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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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India

Cong's gain is Patidar loss: Number of Patel MLAs falls

Tally down, Shah blames Cong's 'casteist politics'

Modi attacks Hardik Patel, but reaches out to Patidars

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Business

Delhi ranks 7th in world's expensive premium office sites: JLL
The findings reveal that the most expensive premium office rent in the world is in Hong Kong, followed by London, New York, Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, San Francisco.

Government plans to dispose off 'enemy' properties soon
According to the amended Act, "Enemy property" refers to any property belonging to, held or managed on behalf of an enemy, an enemy subject or an enemy firm.

Nearly Rs 5,000 crore spent on printing of new Rs 500 notes
The government has informed the Lok Sabha that about Rs 5,000 crore was spent on printing of new Rs 500 currency notes post demonetisation.

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Environment

Rights groups for amendment in compensatory afforestation law
Highlighting discrepancies in carrying out compensatory afforestation across the country, leading forest rights groups and tribal organisations have submitted a petition to a parliamentary panel demanding repeal or amendment of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act to safeguard interests of 200 million forest dwellers who depend on forests for their livelihood.

Hold activities for pollution awareness: Delhi govt
Delhi government has directed schools in the national capital to spread awareness among students about air pollution by conducting special assemblies and inviting experts from technical organisations and civil society.

Environment ministry for relaxed deadline on emission norms
Instead of enforcing new emission standards for polluting coal-based thermal power plants, the Union environment ministry has supported the stand of power ministry in the Supreme Court seeking five year extension to the deadline for meeting those standards.

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World

Possibility of nuclear war in South Asia cannot be ruled out: Pak NSA
National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd.) Nasser Khan Janjua also accused the US of conspiring against the multi- billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with India, The Express Tribune reported.

Attack under way on Afghan forces in Kabul: Official
An Afghan official says an attack is underway in the country's capital where gunmen have raided and occupied a partially constructed building near an intelligence training centre in western Kabul. While gunshots and explosion in the area have been confirmed there is no word on casualties.

Power restored to Atlanta airport after daylong outage
The incident on Sunday led the Federal Aviation Administration to ground flights bound for Atlanta. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines were also among the major carriers that suspended operations at the airport on Sunday. Southwest cancelled 70 departures on Sunday.

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Entertainment

Pics: Sridevi looks ethereal in these Indian attires for 'Mom' Russia premiere
Let the dazzling diva Sridevi teach you the right way to carry an Indian ensemble in style.

Pic: Ranveer's selfie with Prakash Padukone
The rumoured couple recently flew to Bangalore for the launch of Deepika’s father Prakash Padukone and cricketer Rahul Dravid's sports academy.

WATCH: AbRam perform on SRK's song
A video from the school annual day function AbRam, dressed as a star and dancing with his classmates to his father’s song ‘Yeh Tara Woh Tara’ from the film ‘Swades’.

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Science

How AI beat human experts at poker revealed
Libratus, the artificial intelligence that defeated four top professional poker players earlier this year, uses a three-pronged approach to master a game with more decision points than atoms in the universe, scientists say.

SpaceX capsule makes 2nd delivery for NASA at space station
SpaceX launched the Dragon from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday, using a previously flown Falcon rocket. It was the first time SpaceX had flown a recycled rocket with a recycled capsule on top. SpaceX is looking to drive down launch costs through reusability.

Bipolar disorder has seven key factors: Study
Scientists have identified seven key classes of characteristics of bipolar disorder, according to a finding that explains why every patient's experience of the condition is different.

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Sports

Don't think Ajinkya Rahane's form is a concern: Sourav Ganguly
Ajinkya Rahane's wretched form will not be a big concern for the South Africa-bound Indian team, feels former captain Sourav Ganguly. Rahane has scored only 17 runs in five innings against Sri Lanka at home.

India play to crush opponents, will win in SA: Rajput
Former Team India manager Lalchand Rajput feels that Virat Kohli and his men play with a crush-the-opponent approach and that itself would be enough for them to eke out an unprecedented Test triumph in South Africa next month.

Suarez and Ronaldo hit top form in time for El Clasico
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo were heavily criticised during the opening phase of the season but the two forwards have hit their strides ahead of Saturday's El Clasico showdown between the two heavyweight clubs.

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Technology

Airtel announces new one-day plan offering 1GB data at Rs 49
Country’s top telecom operator Airtel has launched another affordable plan offering 1GB data. Airtel's all-new Rs 49 under plan has a one-day validity and offers 1GB of 3G or 4G data.

