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Thursday, September 07, 2017

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India

India shares Myanmar's concern over extremist violence, says Modi

SC OKs abortion of 32-week fetus of rape survivor

Hurriyat insider nails brass for terror funding, to turn approver

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Business

How Urjit Patel has proved to be a silent yet effective communicator of RBI policies
To be fair to Urjit Patel, one would argue that it is extremely difficult for anybody coming after someone like Rajan because of the IMF economist’s stature.

Petronet to form joint venture with Japan, Sri Lanka firms for LNG plant
The Sri Lankan government has issued a letter of intent to the Indian government to build the plant that would supply regassified natural gas to power stations and the transport sector in Sri Lanka, Petronet said.

Over 22 lakh petition against GST on insurance premiums

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Environment

Pacific corals in 'worrying' state: Researchers
A survey of Pacific corals has found many severely bleached, some near-dead, according to marine researchers who warned Wednesday that global warming threatened the precious ecosystem's very survival.

Gadkari to set up task force for speedy implementation of Ganga cleaning projects

Clean rivers on a priority basis: Water activist to Centre
Eminent water activist Rajendra Singh has urged the Centre to take up cleaning of rivers on a priority basis and emphasised on the need to educate the present generation about the importance of water bodies.

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World

Blast at Bagram Airfield results in causalities
Mohammad Asem, the provincial governor for Parwan, said the attacker was riding a motorcycle and detonated his explosives at the third security gate of the airfield. The wounded were taken inside the US military base at the airfield for treatment.

Sanctions, pressure alone won't resolve N Korea crisis: Putin
Putin met South Korea’s Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of an economic summit in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok amid mounting international concern that their neighbor plans more weapons tests, possibly a long-range missile launch before a weekend anniversary.

Britain considers tough curbs on EU migration
Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament that while immigration had been good for the economy, last year’s vote to leave the European Union showed that people wanted to control the flow of people coming into the country.

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Entertainment

Aditya Pancholi's tryst with controversies
Controversy never seems to stray too far from Aditya Pancholi and his family. The actor, who is known to play the baddie on screen, has often grabbed headlines, usually for the wrong reasons

Akshay Kumar's daughter Nitara enjoys a day out with her best friend
Recently the cutie was snapped having a good time with her best friend

Pic: Kareena's hot photo shoot for Filmfare
Kareena Kapoor is back on the glamour scene and is killing it! The diva, who just began the shooting her next flick ‘Veere Di Wedding’ has turned cover girl for Filmfare magazine with this ethereal and glamorous photo shoot.

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Science

Faulty Navsat likely to fall in Pacific Ocean within two months: Isro
Indian navigation satellite IRNSS-1H which is stuck inside PSLV-C39 rocket’s heat shield and tumbling in outer space is expected to fall in the Pacific Ocean within two months, a top Isro official said.

Second-fastest-spinning pulsar discovered

Magnetic pulses may treat schizophrenics who 'hear voices'
Scientists have identified a brain area that causes patients to "hear voices", and could be targeted with high frequency magnetic pulses to treat the condition. People with schizophrenia experience a range of symptoms. One of the best-known is hearing voices, known as Auditory Verbal Hallucination.

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Sports

Kohli guides India to clean sweep across formats in Sri Lanka
Skipper Virat Kohli's blazing blade ensured a comfortable seven-wicket win in the lone Twenty20 game as the visitors completed a 9-0 rout of Sri Lanka, here on Wednesday.

Saina Nehwal took the right decision, says Parupalli Kashyap
"She (Saina) has many friends like Gurusaidutt, Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth etc here. We have all trained together for a number of years. Moreover, she can get very good training here. There in Bangalore she was lonely but here she can enjoy the training. For the last few months she has been discussing with us about moving back," said Kashyap.

Leave administrator mentality, Rathore tells SAI officials
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore checked each and every room at the JLN stadium which also houses Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters. He even inspected the canteen to check cleanliness.

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Technology

20 hot Google Chrome extensions you must try

Xiaomi's India revenues top $1 billion, plans new units
Xiaomi India can currently produce 5 million devices on a quarterly basis, and is now looking at "much higher numbers" as business expands rapidly, Manu Jain, MD of Xiaomi's local operation, said.

