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Paradise Papers: Top cardio held shares of stent maker

I-T sleuths go hunting in 'Paradise' while looking to tie up Panama Papers probe
The government on Monday ordered a multi-agency scrutiny against entities named in the 'Paradise Papers' while also saying it had launched criminal prosecution against five Indians named in the 'Panama Papers'.

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Paytm plans $bn top-up to cash in on note ban success
Paytm, one of the prominent beneficiaries of the government’s demonetisation drive a year ago, is allocating a $1-billion investment to ramp up its payments business as it looks to build a financial services platform, founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma told TOI.

Wilful defaulters cannot bid for their companies: SBI chief

I'm bullish when all are bearish: Sam Altman

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India to showcase 'Yoga' at UN climate conference
United Nations climate change conference to prepare a rule book to implement Paris Agreement began in Bonn on Monday with India asking for including pre-2020 actions of rich nations in the agenda for discussion. India has also decided to conduct 'Yoga' session every evening there to showcase its age-old tradition of sustainable lifestyle.

'2017 will be among three hottest years on record'
This year is set to be among the three warmest since records began in the 19th century, the head of the UN's weather agency said at the start of a 200-nation conference on slowing climate change in Bonn, Germany.

China may grasp climate leadership at UN talks
Government experts are to work on a "rule book" for the 2015 climate pact at the Nov. 6-17 annual meeting in Bonn, Germany. The accord seeks to end the fossil fuel era this century with a shift to wind, solar and other clean energies.

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'Pak welcomes US mediation in easing tension with India'
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said his country will welcome the US' mediation in easing tensions with India but is opposed to President Donald Trump's proposal to give a bigger role to New Delhi in war- torn Afghanistan.

Mattis faces questions from allies on IS strategy
"We're trying to get this into the diplomatic mode so we can get things sorted out," said Mattis, who will meet with NATO defense ministers later this week. "and make certain (that) minorities -- whoever they are -- are not just subject to more of what we've seen" under Syrian President Bashar Assad until now.

US embassy in Turkey says resumes processing visas on 'limited basis'
The United States has resumed processing visas at its missions in Turkey on a "limited basis", the embassy said in an email on Monday, in what could signal a tentative improvement in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

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Prakash Raj comes out in support of 'Padmavati'
Today, multilingual actor Prakash Raj took to Twitter to ask "Who is responsible for creating such atmosphere?"

All is well between Ranveer, Shahid and Deepika
Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor not miffed over Deepika Padukone attending the 3D trailer launch of 'Padmavati'

Minister dares Bhansali to make films on other religions
With less than a month before its release, the woes for the director and his team seem far from over.

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India's space observatory accomplishes X-ray polarisation
: Astrosat, India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory, has accomplished the extremely strenuous job of X-ray polarisation, putting up a strong challenge to prevailing theories of high energy radiation from pulsars.

Proxima Centauri may host planetary system: Study
Scientists have detected dust belts around Proxima Centauri, a finding that indicates the presence of an elaborate planetary system hosted by the closest star to the solar system. Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun.

Babies can perform probability calculations: Study
Even babies can estimate the probability of an event, say scientists who suggest that our ability to analyse risks and benefits of any action begins to develop when we are just six months old.

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MS Dhoni should realise his role in T20s, says Sehwag
Legendary opener Virender Sehwag on Monday advised Mahendra Singh Dhoni to get going from ball one while chasing big totals and asked the Indian team management to brief the under-pressure player about his role in the T20 team.

Bumrah has worked a lot on his action, says Bhuvneshwar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has witnessed Jasprit Bumrah evolve into a potent weapon for India and said that the Gujarat bowler has worked a lot on his action, which is paying dividends.

Sindhu, Saina enter semi-finals of National Championship
Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal sailed into the women's singles semi-finals while men's world number two Kidambi Srikanth also notched up a comfortable win in the 82nd Senior National Badminton Championship on Monday.

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Bengaluru innovation hub a win-win for Indian economy, SAP: Bernd Leukert
"As a global player, you have to engage locally. And that is an advantage we have, we can connect with these startups in Bengaluru, Silicon Valley and Munich," SAP's head of products said.

iPhone X fever catches Bollywood, see social media posts from Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Karan Johar, Abhishek Bachchan and more
The Apple iPhone X bug seems to have bitten several Bollywood personalities in the country too. Many of them took to social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram shared their excitement on being able to get their hands-on Apple iPhone X.

17-year-old boy rescued from Blue Whale suicide bid in West Bengal
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued a 17-year-old boy taking part in the notorious online `Blue Whale' challenge who had arrived at Chennai Central on a train from West Bengal on Saturday evening.

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Specialisation in one field not good enough for future jobs, say educationists and employers

Goa government likely to hike spending on education sector
educational sector which is around 3.4 per cent of the GDP is.

Campaign to include children with disability in education
awareness for inclusive education, specially in rural areas.

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Business goes on at Breach Candy, but ghodawallas missing from Nariman Pt

Family refuses to bury son for eleven days, awaits 'resurrection'

Horse handler blames pothole in park for 6-year-old girl's death

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SC sends convicts in gang rape of varsity student back to jail
Agreeing to hear a plea filed by the survivor's family challenging the high court order, a bench of Justices S A Bobde and M M Shantanagoudar issued a notice to the convicts and the Haryana government.

Capital's first drug racket via Dark Web busted

Lack of hospital beds means up to 2-yr wait for surgery patients

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Man's marital row leads parents, sister to end life
A man’s marital row prompted his parents and sister to end their lives while he himself has been hospitalized after attempting suicide on the fringes of the city on Monday.

Baby born with no control over head movement gets back to life
An eight-month-old child who was a cause of worry for his parents as he had no control over his head movement and had problems in his left hand and right leg, is recovering after being operated for a rare craniocervical region disorder.

Karnataka may have to choose a tri-colour flag

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'Rangasthalam's' Hindi satellite rights sold for a whopping amount?

A funny take on modern love from Uttar Pradesh

Feminist sketches from a 19th century norwegian household

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Satirical song on Chennai corporation

Rains batter roads, leave them unusable

CM seeks Rs 1,500cr central funds for drainage project

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Dinu Solanki surrenders, sent to prison

For heir, man forces wife to sleep with his father, doctor

Traffic cop on bike clubbed by unknown person

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UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University to hold its 12th convocation

Vasi dacoity: STF, Mumbai police arrest two robbers in Allahabad

Kinnar Akhara demands land in Magh Mela

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Passengers to pay more as 5 trains upgraded into superfast category

Odisha matriculation exam to begin from February 23

Six tribals beaten up for practising 'witchcraft' in Odisha

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Madhya Pradesh: 'Robin hood' cop caught for bribery, cries during action

Bhopal gangrape: Fourth accused, carrying Rs 10,000 reward, arrested

BJP remembers Lord Rama in Chitrakoot, so does Congress
In a tooth-and-nail fight for this assembly seat, both the Congress and the BJP are finding solace in the tales of Lord Rama these days.

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GST hit Himachal hard, will revamp it: RaGa

Cong & BJP fight on social media from 'war rooms'

Cong encouraged 'mafia raj' in state, says Yogi

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