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THE TIMES OF INDIA

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Today's Headlines

India

'Retributive policy in jails to blame for unnatural deaths'

SC bar on collectors on intestate assets

Rajiv Mehrishi is new CAG

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Business

SBI cuts minimum average balance from Rs 5,000 to Rs 3,000

Air India gets govt-backed Rs 6,000-crore loan

Domestic air fares may rise as airlines claim GST raised cost of operations
India’s three listed carriers — IndiGo, Jet Airways and SpiceJet — made a cumulative profit of Rs 2,479 crore in the year ended March.

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Environment

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.

Why red gold is too hot for locals to touch

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World

Iran says Trump claims of North Korea links 'nonsense'
Iran said Monday that suggestions by US President Donald Trump that it was working with North Korea on missile development were "nonsense". Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi was responding to a tweet by Trump over the weekend.

Tensions rise; Iraq Kurds defy Baghdad in vote
Iraqi Kurds voted in an independence referendum Monday as tensions rose with Baghdad and neighbouring countries over the historic vote. The referendum was proceeding peacefully but there were fears of potential unrest.

Erdogan threatens Iraqi Kurds with border closure, oil block
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Ankara would close its border with Iraq's Kurdistan region over an independence referendum and threatened the Iraqi Kurds with blocking their key oil exports.

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Entertainment

Pic: Shahid Kapoor heads to Bengaluru after unveiling Maharawal Ratan Singh look
Shahid Kapoor, who has been the hot topic of discussion all day long, thanks to his Maharawal Ratan Singh look from 'Padmavati' which released today, was spotted at the airport heading to Bengaluru.

Ranveer Singh to play Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan's next
Actor Ranveer Singh has been roped in to play the role of former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan's next directorial feature.

Alia Bhatt shares a lovely picture with 'Raazi' director Meghna Gulzar from Kashmir

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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

No quality in Aussie batting, come back: Harbhajan to Clarke
Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday took to Twitter to rub it in on former Australian captain Michael Clarke, urging him to "come out of retirement" since the current line-up lacks quality.

Sourav Kothari wins gold in billiards at Asian Indoor Games
India's Sourav Kothari overcame a stiff challenge from former World Billiards champion Praprut Chaitanasakun of Thailand to win the gold medal in the Asian Indoor Games.

Lakshmanan wins 5,000m gold at National Open Athletics
Reigning Asian champion Govindan Lakshmanan of Services cruised to victory in the men's 5000 metre race on the opening day of the 57th National Open Athletics Championships at the Nehru Stadium on Monday.

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Technology

Nokia 8 smartphone with dual rear camera is to launch in India tomorrow
HMD Global is all set to launch its Nokia 8 smartphone in India. The company has scheduled a launch event for tomorrow (September 26) where it will unveil the device.

Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and On series smartphones on discount, check details
After the leading e-commerce giants organizing their annual sales, it’s now the turn of South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung to hold an anniversary sale for its customers.

LG to launch K3 (2017) and K4 (2017) smartphones in India
South Korean tech giant LG is all set to launch its latest budget smartphones in India.

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Education

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.

IIT Kanpur suspends 22 students for ragging

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Mumbai

State to fund Rs 3,600cr statue but seek loan for bridge repairs

Server snag stalls registration of properties in state

Flat buyers settle row with bldr, to get keys

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Delhi

Floods destroyed their crop, dhakis pin hopes on Maa Durga

Snatcher on sports bike out on hunt, cops trap him after chase

South Delhi boy rescued from Gr Noida hospital, 1 held

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Bangalore

Karnataka HC rejects plea by first wife for grant of compassionate appointment to second wife's son
In an interesting case, the Karnataka high court has turned down the petition filed by the first wife a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus driver, seeking for appointment on compassionate grounds to the son of second wife of her husband.

Yesvantpur-Ernakulam weekly tatkal express service extended till December 27

Does working part time while in college interfere with studies?
City students debate about whether part-time jobs are beneficial for students or not?

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Hyderabad

BHU fire spreads, University of Hyderabad too erupts in solidarity

'Bahubali' comes alive on Kolkata streets

Raids net 11 kg of gold from Andhra Pradesh babu's house

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Chennai

`Will join hands with BJP if needed; may quit acting'

Auto driver, woman held for murder of guard

Corporation banks on overdrafts to stay afloat

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Ahmedabad

HC appreciates road repairing, but warns against patchwork
Appreciating the road repairs, a bench headed by Justice M R Shah said, "At present, we appreciate the work carried out so far, which will be ultimately in the larger public interest as well as the corporation also.".

23.64% pass teachers' recruitment examination
Out of 2.30 lakh candidates who had appeared in Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) conducted on August 20 for recruitment of teachers from class 6 to 8, as many as 50,755 candidates have succeeded.

In this village, dalits sing Ambedkar garba
Folk songs which praise Goddess Amba have been replaced by Ambedkar garba songs in Rampura village of Detroj talukasome 20km away from Viramgam town. The preparation of garba starts in the small hamlet, which has a population of around 2,300 including 300-odd dalits, after dalit workers return home af ter the day's work. Women and men together sweep a chowk in `Dalit Mohalla' and start preparation for Ambedkar Aarti which hails Dr B R Ambedkar's contributions to the welfare of deprived communities.

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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

Pravat Biswal shifted to SCB
BJD legislator Pravat Biswal, who was arrested recently by CBI in connection with Seashore company chit fund scam, was admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital on Monday. After his health condition deteriorated Pravat was shifted from Capital hospital in Bhubaneswar, where he was admitted on September 22, to SCB.

East Coast Railway wants review of train speed restrictions on elephant passing areas

Court allows public auction of property of Ponzi firm A B Realtech
: A special court here, designated to hear chit fund cases, on Monday allowed the state government to sale the confiscated properties of chit fund company, A B Realtech Services Limited through public auction and to distribute the sale proceeds among duped investors.

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Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh loses two more young tigers; 15 in 9 months

Collectors get 5 days to report on drought-like situation in Madhya Pradesh

Eyeing over 200 seats, BJP gears up for Mission 2018

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Chandigarh

Post-matric scholarship unlikely before November

Seeking revival of industry, businessmen approach candidates

'I'll be with people of Gurdaspur 24X7'

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