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Sunday, November 15, 2015

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Cops review security cover as capital put on high alert
The terror attack in Paris resulted in Delhi Police's special cell, security and intelligence units having a busy day reviewing security in the capital.

Sunanda Murder case: Too few viscera samples of Sunanda sent to FBI
The FBI lab had a tough time testing Sunanda Pushkar's viscera as Delhi Police could not send it adequate amount of samples required to conduct the tests according to international standards.

Not quite a river, Yamuna is mother now
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday promised to revive the Yamuna in the next five years.

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Business

Channelize more savings into capital market: FM
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday asked market participants to work in a way that would help attract more retail savings into the financial market which, in turn, could be channelized towards economic activity.

US fines Alstom US $772m in foreign bribery charges
The US has fined French multinational Alstom SA, a record USD 772 million over international bribery charges in which the energy and transport giant bribed government officials in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Taiwan. Alstom, which got a multi-billion contract in India to supply 800 railway engines to the Indian Railways, had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges.

'Swachh Bharat cess will help earmark funds for sanitation'
Minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha has been busy implementing plans to deal with some of the pressure points in the economy. In an interview, the former banker discusses the government’s plans in the coming months, including the strategy to deal with reforms.

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Environment

Clarify how hotels are coming up at Kaziranga: NGT to Assam
The National Green Tribunal has directed Assam government to clear its stand on eco-sensitive zones and how it has permitted large-scale hotel projects to come up in and around the Kaziranga National Park - home to the famous one-horned rhinos.

Bird injuries rise due to noisy crackers, foul air
A two-month-old laughing dove, perched on a tree in Sector 5, dropped to the ground after the sound of a high-decibel firecracker reverberated through the air, leaving it disoriented, according to its rescuer.

New long-haired wasp species found in India
Indian researchers have discovered five new long-haired species of wasps from different parts of the country.

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World

Timeline of Paris attacks according to public prosecutor
Gunmen and bombers carried out a wave of attacks on restaurants, a concert hall and near a sports stadium across Paris on Friday in a deadly rampage claimed by Islamic State that killed over 120 people and wounded 352, of which 99 remain in a critical condition.

Does Paris's hardline against jihadists make it a terror target?
Claiming responsibility for Friday’s terror attacks IS declared France remains the top target for them. But why France?

Poland won't accept refugees after Paris attacks
Poland will not take in refugees under a hotly contested EU programme to distribute them among member states because of the Paris attacks, the country's incoming European affairs minister said today.

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Entertainment

Hrithik Roshan's sister finds love again
Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina has found love in architect Bharat Kapoor.

'Tamasha' to have a 'One Holiday Stand'
It was Imtiaz Ali who introduced the idea of having a ‘Break Up’ party in Love Aaj Kal. In his upcoming romantic film Tamasha, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, he introduces the concept of a ‘One Holiday Stand’.

Kangana is reaching out to friends in Paris
The world woke up to the dastardly act of terror on Paris yesterday morning. The city of lights is a favourite with many actors, who took to social media to show their solidarity and empathy with Paris, in this time of crisis...

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Science

1 in 4 Indian diabetics not obese: Research
It is not just the obese who develop diabetes. New research suggests that a number of Indian patients suffering from the disease are non-obese, having a body mass index (BMI) of less than 25 kg/m2.

Waste fly ash can make concrete stronger: Study
The use of cement might add strength to a concrete mix and eventually to a structure. But adding a small quantity of wastes disposed in thermal power plants or a steel factory to the concrete mixture can help the structure last a lifetime, a study conducted in Indian Institute of Madras has found.

Ross perfected urban sanitation here to fight malaria abroad
When a rash of dengue cases over whelmed city hospitals earlier this year, BBMP of ficials maintained a studious silence at a critical stock-taking meeting.

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Sports

2nd Test: India eye big lead after Jadeja-Ashwin show
South Africa got to 200 for the first time in the series but didn't make much more, with Jadeja and Ashwin taking four wickets each. By stumps, India's openers had reduced the deficit to 134 with their first 50-run stand of the series.

Daylight between AB de Villiers and his team-mates
The South African missed a century in the first innings of his 100th Test, but it did not detract from the allure of his stroke-filled 85.

