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In MP's illegal rehab, addicts made to hang upside down
A raid on an illegally run de-addiction centre in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior unearthed a horror chamber where liquor and drug addicts were meted out inhuman treatment. A raid found some addicts hanging upside down, others tied to a chair and thrashed to disabuse them of addiction.

35% of what Indians eat today is `foreign'

Krishi cess only on services rendered, billed from June 1

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Sky is the limit for investments in India: Jaitley
Sky is the limit for investments in India and its economic growth is sustainable because it has a lot of distance to cover, finance minister Arun Jaitley said. "It (growth) is sustainable for the reason that India has lot of distance in terms of economic growth to cover," Jaitley said.

Tata Tele subsidiary to raise Rs 3,000 cr from promoter
Tata Teleservices in Maharashtra will raise up to Rs 3,000 crore from its promoter Tata Teleservices through allotment of preferential equities.

Gold slips from 26-month high, down Rs 485
Gold prices fell from 26-month high by plunging Rs 485 to Rs 30,400 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Saturday on considerable fall in demand from jewellers at prevailing higher levels amid profit-selling by stockists, even as the metal strengthened overseas.

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Environment ministry distances itself from contentious green proposals
Amid criticism for proposing green cess and permitting private players to use and develop government forest land, the environment ministry distanced itself from the draft national forest policy saying “the study report by IIFM, Bhopal was inadvertently uploaded as Draft Forest Policy on the website”.

Experts demand more effort to save coral reefs

Draft policy proposes measures to tackle human-animal conflict
In view of rising incidents of human-animal conflict, the new draft national forest policy has proposed a host of measures including taking up habitat enrichment, provision of adequate compensation for people affected by wildlife and establishment of rescue centres to treat animals.

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Somali Islamist militants attack hotel in Mogadishu
Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group launched a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in the centre of Mogadishu on Saturday before militant fighters stormed the building, a police officer said. The official gave no details of any casualties.

1 mn sign petition for Brexit polls 2.0
Over a million people have signed a petition in the UK calling for a second referendum over the country's EU membership following the shock Brexit vote. The petition's organiser said that London is "a world city" and it should "remain at the heart of Europe".

France presses for quick EU divorce with Britain
France's foreign minister called on Saturday for the European Union to move ahead quickly to seal the terms of a British exit from the bloc, arguing that the other 27 members needed to give the EU new purpose or else risk populism taking hold.

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Aishwarya says no to film with Emraan?

Films that leaked online before release date

'I have no friendship with KRK'

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GM field trials in agri university farms?
The central regulator on transgenic organisms has proposed to utilize farms of select agricultural universities for field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops as a nationally-coordinated project under strict expert supervision.

Volcanoes go quiet before they erupt: Study
Periods of seismic quiet occur immediately before volcanic eruptions and can thus be used to forecast an impending eruption. When dormant volcanoes are about to erupt, they show some predictive characteristics - gas escapes through the vent, or the surrounding ground starts to deform.

'Super' Grand Canyon on Pluto's moon Charon
Pluto's largest moon Charon is home to an unusual canyon system that's far longer and deeper than the Grand Canyon on the Earth, a new image taken by NASA's New Horizon probe has revealed.

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Bangar, Sharma appointed as support staff for WI tour
The BCCI retained Sanjay Bangar as the batting coach while Abhay Sharma will continue as the fielding coach of the Indian team for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Both Bangar and Sharma were part of the coaching staff during the Zimbabwe series.

Euro 2016: Wales into last eight after Northern Ireland own goal
Wales reached the Euro 2016 quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland thanks to an own goal by Gareth McAuley. Centre back McAuley turned a Gareth Bale cross into his own net 15 minutes from time.

Champions Trophy level not enough for Rio: Oltmans
A 'matured' Indian hockey team may have earned a piece of history at the Champions Trophy but the players need to play much better to stand on the podium at the Rio Games, says chief coach Roelant Oltmans.

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4 best Android smartphones under Rs 15,000 with fingerprint scanner
In this world of technology, everyone cares about security whether it’s your pictures or some top secret documents.

WhatsApp for iOS may get two new features
Instant messaging app WhatsApp will reportedly be soon rolling out some new features for users of Apple's mobile operating system iOS.

5 hottest gadgets of New York gadget show
From a 3-D pen that lets kids safely doodle with melted plastic to an electrically charged glass that makes beer taste bubblier, there was no shortage of fun and quirky gadgets at this year's CE Week.

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Karnataka has most MBBS seats in country
Karnataka is home to 53 medical colleges, of which 18 are government colleges. The state has 7,355 MBBS seats and 3,646 postgraduate medical seats. Three more colleges with 150 seats each were added this year at Chamrajanagar, Kodagu and Karwar.

