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Sushma's surprise stopover at Tehran ahead of inauguration of Chabahar port
In a surprise visit, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday stopped over in Tehran for a short lunch meeting with her counterpart Javad Zarif. The meeting comes a day before Iran President Hassan Rouhani is expected to inaugurate the first phase of the Chabahar port.

Urban affairs ministry to create national database of housing project
The housing and urban affairs ministry will have a central database of all housing projects to capture their status and delays. Sources said the ministry will also notify the Central Advisory Council to advise the government on implementation of real estate regulation law, RERA.

Trump calls Modi express satisfaction over Global Entrepreneurship Summit
A day after the completion of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), Donald Trump and Narendra Modi together expressed satisfaction at the outcome. Trump and Modi spoke on Friday night and complimented themselves on the summit. The GES was jointly hosted by US and India.

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Business

Panel set up by government for more GST tweaks

Govt hints at review of 'bail-in' plan for banks

Govt to sell AI's desi, international ops together
Bids will be sought for AI’s domestic and international operations as an 'integrated airline', Union minister of state for aviation Jayant Sinha said on Friday. Interested parties will be allowed to bid separately for subsidiaries of AI.

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Environment

Killing of bear: Activist files plea for FIR
A wildlife activist has filed a petition in Mahasamund court seeking direction from court to register an FIR against eight policemen and two forest officials for killing of a sloth bear that had earlier mauled three persons.

Satellite images show extent of air pollution worldwide
Images taken by a new European satellite show the levels and distribution of air pollutants around the world, including ash spewing from a volcano in Indonesia.

100 environment ministers to attend UN environment assembly in Kenya
Environment ministers from about 100 countries are gathering in Nairobi from Monday to issue a clarion call against air, land and water pollution blamed for some nine million deaths in 2015.

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World

Fear stalks London as number of acid attacks soar
The British capital saw 454 acid attacks reported last year, up from 261 in 2015 and 166 the year before. Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced new proposals in October to force people carrying acid to prove they have a legitimate reason, taking the same approach used to tackle knife violence where possession of the weapon alone is criminalised.

Trump: Flynn's actions during the transition 'were lawful'
US President Donald Trump insisted on Saturday that his former national security adviser Michael Flynn had done nothing illegal during the transition.

US defence secy Mattis to visit Pakistan next week
Mattis during the tour is expected to pressure Islamabad to do more against militant groups. Mattis would reach Pakistan on December 4, the second such trip after US President Donald Trump announced his South Asia strategy on August 21. Trump while announcing the strategy criticised Pakistan for providing safe havens to terrorists.

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Entertainment

Reliance Digital And Filmfare Glamour And Style: Complete winners' list
Bollywood’s most stylish personalities were awarded in a star-studded night of grandeur. B-town’s swishest stars showed up in their finest ensembles.

Alia Bhatt shares a warm moment with Rekha at Reliance Digital Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards
The duo posed for a cute photo together

Katrina Kaif looks ravishing at Reliance Digital Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards

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Science

Nasa successfully fires Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years
Nasa's Voyager 1 spacecraft — cruising interstellar space billions of miles from Earth — was back on the right track Friday thanks to thrusters that were fired up for the first time in 37 years. The unmanned spaceship was launched along with its twin, Voyager 2, more than 40 years ago to explore the outer planets of our solar system.

HIV directly impacts brain in early stages: Study
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection, according to a study. It has long been known that many people with HIV also experience negative cognitive symptoms, such as depression and forgetfulness, researchers said.

Pluto may have liquid water oceans beneath icy surface: Nasa
A new Nasa study suggests that some icy worlds in our outer solar system, including Pluto, may harbour liquid water oceans beneath the surface. Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes of liquid water oceans beneath the surface of these large icy worlds

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Sports

HWL Final 2017: Ward strikes twice as England beat India 3-2
Samuel Ward struck twice as England beat India 3-2 to record their first win of the HWL Final on Saturday. England had a lacklustre game vs Germany in their HWL opener, losing 0-2 whereas India, despite being wasteful, held Australia to a 1-1 draw. India continued to be wasteful but England improved.

3rd Test: Sandakan takes two after Kohli, Vijay dominate Day 1
India managed to score at a fair clip, setting themselves up for what would prove to a dominating day of play. India added 129 runs in the post-lunch session and further 126 in the final session, but they lost two wickets late in the day.

HWL Final: Spain stave off Netherlands threat for 3-2 win
As the last 10 seconds approached, not one red shirt from Spain was anywhere inside the Netherlands half. In the end, Spain managed to stave off the late charge and started their Hockey World League Final with 3-2 win at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.

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Technology

Infosys appoints Salil S. Parekh as CEO and Managing Director
Infosys appointed Capgemini executive Salil Parekh as Chief Executive Officer effective January 2, 2018, putting an end to a executive search at had last nearly two months.

