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Why Congress should embrace religion and ignore charges of 'soft Hindutva'

From Jan 1, link your mobile to Aadhaar via OTP
Subscribers have till the first week of February to get their numbers verified, failing which their connection may be disconnected. A subscriber needs to call the Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) from his mobile number, and complete the process.

PSU staffers' kids denied UPSC jobs under quota
For the fifth year in succession, the Centre has rejected the wards of OBCs employed in PSUs who passed the UPSC civil services examinations but were categorised by the government as belonging to the "creamy layer".

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Business

Government vs RBI: Deputy governor explains Kishore Kumar style
The IIT-Bombay alumnus’ resume is studded with several achievements, but what you won’t find there is the fact that during his B-school days in New York, he had started an Indian film music band called 'Surbahaar'.

Sensex up 300 points, market closes positive
In Friday's early trade, both the benchmark indices consolidated on Thursday's positive sentiment and then extended the gains throughout the day. FMCG stocks were the major drivers of the Street with the Nifty FMCG sub-index surging more than 2 per cent during the day.

GDP growth to rise to 7.5% in '18: Morgan Stanley
According to global financial services major Morgan Stanley, corporate return expectations and balance sheet fundamentals are improving, and a strengthening financial system should be able to meet investment credit demand.

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Environment

Berlin zoo on survival watch for newborn polar bear

Militias, poachers wreak havoc on central Africa's wildlife
Various notorious groups are causing havoc on the central African wildlife. Poaching of elephant, hippopotamuses, buffaloes and other animals are on a rise.

Remains of extinct lion species discovered in Australia
The University of New South Wales' researchers said the fossilised skull, teeth, and humerus bone was found at the Riversleigh World Heritage site in Queensland.

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World

Theresa May faces hardliner backlash after Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May scored a key success in clinching a Brexit agreement with Brussels today but faced an immediate backlash from hardliners at home for making compromises.

Maldives, China sign 12 agreeements to promote OBOR
The Maldives has signed 12 agreements with China, including a pact to jointly promote the One Belt One Road (OBOR) programme, during the ongoing visit of the island nation’s President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom here on Friday.

EU to start Brexit transition talks early in 2018
The European Union should be ready to start negotiating details of a post-Brexit transition period with Britain early in the new year, a senior EU official said on Friday, but talks on future trade will take longer.

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Entertainment

Kangana Ranaut: A superstar is trying to put me behind bars
Kangana Ranaut may have gone off the spotlight for shooting her forthcoming film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' but the actress makes sure to brush up on the current affairs from time to time.

Alia Bhatt and her BFFs
Just a few years post stepping into the world of showbiz, Alia Bhatt has become a name to reckon with.

Kapil responds to Farah Khan's "mannerless" tweet
Comedian-turned-actor Kapil Sharma is known for his infamous spats with many big-wigs from the industry.Well, it looks like he just added one more to the list

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Science

China turns space debris into in-orbit 'Internet of Things'
Chinese scientists have turned the final stage of a discarded launch rocket into a smart application programme by fitting it with intelligent chips, official media said here on Friday.

Genes linked to homosexuality identified
Scientists have discovered genetic variants linked to homosexuality by analysing the entire DNA codes of gay and heterosexual men. They discovered that DNA was different for gay and straight men around two genes: SLITRK5 and SLITRK6.

Black holes have weaker magnetic fields than thought, says study
The findings, published in the journal Science, will help scientists solve the half-century-old mystery of how 'jets' of particles travelling at nearly the speed of light shoot out of black holes' magnetic fields, while everything else is sucked into their abysses.

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Sports

HWL Final: India go down fighting 0-1 to Argentina in semis
Olympic champions Argentina converted their lone penalty corner of the night to edge past hosts India 1-0 and enter their maiden final of the Hockey World League Final on Friday.

Showdown with Triple H biggest match of my career: Mahal
He's been here before, as WWE Champion earlier this year. But Saturday's showdown against the 'King of Kings' Triple H at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, the highlight bout of the much-awaited WWE Live India Tour, carries a different resonance for WWE Superstar Jinder Mahal.

