News Digest: SC tells Army `system' exploiting porters in hills

SC tells Army `system' exploiting porters in hills
The Supreme Court on Friday told the Army that its “system“ was exploiting porters engaged in hilly border areas for carrying supplies, ration and ammunition and this was unacceptable. The bench said it wanted to get the plight of porters examined by the Armed Forces Tribunal.

List steps against BSP neta: Supreme Court to UP
his wife, Husna, who was then a member of the legislative council (MLC).

Congress now last among opposition equals
With numbers still stacked in favour of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, aggression against the government was more visible in the upper House.

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Rupee hits one-week high of 67.08, gains 9 paise
Maintaining its upbeat momentum, the rupee on Friday firmed up by another 9 paise to end at a fresh one-week high of 67.08 against the US dollar amid sustained selling of the American currency by banks and exporters.

India receives $5.34 billion FDI in April-May
India received $5.34 billion FDI in the first two months of the current financial year, Parliament was informed on Friday. During April-May the country attracted $4.76 billion FDI under automatic route, while $582 million came through the approval route, Minister of State for Finance said.

'I-T dept detects Rs 22K cr undisclosed income in 2yrs'
The Income Tax Department has detected undisclosed income worth Rs 22,475 crore in over 9,500 surveys conducted over the past two years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday.

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Global warming underestimated by nearly 20%, says Nasa
Almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded, a new Nasa-led study has found.

Haryana to implement NGT order on old vehicles in NCR

New species of Gecko discovered in Chhattisgarh forest
A new species of gecko “Eublepharis satpuraensis” (reptile) has been discovered for the first time in Chhattisgarh's Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary in Kawardha district. The population of the new species looks quite dense and indicates that the ecosystem suits it for further conservation.

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MH370 search facing suspension as hopes 'fade'
Hope of finding flight MH370's final resting place is "fading" and the massive three-nation search for the doomed jet will be suspended if nothing turns up in the suspected crash zone, Malaysia, Australia and China said Friday.

Turkish city streets calm after emergency declaration
The streets of Turkey's major cities were calm on Friday, a day after Turkish lawmakers responded to an attempted coup by approving a three-month state of emergency that allows the government to extend detention times and issue decrees.

Trump blasts China for trade, currency actions
Donald Trump accused China on Friday of stealing intellectual property rights and currency manipulation as he accepted the presidential nomination of the Republican Party. These accusations are likely to fuel anger in a China already upset at criticisms of Beijing in the party's new policy platform.

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'Dishoom' stars to perform a live daredevil stunt
The John Abraham and Varun Dhawan-starrer 'Dishoom' has already prompted cine-goers to sit up and take notice of the buddy cop film.

'Youngsters don't think of sex as a dirty thing'
Ranveer Singh has always been quite vocal about his personal and professional life.

Why Irrfan is scared of Salman's fans
Irrfan was asked to rate five actors according to their talent and being unabashedly honest guy that he is, Irrfan rated Salman last in the list and immediately added that he hopes Salman's fans don't abuse him.

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India, Mexico approve 14 joint projects in science & tech
India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) have approved 14 joint projects in four focus areas of cooperation - water, seismology, solar energy and biotechnology.

Sleep next to a chicken, avoid malaria
A study in Ethiopia found that while mosquitoes have a taste for human blood, they are repelled by the smell of chickens. Another reason could be that chicken feathers also posed a physical barrier to mosquitoes and the birds "will actively feed on mosquitoes".

Soon, world's first library of ice archives to come up in Antarctica
Starting 15 August until the beginning of September, an international team of around ten glaciologists and engineers – French, Italian, Russian and American – will be travelling to the Col du Dôme (4,300 m or 14,108 feett) on Europe’s highest peak, Mont Blanc to drill ice cores. They are part of the unique Protecting Ice Memory project, which is aimed at drawing out long tubes of ice from glaciers for their preservation in Antarctica.

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Kohli double, Ashwin ton puts India in command
Two days in to the opening Test match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua, Simmons strategy to stick to one plan clearly did not work as India amassed 566 runs for the loss of eight wickets before declaring their innings.

Left-side story: Zafar Iqbal on the genius of Mohd Shahid
Speaking to TOI Sports while visiting to display first hand what made the departed hockey legend unique, Zafar Iqbal recalled the glory years.

England appoint Sam Allardyce as manager
Sam Allardyce, at Sunderland since October, was appointed England manager on Friday on a two-year contract, tasked with the job of restoring pride in the national team after their dismal performances at Euro 2016.

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10 new and upcoming features of WhatsApp
WhatsApp has received a slew of new features in the past few months and is set to get many more in the near future.Here's are 10 such new, as well as upcoming features of WhatsApp.

Apple rolls out iOS 10, MacOS Sierra public beta 2
On iOS, the public beta testers can experience a new accessibility option for using the Touch ID in iOS9-style by just resting their fingers on it.

This is how iOS 10 promises to protect your wet iPhone
The new beta releases of iOS 10 alerts users about moisture or liquid inside Lightning port.

