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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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Congress accepts 4 of 5 demands of Hardik group
Gujarat Congress on Monday accepted four out of five demands of Patidars led by Hardik Patel. The two sides decided to hold another round of talks to find a solution to their fifth and most complex demand of giving constitutionally valid reservation for Patidars.

Murder by dad 30 yrs ago got man killed?
BJP’s Dhoraji taluka vice president and Parbadi village panchayat member Pradeepsinh Vala was abducted in an SUV on October 12 from Dhoraji town — about 73km from here — and his body recovered the next day with multiple wounds from Dholera in Bhavnagar.

90,000 Maharashtra staffers lose 36 days' pay for 4-day stir
The public transport utility plans to implement the 36-day salary cut in six instalments— with the first four days’ pay cut to be enforced this month. The remaining 32 days’ salaries will be deducted in the next six months, senior officials said.

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Business

Realty investments up 100% in top 6 cities, says survey
With favourable changes in the legislative environment, India’s six major cities — Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, New Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad — have recorded 100% increase in investments in real estate sector at $2.87 billion during July 2016-June 2017, according to a survey by Cushman and Wakefield.

Deposit Rs 750cr by Dec end to get bail: SC to Unitech MD
The top court directed the jail authorities to facilitate Chandra's meeting with his company officials and lawyers so that he could arrange money for refunding the home buyers as well as for completing the ongoing housing projects.

Anil Ambani hands over majority stake in RCom to banks
With some of its deleveraging plans, which included a merger with Aircel, collapsing, cornered RCom on Monday presented a fresh plan to recast its Rs 45,000 crore debt to lenders that includes converting Rs 7,000 crore of debt into equity by banks and handing over majority stake to them.

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Environment

'Climate change may slowly starve bamboo lemurs'
Climate changes may be forcing bamboo lemurs - one of the most endangered primate species on Earth - to change their dietary habits, causing them to slowly starve, an international study warns.

Iran moves to save last 'mascot' Asiatic cheetahs
Iranian environmentalists have mobilised to protect the world's last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the threats of becoming roadkill, a shortage of prey and farmers' dogs.

'40% dip in emissions from firecrackers this Diwali'
The level of emissions from fireworks fell by around 40 per cent during Diwali festivities this time as compared to 2016, according to the findings of a study which assume importance in the light of a region-wide ban on the sale of firecrackers by the Supreme Court.

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World

French President signs law that replaces state of emergency
Emmanue Macron said on Monday that it will take effect Tuesday, just in time to replace the state of emergency that is set to expire on Nov. 1. It gives law enforcement greater authority to conduct searches, to close religious facilities and to restrict the movements of people suspected of extremist ties.

S Arabia to extract uranium for nuclear programme
Extracting its own uranium also makes sense from an economic point of view, said Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani, head of the Saudi government agency tasked with the nuclear plans, the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE).

Vatican aims to head off US-N Korea nuclear standoff
Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke said on Monday that the Nov. 10-11 conference was part of the Vatican's long-standing effort to promote a nuclear weapons-free world. But he denied that the conference, first reported by La Repubblica newspaper, represented a mediation effort by Pope Francis.

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Entertainment

Katrina Kaif secretly meets Akshay Kumar to discuss 'Kesari'?
Katrina Kaif is certainly on a career-high at present, given her films lined up opposite all three Khans of Bollywood- Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan.

Deepika's reply to Alia for praising 'Padmavati' trailer
The ‘Padmavati’ actress got wind of Alia’s comments and she had the cutest reply.

Pic: Chunky Panday's birthday wish for daughter
The young girl is growing up to be a really gorgeous woman and as she turns 18 today, father Chunky Panday has the sweetest message for her.

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Science

In desert of Oman, a gateway to life on Mars
In sunglasses and jumpsuits, a crew of European test astronauts is laying the groundwork for a Mars simulation in the Omani desert, a terrestrial mission intended to pave the way to the red planet. The "analog astronauts" of the Austrian Space Forum -- a volunteer-based collective -- have started preparations for a 4-week simulation mission due to begin next year.

SpaceX to reuse Dragon spacecraft for ISS cargo mission

Upper Palaeolithics had way to avoid in-breeding: Study

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Sports

BCCI draft constitution submitted in Supreme Court
A draft constitution of the BCCI was submitted in the Supreme Court in a sealed cover on Monday, incorporating suggestions of the Justice RM Lodha panel on reforms in the cash-rich cricket body.

