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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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India

BJP will take heart from emphatic show in face of Congress challenge

Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala bound by SC order to call Congress-JD(S)?

Jogi Jr pokes Rahul with emojis after Congress debacle

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Business

ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case: I-T dept questions Venugopal Dhoot
Dhoot appeared before the designated probe officer at the I-T department office in Mumbai after he was issued summons to join the investigation. He was questioned for about four hours. The case pertains to a possible and alleged tax evasion angle in ICICI Bank issuing a Rs 3,250 crore loan to the Videocon Group in 2012.

Rupee in free fall, sinks 56 paise to new 16-month low against dollar

Allahabad Bank divests its CEO Usha Ananthasubramanian of all powers

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Environment

Europe's bottled water producers seek to increase plastic recycling
Europe's bottled water producers set a goal on Tuesday of raising collection rates of plastic bottles to 90 per cent by 2025 from 60 per cent to improve recycling and cut pollution.

Niagara Falls Aquarium begins building jellyfish exhibit
The $440,000 project will let the aquarium permanently house jellyfish for the first time in its history. Plans call for about 100 jellyfish representing four species. They will swim in tanks in a darkened exhibit space with dramatic lighting.

Thai environment protesters claim victory in battle over forest housing
Environmental activists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai claimed victory after the country's military government agreed in talks on Sunday not to use forested land to develop luxury property.

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World

The wizard of 'New Journalism' Tom Wolfe dies at 88
Wolfe died on Monday of an unspecified infection in a New York City hospital, his agent, Lynn Nesbit, said in a phone interview on Tuesday. Further details were not immediately available.

Facebook cracks down on 30 million posts for sex, terror, hate content
Facebook said improved technology using artificial intelligence had helped it act on 3.4 million posts containing graphic violence, nearly three times more than it had in the last quarter of 2017.

Israel faces diplomatic fallout over Gaza killings
Turkey expelled Israel's ambassador, while Ireland and Belgium summoned Israeli envoys. Leading European countries and the UN human rights office called for an investigation of the bloodshed.

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Entertainment

'Race 3' team off to Jaisalmer to finish shoot

When Virat addressed Anushka as "My Love"

Taimur is learning cricket from father Saif
Speaking about sharing the load of parenthood equally, Kareena reportedly said that while Taimur loves to spend time with Kareena who showers him with all the warmth and cuddles, he is also learning cricket from his father Saif.

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Science

Eat yogurt 'appetizer' to cut down chronic inflammation risk
The findings showed that yogurt may help reduce inflammation by improving the integrity of the intestinal lining, thus preventing endotoxins -- pro-inflammatory molecules produced by gut microbes -- from crossing into the blood stream.

Nasa spacecraft provides new evidence of water plumes on Europa
Data collected by Nasa's Galileo spacecraft in 1997 was put through new and advanced computer model to untangle a mystery - a brief, localised bend in the magnetic field - that had gone unexplained until now. Previous ultraviolet images from Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope in 2012 suggested the presence of plumes.

Low-carb diet may protect eyesight

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Sports

IPL: Kuldeep sets up KKR's six-wicket win over RR
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred with an impressive four-wicket spell as he guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.

Manohar re-elected unopposed as independent ICC chairman
According to an ICC release, Manohar, who became the first independent ICC chairman in 2016, will continue for a second two-year term following his unopposed election.

Ireland Test debut ends in five-wicket defeat by Pakistan
Pakistan debutant Imam-ul-Haq saw his side to victory as Ireland's first match in men's Test cricket ended in a gallant last-day defeat by five wickets at Malahide on Tuesday.

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Technology

Huawei Honor 10 launched at Rs 32,999 on Flipkart: All you need to know
The AI-centric Honor 10 smartphone is powered by the latest octa-core Kirin 970 processor with 6GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage.

Google Assistant gets 6 new voices on Android: Here's how to find them
At Google I/O 2018, CEO Sundar Pichai said that the Google Assistant is now available on 500 million devices including mobile, speakers and more.

