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TCS working to achieve operating margin annual target of 26-28%

Telecom department to seek detail over data breach from Jio
"They (company) have not come to us but we will seek details from them," Telecom Secretary Arun Sundararajan told reporters in response to query on DoT's action over the alleged data breach of Reliance Jio.

HC verdict on Essar Steel's plea against insolvency on Monday

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Environment

Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: Study
Unabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, the report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) claimed.

Wild lioness photographed nursing leopard cub
The startling photographs, taken in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area, are the first evidence of such inter-species bonding between predators that are normally mortal enemies.

Five poachers arrested, tiger skin seized
Five suspected poachers were arrested today and a tiger skin was seized in Barpeta district by forest department officials. According to forest department officials, personnel from Panbari Range of Manas National Park caught the five poachers near the park this morning.

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World

Xi's confidant and rising Chinese political star promoted
Chen Miner has been named Communist Party boss in southwestern Chongqing, cementing his reputation as a favourite of President Xi Jinping. Chen previously worked under Xi in Zhejiang province.

'N Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought'
The respected 38 North website, a monitoring project linked to Johns Hopkins university, said Friday that thermal imagery of the Yongbyon nuclear complex appeared to show that Pyongyang had reprocessed spent fuel rods at least twice between last September and June this year.

Christian man arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan
A Christian man has been arrested on the charges of blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province. Soon after arresting the suspect, the police shifted him to an undisclosed location on the fear that the area people led by religious groups might attack the police station.

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Science

Uterine Fibroids have fewer symptoms and can be easily neglected

NASA releases new maps of Pluto, Charon
On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system - providing the first close-up images of Pluto and its moons and collecting other data that has transformed our understanding of these mysterious worlds on the solar system's outer frontier.

Earth's last survivor: The eight-legged water bear
Long after humans on the planet have been wiped out, “water bears”, a tiny, eight-legged animal officially called a tardigrade, will persist, the researchers decided.

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Technology

Here's how much apps added to the GDP
“The internet economy could contribute up to $537.4 billion to India's GDP in 2020, of which a minimum of $270.9bn could be attributed to apps,“ says the study.

TCS confident of achieving yearly target despite small hit this quarter
TCS, like its peers in the $150-billion IT industry, is seeing slower pace of large deal closures and it is increasingly relying on smaller digital deals.

US hiring will not impact India hiring, claims Infosys
Asserting that hiring in the US will not impact its recruitment plans in India, the Bengaluru-based company said it has rolled out campus offers to 19,000 people here.

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Education

Centre mulls jammers in schools to prevent access to porn sites
In a bid to block access of students to pornographic websites, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that it is exploring the option of installing jammers in school premises but ruled out the possibility of putting the machines in school buses as suggested earlier.

PGDM students at SPJIMR carry fewer textbooks thanks to Kindle
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) students at S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) in Mumbai now carry lighter backpacks as they have been provided with Kindle e-readers preloaded with e-copies of text books and other reading material.

MCOPS student represents India, wins best poster award

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Mumbai

Modak Sagar lake overflows as Maharashtra witnesses significant rains
On account of the significant rains being witnessed across Maharashtra Modak Sagar one of the bigger lakes supplying water to Mumbai has started overflowing at 6.32 am on Saturday.

Freedom fighter Indumati Patankar passes away

Bite marks on girl nail rapist, get him 20 years behind bars
Despite the child's inability to identify the accused as his face was covered at the time of the crime, the medical and odontology reports led to the conviction of Shrinivas Saryadu by a special court under the POCSO Act.

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Delhi

Delhi to Lucknow in just 1 hour 38 mins

Rains lash Delhi-NCR

Teen couple found dead in south-west Delhi hotel
A 17-year-old schoolboy and an 18-year-old girl pursuing an MBBS degree were found hanging on Friday evening from a ceiling fan in a hotel room in Dwarka, south-west Delhi, that they had booked on the OYO app.

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Bangalore

Bengaluru: Village makes a silky cashless switch
Until a few years ago, Srinivasaiah had not seen the inside of a bank. Now, the 74-year-old silk farmer is among the 350 families of Vondaraguppe village who have put away cash for ATM cards and run their business entirely by cheque.

Experts slam Karnataka move to sell floor area ratio at a premium

VIP treatment for Sasikala: DIG Roopa may reveal more lapses today

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Hyderabad

Advisory out for seasonal flu vaccine too

Cracked walls, leaking roof, wet floor: Will OGH ever get fully renovated?
In the latest reaction, the walls of the hospital have been sprayed with bleaching powder to cover up the spit marks, But this has led to a pervading pungent stench in the wards.

Doctors urge vaccination for Hajis against pneumonia

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Chennai

Free surgeries for 15 burn victims at SIMS Hospital
SIMS Hospital will conduct surgeries free of cost at the hospital in Nungambakkam for rehabilitation of 15 burn victims, the SRM group chairman Ravi Pachamoothoo said.

TN minister Velumani threatens to conduct tax audit against Kamal Haasan
Tamil Nadu minister for municipal administration S P Velumani on Saturday threatened to conduct an audit to check if actor Kamal Haasan had properly paid taxes for all his films.

Happy hens are golden geese, eggs fetch owners more
Ethical concerns push up costs : Would people be willing to pay 4 times the cost if it meant better treatment of animals? Well, customers of Happy Hens Farm, Vaer Organic, Omega 3, Ammapalayam are willing to pay as much as `20 a egg of hens that are not caged.

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Ahmedabad

CM Rupani reviews situation as heavy rains lash Gujarat
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani reviewed the situation that has arisen due to heavy rains during the last 24 hours across the state at a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar.

No medical negligence if doctor doesn't keep blood bottles: Court

Man loses weight in weight-gain treatment, sues doctors

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Allahabad

Allahabad University blacklists 6 student leaders for attacking VC
Allahabad University, on Friday, blacklisted six student leaders for manhandling and abusing the officiating vice-chancellor.

Deoria youth, held for bomb threat, to be questioned
On July 26, ADG Abhay Kumar Prasad received the call by an anonymous caller who threatened to blow up UP Assembly.

Youth shoots at girl, himself; dies in hospital
A youth killed himself after shooting a girl on Thursday near Shantipuram locality under Soraon police station.The deceased has been identified as Ajeet Mauyra (24), a resident of Hathigaon.

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Bhubaneswar

Sudarsan Pattnaik resumes agitation after getting discharged from hospital
A day after he was discharged from hospital, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik resumed his agitation on the Puri beach on Saturday demanding immediate steps to make the area pollution free.

Asian Athletics event ends, national flag left dishevelled

Odisha Travel Bazaar in October to hard sell tourist destinations

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Bhopal

Civic, panchayat polls on August 9

Bhopal still reeling under deficit

Katni mining firms told to pay up crores in dues

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Chandigarh

House delay to cost realty firm Rs 52.5 lakh
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Emaar MGF Land Ltd to refund Rs 50 lakh (approx.), along with 15% interest, and pay Rs 2.50 lakh as compensation to a complainant for failing to give possession of independent floors in time.

Schools want to wash hands of bus accidents

Reserve tag for Siswan, Beas release for Chhatbir gharials

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