Opinion, Reporters diary, 17th Jul 2017, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 17 Jul 2017

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Doctor may have fathered 200 children

The news has devastated a lot of families.

17 Jul 2017 4:39 PM

Telecom minister Manoj Sinha said the Communications Ministry will analyse the impact of GST on telecom subscribers.

Sinha says telecom ministry will analyse impact of input tax credit

He noted that impact of input credit will bring taxation levels lower, and hence effective rate will be closer to 16 per cent.

17 Jul 2017 4:35 PM

Miranda Kerr unveils her fairytale wedding gown

The 34-year-old took to Instagram to share a series of pictures from her wedding day.

17 Jul 2017 4:30 PM

Shikhar Dhawan last played a Test for India in 2016 against New Zealand in a home series.(Photo: AFP)

India tour of Sri Lanka: Murali Vijay ruled out, Shikhar Dhawan recalled for Tests

Murali Vijay has been ruled out of the Test series due to a wrist injury.

17 Jul 2017 4:27 PM

More pauses, filler words and other verbal changes might be an early sign of mental decline (Photo: Pixabay)

Speech problems may indicate mental decline

Researchers say more pauses, filler words and other verbal changes might be an early sign of mental decline.

17 Jul 2017 4:24 PM

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will on July 24 flag off the first set of 100 Uber bike taxis.

100 Uber bike taxis to hit roads in Punjab next week

Besides job creation and connectivity, this initiative will encourage youth to engage in entrepreneurial business.

17 Jul 2017 4:09 PM

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. (Photo: File)

Suresh Prabhu to inaugurate Science Express Exhibition Train tomorrow

The exhibition train will be at Roha railway station for a day on Tuesday, said a senior railway official.

17 Jul 2017 4:06 PM

EU Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier and British Secretary of State for Exiting the EU David Davis attend a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday. (Photo: AP)

UK, EU negotiators to ‘get down to work’ on Brexit terms

Earlier last week, British PM Theresa May's govt published a draft law to formally end Britain's membership of the EU.

17 Jul 2017 4:04 PM

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has been at the fore of Reliance Jio's launch.

RIL m-cap crosses Rs 5 lakh crore on Jio's success

Shares of energy giant were trading 1.49 per cent up at Rs 1,553.90 at 12.20 in afternoon.

17 Jul 2017 4:03 PM

Of the total of 128 routes awarded to five carriers earlier this year after a bidding process, SpiceJet was granted 11 routes.

SpiceJet launches flight between Hyderabad and Puducherry

Airline will operate a 78-seater aircraft for the route on which operations will commence from August 16.

17 Jul 2017 4:02 PM

Globally, gold rose by 0.12 per cent to USD 1,229.90 an ounce after the dollar fell to multi-month lows.

Gold settles below Rs 29,000, silver holds up firm

Gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity fell by Rs 100 each to Rs 28,950 and Rs 28,800 per 10 grams.

17 Jul 2017 2:58 PM

HTC says that they are surprised by the issue as well and the best thing users could do is uninstall the latest update.(image: HTC 10)

Latest keyboard update brings glitches to HTC smartphones

A server level issue is causing ads to pop up on keyboards of select HTC smartphones.

17 Jul 2017 2:54 PM

Renault sold a record 1.9 million vehicles in the first 6 months on the back of booming sales in the Asia-Pacific region.

Renault drives on to record sales in first half

Renault lifted its market share by 0.3 per cent to 4.1 per cent.

17 Jul 2017 2:27 PM

Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Roopa. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Sasikala VIP treatment: DIG transferred to traffic dept, JDS lambasts govt

Roopa has been transferred to the traffic department as the Inspector General of Police and Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety.

17 Jul 2017 2:27 PM

In the recent slew of deadly cyber attacks, it becomes difficult to trust the security protocols of pornographic websites with your own credit card details.

Forget porn from the next year

New regulations in the UK make it compulsory for ‘enthusiasts’ to fill in their credit card details.

17 Jul 2017 2:22 PM

The official said that after defeat, ISIS would wage an insurgency and resemble al-Qaeda on 'steroids'. (Photo: AP)

We have information that ISIS leader Baghdadi is alive: Kurdish official

The official said that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located in southern Syria in the city of Raqqa.

17 Jul 2017 2:19 PM

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, one of the favourites for BJP's vice presidential candidate.. (Photo: PTI)

BJP to pick VP candidate today; Venkaiah Naidu, Maha Governor favourites

An alliance of 18 opposition parties, including the Cong, has already announced Gopalkrishna Gandhi as its candidate for vice prez poll.

17 Jul 2017 2:02 PM

Defence officials will also provide specialised training to police forces as part of the measures. (Photo: File)

Australian army to take lead on terror attacks

Turnbull recently visited the scene of the June 3 terror attack on London Bridge and Borough market in Britain.

17 Jul 2017 2:02 PM

SBI announced felicitation of online and over the counter payment of stamp duty, registration fee and e-SBTR across all its branches in Maharashtra.

SBI to become centre for collection of stamp duty, e-SBTR in Maharashtra

The scheme will be available if total transaction value is Rs.100 and above.

17 Jul 2017 1:53 PM

The belief is that the command will be able to more aggressively pursue cyberwar once freed from the NSA's primary mission of information gathering. (Photo: File)

Trump administration plans to create independent military Cyber Command

The move reflects the escalating threat of cyberattacks and intrusions from other nation states, terrorist groups and hackers.

17 Jul 2017 1:51 PM

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