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Monday, January 08, 2018

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Stalling triple talaq criminalisation bill shows lack of will for reforms

Fog-related crashes getting deadlier
While 16 people were killed daily in such accidents in 2014, it increased to 21 in 2015 while in 2016, more than 25 people died in similar crashes every day, according to the latest report of road transport ministry.

Gender gap narrowing in higher education: HRD survey
Gender gap in India’s institutes of higher studies has reduced by nine lakh in the last five years with girl students outnumbering men in eight disciplines in 2016-17 academic session, according to a survey of the HRD ministry.

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Business

Wilful defaulters form 14% of PSB bad loans
Around 14% of the bad loans in public sector banks (PSBs) are due to wilful defaulters. The total gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of 21 PSBs stood at Rs 7.33 lakh crore as on September 30, 2017. Of this, Rs 1.01 lakh crore of loans were termed as those in wilful default.

Indian IT gears up for $50 billion renewals
About 196 IT deals worth more than $100 million each, and adding up to $51 billion, are coming up for renewal in 2018. Of these, some 12 are multi-billion-dollar deals, the largest of which is Siemens’ $7.2-billion contract with French IT giant Atos, according to research firm Everest Group.

CBDT caps losses from house property for TDS at Rs 2 lakh
An employer can set off loss declared by an employee under the head ‘income from house property’ only up to Rs 2 lakh against such employee’s salary to arrive at the amount of tax to be deducted at source (TDS).

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Environment

Manas National Park to get three rhinos
Three female rhino calves that were rescued from Kaziranga National Park area during the devastating monsoon floods in 2016 will find their new homes in Manas National Park.

CSIR scientists join hands to develop e-crackers
Different labs of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India’s key scientific research body - have joined hands for developing eco-friendly firecrackers and arriving at a cost-effective technology to make e-crackers (electronic-crackers) available to Indian consumers across the country.

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.

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World

NY airport terminal flooded as brutal cold grips US East Coast
Flooding from a water main break forced the temporary suspension of some flights at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, adding to the misery of travelers after a winter storm canceled or delayed hundreds of flights in recent days.

'Trump needs Pak to cease being terror safe haven'
US President Donald Trump has asked Pakistan to "cease" being a safe haven for terrorists that threaten the US, the CIA director Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.

Iran bans English in primary schools after leaders' warning
Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools, a senior education official said, after Islamic leaders warned that early learning of the language opened the way to a Western "cultural invasion".

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Entertainment

Former Bollywood actor Shrivallabh Vyas passes away
Former Bollywood actor Shrivallabh Vyas has passed away in Jaipur

Misha Kapoor's rendezvous with fruits and vegetables
Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput’s dear daughter Misha is growing and learning things fast. The apple of the paparazzi’s eye is often clicked on her outings and is also the shining star on the social media accounts of her parents.

'Padmavat' to release on January 25?
The fate of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavat’ (originally titled as ‘Padmavati’), has now been sealed. Bringing a final close to the unending wait for its release, the film has now been reportedly scheduled to release on January 25, 2018.

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Science

Having struck gold with gravitational waves, LIGO now hopes to observe supernova

Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASA
With the declining levels of ozone-destroying chlorine, scientists have for the first time observed less ozone depletion. The findings showed that an international ban on chlorine-containing manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) has resulted in about 20 per cent less ozone depletion during the Antarctic winter from 2005 to 2016.

Race to be perfect hurting youth

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Sports

Skipper Shaw says India well-prepared for ICC U-19 World Cup
Prithvi Shaw, captain of India's U-19 World Cup team, on Sunday said his team has prepared well under the guidance of Rahul Dravid and the goal is to return home with the trophy.

India vs South Africa, 1st Test: Rain washes out Day 3
Persistent rain forced the play on Day 3 of the first Test between South Africa and India to be called off without a ball being bowled on Sunday. The play will resume on Monday now with 98 overs scheduled for the day.

Astrologer predicts overseas success for Kohli-led India
A la Paul the 'predicting' octopus in football, he has an uncanny knack of correctly predicting the future of cricketers in the sport, and claims to have followers who will vouch for the accuracy of his prophesies.

