News Digest: GJM asks tourists to leave hills, 5 held for arson

GJM asks tourists to leave hills, 5 held for arson
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has asked tourists to leave Darjeeling and warned those who stay on during its attempted lockdown of administrative offices and banks that they are doing so “at their own risk“.

In three years, major ports double operational profit
The focus of Modi administration on port and port-led development has resulted in a revival of the financial fortunes of major ports in the past three years. The 12 major ports put together have nearly doubled their operational profit of close to Rs 2,500 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 5,070 crore in the last financial year.

Centre not in a position to waive loans: Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
The Centre has no plans to offer debt waiver to farmers in the country and respective states can take a call depending on their own budget, Union minister of state for finance and corporate affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Sunday.

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GST Council may not lower burden on hybrid vehicles
The Centre on Sunday indicated that it was unwilling to lower the GST burden on hybrid cars, which face a 43% levy along with SUVs and other luxury cars, as it did not want mild hybrids to walk away with gains.

Note ban has and may continue to result in a slowdown: SBI
The effects of India's recent demonetisation decision are uncertain, which may adversely affect the bank's business, results of operations and financial condition, the bank said in the Preliminary Placement Document to investors while flagging the 'risk factors'.

ONGC keen to buy HPCL, may cost about Rs 42,254 crore
Sources said while initially the government was looking at creating an integrated oil company through merge of an oil producer with a refiner, the idea was dropped for the fear of not repeating of the Air India-Indian Airlines merger.

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New species of flying squirrel, a 'surprising' discovery

Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF
Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a "crisis".

Australia must do more to protect reef: UNESCO
UNESCO urged Australia to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term targets to improve its health were unlikely to be met.Progress towards achieving water quality targets has been slow, and Australia was at risk of falling short of its 2050 goals.

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Melania Trump, son Barron move into the White House
The first lady tweeted the news on Sunday evening after she arrived at the White House with Trump and their 11-year-old son, Barron. The president spent the weekend at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

UK-bound plane diverted on 'terror' suspicion
German police said Sunday that no explosives were found aboard a London-bound easyJet flight from Slovenia that was diverted to a west German airport after passengers overheard three men on board talking about "terrorist" activities.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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WATCH: Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' trailer
The trailer of 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' looks extremely promising as a love story with a strong social message.

Throwback pic: Toddler Deepika with father

Pic: Hrithik with his sons on a private yacht
Hrithik Roshan has hopped onboard a private yacht and sailed away into the sunset with his sons.

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New robotic device may improve stroke survivors' mobility

NASA's undersea mission to simulate life on Mars

Space may hold key to beating cancer
Scientists are growing human lung cancer cells with gold nanoparticles aboard the International Space Station (ISS), an advance that may hold the key to beating cancer. The technique of using magnetic forces to handle cell cultures in the micro-gravity environment of the space station.

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Champions Trophy: India pummel South Africa to enter semi-final
Defending champions India made it to the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy by defeating South Africa in a must-win encounter in the final league match by eight wickets at the Kennington Oval, London on Sunday.

Nadal claims record 10th French Open title
Rafael Nadal coasted to a record 10th French Open title on Sunday, demolishing Stan Wawrinka in a brutally one-sided final which also earned the Spaniard a 15th Grand Slam crown.

Our wins are no longer upsets: Ex-Bangladesh stars
Ashraful, Bashar feel their Champions Trophy semis entry is the highest point of their cricket journey so far.

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12 little-known things about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

These startups are banking on bitcoins
Ever since its creation in 2009, Bitcoin, the world’s first and most popular cryptocurrency, has been in the limelight for multiple reasons. While some countries like Bolivia, Ecuador and Bangladesh have banned bitcoins, Australia and Japan are regulating it.

Micromax's big plan to beat Xiaomi, Vivo and other Chinese smartphone brands
In terms of the overall market share (smartphones plus feature phones), Micromax has been pipped by a little-known Chinese player Itel.

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CBSE seeks extension for re-evaluation
The CBSE has filed a petition in the Orissa high court seeking an extension for the deadline to announce the results of 18 students whose answersheets were re-evaluated. This has dealt another blow to the students, who had been hoping to study outside the state.

JEE (Advanced): Kota maintains winning streak with 45 in top 100

JEE (Advanced): Hyderabadi is all-India topper among girls
With an all-India rank of 35, Hyderabad-based Ramya Narayanaswamy emerged as the topper among girls. With 7,505 qualifiers, the twin states together boasted of a soaring success rate, leaving behind UP with 7,210 rank holders.

