Daily Newsletter | Thursday, November 02, 2017
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India and US seek ways to pierce China’s terrorism shield |
In December, Indian and US officials will meet for the first time for a dialogue on coordinating terrorist designations by both countries. The two sides will discuss options of keeping terrorists and terror groups like Jaish-e-Muhammad under pressure. |
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Goa safest for women, Delhi near the bottom |
The safest state to be a woman in India is Goa, followed by Kerala, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur. States where women and girls are the most vulnerable are Bihar, Jharkhand, UP and, perhaps not so surprisingly, Delhi. The report was prepared by Plan India and released by the women and child development ministry . |
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Noida Authority holds meeting with 40 builders in attempt to curb pollution in city |
Following a rap from the Bhure Lal, Chairman of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) for failure to restrain builders from flouting National Green Tribunal’s guidelines regarding construction last week, Noida Authority swung into action. It held a meeting with about 40 builders with ongoing projects in Noida on Wednesday, November 1. |
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New TEFR and DPR for international airport at Jewar |
Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Wednesday said that a five-member committee has been put into place to have the Techno Economic Feasibility Report (TEFR) for the sanctioned international airport at Jewar. |
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1st T20I: India beat New Zealand by 53 runs, lead series 1-0 |
India defeated New Zealand by 53 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here on Wednesday to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Defending 203, India restricted New Zealand to 149/8 in the first T20I, putting up an allround performance in what was Ashish Nehra’s final international match. |
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My body will be at peace now: Ashish Nehra |
Having endured much pain in his 18-year-long injury-littered yet successful career, Ashish Nehra says his body will be at peace as he bid adieu to international career on Wednesday. |
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Major IT companies reduce employee strength |
The headcount of all of the six companies put together dropped by 4,157 in the first six months of this fiscal, compared to an increase of almost 60,000 in the same period last year. |
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Airtel to shut 3G service as 4G business gets stronger |
The proliferation of highly-affordable 4G devices is another reason that is forcing the transition, which will be made over the next few years. Also driving the change is stiff competition from new entrants such as Reliance Jio which is a 4G-only service, promising faster downloads to users. |
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Flipkart, Amazon hit 100 million downloads |
Media and entertainment app Hotstar was the first Indiaspecific app to cross 10 crore downloads in the country. My-Jio app crossed this mark in August. The apps of Flipkart’s other businesses — Myntra, Jabong and PhonePe — are all in the 10-50 million category. |
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