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THE TIMES OF INDIA

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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India

Made in India robot becomes PM Modi's 'Mitra'

Warrant against Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani

UP's anti-Romeo squad quieter now, thanks to IIM lessons

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Business

SoftBank offers to buy Uber shares at 30% discount

Paytm aims to make e-bank No. 1 in digital space

Net neutrality exemptions fine: Experts
New net neutrality recommendations released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday says that internet and telecom service providers must treat online data in a nondiscriminatory manner.

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Environment

'Air pollution neither city nor winter specific'
A study has pointed out that air pollution is neither Delhi-specific or limited to winter alone. At least four other cities have suffered more compared to Delhi in terms of the number of days and severity of air pollution.

'30% premature deaths in India due to air pollution'
Highlighting major links between environment and health, a study released here on Monday held lifestyle diseases like obesity, mental health, cancer and heart diseases to count a few, as the major killers in India.

Jonathan, St. Helena's ancient tortoise, awaits visitors
Aged at least 185, Jonathan should prepare himself for an influx of visitors now that an airport has opened on the small island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean. The giant tortoise is perhaps the world's oldest land animal, living in pampered luxury on the remote British island of St. Helena.

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World

Prince Harry proposed to Meghan over roast chicken

'North Korea could launch missile within days'
US government experts think North Korea could conduct a new missile test within days, in what would be its first launch since it fired a missile over Japan in mid-September, two authoritative US government sources said on Tuesday.

Kenya president sworn in after months-long election turmoil
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term Tuesday in what some hoped would be the end of months of election turmoil, which Kenyatta said stretched the country "almost to the breaking point."

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Entertainment

Pic: Sunny Leone-Daniel Weber bare it all
Sunny Leone and hubby Daniel Weber who have always been upfront about supporting social causes, recently dared to bare in a jaw-dropping photoshoot

Pic: This is what Taimur does for leisure
Here is another picture of the adorable toddler that will melt your heart.

Yami Gautam's best fashion choices
The ‘Kaabil’ actress is also known for her trendy yet comfortable fashion sense. Her style and charming smile make a perfect pair as she looks absolutely endearing in these outfits.

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Science

Touch affects babies at molecular level, find researchers
Close, comforting contact between infants and their caregivers affect children at the molecular level – and the impact of this can be detected even four years later, fresh research from the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute has found.

Diabetes and high BMI are risk factors for cancer: Study
Diabetes and high body mass index (BMI over 25 kg/m2) were the cause of 5.6% of new cancer cases worldwide in 2012 – equivalent to 7,92,600 cases, says a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.

Russia says cannot make contact with new space satellite

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Sports

Virat Kohli undecided on Sri Lanka T20s
Rested from the one-dayers against Sri Lanka, Indian captain Virat Kohli is uncertain for the Twenty20 series as well and will decide on his participation after consulting the team management and the selection committee later this week.

India needs coach education program: Prakash Padukone
Indian badminton has been in the limelight for a while now and fans can't seem to have enough of PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma.

Ranji Trophy: In historic first, Kerala join Gujarat in quarters
The Kerala cricket team has made history by reaching the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time, joining defending champions Gujarat from Group B of the ongoing tournament.

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Technology

Xiaomi 'Desh Ka Smartphone' will be exclusively available on Flipkart
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi's upcoming handset, popularly being teased as 'Desh Ka Smartphone', will be exclusively avaialble on e-commerce portal Flipkart. The e-commerce website today put a teaser page of the device, confirming that Xiaomi will sell its 'Desh ka Smartphone' exclusively on Flipka

Trai backs net neutrality, is against discrimination of internet content
Telecom regulator Trai today proposed restrictions on service providers from entering into agreements which lead to discriminatory treatment of content on the Internet.

JioPhone to go on sale soon: All you need to know
This will be the second sale of Reliance Jio's JioPhone, which launched in late July this year. Since Sunday (November 26), the company has started sending messages to all those who had earlier registered for the phone.

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Education

India poised for a major place in higher education: UGC chairman

CISCE drops pass mark criteria for ICSE, ISC board examinations

Top Social Work Colleges 2017
It is absolutely unquestionable that the world badly needs people who can go out of their ways to serve humanity. Not just because of the wars but because of the inequality prevailing in the society, there is a need of people who can assist them and guide them, we call them social workers. A social worker is expected not just to sympathize but also empathize with the needy.

