Daily Newsletter | Monday, October 16, 2017
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| Jan Dhan accounts keep villagers sober, slow rural inflation: Study |
| “We observed that there is both statistically significant and economically meaningful drop in consumption of intoxicants such as alcohol and tobacco products in states where more PMJDY accounts were opened,” a study suggests. This may have also slowed inflation in rural areas. |
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| Bypassed, Pawar raked up Sonia’s roots: Pranab |
| “After Sonia’s elevation as the Congress president, she consulted P Shiv Shankar on all important issues rather than Pawar. This sense of alienation and disenchantment may have been responsible for his statements on Sonia’s foreign origin, and his subsequent exit from the party in 1999,” Mukherjee wrote. |
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| Small arms still giving infantry jitters |
| The huge delays in the induction of “small arms” for infantry battalions figured in the Army commanders’ conference last week, with Gen Bipin Rawat telling his senior Lt-Generals that “our approach to procurement process needs to be balanced with focus at the right places”. |
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| How to use your laptop as a Wi-Fi hotspot |
| What happens if your router just stops working? And your data plan won’t suffice for the rest of the day? There is an easy way of keeping all your devices connected while you wait for the router to get fixed. |
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| 5 Playstation VR games you should try out |
| Virtual Reality (VR) as a technology is still at a very nascent stage in India. There are VR sets available in the market but lack of awareness and high costs are proving to be a bit of a deterrent for gamers. |
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| Kiwis rely on IPL experience to play Kuldeep Yadav |
| New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Sunday said it would be a tall ask for the visitors to tackle the guile of young Indian spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal in the upcoming limited overs series. |
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| Hrithik Roshan and sons join Sussanne Khan at store launch |
| It was a happy day for Sussanne Khan as her leading men – Hrithik Roshan and sons sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan – came together to cheer the entrepreneur for her new project complete in accordance with the dress code – black and white. |
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| Pic: Kareena returns home with Taimur |
| Kareena Kapoor Khan is back in Mumbai after wrapping up the Delhi schedule of her upcoming film ‘Veere Di Wedding’ that also stars Sonam Kapoor and Swara Bhaskar. |
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