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Monday, August 14, 2017

Today's Headlines

'Deaths at unmanned level crossings dip by 50%'
A parliamentary panel has found that the number of train accidents as well as casualties at unmanned level crossings has come down in the last five years.

Multi-agency probe against shell companies
'black money bonhomie' has come under the scanner involving builders, brokers and Bollywood entities as a multi-agency probe gets underway to pierce the corporate veil of hundreds of shell companies.

Monster landslide in Himachal buries vehicles, 50 dead
Forty-two bodies were pulled out of a Manali-bound bus, with 47 on board, which was swept 2km away and got buried under 50 feet of debris. It was coming from Chamba. The other bus, an AC coach headed for Katra from Manali, had eight passengers, of whom three are dead. A biker was also among the dead.

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Business

Flipkart funding to push discounts

18% GST on food takeaway from non-AC area at AC restaurant
The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, which was rolled out from July 1, provides for levy of 12% on food bill in non-AC restaurants. The tax rate for AC restaurants and those with liquor licence will be 18% while 5-star hotels will charge 28% GST.

From state-led capitalism to disinvestment: Story of PSUs
Half of the 235 CPSEs are under scrutiny for a possible disinvestment, NITI Aayog has recommended a strategic sale in over 40 of them.

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Environment

Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve

India should calibrate investment in green energy: Eco Survey
Investment in renewable energy should be made in a calibrated manner as social costs are high in promoting green energy, the Economic Survey has observed.

Migratory birds arrive at Delhi zoo, more to come soon

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World

Will bring law that ensures no PM can be ousted: Sharif
Sharif also demanded accountability from military dictators and judges who he said have been sending PMs packing home in the last 70 years. He also criticised the five judges who disqualified him in the Panama Papers case.

After flak, WH says Trump condemns KKK, neo-Nazis
President Donald Trump included the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups in condemning violence after a white nationalist rally, the White House said on Sunday, the day after he was criticized on the left and right for not explicitly condemning white supremacists.

Iran MPs boost missile funds in response to US sanctions
Iran's parliament on Sunday approved more than half a billion dollars in funding for the country's missile programme and foreign operations of the elite Revolutionary Guards in response to US sanctions. The move follows a spike in tensions between Tehran and Washington since US President Donald Trump took office.

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Entertainment

Pic: Akshay Kumar is on a cooking spree with son Aarav

Fardeen Khan shares 1st pic of son Azarius
A day after the announcement of his son’s birth, Fardeen Khan once again took to Twitter and shared the first picture of his baby and captioned the image as, “Thank you for the congratulatory messages and wishes. Our best to all of you as well. Diani, Natasha & FK."

Pics: Taimur returns from his Swiss vacation
Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi is the new blue-eyed boy of Bollywood and the most talked about star kid who had shot to stardom the moment he was born.

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Science

Largest volcanic region on Earth discovered under Antarctica
Researchers at Edinburgh University in the UK revealed a staggering 91 volcanoes, adding to the 47 others that had been discovered previously, with the highest as tall as the Eiger, which stands at almost 4,000 metres in Switzerland.

Robots better than humans at helping with gut surgeries: Study
Robot assisted esophageal surgeries are more effective and safe, according to the largest study of its kind.

'Impressive' Perseid meteor shower seen over UK
The Perseid meteor shower was seen over parts of the UK, giving stargazers the opportunity to spot scores of shooting stars in the sky, the media reported on Sunday.

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Sports

Yuvraj Singh dropped for Sri Lanka ODIs, Manish Pandey recalled
Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur have been included in India's ODI and T20I squads in place of the rested R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami, but the big news is that Yuvraj Singh has been dropped for Manish Pandey.

Tour of Europe: Manpreet brace helps India beat Netherlands 4-3
Indian men's hockey team registered a stunning 4-3 victory against higher-ranked Netherlands at Waalwijk on Sunday, their first win in three games in their tour of Europe.

3rd Test: Pandya, Kuldeep put India in command on Day 2
India vs Sri Lanka 2017: After a pasting at the hands of Hardik Pandya in the first session, in which India scored 158 runs riding on the allrounder’s blistering 108 off 96 deliveries, India bowlers ran rough shots against the hosts to bowl them out for 135 in the first innings.

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Technology

Sarahah app: Here's why some are loving and some hating this viral app
The white envelopes sit against an aquamarine backdrop, inviting anonymous messages that range from declarations of love to criticisms that may not have been possible face to face.

How to migrate from iOS ecosystem to Android
If you’re one of those who is looking for a change, then here are a few ways you can transfer all your data from the iPhone to a new Android phone.

5 recently launched home entertainment projectors
If you are a movie buff and want to experience a theatre like ambience in the comfort of your living room, then investing in a good home entertainment project is a good idea.

