News Digest: Jaya's niece hints at political debut, trains guns at Sasikalaa

Jaya's niece hints at political debut, trains guns at Sasikalaa
Hours after AIADMK ministers urged Sasikalaa to take over the reins of the party on Saturday, Jayalalithaa's niece said the move was “very unfortunate". Deepa Jayakumar, daughter of Jayalalithaa's brother Jayakumar, said the move could lead to resentment.

MIT scientist to use jets to clean Delhi's air

Sushma Swaraj stable after kidney operation
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj underwent a kidney transplant at AIIMS on Saturday . Her condition is stable, doctors said. The kidney was donated by a voluntary donor who is in her 40s and is not related to the minister, they added.

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Mistry seeks support to stay on Tata Power board
Mistry is currently Chairman of Tata Power. The company has called an Extraordinary General Meeting on December 26, 2016, to consider the resolution for his removal as its director. He said that Tata Power faced several challenges in 2012, on account of situation at Mudra Ultra Mega Power Project.

Cash crunch may escalate during three-day bank holiday
Citizens who stood by government's demonetisation decision earlier are now running out of patience following reports that huge amount of cash in new currency is being seized by the I-T department across the country. Also, customers are venting their anger as most of the ATMs are running dry.

ICAI asks its members not to criticise demonetisation
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has issued an advisory, asking its members not to criticise demonetisation. The members have been strictly advised not to indulge in any nefarious act and not subvert the intentions of the government in any possible way.

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Climate change likely caused deadly avalanche in Tibet

China opens probe into slaughter of rare sea turtle
Authorities in southern China have opened an investigation into the slaughter and sale of a protected leatherback sea turtle by local fishermen, media reported. The case caught notice after circulation of a cellphone video showed the turtle being sliced and sold in southern Guangdong province.

Canada reaches carbon agreement with provinces
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that his government and the majority of Canada's provinces had come to an agreement on a national carbon pricing plan. Trudeau hopes to impose a national carbon tax that would rise to $50 Canadian (US$38) a ton by 2022.

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People tired of Modi's monologues: Rahul
"Opposition is not allowing me to speak in Lok Sabha, so, I have decided to speak in 'jan sabha'," PM Modi said at Deesa in Gujarat. Rahul Gandhi's attack came soon after Modi slammed the opposition for not allowing him to speak forcing him to speak out in 'jan sabha' (public rallies).

New ties? $2.8 mn Chinese goods to reach Nepal

Suicide bombings in Nigeria: Toll rises to 57

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'Befikre' makes an impressive start on Day 1
Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor starrer ‘Befikre’ is off to a good start by hitting a two-digit mark on day one at the domestic box office.

Watch: Shraddha Kapoor - Aditya Roy Kapur share a cutesy kiss
The ‘Ok Jaanu’ actress posted a cute little video of her trying to kiss her co-star Aditya Roy Kapoor.

Watch: Virat's dance at Yuvraj-Hazel's party
No one does the bhangra with more grace than the Men in Blue, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh.

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Defective 'protein factory' behind aggressive form of leukemia
Scientists have identified a defect in the ribosome, the protein factory of the cell in 20 to 40 per cent of the patients with multiple myeloma - a type of leukemia. These patients have a poorer prognosis than patients with intact ribosomes, the researchers said.

Japan launches 'space junk' collector
The cargo ship is also carrying other materials for the ISS including batteries and drinking water for the astronauts living there. The capsule - called Kounotori, or white stork - contains nearly 5 tons of food, water and other supplies for the station's solar power system.

John Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, dies at 95
Glenn, the last surviving member of the original seven American "Right Stuff" Mercury astronauts, died at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University in Columbus. Glenn was credited with reviving US pride after the Soviet Union's early domination of manned space exploration.

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Junior Hockey WC: India beat England 5-3, virtually in quarters
In the final seconds of the first half, England managed to earn their first penalty corner of the match, but they fumbled as India went into half time leading 2-1. India continued in the same vein after the change of ends and rose to the occasion to extend the home team's lead.

4th Test: Kohli masterclass puts India in the lead
At the close of play, powered by centuries from Virat Kohli (147*) and Murali Vijay (136), India were 451/7 leading England by 51 runs in the fourth Test underway in Mumbai.

EPL: Mesut Ozil proves worth as Arsenal go top
Mesut Ozil provided a timely reminder of his importance to Arsenal's title hopes with a superb header in a 3-1 win against Stoke that moved the Gunners to the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

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Government to launch 19 e-governance schemes for Digital India initiative
MEA 's goal is to launch 19 e-governance initiatives by the next financial year and efforts are being made on a war-footing, persons familiar with the developments told ET. Among the key initiatives will be a stronger cyber security mechanism for ministry websites.

