Daily Newsletter | Thursday, June 01, 2017
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| US faces isolation as Donald Trump readies Paris pact pullout |
| US President Donald Trump is understood to have finalized American withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, reneging on an internationally endorsed treaty in a move critics say will deliver a body blow to efforts aimed at containing global warming. |
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| For the 3rd yr in a row, a woman tops UPSC exam |
| A woman IRS officer from Karnataka, Nandini K R, has topped the civil services exam 2016. This is for the third year in a row that a woman has bagged the top rank in the elite exam, with Ira Singhal having topped CSE 2014 and Tina Dabi CSE 2015. |
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| No benami law when ‘deals’ took place: Satyendar |
| Satyendar Jain moved the Delhi high court on Wednesday and sought quashing of tax evasion proceedings against him by the I-T department relating to hawala transactions on the ground that a penal provision invoked against him was not in force when the alleged illegalities were committed. |
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| Maharashtra farmers set for indefinite strike from June 1 |
| Farmers from more than several villages from different districts in the state will be on an indefinite strike from June 1. If the strike continues beyond 2-3 days supply of milk, vegetables and fruits is likely to be affected in the city and other parts of the state, said traders from the agricultural produce market committees (APMC). |
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| Delhi: Two held in e-rickshaw driver’s murder case |
| Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a man and apprehended a juvenile in connection with the killing of an e-rickshaw driver who had objected to two men urinating outside the GTB Nagar Metro Station here last week. |
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| Microsoft plans to expand operations in India |
| Microsoft has signed a 15-year lease deal for nearly 2,00,000 sqft of premium office space at Knowledge City in Hyderabad and plans to pick up another 2,50,000 sqft of space in its next phase of expansion, two people aware of deal said. |
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| Reliance Jio, Airtel in ‘tariff war’ again |
| While Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular say some offers need to be kept confidential to retain existing users, Jio believes all plans must be made public on common platform. |
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| Champion Djokovic eases into French Open third round |
| He may be carrying a little more around the middle than in his Roland Garros pomp, but the star appeal of Andre Agassi was undeniable at the French Open on Wednesday as his new charge Novak Djokovic romped to a second-round win. |
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| PM Modi woos Spanish firms to invest in India |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited Spanish firms to invest in India whose strong economy offers “many opportunities” for them in various fields as the two countries signed seven agreements and vowed to strengthen their cooperation in the fight against terrorism. |
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| Kingfisher House auction fails for 5th time |
| Lenders’ attempt today to auction Kingfisher House, the erstwhile headquarters of Vijay Mallya- owned, now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, proved to be a damp-squib for the fifth time, despite cut in the reserve price. |
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