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THE TIMES OF INDIA

Thursday, August 31, 2017

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India

Dilip Kumar gets back land, to pay Rs 20 crore

RBI got back Rs 16,000 crore, spent Rs 21,000 crore on notes: P Chidambaram

'House panel report will be free of politics', Congress veteran Veerappa Moily says

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Business

Accident cover for 4.5 lakhs Uber drivers
The cover provides drivers free coverage for accidental death and disablement, hospitalisation and outpatient medical treatment in case of an accident while online on the Uber App.

Markets overcome losses, Sensex jumps above 250 points
The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 258.07 points to close on 31,646.46 while the 50-share NSE Nifty finished trading on 9,884.40, up by 88.35 points. The Nifty went past the psychological mark of 9,900, however failed to hold on to the gains when the bourses closed for the day.

Settlement with Bakshi not possible, says McDonald's
The NCLAT, which had last week asked both the parties to consider settling the dispute among themselves, has ordered them to file replies on cross petitions filed against each other, within a week. Counsel for McDonald's said that the settlement of dispute with the franchise partner was not possible.

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Environment

Extreme weather events the new normal? Experts take stock
From Houston to Mumbai and from Nepal to Rajasthan, rains have cut a swathe of destruction with flooded streets and thousands marooned as their cities and villages go under. Scientists blame rising temperatures for the erratic weather patterns, leading to instances like heavy rains and floods.

Ancient whales were predators not gentle giants

NGT seeks disposal mechanism for seized plastic
The National Green Tribunal today asked the Delhi government to explore disposal mechanism for the nearly 8,000 kilograms of plastic of less than 50 microns thickness that was seized by authorities following its ban.

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World

Pak House condemns US for seeking India role in Af
The Pakistan National Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Wednesday rejecting the "hostile and threatening" statements made by US President Donald Trump and Gen John Nicholson, a top commander of American and Nato forces in Afghanistan.

Campaign aims to show Charlottesville loves

Will N Korea make missiles over Japan the new normal?

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Entertainment

Geeta Basra shares pic of daughter Hinaya's new friend
Bollywood celebs much like us share their day-to-day happenings with their fan following on social media.

Karan Johar shares a throwback picture of godson Aryan Khan
Karan Johar may now be a father of twins Roohi and Yash, but the filmmaker played godfather to Shah Rukh Khan's children for about 18 years. Soon after sharing the first clear pictures of the twins, Karan went on to share pictures of the most special people in his life.

This picture of Neetu Kapoor's granddaughter Samara bidding farewell to Lord Ganesha is the cutest thing you will see today
Neetu Kapoor loves her granddaughter Samara Sahni to bits and her Instagram page is proof of that. The proud granny recently took to her social media account and shared a picture of Samara seeking blessings of the Lord

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Science

Breakthrough detects 15 radio bursts from dwarf galaxy; might be from 'alien' spacecraft
15 radio bursts coming from a dwarf galaxy about 3 million light years away from earth have been detected by Breakthrough Listen, a global astronomical initiative. It is being speculated, among other things, that this is an energy source used by extraterrestrial civilisations to power spacecraft.

India's first satellite actively built by private firms to take off
For the first time, private players have been actively involved in building a full satellite-their role earlier was limited to supplying components-with 70 engineers from a consortium led by Bengaluru-based Alpha Design Technologies having built the satellite and also tested it.

Ancient whales were predators not gentle giants: Scientists
There are two major groups of whales — toothed creatures such as killer whales, and baleen, which filter plankton and small fish from the ocean for food with special bristle-like structures in their mouths.

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Sports

Sri Lanka steps up security after crowd trouble
Some 1,000 additional police will be deployed for the fourth ODI against India at the 35,000-seat capacity Premadasa Stadium in Colombo while CCTV cameras will be used to monitor the crowds, police said in a statement.

Duleep Trophy from Sept 7, Raina to captain India Blue
Suresh Raina has been named captain of the India Blue team for the Duleep Trophy, which will be held in Kanpur and Lucknow from September 7 to 29, providing him a platform to make a return to the Indian team.

Sharapova looks to back up big win in battle with Babos
Former world number one Maria Sharapova looked like her old dominant self in her first Grand Slam match since serving a 15-month doping ban, defeating world number two Simona Halep in three entertaining sets.

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Technology

Intex Aqua Note 5.5 smartphone with Android Nougat launched at Rs 4,299
Indian smartphone maker Intex has launched its latest budget smartphone Aqua Note 5.5 in India.

Motorola launches Moto G5S Plus, here's how it's different from Moto G5 Plus smartphone
The smartphone is said to be an updated version of Moto G5 Plus smartphone launched in May this year. Here's an specs-wise comparison of the two smartphones

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) starts receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update
South Korean tech giant Samsung has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for its Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphone.

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Education

IIT Ropar professor Bags NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award
Dr Durba Pal, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, has been awarded the prestigious Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award 2017 by The National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) for her work on ‘Role of Fetuin-A in lipid induced insulin resistance’.

In a U-turn, CBSE allows sale of stationery inside school premises
The Central Board of Secondary Education has allowed its affiliated schools to sell “stationery and other materials required by the students,” from the tuck shops. The circular stated that in order to facilitate distribution of NCERT books a ‘tuck shop’ may be opened inside the premises.

NCERT to work on courses about India's tradition, culture: HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
"We will replicate such courses with NCERT because we think our true identity begins with the identity of our nation. Without knowing it, we will not be able to decipher the truth about the world. We are open to discussions about the value of our past," Javadekar said.

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Mumbai

Mumbai flood waters recede, but it's not end of horror

Mumbaikars relieved as heavy rain forecast proves damp squib

South Mumbai turns into refugee camp as office-goers have nowhere to go

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Delhi

Delhi LG, AAP in war of words over meeting on mohalla clinics

Delhi gets 1,206 more community toilets in Swachh battle

Delhi high court notice to government, south corporation over peacocks

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Bangalore

Govt sits on licence BTC may halt races

Volatile IT industry boosts flexi-staffing

BBMP: 4,280 dengue cases since January, just 604 last year

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Hyderabad

Next year, summer hols to start from April 13

Manjeera water flows into city after 2-year gap

Plummeting Nagarjunasagar level leaves city on edge

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Chennai

'New trade ties can fortify Indo-Thai cultural bond'

Forget trips to hospital, get tests done at a local clinic

Speaker's disqualification notice will not bind us: TTV loyalists

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Ahmedabad

2017 polls: BJP may drop key ministers, MLAs

July GST collection in state Rs 5,889cr

HC completes hearing of appeals, reserves verdict

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Allahabad

When Teej fever gripped the ladies
A social club in Allahabad organised a grand Teej function at a city hotel recently.

Ill-prepared cops fail to locate dacoit Babuli Kol, end hunt

NGO's signature campaign ushers hope for farm staff

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Bhubaneswar

State govt has failed to provide amenities to urban people: BJP

CBSE allows schools to open shops in school premises, amends circular
The primary purpose of the shop would be to provide National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) books to students, but stationary and other materials required for the students also be sold in the shop.

Odisha govt merges 1,603 UP schools with nearby high schools
Odisha government has decided to merge 1603 government upper primary (UP) schools with adjacent or nearby high schools from September 1.

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Bhopal

BJP leader lives with SIMI bullet in body

U-14 cricket trials on basketball court

Retd gen red-flags Red Cross-pvt hospital 'deal'

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Chandigarh

Judge who saved Haryana from burning will retire on September 3

Punjab village seeks to dump its dera-linked name

Dera's 'suicide squad' a major concern for cops
Affidavits in 2005 absolved dera of all responsibility if followers die

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