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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
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Air India joins Star Alliance
Air India has joined the Star Alliance group of airlines, a spokesman of the national carrier said on Tuesday.

Sensex, nifty surge as oil refiners, bluechips gain
Strong buying in a host of frontline stocks and oil refiners helped reverse a four-session slide in Sensex and Nifty on Tuesday with the Sensex provisionally closing 338 points higher at 25,368 and nifty up 87 points at 7,580.

Govt may extend price caps to more drugs
The government is likely to raise the number of drugs deemed essential and subject to price caps, people directly involved in the process said.

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Money men tally cost of climate change
Climate change will exact enormous costs on US regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and higher health expenses, according to a report backed by a trio of men with vast business experience.

'Better fuel, stricter norms needed to curb air pollution'
There is an urgent need to improve fuel quality and implement stricter norms to check vehicular emissions and poor air quality in Indian cities.

Australian PM introduces bill to repeal carbon tax
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reintroduced legislation to the Australian Parliament that would repeal a carbon tax that the nation's worst greenhouse gas polluters have to pay.

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Kerry in Kurdistan for talks with leaders
US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad after their forces took control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk.

Sharp rise in disapproval of Obama's foreign policy
Dissatisfaction with President Obama's conduct of foreign policy has shot up among both Republicans and Democrats in the past month, even though a slim majority supports his recent decision to send military advisers to Iraq to confront the growing threat from militants there, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

West Africa's ebola death toll rises to 337
An epidemic of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa is now "out of control" with more than 60 outbreak hotspots, the medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said.

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Hormones ban on hens, stirs activists to end cruel battery cages
Hormone, antibiotics ban on hens, stirs activists to end cruel battery cages in poultry farms. Photos of hens in tiny battery cages attached. Photos of Sunday accident of poultry truck at Kharghar, killing over 900 birds. Activist Anand Siva rescued around 400 chickens

Nasa's Curiosity celebrates one year on Red Planet
Today, on June 24, Nasa's Mars Curiosity rover completes one Martian year — 687 Earth days — on the Red Planet.

Mobile radiation not harmful, health experts and doctors
A group of health experts and doctors have come together on the same platform to dispel fears of harmful effects of radiation from mobile phones and towers.

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Xolo Q1200 review: Feature-packed, average performer
With Q1200, Xolo promises to add value with gesture control and software enhancements.

Big-screen iPhones to go into production next month: Report
Apple's suppliers will begin producing larger versions of the iPhone in China next month, Bloomberg reported citing sources.

'Malicious SAP emails traced to ex-India MD's laptop'
Anirban Dey's exit as SAP Labs India managing director last week appears to have happened under strange circumstances.

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Delhi University VC Dinesh Singh resigns
Dinesh Singh took over as the VC of the central university on October 29, 2010 and introduced the controversial FYUP in 2013-14 academic session.

JEE Advanced 2014: Portal meant for IIT aspirants inaccessible
Many with an eligible all India rank have said that the site has been down from 11.30am on Tuesday.

FYUP row: Delhi University VC Dinesh Singh resigns
Dinesh Singh took over as the VC of the central university on October 29, 2010 and introduced the controversial FYUP in 2013-14 academic session.

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No stay on Mumbai Metro fare hike: Bombay high court to MMRDA
The Bombay HC on Tuesday rejected the MMRDA's plea for a stay on the rates fixed for the Mumbai Metro by Reliance Infrastructure-led Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL).

Cop arrested for demanding Rs 1.20 lakh bribe from restaurant owner
An API rank policeman arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs 1.20 lakh from restaurant owner to allow him to run the eatery during late night hours

Witness turns hostile in Salman Khan's hit-and-run case
During cross-examination, the witness told Salman's lawyer Srikant Shivade that he had not seen the accident as he was on duty on that day at the gate of the restaurant.

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Vrindavan widows come to Delhi with hopes from Modi govt
A hundred widows from Vrindavan and Varanasi were provided a platform by NGO Sulabh International to give voice to the many inequities and injustices suffered by them on International Widows’ Day.

Venkaiah Naidu asks DMRC to revisit IGI line fares
Union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu has rekindled hopes of hundreds of daily commuters using the Delhi Airport Metro Line by hinting at a possible reduction in fares.

No urgent hearing for Tandoor case convict
The Delhi high court on Monday refused to give an urgent hearing to the parole plea of Tandoor case convict Sushil Kumar Sharma. Sharma was awarded life imprisonment for killing and burning the body of his wife, Naina Sahni, in 1995.

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Aspiring constable dies during physical test
Chandrashekar Anandappa, a resident of Attibele and B.Com final student, was among the 140 short-listed applicants participating in physical tests for recruitment of constables by Bangalore Rural police

Cellphone helps track and rescue injured trekker
A defence research scholar, missing in the Madhugiri mountain of Tumkur district since Sunday evening, was rescued around 2am on Monday.

