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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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6 months to probe parties for foreign funds: HC

Rape cases: HC admits dera chief's petition
The Punjab and Haryana HC admitted the appeal filed by the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh against his conviction in two rape cases. The court, however, refused to accept the Dera chief’s plea for stay on payment of Rs 30 lakh as fine to be paid to the two survivors.

Hear marital disputes in-camera, suggests SC

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Business

Pepsi India CEO Shivakumar quits

Markets finish flat, Nifty fails to hold on to 10,000- mark

This Diwali there could be 45% drop in sale of Chinese goods
ASSOCHAM interacted with wholesalers, retailers, traders in cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Mumbai to estimate the demand for Chinese products across India.

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Environment

Forest ministry opens up 92,000 hectare of forests
The decision was taken by the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF & CC), raising serious concerns for the environment at a time when forested lands are being considered valuable carbon sinks.

NGT to hold 2-day world conference on environment
The conference will be held in association with the United Nations Environment Programme, the Asian Development Bank, the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Water Resources.

Tropical bird likely blown off course by hurricane dies

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World

At least 10 dead as fires burn in California wine country

Talks or takeover? Next steps in Catalonia crisis
Any independence declaration will be rejected by the Spanish government and courts, and by many people even in Catalonia, which polls shows to be almost evenly divided on secession.

At least 14 dead as Rohingya refugee boat sinks off Bangladesh
At least 14 Rohingya refugees drowned and scores more were missing after their overloaded boat capsized in the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar. Authorities in Bangladesh said the boat was carrying between 60 and 100 people when it overturned and sank.

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Entertainment

Pic: Navya Naveli bonds with grandpa Big B
Here is another cute picture of the upcoming starlet bonding with her superstar grandfather.

Pic: Katrina aces the casual-chic airport look
Katrina Kaif joins the bandwagon of celebs to ace the airport fashion. The pretty actress was recently spotted at the airport, wearing a black jumpsuit with beige floral prints on it.

Rangoli hits back at Farhan, Sonam and KJo
The war between Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan is getting uglier and uglier day by day.

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Science

Catch a whiff of this: Scientists decode durian DNA
Once described by a detractor as smelling of "turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock", southeast Asia's durian fruit leaves no-one unmoved -- you either adore or abhor it. Popular in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, the spiny, stinky delicacy is banned from public transport and many hotels.

Immortality is the new IT: Tech moguls chase longevity
Longevity is the new frontier for these Silicon Valley barons and they hope to again do what they do best, transform life as we know it and make a killing off it.

Gene test to predict breast cancer developed
The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) test will reduce the number of women having surgery to remove their breasts, by narrowing down their risk, researchers said.

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Sports

FIFA U-17 World Cup: India lose 1-2 to Colombia despite Jeakson's historic goal
India suffered a defeat by a slender 1-2 margin against Colombia in the group stage fixture of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday.

There's no question of replacing Ashwin, Jadeja: Kuldeep
He may have become India's latest spin sensation but chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav says he is not thinking about being seen as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja's replacement. India's ploy of playing two wrist spinners has worked well in the limited overs series against Australia.

USA beat Ghana 1-0, through to Round of 16
United States of America secured their passage into the round of 16 riding on substitute Ayo Akinola's 75-minute strike for a 1-0 victory over Ghana in an enthralling Group A game of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 on Monday.

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Technology

Oppo F5 with dual selfie camera, full screen display to launch on October 26
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is all set to launch its latest selfie smartphone. The company has announced that it will unveil its next flagship smartphone Oppo F5 on October 26 in Philippines.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 to sport dual rear camera setup: Report
It seems that Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is working on its next smartphone Redmi Note 5. The device is said to feature a bezel less display with 18:9 aspect ratio. The device is expected to sport a 5.5-inch display.

Swipe Elite Pro with 3GB RAM launched at Rs 6,999
Domestic smartphone maker Swipe Technologies has launched its latest budget smartphone. Dubbed Swipe Elite Pro, the smartphone comes with 3GB of RAM and 4G VoLTE support.

