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Thursday, May 18, 2017

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ICJ to pronounce verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav today
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will on Thursday pronounce its verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, government sources confirmed here.

Maoist 'nails' DU professor, top activist
A key Maoist operative, who allegedly confessed to being part of the April 24 Sukma ambush and the 2010 Tadmetla massacre, has “surrendered” to police and made claims against Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar and rights activist Bela Bhatia at a press conference in Raipur on Wednesday.

BSF steps in to protect family of Kashmiri trooper
After the BSF recruitment exam topper from Jammu & Kashmir, Nabeel Ahmed Wani, expressed his fears about his family’s security in the light of Army officer Ummer Fayyaz’s abduction and killing in south Kashmir, the BSF, in coordination with the state authorities, has made “arrangements” to ensure their protection

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Business

Nasscom rolls out app to help techies find jobs
Nasscom 10,000 Startups, an initiative by the software industry body, has launched a mobile app ‘Startup Jobs’ that alerts tech professionals about vacancies.

Ikea to build home-services dept, expects high demand
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is gearing up to build a robust home-services department that will take care of deliveries and assembly of its products, as it expects around 50% of its Indian customers to avail this facility.

Paytm to start payments bank from May 23, gets new CEO
The payments bank business of Paytm, run under Paytm Payments Bank, has already received Rs 218 crore capital infusion

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Environment

The EU: What happened to climate's poster child?
The 28-member European Union, the third-largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases after China and the United States, has long been held up as the poster child of efforts to save Earth's climate.

NGT directs closure of industries using pet coke without nod

Arunachal Pradesh to set up Special Tiger Protection Force
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday issued specific directives to expedite establishment of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) in the state.

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World

Ex-FBI chief Mueller to head Trump-Russia probe
A former FBI chief was tasked Wednesday with leading a beefed-up investigation into whether Donald Trump's team colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016 election in the president's favor.

Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning released from prison
Chelsea Manning walked free from a maximum-security facility in Kansas thanks to a commutation of her sentence by president Obama before he left office. In July 2010, Manning was arrested over the release of a huge trove of more than 700,000 classified military documents via WikiLeaks.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Deepika Padukone dons an easy breezy silk dress in Cannes
Deepika Padukone is in Cannes and is doing her bit in raising the temperatures in the French city.

Sushant Singh Rajput feels protective of Kriti Sanon
It's no secret that 'Raabta' actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon share a special bond on and off the cameras. The duo, who set tongues wagging with their instant chemistry, were globe-trotting with their crew to shoot for the film.

'Baahubali 2' crosses 900-crore mark in all languages
Another day calls for another record to be broken by 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' as it continues its triumphant run at the box-office.

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Science

High BP can lead to stroke or heart attack

Drug to treat Zika infection comes closer
Scientists have discovered a compound that prevents the Zika virus from spreading, a step towards finding a drug to treat the infection, which has become a global epidemic.

'Puffy planet' could help scientist search for alien life
Astronomers have discovered a "puffy planet" orbiting a star 320 light years from Earth which may hold opportunities for testing atmospheres that would be useful when assessing future planets for signs of life. The planet, called KELT-11b, is an extreme version of a gas planet.

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Sports

IPL: KKR beat SRH by 7 wickets in Eliminator (D/L); to face MI in Q2
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in a rain-affected IPL Eliminator by seven wickets via Duckworth Lewis System to enter the Qualifier 2 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.

IPL 2017: Invisible captain Dhoni behind Pune's rise
When Steven Smith was nominated as skipper of the Rising Pune Supergiant and replaced Mahendra Singh Dhoni, there was a lot of anger from the fans of the great Indian keeper-bat.

Virat Kohli will bounce back into form in CT: Kapil Dev
Cricket legend Kapil Dev is not losing sleep over the recent lean patch of Virat Kohli and is confident that the Delhi stalwart will bounce back into form in the ICC Champions Trophy commencing on June 1.

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Technology

Paytm is becoming payments bank: Know what will happen to your money
After months of delay, Paytm is now all set to commence its payments bank operations from May 23, having received the final approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

IBM calls reports of 5,000 job cuts factually incorrect
Media reports had said the technology giant was laying off 5000 employees in India, joining the ranks of Cognizant, Infosys and Wipro in shedding jobs.

Nokia 3310 (2017): 5 reasons to buy and not buy the 'legendary' feature phone

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Education

MBA course at SRCC on IIM lines, 65 seats up for grabs

Govt to set up panel to draw up draft national education policy
HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that his ministry is working on expanding Kendriya Vidyalayas as model schools and extending it to poorer sections of society. The Centre has decided that no new BEd colleges will be allowed in the country this year.

HRD lens on AMU for 'flouting norms'; Ministry asks UGC to probe 'irregularities' in hiring, promotion of teachers

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Mumbai

Bangladeshi's accent & wife give away his nationality, held

290-crore cheating case against aluminium firm, its five directors
A private firm and its five directors have been booked in Rs 290 crore cheating case.

