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Every uncertainty is a new possibility, one has to see reality for what it is: Sadhguru

Russia role in US poll close to an act of war: Former US vice-president Cheney
“It wasn't that long ago when (Vladimir) Putin showed he had designs on the Baltics, aspirations on the Ukraine, he's doing everything to undermine NATO. He's back in a significant way in Syria and Iran," Cheney said

Trump calls Modi to congratulate him on electoral success
Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Trump congratulated Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on their electoral victories. The White House said the leaders spoke by phone.

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Business

Rupee jumps 37 paise, storms to fresh 17-month high at 65.04
Scripting its second biggest single-day gain this year, the rupee on Monday zoomed by 37 paise to close at a fresh 17-month high of 65.04 on the back of panic dollar selling by speculative traders and exporters.

GST Compensation Fund: Centre to get greater chunk
The Centre will have a greater share of the residual amount in the compensation fund at the end of the 5-year period as the GST Bill now provides for equal sharing of the amount as against the earlier formula which favoured states.

Sensex skids 184 points, Nifty goes below 9,100, RIL tanks
Equities started the week on a dull note as the Sensex on Monday tumbled over 184 points to end at 29,237, weighed down by heavyweight RIL, which tanked after Sebi banned the company from equity derivatives trading for one year.

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Environment

Temperature drop led to mass extinction

UN predicts unusual weather in 2017
Extreme weather and climate conditions, including Arctic "heatwaves", have continued into 2017, after global temperatures set record last year and the world witnessed exceptionally low sea ice and unabated ocean heat, the UN weather agency said.

Wild chimps have long life spans: Study
Wild chimpanzees can lead surprisingly long lives under the right ecological conditions, according to a new study of a large community of our close primate relatives.

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World

Kremlin rejects US, EU calls to free detained protesters
The Kremlin on Monday rejected calls by the United States and the European Union to release opposition protesters detained during what it said were illegal demonstrations the previous day and accused organizers of paying teenagers to attend.

Hong Kong to arrest democracy protest leaders
A day after Hong Kong picked a new pro-Beijing leader, police are planning to arrest student leaders and other prominent figures involved with the huge 2014 "Umbrella Movement" pro-democracy protests, activists said Monday.

Saarc countries pull up Pakistan for unpaid dues
Pakistan is the only member of the SAARC which has not yet contributed any amount for running the institution since it started functioning in Delhi in 2010.

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Entertainment

Anupam Kher: Have 3 decades of work life left

SRK, Ranbir Kapoor visit Karan Johar's twins

Karan Johar speaks up on Yash, Roohi's premature birth; says he was "terrified"
Filmmaker Karan Johar recently turned a proud father to twins Yash and Roohi.

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Science

Hug your baby for the little one's good health
According to experts, a mother's hug can boost immunity, stabilize heart rate and maintain baby's body temperature. The survey also showed that 90% of doctors believe that babies can recognize their mother's hug. About 76% physicians feel that a mother's hug can improve the baby's immunity.

Now, you may help hunt for 'Planet Nine'
Amateur astronomers, take note! You can now help researchers discover 'Planet 9' - an elusive cosmic body believed to exist in our solar system, scientists say.

Stem cell therapy restores sexual function in impotent men
Stem cell therapy can restore sufficient erectile function to allow previously impotent men to have spontaneous intercourse, show results of an early clinical trial. Erectile dysfunction to some degree affects nearly half of men between the ages of 40 and 70.

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Sports

India need 87 more runs to win Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australian second innings capitulated dramatically in front of some superb bowling by the Indians. The Aussies could only set a 106-run target, out of which 19 runs have already been knocked off by Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay.

4th Test: Did Steve Smith abuse Murali Vijay?
The ongoing four-match Test series between India and Australia has reached its fag end but it seems the hostilities between the two sides are not going to get over soon.

Now I feel satisfied that I am good across formats: Jadeja
He was always a vital cog in shorter formats but his performance in India's ongoing Test season has provided Ravindra Jadeja with both "satisfaction and self belief" to make hay in the five-day format.

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Technology

Panasonic launches Eluga Ray Max, Ray X smartphones with 'Arbo' AI assistant
The highlight of the smartphones, Arbo, works just like any other artificial assistant as it helps them reminding about tasks and helping users with daily activities.

Google's upcoming app will merge social networking and photo-editing
Google’s upcoming app will reportedly let small groups edit images together and organize them.

Reliance Jio Prime's deadline may not end on March 31, 2017
The report claims, "Reliance Jio’s Jio Prime registration deadline may get extended as the ongoing membership drive did not get the expected results with around 22-27 million users converted for the program so far...."

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Education

US universities register drop in Indian student applications
US universities have registered a sharp decline in the number of applications from Indian students after a spate of hate crimes and fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration.

3Ts to encourage madrassas to teach regular subjects, too
In its effort to encourage madrasas to promote mainstream education along with traditional religious teachings, the Union ministry for minority affairs has called upon state governments to give proposals so that the ministry can make “3Ts”- Teacher, Tiffin, Toilet for these religious schools possible.

