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Sunday, November 05, 2017

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India

Team of 30 cooks up world record with 918kg khichdi

Sew macho: Meet the dudes who are tripping on thread

Meet India's IPL-style e-sportsmen

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Business

India offers golden opportunities for global investors: Gadkari
India offers "golden opportunities" for global investors in sectors such as infrastructure, transport, agriculture and food processing, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.

Govt woos investors to tap India's agriculture sector
The government is implementing various schemes to promote these sectors in order to double farmers' income by 2022, he said at the World Food India 2017 event here.

Debt ridden Reliance Communication to shut voice calls from December 1
Loss-making telecom operator Reliance Communications will shut down voice call service from December 1 and its customers can move to other networks by the end of the year, as per direction issued by telecom regulator Trai on Saturday.

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Environment

5 things to know about Bonn climate summit

Greenland's ice at more risk than thought: Study
Up to four times more coastal glaciers in Greenland are at risk of accelerated melting than previously thought, say scientists who have mapped the region's coastal seafloor and bedrock beneath its massive ice sheet.

Shortfall in climate action is 'catastrophic': UN

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World

ISIS car bombing kills dozens of displaced in Syria
A car bombing carried out by the Islamic State group killed dozens of displaced people in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor today, a monitor said.

Lebanese prime minister resigns, saying his life in danger
In his statement, Hariri said Iran was "losing in its interference in the affairs of the Arab world", adding that Lebanon would "rise as it had done in the past" and "cut off the hands that wickedly extend into it". Hariri became Lebanon's prime minister late last year.

China: up to 3 yrs in prison for disrespecting anthem
According to the amendment passed Saturday in Beijing, penalties include detention, imprisonment of up to three years and the deprivation of political rights. Such punishments previously applied to desecration of the national flag and emblem in public, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Entertainment

Vidya Balan: People's view has changed about the film industry now
As Vidya Balan heads to visit the Rann festival at the popular Rann of Kutch today, the actress, who is in Gujarat, paused to interact with the media.

Sushant Singh Rajput-Sara Ali Khan starrer 'Kedarnath' finally gets a release date
Yes, we have to wait a long time to see Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's daughter Sara Ali Khan's debut film on the big screen.

Virat credits Anushka Sharma for making him more sensible

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Science

2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988: NASA
The hole in Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, NASA satellite measurements from this year have revealed. NOAA and NASA collaborate to monitor the growth and recovery of the ozone hole every year.

Metal from dinosaur-killing asteroid can destroy cancer cells

Wash or wipe? Indians do it right
Indians have always washed their bottoms while countries like Japan, Italy and Greece commonly use bidets to clean themselves. Countries such as Britain, the US and Australia typically rely on toilet paper to get the job done.

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Sports

2nd T20I: New Zealand beat India by 40 runs, level series 1-1
Pacer Trent Boult took four wickets to help New Zealand beat India by 40 runs in the second T20I in Rajkot on Saturday. New Zealand levelled the three-match series 1-1 with the comprehensive victory.

PV Sindhu slams airline ground-staff for rude behaviour
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu took to Twitter to express her anger over the 'rude' behaviour of an airline ground staff when she was flying to Mumbai on Saturday.

We were not good enough with the bat: Virat Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli praised New Zealand for their impressive effort but also admitted that his batsmen "were not good enough" on the day as they lost the second T20 International by 40 runs.

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Technology

In reversal, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon back bill on human trafficking
Major US tech firms reversed course Friday and endorsed a proposal in Congress which could hold website owners liable for human trafficking.

Sales of iPhone X begin: Can Apple live up to the hype?
Apple's iPhone X went on sale Friday, as the company scrambles to meet demand for a marquee device that sports a lush screen, facial-recognition skills and a $1,000 price tag .

BenQ launches designer monitor PD2710QC in India at Rs 62,500
Consumer electronics brand BenQ has added a new model to its designer monitor series in India with the launch of PD2710QC. Priced at Rs 62,500, the device is exclusively available on Amazon India's website.

