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Tripura governor postpones US visit on PMO's insistence

India and Afghanistan sign MoU on police training

How 'shy' Hefner bowled over Indian Playmate
Model-turned-actress Sherlyn Chopra, who was once a guest at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles and entertained by publisher Hugh Hefner in all his flamboyant glory, was on Instagram shortly after the iconic founder of Playboy magazine died on Wednesday at 91.

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Business

RBI unlikely to cut key rates in its Oct 4 policy

Banks may lose Rs 3,800 crore a year on card swipes: SBI
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has said in a research report that banks stand to lose Rs 3,800 crore annually due to the investment in card-swipe machines as costs outstrip revenues.

Exporters meet FM; demand stimulus, steps to end GST woes
Exporters on Thursday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, their second meeting with the government in less than two weeks, to press for stimulus and resolution of GST related problems to boost sluggish shipments that are one reason for slowing economy.

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Environment

Why you shouldn't plan a Europe trip in summer
“We found clear evidence of human influence on this summer's record warmth, both in the overall summer temperatures and in the heatwave dubbed `Lucifer',“ said study co-author Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, a senior researcher at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute.

Now, states can identify and manage their own wetlands
Seeking to protect over 2 lakh wetlands across the country, Centre has come out with rules to identify and manage these ecologically fragile areas which play an important role in flood control, groundwater recharge, preserving plant varieties, supporting migratory birds and protecting coastlines.

2 baby mandrill monkeys make debut at Los Angeles Zoo
Two baby mandrills, a type of monkey, have made their debut at the Los Angeles Zoo. Mandrills are the largest monkey species. The adult males are known for their colorful red-and-blue muzzles. The animals also have red-and-blue rumps.

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World

US planning to draw down embassy staff in Havana
The United States is crafting a plan for a drawdown of staff from the American embassy in Havana in response to still-unexplained incidents that have harmed the health of some US diplomats there, US and congressional officials said on Thursday.

Behind the bombast: NKorea's genteel foreign minister
The man who called Donald Trump "President Evil" last week at the UN General Assembly is actually a genteel intellectual who studies the memoirs of former US presidents and has taste for fine whiskey, according to ten people who know him.

Boat with 130 Rohingya refugee capsizes off Myanmar
A boat carrying 130 Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar has capsized off the Bay of Bengal, the International Organization for Migration said on Thursday. IOM's Bangladesh office tweeted that 13 bodies had been recovered, including 8 children.

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Entertainment

Pic: Mouni Roy starts her birthday in style!

KJo confirms next with Ranbir on his birthday
Bollywood’s favourite blue-eyed boy Ranbir Kapoor celebrates his birthday today. The Kapoor heir ringed in the big day by throwing a star-studded bash at his residence.

Akshay-Twinkle trolled post Dimple-Sunny's video
While some asked Twinkle, a.k.a Mrs Funnybones if she would write a piece on her mother’s love life, others simply poked fun at Akshay.

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Science

Human hearts form within four days in womb: Study
Researchers, including those from University of Leeds in the UK, used MRI technology, specifically-written algorithms and 3D computer software to visualise on 23 foetal hearts with a gestational age range of 95 to 143 days in the womb.

New device can turn ambient heat into electricty
Scientists have developed an energy harvesting system that can generate electricity from ambient heat, by simply being attached to clothes, windows, and outer walls of a building.

Another breakthrough: Scientists detect fourth gravitational wave
Scientists (including Indians) working with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), on Wednesday said that they successfully detected on August 14 the fourth gravitational wave, ripples in space and time, from the merger of two massive black holes.

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Sports

4th ODI: Australia halt India's winning run with 21-run victory
The Indian juggernaut finally came to a halt with Australia dishing out an exceptional performance during the death overs to win the fourth One-Day International by 21 runs on Thursday.

Five Indian shuttlers in top-20 of men's rankings
Five Indians find themselves in the top-20 of the BWF men's singles rankings with HS Prannoy being the biggest gainer after his quarterfinal showing at the Japan Open last week.

England put Stokes's selection on hold after arrest
England all-rounder Ben Stokes will not be considered for international selection until further notice after his arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm, the ECB said on Thursday.

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Technology

Idea, Airtel talk of poor financial health, seek government aid
Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said that the telecom industry is under a severe financial stress and needs support of the government to take up investment and expansion plans.

