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Saturday, October 18, 2014
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Saturday, October 18, 2014
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Banned: Man who built India's first 'smart' city
It was, by his own account, a chance encounter with a scion of the Gandhi political dynasty that turned former soldier Kushal Pal Singh into the man who built a city from nothing and made billions in the process.

Govt delays decision on iron ore licence for POSCO plant
The government has again delayed a decision on permitting Posco to mine iron ore, seeking more clarifications from Odisha where the South Korean company has waited nine years to set up a $12 billion steel plant.

Group insurance costs set to rise
Group health insurance will become more expensive for companies where hospitalization claims from employees exceed the premium paid.

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Want to put environment ministry on autopilot: Javadekar
To a question whether he thought the previous United Progressive Alliance government had not taken key environment clearance decisions which hampered growth, he said "Unfortunately, yes."

India-born scientist Rajaram awarded World Food Prize
India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production building on the successes of the Green Revolution.

UP sugar mill polluting Ganga fined Rs 5 crore
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cracked the whip on industries that have been polluting river Ganga

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It can happen to anyone: Obama's credit card declined
Apparently, even the president of the United States can have trouble with his credit card.

Leaders of China and Japan may meet for first time
The leaders of Japan and China are likely to meet for the first time next month on the sidelines of a regional summit in Beijing, shaking hands in a carefully negotiated display of good will that Japanese officials say they hope will lower tensions between the two estranged Asian powers.

Obama calls for end to Ebola 'hysteria'
US President Barack Obama told Americans on Saturday not to "give in to hysteria or fear" over the deadly Ebola virus, calling for patience and a sense of perspective.

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Older adults satisfied with aging more likely to seek health screenings
Adults over 50 who feel comfortable about aging are more proactive in getting preventive health care services, a new University of Michigan study found.

MOM in safe zone, to capture comet nucleus
After having sent photos of Phobos -Mars' moon- India's mars orbiter mission (MOM) spacecraft is already to capture the nucleus and the tail of comet Siding Spring, which will fly past the Red Planet at around 11.30pm on Sunday.

Jet lag can make globetrotters fat
Frequent flyers, take note! Jet lag can make you obese and cause other metabolic problems by disrupting the daily rhythms of your gut microbes, a new study has warned.

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Google Nexus 9 listed on Play Store in India
The 16GB Wi-Fi version of Nexus 9 costs Rs 28,900 in the country. The 32GB Nexus 9 variant with Wi-Fi and cellular has been priced at Rs 44,900.

Top 10 tech stories of the week
Here's a quick look at what made news in the world of technology in the week just gone by...

iPad Air 2 vs Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Nexus 9, Xperia Z2 Tablet

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India should set up a maritime university: Historian
In order to construct a complete maritime history of the country, India should set up a full-fledged institute for maritime studies at the level of a maritime university, said eminent historian MGS Narayanan.

Need for improving education system: Rajnath Singh
Home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the education system in the country needs a qualitative improvement with focus on skill development.

UGC to finalize inspection modalities for deemed universities today
In its full meeting on Friday, University Grants Commission will decide the modalities for the implementation of the orders of the Supreme Court regarding physical inspection of seven deemed universities.

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Western Railway may cancel some trains due to jumbo block
"A detailed information to this effect is available with concerned Station Masters. Passengers are requested to take note of the above arrangements," he added.

Passengers on main line may be inconvenienced on Sunday
Passengers on the Main suburban line on Central Railway may be inconvenienced on Sunday due to a megablock between Kalyan and Thane.

Megablock on Harbour line on Sunday
CR officials said the block will be carried out between Nerul and Mankhurd from 11 am to 3 pm.

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NGT seminar to hamper court work today
Even though October 18 will be a working Saturday for more than 40 subordinate courts in Delhi, they will be mostly adjourning cases of litigants and handing out fresh dates.

Binny's defamation suit against 4 AAP members
Expelled AAP MLA Vinod Kumar Binny on Friday approached Delhi high court seeking damages from AAP and four of its members by way of a defamation suit.

Metro submits project report for Ph IV
Even as Delhi Metro rushes to meet deadlines for Phase III, preliminary work on Phase IV has already begun.

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IAS officer faces action for going public on inquiry report
A day after she went public with alleged corruption in the state-owned Administrative Training Institute (ATI) in Mysore, its director general Rashmi V Mahesh faces disciplinary action by the state government.

Bangalore, 11 other cities will get new names
Karnataka got a festival gift on Friday when the Centre approved renaming 12 cities, including Bangalore and Belgaum.