NEET 2017 to be held in 23 more cities; app to help students locate nearest centre
For NEET 2017, there will be additional 23 cities apart from the 80 existing examination cities. The registration for the combined entrance test saw a jump of 41.42% as 11.35 lakh aspirants have registered this year as against 8.02 lakh in 2016.

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Mumbai

South Bombay school buys Kodak House for Rs 74crore
Ending its eight-year hunt for more space, the Cathedral and John Connon School has acquired the iconic Kodak House on D N Road in the Fort area from Deutsche Bank. Sources said it cost the school approximately Rs 74 crore .

Apex court junks plea to abort 27-week malformed foetus
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a city woman's plea to medically terminate her 27-week pregnancy because the baby could be "born alive" if the process was allowed at this stage. The foetus suffers from a rare abnormality called the Arnold-Chiari malformation where the brain and spinal cord connect.

Body in suitcase: 'Killer', kin held
The brand of the suitcase in which the body of a boy was found at LTT station in January has led police to the killer.A Malad bangle unit owner, his wife, son and 3 others have been arrested.

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Delhi

Audit of PUC centres reveals flaws
While National Green Tribunal (NGT) came down hard on the increasing pollution levels, the Delhi transport department carried out a unique audit of all the pollution checking centres in the capital.

Heavy night traffic ate into odd-even gains
A study on Delhi’s odd-even trial has suggested that the road rationing scheme did improve air quality during the trial hours — especially during peak traffic hours — but those gains were lost due to heavy car and truck traffic during the non-trial hours between 8pm and 8am.

Rape case: Court says relation consensual, acquits man
A Delhi court has acquitted a man of rape, observing that physical relations between the complainant and him were consensual, and the woman was mature enough to understand what was happening.

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Bangalore

BBMP revives elevated corridor project to ease traffic movement in east Bengaluru

Retail liquor outlets demand drinking spaces on premises

Affordable trips on Golden Chariot to revive sagging fortunes

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Hyderabad

An evening of Carnatic music and keerthanas

444-year-old Neknampur Lake gasps for life as our collective apathy threatens its fragile ecosystem

Times Housie all set to rock Hyderabad
The city's favourite game - Times Housie - is all set to begin on Monday. Over the next eight weeks, readers from across the city will have the opportunity to win exciting prizes like headphones, iron boxes, power banks, hairdryers, and more.

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Chennai

A room with a 'criminal past'

Cop needing lung transplant finds help in stranger

Sewage seeps into drinking water in Adyar
5,000 a month on canned water as drinking water supplied by Metrowater has been contaminated with sewage.

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Ahmedabad

The Muslim who became Aditya Nath's gurubhai
Yogi Performed Last Rites Of Mahant Gulabnath Bapu, Born Gul Mohammad

'High command will decide on early polls': CM Vijay Rupani
Chief minister Vijay Rupani, who so far denied the chance of elections being called earlier than scheduled, on Monday for the first time said that the decision to go for early elections or not would be taken by the party high command.

Government to form road safety authority
The state government is set to form a new road safety authority and commissonerate to address the rising number of road accidents.

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Allahabad

Gaushala owners for grazing fields
City-based Gaushala's (cow-sheds) have appealed to the new state government to provide 'Gochar Bhoomi' (land for cow-grazing).

Crackdown on slaughterhouses has led to loss of livelihood: UP minister
For the first time after the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in UP, a representative of the Aditya Nath Yogi government admitted on Saturday that the move had resulted in loss of livelihood for many.

Allahabad cops wield brooms at 39 police stations
Days after chief minister Yogi Adityanath called for a greener and cleaner Uttar Pardesh, Allahabad's policemen have launched cleanliness drives at all 39 police stations in the city and trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas.

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Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Tribal artists display age-old arts and crafts
Forty eight artists belonging to 16 different tribal communities of Odisha participated in a three-day arts and crafts workshop organised at Buddha Art Gallery by Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi.

Rape cases climb down in Odisha

National Book Trust mobile exhibition a big hit in rural Odisha
In a bid to popularise books and promote reading in the remote areas of the state National Book Trust has launched a month long mobile book exhibition across Odisha. The mobile book exhibition covered eight districts of the state.

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Bhopal

Congress, BJP vie for BSP vote bank in Ater

Gudi Padwa today to mark new beginnings

Narmada Yatra's 100 days: CM pledges similar drives for other rivers

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Chandigarh

No Rahman for Chandigarh's heritage status celebrations
The ambitious plan of UT department of tourism to celebrate Capitol Complex bagging the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage status has yet again hit a road block.

No promotions under reservation: CAT to UT administration
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the UT administration to recast its seniority list and ensure there is no reservation in promotions until the administration carries out an exercise for understanding the “backwardness” of the caste of staffers under consideration.

18-year-old boy hangs self at home
An 18-year-old boy committed suicide in his room in Sector 20 on Monday evening.

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