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`I am hiding in a toilet with friends. I think we will be killed one by one'

U'khand cloudburst: Rains hamper rescue operations
Heavy rainfall has lashed parts of Uttarakhand since Friday with many places recording over 100mm of rain. The administration has given orders to station a helicopter each at Pithoragarh, Haldwani, Uttarkashi and Chamoli.

Mumbai goons suspend man from 15th floor for cash, 2 held

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571 entrepreneurs queue up for startup tax benefits
As many as 571 budding entrepreneurs have filed applications as on June 24 with the department of industrial policy and promotion for recognition as innovative startups to avail tax breaks and other benefits. An interministerial board validates the innovative nature of the business for granting tax related benefits.

India's pharma industry 'expected to grow to $55bn' by 2020
India's rapidly growing pharmaceutical market is expected to grow to $55 billion by 2020 and emerge as the sixth largest globally by size, said Indian ambassador to the US Arun Singh.

Saudi Arabia keen to expand China energy investments
Saudi Arabian energy minister Khalid al-Falih said his country wants to expand its investments in China's energy industry as part of its efforts to boost cooperation with a top customer. He also said he wanted to see new investment projects carried out by Saudi and Chinese sovereign wealth funds.

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Climate change warming Asian waters, altering monsoon: Study
A new study released in the journal Science Advances helps clear the mystery, by showing that man-made climate change is responsible for most of the change seen in ocean surface temperatures near the equator across Asia, which in turn affect regional rainfall patterns including the Indian monsoon.

China bans consuming of state-protected wild animals
The Chinese National People's Congress standing committee adopted a revised law on state-protected wild animals, banning their hunting as well as selling and purchase of food products made from them. It also bans illegal purchase of state-protected wild animals and derived products for food.

China defends use of wild animals in traditional medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine risks extinction if there is a push by the government to completely replace the wild animal parts with substitutes. Commercial tiger farms in China are legal and tiger parts from these farms often end up being made into tonics and going into other medicines.

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Thousands march through London in anti-Brexit protest
Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday in a loud and colourful protest against last week's vote to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged Britain into political chaos and which most people in the capital rejected. Many of the protesters were young adults.

China seeks explanation from Taiwan on missile firing
China asked Taiwan to provide a "responsible explanation" a day after the Taiwanese navy mistakenly fired a missile that hit a fishing boat killing one person. A Taiwanese warship had accidentally fired a supersonic anti-ship missile towards mainland China.

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza after rocket attack
Israeli jets hit series of Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket attack in the Israeli border town of Sderot. The exchange comes amid an escalation of violence in the West Bank following a pair of fatal attacks against Jewish settlers that has sparked Israel's largest military surge in 2 years.

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Akshay goes rock climbing, son Aarav cooks up a storm
Despite his frenetic shooting schedules, Akshay Kumar ensures he spends quality time with his family.

Aishwarya takes Aaradhya for shopping in NYC
Aaradhya Bachchan is one of the few star kids who has already become as popular as her star parents at such a young age.

Some love stories never end...
Looks like one of Bollywood’s most stormy love affairs might get rekindled.

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Thinking 'I can do better' can improve performance: study
Telling yourself that you can do better can actually improve your performance at a given task, a new study has claimed. The study examined if one motivational method would be more effective for any specific aspect of a task. The methods tested were self-talk, imagery, and if-then planning.

Nasa's New Horizons mission to travel deeper into space
Following its historic first-ever flyby of Pluto, Nasa's New Horizons mission will fly deeper into space towards an ancient object considered to be one of the early building blocks of the solar system.

Genetic switch may erase unpleasant memories: Study
Scientists from KU Leuven in Belgium and Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology in Germany have shown that some memories can be erased when one particular gene is switched off.

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Wimbledon: Djokovic knocked out in third round by Querrey
The Serbian top seed trailed by two sets overnight after the Court One match was interrupted by rain on Friday and there was no escape for the 29-year-old as Querrey, the 28th seed, completed a huge shock.

