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Friday, June 02, 2017

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EC wants govt to review changes in poll funding laws
In a letter sent to law secretary Suresh Chandra last week, EC asked the government to review the said amendments on the grounds that they would undermine transparency in funding of political parties.

Amid protests, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu clarify on cattle law
"This clarification has nothing to do with state legislations.It's on the place of sale," Jaitley told reporters.

86% of people want a law to protect private info: Study
'Should Cover Aadhaar, Biometrics, Salary Details, Mobile Use'

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Business

Jaitley banks on GST to lift economy after humbling GDP figures
India's economy should get a lift from the launch of GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday, putting a brave face on a slowdown in growth that followed a government crackdown on "black money".

Hero MotoCorp sales up 8.7 per cent at more than 6.3 lakhs units in May
Country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Thursday reported 8.7 per cent increase in sales at 6,33,884 units in May. The company had sold 5,83,117 units in May 2016, Hero MotoCorp said in a statement.

Only 5,000 crore declared under PMGKY, response 'not so good': Govt
Response to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) has "not been so good", with only Rs 5,000 crore unaccounted income being declared under it, government said on Thursday. It was launched in December to enable people with black money to come clean by paying tax and penalty of 50 per cent.

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Environment

Ahead of Trump decision, China says it will stick to Paris climate deal
China said on Thursday it will stick to the Paris climate deal as the world awaited an announcement by US President Donald Trump on whether to keep the United States in the global pact to fight climate change.

Gay vulture dads hatch chick at a zoo in Amsterdam
Two male griffon vultures in a long-standing relationship have successfully hatched an abandoned egg at an Amsterdam zoo.

UN chief calls on world to back Paris climate deal
"The Paris pledges are historic but still do not go nearly far enough to limit temperature rise to well below 2 degrees and as close as possible to 1.5 degrees," said Guterres in an address at New York University. "So we must do our utmost to increase action until we can bend the emissions curve."

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World

Manila casino gunman dead: Police
A man who fired shots inside a casino in the Philippine capital apparently killed himself on Friday, the national police chief said, after initially claiming police shot the assailant dead.

Israel disappointed over Trump embassy decision
Israel on Thursday expressed disappointment at the decision of US President Donald Trump to sign a waiver to delay relocating the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv but said it hoped a move could take place later.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Movie Review: Hanuman Da' Damdaar
It’s only the kids who may end up having a good time.

Gulshan Grover on intimate scenes with Katrina

Watch: 'Tubelight' song 'Naach meri jaan'
After wooing fans over with their intriguing trailer and the celebratory track 'Radio', the makers of 'Tubelight' have released a brand new single 'Naach meri jaan' starring Salman Khan and Sohail Khan.

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Science

Third gravitational wave detected; LIGO transiting into era of new astronomy
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), on Thursday said it has made another (third) successful detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, from the merger of two massive black holes that happened three billion light years away, on January 4, 2017.

Molecular black hole created using world's most powerful laser
Researchers from Kansas State University in the US successfully used short pulses of ultra-intense high-energy X-rays to produce a detailed picture of how X-ray radiation interacts with molecules.

Humans are ushering in the sixth mass extinction of life on Earth, scientists warn
The growing human population — which has increased by 130 per cent in the last 50 years and is set to rise to more than 10 billion by 2060 — and our increasing demand for resources as we become wealthier is ramping up the pressure on the natural world.

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Sports

England stroll past Bangladesh in Champions Trophy opener
Joe Root breezed to his 10th ODI hundred as title favourites England began their tournament campaign with an eight-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy opener on Thursday.

India 'unhappy' with Edgbaston practice facility
The Indian cricket team today were unhappy with practice facilities at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground with both coach Anil Kumble and skipper Virat Kohli expressing their displeasure with the local authorities.

Sehwag applies for Team India head coach position
Former India player Virender Sehwag has applied for the position of head coach of the Indian men's cricket team along with former India manager Lalchand Rajput, Doda Ganesh, Tom Moody and Richard Pybus.

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Technology

Flipkart focuses on AI-based products to grow its presence in Silicon Valley
F7 Labs, Flipkart's US-based research arm, is developing products to help the Indian ecommerce giant improve business processes and customer interactions.

