Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, December 14, 2016 | | | Jayalalithaa's relatives re-perform last rites for her 'moksha' | | J Jayalalithaa's relatives re-performed her last rites at Paschima Vahini on the banks of Cauvery River in the holy town of Srirangapatna on Tuesday. They expressed apprehension that her soul would not attain 'moksha' because she was buried instead of being cremated as per strict Hindu customs. |
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| I-T dept expands probe by roping in CBI, ED, cops | | There’s a change in the government’s strategy to track black money in circulation by expanding the scope of income tax investigations beyond tax evasion and by roping in the police, the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to look for possible criminality and money laundering. |
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| All payments made under Congress regime: Rijiju | | Union Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju, who is at the centre of a controversy for having sought release of payments for contractors named in a vigilance probe, said all payments related to Congress's tenure in office. |
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| | VVIP airport to chronicle aviation history | | The high-security Safdarjung Airport may be made partially open to public, with the Centre deciding to build an integrated headquarters for several aviation agencies next to its iconic central dome. |
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| JNU students protest at administrative block | | The parking space at JNU’s ‘Freedom Square’ in front of the administrative block was the venue of another round of protests on Tuesday, even as the university administration called the protests unwarranted and unfortunate and asked students to conduct them at alternative locations on the campus. |
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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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| | ISL 2016: Kolkata in final after draw with Mumbai | | Atletico de Kolkata, reduced to ten men from the 43d minute, reached the final of the Indian Super League on goal aggregate after playing out a hard-tackling, goalless draw with Mumbai City FC in the second leg semi-final. |
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| Ronaldo says Ballon d'Or win clouded by fraud allegations | | Cristiano Ronaldo, who picked up his fourth footballer of the year award on Monday, told France Football magazine in an interview published in part by the sports daily L'Equipe that the allegations have been hard to bear for himself and his loved ones. |
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| | 80% of old notes, worth 12.4 lakh crore, back in banks | | The amount of demonetised currency that has been deposited in banks has crossed Rs 12.44 lakh crore on December 10, according to data released by Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday. The deposits represent nearly 80% of the value of high denomination notes. |
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| Cyrus Mistry removed as director of TCS | | Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shareholders voted on Tuesday on a resolution to remove Cyrus Mistry from the board, but Mistry threw in the towel even before the meeting, saying his expulsion was a “foregone” conclusion since the Tatas hold 73% stake in the software giant. |
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| Qatar, Kuwait to cut oil production from January | | Oil companies in Qatar and Kuwait on Tuesday announced that they will reduce production levels from the beginning of the year. The reduction- beginning on January 1- comes following the recent decisions by OPEC and non-OPEC oil-producing countries to cap output. |
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