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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

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India

Mamata Banerjee govt makes Bengali mandatory till Class X

Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on schedule: IMD

Congress, CPM silent on second term for Pranab Mukherjee as president

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Business

J&K govt makes setting up businesses easier
Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday decided simplify the process for setting up business, providing a major relief to young entrepreneurs of the state.

Toshiba delays results again, warns of $8.4 bn net loss
The delay comes after one of Japan's best-known companies twice postponed its nine-month earnings before releasing unaudited results last month. The delays have stirred fears that the huge conglomerate's shares could be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Follow CERT-In instructions on WannaCry attack: RBI to banks
RBI has asked banks to follow the instructions of government organisation CERT-In to prevent the attack by ransomware, 'WannaCry'. It also asked all banks to put in place a software update at ATMs to prevent their systems from a malware that has attacked payment systems across the world.

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Environment

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.

Conduct sound mapping in CP: NGT asks Delhi govt
Acting on the complaint of a resident of Connaught Place, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Central Pollution Control Board to map the sound levels in the area, particularly when demonstrations are carried out by protesters near the historic Jantar Mantar.

G7 seen urging Trump to stick with climate pact at summit

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World

French President Macron appoints centre-right PM to widen appeal
France's new President Emmanuel Macron named Edouard Philippe, a little-known centre-right mayor, as prime minister today, in his first major decision since taking power on a promise to lead a French "renaissance".

China's Silk Road promises trade and riches, with Xi at helm
As a two-day summit on the project in Beijing wound up, the 30 nations also agreed to promote a rules-based, non-discriminatory trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core and to oppose protectionism, according to a joint communique signed by their leaders.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Find out who convinced Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan to break their 'no-kissing on screen' clause
After Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan tied the knot in 2012, it was reported that the two had decided to not have any kissing scenes with their respective co-stars in movies.

Tiger Shroff's co-star forced to vacate flat because of her 'single actress' status
Tiger Shroff's 'Munna Michael' co-star Niddhi Agerwal, was allegedly asked to vacate her apartment in Mumbai, because of her ‘single actress’ status.

'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' box-office collection Day 17: Film's Hindi version zooms past Rs 425 crore
SS Rajamouli's 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' has been riding the waves of success at the overseas and domestic box-office.

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Science

SpaceX targets launch of communication satellite
SpaceX is targetting the launch of a "behemoth" commercial communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre on Monday.

Isro gearing up for maiden launch of its heaviest rocket in June

Now, a tool that can help prevent surging waters in flood plains
A group of international scientists studying China's Yellow River has come up with an analytic formula that could help officials better predict and prevent its all-too-frequent floods, which threaten as many as 80 million people.

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Sports

IPL 2017 team review: Royal Challengers, collectively abject
The franchise's campaign was plagued by injuries, pull-outs and loss of form and even the return of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers did not have the desired impact.

India women put on a world record stand in ODIs
The base for this record score was setup by openers Deepti Sharma (188) and Punam Raut (109) who combined for a women’s world record of 320-run stand. The partnership is the first 300 plus stand in Women’s ODIs.

Indian batsmen's form will not affect their CT chances: Gayle
Most of them have not exactly been consistent during the ongoing IPL but West Indies swashbuckler Chris Gayle feels Indian batsmen have enough firepower to unsettle oppositions during the upcoming Champions Trophy.

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Technology

Ransomware: Here's what IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had to say
The government today said there was no serious impact on the country from a global ransomware cyberattack, except for a few isolated incidents in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, and steps were being taken to deal with any future threat.

5 tips to protect yourself from becoming a ransomware victim

IT industry to lay off up to 2 lakh engineers annually for next 3 years: Experts
The pink slips are being handed out to thousands of employees as part of their performance appraisal process, but it is believed that these are directed more towards cost control amid pressure on bottom line due to a rising tide of protectionism in most target markets.

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Education

Kerala DHSE, VHSE class 12 results 2017 declared; 83% students qualify
The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala has declared the class 12 (HSC and VHSE) result on their official website.

RBSE results 2017: Rajasthan board declares class 12 Commerce results

RBSE results 2017: Rajasthan board declares class 12 Science results

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Mumbai

Pankaja Munde, once a CM contender, now unable to win local polls

Vidarbha sizzles, Nagpur records hottest 2017 day
Nagpur was the fourth-hottest in India on Monday at 46.2 degrees Celsius.Banda in Uttar Pradesh was hottest at 47 degrees Celsius followed by Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh at 46.6 degrees Celsius.