Here are the things that you didn't know Amazon Echo can do for you
If you use a smartphone and laptop, you already have access to Bixby, Cortana, Google Assistant and Siri.

Yahoo Year in Review 2017: Most searched politicians, celebrities, topics and more
Yahoo has announced the 2017 Year in Review (YIR) for India. YIR is a look at the top newsmakers and happenings which caught the interest of internet users in India, and was trending in 2017.

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Education

Microsoft offers most US jobs, highest pay at IITs on Day One of placements
Microsoft emerged as the leading recruiter for US jobs on Day One of placements across IITs on Friday.

ISRO Recruitment 2017: ISRO exam date, eligibility and selection procedure

Governor accepts the resignation of Kerala Technological University VC
The governor who is also the chancellor of the technological university accepted the resignation of the vice-chancellor here on Thursday, when the latter called on the governor at his residence and repeated his wish to demit the office by December 31.

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Mumbai

State sets up panel to draft start-up policy for varsities
The BJP-led state government on Saturday set up a 14-member committee headed by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar technological University vice-chancellor Vilas Gaikar to draft a start-up policy as envisaged in the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016.

Pianist ended life, was not murdered: Cops to his parents
The crime branch of the city police, which is probing the death of pianist Karan Joseph, has prima facie ruled out any foul play even as they are still waiting for a few forensic reports before finally closing the inquiry.

Mela in memory of Sufi saint Makhdoom Mahimi begins today
From the intersection of L J Road and Mahim Causeway, opposite the iconic St. Michael’s Church in Mahim, a dusty lane tappers off to the seashore. Past the plywood and timber mart, the sandy shore is lit up in vibrant colours even as music and myriad announcements, including one for the “unforgetable” experience at the maut ka kuan or well of death, on loud speakers fill the evening air.

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Delhi

Half of road accident victims' heirs don't get compensation
Expressing distress that there’s one death every three minutes in road accidents in India, but legal heirs of only half of the victims receive compensation, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to states to set up a road safety policy as well as dedicated safety funds.

Government plans to hike ex-gratia relief for shopkeepers to Rs 10 lakh
The Delhi government is planning to amend the ex-gratia relief policy to increase the highest amount of compensation to Rs 10 lakh from Rs 1 lakh. The current policy gives a maximum compensation of Rs 1 lakh for a shopkeeper if his shop faces a calamity like fire.

'Compare Delhi government schools with yours'
Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has written to Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi, asking both of them to look into the state of government schools in their respective states or under corporations where their parties are in power, and compare them to the schools in Delhi government.

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Bangalore

Apartment residents protest against sewage treatment plants

Gold, cash seized in raids on IVF clinics

I-T unearths doctor-medical centre nexus in Bengaluru; Rs 100 crore black money detected
Income-Tax officials have unearthed a major multi-layered nexus between medical centres and doctors and an undisclosed income of Rs 100 crore after searches at a few IVF clinics and diagnostic centres here, the department said on Saturday.

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Hyderabad

'Communal politics by Congress, BJP in garb of quota'
Asaduddin Owaisi, Hyderabad MP, accused BJP and Congress of playing the communal card for political gains at the Milad-Un-Nabi Jalsa at Darussalam.He called both parties hypocrites for ignoring quota for Muslims.

Now, visually-impaired can ride high on technology wave with smart watch, palm top
December 3 is observed as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.Now, there is good news for the visually-impaired.

IT corridor to get more feeder buses for reach
The decision to allot the maximum number of buses to the IT corridor was taken based on an assessment carried out by TSRTC to identify routes along which the demand for buses was high even as the frequency is low.

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Chennai

Ambattur resident tries to rob woman posing as neighbour
It is high time people living in apartment complexes got to know all of their neighbours.This knowledged could save them from injury, possibly their lives too.

Job mela held for families, relatives of policemen

Melody in the metro for a cause

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Ahmedabad

Making symbolic stands with scissors, diamond and violin

Cong promises to cut college fees by up to 95%

Complaint accuses Modi of inciting caste conflict

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Allahabad

BJP sweeps mayoral elections in Uttar Pradesh, wins 14 out of 16 seats
BJP has retained its saffron wave in Uttar Pradesh by winning 14 out of the 16 mayoral seats in the urban local bodies elections. BSP won two seats, Meerut and Aligarh, while Samajwadi Party and Congress could not open their accounts. BJP had won 11 of the 13 mayoral seats in 2012.

Fake Facebook accounts in minister's name, FIR filed

North Central Railways to cancel several trains this foggy winter

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Bhubaneswar

Persons with disability take part in Ability Marathon in Bhubaneswar

Sand arts on Buddhist monuments draw large crowd in International Sand Art festival

BJD counters railway's view on land hurdle

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Bhopal

Tareekh pe tareekh... 243 times in dad's fight for justice

AIIMS-BMHRC merger on the cards

Bundelkhand Lakes to be 'encroachment free'