Opinion, Reporters diary, 18th Sep 2017, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 18 Sep 2017

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Small investors have turned their attention towards a couple of IPOs that had hit the street in September with the portion reserved for retail investors witnessing overwhelming participation from them.

IPOs get retail investors’ attention

Investors fancy IPOs in hopes of higher returns as they overlook other classes.

18 Sep 2017 3:57 AM

Duped investors at a rally in Bhubanewar protest against the Odisha government’s alleged inaction to ensure refund of money collected by chit fund firms.

Is CBI shielding bigwigs in probe into ponzi schemes?

The CBI submitted excerpts from the diary in the court of special CJM (CBI) on Nov. 18, 2016.

18 Sep 2017 3:51 AM

Study exposes harmful effect of ‘cool’ hair oils

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been aggressively promoting one such brand of “thanda” oil.

18 Sep 2017 3:42 AM

The controversy reached to a stage that everybody started searching about the role of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay in Indian politics.

Of RSS ideologue and maverick Rout

A programme on the birth centenary of late Indira Gandhi in Lucknow saw Congressmen in their old avatar.

18 Sep 2017 3:16 AM

It is an undisputable fact that urbanisation and rapid economic growth are contributing to the problem of solid waste management in Indian cities.

Manage waste efficiently

‘Improved consumerism’, enforcement of waste collection charge is need of the hour.

18 Sep 2017 3:15 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

The ugly truth

The sanitation and conservancy workers in the country have the first right to say Vande Mataram”.

18 Sep 2017 3:07 AM

It has taken a generation to raise some awareness that garbage should be thrown in bins. But, throwing it in the right bin is important as well.

Don’t ‘waste’ your garbage

Another harsh reality peculiar to India is that managing or handling of garbage is seen as the job of certain people.

18 Sep 2017 3:02 AM

The CBI recently registered 10 FIRs to probe the Srijan scam in which government funds worth about Rs 1,000 crore were allegedly diverted to the accounts of a non-government organisation.

Srijan scam: Role of 5 ex-officers under lens

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had on August 18 recommended the CBI to probe into the Srijan scam.

18 Sep 2017 2:57 AM

Climbers to the Everest have been fined if they didn’t bring enough rubbish back with them after scaling the peak.

Time to watch your waste line

It’s easy to blame the government for overflowing garbage bins and clogged drains, but it’s ‘we the people’ who don’t bother to separate trash.

18 Sep 2017 2:52 AM

The duo allegedly had been into the business of smuggling counterfeit currency since the last five years.

Carriers of fake currency notes have murky pasts

The other carrier also had brush with the law after the Bangalore crime branch arrested him in a similar case of FICN last year.

18 Sep 2017 2:39 AM

According to reports, the Red rebels called the youth, Pilku Khara, to their camp in the jungle eight days ago and asked him to join their group and assist them.

Odisha: Youth flees village after Naxal ‘threat’

Apprehending further problems, Pilku has planned to bring his family to Chitrakonda to stay with him.

18 Sep 2017 2:36 AM

No clinching evidence in Malad rape case

The police is quizzing the school’s teaching and non-teaching staff to gather clues.

18 Sep 2017 2:36 AM

The teachers want 30 per cent of budget for education.

Seeking change in policies, teachers to write to PM Modi

Apart from this, they demand to have a ‘special authority’ and a separate ‘national policy’ which would have a constant eye on education.

18 Sep 2017 2:31 AM

The Air India CMD also said that he is aiming for an OTP percentage of at least 90 and that the OTP percentage has shown an increase of about five per cent recently from about 76 per cent to about 81 per cent.

On-time flights key priority: Air India chief

Air India CMD said that he was also focusing on excellent customer service by airline crew towards passengers.

18 Sep 2017 2:28 AM

Sports doctor

Dr Venkatesh Movva excels in sports medicine, founding Indian Gridiron League to expand American football in India.

18 Sep 2017 2:27 AM

Carlos Brathwaite of the West Indies celebrates after dismissing England’s Liam Plunkett in the one-off T20 match at the Emirates Riverside Stadium in Durham, England on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Brathwaite’s T20 trip pays off as West Indies beat England

Brathwaite’s tour may be over but he is not making an immediate return to the Caribbean.

18 Sep 2017 2:24 AM

M.S. Dhoni celebrates his half century. (Photo: Asian Age)

Hardik Pandya cherishes MS Dhoni partnership

Pandya said the heat was on India when they lost three quick wickets inside six overs.

18 Sep 2017 2:16 AM

India's Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the first India-Australia One Day International (ODI) cricket match being played at the M A Chidhambaram stadium in Chennai on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Spinners, Hardik Pandya sink Australia

India post 26-run win via D/L method to go 1-0 up in 5-match series.

18 Sep 2017 2:15 AM

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action against Getafe’s Markel Bergara in their La Liga match at the Alfonso Perez Stadium in Getafe. Barcelona won 2-1. (Photo: AP)

Barca go seven clear of Real

“I’m delighted to score the first goal in this magnificent stadium and hopefully it is the first of many,” Griezmann told Bein Sports Spain.

18 Sep 2017 2:12 AM

Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan corners Canelo Alvarez of Mexico in their WBC, WBA and IBF middleweight championship fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA, on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Gennady Golovkin, Canelo Alvarez deliver a classic

Alvarez says he would use his rematch clause for a second fight against knockout king Golovkin, who has now gone the distance his last two fights.

18 Sep 2017 2:10 AM

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