NEET-II to be held on July 24: CBSE

NIT fee hiked to Rs 1.25 lakh from Rs 70000 per annum

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Matunga murder: Crime branch,'police in tussle over info sharing
While the police are yet to crack the murder case of 78-year-old Manjula Vora in Matunga, infighting has already begun between different wings of the department

Huge demand for BMM, BMS this year; high scorers join the race, up cut-offs
The first merit lists this year for undergraduate courses indicate a high demand for BMM and BMS courses with a large number of high-scoring students trying to secure seats in these streams

Bandra businessman held for raping former girlfriend
A businessman was arrested by the police on Saturday after his former girlfriend pressed charges of rape and unnatural sex against him

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Multilevel lots in S Delhi sit idle as users prefer the road to park
Civic body says it's trying to make the multi-crore facilities popular, but cops say high rates a spoiler

Spirituality the real high, get addicted
A man got a headache and went to a friend seeking a cure. The friend promptly advised him to have a glass of liquor. The bewildered friend asked how it would help. “I lost my land, job, wife and everything else after I started drinking. Why wouldn’t it help you get rid of your headache too,” he said.

Drug abuse conclave for corporate intervention
Corporate India invests much time, money and attention on popular causes like environment and water conservation but remains wary of taking up the issue of drug addiction that has spread its tentacles across the country.

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Now, BBMP tracks big tax defaulters to mop up Rs 231cr

Woman leads war against dengue
A mother from Bengaluru whose son is suffering from dengue has begun a nationwide campaign against the dreaded disease.

Experts call for revamp of education system
While the heavy load that children carry on their shoulders has often been the subject of debates, the mental stress that they undergo is a subject that has seldom come up for discussion.

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Ex-MLC held for illegal sale of liquor
A former MLC and three others were arrested by enforcement sleuths of the prohibition and excise department on Saturday for illegally selling foreign liquor in the city.They also seized 7,255 bottles of foreign liquor.

Assets issue: AP asks Centre to intervene
The Andhra Pradesh government has sought the intervention of the Union home ministry in the implementation of the Supreme Court's order on sharing of the assets belonging to the institutions listed in the Schedule IX and X of the AP State Reorganisation Act.

Traffic curbs imposed for Iftar
In view of the Telangana government's Iftar at Nizam College on Sunday, police have imposed traffic restrictions in certain areas of the city.The restrictions will be in place between 6 pm and 8 pm on Sunday.

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Unable to begin widening, corpn starts clearing roads
The city corporation, hamstrung by the fact that widening of 24 busy roads remains stuck in bureaucratic wrangles, has begun removing encroachments along these stretches to re-lay the road wherever possible.

Makkal DMDK to merge with DMK
The exodus seems to be continuing from the DMDK to DMK.On Saturday, 50 DMDK functionaries joined the DMK in the presence of party treasurer M K Stalin.

Rape case against forest officer
The Vadapalani all-woman police have registered an FIR against Indian Forest Service officer G Sathiya Moorthy on charges of rape, cheating and criminal intimidation.

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No takers for over 3,500 BCom seats
Around 4,300 seats have fallen vacant at Gujarat University, after final allotment for seats in seven courses including Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Administration.

CM launches smart city projects
At least six major smart city projects were kicked off in Ahmedabad as part of the nationwide smart city anniversary launch of projects by prime minister Narendra Modi in Pune.

'High inflation rate is temporary'
Ahmedabad/ Union minister for science and technology and earth sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday described the high inflation rate as a temporary phenomenon which was also there during the previous (UPA) regime.

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Former AUSU president writes to HRD minister

Public not too keen on helmets
UP cabinet's nod to make wearing of helmet for pillion riders on all two-wheelers compulsory evoked mixed response in the city.

Only 4/10 wear helmets
While the state Cabinet has given its nod to making helmets compulsory for pillion riders as well, a survey by traffic police has revealed that only four out of 10 two-wheeler riders wear helmets.

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Noted Odia writer Nilamani dies at 90
Eminent Odia litterateur Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo passed away at a hospital here on Saturday.He was 90 and suffering from old-age-related ailments.

BJD calls BJP intolerant
Amid criticism from different quarters over the attack on Union textile minister Santosh Gangwar's vehicle, the ruling party on Saturday hit back at BJP for being intolerant towards people saying they were demonstrating peacefully opposing the visit of the Union ministers to Bargarh.

Koraput bans water pouches, polythene at chariot festival
The Koraput district administration has decided to ban the use of water pouches and polythene carry bags of thickness less than 40 microns during the car festival in the town.

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Babus, Netas lock horns over `uncontrolled bureaucracy' in MP

After Rs 1 lakh reward, BJP pokes Rahul for 'no work'

52-yr old man bites off wife's nose in Madhya Pradesh

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Violence in Malerkotla after holy book desecrated

Bathinda man sets soldier's wife on fire
A vegetable vendor in Gidderbaha on Saturday set an Amry jawan's wife from Bathinda on fire when she tried to get back the money that he owed her.

Sidhu in, Joshi out in state BJP core committee?
Newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has likely made a comeback in BJP's core committee group in Punjab.

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