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Wednesday, September 06, 2017

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India

Maybe I couldn't meet PM's expectations: Rudy

Funds and files related to Tilak film go missing

By 2030, Niti plans to reduce malnutrition

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Business

Markets close on positive note as Sensex gains above 100 points
30-share BSE Sensex gained 107.30 points to finish on 31,809.55 and broader 50-share NSE Nifty closed on 9,952.20, up by 39.35 points. Both the indices gained 0.40 per cent. The markets had started on a sedate note after Sensex tanked 190 points on Monday.

Trader body roots for tax benefits to promote digital payment
The other suggestions include implementation of reward scheme for merchants and consumers; faster adoption of mobile QR code based card acceptance solutions, formation of digital payments board and an authority to monitor Rupay.

Developing nations have become 'main engine' of growth: Xi Jinping
BRICS Summit 2017: The Chinese president called for stronger solidarity and cooperation among emerging market economies and developing countries to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Xi said emerging market economies and developing countries have become the "main engine" of world economic growth.

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Environment

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.

Paris pact not under threat over US exit, French minister Brune Poirson says

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World

Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' in N Korea impasse
Putin's comments, following an international summit in China, came after the United States called for the "strongest possible measures" against North Korea for detonating what it called a hydrogen bomb on Sunday.

Hurricane Irma barrels toward Caribbean, southern United States
Hurricane Irma, a powerful Category 4 storm, plowed toward the Caribbean and the southern US as islands in its path braced for possible life-threatening winds, storm surges and flooding. Irma also threatens the US East Coast and Florida, which declared a state of emergency on Monday night.

Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' in N Korea impasse
Putin warned of a global "catastrophe" unless a diplomatic solution over North Korea is reached, saying imposing sanctions on Pyongyang would be useless. Putin's comments came after the US called for the "strongest possible measures" against North Korea for detonating what it called a hydrogen bomb.

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Entertainment

Esha Deol, Bharat Takhtani take a rickshaw

5 times when Janhvi Kapoor sizzled in a gown
There is no doubt that the Jhanvi Kapoor is making the right kind of noise as far as her style skills are concerned

Pic: Jacqueline Fernandez looks alluring on the cover of Femina
Jacqueline Fernandez, who was last seen in Raj & DK's 'A Gentleman' opposite Sidharth Malhotra, has made it on the cover of September's issue of Femina magazine. Jacqueline took to Instagram to share the picture of Femina's cover.

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Science

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.

Scientists help spiders spin stronger silks

Binge boozing in early 20s can risk men's brains
According to researchers, brain functions in young men and women, aged 23 to 28, are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these changes are significantly different in men and women.

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Sports

I'm best suited to replace Oltmans, claims Harendra Singh
Harendra Singh, who was associated with the senior men's team as national coach from 2009 to 2011, believes his credentials are at par with all the foreign coaches in the world and his application would be hard to ignore for Hockey India.

Balwant brace helps India beat Macau 2-0 in Asian Cup qualifier
Balwant Singh found the target in the 57th and 82nd minutes respectively as the 'Blue Tigers' won their third successive match in the qualifying tournament, maintaining their pole position in the group with nine points.

Ankur Mittal wins silver at World Shotgun Championship
In the men's event, Ankur Mittal scored 66 points as he maintained his lead till the final four shots when Russia's Vitaly Fokeev took over, eventually winning the event with 68 points. He had scored 145 points to finish first in the qualifiers.

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Technology

WhatsApp may start charging these users in sometime, claims report
Facebook Inc is gearing up to make money from WhatsApp, the messaging service used by more than a billion people every day, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

9 ways Reliance Jio has changed India's telecom landscape

Xiaomi Mi A1 smartphone launched: Price, specs and availability
The device’s highlight not only lies in its stock Android OS but also the dual rear cameras at the back. This also makes the Mi A1 first Xiaomi smartphone with two back cameras in India.

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Education

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.

Computer science losing out, mechanical hot pick in BTech
Experts say industry growth, which translates into more jobs and higher incomes, is what decides the path that colleges and students take. And many feel the sun is setting on the computer science engineering stream. While 25.44% of all students opted for it in 2013-14, that has dropped to around 24% this year.

Conversation with people in ministry was grating, says outgoing IIM-A director Ashish Nanda

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Mumbai

First tunnel boring machine (TBM) arrives for underground Metro III project
The first Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) to be used for 33.5 Metro III corridor arrived at Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) , from Guangzhou in China, on September 5. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has set a deadline of September 2019 to complete the tunnelling work.

Shiv Sena blasts Uttar Pradesh government's health service, dubs it 'agent of death'
At least 49 infants died in a month in the Farrukhabad district hospital, most of them from "perinatal asphyxia", a condition in which a newborn has trouble breathing.

Immersion of Ganesh idols begins amid fanfare in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: The immersion processions of the idols of prominent Ganesh mandals in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra began this morning amid fanfare.

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Delhi

'Brit pedophile may have abused 34 kids'
The British national arrested for sexually assaulting three children at a blind school in south Delhi is suspected to have victimised 34 other kids from different parts of the country, police said.

Identifying Rohingyas to deport, says Centre as PM visits Myanmar
On Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his official visit to Myanmar, the Centre said that it has started the process of identifying Rohingya refugees in India so that they could be deported since they are illegal immigrants to the country.

Kashmiri youth alleges abduction of friend

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Bangalore

Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh gunned down outside her house

Gauri was a fearless, trenchant opponent of right-wing politics

Gauri Lankesh, scribe, murdered

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Hyderabad

17 teachers from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh bag national awards
As many as seven teachers from Telangana and 10 from Andhra Pradesh were conferred with the national teachers’ award by Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Wanaparthy native, Nagam Tirupati Reddy wins the coveted Balapur laddoowith a record `15.6 lakh bid!

So long, Ganapati Bappa!

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Chennai

Builder to pay Rs 75k for deficiency in service

PIL seeks to install fool-proof speed governors in motor vehicles

Besant Nagar crematorium to remain shut for 2 more months

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Ahmedabad

2 railway staff transferred over wrong signal

Vadnagar to get broad gauge railway

Bank accounts of 9,625 shell companies deactivated

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Allahabad

Allahabad high court stays YEIDA's demand notice to Jaypee Group
The Allahabad high court on Tuesday stayed the demand notice of more than Rs 1,000 crore sent by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) to the Jaypee Group. The notice had been issued for enhanced payment of compensation to land owners, whose land was acquired and transferred by Yamuna Expressway Authority to the group.

Devotees immerse idol of lord Ganesha in Allahabad

Allahabad: BJP's bid to attract youngster through sports

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha approves policy for installation of mobile towers and optical fibre cable
To regulate installation of mobile towers and laying of optical fibre cable (OFC), the state cabinet led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a dedicated policy.

Special bench in Bhubaneswar to hear compensation plea of Utkal accident victims
The Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) will hold a special bench in the city to hear compensation claims of the victims of the two passenger train derailments occurred in Uttar Pradesh last month. It will conduct hearings from September 11 to 15 at the RCT Bhubaneswar office in Kharvela Nagar area.

Narrow escape for Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express as engine detaches from bogies

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Bhopal

Mining policy overlooks guidelines on employment, transportation

9 tested positive for dengue, 6 for H1N1, highest in one day so far

'Mann Ki Baat' now on Kiran Bedi's lips

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Chandigarh

Water problem seeps even into cremation ground

Zirakpur locality without water for four days

Public parks ot trash spots?

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