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Friday, January 05, 2018

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India

Court: Vijay Mallya a 'proclaimed offender'

Miss Tibet event shifts from Himachal to NY

SC seeks data from states on orphanages, adoptions

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Business

Infosys to pay CEO much less than Sikka
Infosys will pay about Rs 32.5 crore (approximately $5.12 million) every year to its new chief executive Salil Parekh, subject to his achieving laid down milestones. That’s significantly lower than the $11 million that former CEO Vishal Sikka was eligible to.

Jaypee aims to complete 24,000 flats by 2020 at Rs 8,000 crore cost
Crisis-hit Jaypee group needs Rs 8,000 crore to complete incomplete flats, of which Rs 6,000 crore would come from home buyers while another Rs 2,000-2,500 crore needs to be infused, Jaypee advisor Ajit Kumar said.

Idea Cellular to raise Rs 3,250 crore from promoter group
The issue is expected to complete by early February, 2018, subject to regulatory approvals, post which the shareholding of Promoter group in Idea will increase to about 47.2 per cent from existing level of around 42.4 per cent.

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Environment

Solid waste management: A challenge before cities
Eight out of every 10 city managers including municipal commissioners and mayors feel solid waste management is the biggest challenge before their cities while 70% of them feel it is improvement in water supply.

First UK polar bear in 25 years born at Scottish zoo

Cookstoves in India more polluting than thought: Study
Traditional cookstoves, widely used in the rural parts of India, may be producing much higher levels of particulate emissions than previously estimated, causing a detrimental impact on the country's environment and health of residents, a study has found.

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World

Thieves steal Indian jewels from Venice exhibition

Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, casualties feared: Police
A suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 25 others, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to bring carnage to the Afghan capital.

Trump hails potential Korea talks, credits his firm stance
US President Donald Trump on Thursday called potential talks between North and South Korea "a good thing" and the South Korean presidency said he had agreed there would be no military drills with South Korea during next month's Winter Olympics.

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Entertainment

Ranveer, Deepika to get engaged on her b'day?
According to reports, the alleged couple is currently in Sri Lanka where they brought in their New Year together and now they plan to get engaged and make their relationship official.

Anushka-Virat create fan frenzy while shopping
Anushka Sharma has accompanied her husband and Indian cricket team Captain Virat Kohli to South Africa for his tournament. The actress and her husband have been painting the town red with their cute sightseeing expeditions around town.

Saif Ali Khan on son Ibrahim's career plans
Ibrahim Ali Khan, who is a spitting image of his father Saif Ali Khan, is already a celebrity on social media. However, his father recently revealed that the young hunk has much bigger aspirations.

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Science

Woman receives bionic hand with sense of touch
Scientists have developed a first portable bionic hand that mimics the sense of touch, which allowed a woman to 'feel' with her missing limb 25 years after she lost it. The bionic hand is the first with a sense of touch portable enough to be worn outside a laboratory.

Star's oddness not due to alien mega-structure
It was too good to be true. Scientists have ruled out the most exotic explanation — an orbiting alien mega-structure — for the behavior of a celestial oddity dubbed Tabby's Star that has been puzzling scientists with its sporadic dimming and brightening.

Study shows how alcohol may cause cancer
Health watchdogs have long warned that alcohol consumption contributes to seven types of cancer - of the mouth, throat, larynx or voice box, oesophagus or food pipe, breast, liver and bowel.

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Sports

IPL 2018: MS Dhoni returns to CSK, RCB retain Virat Kohli
MS Dhoni was back at his 'spiritual home' Chennai Super Kings while Royal Challengers Bangalore retained India captain Virat Kohli during the much-publicised yet predictable Indian Premier League retentions here this evening.

Pacers need to make tracks conducive for Ashwin: Tendulkar
South Africa is not known for producing spin-friendly tracks and that's why Sachin Tendulkar wants Indian pacers to create "enough rough" on the Newlands pitch for R Ashwin, something that Zaheer Khan did for Harbhajan Singh in 2010-11.

IPL: Gambhir, Gayle amid surprising non-retentions
On Thursday, the eight franchises participating in the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League confirmed the players they sought to retain for the 11th season of the lucrative Twenty20 league. Some picks were obvious, some surprising.

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Technology

Seven Asus Zenfone smartphones get a price cut in India
Like most other brands, Asus is expected to refresh its lineup of smartphones in 2018. However, Asus has given a new year gift to potential customers by slashing prices of its smartphones in the Zenfone line up.

