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Sunday, January 14, 2018

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Trending tourist hubs: Patna pips Jammu in top 10 list
According to travel website Kayak, which put together travel trends on the basis of searches conducted on the website between January 2016 to December 2017, Srinagar and Port Blair have registered the steepest drop in prices of flight tickets.

This colourful Mumbai slum now looks like Italy's Positano
There is something wrong with the parrot drawn on a black wall in this uneven Ghatkopar slum. Its neck is missing and it seems to be inspecting its own back at an odd angle. The parrot, it turns out, used to be an owl.

Modi govt unleashing vicious vendetta against opposition, says Chidambaram on ED raids
Congress and senior party leader P Chidambaram slammed Modi government for “unleashing vicious vendetta” against the opposition after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the residences of the former finance minister and his son in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis case.

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Business

IDFC Bank agrees to acquire Warburg-backed lender Capital First

Budget 2018: Allocation for highways set to treble in Modi's term
The government is planning to increase the budgetary allocation for highways by over 15 per cent to Rs 71,000 crore, along with permission to NHAI to raise another Rs 61,000 crore, in 2018-19, resulting in the total spend on the sector going up by nearly three times since the Narendra Modi government assumed office in 2014.

TOI Budget Special: Do Indians pay more taxes?
According to reports, the finance ministry is contemplating a hike in personal tax exemption limit and plans to tweak tax slabs.

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Environment

'1.5 C climate goal 'very unlikely' but doable'
The Paris Agreement goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius will slip beyond reach unless nations act now to slash carbon pollution, curb energy demand, and suck CO2 from the air, according to a draft UN report.

Warming puts millions more at risk from river floods: Study
Scientists say millions more people around the world are threatened by river floods in coming decades due to climate change. Researchers in Germany say greater flood defenses are particularly needed in the United States, parts of India and Africa, Indonesia and Central Europe.

Bhitarkanika park registers rise in number of winged guests
The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district has played host to over one lakh migrant water birds this year. While 76,268 winter migrant birds had made their way to the national park last year, the latest census findings have put the number of winged guests at 1, 12,937, an impressive 48 per cent rise.

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World

Iraq: Baghdad bombing kills 8, wounds 10
Iraqi officials say a suicide bombing in Baghdad has killed eight and wounded at least 10 others. Police and hospital officials say the Saturday blast struck a northern Baghdad neighbourhood targeting a police checkpoint on a busy street, and that a number of policemen were among the wounded.

Imran Khan says meeting Trump would be 'bitter pill'
Famed cricketer turned politician Imran Khan says meeting U.S. President Donald Trump would be a ``bitter pill'' to swallow should he become Pakistan's prime minister in elections later this year, but added "I would meet him.''

Pak court issues notice to PM for making anti-judiciary speech
A Pakistani court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for allegedly making an anti-judiciary speech in which he termed the Panama papers verdict a "piece of trash", according to a media report.

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Entertainment

'Jasmine': Ash top pick, producer confirms
A few names were doing rounds, however, now, according to the latest reports, it seems Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is being considered for the role.

Watch: Akshay in 'PadMan' song 'Saale Sapne'
The new song 'Saale Sapne' from the Akshay Kumar starrer film 'PadMan' is out now.

In Pics: SRK-Gauri host star-studded bash
The film industry’s biggest, brightest stars like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, among others assembled at Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan’s residence to celebrate Kaajal Anand’s 50th birthday.

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Science

Genes that may lead to obesity identified

Stingray soft robot could lead to bio-inspired robotics
Scientists have developed a tissue-based soft robot that mimics the biomechanics of a stingray, which could lead to advances in bio-inspired robotics, regenerative medicine and medical diagnostics.

New prognostic tool may predict prostate cancer risk
Researchers have developed a genetic prognostic tool that may help predict the age of onset of aggressive prostate cancer in men. The new polygenic hazard score is intended to better inform men whether and when to undergo Prostate-Specific Antigen Test, widely used for prostate cancer screening.

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Sports

Live Score, U-19 World Cup: India vs Australia

2nd Test: SA reduced To 269/6 after a solid start
After a decent start, the Indian bowlers sprayed, attempting to judge the right length again on a very slow wicket. The bounce remained erratic and so did their length. All of that took time as the hosts began freeing their arms.

Mahindra Scorpio TOISA: A toast to the best of Indian sport
TOISA is a platform created by the Times Group to recognise and reward Indian sporting talent and achievements on a global scale and will be held soon to honour the lion hearts who have done the country proud.

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Technology

Current and former Uber security staffers cast doubt on spying claims
The former security chief of Uber Technologies Inc. swore in a closed legal proceeding that he knew of no attempts to steal trade secrets from anyone, including Alphabet Inc's self-driving unit Waymo, and would be "shocked" if that had occurred.

Finnish firm detects new Intel security flaw
A new security flaw has been found in Intel hardware which could enable hackers to access corporate laptops remotely, Finnish cybersecurity specialist F-Secure said on Friday.

With headbands, sensor socks, wearable tech seeks medical inroads
Want to manage your stress? A "neurofeedback" headband could help.

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Education

IBPS CRP PO/MT Phase VII 2017 Interview Call Letter: How to download
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the online interview call letters for the IBPS CRP PO/MT Phase VII on its official website - ibps.in.

