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Lost Australian diver swam miles to shore stalked by shark
Experts say incidents are increasing as water sports become more popular and baitfish move closer to shore, but fatalities remain rare.
British-Indian couple raise allergy awareness in memory of daughter
Their nine-year-old daughter died after having a severe reaction to blackberries and dairy.
Akshay donates Rs 25,000 each to 103 families of cops, army officials on the occasion of Diwali
The actor contributed over Rs 25 lakh for an initiative by a senior IPS officer for families of policemen and army personnel in Maharashtra.
Indian-origin couple launch allergy awareness drive for deceased 9-yr-old daughter
The trust named after their daughter seeks to create awareness, support research and find cures.
World
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Robert Mugabe removed as WHO goodwill envoy for Africa
Britain, Canada and the US swiftly denounced any prospective role for Robert Mugabe.
Pakistan ‘not ready’ for joint anti-terror ops with US
The Pakistani side would stress the need for intelligence sharing in the fight against terrorists.
Shinzo Abe to be Japan’s longest-serving leader
In 2006, Shinzo Abe became country’s youngest-ever Prime Minister, first born after WWII.
Business
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Some rejig in GST rate structure required: Adhia
The GST Council has been working on measures like the composition scheme to make things easier for small and medium sized businesses.
Banks told to verify Ids to weed out fakes
The PMLA and its rules impose obligation on reporting entities like banks, financial institutions and intermediaries to verify identity of clients.
Sports
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Virat Kohli likely to be rested for Sri Lanka series
The skipper will surely get a breather if he confirms swirling reports about his impending marriage to Anushka Sharma in November.
Gaganjeet Bhullar romps home to eighth Asian Tour title
It was also Gaganjeet Bhullar’s third wire-to-wire victory of his career following the Macau Open 2012 and the Indonesia Open 2013.
Denmark Open Super Series: Kidambi Srikanth beats Wong Wing Ki Vincent to reach final
The 25-year-old Indian defeated Hong Kong's Wong 21-18 21-17.
Science
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EPA cancels appearance of scientists at Rhode Island event
The event is designed to draw attention to the health of Narragansett Bay, which forms New England’s largest estuary.
Astronomers measure Milky Way with radio waves
Astronomers say they hope to measure additional points around the galaxy to produce a map — the first of its kind — over the next decade.
First joint France-China satellite to study oceans
Understanding the interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere will help tackle climate change.
Life
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Mums who give birth in winter, spring less likely to have postnatal depression
PPD typically arises from a combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustments to motherhood and fatigue, say US researchers.
Raw food sold in Kolkata has Lead concentration far above permissible limit
Concentration found in raw food materials is very high compared to threshold value of 2.5mg/kg.
Ketamine may treat migraine unresponsive to other medications
Drug is used to induce general anaesthesia but also provides powerful pain control for patients with painful conditions in lower doses.
Relationship
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Study finds women's brains do not 'turn off' during orgasm
Researchers find build up of activity in parts of women’s brains associated with memory, emotion that peak with physical pleasure.
Ronaldo chose surrogacy for a ‘perfect baby’?
Ronaldo had seemingly paid the woman a reported sum of £10 million to not only keep her identity a secret but also to give up the baby.
Metros
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CM Devendra Fadnavis visits Yavatmal, meets with farmers
The CM has promised strict action against the companies, wholesalers and dealers who sold the unlicensed pesticides without verification to farmers.
Spend Rs 1,000 per child under BSY scheme: Bombay High Court
The DWCD was also directed to appoint a fulltime lady police officer in all women’s prisons in the state within two months.
Kailash Gahlot’s list of ‘dos and don’ts’ for govt officials
The AAP government had been opposing the Metro fare hike, which came into effect from October 10, with CM Kejriwal terming the move as “anti-people”.
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Columns
New Delhi was obviously pleased with the underlying theme of the homily and called it an optimistic view.
The problem — for Nawaz — is that he assumes the boys see a difference between Nawaz and Maryam.
Mr Gadkari refused to be drawn into a conversation on political issues.
Other Islamic seminaries, and so-called Islamic clerics, have not been lagging behind in their misplaced activism.
