Daily Newsletter | Sunday, June 11, 2017
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| Army using ‘through-the-wall’ radars to trace holed-up terrorists |
| These radars work on microwave radiation and are capable of scanning through walls. A multiple frequency beam from the device scans an area and gets reflected from a person hiding behind walls and this reflected wave is then detected by an analyser of the computing device integrated within the radar. |
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| Shivraj starts fast, says ready to die for farmers |
| Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday began his indefinite fast here “until peace is restored” and said that he will give his life also for the farmers. The Opposition has slammed Chouhan’s decision to go on fast. |
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| Darjeeling on boil with a month-long bandh call |
| The GJM’s call for total non-cooperation with the Bengal government and the renewed demand for Gorkhaland came within hours of CM Mamata Banerjee ruling out any “compromise” with forces using “bombs and stones” |
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| MP’s Mandsaur limps back to normalcy, curfew lifted |
| Curfew was lifted from Mandsaur and internet services restored on Saturday as normalcy returned to the city where farmers had gone on a rampage destroying public property and pelting stones at the police. |
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| Australia lose to England, out of Champions Trophy |
| Australia were eliminated from the Champions Trophy by their fiercest cricketing rivals as Ben Stokes smashed a career-best 102 not out in England’s rain-affected 40-run win at Edgbaston on Saturday. |
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| Ostapenko stuns Halep to win French Open title |
| Jelena Ostapenko produced an astonishing fightback to overpower favourite Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the French Open final on Saturday and become the first Latvian Grand Slam champion. |
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| Kohli urges India to keep cool |
| Virat Kohli has warned India must keep their emotions under control when they face South Africa in a do or die Champions Trophy showdown on Sunday. |
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| SBI cuts home loan rates for above Rs 75 lakh |
| This is the second time that SBI is revising rates in a month. In May, the bank reduced its interest rates by 25bps by shrinking the spread over its benchmark rates. In May, the bank reduced its interest rates by 25bps by shrinking the spread over its benchmark rates. |
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| Pharma market grows 7% in May, beats pre-GST fears |
| There were fears that the market may witness a lower growth in May before GST kicks in, as there would be ostensible attempts to maintain a low inventory at both distributors’ level and across retail pharmacies. |
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| Sebi clears Vikram Limaye as NSE MD but with a rider |
| Markets regulator Sebi has cleared the appointment of Vikram Limaye as the next MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange. However, the appointment is subject to Limaye being relieved as one of members of the SC-appointed committee that is currently running BCCI, the cricket board in India. |
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| Priyanka spotted at Mumbai office |
| Priyanka Chopra is back to the grind in Mumbai city. The star, who has been in the USA, pursuing her Hollywood film career, is back in the city to pick up where she left off. |
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