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Saturday, September 09, 2017

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India

SP netas who criticised Amar's security also given CISF cover

Laws for women, not against Muslims

A fortnight earlier, SC was told of threats to journalists

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Business

Let India grow at 8-10% for 10 years before chest thumping: Raghuram Rajan
NEW DELHI: With India trailing China on economic growth post demonetisation, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said the government should not have done "chest-thumping" on being the fastest-growing economy without achieving very strong GDP expansion for 10 years.

Software giant Adobe to bridge gender wage gap in India, US
At its annual Adobe & Women and Leadership Summit held in San Jose, the company announced pay parity across the US and India. In India, Adobe said female employees are currently earning 99 per cent of what male employees earn and is working to close the remaining gap.

Markets finish flat for second day in row
30-share BSE Sensex closed on 31,687.52, up by 24.78 points and the broader 50-share NSE Nifty gained 4.90 points to close on 9,934.80. The markets have remained cautious for two days in a row now, an aberration from the volatile sentiments it has witnessed in the recent past.

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Environment

Warm Antarctic caves harbour secret life: Scientists
The caves, hollowed out by steam from active volcanoes, are light and could reach temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit), researchers said, raising the possibility of a whole ecosystem of flora and fauna deep beneath the frozen surface.

One in three animal parasites may be extinct by 2070: Study

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.

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World

4 killed in medical helicopter crash in North Carolina
Patrol spokesman Master Trooper Christopher Knox said the Duke Life Flight helicopter went down around 11:45 a.m. Friday near the town of Belvidere, close to the Virginia border and about 160 miles (260 kilometers) east of Raleigh.

At least 15 dead as magnitude 8.2 quake rocks Mexico
"It was a major earthquake in scale and magnitude, the strongest in the past 100 years," said President Enrique Pena Nieto in an address from the National Disaster Prevention Center's headquarters, where he was supervising the emergency response.

'Sad day' for North Korea if US takes military action
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would prefer not to use military action against North Korea to counter its nuclear and missile threat but that if he did it would be a "very sad day" for the leadership in Pyongyang.

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Entertainment

Siddhanth Kapoor gets his gangster swag on in 'Bantai'
'Bantai' - the foot tapping song featuring Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor and Ankur Bhatia from the upcoming biopic 'Haseena Parkar' is out now.

Shilpa Shetty "appalled" with bouncers assaulting paparazzi
Actress Shilpa Shetty has expressed her anger and disappointment over an unfortunate incident that played out last evening which involved bouncers of a restaurant in Bandra, assaulting two camera men.

Pic: Saina Nehwal trains Shraddha for biopic
Here is an epic moment when the reel and real characters came face to face.

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Science

SpaceX launches secret US military space plane ahead of Irma
SpaceX successfully launched a secret US Air Force space plane on Thursday ahead of the arrival in Florida of Hurricane Irma. Live images broadcast by the California aerospace company showed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned X-37B drone lifting off at 10:00am from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Strange black hole detected for first time at the heart of Milky Way
A strange form of black hole has been detected for the first time at the heart of the Milky Way. It's a 'mini-me' version of its neighbouring supermassive 'cousin' - shedding light on how it formed. Looming the middle of every galaxy, supermassive black holes weigh as much as ten billion suns - fuelling the birth of stars and deforming the fabric of space-time itself.

NASA captures images of strong solar flares
Two high-intensity solar flares were emitted on Wednesday, the second of which was the most intense recorded since the start of this sun cycle in December 2008, NASA said.

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Sports

Will play for another 10 years if I remain fit: Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli will like to "play for another 10 years" if he is able to train as hard as he is at this point of time in his career. Kohli, who will turn 29 in less than two months time, on Friday spoke about how players at times don't realise where to stop as far as training is concerned.

I am willing to take Oltmans' advice: Sjoerd Marijne
Sjoerd Marijne, who was the chief coach of the women's team since February this year, was on Friday named chief coach of the men's side -- a stunning development given that the Dutchman has no prior experience of handling a senior men's international side.

England's Anderson joins 500-wicket club
England's James Anderson became the sixth bowler and first Englishman to take 500 Test wickets when he clean bowled West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite for four on day two of the third Test at Lord's on Thursday.

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Technology

Samsung starts rolling out Android Nougat update for Galaxy J7 Prime smartphone
South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung has started rolling out Android Nougat 7.0 operating system for its Galaxy J7 Prime.

6 most-viewed tech executives on LinkedIn

Samsung Galaxy C8 smartphone with dual camera launched in China

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Education

1.45cr NCERT books sold online

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.

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Mumbai

Mugger pushes girl out of local train at Virar

Myths exist about safety of late abortion: Doctor

October 2 deadline: Many hsg socs clueless about waste treatment

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Delhi

Allot flats or refund money by March 2018: SC to Unitech

'Mentally ill can't reconcile with death'

No overlap, HC ready to hear marital rape plea

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Bangalore

Rs 10 lakh reward for info about Gauri's killers

Freedom Park reduced to a mucky mess as health workers pitch camp

Bellandur cleaning possible only after 2020, NGT told

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Hyderabad

Rohingyas on the edge, say deportation death march

After tragedy at VBIT door, students want speed breaker

Govt to set up traffic and road safety department

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Chennai

Govt to settle Rs 1,136 crore dues of TNSTC staff

I-T unearths Rs 246 crore one-shot Tamil Nadu bank deposit

Heritage enthusiasts seek to crowdsource global search for stolen Indian treasures

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Ahmedabad

Probe sought into murder of two ISI agents on heroin ship

H1N1 claims four more lives in Gujarat

ICG arrests vessel for diesel smuggling

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Allahabad

Babuli Kol falls short of weapons, manpower, police say
Dreaded bandit Babuli Kol, who unleashed a reign of terror for more than seven years in the hilly terrain of Chitrakoot and had his own cook for preparing meals and has helpers to shift the gang’s belongings, is fighting for survival with a handful of trusted lieutenants.

BJP plans to woo women with health camps in Allahabad

Ardh Kumbh to get own slogan, emblem

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Bhubaneswar

Odia youth dies in Saudi Arabia, kin seek help to bring his body back
Kin of an Odia youth, who died in Saudi Arabia on September 1, has tweeted foreign minister Sushma Swaraj seeking help to bring the body of the deceased back to his native.

Amit Shah terms Naveen govt 'Nikammi sarkar'

Naveen Patnaik is like a 'defunct transformer': Amit Shah
Claiming that the people of Odisha want change, Shah said the recent panchayat election was a glaring example of BJP's growing popularity in the state.

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Bhopal

Stick-up in Sampark Kranti, 2 robbers beaten

Man 'shot by cops' vanishes from hosp

Admission row: Med varsity registrar removed

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Chandigarh

Dera hospital may have done illegal organ transplants

Congress setup to remain same: Shinde

BA second year girl kills friend to fake her murder, arrested

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