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Saturday, September 16, 2017

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Disrespect to bodies: Soldiers to face action
The Army’s response came after a video went viral in which soldiers are seen dragging the bodies of the terrorists — Abu Ismail and Chotta Qasim — with ropes tied to their legs. Abu Ismail was the mastermind of the attack on Amarnath yatris in July in which eight pilgrims were killed.

Govt to tap market for infra project funds

SC order striking down NJAC was greatly flawed: Justice Shah
"It is disturbing that the apex court was comfortable that judicial independence would be safe in the collegium system," Justice Shah said, observing that the constitution bench didn't offer any real alternative. "The idea of the NJAC was a "very good one" and while there were some deficiencies, they could have been read down," he said.

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Business

Markets ward off North Korea missile scare, finish flat
Sensex today: 30-share BSE Sensex gained 30.68 points to close on 32,272.61 and the 50-share NSE Nifty finished on 10,085.40, down by a nominal 1.20 points. The Sensex had slipped almost a 100 points to hit the day low of 32,138.38 after opening on a flat note.

Uniform petro tax may become reality as states agree to cap VAT
The Centre had been keen to bring petroleum products under ambit of GST, which was implemented on July 1, from the start.

Cash deposits made before demonetisation scheme now on government checklist
Tax authorities have sought explanations related to deposits of cash made in FY11; homebuyers are also under scanner.

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Environment

Climate change aggravates global hunger: UN
Hunger is on the increase across the globe once again after a decade of declines, a UN report said Friday, thanks in part to climate change aggravating severe weather and conflicts. Some 815 million people, or 11% of the world's population, were chronically undernourished in 2016, according to UN.

Asia's glaciers face massive melt from global warming
Scientists say one-third of the ice stored in Asia's glaciers will be lost by the end of the century even if the world manages to meet its ambitious goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, affecting water supplies for millions of people on the continent.

China aims to extend ethanol fuel usage countrywide by 2020

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World

May hits out on Trump's speculative tweet on blasts
Asked about Trumps' tweet saying that those responsible for the bomb in west London which injured 22 people were "in the sights of Scotland Yard," May said: "I never think it's helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation."

Trump denounces London attack by 'loser terrorist'
US President Donald Trump on Friday denounced an attack in London when a blast hit a packed commuter train. "Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner. The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better!" Trump said on Twitter.

Pakistan's fatal attraction to celebratory gunfire
As Pakistan erupted in ecstasy over a breathtaking cricket win against India this summer, five-year-old Noeen lay dying in the country's northwest, the tiny victim of an often deadly tradition: celebratory gunfire. Unloading a few rounds into the air is a custom to celebrate in turbulent Pakistan.

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Entertainment

Ali Fazal confirms his relationship with Richa
Recent rumours of Bollywood actors Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha dating each other which have been making rounds on the Internet have finally come to an end with Ali's recent Instagram post.

'Bhoomi' new poster: Sanjay Dutt roars menacingly
Recently, the producers released the film's 4th poster which sees Dutt in a menacing avatar. Sanjay Dutt too shared the poster

Akshay's winsome wish for Aarav on his b'day
Having been blessed with the best combination of genes, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's son Aarav is undoubtedly one of the most charming star kids on the block.

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Science

Nasa's Cassini spacecraft burns up in skies over Saturn
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn early Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. Radio signals from the spacecraft – its last scientific gifts to Earth – came to an abrupt halt.

Astronomers bid farewell to $3.9 billion Saturn spacecraft Cassini
Astronomers around the world bid farewell Friday to NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft, which launched 20 years ago to circle Saturn and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system. Cassini has run out of rocket fuel as expected after a journey of some 4.9 billion miles.

Why is the Cassini mission coming to an end?
Cassini mission: Cassini, an international project that cost $3.9 billion and included scientists from 27 nations, has run out of rocket fuel as expected after a journey of some 4.9 billion miles (7.9 billion kilometers).

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Sports

Missed out on Team India coach job for lack of 'setting': Sehwag
Virender Sehwag on Friday said he missed out on becoming the Indian cricket team's chief coach for the lack of patronage from the powers that be in the BCCI and will not apply for the position again. Sehwag also said that Shastri had initially told him that he will not apply for the post.

TOP athletes to get monthly stipend of Rs 50,000
Elite athletes preparing for Tokyo Olympics, Asian Games and CWG will receive a stipend of Rs 50,000 per month to meet their pocket expenses, sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said. The govt has selected 152 athletes under the TOP scheme. The stipend will be paid with effect from Sept 1.

Ajinkya Rahane might come in for Shikhar Dhawan: Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma hinted that Ajinkya Rahane could be the one replacing his regular opening partner Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan has been released from the team to attend to his unwell wife, ruling him out of the first three ODIs of the five-match series starting September 17.

