Daily Newsletter | Thursday, October 26, 2017
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Safe havens for terror groups won’t be tolerated: Tillerson to Pak |
Highlighting the India-US convergence on strategic issues, US secretary of state Rex Tillerson sent a stern message to Pakistan on Wednesday, saying terror safe havens would not be tolerated and that too many terrorist organisations were finding sanctuary in the neighbouring country. |
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US makes renewal of H-1B visa more difficult |
The Trump administration has made it more difficult to renew non-immigrant visas such as H-1B and L1, popular among Indian IT professionals, with a new directive saying the burden of proof lies on the applicant even when an extension is sought. |
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BJP to win 6th time in Gujarat: Times Now survey |
BJP is heading for a record sixth win in Gujarat assembly polls and is likely to improve its 2012 tally when it had contested the elections under the leadership of then chief minister Narendra Modi, according to an opinion poll conducted by Times Now-VMR. |
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New year’s gift: Mumbai to get its first AC local on January 1 |
Mumbai’s commuters will get air-conditioned local trains as a new year gift from the railways. Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the first AC rake will be introduced on Western Railway on January 1. The plan to introduce AC locals in Mumbai has been on the cards for a decade. |
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Air may get worse in next few days |
Slightly ‘hazy’ conditions returned to the capital on Wednesday morning after two days of clear skies, with the air quality index rising to 344 as compared to 309 on Tuesday. While the air quality is still in the “very poor” category, experts say easterly winds are bringing more moisture to the region, which is likely to trap particulate matter and increase pollution levels in the next few days. |
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Instagram now lets you go live with a friend |
Facebook-owned Instagram has rolled out a new update, which will enable users to go live with a friend and an option to add people who are watching the live video. The update is available for both Android and iOS operating systems. |
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Johor Cup: India jr hockey team crushes USA 22-0 |
The Indian junior men’s hockey team pummeled a hapless USA 22-0 in a one-sided contest to record their third successive win of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2017 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Wednesday. |
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HUL Q2 net goes up 16% to Rs 1,276 crore as costs dive |
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,096 crore during the same period of the previous fiscal, HUL said in a regulatory filing. Net sales during the quarter under review stood at Rs 8,199 crore as against Rs 8,335 crore in the year-ago period, down 1.63 per cent. |
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