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Thursday, October 05, 2017

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India

Fast-fashion Zara goes online to get festive boost

BJP is not a communal party: Mukul Roy

New, expensive cancer drugs may be of little use: Study

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Business

India to renegotiate LNG rate with US, Russia
After getting Qatar and Australia to lower gas price, India is seeking to renegotiate rate of LNG it has contracted from the US and Russia to reflect current market realities, GAIL Chairman and MD B C Tripathi said on Wednesday.

Data of over 6,000 Indian companies up for sale: Quick Heal
Global IT security firm Quick Heal's Enterprise Security brand Seqrite has discovered an advertisement on DarkNet forum that claims to have access to data of over 6,000 Indian businesses that include Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Amazon to double price of Prime service to Rs 999
Amazon says Prime subscribers typically buy more than non-Prime users. One out of three orders placed on its platform is from Prime subscribers and their purchasing power sees an uptick during festive seasons and major sale events.

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Environment

Tropical bird likely blown off course by hurricane dies

Nepal, India to conduct first joint tiger count
For the first time, Nepal and India will undertake a joint tiger census next month in their national parks, forests and protected areas adjoining the two countries using a globally-recognised method, officials said on Monday. The counting of tigers will begin from the second week of November.

Delhi zoo begins National Wildlife Week celebrations
The Delhi zoo on Sunday began the National Wildlife Week celebrations, with many activities planned for school children and wildlife enthusiasts in its premises. The official said the park has added the theme of the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' to the ongoing wildlife week celebrations this year.

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World

Russian military accuses US of 'supporting' IS group
The Russian defence ministry on Wednesday suggested the United States was supporting Islamic State jihadists, enabling them to mount counter-offensive attacks in eastern Syria.

UK's Theresa May says sorry for poor election
British Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to her party on Wednesday for a disastrous election result and promised economic help for struggling families, as she tried to restore momentum to a divided government.

Saudi Arabia men react to women driving
With many carrots and some sticks, ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia seeks to tackle entrenched male attitudes towards women drivers before millions take the wheel, many for the first time, next June.

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Entertainment

Childhood picture: Salman and his siblings
The Salman Khan and his Khan-dan is one big happy family of the film industry which stays together amid all odds.

Sunny Leone looks bewitching in a black backless gown
Sunny Leone has shared a picture on her Instagram which will surely make fans go weak in their knees.

Pic: Suhana's striking resemblance to dad SRK
Shah Rukh Khan’s darling daughter Suhana is all grown up and is among the most talked about star kids in Bollywood.

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Science

'Drain pipes' in human brains uncovered
By scanning the brains of healthy volunteers, scientists have found the first, long-sought evidence that our brains may drain out some waste through lymphatic vessels, the body's sewer system.

Microscope trailblazers win 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize
Scientists Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for developing cryo-electron microscopy which simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules.

Gravitational wave detectors could unlock dark matter mystery
Dark matter is a mysterious and as-yet-unobserved component of the universe. Its nature remains unknown, but scientists estimate that it is five times as abundant as ordinary matter throughout the universe.

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Sports

Coach Shastri gets Rs 1.20 crore for 3 months
Chief coach Ravi Shastri was paid a little over Rs 1.20 crore for his services during the first three months of his new tenure with the Indian cricket team.

Mahaveer first Indian to claim European racing title
Mahaveer Raghunathan became the first Indian to win a European racing championship when he sped to victory in the last two races of the prestigious Boss GP Championship (Formula Class).

Ruthless Halep ousts Sharapova from China Open
Maria Sharapova was emphatically dumped out of the China Open in the third round on Wednesday by Simona Halep, going down 6-2, 6-2 to Romania's world number two.

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Technology

Google PixelBook specifications leaked ahead of official launch
Search giant Google is all set to launch its much-awaited Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 smartphones at an event in San Francisco at 9:30PM (IST).

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 smartphone to launch in India on October 10
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is all set to launch its first bezel less smartphone in India. The company has scheduled an event for October 10, where it will unveil the Mi Mix 2.

Airtel offers 84GB data at Rs 799 to prepaid users
It seems that Airtel is all geared up to give tough competition to Reliance Jio.

