News Digest: Union cabinet reshuffle: There was no talk of slot for JD(U), says Nitish Kumar

Union cabinet reshuffle: There was no talk of slot for JD(U), says Nitish Kumar
“There was no such talk of JD(U) joining the Union Cabinet. No talks were held on the issue (between BJP and JD (U)),” Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said in Patna. Nitish said he came to know of reports about his party being part of the expansion through the media, and there was no official intimation.

Cabinet rejig: A nod for BJP's young champs
The reshuffle of the Modi government is expected to recognise emerging leaders in BJP like Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who have all held organisational positions in the past.

International Solar Alliance: India's brainchild to take off during French president's visit in December
“We are preparing an important event in India, the first ISA summit, during President Macron’s visit in December. My objective — and we are working hand in hand with India on it — is to make significant progress by December in setting up the ISA,” Brune Poirson, French minister of state for ecological and inclusive transition, told TOI.

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Late payment fees waived for delayed July GST returns filing
The government has waived late payment fees for delayed filing of GST returns and allowed businesses to correct errors in the initial form while submitting final returns by September 5.

No immediate tax relief for telcos, revision only next fiscal
The government will not give any immediate tax relief to stressed telecom companies, but will consider the demand only in the New Telecom Policy (NTP) that may come around the beginning of next fiscal year, a top official in the telecom ministry said.

Credit card growth beats home loan
The slowdown in home loans could be attributed to the slump in real estate segment coupled with SBI’s merger with associate banks, which resulted in branches going slow in disbursements of retail loans as the bank focused on rationalising its branch network.

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Paris pact not under threat over US exit, French minister Brune Poirson says

Not even desert safe from wildfire threat in West
Not even the desert is safe from the threat of wildfires across parts of the West where crews are battling wildland blazes in triple-digit heat.

Fulfil climate vows: India to rich nations
India’s consistent stand on the issue was articulated by environment minister Harsh Vardhan who said though India was fully committed to its climate actions under the Paris deal, it was “critical and necessary that equal focus is given to pre-2020 actions by developed countries” under Kyoto Protocol.

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Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals begin

As oil prices fall, Saudi turns to religious tourism

Top MQM-P leader survives assassination attempt in Karachi

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Pic: Celina Jaitly flaunts her baby bump in a bathtub, shares empowering message
Actress Celina Jaitly, who is pregnant with twins once again, has been keeping her fans updated by constantly uploading pictures of herself flaunting baby bump.

Athiya Shetty: Interesting pictures of the actress
Suniel Shetty and Mana Shetty's daughter Athiya Shetty may be just one film old in the Indian film industry but the born-to-be actress has carved her own niche since the time she began her journey in Bollywood.

Yerwada jail inmates ask Farhan Akhtar about Sanjay Dutt's well-being
If reports are to be believed, then, when Farhan went to the Pune prison to promote his film, a lot of prisoners asked him about Sanjay Dutt.

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Hawking's mission to find alien life detects mystery signals
A mission to explore intelligent alien life in the universe has recorded some mysterious signals coming from a galaxy three billion light years away, according to an Indian-origin scientist working on the ambitious project co-founded by Stephen Hawking.

US President Trump to nominate Oklahoma congressman to lead NASA
The White House said President Donald Trump plans to nominate an Oklahoma congressman to serve as the next administrator of NASA. Trump on Friday announced his pick of Republican Jim Bridenstine to lead the nation's space agency.

Decoded: Why we yawn when others in the room do
Researchers at the University of Nottingham in the UK have found that our ability to resist yawning when someone else near us yawns is limited. Our urge to yawn is increased if we are instructed to resist yawning.

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I was always prepared to be sacked: Roelant Oltmans
"We all (foreigners) know India is not the easiest of countries to work -- especially in the sporting sector because of a host of issues. But in my mind, I was always prepared. When I took up the offer, I knew someday I will be sacked but I was ready for that," Roelant Oltmans said just after his sacking.

