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Thursday, July 13, 2017

Today's Headlines

Blood, tears continue to flow in Valley
As many as four terrorists, including two Pakistanis and two locals, are suspected to have carried out Monday's strike on the bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims.

Sharif's loss may strengthen army, has India worried
The loss of Sharif is unlikely to strike a blow at bilateral ties, a change of regime at this time might mean that there will be new players in Islamabad, too new to matter, leaving the job of governance and foreign policy to the army brass in Rawalpindi. That would be the most obvious coup-like situation, bringing the army back on the frontline of governance.

Grateful to be a citizen candidate: Gopalkrishna Gandhi

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Business

Inflation at new low, govt takes dig at RBI for not cutting rates
The government has been highlighting the need to cut interest rates to boost growth, citing low inflation and investment along with sluggish industrial growth. RBI on its part has defended its position of not cutting rates, citing lurking inflationary pressures.

2 airlines to start low-cost flying ops from Sept end
Air Odisha and Air Deccan are likely to start operations under the low-cost flying scheme by September end.The two airlines were among five operators which were awarded a total of 128 routes in March under the regional connectivity scheme, also known as UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).

Vikram Limaye likely to take charge as NSE chief from Monday: Report
Limaye was appointed to a panel, set up by Supreme Court, to administer the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and will hold that position till July 14. After that, he wished to be relieved from his BCCI duties.

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Environment

Arctic winter warming events becoming more frequent
Arctic winter warming events, winter days when temperatures peak above minus 10 degrees Celsius, are becoming more frequent and lasting longer than they did three decades ago, a new research has found.

'Sixth extinction' of wildlife faster than feared: Scientists
More than 30% of animals with a backbone are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends. "This is the case of a biological annihilation occurring globally," said Stanford professor Rodolfo Dirzo, co-author of a study published in the US journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

NGT bans nylon, synthetic manja
The green panel directed all state governments to prohibit the "manufacture, sale, storage, purchase and use" of synthetic manja or nylon threads and all other synthetic strings used for flying kites with immediate effect on the grounds that it posed threat to life and environment.

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World

Trump calls son innocent, a victim
Says Reports Of Russia Meeting Is Greatest Witch-Hunt In Political History

EU's Michel Barnier hits back at UK on Brexit bill
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Britain that time was running out for talks. Barnier urged Britain to send Brussels its negotiating position on key issues ahead of the second round of formal Brexit talks with his British counterpart David Davis, which start Monday in Brussels.

Missile Wars: Where NKorea stands after ICBM launch
Experts believe the two-stage, liquid-fuel missile gives Kim the capability of reaching most of Alaska and possibly Hawaii. Some experts add Seattle and San Francisco. North Korea's missiles aren't very accurate, so big, soft targets like cities are what they would be aimed at.

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Entertainment

SRK-Imtiaz head to Remo's show
Super Judge Remo D’Souza and captains of 'Dance Plus Season 3' – Shakti, Punit and Dharmesh, recently shot an episode with King of Romance - Shah Rukh Khan.

Why Chitrangada quit 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz'

Watch: Sonu Nigam gives Dhinchak Pooja's 'Dilon ka shooter' a 90's twist
Sonu took to his Facebook account to share his cover of the song which involved slowing down the pace of the ‘dhinchak’ tunes and crooning the lyrics with a 90's twist.

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Science

Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
The massive ice cube, larger than the US state of Delaware, has a volume twice that of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. It is about 350 metres (1,100 feet) thick. The iceberg weighs more than a trillion tonnes and it will likely be named A68.

Juno completes Jupiter's Great Red Spot flyby
Six years since the Juno spacecraft started its journey, it has completed a close flyby directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot, NASA has confirmed. This was humanity's first up-close and personal view of the gigantic feature.

NASA plans to fight fungus to keep space travellers safe
To keep space travellers safe, NASA researchers are taking steps to fight fungus as prolonged stay in closed habitats that may one day be used to explore other planets might be stressful for inhabitants and thus lead to decreased immune response, making people more vulnerable to opportunistic pathogens like fungi.

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Sports

Djokovic retires hurt against Berdych in Wimbledon quarter-final
Three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic retired injured during his quarter-final against Czech Tomas Berdych on Wednesday. He appeared to be struggling with an arm injury.

Mithali becomes all-time leading run-getter in women's ODIs
Mithali Raj on Wednesday became the all-time leading run-getter in women's one day internationals. She overtook England's Charlotte Edwards (5992) after scoring her 34th run against Australia in Bristol. The 34-year-old Indian reached the landmark in her 183rd ODI, taking 164 innings – 16 less than Charlotte.

