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Friday, December 15, 2017

Today's Headlines

Shah to debut with front-row seat in RS
BJP president Amit Shah will be seated in the front row of the Rajya Sabha as he makes his parliamentary debut with the winter session on Friday. Shah and I&B minister Smriti Irani were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in August. The winter session was delayed due to the assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, an issue the opposition cried foul over.

Cabinet to take up today bill making instant talaq an offence
The Centre is all set to put before the Cabinet on Friday the Muslim Women Bill to make the practice of “instant” triple talaq an offence. According to the draft bill sent out to states earlier this month, it was proposed that triple talaq be made a cognisable and non-bailable offence that would attract a jail term of three years.

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Business

Council may bring petrol, realty under GST in future: Sushil Modi

Assocham seeks removal of 'bail-in' clause in FRDI Bill

After a choppy day of trading, Sensex finishes 190 points up

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Environment

No Paris climate accord? No problem, says bloc of states
Since US President Donald Trump vowed this summer to pull the United States out of an international climate accord, states looking to tackle carbon pollution have been forced to go it alone. Several state leaders were in Paris this week for a climate summit two years after the accord was signed.

UN warns of severe health risks from e-waste in India

Warming, melting Arctic is 'new normal'
In 2017, winter sea ice around the Earth's northern pole cover fell to the smallest extent on record, said the Arctic Report Card, released annually by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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World

US Federal Communications Commission set to reverse net neutrality rules
The US Federal Communications Commission is expected on Thursday to rescind net neutrality rules championed by Democratic former President Barack Obama that barred the blocking or slowing of internet traffic.

Hunger at the doors of Damascus, as govt blocks aid
At the doors of the Syrian capital, children with wrinkled faces and arms like sticks are going hungry because President Bashar Assad's forces, supported by Russia and Iran, are blocking trucks filled with humanitarian relief.

NKorea says naval blockade would be 'act of war', vows action
North Korea on Thursday warned it would take "merciless self-defensive" measures should the United States enforce a naval blockade, which Pyongyang sees as "an act of war", the isolated nation's state media said.

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Entertainment

Sunny Deol-Sakshi Tanwar's 'Mohalla Assi' to finally release?
It's been a long wait for Sunny Deol and Sakshi Tanwar starrer 'Mohalla Assi' to see the light of the day at the ticket windows.

'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety' first look: Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Sunny Singh are all dolled up in this quirky poster

Saif: I am not sexy enough to play my father
Of the various projects he wants to invest in, he is keen to bankroll a biopic on his father, the legendary cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. However, he has his conditions.

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Science

Artificial intelligence finds solar system with 8 planets like ours
A solar system with as many planets as our own has been discovered with the help of NASA's Kepler space telescope and artificial intelligence, the US space agency said Thursday. "Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star," NASA said in a statement.

Radiation from smartphones may up miscarriage risk, says study
Exposure to non-ionising radiation from smartphones, wi-fi routers and microwaves during pregnancy may significantly increase the risk of miscarriage, a study warns. Non-ionising radiation from magnetic fields is produced when electric devices are in use and electricity is flowing.

Three astronauts return to Earth from space station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Expedition 53 crewmates Randy Bresnik of NASA, Paolo Nespoli of European Space Agency (ESA) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos landed at 2.37 p.m. Kazakhstan time, NASA said.

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Sports

BWF Finals: PV Sindhu enters semis, Kidambi Srikanth out
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu has assured herself a semi-final spot at the Dubai World Superseries Finals on Thursday after registering second straight Group A win.

Ganguly likely in FTP working group
The working group of the BCCI on ICC Futures Tours & Programme (FTP) will have former India captain Sourav Ganguly in all likelihood, while CEO Rahul Johri will only be included if COA puts pressure on the office-bearers.

Elavenil wins 10m air rifle national title
Ahmedabad girl Elavenil Valarivan, 18, shocked many on the second day of the 61st National Shooting Championships (rifle/pistol) by clinching the senior women's 10m air rifle gold on Thursday.

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Technology

LG V30+ smartphone is up for pre-orders on Amazon India's website
South Korean tech giant LG launched its latest flagship smartphone LG V30+ in India. The smartphone comes with a full screen display and dual rear camera setup.

Microsoft's Seeing AI app for the blind now reads handwriting
Apart from the Bing update and Cortana enhancements, Microsoft also revamped is Seeing AI app for iOS. The company announced the changes at the ongoing Microsoft's AI Summit in San Francisco.

Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ to get Android Oreo by January 2018
South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung launched its Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones earlier this year. Some months back the company started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo beta program for both the devices.

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Education

MBSE HSSLC 2018 datesheet released at mbse.edu.in
The Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE) released the datesheet for Class 12 examinations on mbse.edu.in, the board’s official website. The students can check out the same at the official website as the entire schedule of the examination has been published.

Karnataka PU II exams 2018 timetable released at kar.nic.in
The Department of Pre University exams of Karnataka released the timetable of the II PUC exams on their official website - kar.nic.in. As per the timetable, the exams are scheduled to commence on March 1 and end by March 17, 2018.

DHSE Kerala Plus One improvement revaluation, scrutiny results 2017 announced
The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE) of Kerala released the Plus One or class 11 improvement examination’s revaluation and scrutiny results 2017 today. The details are available on its official website – dhsekerala.gov.in. Students can also check their results on keralaresults.nic.in.

