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Sunday, July 16, 2017

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7 more die in Assam floods, toll 60
The toll from the current wave of floods in Assam rose to 60 after seven more deaths were reported on Saturday . Twenty-four districts remained affected by the floods even as the water level of the Brahmaputra and its major tributaries showed signs of receding at several places.

Congress protest stalls 'Indu Sarkar' promo
Film director Madhur Bhandarkar had to cancel his press conference organised to promote his film Indu Sarkar, after Congress demanded a clarification regarding Bhandarkar’s stand on the film. The film is set in the backdrop of the Emergency of 1975 and Congress workers were opposing its release.

'What's the need of CBFC in digital age?'
As the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) continues to throw up censorship rows at regular intervals, many from the film industry have questioned the relevance of having a system that forces cuts and beeps in the digital age.

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Business

Govt asks businesses to register under GST by July 30
The government on Saturday asked traders to get registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime by July 30. However, traders with turnover of below Rs 20 lakh or those engaged exclusively in the supply of exempted goods or services need not register under the new tax regime.

TCS working to achieve operating margin annual target of 26-28%

Telecom department to seek detail over data breach from Jio
"They (company) have not come to us but we will seek details from them," Telecom Secretary Arun Sundararajan told reporters in response to query on DoT's action over the alleged data breach of Reliance Jio.

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Environment

Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: Study
Unabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, the report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) claimed.

Wild lioness photographed nursing leopard cub
The startling photographs, taken in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area, are the first evidence of such inter-species bonding between predators that are normally mortal enemies.

Five poachers arrested, tiger skin seized
Five suspected poachers were arrested today and a tiger skin was seized in Barpeta district by forest department officials. According to forest department officials, personnel from Panbari Range of Manas National Park caught the five poachers near the park this morning.

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World

Donald Trump may reverse decision on climate accord, France's Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was hopeful that Donald Trump would reverse his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, according to newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche . "(Trump) told me that he would try to find a solution in the coming months," Macron told the paper.

Tight security in Jerusalem as holy site closed after attack
Security forces locked down parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday and an ultra-sensitive holy site remained closed after an attack that killed two police officers and heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions.

Nobel laureate Liu cremated; China says wife 'free so far'
China's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday after succumbing to cancer while in custody, even as Beijing said his wife was "free so far" but must "avoid trouble" amid international pressure to let her leave the country.

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Entertainment

Pics: Shah Rukh Khan relishes regional food in Rajasthan
In a career spanning 25 years, Shah Rukh Khan, will for the first time be essaying the role of a tour guide, in his forthcoming film, 'Jab Harry Met Sejal'.

Pic: Sunny Leone is a beauty in blue
Sunny Leone raises the oomph with every picture she posts on social media.

'Jagga Jasoos' box-office collection Day 1
Anurag Basu's directorial 'Jagga Jasoos' is finally out in the theatres now.

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Science

Zika unlikely to get worse due to prior dengue fever: Study

Uterine Fibroids have fewer symptoms and can be easily neglected

NASA releases new maps of Pluto, Charon
On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system - providing the first close-up images of Pluto and its moons and collecting other data that has transformed our understanding of these mysterious worlds on the solar system's outer frontier.

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Sports

Women's World Cup: Mithali, Rajeshwari take India to semi-finals
India produced a superb bowling display to dismiss the Kiwis for 79 in just 25.3 overs. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (5/15) was the pick of the bowlers with her five-wicket haul, while Deepti Sharma (2/26) scalped two and Jhulan Goswami (1/14), Shikha Pandey (1/12) and Poonam Yadav (1/12) picked one each respectively.

Garbine Muguruza beats Venus Williams to win Wimbledon title
An inspired Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title on Saturday, blowing away in-form American Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 with arguably the performance of her career after tight and tense early exchanges.

Shastri's appointment approved but no decision on Dravid, Zaheer
In a meeting attended by CoA members Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, the CoA approved the appointment of Shastri. However, the committee did not implicitly specify whether Dravid and Khan were on board as consultants for specific overseas tours, as had been claimed by the BCCI.

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Technology

Here's how much apps added to the GDP
“The internet economy could contribute up to $537.4 billion to India's GDP in 2020, of which a minimum of $270.9bn could be attributed to apps,“ says the study.

