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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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NYT cuts a 'sari' figure after attack on Indian attire

President confers awards on Dangal's Zaira, Super 30's Anand Kumar
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday presented the National Child Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Children’s Day. This year’s recipients included Super 30’s Anand Kumar and actress Zaira Wasim of Dangal and Secret Superstar fame.

Ahead of International Film Festival of India, script goes haywire

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Business

October trade deficit widens to near 3-year high of $14.02 billion as exports decline

China factory output slows as government cracks down on pollution
Output at factories and workshops expanded 6.2 per cent on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, slowing from 6.6 per cent in September and below a forecast of 6.3 per cent in a Bloomberg News survey.

IndiGo moves court against DIAL order for partial shifting of flights at IGI Airport
Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL) had told IndiGo that from January 4, 2018, its flights to and from Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will be from T2 only.

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Environment

International Solar Alliance to become legal entity on Dec 6
The International Solar Alliance, which will become a legal entity on December 6, has planned to add 1,000 gigawatt (GW) of solar power across the globe by 2030. It is estimated that the plan to create 1000 GW of solar power capacity will need an investment of nearly 1,200 billion Euros by 2030.

Scientists warn of 'giant leap backward'
Carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise this year after a three-year pause, scientists said at UN climate talks on Monday, warning that "time is running out", even as White House officials used the occasion to champion the fossil fuels that drive global warming.

NGT caps daily Vaishno Devi traffic at 50,000 pilgrims
Considering the Vaishno Devi Bhawan cannot accommodate more than 50,000 people, a NGT bench headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said any additional pilgrims would be stopped at Ardhkuwari or Katra town. The green panel also said the new path to the shrine exclusively for pedestrians and battery-operated cars should be opened from November 24.

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World

Giant diamond in necklace sells for $33.7m at Geneva auction
The largest-ever D-flawless diamond to be put up for auction, mounted in a diamond and emerald necklace, has sold for $33.7 million at Christie's in Geneva, including buyer's fees. The white, matchbox-size "Creation 1'' diamond from Swiss jeweler de Grisogono weighs a whopping 163 carats.

Australians vote in favour of same-sex marriage
Almost 62 percent of the 12.7 million people who participated in the two-month postal survey voted in favour of allowing gay marriage, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced at a press conference in Canberra. The "no" vote garnered 38.4 percent.

At least three killed in shooting at California school
At least three people were killed and two children were wounded on Tuesday in a shooting at a school in rural Northern California, authorities said. The shooting broke out at a home in Tehama County and continued at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, local authorities were quoted as saying.

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Entertainment

Pic: When the Bachchans attended a wedding

Pics: Amrita Puri ties the knot in a destination wedding
‘Kai Po Che’ actress Amrita Puri tied the knot with her longtime beau Imrun Sethi in a very intimate destination wedding in Bangkok.

'Padmavati': Deepika Padukone defines royalty in every frame
Deepika has been winning hearts with her royal avatar and grace.

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Science

Space delivery: Astronauts get ice cream, make-own pizzas
A commercial supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, two days after launching from Virginia. Besides equipment and experiments, the Orbital ATK capsule holds chocolate and vanilla ice cream for the six station astronauts, as well as make-your-own flatbread pizzas.

Space Delivery: Astronauts get ice cream, make-own pizzas
Astronauts are getting a mouth-watering haul with the latest Earth-to-space delivery — pizza and ice cream. A commercial supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, two days after launching from Virginia.

Simple water test could reduce bone disease in India
A simple colour-changing test to detect fluoride in drinking water could help prevent skeletal fluorosis, the crippling bone disease, in developing countries like India, says a study.

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Sports

Look at your career before commenting on Dhoni: Shastri
India's chief coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday once again extended unflinching support to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying those commenting on the two-time World Cup winning former skipper should look back at their own careers.

India hold Myanmar to 2-2 draw at AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Already through to the main tournament, India played out a 2-2 draw against Myanmar in the return-leg match of the AFC Asian Cup qualifying Group A match on Tuesday.

Focus on remaining No. 1 in Tests: Rahane
India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday said their 9-0 clean sweep in Sri Lanka will have no bearing in the return series and they remain focussed on maintaining the No. 1 spot in Tests.

