Opinion, Reporters diary, 28th Nov 2016, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 28 Nov 2016

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Students light candles in honour of Cuban historic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro a day after his death at the Havana University in Havana on November 26. (Photo: AFP)

Castro a Cuban icon without monuments, statues

Despite his distaste for a cult of personality, Castro stood as a globally recognized symbol of resistance to free-market capitalism.

28 Nov 2016 10:39 AM

Indian tea seller in Dubai Mohammed Shafi (centre) (Photo: Social media)

Indian tea seller becomes guest of honour in UAE

Shafi, who works with Dream Way cafeteria in the neighbourhood, also became the first customer of the newly-opened shop.

28 Nov 2016 10:34 AM

Reports of Aryan Khan making his Bollywood debut soon are already doing the rounds.

Snapped: Shah Rukh and Aryan spend some quality time with each other

It seems that the actor took off to the US to meet his son Aryan, who is studying in a university in the country.

28 Nov 2016 10:30 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Note ban: Modi meets ministers before Parliament

Meanwhile, a meeting of the opposition parties is currently underway in Parliament to chalk out strategy.

28 Nov 2016 10:29 AM

Volkswagen plant will produce its first car in June 2017 and is expected to increase output to more than 100 vehicles a day.

Volkswagen sign deal for car assembly plant

The company signed deal with Algerian sales partner Sovac worth $170 million.

28 Nov 2016 10:17 AM

Over 3,000 police personnel have been deployed in Kolkata to tackle any untoward incident. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Note ban: Left-backed bandh has little impact in Bengal

The strike call by the Left Front has been opposed by the ruling TMC in West Bengal, and there was no disruption of civil life in Kolkata.

28 Nov 2016 10:14 AM

Sensex slips 0.5 pc at 26,183.22 in early trade

The NSE Nifty was trading down by 23.70 points or 0.29 per cent at 8,090.60.

28 Nov 2016 10:10 AM

The naturally-formed pebble is also known as the stone of many faces (Photo: AFP)

Rare 3 mn-year-old pebble on display in Britain

This is an example of early curiosity, a pre-cursor to true art that some people have called the earliest piece of art of anywhere.

28 Nov 2016 10:03 AM

Amar Singh said the matter has crossed all limits of tolerance and it was time for him to speak to party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. (Photo: File)

UP CM's friends trying to get me arrested: Amar Singh

I may not be with CM Akhilesh, but I will always be with Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh, Amar Singh said.

28 Nov 2016 9:48 AM

It's creative activity on the previous day that predicts wellbeing the next (Photo: AFP)

Creativity drives emotional well-being: study

Flourishing is a psychological concept that can be described as increasing positive growth in oneself.

28 Nov 2016 9:35 AM

Even after Australia winning the 3rd Test against South Africa, there has been understandable caution about proclaiming it the dawning of a new era Down Under. (Photo: AP)

Questions remain despite Australia's Adelaide win

The Australians axed half their team and brought in three new caps for the day-nighter in Adelaide.

28 Nov 2016 9:31 AM

Staff from those TCS, Wipro and Infosys accounted for around 86,000 new H1-B workers in 2005-14.

Fearing Trump’s policies, Indian IT firms rush to hire in US

Indian companies including TCS, Infosys and Wipro have long used H1-B skilled worker visas.

28 Nov 2016 9:13 AM

Escaped Khalistani chief Harminder Singh Mintoo arrested

Mintoo had escaped with 5 others from a high-security prison in Nabha of Punjab on Sunday

28 Nov 2016 9:08 AM

Younger participants have only a few large synchronous groups (Photo: AFP)

Ageing causes brain activity to lose cohesion

Whether a person uses memory or rests, the number of synchronous groups of connections within one brain is consistent for that person.

28 Nov 2016 9:08 AM

Trump beat Clinton in Pennsylvania by 70,010 votes, in Michigan by 10,704 votes and in Wisconsin by 27,257 votes. (Photo: AFP)

Clinton's support for recount in 3 states is sad: Donald Trump

Donald Trump had been paying little if any attention to the recount push by Jill Stein, who has raised millions of dollars for the effort

28 Nov 2016 8:51 AM

"Recent studies have shown that more than 80 percent of the population in the United States adopt a lifestyle that leads to chronic disruption (Photo: AFP)

Liver cancer risk increases due to jet lag

When we are exposed to light, our bodies' central circadian clock in the brain resets.

28 Nov 2016 8:46 AM

A large crowd reacts after Cuban musician Willy Chirino arrives to the Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, following the announcement of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's death. (Photo: AP)

Cubans celebrate tirelessly in Miami after Fidel Castro dies

Some two million Cubans live in the United States, nearly 70 percent of them in Florida.

28 Nov 2016 8:41 AM

Samsung has sold non-core assets while pushing through a merger of two affiliates in 2015.

South Korean electronic giant considering split

Samsung's board of directors will meet on Tuesday and respond to Elliott's proposals for split.

28 Nov 2016 8:36 AM

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah. (Photo: File)

Farooq Abdullah, Hafiz Saeed speaking same language: BJP

BJP leader Shrikant Sharma blamed Abdullah family and Gandhi family for the Kashmir issue.

28 Nov 2016 8:22 AM

RSS' vision of development will be vision of India: Mohan Bhagwat

He asked the RSS workers to work with dedication to take the country to new heights and to make the nation prosper.

28 Nov 2016 8:09 AM

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