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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

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Shabnam Hashmi returns award to protest lynchings

Dalit tone to President poll upsets Meira
The opposition's presidential candidate Meira Kumar said atrocities on Dalits should make citizens hang their heads in shame, delivering a jibe at BJP over recent incidents like the Saharanpur clashes whose significance is amplified by the caste symbolism of the all Dalit contest for the top post.

India may become more attractive for cruise liners

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Business

Govt to rehearse GST launch in Parliament tomorrow
The rehearsal, scheduled to be held at 10 PM, may be supervised by either Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, his deputies Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and S S Ahluwalia, or Secretary Rajiv Yadav, official sources said today.

Scamsters' trading tips via SMSes: Sebi seeks RBI, TRAI help
Typically, Sebi depends on the call data records from the telecom companies and the financial transaction statements from the banks in its probe against such cases of frauds, where investors are lured into depositing money into designated bank accounts with promise of huge returns.

Natural gas may be included in GST, to benefit ONGC
Unlike other industries which can take credit for any tax paid towards furtherance of business, no credits on input GST will be available to the oil and gas industry leading to huge additional indirect tax burden with stranded costs of about Rs 25,000 crore.

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Environment

Two giant pandas explore new home at Berlin zoo
Footage released by the zoo on Tuesday showed Jiao Quing and Meng Meng roaming around what zookeepers call their living room, an indoor area stocked with wooden obstacles for climbing, a bear-sized wooden chair and bamboo to eat.

Ten million tonnes of fish get wasted every year: study
Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year - enough to fill about 4,500 Olympic sized swimming pools - a study has found.

US mayors mull plan for cities to use only renewable energy

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World

Declare Pak state sponsor of terrorism: US lawmaker
"Quit giving them military aid. Quit giving them money. Designate them as a state sponsor of terrorism, and remove Pakistan's status as major non-NATO ally to the US," Congressman Ted Poe has said.

Over 8,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in 48 hours
People were pulled to safety by coastguard vessels, military ships operating under the EU's border agency Frontex and aid boats run by privately funded organisations. Their efforts were coordinated by the coastguard.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Shah Rukh Khan's candid revelations you shouldn't miss
Shah Rukh Khan's candid revelations you shouldn't miss

10 RD Burman hits which will soothe your soul

Pic: Celina Jaitly shows off her baby bump in a bikini
Pregnant with twins for the second time, actress Celina Jaitly posed for a beautiful photo shoot in a bikini.

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Science

Clicking pictures may enhance visual memory: Study
Clicking pictures may help recall the details of what you see, say scientists who found that having camera can help enhance visual memory. Researchers, including those from University of Pennsylvania in the US, conducted two experiments. In the first they had 294 participants tour a real-life museum exhibit of Etruscan artefacts.

No announcement about discovery of alien life: Nasa
NASA has no announcements to make about the discovery of alien life. A hacking group 'Anonymous' posted a video on YouTube suggesting that Nasa is about to announce the discovery of life beyond Earth.

Nasa releases stunning image of Saturn
Nasa's Cassini craft saw a sliver of Saturn's sunlit atmosphere as the icy rings stretch across the foreground. They have released stunning image of Saturn's sunlit atmosphere.The view was obtained at a distance of about one million kilometers from Saturn.

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Sports

Kumble-Kohli rift not handled properly: Ganguly
Former India coach Anil Kumble and captain Virat Kohli's dressing room rift after India's Champions Trophy final loss should have been handled in a matured way, former skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Tuesday.

Ramkumar Ramanathan shocks world No. 8 Dominic Thiem
India's top singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan on Tuesday recorded the biggest win of his nascent singles career - a stunning straight-set 6-3, 6-2 victory over world No 8 Dominic Thiem in the pre-quarterfinals of the Antalya Open.

Ravi Shastri throws name in India coach hat: Reports
Former India allrounder and captain Ravi Shastri, who was team director of the men's team from August 2014 to April 2016, has apparently submitted his name for the vacant position of head coach.

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Technology

15 must-visit websites you may not know about
While almost all of you must be having a number of useful websites that you visit on a near-daily basis, there are still millions of other websites on the web, many of which you’ve probably never heard of before. Keep reading to discover some of these lesser-known sites.

Government set to slap 10% duty on imported mobile phones
The government is set to slap a customs duty of at least10% on imported mobile phones under the GST regime as it plans to retain benefits accorded to local manufacturing in line with the ambitious electronics manufacturing and `Make in India' programme.

GST shift: Online pharmacies in business as stores run out
Forseeing a dip in the inventories of neighbourhood druggists during the transition to GST, online pharmacies have been stocking up on drugs for over a month, winning over customers who have been hit by shortage of medicine.

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Education

India Inc favours men over women for jobs, finds survey
In Randstad's Workmonitor survey, which studied employee sentiments around this topic, 55% of the overall survey respondents from India indicated that men are favoured over women when two candidates are equally qualified for the same job at their workplace.

Be bold and follow your passion to ensure professional bliss
Finding purpose is crucial, no matter if you are a fresher, mid-career professional or an experienced senior executive.

Textbooks shouldn't be ideological battleground: Manish Sisodia
Textbooks should not be used as "ideological battleground" between the Left and the Right and should only be children-centric, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia conveyed to HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday.

