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Currency ban: Temporary dip in PM Modi's follower base on Twitter

Demonetisation a well-thought over decision: Rajnath

Odisha to get Rs 1500 crore pending entry tax
The state exchequer would get a whopping Rs 1500 crore pending entry tax and interest as the Supreme Court on Friday empowered the state government to levy full entry tax.

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Public parks over Rs 38,670cr in SBI alone since yesterday
Largest lender State Bank of India today said it has collected around Rs 38,677 crore in deposits, while its branches exchanged Rs 1,666 crore since yesterday after the government scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on Tuesday.

Not worried about boardroom battle at Tata Group: SBI
State Bank of India, which has a large exposure to Tata Group, today discounted the fear of the boardroom battle between promoters and ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry affecting performance of the companies.

Vodafone, Airtel extend postpaid bill payment date by 3 days
Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have relaxed bill payment dates by three days for postpaid accounts following rush at banks due to demonitisation scheme announced by the government.

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Air pollution: SC favours suspension of fire cracker licenses
Concerned over the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Friday mulled over the prospect of directing the Centre to suspend and not renew the licence for possessing, stocking and selling of fire crackers in the national capital.

Climate change affects nearly all life on Earth
Most life on Earth is already being changed by the warming climate, even though the rise in global temperature since pre-industrial times has been rather slight, researchers warned on Thursday.

Don't burn paddy straw, make ehtanol to curb pollution: Gadkari

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Obama to meet Xi, European allies next week
President Barack Obama will meet key European allies and China's Xi Jinping during an upcoming three-country overseas trip, the White House said Friday, hoping to reassure partners after Donald Trump's shock election.

IS slaughters 60 people over 'treason' in Mosul: UN
Abu Saif, a resident of eastern Mosul, told AFP by telephone that he had seen bodies strung up in the city along with signs that read "agent" and "traitor". He did not have an exact count of the total number of bodies, but said he saw between 30 and 40.

Taiwan set to legalize same-sex marriages, a first in Asia
Taiwan would join Canada, Colombia, Ireland, the United States and 16 other countries that have legalized same-sex marriage over the past 15 years. But it would be a notable exception among Asian and Middle Eastern countries, at least 20 of which continue to ban same-sex intercourse.

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Genelia D'Souza's back to the fold with 'Force 2'
BT has learnt that the actress, who played John’s wife (Genelia) in the first outing (Force), will return for a guest or shall we say a ghost appearance in the sequel that opens in theatres next week.

Sonam says that her statement about working with Shah Rukh was "misinterpreted"
Sonam Kapoor made headlines recently when she said that she feels Shah Rukh Khan doesn't want to work with her. The actress also allegedly stated that an actor always decides which actress will be cast opposite him. Naturally, these statements raised many eyebrows.

Sidharth Malhotra is having the time of his life in New Zealand

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Novel way to develop better, faster, stronger heart cells

Nasa space telescopes reveal a brown dwarf
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Nasa's Spitzer and Swift space telescopes joined forces to reveal a brown dwarf - thought to be the missing link between planets and stars, with masses up to 80 times that of our solar system's most massive planet, Jupiter.

Scientists working on solution to deal with Drones Threats
The threat perception is real. Late in 2015, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) had issued alerts of drone attacks in Delhi. Last month, Mumbai airport was put on high alert after a pilot spotted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), popularly called drone.

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England strike back after Pujara, Vijay hundreds
Murali Vijay (126) and Cheteshwar Pujara (124) put on 209 runs for the second wicket that helped the hosts to 319 for the loss of four wickets, 218 runs adrift of England’s first innings total of 537. But England made a little comeback with two late strikes in the day.

India v England, 1st Test: Five talking points from day three
TOI Sports looks back at the key passages of play from day three of the Rajkot Test between India and England.

We can win if we bat well tomorrow: Cheteshwar Pujara
"The way I started playing shots, I expected that they will be on the defensive mode but when they have 537 runs on board the plan is very simple, first to reach that mark. And obviously we have a bright chance to win the game if we bat well tomorrow," said Pujara who scored an attacking 124.

