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Post-failed mission, Isro to 'resume launches by Dec'

Fewer working women in India than Nepal
Key reason for increasing joblessness among Indian women is that there are not enough jobs, feels an expert. The jobs that are available are marginal, low paying, insecure and backbreaking, like construction in the recent past. Then, there are issues of safety for women or absence of facilities like crèches.

Trump's visa policy stalls IITians' dollar dreams, focus on EU, Japan, Singapore
US dreams of some IITians who had bagged US offers from leading software giants in December 2016 are yet to materialise, thanks to President Donald Trump's visa policy. Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Singapore and some European countries have begun to rise in students' preference list.

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No further extension in filing returns under GST: Hasmukh Adhia

India's forex reserve hits $400bn for first time
The latest $100 billion has been added to the reserves in three and a half years after they crossed the $300-billion level on April 2014. At current level, the reserves are enough to fund more than a year of imports.

Markets ward off North Korea missile scare, finish flat
Sensex today: 30-share BSE Sensex gained 30.68 points to close on 32,272.61 and the 50-share NSE Nifty finished on 10,085.40, down by a nominal 1.20 points. The Sensex had slipped almost a 100 points to hit the day low of 32,138.38 after opening on a flat note.

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Time ticking as nations meet on Paris climate deal
Environment ministers from some 30 countries gathered in Montreal to push forward on implementing the Paris climate accord without US, 3 months after Trump walked out on the deal. The summit was taking place 30 years to the day after the signature of Montreal Protocol on protecting the ozone layer.

Tree-plantation conclave to conserve, protect rivers
Maharashtra govt will organize a tree-plantation conclave at Raj Bhavan on Sept 17, to highlight its mission of planting 50 crore saplings by 2019 and to conserve and protect rivers. This will be the first plantation conclave in the country, a release issued by the state's forest department stated.

Climate change aggravates global hunger: UN
Hunger is on the increase across the globe once again after a decade of declines, a UN report said Friday, thanks in part to climate change aggravating severe weather and conflicts. Some 815 million people, or 11% of the world's population, were chronically undernourished in 2016, according to UN.

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UN Security Council to meet on enforcing N Korea sanctions
The UN Security Council will on Thursday hold a ministerial-level meeting on the threat from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that will focus on enforcing sanctions on North Korea, diplomats said. US called the meeting that will be held during the annual UN General Assembly gathering.

Bangla PM Sheikh Hasina seeks help for Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina headed for the UN General Assembly on Saturday to plead for global help coping with the Rohingya crisis, as the refugee deluge escaping a crackdown in Myanmar topped 400,000.

North Korea seeks military 'equilibrium' with US
North Korea said Saturday it was seeking military "equilibrium" with the United States as leader Kim Jong-Un vowed to complete Pyongyang's nuclear programme. orth Korea successfully fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, responding to a new round of UN sanctions.

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Esha's 'then and now' throwback with her BFF
Esha has posted a throwback picture of her BFF Shilarna Vaze.

Kamal on joining politics with Rajinikanth
Maverick actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan revealed in a recent interview that he would be willing to join hands with superstar Rajinikanth if he takes the political plunge.

Pic: Poonam Pandey sizzles in the pool in a hot lacy pink bikini
Poonam who is known for flaunting her hot body took to Instagram to share a sizzling bikini picture as she took a dip in the pool

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'Planet 9' formed closer to home than believed: Study
'Planet 9' , an unseen planet on the edge of our solar system - probably formed closer to home around the Sun than previously thought, astronomers say. Researchers at University of Sheffield in UK found that Planet 9 is unlikely to have been captured from another planetary system.

Carbohydrates may be key to better malaria vaccine: Study
Scientists have for the first time found that carbohydrates on the surface of malaria parasites play a critical role in malaria's ability to infect mosquito and human hosts.

Probiotics may help treat bowel cancer: Study
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Columbia University in the US found that administration of histamine-generating gut microbes reduced inflammation and tumour formation in mice which lacked that ability to produce histamine on their own.

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Don't play for tons and that's why I cross it more: Kohli
Virat Kohli curently is jointly second highest in terms of century with 30 tons to his credit in ODIs. "I don't play for the three-figure mark, may be that's why I end up crossing it more," Kohli said. Kohli does not mind being stranded on 98 or 99 if it helps his team win the match.

PV Sindhu enters Korea Open final, faces Okuhara
Three weeks after the heart-breaking loss in the World Championships final, PV Sindhu will get a chance to avenge that defeat as she squares up against world champion Nozomi Okuhara in the summit clash of the Korea Open Super Series in Seoul.

Jadeja to replace injured Patel for first three ODIs
The BCCI on Saturday named Ravindra Jadeja as the replacement for Axar Patel in the team for the first three ODIs. The five-match series against Australia will start on Sunday at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai.

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Google's 16 biggest 'failures'

Wipro gets 7-year data centre services deal from Innogy
Over the last three years, Wipro has strengthened its digital and infrastructure services through both organic growth and investments in the region.

Nomura raises Zomato valuation to $1.4 billion
Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities has pegged Zomato's valuation at $1.4 billion, which is almost twice of how much the food delivery and ordering company was valued at the last time it raised capital.

