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Wednesday, February 08, 2017

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After 40 minutes of silence at Jaya memorial, O Panneerselvam shatters Sasikala's peace
After appearing to be a willing pawn in the hands of V K Sasikala ever since J Jayalalithaa's death on December 5, Tamil Nadu caretaker chief minister O Panneerselvam shocked everyone on Tuesday night, accusing Sasikala and senior party leaders of “forcing him to resign as the chief minister.

Note ban timing perfect as economy was doing well: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi defended demonetisation on Tuesday and took a sharp dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying the political earthquake the Congress vice-president had promised finally arrived when tremors shook north India on Monday night.

In a first, Supreme Court slaps contempt charge on sitting High Court judge
In an unprecedented step, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar decided on Tuesday to initiate contempt of court proceedings against sitting Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan for continuously levelling allegations against the Madras HC chief justice and other judges.

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Business

Rupee snaps 9-day rally, plunges 19 paise to 67.41
Breaking its spectacular nine-day winning run, the rupee on Tuesday dived 19 paise to 67.41 against the US currency amid fresh bouts of dollar demand ahead of RBI's 6th bi-monthly policy review meet on Wednesday.

Sensex trips 104.12 points to end at 28,335.16
In a climb-down from its 4-month high, the sensex on Tuesday took its first hit in five sessions by falling over 104 points even as the Nifty slipped below the 8,800-mark, weighed down by rate-sensitive banking, realty and other stocks ahead of the RBI monetary policy.

IDBI Q3 loss widens to Rs 2,255cr as bad loans soar
Public sector lender IDBI Bank's net loss widened further to Rs 2,254.96 crore in the third quarter of 2016-17 due to higher provisions for rising bad loans and fall in income. The bank had reported a net loss of Rs 2,183.68 crore in the October-December quarter of previous fiscal 2015-16.

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Environment

NGT pulls up states for not giving action plan on MSW
Most of the states today faced the ire of the National Green Tribunal for not complying with its order directing them to file detailed action plan to show how municipal solid waste (MSW) would be processed.

Giant panda Bao Bao to depart for China from Washington
Bao Bao was born on August 23, 2013 at the Washington zoo, and is nearing her fourth birthday. According to arrangements between China and the US, giant pandas born here must move back to China at around four years of age, Xinhua news agency reported.

SC raps Centre for not banning furnace oil

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World

Betsy DeVos is education secretary as Pence breaks tie
US Vice-President Mike Pence had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos as the country’s Education Secretary after the chamber was locked in a 50-50 vote with two Republicans opposing President Trump’s nominee.

Strong 6.3 earthquake strikes off coast of Pakistan
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The shallow quake struck at 3:03am (2203 GMT), with an epicentre just 23 kilometres (14 miles) southwest of Pakistan's coastal city of Pasni.

Media 'doesn't want to report' extremist attacks: Trump
President Donald Trump is accusing the media of deliberately minimizing coverage of the threat posed by the Islamic State group, saying news outlets "have their reasons" for not reporting what he described as a "genocide" underway at the hands of the group.

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Entertainment

Ranveer, Alia pair up for 'Gully Boy'

Climate confusion over Kriti's costumes

Sanjay wanted to play dad Sunil in his biopic

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Science

Yoga helpful for low back pain, says study

The 'power of tea' can halt molecular cause of diseases: Study

Satellite launch: ISRO to earn half the cost from foreign parties
ISRO will recover half of the total cost incurred for next week's launch of 104 satellites from the foreign capsules mounted on its workhorse rocket PSLV-C37. Of the 104 satellites to be launched on February 15, only three are Indian.

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Sports

India to carry forward momentum from England series: Kumble
"I don't think we need to do anything different against Bangladesh and also moving forward. We would like to measure ourselves with what we want to achieve and how we can achieve those goals," Anil Kumble said.

Delhi batsman Mohit becomes first to score 300 in T20s
Mohit Ahlawat from Delhi has created history on Tuesday by becoming the first batsman to score a triple hundred in a Twenty20 match.

India A call-up just the start for Rahul Singh
Playing his debut first-class season, the 21-year-old middle-order batsman racked up 945 runs at an average of 72.69 including seven fifties and two hundreds playing for Services. Only Jiwanjot Singh of Punjab (995 in 2012-13 seaon) has scored more runs than Rahul in a debut Ranji season.

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Technology

Asus Zenfone 3S Max with 5000mAh battery launched at Rs 14,999
The handset also acts as a power bank to connect and charge other devices. It supports reverse charging technology and comes with a Super Saving mode that can enhance the backup even more.

Google rolls out Android security patch for February
The February Android security patch includes over 36 fixed issues. One of the most critical vulnerability fixed was the ability to enable remote code execution on a device using email, web browsing, MMS and more.

You cannot send this type of attachment from Gmail after February 13
The blog further adds that those who really need to send '.js' files can use Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage, or other storage solutions to share or send their files.

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Education

Delhi govt to run leadership programme in its schools
Delhi government will run leadership programme for students in schools run by it, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday.

HRD to bring 'graded regulatory mechanism' in UGC: Javadekar
The HRD ministry will bring in a "graded regulatory mechanism" as part of key reforms in the University Grants Commission (UGC) to usher in greater transparency, freedom and autonomy, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday.

BEd degree from Jammu & Kashmir institutions will now be valid in Bihar
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree from the University of Jammu and the University of Kashmir will now be valid in Bihar for appointment of teachers in secondary and higher secondary schools.