Myntra's private labels strategy makes Jabong 'unhappy'
“Jabong’s team is not happy as the private brands don’t sell much but they (Myntra) are forcing Jabong to list private brands,” said a senior official.

Beware, this is the latest WhatsApp scam
WhatsApp users should be on the lookout as scammers are trying to charge users for using the instant messenger by faking a subscription fee.

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Education

CBSE Class X results likely to be declared on Saturday, June 3
The Central Board for Secondary Education will declare the Class X results on Saturday (June 3), a CBSE official told TOI on Thursday evening. As many as 16,67,573 students appeared for the Class X exams this year.

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 Result 2017: 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.

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Mumbai

Mumbai DCP's sting exposes scam

Sehwag, Moody in race to be next India coach

State buses to have 'Jai Maharashtra' in logo

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Delhi

AAP to help mayors in dengue fight

Bennett University starts Ivy League BBA-LLB course

To catch a thief: SDA residents lay traps for man who strikes at night

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Bangalore

Shops raided, retailers told to take thinners, removers off shelves

BJP leader hacked to death; police suspect his cousin

SIT from UP scans Anurag Tewari's residence, meets his friends

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Hyderabad

3 cavities found on sewer line in Secunderabad
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) had approached JNTU to help it in assessing the health of the decades-old sewer network in the city after frequent road cave-in incidents.

Techie arrested for online ad fraud
A techie and a student were nabbed by the marketing intelligence team of Cyber Crimes police station Hyderabad for cheating many on the pretext of providing Google Adwords Invoice account.

Hyderabad police seize ketamine, arrest trio from Kadapa
Task Force sleuths arrested three drug peddlers and seized 450 grams of ketamine at Gowliguda on Thursday.

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Chennai

Spurred by poor ratings, Chennai Central revamp begins

Sonia calls MK one of the two poles of TN politics

When an atheist past didn't deter DMK from cleaning temple ponds

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Ahmedabad

Man deserts wife with cancer fearing it's contagious
It may come as a shocker in this age, but a businessman threw out his wife after she was diagnosed with breast cancer fearing it is contagious and will spread to other members of the family.

Police informer Basi surrenders in court

Gujarat finally forms 23-member wetlands panel

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Allahabad

Centre for lost kids at Allahabad railway station
Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha inaugurated an automatic ticket vending machine (ATVM) and a Child Care Centre for lost and abandoned children at the Allahabad railway station on Tuesday.

Relief for Ringing Bells officials, High court grants bail
The case was registered against them by Ayam Enterprises, a Ghaziabad-based company, under Sections 420 (cheating) and others of IPC at police station Sihani Gate, Ghaziabad district.

Civil services: Allahabad girl finishes all-India 4th
Saumya Pandey from Allahabad secured fourth rank in Union Public Service Commission exams result of which were declared on Wednesday.

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Bhubaneswar

Gusty winds and rain lash Bhubaneswar causing dip in temperature

CBSE class XII students continue protest over mark goof up, CM speaks to union HRD minister

Odisha seeks more people under food act
The state government on Thursday urged the Centre to increase the upper ceiling limit of beneficiaries for Odisha under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

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Bhopal

While Kashmir is burning, PM is celebrating, says Raj Babbar

Relief for minister Arya, HC quashes Bhind court's order

Inflammatory social media posts fuelled tensions

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Chandigarh

Punjab producing 8% of country's milk
Punjab Dairy Development Board in collaboration with Indian Dairy Association (North Zone) Punjab Chapter and Verka celebrated World Milk Day at Livestock Complex, Mohali with a seminar on the topic of "Milk for Health and Prosperity". It was pointed out that Punjab was producing 8% of country's total milk with only 2% of milch animals.

No leads in Uttarakhand double murder
Chamoli police have arrived in Ambala and initiated their search for Jasvir Singh, the main suspect in the murder of mother-daughter duo at a hotel in Uttarakhand.However, they are yet to get a breakthrough in the case.

Body cams to keep watch on Mohali traffic cops
The Mohali traffic police have become the first force to instal body cameras on its cops.The initiative as a pilot project was launched by SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal on Wednesday.

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