Samsung is now the world's biggest chip maker: Gartner
South Korea's Samsung has overtaken US rival Intel as the world's biggest maker of semi-conductors as sales in the sector boom, a study published by consultancy Gartner showed on Thursday.

Bugs affecting nearly every phone, PC: 13 key facts

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Education

No plan to merge technical colleges in vicinity: HRD
Minister of state for human resource development Satya Pal Singh clarified in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha that the "All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) is not toying with the idea of merging two colleges in the vicinity of each other".

GATE 2018 admit cards released on the official website; Check now
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has released the admit cards for the 2018 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) today. The link is now active for all on its official website, gate.iitg.ac.in.

MSBTE Winter Diploma 2017 Results declared; here's how to check your result

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Mumbai

Fire safety norms modified for hill station buildings
The height restriction in Lonavala municipal council area is 12 metres (approximately ground plus three).

SSC board to add place, date of birth in pass certificates
Starting from the next SSC exam in March, students' date of birth and place as well as Aadhaar card details will be mentioned in the passing certificates to enable them to use it as proof.

20-year-old molested while jogging near Khar police station
A crime branch team on the hunt for an accused in a Juhu murder case on Wednesday ended up nabbing a 22-year-old who was trying to escape after molesting a 20-year-old woman in a lane opposite Khar police station.

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Delhi

Delhi court seeks report from cops on plea against Mani Shankar Aiyar
leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for hosting Pakistani officials that allegedly posed a threat to national security.

Two thrash cop outside police station
Cops are apparently feeling unsafe at the Anand Vihar police station after two incidents of attack on policemen reported in the past five months.

Two more held for killing Gurugram school staffer
Seven months after the finance officer of a private school in Gurgaon was beaten to death by a group of men, Crime Branch has arrested two people, including a prime suspect.

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Bangalore

Woman found dead, son alleges murder

Financial problems dog helpline for NE migrants in distress

Cases of theft by domestic helps dip, but detection poor

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Hyderabad

Telangana government instructs schools to maintain 'status-quo' on fee

Defence officers on a TOI news trip, fly sorties into world of journalism

Shah Ali Banda library: Tomes of apathy & starved of funds
Once a priceless repository of knowledge, the Shah Ali Banda library in the Old City now lies in shambles.

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Chennai

Told to vacate beach, drunk bites cop
Police on Thursday arrested a 31-year-old man for assaulting a police constable, when the latter questioned him drinking on the beach near Neelankarai, on Wednesday night.

Ex-secretary may be summoned again

Chennai district expands to twice current size, adds 2 lakh residents

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Ahmedabad

Cops ban Blue Whale Challenge

Motorcyclist killed by speeding car

Fee hike: Panel issues notices to 455 schools

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Allahabad

Cold wave continues in Allahabad

For these Jabalpur residents charity is reuniting families

Allahabad HC judge achieves legal landmark, decides one lakh cases

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Bhubaneswar

Lady teacher found murdered in paddy field in Odisha

BJD to stage protest in 10 districts demanding hike in paddy MSP

NHRC asks state governments to take steps to elimnate child marriage
Worried over largescale prevalence of child-marriage in eastern states, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday asked the state governments to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ policy to curb the social menace. The commission also gave emphasis on strict enforcement of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and to create awareness among all stake holders at the two-day regional conference on child marriage started here on Thursday.

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Bhopal

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to distribute Rs 697 crore as Bhawantar relief in Tikamgarh

Fake Lokayukta office busted in Madhya Pradesh, many 'corrupt' officials duped

Dalits in Madhya Pradesh protest against Pune violence

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Chandigarh

Haryana village to air national anthem on loudspeaker everyday

Smart government primary school adds well equipped computer lab
With no parallels, the government primary school at village Bihla in district Barnala on Thursday added another feather when the well equipped computer lab was started in the school. The school is already making waves across the state with its impeccable interiors, LED fitted class rooms, serene environment. School headteacher Harpreet Singh Diwan's made all possible with assistance from NRIs from village.

Fruity orange butterflies splash colour on Sukhna forest trees
In a scene reminiscent of an enchanted forest, gorgeous Striped Tiger butterflies are roosting in hundreds in bee hive-like clusters to ward off the intense cold wave conditions.

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