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Education

Psychology course 'not rooted in national ethos', UGC calls for revamp
According to notification, an expert committee has drafted a new syllabi for the BA/BSc, MA/MSc and PhD of the psychology courses, taking into consideration the “developments in the field of psychology with special relevance to the Indian context.” The committee looked into several aspects like teaching and research in the subject to come up with a model syllabi.

No more marks spiking to clear 2018 board exams: HRD Ministry
The ministry of human resource development (MHRD) on Friday issued an advisory to state education boards and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to stop the practice of spiking of marks in class X and class XII board exams from 2018.

Students can seek answer sheets under RTI, says CIC
There’s good news for students. The CIC in an order has ruled that educational institutions that are public authorities cannot refuse to provide exam answer sheets under the RTI Act.

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Mumbai

Budget '18-'19: BEST may hike bus fare

Four drive off with Rs 17 lakh SUV, held

Mumbai University signs 3-year deal for e-assessment

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Delhi

SC drops a bomb, bans cracker sales in Delhi-NCR
The Supreme Court reimposed on Monday a ban on sale of firecrackers in the national capital region ahead of Diwali, set to be celebrated on October 19, in view of concerns over pollution caused by smoke and chemicals released into the air.

DMRC fare hike: Pay more for your Metro ride from today

Jaypee won't get more time to deposit Rs 2,000 crore

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Bangalore

Accenture techie murdered in Bengaluru
A techie of global software major Accenture was found murdered in the city's south-east suburb under mysterious circumstances, said police on October 9.

Road contractors to be held responsible for potholes in guarantee period: CM
On the heels of a series of deaths due to the potholes in Bengaluru, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday instructed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to fix responsibility on the road contractors, who are liable to maintain roads for a period of three years after the construction of the roads.

Truckers demanding abolition of toll plazas go on strike
After check-posts were eliminated by the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, truckers are now demanding that toll booths on highways be closed.

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Hyderabad

Not election season yet but CM KCR to address five public meetings in three days
Bolstered by the Singareni win, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will address five public meetings in three days, and another one after a short gap.

DGCA cautions pilots about hydrogen balloons in Hyderabad
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), New Delhi has cautioned pilots about hydrogen-filled balloons that are launched from the Balloon Facility at Hyderabad. DGCA B S Bhullar said that purpose of the circular that was issued was to disseminate information regarding balloon operations in India. “A pilot in command should use this information for the safety of aircraft,” he cautioned.

P3P bond over B'wood classics at this do

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Chennai

Only mid-level officials in FIR on gutka scam

Tamil Nadu government to give free nilavembu in eateries, siddha doctors frown

Tamil Nadu to switch to automatic vehicle fitness test

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Ahmedabad

Interactive Rahul Gandhi strikes a chord, slams PM over GST, jobs

Godhra carnage case: There is scope for appeal in the Supreme Court

Don't want to contest polls: Anandiben Patel to Amit Shah

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Allahabad

Toilet as gift this Karva Chauth!
Taking a cue from a Bollywood movie in which the protagonist supports his wife’s demand and battles for a toilet at home, as many as 12 men have gifted toilet to their wives in different blocks of the district on the occasion of Karva Chauth.

4 feared drowned after boat capsizes near Allahabad

HC upholds death penalty for rapist
Considering it a rarest of rare case, the Allahabad high court on Friday confirmed the death sentence awarded to a 35-year-old man who had raped and murdered a seven-year-old girl after kidnapping her.

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Bhubaneswar

IMMT to set up incubation centre
To promote use of technological breakthroughs among general public the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) has proposed to set up an incubation centre in its premises for young entrepreneurs here. At the centre to be set up in collaboration with the Centre and the state government IMMT will facilitate entrepreneurs with technical know-hows and also provide skill training.

East Coast Railway to replace toilet-less coaches from DMU passenger trains by Nov 1

Dharmendra Pradhan counters Naveen Patnaik's neglect jibe
Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan criticised Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik for launching an attack on the Centre in a public meeting

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Bhopal

GST takes fire off crackers, sales in city sputter by 40%

Norwegian envoy opens family care centre at JP hospital

PCC delegates root for RaGa as next AICC chief

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Chandigarh

GMCH boss gives up gynae charge, but new head from medicine dept

Four women molested, cousins thrashed outside Panchkula hotel

Head transplant: PGI all ears

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