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Education

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.

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.

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Mumbai

Sena won't quit state govt even if Rane is mantri, rank & file in a fix

State to challenge `sex pest' Thane jailer's reinstatement

Government officers get notices for joining Maratha morcha

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Delhi

Punjab farmers protest outside NGT office

Delhi House passes guest teachers bill
The bill to regularise the services of guest teachers in Delhi government schools was passed at a special session of the assembly on Wednesday after a heated discussion which led to an Opposition walkout.

Rs 3,000 crore plan to stop sewer deaths in Delhi
The civic agencies have submitted an action plan to the Delhi lieutenant governor for mechanised cleaning of sewers and drains. The equipment for this will cost around Rs 3,000 crore.

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Bangalore

Geethavishnu gets bail, told to cooperate

Karnataka advocates keep off courts over HC judge's exit
The Karnataka State Bar Council had, on September 27, 2017, passed a resolution asking advocates to abstain from courts following the sudden resignation of Justice Patel.

More than 10,000 runners to compete in Bengaluru Marathon
More than 10,000 athletes are expected to hit the streets in the fourth edition of the Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon, which will be held here on October 15.

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Hyderabad

Man held for making Rs 8crore by duping hundreds by promising them government job

Decline in repeat traffic offences recorded since new penalty system

Advocates decry police inaction

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Chennai

Sasikala's husband gets 19-yr-old brain-dead's liver, kidney
Doctors at Gleneagles Global Health City in Chennai have done a dual organ transplant on M Natarajan, husband of jailed AIADMK neta V K Sasikala.

Memories of a golden chapter in TN cricket

When protests in Tamil Nadu reached perilous heights

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Ahmedabad

Gujarat seeks PM's help to set up gau mantralaya
A new note has been added to the clamour over cow protection. Gujarat Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board chairman and former Union minister Vallabh Kathiria met Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month and made a representation proposing that a `gau mantralaya' be set up at the national level.

Now, an app that will alert cops incognito
One of the biggest refrains that deter citizens from alerting cops regarding any crime or wrong-doing in society is that they do not want to get tangled in tedious police procedures. An app is being developed by IIM students in collaboration with cops that will allow conscientious citizens to do his or her duty with the freedom of anonymity.

'Happiness is free, don't ever pay for it'

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Allahabad

Student union election process commences at AU
With the sale of application form for contesting various posts of Allahabad University student union (AUSU) elections from the union hall, the process for holding the next AUSU elections commenced on the varsity campus, on Wednesday.

Lone crusader cleaning AU campus
While AU student leaders are defying the Lyngdoh committee norms by pasting posters and hanging hoardings in the run up to AUSU polls, a professor has taken up the task of cleaning the campus on his own. Prof N B Singh of the department of botany, along with a few AU employees, is removing the hoardings and cleaning the walls for the past one week.

Class XI, XII students arrested for loot, making obscene clip
Three teenagers, two of them studying in class XI and XII, were arrested on Wednesday on charges of committing loot in a property dealer’s house and making vulgar clip of his wife on September 17.

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Bhubaneswar

Rare photo exhibition chronicles journey of Odia film music begins
A unique exhibition Geeti Chhaya which featured more than 100 rare photographs chronicling the evolution of Odia film music from1950 up to 1986 inaugurated at State Museum here on Wednesday. Culture minister Ashok Panda inaugurated the exhibition that brought to the fore men behind Odia film songs.

BJP criticizes state govt on low voltage problem in rural areas

Farmer rally in Bhubaneswar on Oct 30

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Bhopal

Protesters ink houses, vehicles of MLA, corporators

Adampur may settle for MSW as decibels grow against abattoir

Docs should give free treatment to rape, child abuse survivors: Satyarthi

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Chandigarh

`Panchkula violence planned in Sirsa'
The conspiracy by Dera Sacha Sauda followers to trigger violence in Panchkula on August 25 was reportedly hatched at the dera headquarters in Sirsa on August 17, the day the special CBI court had reserved its verdict in the rape cases against Gurmeet Ram Rahim.

Punjab farmers protest outside NGT office

Your Diwali sweets may land you in hospital

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