Opinion, Reporters diary, 5th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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Trump vowed during his State of the Union address last week to ‘extend an open hand’ to both parties in pursuing an immigration deal that shields 1.8 million undocumented migrants from deportation. (Photo: AP)

US Congress gridlocked as budget, immigration deadlines loom

Republican leaders have acknowledged they will not meet a Thursday deadline for a spending bill.

05 Feb 2018 12:21 PM

"The classifiers use models that are trained using features based on global information about a population of users such as demographic information, device ownership, internet usage, household data, and socio-economic status," Facebook's patent application states.

Facebook's new patent moderates your socio-economic status

This patent introduces an "online service" that can algorithmically predict its users' socio-economic status without knowing their incomes.

05 Feb 2018 12:17 PM

An upset Naidu remarked that the members were determined not to allow the proceedings and wanted to create trouble to get publicity. He then adjourned the proceedings till 1400 hours. (Photo: ANI)

RS adjourned till 2 pm over Noida fake encounter, other issues

Members of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP too were in the Well, apparently raising the issue of sealing of commercial establishments in Delhi.

05 Feb 2018 12:13 PM

A new business sub-index that tracks overall demand jumped to 51.7 from 50.0 in December.

Stronger orders drive January services growth to three-month high: PMI

Overall performance of the service sector remained weaker than the long-run growth trend.

05 Feb 2018 12:09 PM

Anti-bottled water campaigns have trouble competing with corporate bottled water messaging. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fear of death drives up bottled-water sales: study

The study used social psychology's Terror Management Theory (TMT) as its framework.

05 Feb 2018 12:09 PM

The traditional method of manufacture involves hammering silver into a thin shape while it is placed inside the intestine of a cow or buffalo. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Delhi HC lifts stay on ban on animal-origin material to make silver leaf

The court passed the order after the petitioners said they would move a representation before FSSAI to show that their method was hygienic.

05 Feb 2018 11:59 AM

Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in a still from 'Padmaavat.'

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat crosses Rs 200 crore mark at the box office

Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor starrer 'Padmaavat' is still on its dream run at the box office.

05 Feb 2018 11:08 AM

Immediate fear may be an over-reaction and the RBI should not get influenced while fixing the repo (policy lending) rates in the coming week.

RBI need not react to bond yields, MSP for interest rate review: ASSOCHAM

MSP for farmers and refrain from going in for any hike in benchmark policy lending rates when MPC meets on Feb 7.

05 Feb 2018 11:00 AM

Gemma Nuttall, from Lancashire, was newly pregnant when doctors diagnosed her with an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. (Photo: AP)

Leonardo di Caprio, Kate Winslet save woman with terminal cancer

Gemma had decided to not accept drugs that could potentially save her life as it would have terminated her pregnancy.

05 Feb 2018 10:58 AM

Army Captain Kapil Kundu lost his life in the 'unprovoked and indiscriminate' firing by Pakistan on Sunday. (Photo: Facebook)

‘Life should be big, not long’: Army Captain Kundu martyred in Rajouri firing

Army's 15 J&K Light Infantry Captain Kapil was six days short of his birthday. He would have turned 23 on February 10.

05 Feb 2018 10:54 AM

Finance Bill, 2018 proposes to withdraw the exemption under Clause (38) of Section 10 and to introduce a new Section 112A in the Income Tax Act, 1961.

CBDT responds to queries regarding long-term capital gains taxation

Long-term capital gains arising from transfer of such long-term capital asset exceeding one lakh rupees will be taxed.

05 Feb 2018 10:50 AM

Celebrities come in support of Uma Thurman

'Kill Bill' actress Uma Thurman recently opened up about being sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein.

05 Feb 2018 10:35 AM

Singtel currently holds 47.17 per cent stake in Bharti Telecom while Bharti Enterprises continues to hold over 50 per cent stake in Bharti Telecom. (Photo: PTI)

Singtel to invest Rs 2,649 crore in Bharti Telecom

The fresh round of investment highlights the confidence of Singtel in Airtel.

05 Feb 2018 10:29 AM

The National Health Protection Scheme announced by finance minister Arun Jaitley would require Rs 1,25,000 crore for premium payment, which is more than the allocation for health sector in the budgets of the Centre and the states put together, Shatrughan Sinha said. (Photo: PTI)

Shatrughan joins Yashwant Sinha’s farmers’ protest in MP, questions ‘Modicare’

Shatrughan Sinha recently joined Rashtra Manch, a political platform floated by Yashwant Sinha.

05 Feb 2018 10:25 AM

Senior, married members of the royal family have these regional titles, which at the moment means Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince Charles. (Photo: AP)

Here are the different names Royals have when they visit Scotland and Ireland

Amongst their already crowded collection of titles and honours there are some that only really count in certain parts of the UK.

05 Feb 2018 10:21 AM

A statue of B R Ambedkar was found vandalised in the Ambedkar Park in Mathura, (Photo: Representational | PTI)

BR Ambedkar’s statue vandalised in Mathura

The protesters were pacified after an FIR was lodged against unidentified persons and arrangements made to bring a new statue from Aligarh.

05 Feb 2018 10:11 AM

The Silver Star was on its way from New York to Miami with nearly 150 people aboard around 2:45 am when it plowed into the CSX train at an estimated 59 mph. (Photo: AP)

South Carolina: Amtrak train crashes killing 2, injuring 116

It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months.

05 Feb 2018 10:07 AM

All sectoral indices led by realty, metal, capital goods, healthcare and bankex were trading in the negative terrain, falling by up to 3.47 per cent.

Sensex losses mount, slips below 35,000 in opening trade

The BSE 30-share barometer tanked 545.95 points, or 1.55 per cent, to 34,520.80.

05 Feb 2018 10:04 AM

The police had information that Tanwir would reach Okhla Mandi in southeast Delhi with an accomplice early on Monday morning. Security was heightened and the entire area was barricaded to restrict their movement. (Photo: Representational | File)

Sharpshooter from Kasganj violence arrested in Delhi, aide escapes

Tanwir has a dozen cases of murder and loot against him in Delhi and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.

05 Feb 2018 9:54 AM

Increased demand for US currency from importers and banks and persistent losses in domestic equity markets weighed on rupee.

Rupee down by 16 paise against dollar in opening trade

Rupee is trading at 64.22 against the US dollar in early trade at the interbank forex market.

05 Feb 2018 9:53 AM

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