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Sunday, November 12, 2017

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Padmavati row: Mewar royals write to Modi, CBFC
Protests over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati' took a new turn with the erstwhile royal family of Mewar writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministry of information and broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to withhold permission to release the controversial film due on December 1.

Ads by kids, but not for kids
If you were a child of the '80s and '90s, you will remember the kids in the commercials. The Vick's Girl, the Britannia Boy, the Rasna Girl, the Sundrop Boy — we knew them by product and the clincher — the Vick's wink, the Sundrop cartwheel, the Rasna-love… They became the poster children of our fledgling consumerism.

Women membership rising as exclusive clubs open doors

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Business

Cognizant offers cash instead of stock options for senior management
Earlier this year, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) announced its plan to return return $3.4 billion to its shareholders over the next two years through share repurchase and dividends.

L&T Q2 net profit jumps 32% to Rs 2,020 crore
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) had clocked a net profit after tax and share in profit of joint ventures or associates of Rs 1,532 crore in the year-ago period.

Britannia Q2 up 12.5% on higher demand
Britannia's net profit rose to Rs 262 crore, for the quarter ended September 30, from Rs 232.7 crore, a year earlier. Revenue rose 4.36% to Rs 2,536 crore. Margins rose 116 bps to 15.1%.

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Environment

Pollution levels still severe in Delhi
As per the data collected from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 3pm was 423 (on a scale of 0 to 500) while the PM2.5 (particles with diameter less than 2.5) hovered around 422 units, considered "severe".

EU to play down divide between rich and developing nations
Developing countries, including India and China, on Thursday appealed the rich nations to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013-2020), guiding their climate action for next three years, by June 2018 to build trust and confidence in the multilateral process.

Air-pollution-causes-weak-bones,-fractures
If you are living in areas of high pollution, you are more likely to have bone fractures from osteoporosis, according to a study. The study was performed by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

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World

Mass graves holding '400 Islamic State victims' found in Iraq
Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected Islamic State group victims have been found near the former jihadist bastion of Hawija in northern Iraq, the regional governor said on Saturday.

China, Japan agree to deepen cooperation on N Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping also agreed to accelerate talks for an early implementation of a communication mechanism between their military forces, and to hold a trilateral summit with South Korea at the earliest possible date, Abe told reporters.

Xi most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong: Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping is the most powerful leader of China since Mao Zedong, US President Donald Trump said, underlining that the two leaders have developed a very good relationship.

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Entertainment

Pics: Virat - Anushka rule the red carpet
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma rule the red carpet at a sports event

Pic: Priyanka Chopra is bonding big time with Sofia Vergara
Taking to Instagram, PeeCee posted a picture of herself with famous model and actress Sofia Vergara.

Mira Rajput, Misha have fun on a trampoline
Mira recently shared a video of herself hopping on a trampoline with Misha and that is the cutest thing you will come across today

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Science

Gene therapy helps treat life-threatening skin disease
Scientists have successfully treated a child suffering from extensive skin damage due to a genetic disease using transplants derived from genetically modified cells.

Get a glimpse of Jupiter's stunning southern hemisphere
The colour-enhanced view captures one of the white ovals in the "String of Pearls," one of eight massive rotating storms at 40 degrees south latitude on the gas giant planet, NASA said.

Uber joins forces with NASA to develop flying taxis
"Uber's participation in NASA's UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) Project will help the company's goal of starting demonstration flights of uberAIR in select US cities by 2020," the ride-sharing company said in a statement.

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Sports

Sri Lankan batsmen make merry on day one of warm-up game
Four batsmen scored half-centuries to take Sri Lanka to 411 for six on day one of their two-day warm-up against Board President's XI on Saturday.

AIFF fiasco: SC stays Delhi HC order
The Supreme Court stayed the order of the Delhi High Court allowing all AIFF elected committees to function on a regular basis, a release issued by the federation stated.

Ranji Trophy: Gritty Gambhir fights lonely battle for Delhi
Gautam Gambhir showed enormous patience during his undefeated 135 while some of the junior batsmen threw away their wickets as Delhi reached 277 for four at stumps on day three of the Ranji Trophy Group A game against Karnataka.

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Technology

Uber loses UK appeal bid to overturn workers' rights decision
The US ride-hailing service has faced regulatory and legal setbacks around the world amid opposition from traditional taxi services and concern among some regulators.

9 smartphones available on discount on Flipkart
If you are waiting to buy a new smartphone then this is the right time. Indian e-commerce major Flipkart is organising Smartphone Bonanza days from November 9 to November 11.

Gionee M7 Power smartphone with bezel-less display to launch in India on November 15
Chinese smartphone maker Gionee is all set to launch its first bezel-less smartphone in India. The company has started sending out media invites for the launch event on November 15, where it will unveil the Gionee M7 Power smartphone.

