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Adolescent girls in 4 Delhi schools gain from Dutch project
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The 'Go Girls Go' pilot project being funded by The Netherlands government in four Delhi government schools is helping adolescent girls in the schools complete their education and empower them as change makers.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Diplomacy,Education,Immigration/Law/Rights
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Face task of handling 20 mn tons paddy straw, Punjab to NGT
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Punjab, which has a large area under paddy cultivation producing around 20 million tons of paddy, is having to cope with managing a similar amount of paddy residue of 20 million tons.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Business/Economy,Environment/Wildlife
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Good friends buy Pakistan four months to 'eliminate' terror financing - But can it?
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) With all-weather friend China heading the FATF, and backed by two other "brotherly countries" of Malaysia and Turkey, Pakistan has bought itself four months time from the global watchdog on terror financing to eliminate the twin evils of terror financing and money laundering - a tall task by all counts.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Diplomacy,Indo-Pak/Pakistan,Terrorism
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Telcos passing off wirelines as mobile numbers to evade charges: Jio
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Reliance Jio has alleged incumbents, including state-run BSNL, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, have fraudulently masquerading wireline numbers as mobile numbers for receiving terminating charges as mobile numbers and not paying relevant charges in wilful and blatant violation of existing laws.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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PMC bank scam: ED identifies more assets (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed that former Union Minister and Nationalist Congress leader (NCP) Praful Patel used private jets of Punjab and Maharashtra (PMC) Bank fraud accused Wadhawans, the agency on Wednesday claimed that it has identified more properties of the promoters and directors of the Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL).
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Haryana increasing maize area to reduce stubble burning
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Haryana is taking a number of steps to curtail crop residue burning, including diversifying rice area to maize crop and daily monitoring of fire burning incidents.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Business/Economy,Environment/Wildlife
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Cow numbers in India see sharp increase since 2012
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) There has been a sharp jump, by 18 per cent, in the number of cows in the country, as per the latest livestock census report released on Wednesday, over the previous enumeration done in 2012.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Business/Economy,Environment/Wildlife
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Delhi traffic police tweaks speed norms on NH-24 (IANS Impact)
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Junking its earlier order of issuing challans to motorists 'violating' speed norms over 60 km/hr on National Highway 24, Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday said that as per the new order, vehicles travelling within the speed limit of 70km/hr on the stretch need not have to pay the fine.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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15 trains stopped following stone pelting near Tughlakabad
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) At least over 15 trains were delayed on Wednesday evening after angry protesters pelted stones on passing trains near Tughlakabad station following the death of a person who was run over by a train, officials said. The rail traffic was restored after one hour.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Business/Economy
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Why 13 parrots were produced before a Delhi court?
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Thirteen parrots were produced before Delhi's Patiala House Court on Wednesday. Later they were released and sent to the Okhla Bird Sanctuary.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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SC wraps up Ayodhya title dispute hearing, reserves verdict
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) After 40 days of hearing, the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved the judgement in the 70-year-old politically vexing Ayodhya title dispute.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Immigration/Law/Rights,Politics,Religion
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Denim for a refreshing touch to festive looks
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANSlife) Denim, it is said, is no style. Rather it is the foundation on which you build your style. Sometimes even for a day. So this Diwali, whether you are planning to go all ethnic, or minimal, Nelson Jaffery, Head of Design, LIVA Birla Cellulose and Abhishek Yadav, Design Head, Spykar Lifestyle offer tips to incorporate denim into your festive looks.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,IANS Life
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Buddhist Circuit special train to start from Oct 19
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Indian Railways is reintroducing the Buddhist Circuit special train tours in October which covers places associated with Gautam Buddha, owing to its successful run last year.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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Jodhpur among world's top 10 emerging travel destinations
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANSlife) Agra is passe. In India, more foreign tourists now want to visit Jodhpur, than the city of Taj. Don't take our word for it? Take that of digital travel leader booking.com, which has delved into global booking trends to reveal the top 10 emerging travel destinations for 2020, and the Rajasthan city figures prominently alongside hidden gems in Eastern Europe and Asia on the list as a destination promising novel experiences, untouched natural beauty and the chance to soak up the magic before everyone else catches on.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,IANS Life
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Tendulkar welcomes scrapping of boundary rule, says 'it was important'
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has heaped praise on the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to scrap the contentious boundary rule that decided the winner of 2019 World Cup at the Lord's in July.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
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Exhibition on Sakti Burman's artistic journey
