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Monday, August 28, 2017

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Bleeding-edge innovation makes periods go green

Why are over 10 lakh ASHAs and USHAs across the country angry?
Over a million Ashas and Ushas across the country are restive and angry, but nobody is listening to them. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and its urban counterpart known as USHA, are the business end of the gigantic public health apparatus run by the central and state governments.

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Business

Infy's non-disparagement clause may hit disclosure

Rs 65,000 crore in 30 crore Jan Dhan accounts: PM Modi
"If money stays in hand, there is a desire sometimes to overspend it. Today, there is an atmosphere of restraint. The poor man too feel that money saved will come for the use of his children or in some other good venture."

Markets may turn choppy in data-heavy week ahead
he week ahead for stock markets will witness a great deal of fluctuations amid derivatives contract expiry, and release of macro data points will dominate the second half, experts said. Focus will be on GDP numbers, which will be released on August 31 and indications from Infosys management for appointment of a new CEO.

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Environment

More than 200 doomed Puerto Rico dogs saved by airlift to US
"The shelters in Puerto Rico have no choice," said Kimberly Alboum, director of policy engagement and shelter outreach for the Humane Society of the US. "They run out of room and, unfortunately, they have to euthanize for space. It's heartbreaking for the staff and it's devastating because these animals are all highly adoptable."

Pollution at crisis levels in North India: Niti Aayog
Noting that air pollution has reached crisis level in Northern India, government think-tank Niti Aayog has recommended a slew of measures like imposing higher taxes on petrol in and around the more polluted cities to encourage commuters to share cars and take public transportation.

Arctic researchers to study wind effects on marine life
The Sikuliaq (see-KOO'-lee-ak), owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will depart on Friday from Nome for the trip through the Bering Strait to waters on and off the continental shelf in the Beaufort.

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World

Dozens killed, wounded by car bomb in Afghanistan's Helmand province
Omar Zwak, the Helmand governor's spokesperson who gave the casualty figures, said the attack occurred in a market in Nawa, a district in the centre of the province, which has seen heavy fighting in recent weeks as government forces have battled for control with Taliban insurgents.

Tillerson keeps distance from Trump's race row stance
Pressed on whether Trump had undermined that message, Tillerson said: "I don't believe anyone doubts the American people's values or the commitment of the American government or the government's agencies to advancing those values and defending those values."

Pak police uses tear gas to disperse anti-US crowd
Pakistani police have used tear gas and batons to disperse anti-US protesters in the southern port city of Karachi. Police officer Irfan Baloch says police took action on Sunday when a group of Shiite students tried to march toward the US consulate and an officer was injured in the process.

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Entertainment

Maanayata Dutt's Ganesh Chaturthi picture is bright and colourful
Maanayata Dutt, who is one of Bollywood’s most stylish star wives, took to Instagram to share a beautiful picture of herself wearing a yellow saree

Soha Ali Khan flaunts her baby bump in style for Filmfare magazine

Pic: Poonam Pandey's easy-breezy Sunday avatar will make your jaw drop

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Science

Genes that make you friendlier identified

How eating cheese changed human skull shape
The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had significant effect on the shape of human skulls, new research has found.

Scientists develop new therapeutic antibody for dog cancers

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Sports

World Badminton Championship: Sindhu claims silver after epic final
Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu had to settle for silver after losing 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a hard-fought final of the World Badminton Championships at Glasgow in England on Sunday.

3rd ODI: India beat Sri Lanka, take unassailable 3-0 lead
India romped to the 218-run target riding on knocks of unbeaten knocks by Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni with more than four overs to spare after pacer Jasprit Bumrah took his maiden five-wicket haul, enabling India restrict a struggling Sri Lanka to 217/9.

Happy with silver, but upsetting to lose: PV Sindhu
On Sunday, almost a year on from claiming the highest honour in the history of Indian badminton (a silver at the Rio Olympics), PV Sindhu claimed silver at the World Badminton Championships after narrowly being beaten by Japan's Nozomi Okuhara.