Calm Jaya gets ready to leave
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa remained inscrutable as news of the Supreme Court granting her bail was given to her within minutes of the verdict on Friday forenoon, sources privy to the happenings in Central Jail, Parappana Agrahara, said.

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Sameer's wedding at SS Convention center in Hyderabad
Sameer's wedding at SS Convention center in Hyderabad

Will snake menace raise its hood now?
Amidst all the devastation caused by Cyclone Hudhud, there's another fear lurking in the minds of Vizagites - that of snakes.

NAD recruitment postponed
Naval Armament Depot (NAD) had scheduled the written test for recruitment of multi-tasking staff from October 25 to 27 at ACA-ADCA Cricket Stadium in Vizag.

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Bail for Jayalalithaa boosts fireworks sales in Tamil Nadu
According to manufacturers in Sivakasi, they have received information from there dealers across the state about exhaustion of the firework stock. 

Bail may not restrict Jaya's political activities
Though Jayalalithaa’s lawyers focused on her health situation in the Supreme Court, the bail order contains no reference to it. As a result, there may be no legal restriction on her political activities as the leader of AIADMK or the power she would wield over the state government, experts say.

Chickens double in size over 50 years but carry health risks
Poultry farmers can now afford to count their profits before their chickens hatch — and they are big, weighing on average twice as much as they did 50 years ago.

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Anirban, Payal win Junior crowns; second seed Pooja out
The boy from Surat found it tough as Anirban had shed all his self-doubts to come into his own. The left-handed Payal was on Cloud Nine after equaling the score in the sixth game even as Sereha had a nice rhythm going for her.

819 to get degrees at Vidyapith convocation
Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, 60, a global political activist, researcher, author and lecturer on non-violence in human society, based in Thailand is now a PhD student of peace and non-violence at Gujarat Vidyapith.

Woman bootlegger produces 'missing' son
A woman bootlegger who has 14 complaints against her name took the men in khaki on a wild goose chase. She accused Rakhial police of kidnapping her minor son who had been accused in a scuffle case.

More Ahmedabad News»

Sports blueprint: AU trips on UGC deadline
The Allahabad University authorities have failed to meet the October 10 deadline by which they had to submit a blueprint for revamp of sporting infrastructure to the University Grants Commission (UGC). As a result, sporting activities continue to be neglected on the campus.

HC adjourns hearing in writ on PCS exam
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned till October 16 the hearing of a writ petition challenging the result of preliminary examination of PCS (2014), which was conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)

Hudhud side-effect: 15% of paddy crop damaged
The disturbances caused by Cyclone Hudhud have damaged over 15% of paddy crop in Allahabad region. On Tuesday again, the region was lashed by wind blowing at the speed of 20 to 25 kilometres per hour, while the total rainfall stood at 114.3 mm.

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Inquiry into rotting of blood at VSS
The VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla, has ordered a probe into alleged rotting of blood in refrigerators at different departments .

Permanent home for IIT-BBS from next session
IIT Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS) plans to move to its permanent campus at Arugul village on the outskirts of the city from the academic session 2015-16, the institute sources said on Friday.

Girl dies, headmaster suspended
A schoolgirl, who was seriously injured after bricks from an under-construction toilet wall on the school premises fell on her head on Thursday, died at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here on Friday.

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22 transport constables attached to headquarters after FIR in MPPEB scam
STF had on Thursday registered FIR against 35 transport constables and four MPPEB officers in the multi-crore scam in which top political leaders in the BJP ruled government and IPS officers are under scanner.

Probe still pending against three ministers, 26 officers: Lokayukta
Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta organisation on Saturday submitted before high court that investigations pertaining to corruption charges are pending against three ministers, 16 IAS and 10 IPS officers.

Madhya Pradesh: 3 cops charged with sodomy for inserting iron road in suspect's private part
Madhya Pradesh Police on Friday charged an inspector and two constables with sections for sodomy and criminal conspiracy in connection with an alleged case of custodial torture wherein a youth was hanged upside down, chilli rubbed in his private parts and a rod thrust inside after pouring petrol.

More Bhopal News»

Security agencies on alert over possible attacks by ISIS, al-Qaida
Security agencies are on their toes following a warning from National Security Guards (NSG) director general J N Chaudhary about possible attack on Indian cities jointly by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Al-Qaida outfits.

150 booked for violence on poll day
Police registered a case against 150 unidentified persons in connection with violence at Niyana village in Hisar district during the assembly polling on Wednesday.

Army man among 3 Manipuris arrested, 440gm heroin seized
Himachal police have arrested four Manipuri residents, including an Army man, after recovering 440 gram heroin, worth Rs 5 crore, from their possession in Chambaghat area of Solan district on Thursday.

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