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Monday, September 25, 2017

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India

How a child slave escaped the Maoists

Why we need a fair law on marital property

Compensate RTI applicant for denying info, NCW told

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Business

McDonald's outlets in north, east feel supply crunch

GST registrations up, but fewer tax returns in August
The tax base or those registered for GST has gone up in August but the number of filings so far is lower than the previous month as businesses grapple with technology issues and take advantage of the government’s decision to waive penalty for late filing.

Scope for rate cut by RBI remains: Government
The government indicated on Saturday that the recent rise in inflation did not dampen the case for a rate cut as the finance ministry had factored in the possibility of 4% inflation in the medium term.

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Environment

Why red gold is too hot for locals to touch

Indian mouse deer spotted after 112 years in Chhattisgarh

India ready to work beyond Paris climate deal: Sushma
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, during a UN 'Leadership Summit on Environment Pact', said that India had been at the forefront of the debate on environment and development. Her remarks came amid uncertainty over the US role in the deal.

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World

Gunman opens fire in Nashville church; 1 dead
A masked gunman invaded a Nashville church on Sunday and opened fire, walking silently down the aisle as he shot unsuspecting congregants. At least one person was killed and seven others wounded, authorities said.

Tropical Storm Pilar pelts Mexico coast near Puerto Vallarta
Tropical Storm Pilar pelted the coast of western Mexico with heavy rains and winds Sunday as it moved through the Pacific just west of the resort city of Puerto Vallarta.

Rohingya in Bangladesh need 'massive' assistance: UN

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Entertainment

Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor raise the glamour quotient at the Ambani bash
The duo was all smiles for the shutterbugs

Pankaj Tripathi on 'Newton': Oscars definitely validates the work of an artist
Somewhere amidst the unsung heroes of Bollywood lies the exceptional career graph of Pankaj Tripathi who hails from a village in Bihar.

Mira Rajput puts forth her ravishing look at Isha Ambani's star-studded party
Mira was recently snapped by the shutterbugs attending Isha Ambani’s starry bash sans hubby Shahid Kapoor.

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Science

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.

Free ear implant scheme cornered by pvt hospitals?

Nasa's asteroid-bound spacecraft flies by Earth
The OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security - Regolith Explorer) spacecraft came within 17,237 km of Antarctica at 12.52 pm EDT (10. 22 pm India time) on Friday, just south of Cape Horn, Chile, before following a route north over the Pacific Ocean, Nasa said.

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Sports

India beat Australia to clinch ODI series, grab No.1 spot
Hardik Pandya (78), Rohit Sharma (71) and Ajinkya Rahane (70) scored fifties each to help India beat Australia by five wickets in the third one-day international in Indore on Sunday. India sealed the five-match series with three wins in three matches.

It was Ravi's idea to promote Hardik up the order: Kohli
Indian captain Virat Kohli said head coach Ravi Shastri was the brain behind promoting all-rounder Hardik Pandya up the order, which eventually paid rich dividends for the home side in the series-clinching five-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins gold at Asian Indoor Games
Indians added four medals, including a gold through wrestler Bajrang Punia, on the ninth day of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on Sunday.

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Technology

As H-1B hopes dim, rich families eye 'investor visas' for children
EB-5, which requires one to invest around Rs 6.5 cr in new commercial projects, enables the student to work in the US without facing H-1B related hurdles.

How to transfer music to an iPhone without using iTunes
The moment you have to transfer new songs to your iPhone or iPad you realise how troublesome it is. Well thanks to the advancements, we now can transfer any kind of files to our iPhones without the use of iTunes.

10 email habits that may make people 'hate' you

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Education

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.

IIT Kanpur suspends 22 students for ragging

IITs revoke year-old ban on 31 companies, allow them to hire students
The IITs have revoked a ban, which they had imposed on 30 companies, mostly start-ups, barring them from participating in their campus placements. The ban was announced after these firms withdrew their offers made to the students last year.

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Mumbai

11 years on, man who duped 32 in job con extradited from Singapore

39 flat buyers get keys in bldg built under HC lens

Nurse, friend found dead; police suspect suicide pact

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Delhi

Couple accuses traffic cop of assault; `body cam' nails lie

Al-Qaida jihadi regrets divorcing wife over phone

'Increase critical care beds for EWS in pvt hospitals'

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Bangalore

Nigerian youths settle homeland differences on Bengaluru streets

Charged 21 extra for water, man gets 12,000 relief

Karnataka RERA gets 80 plaints in 62 days

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Hyderabad

Now, genomic sequencing to counter cancer

Online salaries for teachers crawl on sluggish servers

Three die after bike rams into electric pole at Mailardevpally

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Chennai

Corporation backs low-pollution waste management plan
Greater Chennai Corporation's proposed solid waste management revamp plan will pollute the city less as the civic body has decided to make biomethanation a key link - apart from incinerator units - in the waste collection-treatment-disposal chain.

Opposition flay AIADMK over 'lies' on Jaya's health; seek CBI probe
Opposition parties led by the DMK has pressed for a CBI probe into the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, citing a state minister's recent remarks that AIADMK leaders "lied" about Jayalalithaa's health during her hospitalisation last year.

Jayalalithaa death: PIL seeks judicial probe
The government on August 17, announced that a judicial probe would be ordered soon.

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Ahmedabad

Alpesh to take `politics' call on October 9
Gujarat Kshatriya Thakor Sena (GKTS) convener Alpesh Thakor got an overwhelming nod from his community members to make an electoral debut in the upcoming assembly elections at the biggest show of strength organized in Patan on Sunday.

Government woos Saurashtra farmers
On Sunday, at a quickly convened meeting, the Gujarat government announced the procurement of groundnut at Rs 900 per 20 kg (or maund), to woo Saurashtra groundnut farmers in poll-bound Gujarat.

Cops start drive against lovebirds on Riverfront
With three FIRs registered on Sunday, the Riverfront (W) police have started a drive against public display of affection by visitors at the riverfront.

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Allahabad

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.

Government hospitals lack advanced fire fighting equipments
Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) hospital and Sarojini Naidu Childrens hospital – the two government hospitals of Sangam city - lack advanced fire fighting arrangements.

Durga puja pandal promotes literacy in Allahabad
As various barwari’s (the term used for Durga Puja Samiti) of the city prepares to welcome Maa Durga in the respective pandals, one pandal that stands different from others is the one in Tagore town.

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Bhubaneswar

Court rejects bail petition of BJD MLA Pravat Biswal
post surgery sickness during his custody.

Students Union polls end peacefully in Odisha
All the three major students’ organizations, the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) claimed their candidates won more posts compared to others in the student union elections held on Saturday.

Will contest from Bijepur, says Subal Sahu's wife

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Bhopal

NGO issues risk alert for Vyapam whistleblower from MP police

Half of licences guns in MP now 'illegal'
More than half the licenced firearms in Madhya Pradesh are illegal because the state has missed the deadline for giving unique identification number (UIN) to guns.

Civic body to toe Madhya Pradesh govt stance on abattoir
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) will have to clear the proposal for setting up of the slaughterhouse in keeping with state government directives, sources said. Adampur Chhawani is expected to remain the location for abattoir facility.

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Chandigarh

Two booked for rape after girl writes to PMO
Haryana police have registered a case of gang rape and harassment against two employees of a private school in Sonipat district after the survivor sent an anonymous email to the Prime Minister Office appealing for justice.

Shiromani Akali Dal seeks CBI probe into murders of scribe and his mother

Farmers' protest provides 'ground' for political parties to target Congress

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