Federer outclasses Raonic to reach Wimbledon semi-finals
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, who turns 36 next month, played his best tennis of the tournament to dismantle the big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic who knocked him out at the semi-final stage last year.

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Technology

With the help of Google, you can locate 331 public toilets in New Delhi
With the help of Google, now people can locate 331 public toilets in New Delhi areas. All you need to do is to write ‘Toilet’ or ‘Public Toilet’ in Goole map and it will help you navigate through the busy New Delhi lanes to the toilet. Aimed at making New Delhi areas cleaner and reducing public urination the facility was launched on Wednesday.

Alcatel H076 smartphone receives FCC Certification
Alcatel is rumoured to be working on a new smartphone. The smartphone bearing model number H076 has passed FCC certification and it is expected that the device would be unveiled soon. The listing on FCC also reveals some details about the upcoming smartphone.

Google has introduced a new panic mode in Android, here's what it means
Rogue applications are a pain for Android users and Google is trying hard to protect the users. The search giant has quietly introduced a new ‘panic mode’ for Android users which will protect them from such apps and malware.

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Education

MCOPS student represents India, wins best poster award

Varanasi to have an international center for research on rice varieties
Govt on Wednesday approved setting up International Rice Research Institute, South Asia Regional Center in Varanasi. The Center will be established at existing campus of the National Seed Research and Training Center in the holy city of eastern India. The Center will be commissioned within 6 months.

Education system dehumanised, mass producing clones: High Court

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Mumbai

Pervert who had targeted 2 young women at CST held
Cop Who Told Off Victims To Be Suspended

18 Mumbaikars die of TB every day, says study by NGO
Not only do 18 Mumbaikars die of tuberculosis (TB) every day, the number of Mumbaikars dropping out of rigorous TB treatment increased from 9% in 2012 to 19% in 2016-17, said new data released by NGO Praja on Wednesday.

RTOs crack down on illegal school vans

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Delhi

Most placement firms working in incognito mode

Hundreds sneak into Delhi daily

'Where's place to dump 9k tonnes of garbage daily?'

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Bangalore

No water, Karnataka stares at power crisis

Strike effect: BMRC ropes in ex-armymen

Top prison official alleges Sasikala getting VIP treatment

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Hyderabad

Telugu film industry warns actors against taking drugs

Govt ID cards are good for a start, but we need more

Hyderabadis stand in solidarity with Amarnath victims

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Chennai

Gang cuts off cafe owner's finger, 1 held
The city police have arrested one man and are searching for three others for attacking the owner of an eatery, chopping off one of his fingers, after he insisted that they pay for the food they had at his outlet in Guduvancherry.

CBI court awards 7 years rigorous imprisonment to bank manager
A CBI court in the Madras high court complex on Wednesday awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to a senior manager of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) for giving credit facility to a private company and thereby incurring a loss of Rs4.9 crore to the exchequer. A fine of Rs9.20 lakh was also imposed on him.

New mental health agency will monitor rehab centres
In a timely, and some would argue overdue, development given a spike in cases of abuse and deaths in illegal drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres in the city and across the state, the government will soon set up a new mental health authority to register and monitor such facilities as well as psychiatric clinics in Tamil Nadu.

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Ahmedabad

Resources for conservation now top priority

Essar misled court, made false statements: RBI to HC

Gujarat College turns 156 today

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Allahabad

Online and offline awareness campaign to check mosquitoes breeding in Allahabad

Having fun together
A get-together of a club in Allahabad.

Couldn't make it to Kashi Vishwanath yatra? Get prasad home-delivered
The postal department has entered into an agreement with the temple trusts to dispatch prasad to devotees' homes.The prasad would be delivered in waterproof envelopes through speed post.

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Bhubaneswar

Closure of low attendance schools leads to dropout of students
As many as 261 students are suspected to have given up studies after government shut their schools numbering 735 across the state for having less than 10 students.

Neeraj in search of a coach

Asia's fastest man misses Nigeria a lot

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Bhopal

Bhopal airport to go all-solar by Dec

Times Impact: Airport Cracks Whip On Parking Mess

Online booking delay mars Mahamana Exp maiden run

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Chandigarh

One year jail to Balachaur man carrying 10g heroin

Mother of 4 convicted of killing drunkard husband

Monsoon arrives, first spell to stay three days