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Loans of Rs 36,000 crore waived, but UP farmers still unhappy. Here's why

Centre flooded with states' requests for Metro projects
Around a dozen cities including Indore, Bhopal, Patna, Chandigarh, Pune, Kanpur, Varanasi and Guwahati are pushing for Metro rail corridors, which are under consideration of the urban development ministry.

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Business

Defer GST rollout as IT network not ready: Assocham to FM Arun Jaitley
Industry chamber Assocham on Saturday demanded postponing GST implementation, saying that taxpayers will find it difficult to comply with the provisions of the new indirect tax regime as the IT network is not yet ready.

IMF says Pakistan outlook 'favourable', warns of risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the outlook for Pakistan's economy was "favourable", citing Chinese infrastructure investments among reasons for growth, but warned of risks to recent progress.

Airtel, Voda accuse Jio of predatory pricing
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular on Friday demanded higher call termination charges from Reliance Jio, as they accused the new operator of engaging in predatory pricing and leading the industry into losses.

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Environment

Centre to help for scheme for beautification of Aravalis
Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday assured that the central government will extend all possible support to any scheme for enhancing the beauty and ecology of the Aravali range.

Microscopic organisms turn Istanbul's shores turquoise

New Amazon dams would be 'massively' destructive: study
Building the 428 hydroelectric dams proposed for Brazil's Amazon basin -- three times the existing number -- would devastate the environment and could even disrupt regional weather, an international team of researchers warned Wednesday.

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World

58 presumed dead in London tower fire: Police
"There are 58 people who we have been told were in Grenfell Tower on the night that are missing and therefore, sadly, I have to assume that they are dead," police chief Stuart Cundy told reporters on Saturday.

7 US soldiers wounded in Afghan 'insider attack'
Seven American troops were wounded today in an insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a military base, as the US appears set to boost its troop presence in the country.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

How SRK defines his relationship with Salman
There may have been a time when Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan could not see eye-to-eye. Lucky for fans, that time has passed and the two have been packing on the ‘bromance’ ever since.

Saif says it was his idea not to hide Taimur from media
Above all, Saif said that he doesn’t understand why Taimur was being treated any different from other children out there given that many couples put up their children's pictures all the time.

'Baahubali 2' completes 50 days in theatres
Apart from the multiple box-office records, the film has also created another record as it reaches the 50-Day mark in theatres.

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Science

Electric propulsion to usher in new era of satellite launches
Known as electric propulsion (EP) system, this technology converts solar energy into electrical energy which, in turn, is used to change the velocity of a satellite in space. It reduces the use of chemical propellant in a launch vehicle.

This is how brain processes emotional spillover

Big scientific breakthrough at sub-atomic level holds promise to secure telecommunications
Chinese scientists have pulled off a major feat with one of the sub-atomic world's weirdest phenomena: photons that behave like twins and experience the same things simultaneously, even over great distances.

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Sports

National Passion vs National Sport: Indo-Pak rivalry in Old Blighty
Virat Kohli's dazzling drives will face stiff competition from Harmanpreet Singh's powerful dragflicks on a rarest of rare occasion when national teams are pitted against Pakistan in cricket and hockey on the same day in a third country.

HWL Semi-Final: Impressive India beat Canada 3-0
India came up with a clinical all-round performance to beat Canada 3-0 in their second match of the Hockey World League Semi-Final on Saturday. Goals by SV Sunil (5'), Akashdeep Singh (10') and Sardar Singh (18') helped India register their second successive win.

Srikanth stuns world no 1, enters Indonesia Open final
Kidambi Srikanth was at his grittiest best as he shocked world No.1 Son Wan Ho for a place in the final but giant-killer H S Prannoy's battle ended in agony at the USD 1,000,000 Indonesia Super Series Premier on Saturday.

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Technology

Amazon buys Whole Foods: What it means for shoppers
Amazon could try to use automation and data analysis to draw more customers to stores while helping Whole Foods cut costs and perhaps prices.

Smartphones running on these 7 OSes will lose WhatsApp support

Millions of Samsung smartphones vulnerable to hacking, claims researcher: Company denies
Despite being among the world’s leading technology companies, it seems that Samsung hasn’t done enough to secure its smartphones against hackers.

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Education

IITs try to woo girls to bridge gender divide
Congratulations on your earning a rank in the prestigious JEE(Advanced) 2017. You may be wondering what it is like being a girl student in an IIT....,’ reads a letter that IITs has sent to the 7,137 girls who qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2017. In a first, IITs have reached out to girls who have qualified, encouraging them to take admission at any of its branch. The mail, which advises the girls on ‘how to make the right choice of institutes’ and debunking some pre-conceived notions and apprehensions, was sent on June 12, a day after the JEE (Advanced) results were announced.