HWL Final: Netherlands beat England 1-0 to end on high
Amidst heavy rain, Netherlands beat England 1-0 in the 7th/8th Place classification match at the Hockey World League Final on Friday evening. Mirco Pruijser (42') scored the only goal of the match in trying conditions.

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Technology

Samsung to slash price of Galaxy smartphones on this date
In a first, Samsung India will cut the prices of some of its Galaxy smartphones ahead of Christmas as part of "Happy Hours" sale on Amazon.in on December 12.

Facebook Messenger Instant Games get new features
Exactly one year back Facebook introduced Messenger games and on this occasion the company has rolled out new games and features. Presently, the platform has 70 games and more than 100 developers across the globe.

Asus Zenfone 4 smartphone to get Oreo update this month
Taiwanese smartphone maker Asus confirmed in August that it will roll out Oreo update for its Zenfone 3 and Zenfone 4 series of smartphones.

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Education

680 placement offers bagged by IIT-Roorkee students in 1st week
Over 680 offers were bagged by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee students in the first week of placement season, including 13 from international companies, a statement from the institute said on Friday.

Best of Ivy League at Bennett University

Cut-off marks for reserved category can't be decreased in a later stage, says Allahabad High Court

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Mumbai

Beer taps run dry as supplies held up over excise confusion

Education department demotes 20 officials who got promotions under quota policy

More than 3,000 civic staff skip biometric attendance, salary on hold

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Delhi

Fee hike panel's tenure extended

7-year-old saves park from being razed

Max hospital loses licence for declaring alive infant dead
The Delhi government cancelled the licence of Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, on Friday.

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Bangalore

CM's health bhagya scheme hits roadblock

Rai slams Hegde's 2016 remark on Hindutva
over his alleged statement on Hindutva that he had made prior to becoming a minister.

After Dec 18 Gujarat results, parties in Karnataka will change poll tack

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Hyderabad

Final feasibility report on Telangana, Andhra Pradesh steel plants in a month
Plants To Come Up In Kadapa & Khammam

IndiGo to put Tirupati on its itinerary from January 7
Low-Cost Carrier To Operate Daily Flights From Temple Town To Hyderabad, Bengaluru

Police arrest hostel owner's son for filming woman lecturer in bathroom
Police on Friday arrested a degree graduate for allegedly video-graphing a woman lecturer while she was taking bath in the wash room.

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Chennai

Metropolitan Transport Corporation losses jump 400% in three years
Metropolitan Transport Corporation's net losses almost doubled in 2016 from the previous year, despite an increase in patronage, and jumped more than fourfold from 45 crore in 2013-14 to 190 crore in 2015-16.

Supreme Court stops High court from verifying thumb impression of Jayalalithaa
Jailer Submits 'Impression' Copy To Court

Suicide kills more youths in Tamil Nadu than accidents

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Ahmedabad

In Gujarat's first polls, candidates openly wooed voters with booze, cash

Use ballot to punish Congress: PM Narendra Modi

Phase-1 polls for 89 seats in Saurashtra, South Gujarat today

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Allahabad

Traffic chaos continues in Sangam city
With the ongoing work, for laying of second railway track between Phaphamau and Allahabad junction, continues in the city, traffic chaos continued to pose problem for commuters in the Sangam city, on Friday as well.

With just 2,700 surgeries, district lags behind in male sterilisation target

'Allahabadi Surkha' gets damaged, growers in red

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Bhubaneswar

Naveen to inaugurate 4-day Enterprise Odisha 2017 on Dec 13 in city

High school contract teachers demand job regularization in Odisha

Odisha witnesses drop in crime this year

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Bhopal

Rs 300cr scam in MP to help builders dodge Rera
It's alleged that back-dated completion certificates were issued to housing projects that weren't complete so as to save them from RERA regulations that came into force on May 1, 2017.

Whistleblower Madhya Pradesh bureaucrat transferred 18th time in 13 years

Pulse procurement scam: 300 farmers yet to be verified in Narsinghpur

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Chandigarh

Cop aspirant takes invigilator's help to cheat

No city tableau at R-Day parade for second consecutive year

MC calls meeting to take feedback on parking policy

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