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Technology

Intex launches Aqua Lions T1 and Aqua Jewel 2, price starts at Rs 4,999

HTC unveils Vive Focus standalone VR headset and Vive Wave Open Platform
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has announced its Focus Standalone VR headset at the Vive Developers Conference (VDC) in Beijing, China.

Nike introduces limited edition Midnight Fog Apple Watch Series 3
Nike has partnered with Apple in order to launch a new variant of the Apple Watch Series 3, which will match its upcoming Air VaporMax running shoes.

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Education

25 lakh kids part of largest national learning survey

US still top draw, but growth rate of Indian students halves: Survey
Though the US is still a much-favoured destination for Indian students, the percentage of increase in fresh enrolments by Indians halved in 2016-2017 to 12.3% from almost 25% the previous year, according to the latest Open Doors survey conducted by the Institute of International Education.

Fresh enrolment in US universities fall, India growth halved
After six years of formidable growth, the United States of America saw a decline in fresh enrolments in fall 2016. Nearly 10,000 fewer candidates signed up this year taking the new student count to about 2.9 lakh, a 3% decrease from the previous year. Growth from India halved as well as the student count in the USA is now 1.8 lakh.

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Mumbai

Industrialised Maha's health report not the most glowing

WR may run only four AC services per day initially

Police return woman's bag with Rs 1.4 lakh jewellery

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Delhi

Committed to preserve Taj Mahal: Uttar Pradesh government

Work on 1.4 lakh CCTVs by April: Satyendar Jain

Driverless trains may debut by month-end

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Bangalore

Children's Day gift: 'Unusual tales' for book aficionados

Young bravehearts set examples for peers

Rlys seeks ideas from architects, students to give Byappanahalli stn a new look

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Hyderabad

Marsh land transformed into state-of-the-art Uppal depot

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to raise 1,000 crore through bonds
1,000 crore needed to fund the ambitious Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP).

10 km Metro stretch yet to get safety cert

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Chennai

Green water on streets scares Kodungaiyur residents

Frequency of buses on loss-making routes down

Heroes then, villains now: MTC lets city down this monsoon

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Ahmedabad

Sanitation workers behind red crosses
Authorities have concluded that red crosses painted outside several Muslim and a few Hindu residential colonies in the posh Paldi neighborhood were markings associated with a door-to-door garbage collection programme. But the crosses were not rendered in the prescribed format, stoking panic in the Muslim colonies.

Ishrat's mother opposes former DGP Pandey's discharge petition
Ishrat Jahan’s mother Shamima Kauser on Tuesday opposed the discharge application filed by former DGP P P Pandey in connection with the 2004 encounter case.

High court dismisses plea against wind power auction
A division bench of Gujarat high court on Tuesday refused to stay the wind power auction and rejected the appeal filed by Indian Wind Energy Association against a single judge bench’s order.

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Allahabad

Fake IDs being used for sending obscene messages
Fake IDs are being used to send obscene and vulgar movie clip or photograph on cell phones and social networking sites of fairer sex in Allahabad.

Will talk to Sunni board: Akhara chief

Trishool to finish corruption, tarazu for unbiased development

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Bhubaneswar

GI for Banglar Rasogolla: Bengal's victory is not Odisha's defeat

Children's Day: Odisha CM strikes a chord with them; announces scholarships and schemes
Striking a chord with lakhs of school children Chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced a package of gifts on Children’s Day here on Tuesday.

Sahaya children celebrate Children's Day
To sprout smile on faces of physically challenged children, volunteers of Jay Jagannath Group Odisha, a voluntary outfit, organised drawing, sports and cultural activities at Sahaya, a Red Cross-managed institute for the disabled kids in Cuttack on Tuesday.

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Bhopal

Sand mining now open to all

Number blunder: Two vehicles, same registration

Doc booked for beating drunk man misbehaving with him

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Chandigarh

Amarinder Singh refuses to meet Arvind Kejriwal

7-hour traffic closure throws rail service off track
Confusion prevailed at Ludhiana railway station on Tuesday after the northern railway authorities decided to close the Ludhiana-Ambala section for seven hours in order to construct subways at two spots.

P1: Amarinder snubs Kejriwal, refuses to meet him

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