Manoj strikes gold, Shiva settles for silver at Boxing Nationals
Manoj Kumar claimed his second successive National Championships' gold but Shiva Thapa settled for a silver on an eventful day of summit clashes in the premier domestic boxing event on Monday.

Close shave at SAI: Arrow pierces neck of 14-year-old archer
A 14-year-old archer from Sports Authority of India (Bolpur) had a close shave after an arrow pierced through the right side of her neck during a practice session this morning.

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Technology

1MORE iBFree Bluetooth in-ear water-resistant headphones launched at Rs 3,999
US-based consumer electronics audio company 1More has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of iBFree Bluetooth in-ear headphones in India.

Vodafone to offer 84GB data for 84 days at Rs 496, check details here
One of India’s leading telecom operator Vodafone has rolled out an offer for its new prepaid users.

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 received a permanent price cut in India
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s phablet Mi Max 2 has received a permanent price cut in India.

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Education

Supreme Court for comprehensive guidelines for safety of kids in schools
The Supreme Court said today that it would frame comprehensive guidelines to ensure safety and security of schoolchildren, and ordered compilation of norms formulated by the Centre and states for its consideration.

CBSE invites online applications for scholarship schemes
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has invited online applications from eligible students who passed Class X examination in 2017 from the CBSE affiliated Schools for scholarship schemes.

'Gulab jamun', 'abba' sweeten Oxford lexicon
As per the latest list of inclusions, 70 new Indian words from Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Hindi and Gujarati languages have been added to the dictionary. Several most-commonly used words in India like 'jugaad', 'dadagiri', 'achcha', 'bapu' and 'surya namaskar' are now part of the Oxford dictionary.

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Mumbai

One dead, six hurt as dumper rams into three cars on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

South Mumbai park row: BMC to shift fire engine after rap

India belongs to Hindus first, others later: Sena
The Shiv Sena mouthpiece, Saamna, on Monday stated that India belonged to Hindus first and others later.

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Delhi

Mumbai-Delhi business class flyer plants bomb note in toilet

Court allows early hearing in Najeeb case
Nine JNU students will tell a court on November 9 about their decision on lie-detector test in connection with Najeeb Ahmed missing case.The court, meanwhile, allowed the CBI plea seeking early hearing of the case.

SC asks Unitech to deposit Rs 750 crore to refund homebuyers

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Bangalore

7 years on, power project a non-starter

Short-term courses help them foray into teaching

Ramachandra Guha, Yesudas and hockey star Raghunath to get Rajyotsava awards

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Hyderabad

Exotic plants worth Rs 2cr to adorn Metro corridor

After white coat, she dons khaki

HC restrains Lodha from selling 73 unsold houses

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Chennai

Nilavembu row: Chennai cops say no case against Kamal Haasan

Madras high court sets 1 year deadline to settle accident relief claims

Caught cheating in UPSC exam, police officer behind bars

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Ahmedabad

Sardar praised Ahmedabad for its peaceful protests

RTO mulling creation of help centres to cut out touts

Cops chase illegal liquor ahead of elections

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Allahabad

North Central Railways preparing to confront winter
From proper functioning of modified automatic signalling gears, availability of retro-reflective cross marks on the ends of SLRs (last vehicle of train), and review of rail-fracture prone locations etc are several of the steps that the railways would be taking in the next fortnight to confront winters.

BJP joint panel to pick 3 names from each ward

Municipal polls: Uptick in number of women candidates seeking BJP tickets

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Bhubaneswar

East Coast Railway to tie-up with corporate houses for Wi-Fi services at small stations

Odisha government issues fresh guidelines for safety and security of inmates in residential schools for ST and SC students
To ensure safe and secure learning atmosphere for inmates in residential schools run by SC, ST development department, Odisha government on Monday issued fresh guidelines.

OMFED ties up with Grozip for online marketing of milk and milk products
To provide milk and other milk products prepared by the Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (OMFED) at customers’ doorsteps on Monday signed an MoU with Grozip, a city-based online grocery service. Grozip will make home delivery of various OMFED products on a phone call or click of a mouse.

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Bhopal

NGT reserves final judgments on Narmada

Rly uses drone to survey new track, activist cries foul

'Antique coins' stolen from a house in Shivaji Nagar

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Chandigarh

'Badalde Rishte' in today's world

Kid drowns in open water tank at Kajheri

Dengue cases in Patiala reach 1170

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