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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

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India

Jointmanship necessary among forces: Naval chie

Centre likely to review rules on sale of cattle for slaughter

Cattle sale norms based on SC order of 2016

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Business

Amul inks MoU with ISRO for fodder acreage estimation
Amul today said it has signed an agreement with ISRO for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation and space technology. Under the MoU, ISRO will help in identification between food crops and fodder crops at village level.

Adani Australian coal project back on track with royalty deal
Adani Australia, part of the Ahmedabad-based Adani group, has reached an agreement with the Queensland provincial government on royalty payments to put the company's $16.5-billion Carmichael coal project back on track.

Jet Airways net profit falls 64% in FY 17
Rising oil prices have hit Indian carriers’ bottom-lines badly. Jet Airways Group saw its net profit for FY 2016-17 at Rs 438.4 crore, down 63.8% from previous fiscal’s profit of Rs 1,211.65 crore.

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Environment

South Africa's 'lion whisperer' gets up close with big cats
Richardson hopes his hands-on stunts with lions will highlight the plight of the African predator, whose numbers have dwindled. It also thrusts him into a sensitive debate about human interaction with lions; some conservationists say Richardson's message is sound and sincere, but note the limits of what he can do to address big-picture problems facing the vulnerable species.

New species of 'see-through' frog discovered

Public aquaria, dog breeding registry now a must
All aquaria in public areas or shops selling fish for aquariums anywhere in the country will have to get registered and follow certain do's and don'ts to ensure that these aquatic creatures are kept in hygienic conditions.

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World

Philippines: A new hub for Islamic State
Although Islamic State and groups affiliated to the movement have claimed several attacks across Southeast Asia in the last two years, the battle in Marawi City of Philippines was the first long drawn-out confrontation with security forces.

Trump lashes out at Germany over trade, NATO
US President Donald Trump criticised Germany on Tuesday for its trade surplus and military spending levels, a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel rammed home her doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Pics: Shahid Kapoor is a doting dad to Misha
That Shahid Kapoor’s daughter Misha is the centre of his universe is no secret. The doting daddy can’t bear to stay away from his little princess, and it was recently witnessed once again as his wife Mira and daughter Misha arrived at their residence from the airport.

Abhishek can't get over Ash's Cannes arrival

Ishaan Khatter hangs out with Janvhi Kapoor

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Science

Scientists find what causes spread of cancer & new way to stop it
The researchers found that when cancer cells get densely packed they secrete two proteins that deliver a stark message to other cells: go away. This causes the cancer cells to break off from the pack and float through the blood stream or lymphatic system to other sites and start growing afresh.

5 cups of coffee daily may keep liver cancer at bay
The study, published in the journal BMJ Open, showed that the more coffee consumed, the greater was the protection against hepatocellular cancer (HCC) - the second leading cause of cancer death globally.

June 5 launch of 'fat boy' to pave way for manned mission
The launch of indigenous rocket GSLV Mk III, which is said to be as heavy as 200 fully grown elephants, on June 5 would pave the way for India’s first manned mission as it would make Isro capable of sending humans into space.

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Sports

Champions Trophy: India beat Bangladesh by 240 runs in warm-up tie
A supremely assertive India on Tuesday humiliated Bangladesh by 240 runs in a warm-up game and geared up for the ICC Champions Trophy in an emphatic fashion, sounding a warning for arch-rivals Pakistan.

Murray sweeps into French Open second round
World number one Andy Murray overcame a second-set blip to defeat Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the French Open first round. Murray finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros a year ago

We wanted to give Dinesh Karthik a longer run: Kohli
A mighty pleased Virat Kohli on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of including Dinesh Karthik in the playing XI when India lock horns with Pakistan in their big-ticket ICC Champions Trophy opener on June 4.

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Technology

Career stagnation, layoffs pushing IT professionals to go in for multi-skilling
The recent IT layoffs have spurred software professionals with three-eight years of experience towards having multiple skills in their kitty.

After US setback, now IT firms seeing opportunity in China
Even as Indian IT firms are facing setbacks in the US market, a new opportunity is opening up in China which is keen to invite them to participate in the Big Data sector.

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Education

India's e-education industry to be worth $1.96 billion by 2021: Report
India’s online education industry is set to grow eight-fold by 2021 — from $247 million in 2016 to $1.96 billion — according to a report released by search giant Google and professional services firm KPMG.

CBSE not to mention grace marks on marksheets
CBSE students, who are short of a mark or two to pass and are awarded grace marks, have a reason to rejoice as the board has decided not to mention it on the marksheets. Last month, it decided to mention grace marks on the marksheets besides scrapping the moderation policy.