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Mumbai

3 builders sell dead woman's plot, booked
Three builders from Kalyan have been booked for allegedly selling a dead woman's property in Kalyan by forging documents.The plot owner, Vanita Karbhari, died in 2014 while the plot was sold this year.

Compere's family wants police to probe sexual assault angle

BMC will have to hold public hearings for link road project
Centre Rejects 3-Month Green Study Plea

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Delhi

39 lawyers to represent LG against govt
LG Anil Baijal has taken the unprecedented step of appointing a new legal team comprising 39 lawyers to represent him in matters relating to the Delhi government’s services department which handles transfers, promotions and disciplinary action against bureaucrats.

50% beds in top govt hospital for Delhiites
Delhi government has decided to reserve 50% of the beds at GB Pant hospital, the flagship super-specialty hospital of the state government, for residents of the city. An order to this effect was issued on Monday.

Immunity for unauthorised colonies likely to be extended
The Cabinet is likely to approve extending the legal immunity for scores of illegal constructions and unauthorised colonies in Delhi from demolition or sealing till December 2020.

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Bangalore

Church St to be walkable by December 30: MLA
Church Street's much-awaited renovation may be complete before New Year eve, civic officials said.

HC asks BBMP for SWD action plan by Jan 23

Rainwater harvesting: Board slaps Rs 15 crore fine on offenders

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Hyderabad

Paramour held for colluding with woman to kill her husband
A physiotherapist was today arrested for allegedly colluding with a woman to kill her husband and then trying to change his identity by disfiguring himself in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district.

Controversial RGV to make blood-curdling web series on Kadapa
Controversial filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma seems to have found a way to evade the censor board. Taking up yet another controversial topic on the Reddys of Kadapa, the filmmaker has decided to make a web-series on the subject.

Police gun down 8 suspected members of CP Batta group
Telangana Police on Thursday gunned down eight suspected members of fringe outfit CP Batta during an encounter in Kothagudem district.

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Chennai

Meme creators to bid for world record
It began as an employee hire.And has grown into a world record attempt.A few months ago, Lokesh Jey, CEO of the digital media firm The Sight Media was on the look-out for a meme creator.

Bike hits East Coast Road median in Uthandi, 2 die
Two students of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Taramani were killed when the motorbike in which they were travelling hit the median on East Coast Road on Thursday.

Man gets 10-year jail for sexually assaulting minor
A women's court in the city has awarded 10 years imprisonment and 10,000 fine to a 35-year-old man who was found to have sexually assaulted schoolgirl in Royapuram in 2015.

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Ahmedabad

Hotel tariffs shoot up in city

Two hurt as groups clash near Jamalpur

Malfunctioning EVMs, VVPATs changed after voters raise voice

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Allahabad

Allahabad top hiding spot for Gujarat, Maharashtra criminals?
With 27 arrests made by Special Task Force of UP Police in the last one year, Allahabad seems to have become a popular choice for absconding criminals from Maharashtra and Gujarat to take shelter.

Youth held for school girl's murder in Meja
Police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old youth on charge of killing a 16-year-old girl student near Tons river bank road of Meja in trans-Yamuna area on Wednesday for allegedly turning down his friendship offer.

Foreigners to flock to Magh Mela
In their quest for salvation, around 150 foreigners would be turning up on the ghats of Ganga for Magh Mela. These people, hailing from countries like New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Australia, Germany, France and Canada, will camp in Ganga Sena from first auspicious bathing day of Paush Purnima. Magh Mela is commencing from January 2, 2018.

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Bhubaneswar

Judicial inquiry raises question on role of leaders in Kalinga Nagar police firing
The P K Mohanty commission on police firing incident at Kalinga Nagar has blamed the local leaders, political parties and NGOs for instigating the villagers to adopt a path of confrontation against land acquisition for Kalinga Nagar Integrated Industrial Complex (KNIIC).

BJD may seek support of other parties to pressurize Centre on Mahanadi tribunal

Four Russians detained for using drone to shoot Puri Jagannath Temple
Four Russian tourists, including two women underwent harrowing time for trying to click aerial photographs of Jagannath Temple in Puri by using a drone on Thursday. Singhadwar police seized their camera-fitted drone and deleted photographs of the shrine’s interior complex. They were interrogated for several hours in the police station.

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Bhopal

Start state-wide signature campaign for 'death penalty law': CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to BJP cadres

It would be a case of mass killing of the career of numerous students: HC on Vyapam scam

Class 8 student gang raped and set ablaze dies in MP
A Class 8 girl, who battling for her life for a week after she was gang-raped and then set on fire, died in a hospital in this Madhya Pradesh district on Thursday, police said.

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Chandigarh

Government plans Cadet Training Wings to prepare students for armed forces
Schools To Identify NDA Aspirants

Can farmer producer groups replace arhtiyas, push crop diversification?
Nabard Wants Organizations Integrated In State Agricultural Policy To Facilitate Move

Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh to remove caste from FIRs
Naveen Saini, IGP, administration, Bureau of Investigation, Punjab, on Thursday, informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that his state is of the view that mentioning of caste etc.

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