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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

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India

After tweet, Rajnath restores pension of freedom fighter's 102-yr-old widow

CBI issues fresh summons to Lalu, Tejashwi in graft case

HC judge in 2015 Ishrat ruling resigns

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Business

Govt asks banks to rejig fees to boost e-channels
The government has written to the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), asking lenders to rework their charges for customers in a manner that incentivises digital transactions over cash transactions.

GST collection at Rs 90,669 crore in August
The government has collected Rs 90,669 crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) for August, the second month of the indirect tax regime rollout. According to the revised estimate, the GST mop-up for July stood at Rs 94,063 crore, up from the initial projection of Rs 92,283 crore.

Sensex, Nifty make late gains to finish flat
30-share BSE Sensex closed on 31,599.76, down by 26.87 points while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty lost a minor 1.10 points to finish on 9,871.50.The stock market was yet again under selling pressure as the Sensex lost as much as 171 points in intra-day trade to hit the day low of 31,455.65.

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Environment

Pandas habitat is in trouble, finds Study
One year after giant pandas graduated from endangered to “vulnerable,” a welcome designation after 28 years, Chinese scientists have sobering news: The animal’s natural habitat in China is in serious danger.

Japan zoo names baby panda after fragrant flowers
After showing a video clip of the baby panda being hugged by proud mum Shin Shin, Koike explained that the name Xiang Xiang -- derived from the Chinese character for "fragrance" -- was chosen from among more than 320,000 suggestions from the public.

255-year-old Great Banyan hasn't stopped growing
The oldest citizen of the city the 255-year-old Great Banyan at the Indian Botanic Garden, Shibpur -is, well, greater than ever before. In fact, the garden's grand old crowdpuller has increased its girth by a massive two acres in a little over 30 years, forcing its caregivers to create a larger boundary railing to hold it in.

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World

Military option would be devastating for NKorea: Trump
US President Donald Trump warned North Korea on Tuesday that any US military option would be "devastating" for Pyongyang, but said the use of force was not Washington's first option to deal with the country's ballistic and nuclear weapons program.

Trump associate denies Russia collusion ahead of House visit
Longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone says there is "not one shred of evidence" that he was involved with Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone is defending himself in a lengthy statement released ahead of a closed-door appearance before the House intelligence committee on Tuesday.

Parents of Ohio student speak out against North Korea
The parents of a young Ohioan who was detained in North Korea for more than a year and died soon after being released said Tuesday that he was "jerking violently", howling, and "staring blankly" when he returned home on a medical flight.

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Entertainment

Pic: Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal wrap Kashmir schedule of 'Raazi'

Kalki Koechlin channels her inner seductress in this steamy photo
Expect Kalki Koechlin to break the shackles of conventionalism and come up with something simply out of the box and she will do just that.

Pics: Madly in love Bips-KSG travel across UK
The two have wasted no time in showing the world that they are still madly in love with each another.

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Science

'Gym injury behind Osteoarthritis in 10% Indians'
Every tenth Indian suffering with osteoarthritis (OA) has a gym injury to blame as its cause, said experts who gathered at the first National Congress on Osteoarthritis hosted by King George’s Medical University recently.

Liposuction puts you at risk of life-threatening condition
Ladies, you may want to rethink going under the knife as according to a recent study, liposuction puts you at the risk of developing a rare genetic condition that can lead to fat globules entering their lungs.

New multi-gene test can better predict Alzheimer's risk
A new test that combines the effects of over two dozen gene mutations - which individually lead to only a small increased risk of Alzheimer's disease - can better predict who will suffer from dementia or cognitive decline, scientists say.

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Sports

India U-17 football coach De Matos tags team as inexperienced
India U-17 football team head coach Luis Norton de Matos on Tuesday tagged his side as inexperienced in comparison to other sides in the World Cup, to be held in October in six venues of the country.

Stokes out of fourth ODI after arrest in Bristol
The England and Wales Cricket Board says allrounder Ben Stokes was arrested after an incident in Bristol. In a statement, the ECB added that Stokes was detained early Monday but was released without charge in the evening.