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Education

HRD plan to replace UGC, AICTE with single regulator in limbo
The government's plan to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) with a single higher education regulator seems to have hit a roadblock with the HRD ministry putting the idea on hold.

UK's Chevening scholarship programs opens applications

Centre mulling taking girls into Sainik Schools, NDA: MoS Defence Subhash Bhamre
"There is a suggestion from the (Parliamentary) Standing Committee, there have been PILs and many members have also suggested... Sainik Schools prepare students for NDA, and the NDA is not taking girl cadets," Bhamre said while replying to a query during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha.

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Mumbai

Mumbai University fixes glitches in e-assessment
The Mumbai University on Sunday was able to plug technical glitches which were an hinderance to the assessment process. Officials said that things were moving forward and work to mobilise resources was on to ensure results are announced at the earliest.

Pregnant 13-year-old's parents want her home, to file plea today
Parents of the 13-year-old rape survivor will submit a petition to the child welfare committee (CWC) on Monday in order to take her home after a four-day stay at Asha Sadan shelter. Family friends added that efforts were underway to move the Supreme Court this week.

After week's hiatus, rains return to Mumbai
After almost a week’s break, the rains made a comeback in the city with intermediate showers on Sunday. Weathermen have forecast moderate rainfall in Mumbai for the next two days. Several parts of the city like Andheri, Dahisar, Kandivali and Thane received frequent showers since afternoon.

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Delhi

Youth stabbed to death in west Delhi mall
Mall-goers watched in horror as three assailants stabbed a youth in his mid-twenties to death, just as he was coming out of the West Gate mall in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden on Sunday evening. The victim, identified simply as Sajjan, a resident of Moti Bagh, was stabbed half-a-dozen times and left in a pool of blood even as the attackers fled.

In 2016, not wearing helmets, seat belts killed 43 a day
About 28 two-wheeler riders died daily on Indian roads in 2016 for not wearing helmets and another 15 for not fastening their seatbelts, according to an analysis of data shared by states with the transport ministry.

Delhi woman pushed off building after rape bid, critical
Police said the matter came to light around 11pm on Friday, when the victim's friends made a PCR call.Cops rushed to the spot, finding the girl lying naked in a pool of blood.She is now battling for life.

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Bangalore

Picking the brain of a monk: Where Buddhism claps its hands for science

CID resumes probe into Rs 500 crore frauds on Mysuru taxidermist

Kolar Gold Fields businessman stuck in seat dies in burning car; wife, kids safe

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Hyderabad

18% GST on parking at railway stations: Passengers tweet their anger
Slapped with additional GST charges on parking tickets, railway passengers took to social media to vent their anger.

Denomination notes worth 41 lakh seized, 2 held
Sleuths of Task Force, Central Zone team, on Sunday arrested two persons for trying to exchange old currency notes of 1000 and 500 denominations with valid currency on commission basis with agents.

SHE shuttle for Pocharam soon
In order to improve transportation for women commuters in Rachakonda, a new SHE shuttle will soon be launched by the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), bringing the total number of such shuttles to five.

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Chennai

Centre to give Rs 5 lakh cover to deceased organ donors' kin

'Indonesian Muslims to stage Ramayana next month'

M K Stalin, actor Kamal Haasan slam AIADMK government over NEET issue

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Ahmedabad

Braid chopping: Govt warns rumour-mongers

Freedom tree 'lost' in independent India?
As we approach the 70th anniversary of our Independence, it is pertinent to remember the two 'freedom trees' that were planted on August 14, 1947 within the Gujarat College campus.

History-sheeters found holding gun licences from Nagaland

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Allahabad

This Janmashtami Allahabad traders promote indigenous products

Allahabad ranks first in male and female sterilization

Kids died due to encephalitis, insanitary conditions: Yogi Adityanath
"Aap dekh rahe honge media kal se Gorakhpur BRD Medical College ke ek samachar ko de raha hai.

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Bhubaneswar

16 swine flu cases detected in Odisha in one day

Bhubaneswar school seeks parents' help to reduce weight of school bags

Odisha: Congress MLAs bat for Niranjan Patnaik before AICC observers

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Bhopal

BDCA row hits performance, no Bhopal player in awardees' list

Stay away from Blue Whale, urges Bhopal Police

Caught on wrong foot, officials claim they opened fire to scare crocodiles

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Chandigarh

Panjab-Guest Column

70 years on, scars remain — on body and soul
Mohinder Kaur, a resident of Sector 32 here, does not remember the year of her birth but has a faint idea that she was around 9-10 years old when their family — which has no woman member alive now — crossed the newly created border.

"Punjabi University must focus on publishing tales of 1947 partition survivors"
Call it apathy or financial dearth, those at the helm of Punjabi University haven’t still published several memories penned down by the writers-cum-survivors of the partition in 1947.

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