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Hyderabad gets India's first Centre for Animal Law
The Nalsar University of Law inaugurated country’s first Centre for Animal Law in the city on Friday wherein students can conduct research and advocate animal protection rights.

CBSE orders psychometric test of all school staff
In response to a SC query in the aftermath of the Gurugram school murder, CBSE sent a circular on ‘safety of children’ to its affiliated schools, giving them two months to complete psychometric evaluation of all staff — teachers, non-teaching employees, sweepers, bus drivers and conductors included.

IIT-M takes solar technology to rural Telangana to ensure round the clock power supply to 300 households
A Rs 75 lakh CSR project is now providing assured power supply round-the-clock to 300 households in four hamlets of Devarakonda Mandal. The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has developed this solar technology, which was transferred to and commercialized by Cygni Energy Private limited, an IIT-M incubated firm, which also carried out the installations.

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Digital devices put Boisar village on path to progress
At a top floor class room of a modest building at Dandi pada in Boisar, Palghar district around a dozen students, many of them middle-aged men and women, surround their young teacher Devendra Sankhe.

Congress moves first, cuts Narayan Rane's Konkan base
In a pre-emptive move, state Congress president Ashok Chavan on Saturday dissolved the entire Sindhudurg district Congress committee led by Datta Samant as well as the block Congress committees controlled by senior Congress leader Narayan Rane. Congress expects that sooner or later, Rane will quit the party and join the BJP.

A chance to show sacrifice of martyrs is not forgotten
To help you repay some of the massive debt that the country owes to the families of its martyrs and disabled soldiers, six competing crowdfunding platforms in the country will come together during this year's Daan Utsav Week (October 2 to 8).

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Jharkhand teens pick up coaching skills from La Liga trainers
Seema Kumari couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift as she turns 15 today. The Class IX student from Jharkhand's Ormanjhi district, who held her first football at the age of 10, is among a select bunch (in picture) picked to join a training course for coaches by Real Sociedad's La Liga team in Spain.

Man stole Rs 4 lakh by reading ATM pins, held
A 28-year-old man who used to dupe people by reading their ATM pin was arrested on Friday from east Delhi's Shahdara.

Ryan International School responsible for boy's death: CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education has indicted Ryan International School, Bhondsi (Gurgaon), where a Class II student was murdered on September 8, for failing to “observe the basic security measures as stipulated by the board“, which could've prevented the tragedy.

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No suspicious calls made to Gauri Lankesh in one year: SIT

Bengaluru: Woman hangs herself after tiff with hubby over sambar

Robotic excavators to clear Bengaluru drains

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Three IS sympathisers attack jail staffers

Dusshera holidays in Telangana schools from Sept 20

Tribal dance forms of India presented at British parliament

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Collector, SP probe the death of Anitha: NCSC commission
The National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) has directed the Ariyalur district collector and Superintendent of Police to thoroughly inquire into the death of S Anitha, a dalit girl from Kuzhumur village in the district who committed suicide against National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on September 1. The commission also instructed the enquiry committee to table the report within 15 days.

Pageant to create level playing field for third gender
To help promote educational and professional opportunities for the third gender, a city-based NGO is organizing the second edition of beauty pageant ‘Mx. Trans Queen Awards, in which thirteen transgender community members from the state will be participating.

Plaint by MTC conductor leads to his suspension

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Chief of Air Staff inaugrates 'GASLA-2017' at GNLU Gandhinagar
Gujarat National Law University at Gandhinagar is organizing the Second Edition of GNLU Air and Space Law Academy starting from Saturday till the 22nd of September.

On his birthday, PM to dedicate Narmada dam to nation
Fifty-six years after its foundation was laid by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the Sardar Sarovar Dam was finally completed on June 17 with the dam height raised to 138.68 metres. Irrigation from the project is expected to benefit about 10 lakh farmers, and supply of drinking water will be to a population of about four crore.

Cept gets thermal mannequin

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Damaged roads to welcome Dussehra processions in Allahabad
With barely a week left for Dussehra procession, scheduled to commence from September 20, several roads on which these processions would pass are in bad shape.

After DUSU, NSUI aims to capture AUSU
Buoyed by the victory in Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) elections, National Students Union of India (NSUI) expects the same in Allahabad University Student Union (AUSU) elections.

Elocution contest held at AU
The students and faculty members of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), of Allahabad University organised an inter centre elocution contest on Friday. The contest was held under the banner of debate club.

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Odisha not bothered to know why its newborns are dying: CAG

Tension prevails in BJB College after cancellation of polls
A group of students on Saturday staged dharna in front of the BJB Autonomous College here protesting cancellation of the polls.

City schools feel CBSE safety guidelines are 'difficult' to implement

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Kamal Nath takes a dig at CM's cabinet meetings

BJP meets in Kerwa, CM denies cabinet expansion was discussed

Tough terrain, muddy tracks & week-end fun on city outskirts

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Four years later, congress grass remains a threat despite notice

MC nod for auction of shops in indoor stadium

BJP leaders stage protest against Congress govt

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