UP Board Class 12 Exam date sheet 2018 released; download it here
The time table for Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Class 12) has been released by the Uttar Pradesh Board Of Secondary & Higher Education (UPMSP Board) on its official website.

UP Board Class 10 Exam date sheet released; download it here
The much-awaited information on the Uttar Pradesh Board Of Secondary & Higher Education (UPMSP Board) High School examination is finally here. The examination for UPMSP Board students will begin in the month of February.

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Mumbai

Maoist, 6 'aides' held from Kalyan and Vikhroli
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday claimed to have busted a gang of “seven CPI (Maoist) members” with the arrest of the gang leader from near Kalyan railway station.

He didn't call from work this time: Sreenivasan's kin
P N Sreenivasan’s family realized something was wrong when he did not call them from his office.

Babu had cheated death in 2005 Bombay High blaze
ONGC deputy general manager V K Bindu Lal Babu, who was killed in the helicopter crash on Saturday, had cheated death in a major Bombay High blaze more than a decade ago. He was not supposed to fly on Saturday but his name was added to the rota at the last minute after two of his colleagues dropped out.

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Delhi

'Battered maid of VK' awaits justice in Jharkhand
Justice is still a dream for this 22-year-old Santhali woman from a village in Sahebganj district of Jharkhand. Almost five years ago, she was in news as “the battered maid of Vasant Kunj”, allegedly assaulted brutally by her employer, a senior staffer at an MNC. Since then, the woman, who was trafficked to the capital, had gone home and now helps her mother with farm work.

18 months later, Haryana expressway project stuck in arbitration
Thirty-eight sittings, comprising 17 double sittings a day, spread over 18 months by an arbitration tribunal in a case involving the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway in Haryana has yielded no result. The litigants have paid about Rs 6 crore to the arbitrators and one of them has resigned, forcing the entire process to start all over again.

Delhi dentist bites, beats, burns minor maid; is arrested
A 14-year-old girl employed as a domestic worker has been rescued with injuries allegedly inflicted by her employer, a dentist, who lives in Model Town's Kalyan Vihar in north-west Delhi. A tribal from Jharkhand, the child was allegedly bitten, beaten and burnt in the past four months after she was placed there by an agency, according to Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).

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Bangalore

Celebrated cop and his forgotten family

Regular is baggy, men flaunt it with slim fits
Apparel brands say men want to show off their fitter, toned bodies

HD Kumaraswamy alleges Rs 5,450 crore iron ore scam in Congress regime

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Hyderabad

Government to regulate supply of sand for projects in Telangana
The industries department has asked Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation (TSMDC) to monitor sand supplies with immediate effect.

TRS sweeps Mandal Praja Parishad polls, wins 10 seats
Cong And BJP Win Two Seats Each Out Of 16

Eamcet scam: 20 accused yet to be arrested
CID yet to arrest 19 absconding accused in Eamcet scam

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Chennai

Crowd goes crazy during the EDM night at IIT-Madras' Saarang culturals at IIT campus in Chennai
Silent Disco was an all-new experience for Chennai music lovers.

Pongal: Smog caused by Bhogi bonfires disrupts flight operations at Chennai airport
Flight operations were disrupted at Chennai airport on Saturday morning after smog reduced visibility to less than 50 metres. Bhogi bonfires lit by residents as part of the Pongal festival is considered to be the reason for the smog.

With headphones on, youth let hair down as Saarang rocks silently
Stand-up comics who had the audience in splits, street dancers who kept the crowd on toes and bands that made it to the final showdown - day 2 of Saarang, IIT Madras' annual cultural festival, was not short of action.

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Ahmedabad

21% of vehicle accidents involve pedestrians: Study

11 bikes torched in Sardarnagar

Citizens irked by mobile network woes

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Allahabad

Bringing in the New Year on a musical note
Simran, Mayuri and Swapnil Kesarwani threw a party for their friends to celebrate New Year’s Eve with great pomp and fervour.

Allahabad communal clash: 6 injured

On birthday, calls to bring Priyanka Vadra back to centre-stage

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Bhubaneswar

Nandankanan Zoo gets two tiger cubs

Karisma Kapoor draws huge crowd in Bhubaneswar

CBSE Class XII students fret over back-to-back exams
The schedule for the CBSE Class XII board exams has deepened the furrows on the forehead of students, with many complaining about very little revision time between some of the subjects.

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Bhopal

MP Congress to hold performance appraisal meetings with sitting MLAs

BJP plans massive outreach to MP voters via social media

Heralding the festival of harvest with tilgul and halwyache dagine
As the sun begins its journey north (Uttarayan), families gear up to celebrate the festival of harvest with fervour. Most excited among them are this year’s newlyweds and new parents who will be celebrating their very first Makar Sankranti adorned in fineries and the conventional ‘Halwyache Dagine’ or sugar jewellery, amid hollers of ‘tilgul ghya, goad goad bola’.

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Chandigarh

SAD raising debt issue to revive political fortunes
"It did not take any steps for the welfare of farmers when it was in power for 10 years," he said.

26-year-old accused flees from lock-up
A man accused of pushing his minor cousin into the Sirhind feeder canal in Muktsar district four days ago, escaped from police custody on Saturday.

Punjab unaided colleges seek scholarship scheme dues
The Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA) has the state government to complete its audit and release the pending Rs 205 crore of the post-matric scholarship scheme for scheduled caste (SC) students at the earliest.

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