At 100% Aadhaar coverage, Ratnagiri beats Mumbai

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Delhi

Youth hangs self from tree in east Delhi

Lajpat Nagar woman owed money, killed

Arvind Kejriwal's wife attacks Kapil Mishra, BJP sees dynasty in making
Sunita had taken voluntary retirement from the Indian Revenue Service in 2016 after serving for nearly 22 years in the income tax department. Despite a lot of speculation about her political role in future, she rarely speaks or indulges in political activities.

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Bangalore

Translocated with care, 1 neem and 3 peepal trees find new roots
Citizen power triumphed when four trees were spared the axe and instead translocated to new places in an exercise spread over three days. Sarjapur Residents' Welfare Association (SRWA) engaged with the government to shift four trees from Sarjapur Road. From researching on how to translocate them to finding experts to coordinating with traffic police, the forest department and Bescom, the residents' association undertook the task and also mopped up Rs 3 lakh from people to fund the project.

Drunken brawl: Worker was killed for Rs 350
Over a month after a decomposed body was found at a construction site in south Benglauru, investigation has revealed that the victim, Sahadev Rai, was allegedly killed for Rs 350.

Restored Puttenahalli Lake once again draws birds
While most lakes in Bengaluru have dried up or are choking with toxic waste, Puttenahalli lake in south Bengaluru stands apart. The Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT) has been working to clean it up and the flurry of avian visitors touching down on the wetlands is proof of their success.

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Hyderabad

'Oppn came only to create trouble'

Osmania University centenary celebrations organised by alumni in Chicago

Chaos in Hyderabad's Indira Park following 'Capture Dharna Chowk' protest

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Chennai

City sizzles at year's high of 41.1C

Fans still hopeful of Rajini's entry into political arena

Kerala orphanage directed to trace families of 54 TN kids

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Ahmedabad

HC stays street vendors' survey in Bhavnagar
Gujarat high court on Monday stayed the Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) from going ahead with the survey of street vendors, on the grounds that it has outsourced the activity to a private company.

Sun stroke kills one in Hatkeshwar
State Registers Over 10,000 Heat-Related Emergencies; A'bad Records 2,487 Cases

Ransomware can affect phones too

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Allahabad

5 hurt as 2 groups clash over property
At least five people were injured when supporters of two rival groups clashed over a property dispute in Bhatauli village under Karchana police station here on Sunday. Three people have been arrested after cross FIR was lodged by both the groups.

Yogi effect? More Muslims join RSS
Call it the impact of the Aditynath Yogi-led government's impressive working style or Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) well-planned outreach campaign in the Allahabad region , over 700 people belonging to the Muslim community have approached the RSS functionaries in the past two months to know about the organization and are willing to join the organization.

'Issue new licences for slaughterhouses'
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday said that it is an obligation of the state government to establish and run modernized slaughterhouses and the previous government had taken steps in this regard.

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Bhubaneswar

Sickle cell patients urge govt to help them
A group of around 60 sickle cell patients on Monday staged dharna in front of the Raj Bhavan here urging the state government to take preventive steps to stop the sickle cell disease (SCD) in the state especially Kandhamal district.

East Coast Railway to give behavioural training to its porters
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to provide behavioural training to the porters, who are now called as Sahayaks, of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack stations to help them in serving the customers in a very pleasant way.

Jagannath Temple priests reignite controversy, want ban on seer's entourage on chariots
Servitors of Jagannath Temple in Puri have reignited an old controversy, demanding ban on access of Shankaracharya’s disciples on chariots, for which the top seer had boycotted his rituals on Rath Yatra in 2014.

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Bhopal

In Madhya Pradesh, encroacher turns school building into cowshed
The new premises of a government primary school in MP's Sagar district, set up to usher in a strengthened interest among locals in academics, now serve as a cowshed.

Dist child panel without chairman for second yr

Minister blames parents for student suicides

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Chandigarh

Cops erred on Rohtak Nirbhaya's gender
Haryana police botched up the initial investigation into the recent rape and murder of a 23-year-old Sonipat woman dubbed Haryana's Nirbhaya.

Ask finance department about central grants, not us: Akalis to Sidhu
Akali leader Cheema took a jibe at Sidhu and said, "It is not his fault, but only an outpour of frustration. He has been dreaming of becoming the chief minister for long.

Navjot Singh Sidhu accuses Badals of siphoning off funds
Pointing out "misutilisation" of funds under the AMRUT scheme, aimed to provide basic civic amenities, Sidhu said funds were also allegedly siphoned off under previous regime.

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