Saturday, August 31, 2019

Maruti reports 33 per cent drop in August sales at 1,06,413 units

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Sunday reported a 32.7 per cent decline in sales at 1,06,413 units in August. The company had sold 1,58,189 units in August last year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.

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Jasprit Bumrah: The man who reignited the familiar fire on Calypso soil

Fast bowling in West Indies has been a dying art. While the likes of Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell does excite you and give one hope, a watch of ‘Fire in Babylon’ will tell you all about the fiery pacers the West Indians had and what these don’t. 

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More non-Muslims spying for Pakistan than Muslims: Digvijaya Singh's controversial jibe at BJP

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has fired yet another controversial remark. He claimed that non-Muslims are spying for Pakistan's premier intelligence agency - the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), more than Muslims. 

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SHOCKING: No power, doctor stitches up patient's wounds under cell phone flashlight in UP's Firozabad

In a shocking incident, a doctor of District Combined Hospital of Uttar Pradesh was seen treating a patient under mobile phone flashlight in Shikohabad area in Firozabad district. 

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Doctor falls to death at Delhi's GTB hospital

A doctor died after falling from the 8th floor of government-run Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital in northeast Delhi, police said on Sunday.

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Mahadalit woman's eye attempted to be gouged out in Bihar

Unidentified persons attempted to gouge out an eye of a Mahadalit woman in Bihar's Gaya district, inflicting severe damages to it in the process, police said.

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State of economy deeply worrying, reach out to sane voices: Former PM Manmohan Singh to govt

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed concern over the state of the economy in the country. He urged the government to steer out economy of the "man-made crisis."

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Love is in the air: Rajasthan teacher gifts himself, wife chopper ride to fulfill dream

Couple Goals! A government school teacher, who retired on Saturday, gifted himself and his wife a helicopter ride from the school to his village, which is 22 km away in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.

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BEWARE! Violating traffic rules will now attract 10 times more penalty, check how will it cost you

Be prepared to shell out a hefty amount if you flout traffic rules in India now on. Today onwards, new traffic rules have kicked in the country, for which you may have to pay 10 times more fine. 

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Light rains end sultry spell in Delhi; more likely

Delhiites woke up to the rumbling of thunder as rains lashed the city on Sunday morning, in a much-needed break from a long spell of sultry weather. 

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Trump nominates Indian-American Shireen Mathews to federal judgeship

US President Donald Trump has nominated Shireen Mathews, an Indian-American lawyer, to be a federal judge.

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UA HOVR Sonic2 Review: Incredibly Smart Running Shoes That Don’t Break The Bank

These Under Armour shoes pair with an app on your smartphone and log running data without having to wear another wearable, for instance.

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Air India faces fuel supply cut, flights to get hit this week

Air India might end up cancelling several flights after September 6 as the state-owned fuel retailers have threatened to cut off supplies to the cash-strapped national carrier at Hyderabad and Raipur.

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Last-minute travellers help railways earn more than Rs 25,000 crore in last 4 years: RTI

Last-minute travellers have helped railways earn a whopping Rs 25,392 crore in the last four years, an RTI has found.

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50 rebels killed by US-led airstrike in Syria's Idlib

At least 50 rebels, mainly commanders, were killed on Saturday by US-led airstrikes that targeted a meeting of rebel commanders in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported.

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US set to impose 15% tariffs on Chinese imports

The United States is preparing to impose 15 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports valued at roughly $112 billion, a rate five per cent points higher than President Donald Trump had initially threatened on Aug 1.

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'Big Surprise': Astronomers spot asteroid changing colour for the first time, scientists baffled

Astronomers have witnessed an asteroid changing its colour in a never-seen-before event. Asteroid 6478 Gault, sporting a comet-like dust tail, was seen changing its colour from red to blue...leaving scientists astonished, baffled and what not. This has happened for the first time. 

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Rs 100 crore fine, 7-year-jail for Shiv Sena leader in 'Gharkul' housing scam

A sessions court in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Saturday sentenced former state ministers Suresh Jain and Gulabrao Deokar along with 46 others to varying jail terms between three and seven years after convicting them in the multi-crore ''Gharkul'' housing scam.