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANSlife) An ongoing exhibition of drawings, sketches and watercolour works of acclaimed artist Sakti Burman at Delhi's Art Alive Gallery traces six decades of his journey from 1950s to 2016 and aims to display artists intricate use of pen, ink and watercolours on paper. The exhibition will continue till October 30.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,IANS Life
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All not well in GFI: Narinder Batra tells FIG
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has written a letter to International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) wherein he has stated that all is not well in the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) which is slated to go to polls next month.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Athletics
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B.L. Santosh lashes out at Manmohan, Prabhakar, Abhijit
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Targeting former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee and former advisor to Andhra Pradesh government Parakala Prabhakar, BJP's National General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santhosh has said that with the elections round the corner, the 'ecosystem' has started functioning once again.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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Persons with disabilities to be exempt from Odd Even: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Persons with disabilities will be exempt from Odd-Even scheme, which will be in force in the national capital from November 4 to 15, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Immigration/Law/Rights
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ED team in Tihar Jail to question P. Chidambaram
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Wednesday arrived at the Tihar jail here to question senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case. The former Finance minister's wife Nalini and son Karti Chidambaram were present inside the jail.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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West Indies announce squads for Afghanistan challenge
St. Johns (Antigua), Oct 16 (IANS) West Indies have announced their squads for the upcoming tour against Afghanistan in which they have included several players who performed exceedingly well in the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
2019-10-16
Category: India, New Delhi,Sports,Cricket
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India, US special forces hold joint military drill in Seattle
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A 45-member special forces team from the Indian Army has begun a 15-day joint military drill with US Special Forces in Seattle, defence sources said here on Wednesday.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,National,Defence/Security
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Couldn't deliver performance to match Salt Lake atmosphere: Chhetri
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Disappointed with India's performance in their FIFA World Cup qualifier game against Bangladesh, captain Sunil Chhetri has vowed that the team will continue to work hard on their game.
2019-10-16
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Football
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'Not biased': SC judge slams campaign seeking his recusal
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra on Tuesday expressed anguish at a social media campaign and news reports seeking his recusal from a constitution bench hearing pleas linked to compensation in the Land Acquisition Act.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Immigration/Law/Rights,Politics
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Hindu, Muslim sides spar as Ayodhya case hearing set to end
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The lawyers for the Hindu and Muslim sides got into a duel on the 39th day of the hearing in the 70-year-old politically vexing Ayodhya title dispute.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Immigration/Law/Rights,Politics,Religion
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PMC fraud: Praful Patel under ED lens for using Wadhawans' jet
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Caught in the eye of the storm over 'Dawood-Mirchi' links, former Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel faces yet another embarrassment for frequently using private jets of Wadhawans, accused in the Rs 4,355 crore Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative(PMC) bank scam.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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Jio asks Trai to stop IUC scrapping schedule consultations
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Reliance Jio, which has now started charging for voice calls to other networks, has asked regulator Trai to stop the consultation process on a new timeline for removing Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) and enforce 'Bill and Keep' regime under the IUC regulations from January 1, 2020.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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Shivakumar's wife, mother approach HC against ED summons
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The wife and mother of jailed Congress Karnataka leader D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to them by the Enforcement Directorate.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Immigration/Law/Rights,Politics
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SC judges slams social media campaign seeking his recusal
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra on Tuesday expressed anguish at a social media campaign and news reports seeking his recusal from a constitution bench hearing pleas linked to compensation in the Land Acquisition Act.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Immigration/Law/Rights,Politics
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Sad Diwali for Pixel lovers as new Google phones ditch India
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Google which registered less than 0.1 per cent market share in the Indian premium smartphone segment in the second quarter this year, ditched the country on Tuesday, announcing that the newly-launched Pixel 4 and XL will not be available in India.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Technology
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Railways to run promotional trains, Housefull 4 crew first taker
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Struggling with high operation cost, the Indian Railways has come up with a unique idea to increase its revenue by promoting movies, art, culture, sports or even television shows.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Cinema/Showbiz,Business/Economy
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CCPA to meet for deciding on winter session's dates
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) is to meet on Wednesday to decide on the dates of Parliament's Winter Session.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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India hosting U-16 cricket coaching camp for Commonwealth