TCS confident of achieving yearly target despite small hit this quarter
TCS, like its peers in the $150-billion IT industry, is seeing slower pace of large deal closures and it is increasingly relying on smaller digital deals.

US hiring will not impact India hiring, claims Infosys
Asserting that hiring in the US will not impact its recruitment plans in India, the Bengaluru-based company said it has rolled out campus offers to 19,000 people here.

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Education

Shah pitches for linking education system with country's cultural ethos
BJP president Amit Shah today pitched for linking the country's education system with its cultural ethos to remove "distortions" as he termed dynasty politics, casteism and minority appeasement as "cankers" affecting the country.

Centre mulls jammers in schools to prevent access to porn sites
In a bid to block access of students to pornographic websites, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that it is exploring the option of installing jammers in school premises but ruled out the possibility of putting the machines in school buses as suggested earlier.

PGDM students at SPJIMR carry fewer textbooks thanks to Kindle
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) students at S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) in Mumbai now carry lighter backpacks as they have been provided with Kindle e-readers preloaded with e-copies of text books and other reading material.

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Mumbai

BMC corporators get 150% salary hike

Shiv Sena tones down opposition to Nagpur e-way

Adopted from Pandharpur 35 years ago, it's homecoming for Danish conductor

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Delhi

4 labourers die after inhaling toxic gas in tank

3 pose as cops, loot jewellery

Delhi University deputy proctor says sorry

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Bangalore

Home in 24 hours: Work on schedule

Karandlaje goes for jugular as war of words heats up

Activists say India is not Hindi-Hindu-Hindustan

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Hyderabad

High dropout rate linked to rising child marriages

Soon, 16 tehsildar offices to sport a corporate look

25 districts in Telangana record excess rainfall

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Chennai

Only 5% state board students may get govt med seats this yr

LG orders probe on 'shops' that run vocational courses

TN messed up medical entrance, says Stalin

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Ahmedabad

2002 riots convict gets bail to finalize groom for daughter

13-year-old boy sodomized in Sardarnagar

Activists urge chai pe charcha to abolish untouchability

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Allahabad

Allahabad University blacklists 6 student leaders for attacking VC
Allahabad University, on Friday, blacklisted six student leaders for manhandling and abusing the officiating vice-chancellor.

Deoria youth, held for bomb threat, to be questioned
On July 26, ADG Abhay Kumar Prasad received the call by an anonymous caller who threatened to blow up UP Assembly.

Youth shoots at girl, himself; dies in hospital
A youth killed himself after shooting a girl on Thursday near Shantipuram locality under Soraon police station.The deceased has been identified as Ajeet Mauyra (24), a resident of Hathigaon.

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Bhubaneswar

30 modular operation theaters of AIIMS to get operational soon
As many as 30 modular operation theaters (OTs) will get operational in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar within a year.

Inspector Amulya Kumar Dhar suspended
Director General of Police (DGP) K B Singh on Saturday suspended inspector Amulya Kumar Dhar on charge of attempting to touch idol of goddess Subhadra, sister of Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra of Shree Jagannath Temple, during Niladri Bije ritual of Rath Yatra festival in Puri last week.

Operation Muskaan-III begins in Odisha
The Operation Muskaan-III, a dedicated campaign launched by the Union ministry of home affairs to trace the missing children, has been started in the state from Saturday.

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Bhopal

SMCs an eyewash in govt schools

Govt mulls foreign coaches for MP players

Bhopal crawls up in airport rankings, ranks 33

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Chandigarh

Dera chief's revision plea won't hinder trial court proceedings: HC
In first such order apparently, aimed at ensuring that Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s trial in a rape case does not prolong any further, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that fresh revision petition filed before it by the sect head will not hinder the trial court proceedings.

Ahead of revamp, Haryana Congress leaders compete for top post
With the organizational elections of the Haryana Congress round the corner, the whole league of the party’s senior leaders from the state is out holding regular shows of strength.

Cultural mapping project to start from Thanesar
To recognize artists and artisans and provide them with better opportunities to showcase their talent, the Union culture ministry has decided to carry out cultural mapping of the country, under which a database of craftsmen and performers will be created.

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