Study less but be dedicated, say this year's CBSE Class XII toppers

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Mumbai

Cheating case: Bank accounts of HC ex-judge, brother frozen
The Azad Maidan police, probing a cheating and forgery case involving former Bombay HC Justice Michael Saldanha (74) and his younger brother Mark (70), have frozen several of their bank accounts and blocked the accounts they had been operating for mutual funds.

Kalina schoolteacher accused of molesting 10 students denied bail
The bail plea of a 40-year-old teacher from a Kalina school booked on charges of sexually assaulting about 10 minor girls was rejected last week.

30 Harbour line services cancelled after rail fracture
A rail fracture between Dockyard Road and Reay Road stations on Central Railway's Harbour line on Tuesday afternoon, led to thirty services being cancelled and 40 being delayed.

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Delhi

Trainee IAS officer drowns during poolside party in Delhi
A trainee IAS officer of J&K cadre allegedly drowned in the swimming pool of the Foreign Services Club Institute in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar during a poolside party with his civil services batch mates that had extended into the early hours of Tuesday.

Three new flyovers on Outer Ring Road

IIT-Delhi scholar commits suicide in hostel
A 29-year-old research scholar of IIT Delhi allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her hostel room on the campus on Tuesday night. Though the cause of suicide was unclear, cops suspect she was depressed over her studies.

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Bangalore

India's online edu industry set to reach $1.96 bn in 2021: Report

CLAT 2017: Top scorers want to pursue cyber law, forensic psychology

BTC seeks quick solution as government stares at revenue loss

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Hyderabad

Dasari Narayana Rao's death: Telugu film industry plunges into grief

Tollywood director and former Union minister Dasari Narayana Rao dies at 75
All movie theatres and movie shoots in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been called off on Wednesday as a sign of mourning for Dasari Narayana Rao's death.

Eight years after ban, public places in city still choke with tobacco smoke
As smokers puff on in open with no regard for the law, Hyderabadis say the ban on smoking in public places has been reduced to a farce

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Chennai

Fracas over beef fest at IIT-Madras gives researcher black eye
Two days after a group of IIT-Madras students held an impromptu ‘beef festival’ on the campus, two students were injured in altercation on Tuesday afternoon.

Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee to protest cattle trade ban today
Leaders and workers of the TN Congress will stage a protest on Wednesday morning opposite the state guest house in Chepauk against the Centre’s notification banning sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter.

Low number of quitters worries doctors
It may be hard to quit tobacco, but the biggest battle for anti-tobacco lobbyists is getting people to want to quit. A Cancer Institute survey shows about 15% smokers in the state said they had planned to kick the butt in the last one year. Among users of smokeless tobacco, the number is 7%.

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Ahmedabad

Projects assessed ahead of Ashram centenary

PIL wants resolution replacing JEE with GujCET to be set aside

Oral cancer scourge in urban Ahmedabad

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Allahabad

JEE BEd topper seeks inspiration from Dangal
Neha Rai, the state topper of the JEE BEd examination conducted by Lucknow University aims to be a police officer

ISC Allahabad topper wishes to be an engineer
ISC students, despite devoting most of their time for preparation of engineering and medical entrances, bagged top slots in the results that were declared on Monday.

AU hostels to be re-allotted from July 1 after makeover
Allahabad University hostels are all set for a makeover.The hostels would have mess and canteen facilities akin to JNU and other universities.

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Bhubaneswar

CBSE result discrepancies: Naveen Patnaik seeks intervention of HRD minister
As demonstration by students continues for second consecutive day over discrepancies in Class-XII results by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sought intervention of Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar.

Crime Branch seizes dried organs of monitor lizards
A joint team of state Crime Branch and forest department on Tuesday blew the lid off a well organised racket, involving online trading of endangered monitor lizard and other wildlife products. The sleuths raided a house in Brahmeswarpatna here and seized 210 dried sexual organs of the monitor lizards.

Cyclone Mora: Fishermen asked not to venture into sea in Odisha
The system is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards towards northeastern states and weaken into a cyclonic storm and then into a deep depression.

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Bhopal

Bhopal jail staff to be equipped with stun batons

SIMI probe panel gives 15-day time to kin for cross-examination

GST to whittle down check-posts' power

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Chandigarh

Burglars strike at two houses in same colony
Panic gripped Shankar Colony of Gurdaspur after robbers targeted two houses in the colony and decamped with gold and valuables worth lakhs late on Monday night. The robbers broke the grill fitted to a window to enter the house. They then quietly locked the victims inside their room, and decamped with gold jewellery and cash.

Rs 24 lakh looted from petrol pump in Mansa
Six unidentified men decamped with a money chest containing Rs 24 lakh from a private company owned petrol pump at Budhlada in Mansa district on the wee hours of Tuesday.

Limited permits to Rohtang, tourists head to Hallan-II
Tourists failing to reach Rohtang due to limited availability of permits have now discovered another spot to satisfy themselves with the sight of snow.

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