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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Today's Headlines

TOI rules Bengaluru: 164 per cent bigger than next two English papers combined
The Times of India remains the undisputed leader in the technology capital of the country with a circulation of 4.78 lakh copies daily, including its variant edition of 70,086 copies, for the July-December period of 2016, according to the latest report of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).

5 terror attacks across Kashmir in a day, over one dozen hurt
At least nine CRPF men were injured when Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hurled a grenade at their camp at Lariyar village of Tral in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, the police said. “They lobbed a grenade on 180 Battalion CRPF camp at Lariyar on Tuesday . Nine CRPF men received splinter injuries and they were shifted to Army's 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar,“ a senior police officer said.

Haryana's open defecation-free village to be named after Donald Trump
Sulabh believes the move will help draw the attention of the world towards India's cleanliness campaign. The organisation is currently working in some villages of Mewat to make them ODF, one of which will be named after Trump.

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Business

Infosys warns of risks from shareholder activism
Infosys has warned that actions by activist shareholders can impact its ability to execute its “strategic priorities” and disrupt its operations.

GST rates: Here's your complete guide
The new GST regime might well affect your personal budget with quite a few goods and services getting cheaper or dearer . So, here is a list of all the goods and services and their respective tax slabs.

RBI examining relaxing NPA classification limit beyond 90 days
The Reserve Bank is looking into request for extending the NPA classification period from the current 90-day window to help small and medium enterprises. Currently, an account turns into a non-performing asset (NPA) or bad loan if it is not serviced for 90 days.

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Environment

70% of Chinese companies fail air pollution checks
More than 70% of companies checked by Chinese authorities failed environmental standards. State media reported during the latest round of air pollution inspections. The findings came after two months of inspections across 28 cities in smoggy Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and other nearby areas.

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".

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World

US attorney general calls notion he colluded with Russia 'detestable lie'
Jeff Sessions, a senior member of Republican President Donald Trump's Cabinet and an adviser to his presidential campaign last year, testified about his conversations with Russian officials and whether he intentionally misled Congress, as the Senate Intelligence Committee probes the Russia matter.

North Korea releases US student held for 17 months
North Korea has released Otto Warmbier, a US university student held captive there for 17 months, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Warmbier, 22, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, was on his way back to the United States, Tillerson said in a statement.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

B'wood actresses who got trolled for their outfit choices

Taimur to go on his 1st international trip?

'Sairat' actress Rinku Rajguru clears class 10th exam
Actress Rinku Rajguru, who shot to fame overnight with the Marathi blockbuster 'Sairat', has cleared her class 10 exam with 66 percent marks.

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Science

NASA's Pluto mission discovers mountains & icebergs: Scientist

Obesity 'epidemic' affects one in 10 worldwide
More than one in 10 people worldwide are now obese and 2.2 billion are believed to be overweight, fueling a global health crisis that claims millions of lives every year, according to a major new international study released.

Three atomic clocks of desi GPS satellites stop working
Three atomic clocks of one of the seven satellites of the country's newly operational navigation satellite system have stopped working. Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar said, "The rest of satellite components are functioning perfectly. In fact, we are using this satellite for messaging activity."

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Sports

Asian Cup qualifier: Chhetri seals India's 1-0 win over Kyrgyz Republic
Captain Sunil Chhetri stamped his class yet again as he scored the match-winner to fire India to a 1-0 win over Kyrgyzstan in a fast-pace and entertaining 2019 Asian Cup qualifier match on Tuesday.

Virat Kohli reclaims top spot in ICC ODI rankings for batsmen
India captain Virat Kohli today reclaimed the top spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen following the conclusion of the last round of league matches in the Champions Trophy.

ICC Champions Trophy: Yuvraj Singh set for 300th ODI
He will be the fifth Indian cricketer - and 19th overall - to reach the landmark. Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 463 ODI appearances, followed by Rahul Dravid (340), Mohammad Azharuddin (334) and Sourav Ganguly (308).

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Technology

CEO Tim Cook confirms Apple working on self-driving cars
Apple Inc is concentrating on technology for self-driving cars, Chief Executive Tim Cook said for the first time in an interview with Bloomberg.

