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Bring back ‘special chance’ provision, students urge DU

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After Delhi University last week allowed re-evaluation of answer sheets, students are now demanding that the varsity also bring back the ‘special chance’ provision which provides for additional time beyond the stipulated period for the completion of courses.

“The special chance option was of great help to students who could not finish their degrees within the stipulated period due to unavoidable circumstances like illness, socio- economic problems, etc.,” said Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) President Mohit Nagar.

Sisters eve-teased by truck driver and conductor

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Two sisters were harassed by two truck operators when they were traveling with their family on Delhi-Dehradun National Highway near Vehelna village, police said today.

The incident took place yesterday when the victims were on their way to Bagowali village from Delhi with their family on the occasion of ‘bhaiya dooj’, SSP H N Singh said.

The accused, a truck driver and a conductor, identified as Dilshad and Naved, intercepted the victims’ car and harassed them.

Police said the duo has been arrested and strict action would be taken against them.

Women ethnic wear portal Ishi Maya to enter Bangladesh

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Women’s ethnic wear e-commerce portal Ishi Maya will enter Bangladesh through a partnership with a local company to sell its merchandise in the neighbouring nation.

Vinayak Online Marketing Private Ltd, which sells merchandise from Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal, through the Ishi Maya platform, will launch a dedicated portal for Bangladesh. It has tied up with Bangladeshi firm Karigari for the same.

Market capitalisation of top 8 cos surges by Rs 32,825 cr

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The top eight most valued Indian companies together added Rs 32,825 crore in their market capitalisation (m-cap) last week, with ICICI Bank and ONGC witnessing the maximum rise in valuation.

Except Infosys and ITC, rest eight companies out of the top 10 Sensex companies saw rise in their m-cap, including TCS, RIL and CIL.

The m-cap of ICICI Bank surged Rs 8,182.5 crore to Rs 1,82,434.20 crore, while ONGC added Rs 5,347.18 crore to Rs 3,45,214.03 crore.

Electrolux targets Rs 500-cr sales from small appliances by FY17

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Swedish consumer appliances firm Electrolux is targeting Rs 500 crore turnover from small appliances by fiscal 2017 as it expands products range in the country.

“We are a new entrant in the domestic market. We have spent last one year in understanding the market and developing products for India. We are looking at Rs 500 crore turnover by FY 2016-17,” Electrolux Kelvinator Small Appliances CEO Pramod K Khosla told PTI.

The company entered into small appliances category in India in October 2013 with the launch of select products under its powerbrand ‘Kelvinator’.

Man marries like prince, pays maintenance as pauper: Court

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A man projects himself like a “prince” while entering into wedlock but turns a “pauper” when it comes to paying maintenance to his estranged wife, a Delhi court has observed.

The court stated this while enhancing the maintenance from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 per month to be given by the husband to his wife and their three school-going kids.

‘Be careful in slapping anti-dowry law in matrimonial dispute’

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The Home Ministry has asked all state governments to be judicious in slapping the stringent anti-dowry section of IPC in matrimonial disputes as the provision may be used as “weapons rather than shields by disgruntled wives”.

In an advisory to the states and union territories, the Ministry has asked them to instruct their police officers not to automatically arrest a person when a case under Section 498-A of the IPC is registered but to satisfy themselves about the necessity for arrest under the parameters laid down flowing from Section 41, CrPC (When police may arrest without warrant).

Lindsay Lohan posted topless selfie on Instagram

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Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has posted a topless picture of herself on the photo-sharing website Instagram.

The 28-year-old actress took a selfie while she is topless, using her long red locks to cover her modesty, reported Ace Showbiz.

“Another matinee. Another night. Another day. #speedtheplow. Grateful for my job. Life. Supporters. Friends and family,” she captioned the picture.

It looks like the photo was taken in her dressing room at London’s Playhouse Theatre, where she currently stars in David Mamet’s ‘Speed the Plow’.

–PTI

Egypt’s Morsi asks people to continue revolution

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In a new letter, former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has congratulated the people of his country for continuing the revolution against leaders who want to subjogate the nation.
The letter which appeared in Morsi’s official Facebook page yesterday went viral on the Muslim Brotherhood websites and other social media platforms.

Auto driver gets 7-yr jail term for robbing army man

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A 24-year-old auto driver has been sent to seven years in jail by a Delhi court for robbing and injuring his passenger, an army personnel, in 2011.

Additional Sessions Judge Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj awarded the jail term to Delhi resident Mujahir for robbing Durga Rao, who had boarded his auto from ISBT for going to the New Delhi Railway Station.

Delhi’s Trilokpuri tense but no fresh clashes reported

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East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area remained tense but no fresh violence was reported, police said Sunday, a day after five people were shot at during a communal clash.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ajay Kumar told IANS: “The situation is tense but under control. No fresh violence or clashes have been reported from the area.”

The police have detained around 70 people while section 144 (joining unlawful assembly) has been imposed in the area following late Thursday’s clash between two communities over Diwali rituals in Trilokpuri’s B-Block.

Look stylish in winters with leather trousers

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Leather trousers are stylish, but the thought alone puts many women off them. Hence it is important to get the styling right for these wardrobe essentials and choose the right fit.

Model Kendall Jenner may be just 18 years old, but she seems to get the most out of the leather trousers with a loose fit vest and a necklace. Model Sofia Vergara at 41, still looks amazing in her leather trousers with a zipped up peplum jacket.

Ashwika Kapur, 26 year old Indian wins Green Oscar

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Ashwika Kapur, a 26-year-old science and natural history filmmaker from West Bengal, has won the Wildscreen Panda Awards also known as the Green Oscar for her film on a Kakapo parrot named Sirocco.