Delhi Dynamos hold Atletico de Kolkata 1-1 at home
Atletico de Kolkata almost beat Delhi at their own game on Saturday evening, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium owing to a second-half equaliser by Ghanian Richard Gadze.

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Technology

24 things you didn't know iPhones could do
Even though we use our iPhones all day every day, there are still a handful of features that are relatively unknown. Some of these features are buried in the Settings menu while others are hidden in plain sight. Plus, there are a few things Siri can do for you that you may not know about.

Indian-American brothers convicted for H-1B visa fraud
The two brothers, Atul and Jiten Nanda, have been convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, one count of conspiracy to harbour illegal aliens and four counts of wire fraud. They face a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment and $250,000 in fines.

Top recruiters head to non-IITs for placements
Top engineering colleges that aren't part of the premier Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) system are reaping the benefits of an upbeat hiring scenario.

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Education

Education is most critical to uplift Muslims: Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
Armed with the previous UPA regime’s Sachar committee findings on the socio, economic and educational status of Muslims, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Saturday said educational backwardness was the main reason for the community’s inability to progress economically.

Centre to decide on varsity's UGC status
After six-months of continuous student protests against the management, it has come to light now that Avinashilingam University is not under the threat of automatic de-recognition by UGC as earlier feared.

Fund crisis: PU teachers to wear black badges on November 18 and 19
On November 18 and 19, teachers of Panjab University (PU) will wear black badges to mark their protest against the delay of grants by the centre.

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Mumbai

CRZ nod plea for Kanjur ground wall will go to A-G
A request for a post-facto coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance for the compound wall along the Kanjurmarg dumping ground is to be referred to the state attorney-general for his opinion. This is because there is no provision in the CRZ Notification 2011 to grant post-facto clearance.

Online campaign urges youths to click 'safe' selfies
A few weeks ago, Kandivli resident Deepak Gandhi was headed back home from Mahabaleshwar. Near Panchgani Ghat, he saw a group of youngsters climb over the back of a railing and hang precariously over a cliff to click selfies. He stopped his car and gently alerted them that one wrong move could cost them their lives. They agreed it was a foolhardy step.

BMC wants only 'smart' traffic signals across Mumbai
The BMC is working towards converting all 590 traffic signals in the city into smart signals. Currently, the city has 255 ‘smart signals’ at various locations.

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Delhi

At capital's bazaars, we are sitting ducks
On a day when Delhi was put on high alert following a series of terror attacks in Paris, major markets teeming with weekend shoppers were virtually left unguarded. When TOI visited Lajpat Nagar’s Central Market at 1pm on Saturday, it found empty machaans (elevated platforms for commandos and snipers) and unmanned pickets. Security was poorer than what is being noticed on a normal day as most officers were allegedly diverted to India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan.

Hospitals unprepared for attack aftermath
What if a terror attack took place in Delhi? Most people and the emergency personnel say providing medical services to the injured in the aftermath is going to be a daunting task.

Boy murdered after he finds out about sister's affair
A 12-year-old boy was murdered after he found his sister and family friend in a compromising position in north Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area on Saturday morning.

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Bangalore

Oncologists in Bengaluru worry about Angelina effect
Speaking to STOI on the sidelines of the second edition of Brinker Awardee breast cancer symposium, Dr Sirohi said the need of the hour is clinical examination if any sign of cancer is seen during physical tests.

10-yr-old boy stopped train, saved 850 lives
Siddesh, 33 other kids bag bravery award

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Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh miffed over KRMB's 'bias' for Telangana
Miffed over the alleged favouritism of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) towards Telangana, the AP government is preparing to lodge a complaint against the board with the Union water resources ministry.

Man 'hangs' pregnant wife to death
A man allegedly hanged his pregnant wife at Muchintal village of CC Kunta mandal in Mahbubnagar district in the early hours of Saturday.

Security beefed at RGIA after Paris attacks
In the wake of the terror strike in Paris, the Cyberabad police beefed up security at the RGIA and a private event at Gachibowli on Saturday.

