident

Change-makers get their moment in the sun
Jitendra Sahu, a 34-year-old contractor has developed a unique helmet without wearing which a rider cannot start his motorcycle.

Hirakhand Express train derailment: Train services resume on affected route
The train had total 22 coaches.Nine coaches were affected in the accident.Rear portion of 13 coaches had left the site at 7am on Sunday.Total 40 people were killed and 50 injured in the accident.

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Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Congress welcomes Priyanka Gandhi but says Rahul Gandhi also required

Madhya Pradesh Congress to take 'Jan Vedhna' agitation against demonetisation to 480 blocks

'Possessive' girl cuts off boyfriend's privates in Madhya Pradesh
A 20 year old girl blindfolded her boyfriend and cut off his privates to ensure that he does not sleep with other women as his marriage was fixed with someone else.

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Chandigarh

Only one of 4 AAP MPs campaigning for party in Punjab
Sources said party's candidates were facing a tough time in replying to queries by people about his absence.

Out of power, Congress MLAs grow richer
The average value of assets of 94 MLAs, who are contesting Punjab assembly elections, has increased by 28%. Of all these, the Congress MLAs seems to have flourished the most as they occupy four out of top five ranks in terms of highest growth of assets since 2012 assembly elections.

The lesser known CM Parkash Singh Badal on the campaign trail
Unlike the chief minister or her brother, Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal, she is not surrounded by gun-totting commandos and hooter-blaring vehicles.

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