Kapur won the award at a ceremony in Britain’s Bristol city Friday in the Wildscreen Festival for her 15-minute film “Sirocco – How a Dud became a Stud”.

Awards are sign of appreciation and hardwork: Deepika Padukone

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Actress Deepika Padukone, who has lifted several awards last year for her performances in “Chennai Express” and “”Goliyon Ki Raasleela – Ram Leela”, says that awards are important as it is sign of appreciation and hardwork.

“Awards matter to me. I would have been very disappointed if was not given any award last year. No matter what we say but at the end of the day, the person who goes there and wins the award feels good about it,” the 28-year-old told IANS.

“It’s a sign of appreciation and hard work. If you are winning one then you are doing a good job,” she added

MHA tells NGOs to make payment exceeding Rs 20k through cheque

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Tightening the noose around erring foreign-funded NGOs, the government has ordered that all voluntary organisations henceforth will have to make payments exceeding Rs 20,000 through account payee cheques or drafts.

The order came weeks after the Home Ministry found that over 10,000 NGOs receiving foreign funds have failed to submit their mandatory annual returns for three consecutive years from 2009.

19-yr-old son is Bukhari’s successor as Jama Masjid Shahi Imam

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Nineteen-year-old Shaban Bukhari, son of Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, has been chosen to succeed his father as the 14th Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in the country.

Shaban was picked for the influential post due to his ‘strong inclination’ toward humanities besides his religious capabilities, said Bukhari who has been holding the prestigious post since 2000.

Delhi Police registers 5.5 lakh complaints via mobile app

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More than 5.5 lakh people have used a Delhi Police app for registering complaints for loss or theft of items like mobile phones, passports and PAN cards since its launch in February.

According to police, the ‘Delhi Police Lost Report’ app is aimed at sparing the people the trouble of physically going to the police station to get a complaint registered for such cases. A digitally-signed document is provided to the people who use the app to register cases which can then be used to get the document reissued.

125 Model Schools sanctioned by TS Govt

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The Telangana government on Friday sanctioned 125 Model Schools. Post bifurcation of Government of Andhra Pradesh, 125 Model Schools are earmarked to Government of Telangana.

In view of that, the government issued GO 8 for setting up Model schools under phase-II in the state under the centrally sponsored scheme ‘Scheme for setting up of model schools at block level benchmarks of excellence.’

Expressway to turn more green: GHMC

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The GHMC has set up close to 1,300 flower pots on the central medians along the PV Narasimha Rao Expressway to give a glance of greenery to commuters on this stretch.

The bougainvilleas which at present titivate the expressway have been provided with a drip irrigation system as well for which four sintex tanks with a capacity of 5,000 litres have been erected.

Varieties of Bougainvillea like Formosa, glabara, torch glow, sp singh, thimma, Dr. Rao, subra varieties have been used for planting

Pak to install biometric at airports to check fake passports

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Pakistan has decided to introduce biometric machines at airports to check the use of fake passports, weeks after 10 Afghans were caught travelling on fake Pakistani passports at a London airport.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) agency decided to introduce new passport-reading technology at the Benazir Bhutto International (BBI) Airport here, the Dawn reported.

Three New Polio Cases Surface in Pakistan on Awareness Day

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Three more polio cases have surfaced in Pakistan, increasing the number of new cases in the country to a record 220, the WHO said on Friday as countries across the globe observed World Polio Day to raise awareness about the crippling disease.

Most of the 220 cases were detected in the northwestern region which is control by Taliban who have banned immunisations, said Dr Elias Durry, who heads WHO’s polio eradication efforts in Pakistan.

Stephen Hawking Joins Facebook, Wants People to be ‘Curious’

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The famous theoretical physicist professor Stephen Hawking is now on Facebook, asking fans to be “curious”.

In his first Facebook post, Mr Hawking said, “I have always wondered what makes the universe exist. Time and space may forever be a mystery, but that has not stopped my pursuit.”

“Our connections to one another have grown infinitely and now that I have the chance, I am eager to share this journey with you. Be curious, I know I will forever be,” he added.

Mr Hawking’s page has garnered over 9,00,000 likes so far.

Mumbai: Cafe Coffee Day ordered to shut doors to representatives of fraud-accused firm QNet

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As part of efforts to stop alleged illegal activities of Hong Kong-based multi-level marketing company QNet, accused of involvement in a Rs 425-crore fraud, Mumbai police has ordered popular coffee shop Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to shut doors to representatives of the controversial firm.

Investigations by Mumbai Police Economic Offence Wing (EOW), probing the scheme, discovered that representatives and employees of the beleaguered company and the firms associated with it often frequent the city based outlets of CCD to lure prospective members.

Meet the Massachusetts man who beat one in 9.7 trillion odds to win same lottery twice

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WHAT’SA man from Massachusetts has beaten one in 9.7 trillion odds to win same lottery twice.

Kenneth J. Stokes , of Norwood is a lottery season ticket holder, which automatically enters him into every drawing of a certain lottery with specific, pre-set numbers of his choosing, ABC News reported.

Stokes, who has won 25,000 dollars a year for up to 20 years, which equals a 500,000 dollars maximum, had opted for a one-time cash option payment, which brought the prize down to 390,000 dollars pre-tax, or 273,000 dollars after tax.

Putin in hurry to invade Ukraine over rumoured cancer fears

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It is rumoured that Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancer of the spinal cord due to which he is in a hurry to invade Ukraine.

According to New York Post, Putin is allegedly being treated by a doctor from the old East Germany.

The doctor has been trying different treatments that include steroid shots, which would explain Putin’s puffy appearance.

News outlets from Belarus to Poland have reported for months that the Russian President has cancer of the spinal cord.