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Sunday, January 15, 2017

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44 airports have potential for operations under UDAN: Report
RCS, or UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik), was introduced as part of the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 and was formally launched in October last. It provides an opportunity to take flying to the masses by way of fiscal incentives, infrastructure support and monetary subsidies.

Assocham makes case for budget presentation on Feb 1
Making a strong appeal to different political parties to let the Union Budget for 2017-18 be presented to Parliament on February 1, the apex industry chamber Assocham said the advancement to this effect would help the government to begin its capital and other expenditure right from April and revive the much needed economic growth.

Top seven cos add Rs 37,833 crore in market cap
The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued Indian companies surged by Rs 37,833.55 crore last week, with HDFC Bank emerging the biggest gainer.

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Environment

E-waste rising dangerously in Asia: UN study
Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the environment, according to a UN study released on Sunday.

Smog set to return to parts of central, north China
China has asked its officials to adopt plans to cut emissions and mitigate pollution as smog is again likely to hit central and northern parts of the country. The smog, which will return to Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong and Henan provinces, is expected to last until a cold front comes to the rescue around Thursday, the ministry said.

'Big chill' after asteroid strike likely killed dinosaurs

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World

Military: Mosul University fully liberated by Iraqi troops
The spokesman of the Joint Military Command, Brig. General Yahya Rasool, declared on Sunday that the campus was under the full control of Iraqi special forces, officially known as the Counter Terrorism Service, who raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings.

World diplomats in Paris to urge renewed Mideast peace talks
The conference is meant to be a forceful message to US President-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that much of the world wants peace and sees a two-state solution as the best way to achieve it in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

German plane from Oman lands in Kuwait over bomb threat
The state-run KUNA news agency said the plane from the Omani city of Salalah bound for Cologne landed on Sunday morning over the threat. KUNA said some 299 people were evacuated from the plane.

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Science

New 5D tech may help diagnose diseases from cell phone images

Yoga gets aggressive: Now, there is more burn, less om

Wanted: Hindu priest to test magic mushroom
A priest, a rabbi, and a Zen Buddhist roshi walk into a bar and order a beer prestigious university lab to trip on psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms. Wait, what?

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Technology

Study reveals the most common password of the year 2016
Numeric combination of '123456' was the most common password of 2016, followed by '123456789' and 'qwerty', according to researchers who reviewed over 10 million security codes that became public following data breaches.

Amazon's 'Great Indian' sale to create 7,500 temporary jobs
Amazon will create well over 7,500 temporary jobs for its upcoming sale, and these positions will mostly be in logistics to ensure smooth deliveries.

N Chandrasekaran's elevation leaves TCS' investors worried
But the departure of Chandrasekaran, known as Chandra, from Tata group's most profitable arm still rattled investors. They sent TCS shares down 4%.

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Education

Education not commodity, student not consumer: Consumer forum
A youth's plea against an institute for allegedly not providing him with an internship or job as promised at the time of admission, has been rejected by a consumer forum here which observed that "education is not a commodity".

ICSE, ISC dates revised due to Assembly elections
To avoid clashes with the ensuing state elections, the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations has revised dates of Class 10 and Class 12 exams. ISC (theory) exams will commence from March 1,and ICSE exams will commence from March 10.

Bihar school education budget higher than national average
Bihar's school education budget is 5.6 per cent of its gross state domestic product, which is higher than the national average of 2.7 per cent of GDP, according to a study by a leading NGO.

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Mumbai

Narrow escape for 8 as BEST bus charred in Mumbai
Eight passengers of a BEST bus had a miraculous escape on Sunday afternoon as the engine of the bus had a minor explosion and the vehicle was engulfed in flames within minutes.

RPI(A) wants deputy mayor post in BMC
Ruling ally Republican Party of India (A) wants to contest on 29 seats in the upcoming BMC polls and has also sought deputy mayor's post, if BJP and Shiv Sena seal an alliance and come to power in the civic body.

ISKCON's Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra held with religious fervour
Thousands of devotees took part in the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath organised here yesterday by ISKCON with religious fervour and enthusiasm.

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Delhi

Two water treatment plants shut in Delhi as ammonia levels rise

Have more than two kids? Delhi school says no admission
Salwan School in West Delhi's Rajendra Nagar has mentioned this condition in the registration forms issued by its two branches- Salwan Montessori and GD Salwan.

Supreme Court asks if AAP government diverted 900 crore from workers' fund
Delhi govt collected nearly Rs 1500 crore under Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act. Constructing hospitals for construction workers was an eyewash as all workers were covered under ESI, an NGO said.

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Bangalore

This contractor is a smooth operator; set to bag Rs 78-cr tender from jail
Is it possible to run a business from inside the prison? Apparently, yes. Look at Chandrakanth Ramalingam, the owner of Ramalingam Construction Company. He was raided by the income tax department and arrested by the CBI.

Letter on BS Yeddyurappa: We are not part of protest, say eight signatories
Escalating the battle between BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa and his rival faction, led by legislative council opposition leader KS Eshwarappa, eight of the 24 signatories to the internal letter which questioned the former's authoritarian rule have said they were never party to the rebellion.

Nobel Banquet adviser curates menu for Bengaluru
The city just had a culinary date with a menu curated by one of the leading gastronomical advisers to the prestigious Nobel Banquet.

