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Monday, June 19, 2017

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India

Militants target Army convoy in J&K's Anantnag

Rajnath Singh talks to Mamata Banerjee, asks protesters to shun violence

Why unrecognised 'PGs' in emergency medicine thrive

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Business

GST anti-profiteering agency for passing on gains to buyers
The government on Sunday said that businesses will have to ensure that the entire benefit of lower tax incidence, including input tax credit, is passed on to consumers or else face action from a five-member Anti-Profiteering Authority for GST. Similarly, any price increase has to be in line with tax incidence.

Bandhan Bank to open 160 branches more
Bandhan Bank is targetting to open another 160 branches to reach the 1000-mark by the end of this financial year, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bandhan bank Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said on Sunday.

Qatar Petroleum CEO says gas won't be cut to UAE
Qatar will not cut off gas to the United Arab Emirates despite a diplomatic dispute and a "force majeure" clause, the chief executive of Qatar Petroleum told Al Jazeera network.

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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

Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Sunday it launched missiles into eastern Syria targeting Islamic State militants in response to an attack on Iran's parliament and a shrine in Tehran, warning that it would similarly retaliate on anyone else carrying out attacks in Iran.

Tories plotting Theresa May's ouster: Reports
British Prime Minister Theresa May has "10 days to save her job" as some of her party lawmakers are secretly plotting her ouster, according to UK media reports. MPs warned there had been a collective collapse of trust in May's leadership.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

JP Dutta introduces his new Paltan

'When Harry Met Sejal' mini trailer
Much to the respite of the eager fans, the first mini trailer of Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma’s ‘When Harry Met Sejal’ has been dropped. With the theme – Character kharaab,SRK finds himself in a Catch-22 situation as he tries to explain to Anushka about what’s wrong with him.

IndvsPak: B-town celebs like wish Team India
On the eve of the match, Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Anupam Kher, Sidharth Malhotra and many more took to Twitter and shared their excitement while wishing the team good luck.

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Science

VR therapy may help reduce pain: Study
50 patients received virtual reality therapy consisting of wearing VR goggles to watch calming video of swimming in the ocean with whales. Those patients reported a 24 per cent drop in pain scores, according to a study.

Nasa's Orion spacecraft passes key safety tests
Nasa's Orion spacecraft, designed to take astronauts to deep space destinations such as the Moon and Mars, has successfully completed a series of tests for its critical safety systems. The launch is an important part to make sure crew members stay safe on the launch pad and on their way to space.

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.

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Sports

Champions Trophy: Pakistan steamroll abject India to claim title
Inspired by a century from Fakhar Zaman and a crippling new-ball burst from Mohammad Amir, Pakistan crushed India by 180 runs to lift the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.

Hockey World League Semi-Final: India beat Pakistan 7-1
With a dominating performance, India beat Pakistan 7-1 to register their third straight win and seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Hockey World League Semi-Final in London on Sunday.

Srikanth wins Indonesia Open Super Series Premier title
India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth downed Kazumasa Sakai of Japan in straight games 21-11, 21-19 to win Indonesia Open Super Series Premier men's singles title on Sunday.

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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

Why unrecognised 'PGs' in emergency medicine thrive

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.

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Mumbai

16 yrs on, jeweller who cheated NRI widow's firm of Rs 1crore held
A jeweller from Dongri, Nemichand Jain (60), has been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police for allegedly duping a non-resident Indian (NRI) woman to the tune of Rs 1.18 crore.

Woman flyer, cousin held after tiff with airport security staff
A confrontation between airport security personnel and a woman flyer turned ugly and ended up with the arrest of the flyer and her relative by Sahar police on Saturday.

Jogeshwari couple held for smuggling 2 children to US
A couple from Jogeshwari was recently arrested for allegedly spiriting away two unidentified children to the United States in April.

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Delhi

Never aspired to sit on throne, says Kumar Vishwas
It is clearly a split but Aam Aadmi Party refuses to call it so. On Sunday, senior member Kumar Vishwas, who has been at loggerheads with other members perceived as close to party convener Arvind Kejriwal, hit out at what he called the “palace politics” within the party.