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Chennai

After showers, disabled find themselves on slippery ground in Chennai
C Karthik found it particularly hard to commute to work on Friday when rain battered the city. The 29-year-old wheelchair-bound cerebral palsy patient had to be helped into an auto by his parents.

Law college students in Chennai battle it out as hostel goes under
Water has started to recede from many neighbourhoods after Friday's unprecedented downpour, but the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Government Law College hostel campus in Purasaiwalkam remains flooded.

'Monday to see heaviest shower'
The city enjoyed a cool Saturday, as the temperature dropped to 25 degrees C, 4 degrees below normal.

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Ahmedabad

Bogus voting feared in absence of voter ID slips
The absence of voters' ID slips in the coming civic elections may cause major confusion among voters of both the rival parties -the BJP and the Congress -in the city.

BJP wins 37 seats uncontested in 13 districs, Congress 1
While the state local bodies elections are just a few days away and the state BJP is facing a strong opposition from the Patidar community as well as anti-incumbency, it won 37 seats in 13 districts uncontested due to various reasons like withdrawal of forms by Congress and other candidates.

Paris attacks to hit tourism
Tourism is going to take a beating in the wake of terror attacks on Paris which is one of the most impor ant tourist attractions in any Europe tours.

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Allahabad

Another controversial banner surfaces in Allahabad
While the entire nation is celebrating the 126th birth anniversary of country's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, two young NSUI (National Student Union of India) leaders have raked up a controversy by displaying a banner in the heart of the city at Subhash Crossing, purportedly asking those who compare first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and present Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nehru's autobiography to be digitized
People across the globe would soon be able to read the unpublished handwritten autography of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru titled 'In and out of Prison'. The manuscript of the 16-volume exhaustive handwritten memoirs of Nehru, kept in the Allahabad Museum for last six decades, are in the process of getting digitalized.

Three held with 30ltr hooch
In a crackdown against spurious liquor, Kaushambi police on Friday arrested three persons and 30 litres of hooch.

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Bhubaneswar

First BBIN Friendship Motor rally to skip Nepal due to internal strife
The first Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Friendship Motor Rally 2015, will skip Nepal in its route due to the prevailing tension in the landlocked nation. Chief justice of Odisha D H Waghela flagged off the rally here on Saturday.

Terrorism should have no place in a civilized world: Naveen Patnaik
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday condemned the deadliest terrorist attack in Paris on Friday that claimed more than 120 lives.

Essar workers call off protest
Tension ended at Essar Steel's pellet unit near Paradip with the contractual workers calling off their stir following intervention of the district administration on Friday.

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Bhopal

Government removes Datia collector in haste
Succumbing to the mounting pressure by engineers in Madhya Pradesh, the government has removed Datia collector Prakash Chandra Jangre. His transfer order was issued in haste on Saturday night, a government holiday.

Slapgate Datia collector may be shown the door
Embroiled in a controversy over slapping an executive engineer in Datia about a month back, district collector Prakash Chandra Jangre is likely to be removed next week. PWD minister Sartaj Singh said action will be taken against the collector. Highly placed government sources claimed that Jangre may be shown the door by Monday.

NLIU to host first international moot court
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, will organise the first NLIU-Justice RK Tankha International Moot Court Competition from February 26, 2016. This is for the first time that an international moot court is being organised in any law college in the state.

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Chandigarh

Book on trees of Chandigarh re-launched
If you want to know about the native trees of the city, flower gardens, city forests or anything about trees of the city, then you should pick a book, 'Trees of Chandigarh'.

Woman in Mohali beaten up by live-in partner and his son
A Chandigarh resident, Sulender Kaur - who was in a live-in relationship with a married man, Mandeep Singh, for the past 25 years - was brutally beaten up by her partner, his son Vikramjeet, and their relative, Rajdeep Singh, on Friday at Nayagaon. As per Sulender's FIR statement, she was living in with Mandeep, who was married to Joginder Kaur for over two decades. However, Joginder knew about her husband's relationship with Sulender.

Worldwide candle march for Sippy
Family members and friends of slain Sukhmanpreet Singh Talwandi alias Sippy Sidhu on Saturday decided to held a worldwide candle march seeking justice for the national-level lawyer on December 13.

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