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Sunday, June 11, 2017

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Guess who is in charge of Pope's mailbox at Vatican? A Goan nun
Inside the archives section of the Vatican Secretariat in Rome sits Sister Lucy Britto. For seven hours every day, she sifts through the sea of mail that the charismatic Pope Francis gets. These include greetings, letters of appreciation, requests for prayers and even help to sort out family disputes.

'CBI raids on NDTV offshoot of ED, I-T probes'
Based on the CBI FIR, the ED is also considering initiating a money laundering probe.

India urges Gulf nations to resolve Qatar crisis through talks
Amid the crisis in the Gulf, India on Saturday urged countries in the region to resolve their differences through constructive dialogue and peaceful negotiations.

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Business

SBI cuts home loan rates for above Rs 75 lakh
This is the second time that SBI is revising rates in a month. In May, the bank reduced its interest rates by 25bps by shrinking the spread over its benchmark rates. In May, the bank reduced its interest rates by 25bps by shrinking the spread over its benchmark rates.

Pharma market grows 7% in May, beats pre-GST fears
There were fears that the market may witness a lower growth in May before GST kicks in, as there would be ostensible attempts to maintain a low inventory at both distributors' level and across retail pharmacies.

Sebi clears Vikram Limaye as NSE MD but with a rider
Markets regulator Sebi has cleared the appointment of Vikram Limaye as the next MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange. However, the appointment is subject to Limaye being relieved as one of members of the SC-appointed committee that is currently running BCCI, the cricket board in India.

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Environment

New species of flying squirrel, a 'surprising' discovery

Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF
Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a "crisis".

Australia must do more to protect reef: UNESCO
UNESCO urged Australia to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term targets to improve its health were unlikely to be met.Progress towards achieving water quality targets has been slow, and Australia was at risk of falling short of its 2050 goals.

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World

Trump ignores secy's call for calm, 'scolds' Qatar
"The nation of Qatar, unfortunately, has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level. And in the wake of that conference, nations came together and spoke to me about confronting Qatar over its behaviour," Trump told reporters at a news conference.

Trump dodges tapes row, denies seeking Comey 'loyalty'
Punching back a day after his fired FBI director's damaging testimony, President Donald Trump accused James Comey of lying to Congress and said he was "100 percent'' willing to testify under oath about their conversations.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

'2.0' stills leaked, Amy Jackson to play a female robot?

Sonam cuddles up to rumoured beau Anand Ahuja
Trust a birthday celebration to bring out the best in Sonam Kapoor and rumoured boyfriend Anand Ahuja.

Priyanka spotted at Mumbai office
Priyanka Chopra is back to the grind in Mumbai city. The star, who has been in the USA, pursuing her Hollywood film career, is back in the city to pick up where she left off.

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Science

NASA's undersea mission to simulate life on Mars

Space may hold key to beating cancer
Scientists are growing human lung cancer cells with gold nanoparticles aboard the International Space Station (ISS), an advance that may hold the key to beating cancer. The technique of using magnetic forces to handle cell cultures in the micro-gravity environment of the space station.

Key ingredient of life found circling infant stars
Two teams of astronomers said they have for the first time detected a key chemical building block of life swirling around infant stars that resemble our Sun before its planets formed. The findings could offer clues on how chemicals sparked into living matter on Earth several billion years ago.

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Sports

Australia lose to England, out of Champions Trophy
Australia were eliminated from the Champions Trophy by their fiercest cricketing rivals as Ben Stokes smashed a career-best 102 not out in England's rain-affected 40-run win at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Ostapenko stuns Halep to win French Open title
Jelena Ostapenko produced an astonishing fightback to overpower favourite Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the French Open final on Saturday and become the first Latvian Grand Slam champion.

Kohli urges India to keep cool
Virat Kohli has warned India must keep their emotions under control when they face South Africa in a do or die Champions Trophy showdown on Sunday.

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Technology

Apple iPhone 7 available online at a discount of Rs 17,000
Amazon India is offering a discount of Rs 17,000 on Apple iPhone 7.

Honor 9 specifications leaked online ahead of official launch
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is all set to launch its Honor 9 flagship smartphone in China on June 12. Days before the launch, some details about the smartphone have surfaced online.

Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage goes on sale in India
Samsung recently launched a more powerful version of its Galaxy S8+ flagship smartphone in India. Priced at Rs 74,900, the smartphone comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The same is now also up for sale on Flipkart and Samsung shop.

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Education

CBSE moves Supreme Court for stay of HC order against publication of NEET results
The CBSE moves Supreme Court for stay of Madras High Court order against publication of NEET 2017 for admission to MBBS and BDS courses across the country. The apex court said it would hear on June 12 the matter which concerns the fate of around 12 lakh aspirants for MBBS and BDS courses.

DU ranked among top 10 universities in India
University of Delhi has been ranked among the top ten varsities in the country by Quacquarelli Symonds University World Rankings. Karnataka's Manipal University was ranked highest among private universities in the country.

Textbook tells students to 'write emails as short as skirts'
The book 'Basic Business Communication', authored by C B Gupta, advises students to write emails short enough to be interesting like skirts, has created an outrage on social media. Gupta said he took the analogy from an article written by a foreign author.

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Mumbai

'Maharashtra Pollution Control Board chairman is not qualified for post'
On Friday, “in the interests of the public at large,“ the National Green Tribunal's principal bench ordered that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) chief cease to function as chairman on the ground that he is “not qualified“ for the post.