11 alternatives to WhatsApp video calling
Social messaging application WhatsApp recently rolled out its video calling facility.

Samsung smartphones the most traded devices of 2016 in India: Report
Capturing 28.52% of the Indian mobile phone market, South Korean giant Samsung sold maximum number of devices in 2016, followed by Apple iPhone 14.87% and Motorola with 10.75%, a new report said on Saturday.

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Oxford University Press launches new integrated learning solution
Aligned to the CBSE curriculum, “Oxford Advantage” includes content both in print and digital mediums. It also focuses heavily on the teacher community by helping them maintain an ascending learning curve of professional development and training workshops.

Delhi Government streamlines admission process for Class VI

More firms but fewer offers at IITs this year
At IIT-Bombay, the number of students picked by leading finance and consulting firms has reduced; it has shrunk from 16 to 13 as in the case with Goldman Sachs or nine to four from consulting firm BCG. Meanwhile, students across IITs have received more offers from the analytics sector.

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Mumbai takes a chill pill at 15.7 °C, pollution still remains high

Mumbai region has most carved caves in the world, but many are on brink of destruction

Ex-minister's nephew held in bid to `exchange' Rs 1cr

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Virtual fencing may be reality at IGI soon

Video of drunkard beating up mom lands him in jail

Copy shop must log course packs issued to students

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India searching for first signals emitted by stars and galaxies

NIA takes over RSS worker's murder case
In a fresh development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said late on Saturday that it has taken over the murder case of RSS worker R Rudresh to probe if there was the role of any terror module.

CID forms special team to probe KC Ramesh suicide case

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Katedan indoor stadium stuck due to red-tapism
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been sitting pretty for the last four years on the indoor stadium, named after P Indra Reddy, former home minister, at Katedan.

Telangana government to file SLP in SC on Krishna river water dispute
Tribunal Had Rejected Review Of Its Water Allocation Formula

Officers given orders to set camp in tiger reserves

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A place to bond for adults with special needs

TN keen to revive e-way project only if conditions are met by Centre

280 persons died of 'shock' over Jayalalithaa's demise so far: AIADMK
The AIADMK headquarters released the list containing the names of those who died of "shock" after Jayalalithaa's demise. The party condoled their death and announced a welfare fund of Rs three lakh each to families of the deceased.

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5 held for robbing foreign national

Cops seize Rs 22 lakh in valid notes on CG Road

MNREGA: Bribe paid online to officials

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HC reprieve for Varanasi businessman termed as land mafia
The Allahabad high court on Friday directed the inspector general of police of Varanasi to conduct an inquiry into identification of a businessman as land mafia by former SP (Crime) of Varanasi.

PCS (Prelims) 2016: HC orders re-evaluation of all answer scripts
The Allahabad high court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over discrepancies in the multiple choice question papers of PCS (Preliminay) Examination-2016

No headway: With no ILS in place, flight delays continue
In the absence of an instrument landing system (ILS) at Bamrauli airport, flight operations continue to be disrupted in the Sangam City.

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4 people, including 2 babies, die as boat capsizes in Chilika
At least four people, including two babies, died, while around 25 others were rescued after a boat ferrying them capsized in the Chilika Lake in Odisha's Ganjam district on Saturday.

Cash crunch: Odisha villagers take sarpanch hostage, demand kerosene for paddy
While the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started a massive campaign to promote cashless transaction in the country post demonetisation move, a group of villagers in the state’s backward Kalahandi district on Saturday held the sarpanch hostage asking for kerosene in lieu of paddy.

Number of migrant labourers from Odisha rise three-fold in 10 years

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Madhya Pradesh man on cycle to Delhi to back demonetisation
A 45-year-old tribal man from Madhya Pradesh has embarked on a 15-day cycle tour to Delhi in support of the Centre's demonetisation move.

Being a Dalit, BJP had offered me ticket during 2013 assembly polls, says suspended IAS

Demonetisation has hit women hard: Kerala CM
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said demonetisation has badly impacted women as they were the ones who dealt with monetary issues in a family.

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HC directs Haryana govt to consider woman wrestler's plea for Job in 8 weeks

International bicycling event concludes

CRPF troop withdrawn from Mirchpur
Six years after a fight over the barking of a dog claimed two lives of Dalits in Mirchpur village of district Hisar, the Central government on Friday has withdrawn troops of paramilitary forces.

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