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Education

Union Cabinet approves creation of National Testing Agency
Establishment of NTA will benefit about 40 lakh students appearing in various entrance examinations. It will relieve the CBSE, AICTE and other agencies from responsibility of conducting these entrance examinations, and also bring in high reliability.

Tata Memorial launches online oncology tutorial to train doctors
Tata Memorial Centre is launching an online oncology tutorial series to train doctors across the country on early detection, prevention and basics of treatment. The online course is being developed in association with digital partner, Omnicuris.

India inks $119 million loan pact with World Bank for Odisha's education scheme
India signed a loan agreement with World Bank to improve the quality of students' access to selected institutions. The agreement for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan equivalent to $119 million is for Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence and Equity Project.

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Mumbai

Video of traffic constable towing car with woman and baby goes viral

Sena neta held for assault on journalist

Two armed men barge into Kalyan shop, flee with Rs 3.5 lakh in gold, cash

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Delhi

Brakes on odd-even in Delhi as NGT rejects exemptions
The Delhi cabinet went into a huddle and reached a consensus that given the load it would put on Delhi's transport system and pose a threat to women's security, it would not be feasible to go ahead. So, pending an appeal to NGT on Monday for the exemptions to be restored, the government put the scheme on hold.

8-year-old dies, three hurt in car accident

To fund Europe trip, 3 become robbers

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Bangalore

Four STPs opened around Bellandur Lake
Under fire from the National Green Tribunal for failure to curb the discharge of untreated sewage into Bellandur Lake, the most polluted waterbody in the city, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday commissioned four Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in and around Bellandur.

BMRCL back to original alignment for Cantt Metro station?
With growing criticism over BMRCL’s move to shift the proposed Metro station away from the Cantonment railway station, the state government has reportedly asked BMRCL to conduct another survey of the original alignment.

Six poachers strike CV Raman's house, steal 2 sandalwood trees
A gang of six armed poachers stole two sandalwood trees from a Malleswaram house which was once home to Nobel laureate and scientist CV Raman. The miscreants entered the premises in the wee hours of Saturday when the security guards were half asleep.

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Hyderabad

Students protest against long school hours in Hyderabad
Students of Gowtham Model School, Chaitanyapuri in Hyderabad sat on a dharna in front of the school premises on Saturday against long school hours.

Hostels raids regular affair at UoH: Officials
A day after the students of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) held a massive protest demanding revocation of suspension of 10 students, officials clarified that the raid at the men’s hostel on November 3 was not an isolated case as they undertake such checks at least twice/thrice a month.

Dia Mirza, Amala bat for tuskers and animal rights

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Chennai

Tamil Nadu lags behind in startup policy: IIT-Madras
Ranjani Ayyar.

CM EK Palaniswami promises Chennai fifth reservoir, of 1tmc capacity, in next 5 months

'Searches by I-T ongoing at places belonging to associates of Sasikala'
A senior I-T official said, "Vivek and his associates used the money from these bank accounts to buy movable and immovable properties worth several crores.".

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Ahmedabad

Atrocities on Una Dalits a minor incident, says Ram Vilas Paswan

GST changes save BJP the blushes in ceramic hubs

'Gujarat needs BJP for continuity of Vikas'

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Allahabad

Highway robber arrested
A highway robber, belonging to an inter-district gang involved in looting trucks and holding drivers and cleaners captive on highways, was arrested near Mama Bhanja crossing in Allahabad on Friday.

Railway employee masterminds cable thefts
RPF Naini have arrested a railway gangman identified as Ganesha Kumar and two of his accomplices from Jigna on the charges of cutting and stealing of signaling cable.

Bhoomi Pujan for reserve police lines held
A bhoomi poojan for reserve police lines on the Magh Mela campus was held here on Friday.

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Bhubaneswar

Retired IPS officer Binay Behera dies
Binay Behera, who retired as Director General (Fire Services & Home Guards) on October 31, died here on Saturday. The 1982-batch IPS officer was admitted in a private hospital on November 1 day after his retirement.

BJP team visits dengue affected Salia Sahi

'Campus to Corporate' programme for better placement of management students

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Bhopal

MP LOP writes to PM demanding capital punishment for rapists
Madhya Pradesh leader of Opposition Ajay Singh on Saturday shot letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Rajnath Singh demanding amending law for provision of capital punishment for rapists.

MP LOP returns state foundation day invitation card to CM
In a democracy, the Opposition in a state is the alternative government and leader of Opposition (LOP) considered as alternative chief minister.

Tiger cubs' death: Madhya Pradesh SIC orders to produce original records
In a first, Madhya Pradesh state information commissioner Sukhraj Singh has ordered Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) authorities to submit original documents related to death of three cubs, which were kept in an enclosure.

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Chandigarh

Youth trying to reach US drowns along Panama coast

EVMs, VVPATs under 3 tier security

Punjab killings: 'Probe into Dera follower's murder led to terror plan'

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