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Technology

Jio's 1GB data/day plans to go cheaper: Key details

Apple officials meet commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu
Senior officials of the US-based iPhone maker Apple today called upon Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu.

8 cool phones available at up to Rs 8,000 cashback

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Education

Aadhaar helped identify 80,000 'ghost' teachers in higher education institutions
Mandatory Aadhaar disclosure during the All India Survey on Higher Education 2016-17 revealed that there are over 80,000 teachers who are faculty members of three or more higher education institutions in the country. This was disclosed by the HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, at the release of the final AISHE 2016-17 report on Friday.

CUSAT CAT 2018 exam to be held on April 28-29; apply at www.cusat.ac.in
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has announced that the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018 examination will be held in the month of April.

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Mumbai

Bombay HC orders Parsi woman to re-admit son to Pune school
The Bombay high court has directed a Parsi woman, involved in a divorce and custody battle with her husband, to take the couple's 7-year-old son back to Pune and readmit him in his school.

Couple forges bills, dupes Mhada of 61 lakh
A couple has been booked by the Kherwadi police for cheating Mhada of Rs 61 lakh.The police arrested Mohammad Javed Khan (42) on Saturday and are probing the role of his wife, Kishwar Siddiqui, in the case.

Kolkata man arrested for harassing ex-cricketer's daughter on phone
Mahisadal/ A 32-year-old man from East Midnapore in Bengal was arrested for allegedly calling up at an ex-cricketer's Bandra home and office 25 times over the last week.

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Delhi

JNUSU calls for boycott of attendance from today
Jawaharlal Nehru University administration's announcement of compulsory attendance for students from the upcoming semester has faced criticism from students and teachers of the university.

Fire safety: Nine CP eateries may lose licence
At least nine restaurants in Connaught Place may lose their licence for violation of fire safety norms, with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) issuing showcause notices to them.

Rs 31,930-crore initiatives to decongest city: Nitin Gadkari
Major projects entailing an investment of Rs 31,930 crore are in the pipeline to decongest the capital, including development of Dwarka Expressway at a cost of Rs 6,000 crore, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said.

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Bangalore

Bengaluru: Five die as fire breaks out in restaurant
Five persons died when a fire broke out at a restaurant in the vegetable market area in the wee hours on Monday, police said here.

Well-lit roads, Shuchi Mitras, easy mobility is the way forward for west Bengaluru

Firm to turn debris into tiles, bricks

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Hyderabad

Chaos at HCA meet, officials humiliate Azharuddin again

Hope of Telangana tableau for Republic Day fades
State's Theme Was Medaram Jathara Display

Tipsy driver rams bike, kills one at Jubilee Hills
While police were checking for drunk drivers in Jubilee Hills, a tipsy man riding an SUV rammed his vehicle into a bike at Road No.10 in the area late on Saturday night.

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Chennai

Man, 27, dies as vehicle slams pavement, flips

MMC alumni to set up research groups

'Colonial Shikari' lived to hunt but died a recluse

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Ahmedabad

'Zuckerberg came up with FB after meeting spiritual guru in India'

Kites soar in the air, chaos reigns on the ground

Case registered for protest on Civil Hospital campus

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Allahabad

STF to put 'notorious' exam centres under scanner

North Central Railway earns valuable carbon credits

Allahabad University starts admission process
Contrary to previous years, wherein Allahabad University was late in starting the process for taking admission in various courses, varsity authorities this year has commenced the process quite early.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha govt creates two new regional directorates of education

Culture minister urges state govt to give university status to BJB College

Dharmendra Pradhan to Odisha CM: Review shunning backward area development move

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Bhopal

Kolaras bypoll: CM's son Kartikey trades guns on Scindia

Fake completion certificate probe may be extended to cover entire city

Four women killed as abandoned coal mine collapses in Madhya Pradesh

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Chandigarh

The flamboyant Singh

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Man murders wife's paramour in Hisar, arrested
A daily wager on Saturday night brutally stabbed his wife’s paramour to death in the Bhagat Singh Colony of Hisar on Saturday night.

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