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'Why TV over toilet?': Govt plans new ad blitz

PM Modi to launch 82 smart city projects in Pune

Amid NSG squabble, Jaitley lands in Beijing

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After 100% FDI, govt to tweak airline ownership norms

Shareholder nod sought for Rishad Premji salary hike
Wipro has sought shareholders' approval to revise the compensation of its chief strategy officer Rishad Premji , son of billionaire chairman Azim Premji.

VW to take $10bn hit in emissions scam: Report
The bulk of the cash would be used to fix the cars, buy them back and compensate owners.

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Giraffes suffer 'silent extinction': Wildlife advocates
Wildlife advocates called to protect the dwindling populations of wild giraffes, whose numbers have fallen by 40 per cent over the past 15 years. The Giraffe Conservation Foundation called to protect the 80,000 to 90,000 giraffes left roaming the African savannas on World Giraffe Day.

Assam CM toughens measures to check rhino poaching
Sarbananda Sonowal held a high-level meeting with the deputy commissioners and superintendents of police of Jorhat, Golaghat and Nagaon districts that encircle the Kaziranga National Park and asked them to work to protect the rhinos from poachers. He also said the poachers won't be spared.

Peta writes to PM urging to cut India's meat consumption
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has written to PM Narendra Modi calling for government initiatives to cut India's meat consumption in order to combat worst effects of climate change. In its letter, Peta has cited Chinese government's recent order on reducing meat consumption by half

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51 dead in extreme weather in eastern China: Report
Extreme weather, including hailstorms, heavy rain and a tornado, killed 51 and injured dozens in China's eastern Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Many parts of China have been lashed by torrential rains this week as summer rainstorms have been heavier than usual.

Suu Kyi urged to recognize Rohingyas as Burmese
The Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons urged Myanmar's state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is on an official visit to Thailand, to recognize the Muslim minority Rohingyas as Myanmarese nationals. Myanmar removed Rohingya Muslims from the list of ethnic minorities in 1982.

Kurd-Arab forces enter ISIS bastion in northern Syria
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces entered Manbij and were advancing slowly to the center of the city, an Islamic State group stronghold in northern Syria. Manbij is a key waypoint on an ISIS supply line between the Turkish border and the extremist group's de facto capital Raqqa.

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'Music can also heal and enlighten like yoga'
The singer aspires to change the way the art is perceived in our country.

Bollywood actors talk about one-night stands

All's not well between Pulkit and Yami?
All’s not well between the 'Junooniyat' lead pair.

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Gazing at your smartphone in dark may cause 'blindness'
Using your device just before sleep may lead to a condition called transient smartphone blindness, say doctors who reported a case of two women in the UK suffering from temporary vision impairment in one eye after looking at a bright cellphone screen in a dark room.

This drug reduces the risk of kidney disputes among type 2 diabetic patients
A recently conducted global study, EMPA-REG has revealed that the drug Empagliflozin reduces the risk for new onset or worsening kidney disease by 39% among patients suffering from Type 2 Diabetes with established cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain after three-day Atlantic crossing
Solar Impulse 2, an airplane powered solely by the sun, landed safely in Seville in Spain early on Thursday after an almost three-day flight across the Atlantic from New York in one of the longest legs of the first ever fuel-less flight around the world.

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Anil Kumble named Team India's new cricket coach for one year
Anil Kumble, the former India Test captain and the country’s most successful bowler, has been named as the coach of the men’s cricket team, with his one-year tenure to begin with India’s four-Test tour of the West Indies in July.

India's new coach: Five abiding Anil Kumble memories
As Anil Kumble is named as coach of the Indian cricket team, we take a look back at five occasions on which he left a mark as a cricketer.

Players come first, coach always stays in background: Kumble
Asked about his plans for the team, he said, "Strategy will be to win. There is still time to think about all that and sit with the players. I have a short and long-term plan for the upcoming series (against West Indies), but I cannot plan alone; I also need players to pitch in."

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Supreme Court to hear petition seeking ban on WhatsApp
The Supreme Court will hear next Wednesday a petition seeking a ban on WhatsApp on the ground that the messaging platform's end-to-end encryption gives terrorists a means of communication that is impossible to intercept.

Beware Android users, this malware secretly installs unauthorized apps on your phones
A family of mobile malware called "Godless" has affected over 850,000 Android devices worldwide with almost half of these devices in India alone, a new report said on Thursday.

Huawei planning on bringing major changes to EMUI: report
The new Android OS interface is expected to sport features that are found on other Android smartphones as well, but with Huawei’s own touch.

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Delhi boy Dipanshu Jindal bags top rank in JEE(Main)
Dipanshu Jindal did not need the top rank in Joint Entrance Examination (Main). With an all-India rank of 53 in the JEE (Advanced), he was headed to one of the Indian Institutes of Technology anyway. But the ‘AIR 1’ “is good for the resume”, reasons the 18 year-old lad from Shalimar Bagh.

PAU to hold 3-month training course on integrated crop production
The Directorate of Extension Education of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has invited applications from the young farmers of Punjab for participation in three-month training course on “Integrated Crop Production” from August 1 to October 28, 2016.