Sports Ministry announces Rs 10 lakh grant for Mohd Shahid
The Union Sports minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced a grant of Rs 10 lakh for ailing Olympic gold-medallist Mohammed Shahid, who is undergoing treatment for serious liver and kidney ailment in Gurgaon.

Along with Virat, we all are part of Kumble's plans: Dhawan
Opener Shikhar Dhawan termed new coach Anil Kumble as a "good reader of player's mind", who has kept each and every player in his scheme of things, not just skipper and team's best batsman Virat Kohli.

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Android O to Z: 6 desi names Google can consider
The chances of Neyyappam might be gone, but here are six Indian desserts that Google can consider while naming future Android versions from O to Z.

10 must-have apps for your first Android smartphone
A large percentage of the population is yet to migrate from feature-phones to smartphones.

Man sues Apple for billions for 'hijacking' iPhone idea
A lawsuit filed in a federal court in Florida this week by Thomas Ross argued that Apple "hijacked and exploited" a design he came up with in 1992 for an "electronic reading device."

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ECA trials to begin on July 7: DU's 'tentative schedule'
The preliminary trials for admissions into seats in extra-curricular activities (ECA) quota will start on July 7 and continue till July 13, 2016.

67 of 100 top-rankers flock to IIT Bombay
IIT-Bombay got the cream of students this year too, with 67 of the top 100 rankers choosing the Powai campus to pursue their BTech. Last year, it was 65. IIT-Delhi retained its second position among the top choices of students, but toppers choosing the institute dropped from 30 to 28 this year.

Education panel's rift with govt gets wider, chief's talk cancelled

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Varun faked confidence during shoot of 'scary' helicopter scene
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan says that he faked confidence during the shoot of the helicopter sequence in his upcoming film "Dishoom" as he was a "hero", a scene he termed as "scary" and "crazy".

Rain surge: SUV flips on sea link, walls cave in
Wall collapses, slippery roads and potholes causing accidents led to traffic jams amid heavy rain in several parts of Mumbai on Saturday. The incidents exposed the city’s underpreparedness for the rains

Investigators trawl hotel log to find B'wood-drugs connection
Investigators in the Rs 2,000-crore Thane drug seizure case are trawling through the visitor’s log at Hotel Sea Princess in Juhu to find clues leading to three actors who are suspected to have attended a meeting where members of the trafficking ring were present, said police on Saturday.

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Now, eat poor to live rich & healthy
Eat poor to live rich. As the health-conscious Indian moves away from fat friendly western snacks, including consumption of pizzas and burgers, herbs and spices traditionally used by Dalits is all set to find its way into more mainstream cuisine, thanks to its wellness enhancing abilities.

Winged visitor delights birders
Bird lovers and wildlife enthusiasts in the city are thrilled at the discovery of a Racket-tailed drongo which has been sighted after 41 years. The bird was seen at Sunder Nursery, a heritage garden which is known to attract a number of migratory birds.

BJP questions CM's grant to relatives of slain NIA official
Upadhyay said it was regrettable that the Arvind Kejriwal government was using the grant of compensation and other financial help for their political expansion.

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Bullied by peers, 14-year-old jumps from 10th floor
A 14-year-old student who police suspect was bullied by his peers jumped off the 10th floor of his apartment complex in JP Nagar. Raunak Banerjee, a class 9 student of Baldwin Boys’ High School, jumped to death on June 29 after returning from school.

Seat allotment status of UGCET 2016 out on KEA website
The real seat allotment status of UGCET 2016 has been hosted on the KEA website http://kea.kar.nic.in.Confirmation of choices,.

Court allows Madani to visit ailing mother
Jailed PDP leader Abdul Nazir Madani, the chief accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts case, has been permitted to visit his ailing mother in Kerala by the special court, that is hearing the case.

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Centre forms panel to douse AP, Telangana water war
The central government has constituted a special committee to resolve the contentious issues between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over sharing of Krishna river water and the management of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB).

Terror alert: Security beefed up in Anantapur
Police on Saturday beefed up security in the district following reports that one of the five suspected ISIS operatives, arrested in Hyderabad earlier this week, had stayed in Anantapur town.

