Daily Newsletter | Thursday, August 17, 2017
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| US terms Hizbul a foreign terror outfit |
| A day after US President Trump called PM Narendra Modi to greet him on India’s Independence Day, the US has designated Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen, responsible for attacks in J&K for the last three decades, as a “foreign terrorist organisation”. |
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| JK govt begins building 100 bunkers along LoC |
| The Jammu and Kashmir government has begun the construction of 100 bunkers in border villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district where there have been repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan forces. |
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| CEO Noida meets 21 builders with ongoing projects for resolutions |
| In an attempt to provide relief to hundreds of home buyers who are running from pillar to post in order to get their homes besides dealing with initiation of insolvency proceedings against developers, Amit Mohan Prasad, CEO Noida Authority on Wednesday held a meeting with 21 builders with projects in Noida. |
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| Why Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina failed to make it to India limited overs squad |
| It has been learnt that for the current Indian team, the acceptable ‘Yo-Yo’ score is 19.5 and upwards. Captain Virat Kohli, easily the fittest Indian cricketer, scores around 21 in the test. However both Yuvraj and Raina have scored well below the permissible level of 19.5 with Yuvraj barely managing to touch 16, which was the biggest reason for his ouster. |
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| Tour of Europe: India beat Austria 4-3 in a thriller |
| Ramandeep Singh and Chinglensana Singh scored a brace each to help Indian men’s hockey team end its ‘Tour of Europe’ on a high. India registered a thrilling 4-3 victory against Austria in their fifth and final match of the tour. |
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| Saina Nehwal is training quite well for the Worlds: Vimal Kumar |
| Saina Nehwal, the only Indian to reach the final of the World Championships, lost to Carolina Marin at the last edition. Though injuries had slowed her down they did not affect the confidence of the badminton ace. Known for her never-say-die fighting spirit, the shuttle queen is training under the watchful eyes of Vimal Kumar. |
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| Aadhaar must for subsidised farm loans: RBI |
| Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said that farmers need to mandatorily link Aadhaar numbers to their accounts to avail subsidised farm loan. The RBI has also announced an interest subvention (subsidy by government) of 2% for the first year on loans that have been restructured following natural calamities. |
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| Watch Kriti Sanon unleash her Bitti avatar |
| “The only problem in Bitti’s life is, she isn’t getting married. That’s not her problem, that’s her mother’s problem. She (Bitti) doesn’t want to just get married to anybody. She wants that one person who loves her the way she is.” |
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