Daily Newsletter | Saturday, September 30, 2017
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| Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 |
| Veteran film, television and theatre actor and Padma Shri Tom Alter has died aged 67. The renowned actor and one-time sports writer and author had been battling stage four skin cancer. Tom passed away Friday night at home with his family and close family members in attendance. |
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| Railways didn’t act despite spate of warnings |
| His tweet in February this year had specifically warned of an impending disaster. “Pre-rush hour Parel station. The only staircase which people use to exit and enter the station. A major accident is waiting to happen.” |
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| Amarjit says he’s surprised at being picked captain |
| “I was very much surprised when the coach told me that I was the captain of the team. It was an amazing feeling for me. But at the end of the day we play as a team, we win as a team and we lose as a team. Individuality matters little, unity is the strength of this team,” Amarjit Singh Kiyam said. |
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| Trai looking at rolling out Wi-Fi in Indian skies |
| Taking Indian flyers a step closer to the government’s almost two-year-old promise of allowing on-board internet, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday issued a consultation paper on In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to frame rules for the same. |
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| More time for telcos to pay for spectrum |
| Telecom Commission (TC), the highest decision-making body in the industry, handed out on Friday a partial relief to financially-stretched telcos, giving them more time to make payments for spectrum purchases. |
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| Anushka Sharma cleans Mumbai beach |
| Anushka Sharma, who was nominated as an ambassador for PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign, has lent her support to the cause by helping clean a beach in Mumbai. |
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