Manish Sisodia warns anganwadi workers
A day after the Delhi government carried out an extensive inspection of anganwadi centres in the city, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has written a letter to anganwadi workers and helpers, saying that no kind of corruption will be tolerated and strict action will be taken against those found to be violating rules.

East Delhi residents join hands to clean Yamuna
At 8.30am on Sunday, about 20-25 men and women purposely marched to the banks of the Yamuna in front of east Delhi’s Krishan Kunj. Despite the putrid stench that washed over them the moment they set foot on the sandy banks, these residents of Laxmi Nagar and Krishan Kunj spent more than two hours picking up every bit of discarded clothing, empty bottles, plastic bags and everything that did not belong there.

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Bangalore

Karnataka may notify final Rera rules by month-end

3,200 liquor vends spared closure as state highways reclassified

Tanks, borewells in Kumudavathi basin recharged now

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Hyderabad

Lack of inspections & governing body allows shady centres to mushroom

'No time for big projects, quick-fix solution to curb flooding in IT hub'

Rent-a-womb scam brewing for four years

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Chennai

With slices of liver from their moms, two children get another shot at life
The two young children - one an infant nine months old, the other a two-year-old toddler - made happy movements in the arms of their delighted mothers, who seemed visibly relieved on Saturday.

Bedi thinks consultation is to consultand ignore. She says she is the boss: V Narayanasamy

Reservoir supply to city will stop in a week

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Ahmedabad

Yoga event: Thousands gather on Day 1
“Yoga is beyond the paradigm of physical or breathing exercises. It has the power to give people a meditative experience which transforms life,” said Baba Ramdev on the opening day of the four-day Yoga Anushthan, on the GMDC grounds.

Rahul Sharma to float 'smart' political outfit
Rahul Sharma, IPS officer of the 1992 batch who sought retirement in February 2015 to become a lawyer, is all set to enter politics.

Now, researchers have a guide powered by artificial intelligence
A team of software engineers has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered online research guide that understands human thought processes and draws hundreds of relevant research papers, articles, lectures, images and videos to help further develop a student’s research idea.

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Allahabad

Air coolers to help mounted police horses beat the heat
ALLAHABAD: As many as five air- coolers have been installed at the stable in reserve police lines to protect horses from the excessive heat.

After attack on police parties, Babuli's own community villages under police scanner

Rare Bhojpuri, Braj books to adorn shelves
Books on rare literature in Bhojpuri, Braj and Awadhi dialects would soon hit the shelves, much to the joy of literature lovers. The 90-year-old Hindustani Akademi, the state government's institution established to promote Urdu and Hindi literature, has begun publishing rare literary compositions to promote these dialects.

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Bhubaneswar

BJP's silent protest against egg attacks on Union ministers
The party activists also protested the egg attackearlier on Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh'svehicle in Bhubaneswar, he said.

BJP's Kendrapada district president removed
BHUBANESWAR: BJP on Sunday announced removal of Sukanta Kumar Dwivedi from the post of party's Kendrapada district president. BJP state president Basant Panda took this decision after reviewing his work. He removed Dwivedi because he couldn’t perform his duty in well manner for the party, said a release issued by the party.

Egg attack on Jual Oram: BJP stages silent protest across state

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Bhopal

BU students pay tribute to martyr Dar

Junior doctors thrash seniors at GMC

Now, get BMC electrician, plumber for just Re 1!

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Chandigarh

Day temp remains below normal in parts of Punjab, Haryana

Reveal names of SAD-BJP leaders involved in illegal mining: AAP MLA to CM

Ambala Municipal Corporation goes digital for transparency
: In a unique initiative, Ambala MC is digitising about 30 lakh documents related to residents and property owners to ensure transparency and prevent tampering of data. After the data is uploaded on the MC database, residents will have limited access to information related to property.

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