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Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus price details revealed, goes up to Rs 92,000
The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively

Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000
Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000.

WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know
A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy.

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Kerala govt to sanction funds for Higher Education scholarship
Kerala government is considering sanction of funds for disbursal of higher education scholarship to degree and post-graduate students as supplementary demand for grant, State education minister C Raveendranath has said.

Govt thinking of re-introducing class X board exam: Prakash Javadekar
Government is thinking of re-introducing compulsory class X board examination but if such a decision is taken, it will only be applied from the next academic year, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said.

Panjab, Birmingham varsities come together to improve quality of life
Experts from Chandigarh's Panjab University (PU) and the University of Birmingham have kick-started an initiative to improve the quality of life in the two cities -- and the wider world.

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Court nod to evict families for Bandra MIG colony redevelopment

Don't harass citizens, root out black money: Uddhav to Modi

Rs 45L relief to parents of techie killed in accident

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Inflow from realty sale deeds falls

Volunteers plant over 10,000 saplings

Times Litfest Delhi returns, will celebrate India at 70
Last year, The Times of India launched Times Litfest Delhi with the aim of giving India's capital a literary event befitting its stature.

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Isro begins tests for Chandrayaan-II
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has begun conducting simulation tests for its second moon mission, Chandrayaan-II, at its facility in Challakere, about 200km from Bengaluru.

Winter's here- Mercury dips early morning
Last week, Sayanti C, a regular jogger at Cubbon Park, pulled out some of her woollens for her 5am runs.

Demonetization laudable, says High Court
Terming the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes by the Union government as a laudable step, the Karnataka high court on Friday dismissed a PIL against the exercise.

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3 HMDA workers die after being hit by car on ORR
Three Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) workers, who were pruning plants on the median of Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Muneerabad in Medchal, died after a car hit them on Friday afternoon.

Man commits suicide
A 58-year-old man committed suicide by consuming poison on Friday at Ramalinga Nilayam in Malakpet.He was suffering from depression due to financial problems.

Woman protests at husband's house
A woman staged protest in front of her USA-settled husband's house for deserting her at Vaidehinagar in Vanasthalipuram on Friday.

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Secret cash now a hot potato for wives

Without a note, she went for the knot
the usual jitters that gave R Gayathri and her family two sleepless nights.It was the Prime Minister.

Research body devises 4 steps for clean water

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Citizens throng collection centres to pay taxes
Citizens Pour In To Pay Power Bills With Invalid Currency

Retail business affected: Traders to FM

Bullion trade improves, grey trading goes on

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MNNIT alumni convention on Nov 12

BJP chalking out strategies to make its yatra a huge draw

NRHM scam: HC turns down Kushwaha plea against NBW

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Demonetization hits general ticket sale in railway stations
Phasing out process of higher denomination currency notes from November 8 has not only created inconvenience during transactions in last three days, but also hit business in different sectors. It also substantially reduced the sale of railway tickets at stations under East Coast Railway (ECoR).

Odisha to get Rs 1500 crore pending entry tax
The state exchequer would get a whopping Rs 1500 crore pending entry tax and interest as the Supreme Court on Friday empowered the state government to levy full entry tax.

People should not face any harassment: Naveen to banks
As banks and post offices witnessed large turnouts for exchange of money following Centre’s decision to demonetize higher currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 10,000, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday asked all banks to ensure that common men should not suffer.

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Controversial `Acche Din' post on Facebook by MP minister's son

EC takes cognizance of Cong complaint against MP CM secretary

Black money emerges main poll plank for BJP in bypolls

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National level health summit organized
National level Health Summit was organized on Friday by Punjab government on "Sustainable Development Goals and Universal Health Coverage: States' Perspective" at IISER Mohali.

3-day self-defence-cum-fitness drive in government schools

Chandigarh gets its first CNG station in Sector 44

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