News Digest: Centre calls all-party meeting today ahead of winter session

Centre calls all-party meeting today ahead of winter session
With the winter session of Parliament slated to begin from Friday, the government has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday where the opposition is likely to raise the issue of a delay in calling the session.

US show's finding on 'Ram Setu' reaffirms our stand, says BJP

Crew didn't see any misbehaviour on flight: Vistara
The Vistara crew “did not observe” any type of misbehaviour by any passenger on its Delhi-Mumbai flight (UK 981) last Saturday (December 9), the airline has told aviation regulator DGCA in response to an allegation by a teenaged actress that she was harassed by a person seated behind her on the flight.

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Indians invested more in stocks than FDs in FY17
Indian investors are finally moving from bank fixed deposits (FDs), real estate and gold, the traditional investment products, to equities and mutual funds. In fiscal 2017, Indians invested Rs 8 lakh crore in stocks compared to Rs 3.4 lakh crore in FDs.

Markets loses again as Sensex crashes 175 points

Hotels can charge more for bottled water: SC
Restaurants cannot be told to sell pre-packaged products at just MRP as they render service while serving them, rules Supreme Court.

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Warming, melting Arctic is 'new normal'
In 2017, winter sea ice around the Earth's northern pole cover fell to the smallest extent on record, said the Arctic Report Card, released annually by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Cheetahs should be listed as 'endangered': Scientists
A comprehensive assessment of cheetah populations prompted the researchers to support the call for uplisting of cheetahs from "vulnerable" to "endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.

US might place Atlantic sea turtle on endangered list
Federal wildlife officials say they are reviewing the status of a sea turtle that lives in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean to see if it should be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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'NY bomber read extremist's books, urged wife to do so'
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said on Wednesday.

US open to possible talks with North Korea, says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the US is open to possible talks with North Korea. And he is calling it "unrealistic'' to expect the nuclear-armed country to come to the table ready to give up weapons of mass destruction program that it invested so much in developing.

Strikes kill 12 in rebel-run Yemen prison camp
Saudi-led air strikes on a prison camp run by rebels in Yemen killed 12 people and wounded 80 on Wednesday. There has been no let-up in the air campaign against the rebels that a Saudi-led coalition has been waging since March 2015.

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Saif narrates an embarrassing incident of Soha
Saif Ali Khan took the opportunity to narrate an embarrassing date incident of his little sister and how she tactfully handled it

Ranveer Singh-Mahesh Babu unite for an ad shoot
Bollywood's livewire Ranveer Singh and South superstar Mahesh Babu will soon hit the small screen together with their new commercial.

Akshay's new 'PadMan' poster with Radhika Apte
Akshay, once again, took to Twitter to reveal the new poster of the film

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Brain mechanisms behind depression identified, study reveals
People suffering from major mental disorder have activity and connectivity alterations in their brain regions responsible for reward and memory, according to a study. The researchers compared 336 people with major depressive disorder to 350 healthy controls.

New Horizons' next target may have a Moon: Nasa
The next flyby target of Nasa's New Horizons' mission, which is a peanut-shaped object a billion miles past Pluto, might have company in the form of a small moon, astronomers say. The latest theory on the object named 2014 MU69 comes as New Horizons team continues to analyse telescope data on the target of a New Year's Day 2019 flyby, Nasa said.

Why the healthy have heart attacks too
Half of middle-aged people who are normal weight and don't smoke or have diabetes may have clogged arteries, researchers said Thursday, urging stronger measures to lower cholesterol.

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2nd ODI: Rohit's 208* powers India to 141-run win over Sri Lanka
Skipper Rohit Sharma rose to the occasion when it mattered most as his record breaking third double hundred guided India to a series-levelling 141-run win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Wednesday.

BWF Finals: PV Sindhu wins opener, Kidambi Srikanth loses
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu made a positive start to her campaign in women's singles but Kidambi Srikanth suffered a straight game loss on the opening day of the $1 million Dubai Super Series Finals

This year has been the best of my career: Rohit
Rohit, who smashed his third double hundred in ODIs, has scored seven hundreds this year (six in ODIs and one in Tests) marking a successful return to international cricket following a thigh surgery last November.

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India's 89% auto sales digitally influenced: Report
Almost 90 per cent of India's car buying has a "digital influence" as a majority of buyers research online and watch videos before making the purchase, a report by Google India-Kantar TNS today said. This is higher compared to trends in 2016 when the number stood at about 75 per cent.

This Paytm sale will offer cashback on Apple iPhone X
Digital payment solutions provider Paytm recently started the 12.12 Festival sale. Now, the e-commerce arm of the company -- Paytm Mall has kicked off the Grand Finale sale.

