Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, November 11, 2015 | | | Obama calls up Modi to greet him on Diwali | | US President Barack Obama called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night to greet him on Diwali and they agreed to meet in Turkey on the sidelines of the G20 Summit to be held early next week. |
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| India 106th among 145 nations in 'art of giving' | | Myanmar ranks highest in the world for ‘generosity’, with the US second, New Zealand third, Canada fourth and Australia fifth, according to the World Giving Index released on Tuesday. The next five most generous countries are the UK, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Ireland and Malaysia. |
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| | Muslim prisoner uses soaps to craft idols of Hindu Gods | | Firoz Khan alias Bunty, a hardened criminal who has been awarded life imprisonment in a kidnapping case and is presently lodged in Agra central jail, has proved that anything can be cleaned with soaps, even a prisoner’s conscience. |
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| East Delhi colony chooses park over highrise | | Residents of the 504 flats in Pocket-III of Mayur Vihar Phase-I are set to lose the only park in their colony to a highrise constructed under Delhi Development Authority’s redevelopment plan. |
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| Mumbai police launches traffic helpline for citizens | | In a first, the Mumbai Police have launched a dedicated helpline for citizens wherein they can obtain information about real-time movement of vehicular traffic and can also lodge a complaint, police commissioner Ahmed Javed said here on Tuesday. |
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| | Diwali: 4 unconventional gadget gifts under Rs 8,000 | | In 2013, you gifted a five-megapixel camera phone to someone you love. Last year, you upgraded to a 10MPs handset, and this year, you intend to buy a 21MP phone. Sure, the object of your affection will be happy, but let's get a little more creative this year. Pledge to gift a gadget that has some novelty associated with it. To give you a heads-up, we have a few recommendations. |
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| | BCCI passing through turbulent times: Shashank Manohar | | BCCI president Shashank Manohar made a fervent appeal to the Board's members ahead of its 86th AGM to lend their support to a few decisions which, according to him, were needed to protect the autonomy of the Board during its difficult times. |
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| WATCH: Wayne Rooney slaps WWE wrestler Wade Barrett | | Manchester United and England skipper Wayne Rooney, along with Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs and former Manchester United team-mate Darren Fletcher, attended the World Wrestling Entertainment live event "Raw" at the Manchester Arena on Monday. |
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| | Rajan first Indian to be VC of Bank for Int'l Settlements | | Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has become the first Indian central banker to be appointed as vice-chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) -the bank for central banks. The appointment is expected to give stronger voice to Rajan, who has been repeatedly calling for more coordination among central banks in monetary policy. |
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| Samvat 2071 worst in 4 yrs for trading community on Dalal Street | | Samvat 2071, the just-concluded year in the traditional calender of the trading community on Dalal Street, has turned out to be the worst year for the sensex in terms of returns in the last four years. The benchmark index lost 4% even as investors waited for the 18-monthsold Narendra Modi government to deliver on its promises of faster economic growth and development. |
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| 100% FDI allowed in DTH, cable networks | | The government on Tuesday announced an increase in FDI in the broadcast sector. While the investment cap for news and current affairs channels and FM radio services has been increased to 49% from 26%, the ceiling on broadcast carriage services like teleport, cable services and head-end-in-the-sky (HITS) has been enhanced to 100%. |
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