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Saturday, May 27, 2017

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India

'KPS will always be remembered as the terminator of Khalistani terror'

Nitish skips Sonia's lunch, to be PM guest

President, Vice-President raise toast to PM's communication skills

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Business

ICICI Bank CEO Kochhar earns Rs Rs 2.18 lakh per day
Chanda Kochhar, the head of country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank, has drawn Rs 7.85 crore as total remuneration in 2016-17, a jump of over nearly 64 per cent from a year ago. Calculated on daily basis, her cost to the company was Rs 2.18 lakh.

Addicted to tea, coffee? Here's some good news
The GST rates on tea, coffee (other than instant coffee), milk powder and sugar will be much lesser than the prevailing taxes, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. So go ahead and have an extra cup or two.

ICICI Bank, HDFC cut home loan rates by up to 0.3%; match SBI
Following SBI, two leading private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Ltd today slashed interest rate by up to 0.3 per cent for loans of up to Rs 30 lakh to promote affordable housing. New home loans rates for up to 30 lakh for women will be 8.35 per cent and for other others, 8.40 per cent.

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Environment

Set up panel to study harmful effects of petcoke: NGT to MoEF
The green panel passed the order after going through the submission made by CPCB which said that no study has been conducted by it on the adverse effects of the petroleum coke on the environment. Petcoke is a high calorific value solid fuel extensively used for power generation in various countries.

Air pollution may cause DNA damage in children: Study

Time to ditch the polar bears? Climate change looks for a new image

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World

Floods, landslides kill at least 91 in Sri Lanka
Flooding and landslides killed at least 91 people and left another 110 missing in Sri Lanka as the monsoon set in Friday, dumping record rainfalls in many parts of the island, authorities said.

Republican accused of 'bodyslam' wins Montana poll
Greg Gianforte, accused of assaulting a reporter, emerged the projected victor against his Democratic opponent. Gianforte faces up to six months in county jail and a $500 fine if convicted of misdemeanor assault against a journalist from a UK newspaper.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Pic: 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' reunion for Anushka, KJo and Ranbir
Director Karan Johar's 45th birthday bash was a night to remember! Many stars from the Bollywood film industry dropped by at the director's residence to enjoy a night of celebration and merriment.

Kamal Haasan takes a dig at Aamir Khan's 'Satyamev Jayate'
Actor Kamal Haasan on Friday said he does not have to do a show like Aamir Khan's ‘Satyamev Jayate’ to prove he is socially responsible.

Akshay reveals that Twinkle "bullies" him
Akshay Kumar recently credited his wife Twinkle Khanna for his evolved sartorial taste.

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Science

NASA's Juno probe finds Earth-sized storms over Jupiter poles
Jupiter's poles are covered in Earth-sized swirling storms that are densely clustered and rubbing together, reveals first science results from NASA's Juno mission to the largest planet in our solar system.

Early universe galaxies creating stars at 'furious pace' found

Isro's unmet targets puts India on a long transponder trek; at least 200 more needed
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has met only 50% of its 12th Five Year Plan’s target as far as launching of communication satellites are concerned, leaving the country dependent on foreign transponders for growing needs.

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Sports

Writing off Kohli will mean eating a humble pie: Hussey
"You can't keep a gun player down for long and I am sure Virat Kohli will be very determined to play well in England and show the world his class again," former Australia batsman Mike Hussey said.

'I'm the favourite? I don't care', says Rafael Nadal
World number nine Rafael Nadal insisted Friday that he didn't care if he was regarded as the favourite for a 10th French Open, even if his rivals begged to differ.

Down the years: India at the ICC Champions Trophy
Since its inception in 1998, the ICC Champions Trophy has been a see-saw ride for the Indian cricket team. They have made the final thrice - winning in 2013, losing in 2000 and being declared joint winners with Sri Lanka in 2002.

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Technology

10 email habits that may make people 'hate' you

Just Dial goes back to the basics to spur growth
At a time when innovation is king for online businesses to beat the competition and stay ahead in the numbers game, one of India's oldest and the first listed online classifieds player Just Dial is going back to the basics to spur growth.

Narendra Modi's e-governance gets boost via Twitter
Three years into its term, the Narendra Modi government has made its mark on social media.

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Education

NEET aspirants dread another year of chaos

CBSE may moderate marks, not move SC
The Central Board of Secondary Education may desist from moving the Supreme Court against Delhi HC’s order asking it not to do away with moderation of marks, even as the HRD ministry again instructed the board on Thursday to release Class XII results “on time”.