Tiger sentinels poorly armed to tackle poachers
Bissegowda (name changed) was pulled out of his bed one night about two years ago.He was part of a six-member team of forest guards and officers told to head straight to Bheeman Bidu, 10km from Bandipur, to nab poachers.

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Chandrababu Naidu bursts Kiran Kumar Reddy's bubble
The N Chandrababu Naidu government has decided to pour cold water on the Chittoor District Drinking Water Project, the pet scheme of former chief minister, N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who intended to spend a whopping Rs 4,300 crore on it.

Benz Circle beats Banjara Hills!
Vijaywada’s loss is turning out to be Hyderabad’s gain. At least that’s what the trend, currently prevailing in the real estate markets of the two states, suggests.

K Chandrasekhar Rao to GHMC: Reclaim encroached govt land
Even as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are bickering over electricity and water, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday directed his officials to reclaim the government land that was encroached upon by individuals and institutions as well as demolish the illegal structures that came up on such land in the GHMC limits.

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Nursing student commits suicide in Chennai after being 'harassed' by senior
Police said Yogalakshmi Kamalakannan, a native of Kancheepuram district, had been pursuing her second-year nursing course at Sri Ramachandra University.

Over 1,000 people stage hunger strike in Salem demanding new taluk
Except the members of the ruling AIADMK, the cadres of political parties like the BJP, the DMK, the DMDK, the PMK extended their support to the protest by the residents.

Jayalalithaa urges Modi to secure release of 64 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody
Jayalalithaa says the fishermen issue requires a concerted and sustained diplomatic effort to ensure that a permanent solution was delivered.

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Heart-pounding amusement coming up at Kankaria
The Kankaria Amusement Park, work on which is close to completion, will provide Amdavadis five world class rides.The park coming up at the new Balvatika in Kankaria is scheduled to open to the public within a month.

IIM-Ahmedabad centre secures 800 admissions under RTE
The Centre was set up in 2013 to help parents of needy students overcome procedural difficulties in completing and submitting applications.

Rath Yatra: Designer clothes for deities this year
Dhirubhai Kapadia, trustee of the temple for more than 30 years, said that the beauty of a tradition lies in the little changes that keep it vibrant.

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Bodies of couple found on railway tracks
The bodies of a couple, aged between 20 and 23 years, were found lying near Madwapur railway tracks in Nawabganj on Monday.The identity of couple is yet to be ascertained.

Padma Shri poet awarded at literary function
Noted Padma Shri poet Ashok Chakradhar was awarded with prestigious 'Kailash Gautam Kavyakumbh Samman-2014' at a literary function organised by cultural organisation, Kailash Gautam Srijan Sansthan' at North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC). Last year, the award was given to veteran lyricist and poet Padma Bhushan Gopal Das Neeraj.

No more victims, Allahabad girls fight their fears
In the recent past, there have been five incidents in which girls have taught eve teasers a lesson.

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Bid to implement Rath ban
Police and Jagannath Temple Administration in Puri have made administrative arrangements for proper implementation of Shankaracharya's decision to ban pilgrims' access to chariots during Rath Yatra.

Sex slur: HC seeks report from CB
Orissa high court on Monday directed Crime Branch (CB) to submit a status report on investigation into complaint of sexual exploitation lodged by a female police officer against her senior.

Colleges to SMS attendance to parents
The Regional Directorate of Berhampur has asked all colleges under it to ensure that teachers spend at least five hours a day in the institutions and SMS students' attendance to parents.

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PEB scam: State Women's Commission slaps notice to cops over ill-treatment of girls
Madhya Pradesh State Women’s Commission (SWC) has slapped a notice on city police brass after taking strong exception over the midnight crackdown on girl students.

108, Janani ambulance to serve kids also
Apart from handling emergency casualties, 108 and Janani express ambulance services would now be pressed to transport children in need of medical rehabilitation, according to a government directive on Monday.

Paper work ends at BU, woes begin
As many as 78,000 students have been denied of document verification as the verification process for admissions concludeds on Monday.

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Punjab government to provide free treatment to sufi singer Barkat Sidhu
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today directed the authorities of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) Ludhiana to provide free treatment to the noted Punjabi Sufi Singer Barkat Sidhu.

Medicos legal action group disappointed over provisions given for health sector
Medicos Legal Action Group (MLAG) has expressed disappointment at the provisions given for health sector in Chandigarh Master Plan 2031.

US schools register with Punjabi university for courses in Gurmat Sangeet, Gurmukhi
Within a year of launching of online study centre in Gurmat Sangeet (Sikh religious music) by Punjabi university, Patiala, two US schools have registered themselves with the varsity to provide elementary and PG diploma courses in Gurmat Sangeet and Gurmukhi (Punjabi script) to students in the US.

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