Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | | | Rural wages plunge due to non-availability of cash | | The number of households getting work in November dropped by 23% compared to the previous month and those being turned back empty-handed jumped to a staggering 23.4 lakh, almost twice the number in October. This dip in jobs is expected to increase distress in rural areas. |
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| Ronaldo voted best footballer in world for 4th time | | Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best player in the world for a fourth time, taking home the Ballon d'Or award in a year in which he led Portugal to its first European Championship title and Real Madrid to another Champions League trophy. |
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| | AAP sounds poll bugle, to use note ban as weapon | | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has started campaigning for the municipal corporation polls, scheduled to be held early next year, using demonetisation as a plank to demonstrate that BJP’s policies are “anti-people”. |
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| 116% rise in PM2.5, air quality ‘severe’ in city | | Air pollution in the city spiked again between Sunday and Monday, showing an increase of 116% in the concentration of PM2.5. Monday was the most polluted day after December 7, when air quality had first reached ‘severe’ level this month. |
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| | Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000 | | Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000. |
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| | Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championships title | | Pankaj Advani beat multiple world champion Peter Gilchrist by six games to three in a gripping final contest to win his 11th World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title, which was also his 16th world title overall. |
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| Virat Kohli and the art of effective restraint | | 'Hitting out of trouble' isn't an unfamiliar theory in international cricket. And it's no surprise to see Kohli egging youngsters to hit in-rhythm bowlers out of the attack. Given his innate, famously brash and in-your-face demeanour, it would just seem right. |
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| | Mistry out of Tata Industries, TCS shareholders to vote today | | Shareholders of Tata Industries have voted out Cyrus Mistry as a director from the board of the privately held company. Tata Sons holds the majority 54% stake in Tata Industries. With Mistry ceasing to be a director, he is no longer the chairman of the company. |
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| RBI says no move to cancel Axis Bank licence | | The Reserve Bank of India on Monday denied a media report that authorities were preparing to cancel the licence of Axis Bank Ltd over irregularities in transactions relating to the exchange of high-value bank notes. |
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| Sensex sinks 232 points on downbeat macroeconomic data | | The BSE Sensex stayed in the negative zone throughout the day and touched a low of 26,468.59 before ending lower by 231.94 points, or 0.87 per cent, at 26,515.24. The 50-share NSE Nifty also slipped below the 8,200-mark to touch a low of 8,154.45. |
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| | Katrina-Deepika hung out together? | | At a recent awards show highlighting women empowerment, the two beautiful ladies — Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif — were seen catching up with each other. |
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