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Mumbai

Loan waivers no solution, says RSS chief

Rain damages drone cam keeping eye on protest-hit villages
A drone camera being used by Thane police to keep surveillance in seven villages of Kalyan and Ambernath talukas in Thane district were damaged in rain on Tuesday.

Annual medical check-up for 60,000 cops over 45 years of age
A spurt in lifestyle diseases among the men in khaki prompted the home department led by CM Devendra Fadnavis to announce on Tuesday that a comprehensive medical check-up would be mandatory for the 60,000-odd police officials aged 45 years or more.

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Delhi

Video: Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma calls on MHA to take cognisance

Students fret over subject choice in BA

Manish Sisodia: NCERT needs course correction
Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia during the 54th general council meeting of NCERT stressed on the importance of designing a book, instead of making it an ideological battleground.

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Bangalore

Woman, son end life after suffering loss in business

Orderlies allotted days after state government banned system: Complaint

Overseas Citizens of India included under NRI category

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Hyderabad

IPS officer Mahesh Bhagwat hailed as 'hero' in US State Department report on combating human trafficking
An IPS officer from India, Mahesh Bhagwat, who serves as Rachakonda police commissioner, Telangana State has won recognition as a hero for his efforts in combating trafficking.

Speeding car mows down senior citizen in Hyderabad
In less than 24 hours after a speeding car mowed down a woman walking on the side of Outer Ring Road (ORR), a a 72 year old pedestrian, who was out on a morning walk on the ORR perished on the spot when a speeding SUV rammed into him at Gachibowli.

Hyderabad HC pulls up Telangana govt over Diwakar Travels bus accident

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Chennai

Money, gold have direct link with confidence motion: M K Stalin
Stalin said the origin of huge amounts of unaccounted money and gold will reveal who were the perpetrators of the crime of bribery and what was the modus operandi of the entire operation to bribe AIADMK MLAs.

Micro-industries grapple with digital illiteracy

In fear of capital locking up, Tirupur units wait and watch

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Ahmedabad

HC grants bail to VHP leader in Gulbarg case

9 J'khand ministers at IIM-A to hone leadership

Centralized admissions for all medical seats

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Allahabad

Household herb Chandrashoor fights diabetes

Cheoki to be developed as satellite station

NCR trains most punctual in the country

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha to rope in payment and small finance banks in unbanked areas
The state government has planned to provide banking services in the unbanked gram panchayats through payment and small finance banks to which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has earlier issued license to start banking operation.

Cancer patient cop among four killed in accident

Asian Athletics Championships: Over 500 artists to perform for opening ceremony
Opening ceremony of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium on July 5 will be performed by over 500 artists and showcase Odisha’s glorious past, heritage, culture, Buddhist connection with other countries and modern time.

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Bhopal

Biometric machines for attendance in all KVs soon

States must enhance training for panchayat reps, says Tomar

State BJP chief kicks off Kisan Yatra

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Chandigarh

HC stays Haryana govt order asking Rajiv Trust to stop eye hospital construction in Gurugram

Monsoon set to hit Punjab, Haryana in 3 days: MeT official

Rush to get $5 lakh green card, investment door to America
With the uncertainty around H-1B visas looming large, Indians have found an alternative to live the American dream.

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Higher the claim settlement ratio, the greater are the chances of settlement of a claim. It is also a measure of the insurer's reputation.

How to escalate a complaint against a company through SCORES

SCORES is a centralised online complaint resolution system through which the complainant can take up his grievance against the company.

The probability of a rate cut is low as RBI is in neutral mode: Rajat Jain, Principal PNB AMC

"While we foresee a pause in rate cuts, there could be one if RBI decides to give primacy to inflation prints over all other factors."

ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund: Done well in long term but has slipped recently

With a 10-year return of 13.48%, the fund has beaten the category average (11.47%) and outperformed the benchmark (9.04%) by a wide margin.

Stock pick of the week: Why analysts are saying GSFC is on good growth trajectory

Impressive volume and net profit growth, commissioning of newer plants that will boost revenue and product diversification has made GSFC analysts' top pick.

Six new smartphones to be launched in July

The Zenfone AR is a flagship device with a 5.7-inch 2k Amoled screen and one of the few phones that support Google Project Tango for augmented reality.

Family Finance: Mumbai-based Waghs need to invest more to meet goals

Salaried Deepak & Kavita Wagh, 38 & 30, have goals to save for child's education, wedding, retirement, buying a house, car, and taking a vacation.

Tax optimizer: How salaried Ranjan's tax went up due to change in home loan rule

The entire Rs 4.6 lakh interest could be set off against the rent and salary income but from this year, the deduction against salary is capped at Rs 2 lakh.

MF Portfolio Doctor: Why Sanjay Pai must define goals, set targets to get better results

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5 smart things to know about Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana

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Mid-cap stocks still offer an opportunity: Anshu Kapoor, Edelweiss Financial Services

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Do you need health insurance in your 20s?

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Incremental NCBs for long term two-wheeler insurance policies come with conditions

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Startup Skillveri builds simulators to offer real-life environment training to people

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74% of Indian consumers check credit scores atleast twice a year: CIBIL Survey

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Alternative investment returns monitor: For the week ending June 21, 2017

Here's a weekly tracker of returns from such investments. But don't compare these with returns from traditional investments as scope these vastly different.

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