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Woman flyer booked for smuggling Rs 7L iridium
Officials of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the airport Customs caught a woman flyer trying to smuggle iridium powder worth Rs 7 lakh concealed in her rectum early on Sunday.

Progress of monsoon slow, not yet over Mumbai: Met
Rains seem to have missed the normal onset date over the city and it may take another 24-48 hours for the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to decide on the arrival of monsoon over the city.

IITs stick to original cut-offs, bonus marks help students clear the bar
After lowering the bars for all reserved categories for two years, the IITs have managed to stick to their predetermined cut-offs this year-thanks to the bonus marks given to all students.

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Your wait for bus could get shorter
In a bid to strengthen the city's ageing bus fleet, Delhi government has started the process to procure 2,000 new buses, which will be inducted soon. ​

Pilot at AIIMS - QR codes to check fake medical certificates
Faking illness to get leave from office is going to get a lot more difficult.The government is planning to introduce provisions such as using a QR code for verification of medical and fitness certificates.

Train travel a living nightmare for disabled
Believe it or not, in any particular train, just two sleeper-class tickets can be booked online by the differently abled -this means, if you aren't prompt enough, you'll need to queue up at the counter.

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Highway denotification likely to burden cash-strapped ULBs more

Students' performance of Pied Piper takes audience to Hamelin

Sunday spent on green drives
At the United Bengaluru campaign, students from nearby schools participated and extended their support to beautify the lake.

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Man from Hyderabad injured in US, uncle seeks funds
A man from Hyderabad doing post-doctoral studies in the United States has been critically injured in a road mishap.

Mecca Masjid blast accused coaches Civils aspirants in Ahmedabad
Mecca Masjid blast accused Bharath Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharath Bhai is a teacher now. He is coaching UPSC aspirants in Ahmedabad. In the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast, nine people died and 58 others suffered injuries after a bomb exploded under a marble seat at the historic mosque in Hyderabad.

Lack of tagging makes new scheme a tad too sheepish

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Corpn to reassess storm water drain plan

OPS dissolves panel formed for merger talks with rival AIADMK faction
Panneerselvam's announcement at a meeting of party functionaries came after senior party leaders pressed him for a decision in this regard. A cheer went up from the cadre after he made the announcement, sources in the AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) faction said.

Probe those giving bribes for MBBS seats, says Madras HC

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Mecca Masjid blast accused coaches Civils aspirants in Ahmedabad
Mecca Masjid blast accused Bharath Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharath Bhai is a teacher now.He is coaching Civils aspirants in Ahmedabad. In the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast, nine people died and 58 others suffered injuries after a bomb exploded under a marble seat at the historic mosque in Hyderabad.

Show miracle, get Rs 1 crore: Rationalists

50-year-old woman duped at ATM by 'helpful' man in Ahmedabad
It was an unfortunate day out for Manjula Parmar 50 as she ventured out to withdraw money from an SBI ATM center on Saturday morning to get medicine for her ailing mother.

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Unsung heroes of Allahabad who laid down their lives in freedom struggle
Majority of people of the city know about the contributions of great martyrs like Chandra Shekhar Azad , Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru etc who had laid down their lives in the freedom struggle, but there are over 2000 unsung heroes from the Sangam city whose names were still confined to decades old documents.

After being refused 'desired baksheesh', eunuchs create ruckus in wedding

Gang of thieves held in Allahabad
Daraganj police claimed to have nabbed three thieves on Saturday who targeted secluded houses with an expansive set of master eyes used to break locks.

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CBSE seeks extension of time from Orissa HC to publish re-evaluated results
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has filed a petition in the Orissa High Court seeking extension of time for declaring the re-evaluated results of 18 students.

Two trains to get LHB coaches
The Railways has decided to replace the conventional coaches of Puri-Ahamedabad Express and Puri-Howrah Express train with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches.

Odisha govt civil engineers seek pay parity

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Yogendra Yadav, Medha Patkar stopped from entering Mandsaur

Madhya Pradesh farmers' protest: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan ends peace fast
The chief minister had begun his indefinite fast on Saturday and met a large number of farmers along with the kin of four of the five farmers killed in police firing on Tuesday in Mandsaur. In the last 10 days, farmers resorted to violence during their stir for various demands.

MP unrest: On 2nd day of fast, Shivraj Singh Chouhan likely to meet farmers

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Sikhs host iftar for poor Muslims near Peshawar

ADGP stresses on rehabilitation of young criminals to cut crime rate in Punjab

Ranjit Sagar dam left underutilized

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