Panasonic Eluga I9 smartphone with Android Nougat launched at Rs 7,499
Domestic smartphone maker Panasonic has expanded its product lineup with the launch of Eluga I9 smartphone.

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'Notice to Medical college for laxity on blood bank functioning'

CBSE class 10, 12 board exam practical schedule released

680 placement offers bagged by IIT-Roorkee students in 1st week
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee placements: A total of 681 offers — 286 in core sector and 395 in non-core — came from 168 participating companies during the recruiting exercise which began on December 2, it said in a statement.

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Compere's death in Malad high-rise was murder: Cops
The police on Wednesday registered a case of murder in connection with the mysterious death of compere Arpita Tiwari at a Malad highrise. The case was registered after her father, Triveninath, recorded a statement where he said he suspected foul play. The FIR has been registered against an unknown person.

Executive in judicial custody till Dec 22 in actor's sexual harassment case
A special court on Wednesday remanded a senior executive accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old actor on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight to judicial custody till December 22. The court had sent the executive, Vikas Sachdeva (in pic), to two days’ police custody aday after his arrest on Sunday.

Bond likely for reserved private medical students
Around 25% of students from the state’s private medical colleges who belong to reserved categories may have to mandatorily serve in rural or tribal areas for a year after completing their course.

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Group of 10 murders youth, injures 2 of his kin; 2 arrested
A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death and two of his relatives critically injured by a group of 10 people in southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur on Tuesday night.

Thieves take away Rs 1 lakh from temple in Mayur Vihar
Thieves struck at a temple and decamped with the donation box containing over Rs 1 lakh in cash, along with other gold items.

Man shoots at girlfriend's leg in rage, both cook up robbery tale
A quarrel between two lovers that left the woman with a gunshot injury left police pursuing a possible armed robbery case until the truth was revealed. For two days, the cops searched for the robbers, but it was only they questioned the couple and their friend that the real story emerged.

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BMRCL moots FOB on MG Road to boost footfall at Rangoli art centre

Four held for selling adulterated Nandini ghee

3 TN-based smugglers nabbed from B'luru rly station, drugs worth Rs 10 cr seized

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Hyderabad: Man rapes minor girl, smashes her head with boulder; held
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a minor daughter of his neighbour in Hyderabad'a Alkapuri area, police said today.

Man arrested for raping, killing 6-year-old girl

Ahead of World Telugu Conference, controversy rages over 'Telugu Talli' and 'Telangana Talli'
With controversy raging over 'Telugu Talli' and 'Telangana Talli', the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Wednesday sought to bring the curtain down on it with a statement that may further fuel debate.

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Tamil Nadu government should ensure security to cops, demand political parties

No loyalty needed, campaigners get Rs 300 for 2 hours in RK Nagar

Ahoy! Rs 5,000/month may soon be wage of a Tamil Nadu domestic help
Sources said a committee set up last year to look at issues relating to domestic workers has submitted a report to the labour department, fixing the minimum wage at around 40 for one hour of work.

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Phase-2 polls for 93 seats in central & north Gujarat today

Student crushed to death

HC notice to govt over prisoner's charge

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Hectic preparations at MNNIT for President visit

Good samatrians arranges unique marriage
The North Malaka locality of the city witnessed a unique marriage reception on Wednesday night which was nothing less than a film script. A marriage wherein good samatrians arranged the marriage of a daughter of a poor newspaper vendor who was on the verge of committing suicide as his daughter and son-in-law as asked to leave the venue of free mass marriage just because he was not from Jaiswal community.

It's Kumbh '2019', and not Ardh Kumbh: Yogi Adityanath
The government has decided to change the nomenclature of the mega religious congregations and now Ardh Kumbh, held every six years, would be called Kumbh and Kumbh, organised every 12 years, would be termed Maha Kumbh.

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Criminal cases pending against 52 Odisha MLAs
Odisha Election Watch, a voluntary organization, on Wednesday told media here that 52 MLAs (35 per cent) out of the total 147 legislators of the state have declared pending criminal cases against them.

Fog condition to prevail in Odisha for two more days
Most parts of coastal and interior Odisha have witnessed dense fog on Wednesday. Rail and road traffic got affected due to poor visibility in the morning.

Odisha assembly passes unanimous resolution to pressurize the Centre for a tribunal on Mahanadi

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Relief to merger properties, regularisation on the cards

NGT gives applicant 4 days to cross check compliance report

SC slaps fine on MP for failing to furnish report on widow rehab

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Residents question material quality in road re-carpeting activity

HSDC targets to achieve Rs 141 crore turnovers

SAD says all demands met, BJP calls it is a 'democratic emergency' in Punjab
While the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal, had recently claimed that all their demands regarding the conduct of the Municipal Elections in a fair manner had been met with by the state, his party’s alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party today adopted an aggressive stance against the state government.

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