Girl injured in freak mishap critical
The nine-year-old girl, who had suffered critical injuries in a freak accident involving two cars on Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, on Friday, was battling for life with ventilator support at Care Hospital on Saturday.

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Drunk woman in Audi mows down carpenter
A drunk woman techie at the wheel of a luxury car fatally knocked down a 48-year-old man on IT corridor in the wee hours of Saturday and sped off.

Switching on Swathi's phone did murderer in
Every criminal does something stupid. P Ramkumar did it when he momentarily switched on S Swathi’s phone sometime between 7.45am and 8am on June 24 at his lodging in Choolaimedu, after hacking the techie to death at the Nungambakkam railway station.

Swathi killer nabbed in 3-minute operation
The preparation for the ar rest of Swathi's alleged killer P Ramkumar started by Friday noon itself when Chennai city police alerted Tirunelveli range DIG R Dhinakaran about his house address in Meenakshipuram village near Sengottai. But the actual operation to nab him did not last even three minutes when it was carried out in the night.

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'Stone killer' enjoyed watching victims writhing in pain: Cops

Man gets life imprisonment for murder in road rage

Plastic balls made to look like country made bombs found just days ahead of Rath yatra
Just days before Lord Jagannath’s 139 Rath Yatra which is scheduled for July 6, cops were on their toes as an unknown person rang up city police control room Saturday evening saying there crude bombs lying on the roadside near Sant Rohidasnagar in Kagdapith area, which incidentally falls near the Rath Yatra route.

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AU cancels CRET of one centre amid unrest
Authorities of Allahabad University have decided to cancel the Bishop Jonson test center (near district collectorate) for the combined research entrance test (CRET) as there were reports of mass copying from the center. Besides the Vice-Chancellor would be meeting with aspirants of both PG and research on July 4 and hear their grievances.

No end to Allahabad Unievrsity protest saga
Student leaders of Allahabad University continued with their protest on the campus for the third day on Wednesday. Protesting student leaders burnt the effigy of AU Vice-Chancellor Prof RL Hangloo and threatened that the proposed meeting of the executive council would be disrupted if their demands are not fulfilled by the administration.

Cong protest against traffic jams
Congress workers on Wednesday staged a demonstration at Kotwali police station in protest against the closure of Niranjan under bridge by railways at a time when shopping for Eid is at its peak.

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RDC transfer may delay Bargarh attack probe
Four days after ordering an inquiry by the revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) into the Bargarh attack incident, the state government on Saturday transferred RDC (North) N B S Rajput as commissioner, land records and settlement, official sources said.

BJD sops come after Cong KBK bandh
The state government on Saturday announced to bring three lakh more people under the ambit of different pension schemes.

1.31L Plus II seats fall vacant after two rounds of admissions
More than 1.31 lakh Plus II seats are lying vacant after two rounds of admissions, the data updated by the department of higher education (DHE) on July 1 reveals.

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Three peons sacked for violating two-child norm in Madhya Pradesh
Three Madhya Pradesh government employees, all of them peons, posted at Damoh district court, were sacked after they were found violating state government's 2-child norm to control population.

AMU shooters all set to make mark in Rio Olympics

Bad weather: AI Delhi-Jabalpur flight diverted
Air India officials said AI flight 9866 could not land at Dumna airport in Jabalpur after heavy rain.Flight diverted to Bhopal, said AI officials.

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AAP's Mehrauli MLA in Malerkotla sacrilege
In a move that will trigger a political storm, Punjab Police on Saturday claimed that they will summon Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Delhi MLA Naresh Yadav in connection with desecration of the Quran in Punjab's Malerkotla town last week.

WW II hero Col Daljit Singh Randhawa cremated
World War II hero and the country's last Military Cross awardee Col Daljit Singh Randhawa (96) was cremated here on Saturday. He breathed his last on Friday, after he remained on life support for two weeks.

'Selfie with Daughter' has sportstars' support
What started as a small Facebook campaign to save the girl child in Haryana has now gone big with a website and support from leading sportswomen from the state, including badminton champion Saina Nehawal and wrestlers Phogat sisters.

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