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Hyderabad

Distress at midnight: Ship with nine Indian crew in peril at UAE
It is an SOS situation for nine Indian crew members, including the captain of a merchant ship MV Rock at Ajman port, UAE. There 10 holes and sea water has entered the deck. The ship was almost in a situation of sinking as the anchor broke because of sea swell and high wind speeds.

'SHE' teams to keep an eye on eve-teasers at David Guetta's show in Hyderabad
At David Guetta’s show in Hyderabad, the “SHE teams” would be keeping an eye on eve teasers.

Gotcha! David Guetta to rock in Hyderabad after Bengaluru fiasco
Hyderabad seems to have stolen a march on Bengaluru (no surprises, it keeps happening!) as the city is all set to roll out the red carpet for the Grammy-winning musician David Guetta after police refused permission for his concert on Thursday.

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Chennai

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant unit 2 touches 870MW generation

PM Narendra Modi greets O Panneerselvam on his birthday
Modi greeted Panneerselvam over phone on the latter's birthday and also conveyed his greetings on the occasion of the harvest festival of Pongal to the Tamil Nadu chief minister.

Jallikattu ban: Police lathicharge, detain 30 protestors in Madurai
At least 30 jallikattu protestors were on Saturday taken into preventive custody in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for allegedly trying to defy a ban on the controversial bull-taming sport during the Pongal festival.

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Ahmedabad

Sanctity evoked on Saptak Day 12
On the sacred twelfth day of Saptak, on Thursday, in sync with the sanctity of the number twelve, as of the twelve Jyotirlingas, twelve principal Olympians gods, twelve Tribes of Israel, twelve apostles of Jesus, twelve petals in Anahata, the muses descended on the Amrut Modi School of Management hall, as Saptak invoked Raga Bihag in the late Pandit Omkarnath Thakur's haunting voice.

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Ahmedabad's posh area Memnagar declared bird flu hit
The dreaded bird flu tightened its grip on Ahmedabad as the administration on Friday declared Memnagar, a posh area in west Ahmedabad, as bird flu hit.

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Allahabad

Roads of Allahabad host bhandara for devotees
Even as lakhs of devotees took holy dip in the holy water of Ganga on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and felt blessed on the day of Uttrayan (the day when sun enters the northern hemisphere), thousands of Allahabadies—irrespective of religion and sect they belong to—arranged free bhandara, mainly comprising of Khichadi, for the pilgrims and denizens.

Sangam to attract 50 lakh for Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is likely to attract around 50 lakh pilgrims for a holy dip on Saturday.

Allahabad high court: Voter list can be corrected till last date of filing nomination
Ruling that Election Commission can remove duplicate and fake names from electoral roll till the last date of filing of nomination, the Allahabad high court on Friday directed it to correct electoral roll of Ghaziabad assembly constituency (No. 56) of Ghaziabad district.

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Bhubaneswar

Boat precaution a priority for Sankranti at Chilika
Devotees from far off places of the state and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh thronged the island temple to have a glimpse of the Goddess, the presiding deity of the fishermen and to take a holy dip in the lake.

Smart building plan norms soon in city
With the city being accorded the Smart City tag, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is acting smarter by focussing on bringing in reforms into its existing planning and building rules.

Urban body to focus on smart building norms
With the capital being accorded the smart city tag, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is acting smarter by focussing on bringing in reforms into its existing planning and building rules.

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Bhopal

Congress alleges involvement Saraogi in Katni scam, releases pics
State Congress on Saturday gave photographic evidence of the connection between the Rs 500 crore Katni hawala scam accused Satish Saraogi and minister of state Sanjay Pathak.

Madhya Pradesh initiates study on corruption in government
In a first, Madhya Pradesh government has roped in experts to undertake a study of corruption. The subject titled "Understanding the Causes, Forms and Strategies to Combat Corruption in Government” is expected to throw up interesting results as the state has witnessed some unprecedented scams like Vyapam and mining in the recent past.

Jawans subjected to menial works, alleges soldier's wife
Wife of an armyman from Rewa district—Yagya Pratap Singh— who uploaded a video on social media depicting poor service conditions, has claimed that her husband has started a hunger strike after his seniors disapproved of his posts. Singh was the first armyman and third jawan from forces including para-military to embarrass the forces highlighting poor food and work conditions.

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Chandigarh

Dengue kills man, widow fights poll on health plank
Life seemed to be smiling on the young woman sarpanch from Patiala’s Haryou Khurd village Palwinder Kaur, when AAP gave her a ticket on November 13 to contest the Punjab assembly election from Shutrana constituency.

Won't let Kejriwal loot Punjab: Captain Amarinder
Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday launched his statewide party campaign for the Assembly elections from Raikot with a vow to wipe out the Badal-Majithia led drugs and other mafias from the state while dismissing Arvind Kejriwal as an outsider who was only interested in looting Punjab for his own vested interests.

Ex-CM Beant Singh's daughter joins BJP
Daughter of former Punjab chief minister and senior Congress leader late Beant Singh, Gurkanwal Kaur on Saturday joined BJP .Gurkanwal Kaur entered the BJP fold in the presence of Union finance minster Arun Jaitley and Punjab BJP president, Vijay Sampla.

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