Supreme Court refuses to grant urgent hearing on plea to hold fresh medical entrance test
The petition, filed by NGO Sankalp Charitable Trust, pleaded the court to direct CBSE to conduct fresh entrance test. It alleged that the question paper was leaked at one of the centres at Patna in Bihar and it was circulated to many medical aspiring students in different parts of the country.

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Mumbai

Demonetisation pain fuels a Congress majority
In what is being touted as a remarkable comeback, the Congress won the Bhiwandi-Nizampur municipal corporation on its own steam, snapping up 47 of the 90 seats. Earlier, it had to team up with allies to control the House.

BJP Muslim gambit fails, Congress shines
Winning 28 seats in the 84-member Malegaon Municipal Corporation, the Congress has emerged the biggest party . It is being said that with the help of NCP, which won 20 seats compared to only eight the last time, it could rule the civic house.

Six-day-old Kurla station escalator misused under nose of authorities
Street children have brought to a halt the escalator at Kurla station on several occasions by activating the emergency stop button, preventing many passengers from using the facility since it was opened on Monday.

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Delhi

Over 2,700 from foreign shores try for Delhi University
With the admission season all set to begin, Delhi University has received 2,735 applications from foreign nationals this year for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

CBSE results on Sunday, 11 lakh wait and watch
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce Class XII exam results on Sunday , May 28.

Fewer footfall at Open Day; DUTA stir continues
Five days after the merit-based online applications started, over 80,000 applicants have opened their accounts on Delhi University's web portal even as some of the tabs continue to be non-functional.

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Bangalore

Home expo begins today, pick from many projects
Hunting for a dream house? Head to Home Affairs, a two-day property expo which will kick off at The Lalit Ashok on Saturday.The 18th edition of .

Swachh Bharat is among the biggest scams: K C Venugopal
Although it has been projected as one of the Centre's flagship schemes, the Congress claimed Swachh Bharat Mission was a "scam". All India Congress Committee general secretary (Karnataka in-charge) K C Venugopal on Friday said the scheme was bigger than some of the biggest scams the country had witnessed in the recent past.

35 trees fall in rain; event called off
Late evening showers on Friday saw around 35 to 40 tress coming down in the city, while at least three areas reported inundation. Traffic was reduced to a crawl in most areas, with a car being found abandoned on KR Circle underpass. An ongoing programme at the Nayana Auditorium at Corporation Circle was halted and subsequently called off, owing to inundation.

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Hyderabad

Drop in cases of under-age driving in Cyberabad limits

Official held for embezzling Rs 18L madrasa funds

New cancer programme launched

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Chennai

Hit by Vardah, traffic signals still on the blink

Best not to enter politics now: Kamal Haasan

'Counselling kids on stress important'

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Ahmedabad

Scribe returns government's award over atrocities on dalits
A Rajkot-based scribe - Sunil Jadhav - on Friday returned a state government's award as a mark of protest against Saharanpur violence in Uttar Pradesh and increasing cases of atrocities on dalits.

Gujarat's screen villain turns real-life hero for son-in-law

Alumnus to give Rs 3.5 cr for renovation of his IIM-A dorm

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Allahabad

Allahabad University continues with its hostel evicting drive

Bombs go off during hostel raids
On Thursday, Allahabad University authorities conducted raids at Sir Sunder Lal (SSL) and Diamond Jubilee hostels on Thursday. In all, 286 rooms were taken in possession and sealed.

AIMIM bid to reach out to Muslim-dominated wards, expand its base
Keeping an eye on the ensuing municipal polls in Uttar Pradesh, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to focus on wards which are dominated by Muslim in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra, Ghaziabad and Bareilly.

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Bhubaneswar

Sambalpur to get a sports complex, pool for beginners
With a sports complex, a beginners' pool and five mini stadiums on its horizon, Sambalpur is on the brink of emerging as a sports hub in the state.

'86 lakh households covered under Food Security Act'
As part of its campaign to highlight the achievements of the state government in past three years, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Surya Narayan Patro said as many as 86.18 lakh households in Odisha have been covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

4 jumbos rescued in Ganjam
Forest officials on Friday rescued four elephants, including two calves and their mothers, from a well and a muddy pond in different places under Ganjam district's Tarsingi forest range in Ghumusara North forest division.

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Bhopal

MP villagers launch 'jal satyagrah' in Ken river against sand mining

Narmada to be part of school syllabus in MP

MP court issues notice to London firm over currency paper case

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Chandigarh

Minister's cook has Rs 5,000 in account, but bags Rs 26 crore mining deal

Ajmer Sikh thrashing: Victims narrate horror, allege police inaction

Punjab to allow bike taxis to generate employment
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced his government’s decision to allow pillion or bike taxis as a means to generate employment for youth.

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