Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | | | Assam, Kerala polls hold keys to Cong’s future | | Since being ousted from the Centre in May 2014, Congress has shrunk to ruling just five "mainstream" states. Of these, Kerala and Assam face elections now, while Uttarakhand will be up for grabs next January. |
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| Dalit student’s suicide: Union minister charged | | The death of a dalit research scholar at the University of Hyderabad snowballed into a major controversy on Monday with the police charging Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya and four others, including the vice-chancellor, with abetting the suicide. |
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| | 1st cycle sharing station to come up in Bhubaneswar | | In a first of its kind initiative, a group of youth in association with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will start ‘Parikrama’- a cycle sharing system from January 23. Commuters in the city would get bicycles for the cheapest and environment-friendly ride by depositing their identity proof and Rs 100, which is refundable. |
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| Woman lodges FIR against Muslim cleric for rape and sodomy | | An Itawa based renowned Muslim cleric of Ahle Hadees sect Maulana Jarjees has landed in troubled water as on the basis of a complaint of an unmarried woman Jaitpura police on Monday lodged an FIR under sections 376, 377, 504 and 506 of IPC against him. The woman was sent for medical examination. |
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| | 20 top online master’s programmes for engineers | | US News & World Report recently published its 2016 list of the best online graduate engineering programmes by looking at student engagement, faculty credentials and training, student services and technology, peer reputation, and admissions selectivity. Here's over to the top-20 online engineering programmes for grad students. |
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| | We need brave youngsters in the side: Dhoni | | The likes of Barinder Sran and Manish Pandey are going through a trial by fire in just their debut series but Dhoni feels there is nothing unfair about putting them up against a rampaging Australia. |
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| Wizards beat Lancers 8-6 in thrilling HIL opener | | Uttar Pradesh Wizards eked out a dramatic 8-6 win over Kalinga Lancers in a high-scoring thriller with two goals coming in the final minute as the fourth edition of Hockey India League made a sensational start under new field goal rules on Monday. |
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| | Baleno No. 1 premium compact, beats i20 | | The battle between Maruti Suzuki and rival Hyundai is getting intense. Maruti’s premium compact ‘Baleno’, within months of launch from a new retail format Nexa, has overtaken Hyundai’s best-seller ‘Elite i20’. |
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| AirAsia ties up with ICICI to offer promo fares | | Low cost airline AirAsia has tied up with ICICI Bank to offer promotional fares. ICICI credit and debit card holders can now avail an exclusive 20% off on the base fare of their booking on AirAsia India, AirAsia Berhad and Thai AirAsia flights from Monday till January 31, 2016. |
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| Domestic air travel grew 20% in 2015 | | Thanks to oil prices crashing last year leading to low airfares, domestic air travel grew by 20.3% in 2015 over 2014 with 8.1 lakh people flying. Also, December, 2015, saw over 77 lakh flying within the country — the highest ever monthly domestic travel. |
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| | Aftab needed permission for 'KKHH 3'? | | Yes, Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 is an adult comedy (replete with sexual jokes and more), but it was interesting to hear that Aftab Shivdasani, who has done such films in the past, (that too an outrageous one like Grand Masti) needed permission from his lovely wife Nin Dusanj to do this role. |
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| Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s wife files counter FIR | | On Sunday, a woman called Hina Shaikh filed an FIR against Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui at the Versova Police Station in Mumbai, alleging him of physically assaulting her over a parking dispute. |
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