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Technology

How to deauthorize your computer on iTunes
If you’re familiar with iTunes, then you’ll know that you have to authorize every system from your iTunes.

Here's your chance to buy Apple iPhone 7 at less than Rs 40,000
If you have been planning to buy Apple iPhone 7 for sometime, then here’s an offer you can look at. Paytm Mall is offering discounts on Apple iPhones.

How banking apps are giving tough time to digital wallets

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Education

11 lakh teachers to be trained by March 2019

Under new rules, less than 50% private MBBS seats filled
Deemed universities and private colleges across the country are staring at a huge crisis of unfilled undergraduate medical seats under the new system of centralised counselling introduced under the Supreme Court’s orders this year.

IITs, IIMs may be told to rate, certify institutes
“We have a huge talent pool of teachers and students who can use the entire exercise of evaluation as a learning tool,” Prakash Javadekar said.

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Mumbai

If insurance holder dies, kin must get policy transferred

Dead dolphin, porpoise wash up on Mumbai shores

Businessman fails to repay Rs 4 crore loan taken with fake documents, held
A businessman from Chembur was arrested by the economic offences wing for allegedly cheating Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd (TCFSL) to the tune to Rs 3.75 crore.

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Delhi

Battle for Bawana: Bypoll result today

Relief for family of minor driver killed in accident

Centre, corporations to get better legal representation in Delhi high court

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Bangalore

Bengaluru inches towards its wettest-ever August

Infosys clause may impact probe disclosure
The non-disparagement agreement between Infosys and its former CEO Vishal Sikka at the time of the latter's exit last week could hinder public disclosures about the controversial $200-million Panaya acquisition.

Woman drops daughter twice from fourth floor to kill her

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Hyderabad

Daily-wager realises dream of pucca house via Facebook

T govt takes back 8 acres of Ram Rahim's ashram land

Mohammed Azharuddin alleges defamatory messages being circulated against him
Former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin has approached the city police, alleging that some persons posted and circulated "defamatory" messages against him on an instant messaging app.

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Chennai

Extended weekends take toll on TN sanctuaries

37K teachers from govt schools to get ICT training

Venkaiah Naidu indirectly condemns Haryana violence

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Ahmedabad

Firemen deployed at immersion sites

Autorickshaw gang busted

CCTV caught stranger entering house: Cops
New CCTV footage obtained by investigators in the murder of Rasiklal Mehta, 93, in his Navrangpura bungalow, shows an unidentified man had entered the building at 9:08am on the day of the murder.

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Allahabad

Rs 290 crore for civil airport in Allahabad before Ardh Kumbh

Allahabad HC orders inquiry into Swarnjyanti Puram land allotment, former GDA officials under scanner
At a time when GDA is under CAG scanner, more skeletons are tumbling out of GDA's closet.

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology hosts 'Swagat 2017'
After a month-long exercise and wanderings through the maze of counselling for admission in one of the most prestigious NITs of the country, the newly admitted batch of first year students of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad chilled out at the annual freshers’ function “Swagat 2017” at the sprawling Rajiv Gandhi Multi Purpose Hall on Saturday.

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Bhubaneswar

IMD predicts heavy rain across Odisha in next 24 hours

BJD overhauls spokespersons panel
To effectively counter the opposition attack, the ruling BJD on Sunday overhauled its team of spokespersons by roping in some matured, aggressive and outspoken leaders in it.

Over 100 girl students walk 15km to air their grievances before Mayurbhanj collector

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Bhopal

H1N1, dengue claims 2 more lives in Bhopal
Two more people lost their lives in Bhopal on Saturday, one each due to H1N1 and dengue/chikungunya. After dengue and H1N1, chikungunya is emerging as another threat this season.

Bhopal takes to beer, liquor loses zing

Heavy rain floods Iqbal library
Iqbal Library, one of the oldest libraries in Bhopal, was inundated after the season’s heaviest rainfall on Saturday.

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Chandigarh

Two dera followers cremated amid tight security

Curfew still in force in Samana, Patran

Silk route to medical degree

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