This malware can steal your saved passwords, credit card details from Chrome, Firefox browsers
A new malware called Vega Stealer is doing rounds of the internet. Researchers claim that Vega Stealer is designed to gather saved financial data from Firefox and Google Chrome browsers.

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Education

TN +2 Results: Tamil Nadu 12th result 2018 releasing today @ tndge.in
The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) Tamil Nadu is going to release Tamil Nadu +2 Result 2018, TN HSC +2 Result 2018 today.

Auditors detect Rs 82L financial irregularities in St John's College accounts
Say records show malpractices, violation of Govt orders, principal's role 'suspicious'

Students plan mega protest against Agra university
Student unions of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University are planning a major protest against the university administration against on May 30 a range of issues, including delay in declaration of exam results and lack of a system to address students' issues.

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Mumbai

IMD official fined 1,000 for levying GST on RTI plea
Taking note of the harassment to the applicant with various demands, the CIC directed IMD to pay a token compensation of Rs500 to the applicant within 15 days.

CIC on caste riot probe panel, can't clear RTI cases: Activists

SRA scam: Mhada CEO summoned
cleared/unlisted

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Delhi

No FIR so far in suicides of Bansal, family despite note
Bansal had named four CBI officials in a suicide note, levelling allegations of torture.He had named a DIG, an SP, a deputy SP, an IO and a "fat, balding hawaldar".

...But EDMC House united in rejecting plan

Eatery owner bought opium from gang, sold it to truckers

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Bangalore

Karnatka High Court: It's inapt for strangers to depose in matrimonial case
It would be inappropriate for a stranger or an outsider to depose in a matrimonial case, the high court has said.

Bengaluru boy enters global Olympiad
Ramchandra Kishor Apte, a homeschooled boy from the city, is one of the four Indian students to represent the country in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2018, to be held in Tsukuba, Japan, in September.

Bengaluru techie booked for sexually harassing colleague
A 27-year-old executive with a major IT firm in Electronics City alleged a colleague has been harassing her sexually since December 2016.

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Hyderabad

Men board ladies coaches in peak hours!

Free parking arrangements for Old City this Ramzan

Culprits used skimmers to steal data from ATMs

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Chennai

Medical aspirants crunch numbers in NEET hopes

Man held at gunpoint by cop granted Rs 1 lakh damage
1 lakh in compensation to a man who charged a police inspector with threatening him at gunpoint to demand a bribe.

Chennai: Two anti-vice officers caught in sex rackets

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Ahmedabad

Toxic waste now being dumped at Pirana
The city's gargantuan smouldering garbage mountain at Pirana is turning into a favourite spot for the illegal dumping of toxic chemicals, which could even be life-threatening if they burn.

'425 TP schemes to be finalized soon'

BJP celebrates its K'taka performance

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Allahabad

Lockers heist: 6 held with Rs 10L cash, mastermind still on run

Allahabad: Body-worn cameras to help cops keep strict vigil during Kumbh-2019

UPPSC debars techie from exams for stapling Rs 1,000 notes in answer scripts
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has debarred an engineer from appearing in any exam conducted by it for three years, for attaching Rs 1,000 currency notes and writing mobile number on his answer script of Combined Junior Engineers Examination-2013 held in 2014.

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Bhubaneswar

People from all over India celebrate Gita Govinda in city
Sri Jayadev Rastriya Samaroh – a five day long classical dance festival - is on at Bhanjakala Mandap where dancers from different parts of the country as well as abroad have been performing.

Airport police station to have Odisha's first child-friendly unit

Human trafficking racket busted in Bhubaneswar, six held

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Bhopal

A day dedicated to feathered friendship

MP villagers pedal 5 km to fetch water from UP

Will Congress put brakes on yatras?

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Chandigarh

Kasauli incident blot on state police: Thakur

Name officers who allowed illegal construction, HC tells principal secy

Vigilance bureau nabs discom JE, agent accepting bribe