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Thirty five participants, including 18 boys and 17 girls, from Commonwealth countries are attending an Under-16 cricket coaching camp being held at the National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru, from October 1-30.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
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Delhi urges Centre to share SAFAR's data to check pollution
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) As the air quality in the national capital started deteriorating, Delhi Environment Minister Kailash Gehlot on Tuesday wrote to Union Minister of Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan requesting for sharing data and technology of the ministry's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) to ascertain the causes of pollution in the city during winter.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Environment/Wildlife,Politics
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Congress slams BJP's demand for Bharat Ratna to Savarkar
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday questioned the BJP's demand for the Bharat Ratna to be awarded to Hindu Mahasabha founder Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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JSW Group repays Rs 1,200 cr loan by releasing pledged shares
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group on Tuesday said that the group has repayed loans worth Rs 1,200 crore by releasing pledged shares in JSW Steel and JSW Energy with a combined value of Rs 2,500 crore.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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Indian Army approaches veterans to know their well being
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Concerned over condition of family members of war veterans, Indian Army has marked this year as the 'Year of Next to Kin' wherein they will reach out to veterans and their family members.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Defence/Security
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ED summons Praful Patel in money laundering case
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Tightening its noose around former Civil Aviation Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel for his alleged links with the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Iqbal Mirchi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned him for questioning on October 18, officials said on Tuesday.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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Blue Line service affected as passenger strays onto track
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Passenger services on the Blue Line of Delhi Metro were affected between Yamuna Bank and Noida Electronic City stations on Tuesday afternoon after a passenger jumped onto the tracks at the New Ashok Nagar station.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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Determined for oil market stability beyond 2020: OPEC
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo on Tuesday said that the organisation is determined to maintain stability in the global oil market beyond 2020.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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50 Indian, Japanese soldiers to train for anti-terror ops
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A joint military drill to train 50 soldiers from India and Japan to counter terror strikes in urban and jungle scenarios will begin in Mizoram later this month.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Defence/Security,Diplomacy
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SC likely to conclude hearing in Ayodhya case on Wednesday
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The hearing in Ayodhya title dispute case is likely to end on October 16 instead of October 17, with Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi hinting that the argument in the 70-year-old dispute will come to an end on Wednesday itself.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Immigration/Law/Rights,Politics,Religion
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ALERT: Wipro net rises 35% in Q2
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2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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BSNL hopeful on paying salaries before Diwali, says CMD
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) State-run BSNL, facing hard times financially, is hopeful of giving salary for September to its 1.76 lakh employees before Diwali, its Chairman and Managing Director P.K. Purwar said on Tuesday.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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A straight guide to being LGBTQ+ friendly
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANSlife) Queer platform Gaysi and global dating app Tinder have come together to educate heterosexual - or straight - people on creating a warm environment for their LGBTQ+ peers. According to the two companies, straight people's involvement can have a positive effect in developing an inclusive community and a progressive society. Here's how you too can become part of Team Pride.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Cinema/Showbiz,IANS Life,National
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Social robots may be conflict mediators, says study
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) We may listen to facts from Siri or Alexa, or directions from Google Maps, but would we let a virtual agent enabled by artificial intelligence help mediate conflict among team members? A new study says they might help.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Technology
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Praful Patel in trouble as ED pursues money trail in Mirchi deals
New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) After unearthing details of the dubious land deals between former Union minister Praful Patel and D-company aide late Iqbal Mirchi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials are now pursuing their money trail to ascertain whether offshore accounts were used to launder money and purchase Ceejay House building in Mumbai's upmarket Worli area.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Top HRD Ministry official Rina Ray replaced
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) In a sudden change of guard in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Rina Ray has been repatriated to her parent cadre "with immediate effect".
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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New team at BCCI: Meet men set to rule Indian cricket
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, who is all set to be appointed as the BCCI chief, on Tuesday shared a picture with all men who will be the office bearers of the top cricket body in the country.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
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Poll body bans exit polls during Assembly elections, bypolls
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday reiterated a complete ban on exit polls during the upcoming elections.
2019-10-15
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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