India submits bid to host FIFA U-20 World Cup
India has officially submitted its bid to host the Under-20 football World Cup, All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel confirmed on Tuesday.

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Technology

Bharti Airtel deploys 5G capable technology
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced the deployment of Indias first state-of-the-art Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology, a key enabler for 5G networks.

India's Aadhaar rivals growth of Windows, Android, Facebook: Satya Nadella
Nadella, in his book 'Hit Refresh', which was released during the ongoing Microsoft Ignite 2017 conference, has praised India's leap forward in the digital and technological arena.

Technology should empower people, be accessible: Satya Nadella
Aiming to empower people within an organisation, he said Microsoft is taking it a step further, to ensure they are also transforming the processes and functions surrounding them.

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Education

IIT Ropar Professor Bags NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award 2017

CAT 2017 registrations close at 2.31 lakh, 1,000 short of last year
Registrations for the Common Admission Test (CAT), to make it to Indian Institutes of Management and other leading B-schools, closed at 2.31 lakh. Last year, CAT recorded 2.32 lakh applications, which were highest since 2010. CAT 2017 is being conducted by IIM, Lucknow after a gap of seven years.

UP govt mulls changes to primary school syllabus
A decision was taken to strengthen "School Chalo Abhiyaan" and the government also came up with the "Khoob Padho, Aage Badho" campaign to ensure that every child goes to school. The basic education minister said there was a proposal to develop schools on the public-private partnership model.

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Mumbai

Phagwara mayor bought kidney for daughter for Rs 40 lakh, say police

BEST gets five new AC buses

Stuntwoman injured while performing in 'well of death'

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Delhi

Govt to send Phase-IV plan for Centre's approval soon

AIIMS doctors write to chief for counsellors

Tradition trumping show as old Puja pandals wow Delhi

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Bangalore

Bengaluru student held for posting nude photos of ex-girlfriend online

Karnataka: Govt officer fired for not returning to duty despite several reminders

Justice Jayant Patel quit as he wasn't keen on transfer

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Hyderabad

Son of Andhra Pradesh SP found dead at her official quarters

Varsity clerk arrested for siphoning off Rs. 44 lakh by inflating salary bills
Madhapur police arrested a Data Entry Operator (DEO) of Dr B R Ambedkar Open University for inflating his salary bills and siphoning off Rs 44.22 lakh university funds. The fraud exposes the lethargic work of auditing section of the university as a routine phone call from the bank to university registrar has exposed the fraud which continued unhindered for two years.

International job racket busted in Hyderabad
The Cyberabad police busted an international job fraud racket on Tuesday and arrested two persons who had duped 241 aspirants to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore.

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Chennai

IIT was slapped Rs 1 lakh 'charge' for failing to contain dengue

Business law to woo industries to state

Rent due: Madras high court freezes secretary, collector pay

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Ahmedabad

SIT court to inspect Naroda Gam crime spot
More than 15 years after the incident in which 11 persons were killed, the special court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case has decided to visit the scene of offence.

Rajiv Mehta elected AMA president

Khaki to khadi shift continues
Retired cops have set their sights on the political arena. While a few of retired cops have already made their political ambitions clear, a few more hope to contest this elections from their native place and have joined political parties.

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Allahabad

Aparna Kumar becomes first Indian lady to scale Mt Manasalu

Angered, universities burn in BHU blaze

Doctor's murder: Citizens seek justice for Shashwant Pandey, take out candle march
The citizens of sangam city especially medical fraternity have expressed their deep concern over the failure of Delhi police to crack down Dr Shashwant Pandey killing case.

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Bhubaneswar

Two Maoists killed in Odisha

Social media lead to perversion of mind said Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi

Orissa high court rejects industrialist's bail plea

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Bhopal

Villagers seek 'rehab' for Lord Shiva

MP village women teach organic farming in Haryana, UP

FM rubbishes rumours of liquor ban in MP from Oct 2

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Chandigarh