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Mumbai

Hardik Patel can be our face for Gujarat polls: Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray targeted the BJP yet again by rolling out the red carpet for Hardik Patel, the Patidar leader of Gujarat and a BJP baiter, at Matoshree on Tuesday.

New software fails to speed up RTO work
Over a month after a new software was inducted at RTOs, registration of vehicles, issue of driving licences and renewal of permits and other works do not seem to have become smoother or faster owing to technical glitches.

HC seeks Google maps to find out wetland damage
The Bombay high court on Tuesday said the state government must equally take care of citizens’ interests as it does of builders and ruthlessly stop destruction of wetlands near Mumbai.

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Delhi

Delhi boy Mohit Ahlawat hits 300 in a T20 match
Mohit Ahlawat had just finished batting in a local T20 match and returned to the dressing room with a scarcely believable score of 300 not out off 72 balls, including 39 sixes and 14 fours.

Nobel replica burgled from Kailash Satyarthi's south Delhi home
Burglars broke into the house of Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's house at Aravali Apartments in south Delhi's Kalkaji locality on Tuesday morning, and fled with the gold-plated replica of his Nobel prize and other valuables.

What to do if your knee's giving way

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Bangalore

BBMP stops skywalk work, seeks details from BDA
Two days after TOI broke the story of how the BBMP is building a skywalk on the spot where the ramp of a proposed steel bridge is to come up on T Chowdiah Road, the civic body stopped the work on Monday.

Americanization of movies needs to stop, say filmmakers in one voice
The questions may not have flowed in, but filmmakers who sat for a discussion on Tuesday morning spoke their hearts out without caring much for political correctness.

High blood sugar brings Kejri back to Jindal centre
Arvind Kejriwal made another visit to the Jindal Naturecure institute on Tumakuru Road on Tuesday.However, it wasn't his cough but high blood sugar levels which brought him back to the centre.

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Hyderabad

Kids, elderly sitting duck to H1N1 virus
With swine flu cases mounting by the day in the city, leaving over 250 battling the H1N1 virus since January 1 this year, health experts have sought to put focus on preventive flu vaccinations for people in the high-risk category -those below five years and above 50 years of age.

Eve-teasers feel objectification is normal, finds 'She Teams'
Eve-teasers think it is 'perfectly normal' to tease, stalk and harass women and are often baffled at being caught, psychologists on the She Teams panel have found after counselling offenders nabbed during street patrols.

Major thrust for irrigation in Telangana budget
The Telangana budget is likely to be presented in the state assembly on March 2, a day after the bud get session commences.

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Chennai

Gang abducts driver, takes away truck
Police are searching for a gang that allegedly kidnapped a lorry driver in Perungalathur on Monday before dumping him on a road in Sriperumbudur.

Corporation to enumerate hawkers this week
To regularise hawking and earmark vending and no vending zones in the city, the Greater Chennai Corporation will begin enumeration of hawkers this week.

Madras high court steps in to save Chitlapakkam Lake
TOI report, will now ensure that the lake and its tail-end areas remained free of encroachers and no illegal buildings are constructed.

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Ahmedabad

Congress seeks judicial monitoring of investigation
After the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) cornered the state BJP over the Kutch sex scandal in which half-a-dozen BJP leaders are allegedly involved, Gujarat Congress on Tuesday demanded judicial monitoring of the police investigation, alleging that the BJP is trying to scuttle the probe.

'Lifestyle is important in treating arthritis'
City-based rheumatologist Dr Vishnu Sharma, at a press meet on Tuesday , spoke about an alarming increase in incidence of arthritis in people, especially younger people, and how a lack of awareness is causing health problems and deformities.

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Allahabad

In poll season, teens game for 'Modi Temple Run'
While the candidates of all major political parties are busy canvassing to woo voters, political gaming apps seem to be gaining popularity among youngsters of Sangam City.

93,000 licensed weapons deposited
Over 93,000 licensed weapons were deposited at police stations in Allahabad zone comprising Allahabad, Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Banda, Mahoba, Chitrakoot and Hamirpur districts till February 5. The exercise of depositing licensed weapons began on January 4.

Allahabad University students create ruckus, seek official's removal
Scores of students of Allahabad University held a ‘student’s mahapanchayat’ outside the vice-chancellor’s office on Monday to demand the removal of the director of the admissions committee, who is facing charges of financial irregularities.

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Bhubaneswar

Illicit liquor seized from teacher's house in Nayagarh

Election commission recommends crime branch probe into BJP worker's murder

Court permits nod for Trinamool MP's treatment in private hospital

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Bhopal

Mohan Bhagwat's Betul jail visit plan irks Congress

Bhopal: Crackdown on illegal sand mining, 440 vehicles seized

MP to take loans, enter joint venture with railways to increase connectivity

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Chandigarh

Campaign `sabotaged': General J J Singh seeks action against Akalis
Former Army chief General J J Singh has decided to ask Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal to act against those in the party who he feels tried to sabotage his assembly election campaign in Patiala.

Repoll ordered at 48 Punjab booths, 28 in Majitha alone
Just three days after recording the highest voter turnout in Punjab, the Election Commission on Tuesday ordered a repoll at 48 polling booths across five assembly seats of the state and the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency

`Stubble burnt in over 2lakh hectare land in Haryana'
Stubble in over two lakh hectares of land was burnt last year in Haryana despite the state government cracking the whip on farmers who defied orders restricting the practice. Crop-residue burning had led to air pollution across the region and also severely affected air quality in the National Capital Region.

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