AI may trigger World War III, predicts Elon Musk
The billionaire's prediction was in response to a comment from Russian President Vladimir Putin who said: "Artificial intelligence is the future not only of Russia but of all of mankind."

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Education

Indian universities fall behind in global rankings: Study

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018: Not a single Indian university in top 200
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 of top 1,000 universities in the world has been released.

New UGC policy: Research scholar could lose registration for plagiarism
As part of its effort to have zero tolerance towards plagiarism, the UGC has drafted a new policy to curb the menace. According to it, a research scholar could face cancellation of his or her registration if found to have plagiarised, and a faculty could be debarred from publishing any work.

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Mumbai

Recovering addicts' messiah turns 75
The church of Mt Carmel in Bandra wore a festive look as hundreds gathered for a special felicitation on Wednesday. Recovering alcoholics and drug addicts celebrated the 75th birthday of Fr Joseph Pereira whose Kripa Foundation has cured innumerable people of their dependency.

HC strikes down Lokayukta order on Charkop ground use
Thirteen months after the Lokayukya ordered that a 29,000 sqft playground in Charkop be thrown open to the public, the Bombay high court on Wednesday struck down the order.

31 years on, JJ Hospital conducts 1st cadaveric kidney transplant
Thanks to the family of a brain-dead Karjat woman that consented to donate her organs on Ganpati visarjan on Tuesday , state-run JJ Hospital performed its first cadaveric kidney transplant.

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Delhi

Stop violence by cow vigilantes: SC to govts
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and states to take stern action to curb cow vigilantes by ensuring that they do not terrorise highways.

Trade fair low-key affair due to revamp

Court tells 98 schools to pay 75% of excess fees in 14 days

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Bangalore

Gauri Lankesh murder: Hand over probe to CBI, says BJP

Gauri Lankesh murder: Last rites sans rituals

Gauri Lankesh murder: Hundreds pay last respects

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Hyderabad

Hafeez stamp on Secretariat at Bison, fly zone to curb grandeur

Rs 20,000 crore to set right Hyderabad infrastructure

When the 'Maestro' came to city

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Chennai

NEET protest : Teachers wear black badges inside classrooms

Needed: Strategies where 55% women are anaemic, 30% obese

Fireworks: Actor files complaint

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Ahmedabad

PM's inauguration spree in offing

PILs flood courts, government overrules people

Jaitley, Sitharaman to visit state for Vaghani's birthday

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Allahabad

Kids to enjoy animal mural at Hathi Park
Kids coming to famous Sumitranandan Pant Bal Udyan, popularly known as ‘Hathi Park’ of the city are all set to witness the entire jungle and variety of animals found in it. However, there is no reason for the kids to get afraid as the jungle and its animals are there on the walls of the park.

2 parents promised medical seats for kids cheated of Rs 30 lakh

After Lal Bahadur Shastri, India now has a leader to follow: Mohan Bhagwat

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Bhubaneswar

CM Naveen Patnaik expresses doubt over BJP's mission-120
Breaking silence over the number game predicted by various parties ahead of the forthcoming assembly election, BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expresses doubt over BJP’s claim of bagging 120 seats.

Parties gear up for monsoon session of the assembly
Battle lines are drawn by all three major political parties as the monsoon session of the state assembly set to begin from Thursday.

CS directs to construct kitchen sheds in schools by December-end
Chief secretary A P Padhi on Wednesday directed to complete construction of the kitchen sheds in schools by December-end.

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Bhopal

Chinese Army veteran Wang Qi quits India, forever

No 'Amrit' relief for BPL patients at GMC pharma

NGT seeks report on plantation drive along Narmada

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Chandigarh

Mansa Devi temple gets two lifts for Rs 2cr

Accept genuine demands of Doctors, CLP Leader Kiran Choudhary
Kiran Choudhry, Leader of the Haryana Congress Legislature Party, has asked the BJP Government, led by the Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar , to immediately accept the genuine demands of the agitating doctors to prevent the healthcare services from coming to a grinding and painful halt in the state.

Security tightened around Dera headquarters ahead of search
Curfew in the area around the Dera premises was relaxed for one hour on Wednesday to enable people inside and outside the sect campus to buy essential items.

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