Hope Airtel and Jio work together for Digital India: Manoj Sinha
The government will intervene if necessary to make sure the stress-laden telecom sector “does not die,” Sinha told reporters at the India Mobile Congress here on Wednesday.

Switzerland tests delivery by drones in populated areas
Drones will help deliver toothbrushes, deodorant and smartphones to Swiss homes this fall as part of a pilot project, the first of its kind over a densely populated area.

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Education

IIT Ropar Professor Bags NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award 2017

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.

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Mumbai

Bombay HC faults BMC for razing portion of tilted building
The Bombay high court has termed the BMC's demolition of parts of a “dilapidated“ building illegal for not following proper procedure and depending on a questionable structural condition report, and allowed the tenants to carry out repairs.

BMC lets builder sit on redevelopment of 9 civic markets

Why Mumbai's reaction to 'blue dogs' isn't that stray
India’s financial capital turns out to be a pretty good place to be a dog. The poorest people living on the streets in Mumbai barely have enough food themselves, but they feed strays. And the rich, well, some go completely overboard.

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Delhi

Put fare hike on hold, Delhi govt tells Metro
Terming the Metro fare hike as "anti-people", the Delhi government directed DMRC chief Mangu Singh on Thursday to put its implementation on hold till the government looked into the matter and as to how the fares were decided. Metro fares were last re vised in May and were to go up by up to Rs 10 from October 10.

Delhi govt says its opposition to hike not factored in by fare panel

8,000-page chargesheet filed in 2004 graft case
After over 10 years of investigations, anti-corruption branch (ACB) on Wednesday filed an 8,000-page chargesheet in a case lodged in 2004.

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Bangalore

Chaos, drama mark election; BJP stays out

'A lot of work to be done, I don't want people to suffer'

Mayor Sampath Raj to focus on big cleanup of trash and drains, fix roads

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Hyderabad

Hundreds swarm crash site to catch a glimpse

Rusty Kiran Flies Despite Damning CAG Rap

Sukhender quits, poll churn in Nalgonda

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Chennai

Apolitical bureaucrats keen to move to Centre

HC slaps Rs 50,000 fine on man for forging court docu

NE monsoon likely to be delayed this year

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Ahmedabad

Man who cheated jewellers arrested
Jyom alias Jamu alias Jay Pandit, 36, son of a lawyer, used to dress up as an executive working with a bank. Posing as if he wants to buy jewellery for a wedding, Pandit used to go to jewellery showrooms, buy gold chains and then take out a checkbook.

Girl alleges parents preventing her from studying
A 17-year-old girl from Gomtipur has submitted an application of complaint with Gomtipur police that her parents are preventing her from carry on with her studies, and to impose their wish on her, they have branded her with hot iron rods on her legs. However, the cops have a different story to tell.

Fake Nagaland arms licence racket busted
In what could turn out to be a major security lapse, city crime branch busted a fake arms licence racket in the city. Worrying, most of the 21 fake Nagaland-issued licences with all-India validity, were with people having criminal backgrounds, such as known gangsters, people accused of murder and bootleggers.

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Allahabad

Distinguish lectures organised at IIIT-Allahabad

In UP, a Durga puja pandal that hails women athletes
ALLAHABAD: At a time when several of the Durga puja pandal of the city have opted for one or the other theme to attract the devotees, the pandal of Ramanadnagar Allahabadpur, have come out of a unique theme.

Unique tableau made of banana leaves taken out in Allahabad
A unique tableau was taken out by Pajawa Ramlila Committee on wee hours of Wednesday to convey the message of ecological degradation and protecting environment. Made entirely of banana leaves and stems, it showcased the twelve forms of lord Surya.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha: BJD, BJP war of words over NAC councilors' murder

BJP will win Bijepur byelection: Dharmendra Pradhan

Community Durga Puja pandal takes initiative to keep alive Ramlila tradition

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Bhopal

Cabinet rejig: BJP netas from Cong bastions may make the cut

MP cabinet rejig: CM to hold meeting with governor on October 1

Three killed as tractor-trolley overturns in Singrauli
Three devotees were killed and over 15 were injured when the tractor-trolley they were travelling in overturned in Jhonko village, the police said today.

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Chandigarh

Man seeks massage from help, booked

Time Takes Village, Spares Gurdwara

Safety missing at government-run creches

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