Reliance Jio brings JioTV on web: How to watch live TV
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio launched its services in September last year in the country. Along with unlimited calls and data, the company also offered a set of Jio apps for its subscribers.

Google joins festivities with a series of holiday doodles
The interactive doodles marking the global holiday season will continue till January 1, 2018.

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Education

Good marks can get students loan easily
Students are a fairly large market as they want to be seen with the latest gadgets. Little wonder that lenders are using unorthodox ways to woo them. Adults can show their I-T returns, salary slips or credit scores to get a loan. But students don’t have such documents.

Download HTET admit card 2017: Few points to note
The student admit cards for the Haryana Teachers Eligibility Test (HTET) 2017 was released by the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) on their official website yesterday, December 15, 2017.

2017 UPTET exam result: 89% candidates fail, only 11% pass

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Mumbai

Panvel civic body votes for prohibition

12 workers charred to death in Andheri farsan-making unit

'Maharashtra's debt burden within limit'

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Delhi

Why HC is fuming: A 2km bridge that takes almost an hour to cross
Travelling to northeast Delhi through Wazirabad is nothing short of a nightmare with the single-lane Wazirabad-Tronica City bridge catering to more than five lakh vehicles through the day.

Naval officer's son robbed in park, two held

Christmas gift: Botanical Garden to Kalkaji in less than 20 minutes
The 12.64km stretch of the Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden corridor will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25.

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Bangalore

Man in debt kills himself

One killed, 25 injured as bus collides with truck
yee was killed and 25 were injured when a private bus in which they were travelling in collided with a truck on NICE Road near Kumaraswamy Layout, south Bengaluru on Sunday.

Biocon to invest in UP health sector
" She said that a survey should be conducted in all districts of UP, including Gorakhpur, for starting e-health care centres under a pilot project.

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Hyderabad

Hold your drink, & don't uncap bottles on Metro

Hidden cams, audits & vigil on outsiders to make school campuses safer for kids

Ivanka Trump writes to Telangana CM, thanks him for his 'warm hospitality'
US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump has written to Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao thanking him for his "warm hospitality" during her Hyderabad trip last month.

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Chennai

Guilty of child rape-murder, dismiss trial, says Dashvanth, gets court rap

Put down illegalities in RK nagar with iron hand, HC tells poll panel

Red sanders smuggling: 10 TN woodcutters arrested in AP

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Ahmedabad

BJP wins Gujarat 6th straight time, wrests power from Congress in Himachal Pradesh
Still, the euphoria in the BJP camp was tempered by the lower-than-expected margin of victory in Gujarat — it took 99 seats in the 182-member assembly, down from 115 it won in 2012, and far lower than the 150-plus seats it had hoped for.

CBI arrests railway official while accepting Rs 50,000 bribe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case of disproportionate assets against a senior section engineer of railways.

Gujarat polls: BJP loses PM Narendra Modi's hometown to Congress
The BJP has retained its grip over Gujarat but lost Unjha constituency to the Congress that includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown of Vadnagar. Congress' Asha Patel defeated outgoing BJP MLA Patel Narayanbhai Lalludas by a margin of over 19,500 votes in the traditional stronghold of the Patidar community.

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Allahabad

After defeats in 2 states, UP Congress organises 'EVM puja'
Following the party’s defeat in Gujarat and Himanchal Pradesh assembly elections, the members of district Congress Committee organised 'EVM puja' on Monday alleging that voting machines were hacked.

Now, saffron hues for Magh Mela hospitals
After the office of Mela administration at Triveni Road was draped with saffron cloth, hospitals and the health camp office set up for devotees at Magh Mela premises are also getting a saffron touch.

TB Sapru hospital doctors to walk, pedal to work for city air
As the city air gets more toxic with each passing day, the staff of Tej Bahadur Sapru (Beli) Hospital have decided to do their bit to curb pollution by riding a bicycle or walking to the hospital once a week.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha: Activists to protest police firing on Kalinganagar tribals on January 2

Bhubaneswar: Ethnic tribal foods making way to star hotel menus

Eradication of child-marriage is a social responsibility: Experts

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Bhopal

State BJP pins hopes on `Modi magic' in 2018 polls

Under scanner, NLIU pass-out resigns from his post

Cong claims moral victory in Guj polls

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Chandigarh