News Digest: As Dalit protest singes Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi smells an opportunity

As Dalit protest singes Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi smells an opportunity

Jignesh Mevani plans to bring stir to Delhi, march to PMO
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Friday denied making provocative speeches in Pune and inciting violence at the Koregaon Bhima rally on January 1, saying that the charges against him were “politically motivated”.

360km added daily to nation's road network in 2015-16

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India's 'first coffee' brews GI tag

Govt raises Coal India's output target for 2018-19 by 5%
The government has raised Coal India’s production target by 5% to 630 million tonnes (mt) in 2018-19 from 600 mt in the current financial year, coal minister Piyush Goyal told the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Per capita income growth may fall to 8.3% to Rs 1,11,782 this fiscal

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CSIR scientists join hands to develop e-crackers
Different labs of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India’s key scientific research body - have joined hands for developing eco-friendly firecrackers and arriving at a cost-effective technology to make e-crackers (electronic-crackers) available to Indian consumers across the country.

Solid waste management: A challenge before cities
Eight out of every 10 city managers including municipal commissioners and mayors feel solid waste management is the biggest challenge before their cities while 70% of them feel it is improvement in water supply.

First UK polar bear in 25 years born at Scottish zoo

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Trump seeks $18bn to extend border wall over 10 years
The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing one of its most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge.

Rohingya insurgents launch ambush in Rakhine, 3 hurt
A wave of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on the security posts on August 25 sparked sweeping army counter-insurgency operations in the Muslim-majority north of the state that led to widespread violence and arson and an exodus of some 650,000 Rohingya villagers to Bangladesh.

UN sanctions: China tightens NKorea trade limits
China has tightened restrictions on trade with North Korea under UN nuclear sanctions, imposing a cap on oil supplies to the North and banning imports of its steel and other goods.

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Top 10 inspirational statements by Deepika Padukone
2018 marks over a decade of Deepika in Bollywood and it's just hard to believe. The diva, who took baby-steps with 'Om Shanti Om', has time and again proved to the world that she’s much more than just a pretty face in the showbiz

Pic: Amy Jackson is sure to make your jaws drop
Amy Jackson may be away from the bustle of Bollywood, but her social media game is definitely on point. The mesmerising actress has more than 3 million followers on Instagram and she makes sure that her fans stay updated on her life's happenings.

Deepika-Ranveer Singh holidaying in Maldives?
Deepika and Ranveer are reportedly chilling in the Maldives with their families in tow. he families were reportedly booked at a resort until January 3.

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Massive stars more abundant in nearby galaxy: Study
The discovery, made in the gigantic star-forming region 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, has 'far- reaching' consequences for our understanding of how stars transformed the pristine universe into the one we live in today, researchers said.

Woman receives bionic hand with sense of touch
Scientists have developed a first portable bionic hand that mimics the sense of touch, which allowed a woman to 'feel' with her missing limb 25 years after she lost it. The bionic hand is the first with a sense of touch portable enough to be worn outside a laboratory.

Star's oddness not due to alien mega-structure
It was too good to be true. Scientists have ruled out the most exotic explanation — an orbiting alien mega-structure — for the behavior of a celestial oddity dubbed Tabby's Star that has been puzzling scientists with its sporadic dimming and brightening.

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1st Test, Day 1: South Africa hit back after 286 all out
The opening day of the first Test at Newlands lived up to the expectations offering an absorbing contest between the bat and ball. At the close of play, India were 28/3, trailing by 258 runs on Day 1 of the first Test at Newlands.

Arsenal boss Wenger receives three-match ban
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been handed a three-match touchline ban and a fine of 40,000 pounds ($54,248.00) for misconduct after the club's 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League last Sunday.

We have given away 30 runs more to SA: Bhuvneshwar
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar admitted that the bowling attack gave away 30 runs too many as South Africa reached 286 in their first innings despite being reduced to 12 for 3 within the first half an hour.

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Apple App Store hit record sales worth $300 million on New Year's Day
Apple users spent a record $300 million on purchasing or downloading apps and games from App Store on January 1 -- the biggest ever since App Store's launch in July 2008.

China's Alibaba under fire over use of customer data
Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial was forced to apologise on Wednesday after users said they felt misled into allowing its Alipay service to share their data.

H1B visa rules: Here's finally some good news for Indian IT professionals
The H-1B program offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers.

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Aadhaar helped identify 80,000 'ghost' teachers in higher education institutions
Mandatory Aadhaar disclosure during the All India Survey on Higher Education 2016-17 revealed that there are over 80,000 teachers who are faculty members of three or more higher education institutions in the country. This was disclosed by the HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, at the release of the final AISHE 2016-17 report on Friday.

CUSAT CAT 2018 exam to be held on April 28-29; apply at www.cusat.ac.in
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has announced that the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018 examination will be held in the month of April.

CAT Result 2017 will not be released today; check iimcat.ac.in for update
The Common Admission Test 2017 (CAT 2017) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). The CAT scores are used for admission to various management institutes across the country.

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40 arrested for bid to spark Govandi riot
Forty persons, including 16 minors, who had tried to instigate riots in Govandi on Wednesday after the bandh had been called off have been arrested.

Physics gold medallist wants to build golden throne for Shivaji

Proud to be Hindutvavadi, but Indian first: Bhide's group
"Guruji (Bhide) is being framed.He was not even in Pune on January 1 when the incident (Koregaon Bhima clashes) occurred.There are fringe elements who are trying to create communal divide in the country," said Dalvi.

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AK Antony's driver hangs self at home
Former defence minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony's driver allegedly committed suicide at the former's residence in Lutyens' Delhi on Friday.

'Honour killing': Man murdered, girl critical
A 32-year-old man and his 23-year-old girlfriend were waylaid while in an app-based cab near Dallupura, in east Delhi, on Friday evening and stabbed dozens of times, allegedly by the woman's uncle and brother.

97 pellets removed from man's chest 4 years after he was shot
A 27-year-old man shot at point-blank range in the chest while asleep four years ago survived with almost a hundred pellets inside him because the projectiles didn't touch the heart or lung or aorta.

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Stress effect: Karnataka lost one student to suicide every day

Announced four years ago, train yet to run despite massive demand

Many KSTDC airport cabs run without documents

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Hyderabad seminary bars Muslims from eating prawns

Entrepreneurs Day observed at IILD

New classrooms inaugurated at Army Public School

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Bus staff stir cripples Tamil Nadu, HC asks unions to return to work

41st book fair to begin on January 10

I-T unearths benami holdings of TN politicians

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Togadia appears in court, gets warrant cancelled

City's coldest night of season

Trader's residence burgled, valuables worth Rs 11.75L stolen

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Seers, saints seek additional security for Makar Sankranti in Allahabad

Senior judge in Allahabad HC decides 1 lakh cases in 12 years
A senior judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, has accomplished a remarkable feat of deciding one lakh cases since his appointment on October 5, 2005.

Cold wave continues in Allahabad

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Railway drops work of proposed wagon factory at Sitalapalli

Odisha: Nalco dedicates three projects on its foundation day

Naveen Patnaik launches online registration system for safety of senior citizens

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Power theft with petrol: New tech to jam meters

PM to visit Gwalior tomorrow for nat'l police meet

Ambedkar grandson wants Arun Yadav as Cong CM face for assembly polls

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Police nabbed alleged Serial killer who confessed 7 murders by disfiguring victims face

Woman, her paramour arrested for killing husband

Matchless memories from a hallowed turf

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