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Education

UP board practical exams from December 15

Punjabi University signs MoU with Canada's University of Fraser Valley

Give back to society, help needy students: President to IIT Delhi alumni

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Mumbai

Maharashtra for sexed semen tech to produce more cows
In a move that is likely to boost milk production in the state, the Maharashtra government is in the process of adopting `sexed or sorted semen,' a breeding technology which increases the chances of a cow producing a female calf.

In new parenting trend, kids being kept screen-free

All additional municipal commissioners in BMC chosen for Gujarat poll duty

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Delhi

Air quality dips, cyclothon participants to wear masks
A major cyclothon, 'Saksham Pedal Delhi', is being held on Sunday morning amidst the capital's deteriorating air quality, causing concern about the impact on the health of the participants.

VIP traffic upsets IGI flight timings

Congress mocks AAP for picking P Chidambaram as counsel
The selection of former Union minister P Chidambaram to argue Delhi government’s jurisdiction conflict with the lieutenant governor in the Supreme Court led to the Congress jeering at the Aam Aadmi Party, even as the latter insisted he had been chosen by the state government for his expertise in law and for sharing a similar view on the dispute.

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Bangalore

Two urban poor per ward to get free stents soon

Committee likely to favour separate flag for Karnataka

BJP's young turks waiting in the wings pose challenges to old guard

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Hyderabad

Hyderabad's signature cuisine: Biryani, Tirupati laddoo & idli-dosa get India Post stamp

IMAGE Tower for animation, gaming
945 crore.The project will be taken up on a public-private partnership mode, the government said in a release on Saturday.

Shuttler's dad smashes Indigo innocence plea
The spat between shuttler P V Sindhu and Indigo drew mixed reactions on social media with some coming out in her support, and others criticising her for demanding special treatment.

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Chennai

Tasmac salesman locks himself up, dies

Railway employees try to save 100-yr-old Royapuram press

Community fridge initiative expands, now in Mylapore
The residents of an apartment complex in Mylapore have set up a community fridge outside their compound.This is the second such venture in the city, the first one being outside a hotel near Nageshwara Rao Park.

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Ahmedabad

Got any proof? Submit in court: Amit Shah on allegations against son

1917 Gujarat Political Conference raised cry for Swaraj

CEE hosts Australian students

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Allahabad

UP board practical exams from December 15

Dev Deepawali celebrated in Sangam city, Allahabad
Hundreds of people on Saturday celebrated Dev Deepawali on the ghats. They also took holy dip in the Sangam which is considered to be auspicious on the day of Kartik Purnima. People of Sikh community also celebrated Guru Nanak Jayanti. Thousands of devotees have planned to light diyas at Sangam in the night.

Allahabad high court fines DoT Rs 50,000
The Allahabad high court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the department of telecommunications (DoT) for wrongly implicating and initiating departmental proceedings against an employee, which resulted into denial of promotion and other increments during his service.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha forms committee to resolve teachers' issues
The state government on Saturday forms a committee to look into the demands of various teachers organisations.

Odisha government pegs pest-damage at 1.10 lakh hectare
More than 1.10 lakh hectares of paddy crop stands damaged by pests in 16 districts, agriculture minister Damodar Rout said here on Saturday.

Amul to invest Rs 250 crore in dairy sector in Odisha

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Bhopal

'Teacher asked me to take off salwar after allegations of stealing money'
In a shameful incident in a government school of Damoh, a dalit school girl was made to undress after a student levelled allegations of stealing Rs 70 on November 2. However, the incident came to light when the education department set up a committee of principals on Saturday to look into the allegations after the parents protested for alleged disrobing of their daughter.

CBI has turned into RSS 'shakha', says Kamal Nath
Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for having claimed that Vyapam evidence was not tampered with, thereby giving a relief to chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Nagaland Hut renovation underway at IGRMS
After being shut for nearly two years, the Kunemechi Rich Man House at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalay (IGRMS) is finally being renovated.

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Chandigarh

GST hogs limelight in youth parliament

'London thumakda' on themes of 4 local designers

Nabha murder case: Second accused arrested
The accused contract killer who shot dead the Nabha based commission agent a week ago has now been arrested by the police and presented before the local court of Pamalpreet Kaur where he was sent to four-day police-remand.

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