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Technology

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Starts September 21, here's all that will be on discount
The festive season is round the corner and all the e-commerce companies are gearing up to cash-in on the festive spirit.

Google automatically 'deletes' your Android backup after two months
We all know that Google Drive plays a very crucial role when it comes to backing up all the data on our Android devices.

These Motorola smartphones will get Android 8.0 Oreo update
Google recently started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update for its Pixel and Nexus devices.

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Education

Hyderabad gets India's first Centre for Animal Law
The Nalsar University of Law inaugurated country’s first Centre for Animal Law in the city on Friday wherein students can conduct research and advocate animal protection rights.

CBSE orders psychometric test of all school staff
In response to a SC query in the aftermath of the Gurugram school murder, CBSE sent a circular on ‘safety of children’ to its affiliated schools, giving them two months to complete psychometric evaluation of all staff — teachers, non-teaching employees, sweepers, bus drivers and conductors included.

IIT-M takes solar technology to rural Telangana to ensure round the clock power supply to 300 households
A Rs 75 lakh CSR project is now providing assured power supply round-the-clock to 300 households in four hamlets of Devarakonda Mandal. The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has developed this solar technology, which was transferred to and commercialized by Cygni Energy Private limited, an IIT-M incubated firm, which also carried out the installations.

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Mumbai

BJP birthday plan for PM Modi on Marine Drive nixed
The BMC has denied permission to the BJP to erect a stage and display khadi material along a one-km-long stretch of the Marine Drive seafront on the occasion of PM Narendra Modi's birthday on Sunday.

Maharashtra to create DNA database of offenders
The state forensic department is in talks with a Pune-based technology company to create a DNA fingerprinting database of offenders for Maharashtra through a public-private partnership, reports Nitasha Natu. Once a memorandum of understanding is inked, the first-of-its-kind database will be set up.

Bandra Fair is an orderly affair this year, say residents
The ongoing Bandra Fair near Mount Mary Basilica is drawing vast crowds yet is being conducted in a pleasant orderly fashion as compared to previous years. Residents say they are not inconvenienced by roadblocks or traffic diversions.

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Delhi

Maharashtra trader strike may increase Delhi onion prices
Income tax raids on onion traders in Nashik may lead to a slight price rise in Delhi in the coming week.

Driving licence tests to be video-recorded
The next time you are tested at the wheel for a driving licence, be prepared to have your performance video-recorded.

Delhi not a state, will have to wait for disability rules
Despite being notified by the Centre in June 2017, the Rights of Persons with Disability Rules cannot be notified in Delhi immediately.

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Bangalore

Karnataka brings back D Devaraj Urs' policy of land to the tiller

Sniffer Jimmy leads cops to killers

Karnataka GST collection falls short by Rs 900 crore

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Hyderabad

Raja Sadaram named new chief information commissioner, journalist information commissioner

GST effect: Rs 800 crore dip in state revenue

Meeting to discuss safety of students in schools fails to yield result

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Chennai

3 men held for trying to attack Tiruvannamalai collector

Vellore gets state's first city livelihood centre

AIADMK members file missing complaint to trace Ambur MLA

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Ahmedabad

POEM cure for achalasia, a morbid oesophagus disease

More Modi homecomings as assembly polls loom

Five IAS officers transferred

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Allahabad

After DUSU, NSUI aims to capture AUSU
Buoyed by the victory in Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) elections, National Students Union of India (NSUI) expects the same in Allahabad University Student Union (AUSU) elections.

Elocution contest held at AU
The students and faculty members of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), of Allahabad University organised an inter centre elocution contest on Friday. The contest was held under the banner of debate club.

Surprise rains bring relief
After a long dry spell of around 20 days, rain finally descended upon Sangam city on Thursday. Although it was a short spell, it was enough to bring relief to the people.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha: Seven mining blocks to go under the hammer in the fourth phase
The fourth phase of mining auction is set to take off soon as the state government has lined up seven more mining blocks to put under the hammer.

Rejected detonators explode, 3 workers injured in Odisha's Badmal ordnance factory
Three workers including two junior works manager and a danger building worker sustained injuries after a huge quantity of defective (rejected) detonators exploded at ordnance factory at Badmal in Balangir district, a vital defense installation in the country, on Friday morning.

Most of Bhubaneswar colleges, universities issue notification for polls

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Bhopal

3 kids die trying to save mom from suicide bid

MP fuel tax burdens farmers, too

MP man pedals to 18,380ft peak in sub-zero temp

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Chandigarh

Commandos planned to hide Gurmeet in Himachal
Senior police officials said the cops had plans to shift him to a safer locality in India through Punjab once the dust settled, but till then he was to take refuge in the hill state. So far, 12 cops have been arrested for being part of the conspiracy to free Gurmeet.

M-PUDA mobile app bags Skotch order-of-merit award

Gurdaspur bypoll nomination begins, no candidate turns up on first day

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