CBSE shocker: Huge errors in totalling board exam marks
Documents accessed by TOI revealed how Mohammad Affan, a Mumbai student who scored 80% and above in all his subjects, scored just 50 in maths. After verification, his marks were revised to 90. Another economics student who was ‘failed’ with 9 marks finally ended up with 45.

TimesPro and Ajeenkya DY Patil offer dual degree

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Mumbai

10 yrs wasted, but faith in judiciary restored'
Abdul Qayyum Shaikh's feet felt heavy and he took cautious steps while ascending the stairs of his Mahim house on Saturday evening. It wasn't age or the fatigue of the 10 years and eight months behind bars that was weighing down the lone acquitted accused in the second 1993 Bombay blasts case but his gran ddaughter clinging to him in a welcome hug (pic, right). “Mera janeman, mera beta,“ beamed the 64-year-old.

IIT to tell if Malabar Hill bldgs can go taller with view intact
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay , will study elevation levels and recommend if the height of buildings on Malabar Hill can be increased without obstructing the view of Marine Drive and the Backbay .

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Delhi

Centre back-stabbing farmers: Kejriwal
Hitting out at the BJP-led Central government, he said while it favoured waiving the loans of corporates, it was "reluctant" to do so when it came to the farmers.

Work to decongest Chirag Dilli begins
PWD on Saturday started working towards decongesting a key south Delhi stretch, between Savitri Flyover and the Chirag Dilli intersection.

Cases of rape, molestation down in Delhi this year
Crime against women seems to have reduced in the capital this year.According to figures released by Delhi Police, 836 cases of rape have been reported till May 31 compared with 924 in the same period last year.

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Bangalore

CM Siddharamaiah not to accompany President to Udupi today
Chief minister Siddaramaiah will not accompany President Pranab Mukherjee to Udupi on Sunday where the latter will lay the foundation stone for a private hospital as it would mean visiting the Sri Krishna Mutt.

In Karnataka, organ donors will have to give Aadhaar information
Organ donors in Karnataka will soon have to provide their Aadhaar details while pledging their organs as the state is trying to streamline its organ donor registry.

Pulses prices drop 50% in seven months

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Hyderabad

Telangana chasing tree planting, set to miss big forest picture
As Telangana prepares for round three of Haritha Haaram -tree-plantation programme that is one of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's pet projects -the state is preparing for failure when it comes to taking care of its forests and the animals that live in them.

Ramzan sops by TRS government are mere tokenism, say activists
Activists criticised the Telangana government's iftar dawat and Ramzan gift on Saturday even as they termed the move as a `sop' and an act of `tokenism'.

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Chennai

Campus violencecannot be quelled with force: Experts

Few international flights from city airport

In alien city with nephew's body, Bangladeshi ready to go home

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Ahmedabad

'In dark times, Bapu's Ashram shows the way'

I want to perform yoga in Pakistan: Ramdev

Prayers for victory, freebies on offer

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Allahabad

Ram Naik asks youths to become assets for country
By the year 2025, India would be the youngest country of the world in terms of its populace and we have to start thinking how to channelize this energy as youth should be the asset of the country and not liability, opines governor of the state, Ram Naik while addressing an event at Allahabad State University, on Saturday.

Allahabad University to observe its foundation day on June 17
Authorities of Allahabad University, which would be completing one year of its establishment on June 17, are making last minute preparations for celebrating its maiden founding day.

Killer, wanted by Gujarat police, held in Allahabad

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Bhubaneswar

'Sabka Vikas' not possible in Odisha till BJD is in power
BJD vice-president SN Patro, however, said that the MP chief minister should concentrate on his own state where his government was killing farmers.

Parents plan to take CBSE mark row to PM Modi and MHRD
Parents not happy with scores of their children in class XII examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have decided to take up the issue with the prime minister Narendra Modi and union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar.

BJP, Congress leaders oppose Naveen Patnaik's Puri visit
Protesting poor civic amenities in Puri, BJP and Congress leaders staged separate protests during chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to the temple town on Saturday.

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Bhopal

Farmers' agitation tarnishes state's image, to cost Rs 500 cr

Shelving farm 'census' proved disastrous

Stuck on land registry, farmer ends life in Narsinghpur dist

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Chandigarh

High road knotted in a jam
The road to Manali in Himachal Pradesh is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the country.

Punjab drug probe widens, STF summons Moga SSP
Investigations into the alleged involvement of Punjab police officers in the state's narcotics trade have reached the doorstep of the police chief of Moga district.

Raid on OSD's office: Congress leaders now demand FIR against cops
Congress leaders in Amritsar are baying for the blood of the police officials who conducted a raid at the camp office of chief minister Amarinder Singh in the city. So far, two cops have already been suspended for raiding the office of CM’s officer on special duty (OSD). But the party leaders want an FIR to be filed against “all erring police officials”.

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