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Pakistani politician sings 'Saare jahan se achha Hindustan humara', supports India on Article 370 | VIDEO

Altaf Hussain, founder of Muttahida Qami Movement (MQM), is in complete support of India's decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Hussain said it was India's internal matter. He even went on to sing "Saare jahan se achha Hindustan humara."

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Communication channels open among terrorists in Kashmir? Here is how offline apps are allowing free chat

With fake videos on Kashmir coming in droves from Pakistan amid Internet shutdown in the Valley, communication channels are open among separatists as well as local terrorists via several offline chat apps and highly-encrypted anonymous chat platform Tor, giving a hard time to security agencies and authorities in Jammu and Kashmir.

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5 killed, 21 injured in shooting in Texas

At least five people were killed and 21 others injured in a shooting incident in US state of Texas. 

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2nd Test: Jasprit Bumrah becomes third Indian to take hat-trick in Test cricket

Jasprit Bumrah was on fire on Saturday as he brought the rage along with another fiery spell against the West Indies in the second Test at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.

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Era of Swiss bank secrecy over, details of Indians to come from today

The war on black money initiated by Modi government seems to be finally bearing fruits. India will start getting details of bank accounts held by its citizens in Switzerland from today, ending the era of Swiss bank secrecy. 

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7th Pay Commission: Double pension! These govt employees likely to get benefit of Rs 10,000 per month

7th Pay Commission: In big good news for retired employees, the PM Narendra Modi-led government is likely to provide "Dual family pension" gift to the families of armed forces personnel on the eve of festivals.

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Bad news for railway passengers! IRCTC to restore service charges on e-tickets from THIS date; details inside

IRCTC alert: In major news for Indian Railways passengers, IRCTC to restore service charges on e-tickets from September 1. From now, e-tickets bought through IRCTC will get costlier as the Indian Railways has decided to restore service charges of Rs 15 per ticket for non-AC classes and Rs 30 for AC classes, including first-class, according to the August 30 order issued by IRCTC.

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Kerala State Lottery 2019: Karunya KR 411 result to be out shortly; check details inside

Kerala State Lottery Results 2019: The Kerala Lottery Department will announce the result of Karunya KR 411 shortly. The Karunya KR 411 result will be announced at 3 pm at Gorrkhy Bhavan near Bakery Junction in Thiruvanthapuram. The first prize winner got Rs 80 lakh in Karunya KR 411 lottery.

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Raipur: Shame! Principal arrested for 'hushing up' matter of Class 1 student rape

Ten days after a class 1 student of a city-based Central school was allegedly raped by her three senior classmates, its principal has been arrested for trying to "hush up" the matter, police said on Saturday.

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Economy punctured: Priyanka Gandhi slams Centre over fresh GDP and jobs data

 

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Big bank merger: Centre merging banks will not help recover huge bad loans, says AIBEA

The real agenda of the government in merging banks is to help big corporates as consolidation of the banks will not result in recovery of huge bad loans, said a top official of the All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA).

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Statue of Arun Jaitley to be installed in Bihar, announces Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced that former Finance Minister late Arun Jaitley's statue will be installed in Bihar.

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Jodi Salamat Rahe? Newly-wed woman leaves husband 'occupied' with competitive exams

It is said marriages are made in heaven but they need commitment to make them work on earth.

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OPINION | Aaj Ki Baat August 30 episode: Why is Imran Khan desperate over Kashmir issue?

On Friday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan led the nation to observe, what he called 'Kashmir Hour', asking common people to stop work for half an hour and express solidarity on Kashmir issue. Television visuals from Pakistani media clearly showed that very few people participated. At some places, police had put barricades on roads to stop plying of vehicles, forcing the common Pakistanis to stand up and express 'solidarity'. 

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Kerala: Over 30 students booked for allegedly waving Pakistan flag inside college campus | Watch

Over 30 students from a college in Kerala were booked for allegedly waving Pakistan flag inside the campus. According to the report, the incident took place on Thursday when the students belonging to Muslim Students Front (MSF) were carrying out a procession as part of the union elections inside Perambra Silver college campus.

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Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm

Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, bearing down on the northwestern Bahamas early Saturday en route to Florida’s east coast.