Shikhar Dhawan leaves for India to attend his ailing mother
Shikhar Dhawan was highest run-getter in the Test series and also scored 132 in the opening ODI of the ongoing series. "Mr Dhawan's mother is stable and is recovering well at the moment," BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary was quoted as saying in the release.

Expecting historic numbers from IPL media rights: Rahul Johri
"Monday's auction could produce historic numbers. While I am not in a position to predict numbers, our primary focus is to deliver a transparent and robust bidding process for each and every stakeholder," Rahul Johri said during an interaction ahead of the auction.

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Nokia 6 update brings 'quick action' button and security patch
Nokia brand own HMD Global has started rolling out a software update for its Android–powered Nokia 6 smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8's pre-bookings start in India
Samsung has started taking pre-orders for its latest flagship phablet Note 8 in India.

WhatsApp Business has reportedly made its India debut
WhatsApp has started testing its business feature in India with online ticket booking service BookMyShow.

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NCERT plans pre-school model
Making the announcement during the 57th Foundation Day celebrations on Friday, NCERT director Hrushikesh Senapaty said a district-level national achievement survey involving more than 30 lakh children, a first of its kind, would be conducted on November 13.

New premises of Unesco inaugurated in Delhi

IIT Ropar professor Bags NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award
Dr Durba Pal, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, has been awarded the prestigious Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award 2017 by The National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) for her work on ‘Role of Fetuin-A in lipid induced insulin resistance’.

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Shirish Pai, noted Marathi poet, passes away at 88

Uddhav Thackeray flays Maharashtra govt for building crash, deluge

The Freemasons chamber of secrets in Fort turns 120

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For Rs 5,500, man bumped off his aunt in Delhi's Moti Nagar

'Rape capital' tag for Delhi unfair; London, Melbourne have higher rate: Delhi Police chief

Delhi teen who stabbed self with compass saved from 'Blue Whale'

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Footfalls at Indira canteens touches 15 lakh

CM denies rift with Parameshwara

Namma Metro Red Line: 14 TBMs to drill through Bengaluru underbelly

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15-yr-old girl gangraped, killed; painter arrested

Transco still haunted by bifurcation blues

Bonding over art

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For love of the bird

Worker buried alive under sand in Chennai
A 46-year-old daily wage worker engaged by Metrowater died after a pile of soil caved in on him while laying a pipeline on Muktha Munnisa Begum Street off Ellis Road in Triplicane on Saturday evening.

Madras university fines 4 colleges after reports of mass copying

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Botad track to be closed from Sept 15

Swine flu toll touches 364

Temple shikhar to rise into dazzling Paris skyline

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Allahabad's major shopping complexes lack firefighting systems
Indira Bhawan, Sangam Place at Civil Lines and Nehru Complex at Ghantaghar, the three prominent shopping complexes and business establishments, lack fire-fighting arrangements.

Allahabadis gets dancing tips from wedding choreographers
The wedding season is slated to begin from November. Learning dance steps from choreographers for the special occasion seems to be latest fad in the city.

IIIT-A to organise rock concert
Joining the country in a nationwide celebrations of 70 years of Independence along with the 75 years of Quit India movement, the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad would be organizing a rock concert - Yeh India Ka Time Hai on September 1, at 6:00 pm in the main auditorium.

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Tension prevails in Puri village over idol immersion
Tension prevailed at Berhampur village under Krushnaprasad block of Puri district on Saturday after a group clash erupted late on Friday night.

Basic Science College not to go for polls this year
Basic Science College, a constituent college of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), will not go for polls for second consecutive year this time.

RD University candidates clean campus premises as part of poll campaign

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6 govt officials in corruption case

Hit by financial crisis, BDA chief hopes to turn the corner

State headed for water crisis in summer

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Lookoutnotice for Honeypreet

Baba restless, talks to walls inside Rohtak jail

Attachment order worries followers who donated properties to Dera chief

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