US think tank feels Donald Trump's ruling on H-1B visa is based on wrong data
NFAP claims there are too few low-paid H-1B workers in the first place by disputing the US government data that most are paid less than median wages.

Coolpad smartphones get a price cut in India
As part of its ‘Cool Summer Sale’ on Amazon India, Coolpad has slashed the prices of many of its smartphones in India. These include Cool 1 (4GB RAM), Cool 1 (3GB RAM), Note 5 and Note 5 Lite.

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Education

Don't call students `genius', it's not gender-neutral: Cambridge
Cambridge University examiners have been warned against using words such as “flair“, “brilliance“ and “genius“ when assessing students' work because they were associated with men, an academic said.

Maharashtra Board SSC class 10 results: Girls outperform boys yet again
Girls outshone boys yet again in the Maharashtra Board's class X examination results, declared on Tuesday. Girls recorded a better pass percentage. The state Secondary School Certificate (SSC) class X examination results registered an overall pass percentage of 88.74.

All boards to move towards common curriculum, papers
The HRD ministry has set up an inter-board working group (IBWG), comprising eight boards, to work out the details for stopping of mode ration and upward revision, or spiking, of marks. IBWG will deliberate regularly and work out a model for all boards to follow.

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Mumbai

Daughter helps auto driver pass exam with 51%

Identical twins romp home with identical 92%

Like in film, friend helps 'Sairat' actor get 66%
Just like her on-screen friend 'Ani', actress Rinku Rajguru has a real life friend Ria who came to her rescue during the last one-and a-half months before the SSC exams.

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Delhi

Minor raped by neighbour at gunpoint
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint by one of her neighbours over the period of one week in Rohini district's Samaypur Badli.

Delhi: 10-year-old's sketches send rapist uncle to five years in jail
The girl, who is 10 now and studies in a school, belongs to a broken family in Kolkata, but she suffered the most as an eight-year-old while staying with her aunt in Delhi. Her uncle, Akhter Ahmed, allegedly sexually assaulted her several times before she fled.

Students protest over 'political' iftar at Jamia

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Bangalore

15 convicts seek release or euthanasia

At this circus, Oz experts make science fun for schoolkids
The students attended the sessions in three batches on Tuesday at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum.

4 cybercrimes reported every day in state, 3 of them in B'luru

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Hyderabad

Not just foodies, Haleem draws in biz students too

Govt preserves CiNaRe's legacy, to set up memorial

Start-ups to part-time jobs, big money rides on Ramzan

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Chennai

Assaulted vet team to leave for TN from Rajasthan

In this Tiruvannamalai village, inter-caste marriages are taboo

Cabinet meets before assembly session today

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Ahmedabad

Ashram Express gets fancy new coaches

High court refers temple razing demand to DDO

GU approves more seats at three SFIs

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Allahabad

Govt to appoint 1,000 doctors after walk-in interview

Monsoon in UP delayed by a week

Red alert: UP has no blood banks for animals

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha chief secretary asks collectors to use social media for better governance

Odisha plans brick and mortar branches in unbanked gram panchayats
The state government has set a target to open 340 brick and mortar branches and 337 fixed-location business correspondent (BC) and ultra-small branches in unbanked gram panchayats within a period of next three years.

Widow gang-raped, murdered in Dhenkanal
Sleepy Balikuma village in Dhenkanal district woke to a horrific ‘gangrape and murder’ of a widow at her house on Tuesday.

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Bhopal

Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia arrested on way to Mandsaur
Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia tried to visit violence-hit Mandsaur on Tuesday to meet the families of the farmers killed in police firing but was arrested. Five days ago, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi was also arrested on his way to Mandsaur.

Nun & four girls detained by GRP after Bajrang Dal alleges conversion bid

Super-speciality status for 13 hospitals
Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday decided to upgrade 13 district hospitals to super-speciality facilities under the Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Upchaar Yojana. The hospitals will be equipped with modern, state-of-the-art facilities.

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Chandigarh

Small or marginal farmers: Debt waiver tough call for Punjab

Punjab cabinet approves state GST Bill to be tabled in budget session

No plans to waive off farm debt, says Union minister

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