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Mumbai

State to get tough on licences for lifts & escalators
All under-construction buildings that want to install escalators or moving walks will need a licence issued by the government, failing which they will not get an Occupation Certificate. Installation of lifts already requires a licence. The move comes in the wake of a new policy approved by the state cabinet on Tuesday to regulate lifts, escalators and moving walks.

Poll vault: Pawar rattled by exodus from NCP to BJP
Key NCP leaders are deserting the party to join the BJP and the desertions have shaken its chief Sharad Pawar. The Maratha strongman met party workers and senior leaders and took stock of the situation in October.

Mumbai among worst hit by dengue this year in state
Pune, Mumbai, Nashik and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations collectively recorded 58% of dengue cases in Maharashtra so far this year, the latest report of the state health department has revealed.

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Delhi

Land identified for civilian flights from Hindon IAF base in Ghaziabad
Seven acres of land next to the Hindon air base in Ghaziabad have been identified to start civilian flight operations from the Indian Air Force (IAF) facility, which will effectively turn it into the second airport for commercial flights in Delhi-National Capital Region.

Man wanted in several states held
He had an LLB degree along with a B.Ed, but he decided to break the law instead of upholding it. Rajesh Meena, who is on the most wanted list of several states for committing several murders, extortion and robberies, was finally arrested by the Crime Branch along with his brother and an associate on Monday. He had entered the crime world by murdering a college student in 2008.

EDMC project for scientific disposal of plastic waste
East Delhi Municipal Corporation in collaboration with an NGO Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), an NGO, has initiated a project for scientific disposal of multi-layered plastics (MLP) as per the Plastic Waste Management Rules notified in 2016 by Centre.

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Bangalore

Cheating complaint by businessman baseless, says Flipkart
E-commerce major Flipkart rubbished the allegation that it had cheated an Indiranagar businessman of Rs 9.96 crore and threatened to sue him for defamation.

When janitors go on leave, students soil hands to keep college campus clean
Initiative Allows Housekeepers More Time With Family

Your last FB post could decide how customer care treats you
Whether you're put on hold or attended to immediately by customer service staff could depend on your last tweet, Facebook post or Instagram picture.

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Hyderabad

Australia's Hamish, 13, star attraction at GES

Glitz, glam, hardselling & robotic oops moment

Ivanka Trump only foreign woman after Diana to get red-carpet welcome

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Chennai

Residents stage blockade over sewage woes
Around 50 residents from Nethaji Nagar in Chromepet protested on Tuesday against the apathy of municipal officials after an overflowing drain led to sewage water flooding the streets for nearly a month.

8 injured in pile-up near Tambaram
Around eight people were injured when the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus they were travelling in rammed a tow vehicle and a car at Baraniputhur on Tambaram-Puzhal bypass on Monday night.

Training for poll officers on November 30
The first phase of training for election officials involved in the Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency bypoll process will take place on November 30 at the Government Polytechnic College in Washermenpet.

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Ahmedabad

33% slide in women nominees

Cong scion, Young Turk plan shows during Modi matinee

PM Modi's languages not grace his position: Modhwadia
Former Gujarat Congress president and senior leader Arjun Modhwadia said that the Prime Minister, during his public meetings on the 27th at Kutch, Jasdan and Dhari, spoke in a very derogatory manner which did not grace his designation.

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Allahabad

Board turns blind eye to tainted districts
At least 43% of the 431 examination centres debarred this year by UP Secondary Examination Board (UP Board) are among the top five ‘tainted' districts that have been figuring in ‘sensitive’ category of the Board for past eight years.

Civic polls: Allahabad records 34.20% voting

Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya, not in Middle East, says UP minister

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Bhubaneswar

Italian Consul General Damiano Francovigh meets Naveen Patnaik

Police to issue 'quit India' notice to Thai women rescued from prostitution racketeers

Odisha government takes action against 258 officials post CM's stop-PC diktat

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Bhopal

Co-op & rural banks buckle under Rs 4,200cr NPA

Why doesn't CM visit Icchawar, asks Cong MLA

Cong MLA claims infants dying due to malnutrition in Vidisha