2 years before Metro shed plan, govt termed Aarey as forest in 2012
While the state has informed the National Green Tribunal that only 76 hectares (or 187 acres) of Aarey is forest, the 2012 Management Plan of Sanjay Gandhi National Park says all of Aarey is an unclassed forest.

JEE (Advanced) results to be announced on Sunday
The results for joint entrance examination (Advanced) 2017 will be announced online at 10am on Sunday. While most students may have calculated their own scores on the basis of the answer key which was released on June 4, the results will include ranks which are critical for their admissions to the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs).

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Delhi

School principal, director convicted for causing mental trauma to child
In an unprecedented judgment, a school principal and its director have been found guilty of cruelty and causing mental trauma to a class III student by stopping her from entering the classroom.

Top berth or floor: Cruel deal for para-athlete
An international para-athlete-turned-social worker alleged on Saturday that she was allotted an upper berth on a Nagpur-Delhi train. Suvarna Raj sought help from railway authorities, seeking allotment of a lower berth in the compartment reserved for disabled.

Hippo hurray! Bundle of joy at zoo
The Delhi zoo has a new attraction over the last few weeks, after a hippopotamus was born recently. While the newborn baby hippopotamus is yet to be named by the zoo authorities, they say he will be the first of many animals to be named by school children who will be invited over the coming weeks.

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Bangalore

Five years later, Sakala mission `buried' under 48,000 pending files
Ramesh V applied for an OBC certificate under the Sakala scheme in September 2016 to avail reservation while applying for a government job.

Finally, BMTC to launch smart cards on June 17
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will launch its long-awaited smart cards on June 17 so that commuters can take bus rides using pre-loaded cards and not use cash.

Women on wheels hit the streets at night to campaign for safety
National-level swimmer, horse rider, mother and educationist. Nanditta Kapoor, 47, has many facets to her personality. She's also among the 20 women bikers who zip through the streets at night to drive home a message -women have the right to go anywhere at any time of the day.

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Hyderabad

Stepfather among three arrested for impregnating daughter in Hyderabad

Missing Hyderabad student traced even as parents accuse college of `negligence'

Fashionistas had a field day at this do

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Chennai

160km in 23:45hrs, this Chennai runner leaves a mark in the US

1/3rd of Pallavaram's water bodies gobbled up by land sharks

Scare over plastic rice spurs inspection across 74 outlets
Two days after claims of plastic rice being sold in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh started doing the rounds, the food safety department here undertook inspections at retail stores across the city on Friday. Officials say they found no trace of plastic grains.

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Ahmedabad

Christians demand action over offensive textbook error

Man nabbed by crime branch with charas worth Rs 2 lakh
Crime branch nabbed Mohammed Aziz Shaikh 48 resident of Fatehwadi with 1.995 Kg charas from near empire party plot on Juhapura Makarba road on Thursday evening.

Gujarat Congress releases 12th edition of Career Guidance book
A career guidance book which is distributed free to the students and is also available on the website “At the career threshold” – What after Standard 12?, of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress President spokesperson Manish Doshi was recently released.

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Allahabad

Allahabad gets new train for Udhampur

High powered committee mulls over rejuvenation of science at Allahabad University

Pass percentage dips to lowest in 6 years
The class X and XII results declared by the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board on Friday show a sharp decline in the overall pass percentage for both classes.

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Bhubaneswar

Re-evaluation: CBSE calls students at 10 pm, sets 2-hour deadline
Late of Friday evening students started getting phone calls from officials in CBSE’s Bhubaneswar office, who asked them to check their emails and inform the Board about 10 answers from each paper they wanted reevaluated. The deadline for this was 11.59 pm on Friday.

Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh faces black flags, eggs protest in Bhubaneswar
Youth Congress workers on Saturday greeted Union agriculture and farmers welfare minister Radha Mohan Singh by showing him black flags and hurling eggs at his vehicle over killing of six farmers in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.

More students plan HC move against CBSE results
Over 800 Class XII students will be filing petitions in Orissa High Court on Monday seeking re-evaluation of their answer sheets by the CBSE.

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Bhopal

Shivraj starts fast, says ready to die for farmers
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday began his indefinite fast here "until peace is restored" and said that he will give his life also for the farmers. The Opposition has slammed Chouhan's decision to go on fast.

In Madhya Pradesh, cops break 80-year-old woman's bones
"They were younger than my grandsons. I want to ask them why they hit me," eighty-year-old Kamlabai Mewade told TOI while nursing a fractured arm. The Phanda Kala resident said she would like to meet the policemen who beat her up in her home on Friday.

MP CM's Gandhigiri: Chouhan begins indefinite fast to restore peace, calls farmers for dialogue

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Chandigarh

Days after Operation Bluestar anniversary, Rahul Gandhi visits Golden Temple
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday made a surprise visit to the Golden Temple, four days after the 33rd anniversary of the Operation Bluestar.

Potholed roads in Panchkula in dire need of repair, say residents
Most of the roads in Panchkula city need an urgent look from quite sometime now and government officials could not bothered to take the appropriate steps to ensure safety on the roads.

IAS officer booked for cheating
The police on Friday booked an IAS officer in a case of embezzlement and cheating that has been registered against him and his colleagues in Haryana's department of medical education and research.

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