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Friday, August 30, 2019

8 killed in chemical factory explosion in Maharashtra's Dhule

At least eight workers were feared killed on Saturday morning in explosion of cylinders at a chemical factory in Dhule district of Maharashtra, police said.

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NIA summons top cardiologist in terror funding case after misreading blood test as hawala

A top cardiologist was summoned by the anti-terror National Investigation Agency (NIA) for alleged links to Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik after what appears to be confusion over blood test results.

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Government focusing on improved telecom connectivity in northeast

As Amit Shah is set to make his first visit to the northeast next month after taking over as Union Home Minister, the land-locked region where development has been hampered by connectivity issues is set to get more focus.

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Google Doodle honours writer Amrita Pritam on her 100th birth anniversary

Amrita Pritam, counted amongst one of the prominent women Punjabi writers in history is celebrating her 100th birth anniversary today and on the occasion search engine Google honoured the lady through a special Doodle. Amrita Pritam was born in British India's Gujranwala as Amrit Kaur to poet and scholar father, Kartar Singh Hitkar. As per NDTV, the doodle is inspired from her autobiography Kala Gulab, that revealed details of her personal life that helped women to openly speak about their experiences with love and marriage.

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Assam NRC final list 2019: How and where to check your name on National Register of Citizens

The National Register of Citizen or NRC final citizens' list in Assam has been published at all NRC Seva Kendra (NSK) across Assam and on www.nrcassam.nic.in or www.assam.mygov.in online on August 31, 2019.

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5 foreigners trying to smuggle out nearly half-million USD held at Delhi airport

The DRI has arrested five Hong Kong-bound foreign nationals at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle out of India nearly half-a-million USD, officials said on Saturday.

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Man plotted NYC knife attack in name of Islamic State, prosecutors say

A 19-year-old New York City man accused of plotting a knife attack on behalf of the Islamic State group told undercover agents he wanted to record the bloodshed on video in hopes of inspiring others to commit attacks, federal prosecutors said Friday.

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Pak ISI plotting big strikes outside Kashmir Valley

The Intelligence Bureau (IB), India's internal spy agency, has alerted Delhi Police against potential terror attacks in the National Capital Region (NCR) post revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Its top secret reports say, "With Jaish-e-Mohammedd (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) exposed at international platforms, Al-umar-Mujahideen (AuM) is the new poster boy of ISI (Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence) and is capable of carrying major terror strikes outside the Valley".

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Lakhs in Assam lived in anxiety since NRC exercise began 6 years ago

It was six years ago that a mammoth exercise was started to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of 1951 by identifying illegal foreigners living in Assam and since then lakhs of people have been living anxiety.

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Assam NRC: Final list to be published at 10 am; fate of 41 lakh people to be decided | Live Updates

The National Register of Citizen or NRC final citizens' list in Assam will be published online at https://ift.tt/2HySM2L. today at 10 am. The Assam NRC list is intended to identify legal residents--who were able to prove their citizenship and weed out illegal immigrants from the state. Assam is the only state to have a National Register of Citizens (NRC).

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US to use fake social media to check people entering country

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship.

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Twitter CEO Dorsey’s account sent racist tweets after hack

Hackers briefly gained control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account Friday, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Mumbai: 'Mentally disturbed' aspiring TV actress jumps off apartment terrace in Lokhandwala

A 25-year-old model cum aspiring TV actress allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of her apartment situated in posh Mumbai's Lokhandwala on Thursday late night.

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IBPS RRB 2019: PO, Clerk Prelims result released at ibps.in. Check Mains exam dates, pattern here

IBPS RRB Result 2019: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has declared the IBPS RRB PO Result 2019 of prelims exam on the official website-- ibps.in. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check their result on the official website now.

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Husband, in-laws booked over instant-talaq, dowry charges

A case has been registered against a man for allegedly giving instant triple talaq to a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Friday.

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Officer who quit IAS over Centre's Kashmir move refuses to join duty despite notice

IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned last week citing the denial of "freedom of expression" to the people of Jammu and Kashmir as the sole reason, has refused to re-join even as the office of the administrator of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu issued a notice asking him to report to work.

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