93-yr-old 'lawyer' in 22 lakh cheating case obtains bail
High Court Grants Relief On Grounds Of Age

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Delhi

KV to teach science, maths online to 2,000 students as pilot project
Students To Be Given Tablets To Access Material Online

Brake failure may've caused Delhi car crash
Rajat Sharma, the youth driving the vehicle, had started losing control of the car and might have tried to ram it into something and bring it to a halt.

17-year-old kills 2 in 1 night for revenge in Delhi

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Bangalore

HDK to appear before SIT today, gets 7-day anticipatory bail
After having exposed the previous BJP regime’s close ties with the mining lobby, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy himself seems to be in a spot this time around.

Rumours, not ransomware, hit businesses as traders, customers stay offline
Rumours have done more damage to businesses in Bengaluru than the ransomware attack, which is feared to have infected over two lakh computers across 150 countries. Hesitant to carry out online bank transactions, panicky businessmen and customers are postponing digital payments.

Server failure hinders I-T dept portal launch, tax payment
A network problem hampered the smooth launch of the income tax department’s e-portal service in the newly set up taxpayers’ lounge on Wednesday. A system upgrade to make computers resistant to attacks by ransomeware WannaCry is said to have caused the glitch.

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Hyderabad

Many who sign papers don't look at content
While thousands of people volunteer for drug trails, many may not even be aware of what they are getting into. The lure of large sums of money tempts subjects to participate with little care for the consequences.

Big bucks tempt `volunteers' to go in for double drug trials
A countrywide mafia is involved in controlling the way clinical trials for drugs are conducted. With the motive of making a quick buck, several norms are being blatantly violated, thereby affecting both `volunteers' and possibly the lab results.

Locals at crossroads over Gough Road, no closure yet
Residents living around the AOC Centre have expressed their anger at the state government over its failure to keep arterial roads passing through the Secunderabad cantonment open.Many residents feel that there is enough evidence to prove that the roads are civilian thoroughfares and do not belong to the Army , and yet the state government could not convince local Army authorities.

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Chennai

Farm well to rescue of parched Chennai residents
Farm wells are among the first victims of urbanisation with locals bidding adieu to these artificial water sources for want of space. But a 30-year-old initiative by a section of residents in Pozhichallur in the western suburbs to preserve a farm well is bearing fruit by arresting the depletion of the groundwater table.

Porn-domestic abuse connect is undeniable, extensive: Experts
When gynaecologist Nazira Sadique first saw lacerations on the young woman's genitalia, she was shocked. The 26-year-old, who had been married for five years, was initially hesitant to confide, but when she did, what emerged was a case of sexual violence fuelled by her husband's porn-watching habits.

Building a sustainable future for upcoming architects, civil engineers
MRF's iconic `breathing building', was designed by celebrated architect Charles Correa and stands as a prototype for a `green building' whose engineering is sustainable and ecofriendly. A whole industry today, fuelled by global trends and national projects like smart cities, wants to create such designs.

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Ahmedabad

Visiting museums in Ahmedabad, one artefact at a time

Govt committed to promoting Gujarati films, says Rupani

Hindu prosecutors out of questioning

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Allahabad

Temperature drops sharply at Allahabad

Allahabad high court gives UP 2 more months to plan infra for schools
The Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted two months' further time to the state government to place before it a plan to provide basic infrastructure facilities like benches, toilet etc; in primary and upper primary schools.

Bandits loot and thrash baratis in Chitrakoot
Making his presence felt in the badlands of Bundelkhand again, dreaded dacoit Babuli Kol allegedly thrashed and looted over half a dozen people who had come to attend a marriage ceremony at Laxmanpur village under Manikpur police station of Chitrakoot district late on Monday night.

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Bhubaneswar

Railway station survey: Bhubaneswar station gets 13 rank among 75 busy railway stations

Man helps wife to fight rapists in Odisha
In a society where rape is considered a taboo and sticks more with the victim, a youth from Berhampur in Ganjam district has set an example by not only marrying a girl sexually abused but helped her move the police to have the culprits arrested.

MLAs attend GST workshop ahead of special Assembly session

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Bhopal

'I am gay, and that's okay': Bhopal marches for LGBTQ pride

Tracking history with old pottery, abiding faith with him

Bhopal second cleanest city has among worst railway stns

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Chandigarh

Two Nigerians held, 2 kilograms heroin recovered in Ludhiana
Ludhiana (Rural) police on Wednesday arrested two Nigerians from Delhi for supplying drugs in the state. Following their disclosure, two kilograms of heroin was recovered from the district.

Tibetan women demand release of missing 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.
Demanding the release of 11th Panchen Lama by China, hundreds of Tibetan women under the banner of Tibetan Women’s Association (Central) took out a procession from McLeodganj chowk to Kotwali Bazar in Dharamshala on Wednesday.

Complaint against NGOs using students to collect funds for cancer patients
Some NGOs from outside Himachal Pradesh are collecting funds for “cancer awareness” through school students in the state without keeping government in the loop.

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