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PM Modi lays foundation stone of AIIMS-Gorakhpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone for a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,011 crore to provide super-specialty health care and create a large pool of doctors in Uttar Pradesh.

DU open school gets image boost as 4 students with 100% marks join courses
A score of 100% in best-of-four subjects would open the doors of admission into any Delhi University college. Yet, four students with this perfect score have enrolled themselves in DU’s School of Open Learning.

Indian scientific institutions will soon be at top, says President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee has exuded confidence that any Indian institution engaged in scientific research and development will be able to reach top position in the world. He, however, said the importance given to research in the universities is still inadequate and recalled that while assuming office of President, he had described education as the alchemy that can bring India its next golden age.

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Principal booked for teen's suicide
A day after the alleged suicide of a 17-year-old girl, Pushpa Suryavanshi, who hanged herself at her Kalamboli home, the police on Friday registered an FIR against the principal of the college to which the girl had sought admission.

Matunga neighbours heard tiff, but ignored it
‘Mom-In-Law, Woman Would Fight Often’

Mumbaikars slam move to correct plot numbers during DP scrutiny period
At a time when the process for inviting suggestions and objections to the BMC’s draft Development Plan 2034 is underway, the BMC has decided to correct the Cadastral Triangulation Survey (CTS) number in the plan. Activists are aghast as to why the civic body is making any corrections in the plan at a time when the public is scrutinizing it.

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Refund cost if you call off engagement, says SC
After three years of litigation, a Delhi man's family realised on Friday that breaking a marriage alliance after enjoying the engagement party made them liable to reimburse the cost.

6k booked for drunk driving in 45 days

Fruits of nature: DDA orchards open to public

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E-City industries association proposes 2 more lanes on elevated road

Karnataka: Retired officers blame politics of transfers for spate of suicides

PFA lodges police plaint about mass grave of dogs, suspects BBMP
Animal welfare organization People for Animals (PFA) has complained to police about a gruesome incident that came to light on Thursday.

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Lessons on road safety in school syllabus soon

Hyderabad beats other metros with highest density of doctors

Messed up! Outrage as students denied food at UoH

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Jayalalithaa to launch work on Chennai Metro Rail extension line
The chief minister will launch the construction work at a function at Shri Babu Jagjeevan Ram Sports Complex, Tondiarpet, at 11am.

Educational loans gets cheaper this academic year as lenders drop rates by 0.25%
Educational loan lenders State Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Axis Bank have dropped interests on loans by about 0.25% over the past weeks, just in time for the new academic season, bringing rates to 2008 levels.

Only 125 of 847 Girivalam trees marked to be cut, Tiruvannamalai collector says

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K D Patel's bail plea rejected
A city sessions court on Friday rejected bail application filed by Asaram's follower KD Patel, who is facing charges in the 2009 Raju Chandak assault case.

High court orders further probe into honour killing
Dissatisfied With Bhavnagar Police's Work

Modi coined 'Divyang' but Centre cuts cash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi coined the term 'Divyang' for people with disabilities to imply that they can be empowered.However, funds for the welfare of disabled people has been reduced to half over the past two years.

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Message on water conservation comes wrapped in newspapers

City residents cry water woes, spill onto streets
Several localities in the city are grappling with a severe water supply.On Thursday, residents of Meerapur protested against the apathy of Jal Sansthan.

Slur on Mayawati: BSP workers burn Shah's effigy
The BSP activists, led by former district president Saeed Ahmad, staged demonstration at Noorullah Road and Civil Lines and also blocked the roads, creating traffic jam.

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City street vendor to compete in global bodybuilding meet
A young man barely in his late teens, arrived in the capital in 2009 with his father to eke out a living. Soon, the son-father duo started selling local street food at Nayapalli area, here. But destiny had something else in store for Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo.

Least dependence on defence imports
Kota Harinaryana, chief designer of light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, here on Friday said indigenous technology in the field of military aviation is important for country’s defence preparedness.

Odisha to organize investors' meet in Bengaluru

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BJP veteran Babulal Gaur pulls MP govt for delay in metro rail project
After Congress, it is BJP veteran Babulal Gaur (sacked from state cabinet recently on 75-plus age norms) who has opened a new front against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.

Bhopal clocks 9 times faster temperature rise than global average

30 children fall ill after mid-day meal in Madhya Pradesh

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Electricity of 9 resorts in Ramnagar cut by district administration

Clash in Phagwara after Shiv Sena activists try to attack mosque, Muslims
The tension which has been simmering since Wednesday, after local Shiv Sena activists targeted some shops of Kashmiris and protested outside a mosque, turned into a clash on Friday near the mosque between Shiv Sena activists on one side and Muslims, Sikhs and Dalits on the other.

DRI seizes heroin worth Rs 30 crore from Ludhiana
Zonal unit of Directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI), Ludhiana has seized 6 Kgs of heroin worth Rs 30 crore from a transport carrier near Ladowal on Friday morning.

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