At 12.49% in IIT, state bags all-India second rank
Rajasthan fares second in number of students to have qualified this year for JEE-Advanced. The share of domicile students from the desert state was 12.49% out of 36,566 declared qualified for counselling for IITs. The first position is bagged by Uttar Pradesh with its share of 14.82%.

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'No money spent on NDA 2nd anniv ads'
The Directorate of Advertisement and Visual Publicity (DAVP) did not spend a single rupee on the ads issued on the eve of the completion of two years of the Narendra Modi government, revealed an RTI query

Kamat back in Congress after meeting party chief
A fortnight after raising a banner of revolt, Congress leader and former MP Gurudas Kamat on Thursday returned to the party fold. Kamat said that his meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, he has come to the conclusion that Congress “is the best platform to serve the people of the country”

State urged to demarcate flamingo protection zone
The onset of monsoon means most of the migratory flamingos have left the wetlands in Uran. However, at Funde and Panje coastal villages, a flock of around 800 lesser flamingos are still seen, much to the delight of birdwatchers and visitors

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LGBT shifted after police stop them at Palika
After police barred around 35 people from the LGBTQ community from observing a silent candlelit tribute to the victims of the Orlando shooting at Palika Bazaar on Thursday, they were forced to shift to Jantar Mantar.

Experts say in one voice: LG can't be summoned
Constitutional experts have described as “inconceivable and impermissible” the latest move by a Delhi assembly committee to summon the lieutenant governor, Najeeb Jung, for questioning.

Clarification puts BJP MP in a soup
AAP on Thursday demanded the arrest of LG Najeeb Jung, accusing him playing a role in the murder of NDMC estate officer MM Khan. But the LG office returned fire.

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3 cases a day: It's raining dengue, disease in Bengaluru
The city has seen 82 new dengue cases in the past 30 days, according to the daily status report of the health and family welfare department. From May 23 to June 22, the number shot up from 44 to 126. Across the state, 430 new positive cases were recorded in the same month.

MBBS & BDS seat matrix today; expect 41% fee hike

Uniform fishing policy in the offing, says new minister
Newly appointed minister of state for fisheries and youth affairs and sports, Pramod Madhwaraj on Thursday said there is a serious effort to bring about a comprehensive fishing policy in the state.

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Muddle-headed civic body pushes for chaotic traffic plan

GHMC to give Rs 350cr to state wakf board
The Telangana State Wakf Board (TSWB) is yet to receive Rs 350 crore from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

Illegal eateries fined Rs 1 cr for defaulting on sales tax
Dept Officials Monitored Activity Of Food-Based Apps To Take Action

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Generous city helps 12 achievers get Rs 28 lakh for studies via TOI
Vinodhini hoped to shed some light on women’s struggles by pursuing civil service, but had no light at her home to prepare for her Class 12 exams.

In a single order, family court dismisses 43 cases
A family court ruling that dismissed 43 matrimonial cases with compromise memos with a 10-line common order has flummoxed lawyers specialising in divorce, maintenance and child custody.

Southern Railway clarifies on RK Nagar subway project
One will be for vehicles heading to Kannan Street and Thiyagappa Street and another in the opposite direction.The chief bridges engineer said there was coordination between railways and the corporation.

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Illegal sand mining racket busted
A team of Ahmedabad rural police raided several sites on the banks of the Sabarmati on Thursday night, after receiving complaints of illegal sand mining, and seized multiple vehicles including tractors, trailers and JCB earth movers together worth over Rs 1 crore.

Activists express solidarity with NGO
A day after miscreants vandalized the office of Human Development and Research Centre (HDRC) - St Xavier's Non-Formal Education Society, various human and civic rights activists came out in support of the content of the advertisement for sanitation worker by the NGO, that has courted controversy.

They exited after withdrawals were attempted
For Patel, the bubble burst when he asked Dave for Rs 5 lakh as he needed money for some personal work.Dave evaded him for some time, saying that he had not got the required permission from the charity commissioner.

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Allahabad University entrance test conducted smoothly
The entrance test for admission in research, LLM and other courses of Allahabad University were conducted smoothly across 18 cities on Thursday.

Crane falls on railway tracks, traffic hit
Railway traffic on Allahabad-Mughalsarai route was paralysed for several hours on Thursday after a crane fell on the tracks near railway-under-bridge between Gyapura and Jigna stations.

Lightning strike kills 3, injures 5
Three members of a family were killed and five others sustained injuries due to lightning in Pahari Kala village under Allahabad district on Thursday afternoon.

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Jaundice cases increasing in city

Koraput village gets its community radio station
The Dhimsa FM radio station at Chhapar village in Koraput district focusses on rural development issues while offering a platform to the villagers to voice their concern.

Sludge left to dry on city roads hamper traffic flow
Heaps of sludge lying uncollected along the roads after the drains are cleaned are obstructing traffic flow on Janpath and sub-arterial roads in different wards of the city.

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Mutavalli committee: Probe graft charge, HC directs state govt
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HC stays I-T action against IAS officer Malay Srivastava
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Rescued from bangle factory, child labourers sent home
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Election wizard plans new campaign for Captain

Nurses on war path, FIR registered in Patiala

Interpol deletes Paramjit Singh Pamma's name from its files
Interpol has decided to drop name of Paramjit Singh Pamma, whose extradition was requested by India but was rejected by Portugal in February, from its polls.

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