The Hindu: 01/07/19

Monday, January 7, 2019

Priya Dutt will not contest 2019 general elections

The former Congress MP wants to spend more time with her family
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Prisoners now make ‘dhotis’ at Tiruchi Jail

208622618 / 21 and 63 ========================TIRUCHI: Production of dhotis involving a select group of convicts serving life term at the Tiruchi Cent
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Kalam memorial gets five millionth visitor

‘It receives from 8,000 to 9,000 people on any normal day’
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Delay in opening DPCs hit Nagapattinam farmers

‘Price in the open market has crashed due to the impending harvest that will create a glut in the market’
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IIM-Tiruchi to start offering MBA degrees

Indian Institute of Management - Tiruchi (IIM-T) will start offering MBA degrees henceforth.IIM-Bangalore and a few other IIMs have already started gr
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For a decade, I had abused my body: Manisha Koirala on how cancer changed her life

Manisha Koirala tells the world how cancer helped her survive and thrive, in her new book

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Bluebell wins with ease in Golconda Oaks

Bluebell (Leigh Roche astride) won the Golconda Oaks, the chief event of the races here on Monday (Jan. 7). The winner is owned by Mr. Vijay B. Shirke

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Top news of the day: Cabinet approves 10% reservation for the economically backward, India's first ever Test series win in Australia, and more

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AFC Asia Cup: Goalkeeping blunder helps China secure narrow win over Kyrgyzstan

The win for China means that they have won their opening Asian Cup game for the sixth straight occasion.

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NIA gets further custody of 5 arrested on suspicion of being members of ISIS-inspired group

A Delhi court on Monday extended the NIA custody of five of the 10 people arrested on suspicion of being members of an ISIS-inspired group who were a
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Unaided schools speak against hartals

After traders and merchants, unaided school managements have now turned against flash hartals and strikes, which, they say, have affected the academic
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Auto driver’s self-immolation bid in front of Collectorate foiled

TIRUNELVELI Frustrated over the delay in getting patta for the land on which he is living, an autorickshaw driver attempted to immolate himself near t
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SC to pronounce verdict tomorrow on Alok Verma’s divestment as CBI Director

The Bench had reserved the Mr. Verma’s petition and another filed by NGO Common Cause on December 6, 2018.
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Ordinance to curb hartal violence

Entails provisions for imprisonment up to five years and a fine
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State shivers as dry winds bring cold from north

Kottayam sees highest departure in minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius from January 1 to 7
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RCU exams postponed

Rani Channamma University has postponed examinations scheduled on January 8 and 9 to January 24 and 25 due to the all-India strike called by trade un
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Let me greet the New Year with a bit of news that should please all citizens.An example set on the south bank of the Adyar River in Kotturpuram is to

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Home is where the heart is

Amidst laughter and fond memories, former residents of Chatnath Homes reunite and regale each other with stories of years gone by

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Star Superior, Awesome One and Thailand catch the eye

Star Superior, Awesome One and Thailand caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Monday (Jan. 7) morning.Inner sand:600m: Good Thing (D.

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Mr Handsome, Tio Rico and Queen Latifa please

Mr Handsome, Tio Rico and Queen Latifa pleased when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Jan. 7)Inner sand:1600m: Kambaku (Antony) 1-44,

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AFC Asia Cup: Win against Thailand best match of my career, says Sunil Chhetri

Chhetri became the second highest international goal-scorer among active players with 67 strikes from 105 matches.

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Asom Gana Parishad severs ties with BJP as row over Citizenship Bill intensifies

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday decided to snap its two-year-old alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam hours after the Joint Parli
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Watch: Snowfall impedes daily life in Kashmir

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Govt. firm on executing development plans

Ordinance to prevent damage to public property likely to win support
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After ‘Jinnah’ comment, Himanta says Hindus will be minority in Assam if Citizenship Bill not passed

Several indigenous organisations in the State have been opposing the Bill as they believe it would harm their cultural identity
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Govt weakening HAL to benefit Anil Ambani, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Stepping up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused it of weakening state-run aeros
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17 chained mentally-ill people released from faith-based asylum, Centre informs Supreme Court

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court on Monday that 17 mentally-ill persons found chained in a “faith-based asylum” in Badaun dis
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Lok Sabha passes Bill to remove leprosy as ground for divorce

A Bill seeking to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday.“Leprosy is being removed as a ground for divorce as it is
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‘Shocked’ that Section 66A is still being used, SC seeks Centre’s response

Over three years after it struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court on Monday registered shock
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Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh Prime Minister for fourth term

Her ruling Awami League party and its allies won the December 30 elections by a landslide.
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Plea in Supreme Court to cross-verify at least 30% EVM-VVPAT vote count

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a plea that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) count and Voter
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ED files fresh money laundering case against firm linked to Robert Vadra

In fresh trouble for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, the Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against a
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Pujara, Bumrah performance headline India’s epic triumph

Such has been Pujara’s dominance, that skipper Kohli’s aggregate of 282 runs paled in comparison.

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This Indian bowling attack is best in the world, says Tim Paine

Paine said the Adelaide Test could have gone in his side’s favour also and India won crucial moments thereafter in the series.

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Kohli looks ahead, says three more pacers needed to manage workload

Kohli hopes the success in Australia will inspire the next generation to become world-class Test cricketers.

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This team doesn’t fire blanks, Ravi Shastri hits back at critics

The former all-rounder was alluding to Gavaskar’s comments made on air during the fourth day’s play Sunday.

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India’s historic series win Down Under: Congratulations pour in

Former and current players along with administrators hailed the series win on various platforms.

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Who Am I?

When a positive life event changes the way you look at yourself, you delve deeper, and come out richer

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‘Stories are always moving’

Australian author Markus Zusak says, our lives begin long before we are born and we carry those histories with us

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Cabinet approves 10% reservation for economically backward among general category

The Union Cabinet has approved 10 % reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category, so
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Winning an argument does not make me happy

Arguments tend to bring up prejudices more than fact

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Of barbed reality and an utopian vision

Architect-artist Sameer Tawde uses design and fictional photography to comment on socio-political scenarios

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Sparking change

A resolution is not a switch to be turned on and off

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Permissive is the new parenting

It is ironic that just about 10 years ago, we were talking about helicopter parenting. The same parents that took their children from school to soccer

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Q&A

Acne has left deep scars on my face, as I pinched my pimples. Is there any way or medicine to heal the deep scars completely and fill the deep holes?

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Mayawati speaks with Akhilesh Yadav, calls CBI probe act of “election greed”

Akhilesh Yadav claims the CBI raids and opening up “old cases” were an attempt by the BJP-led Centre to stall the SP-BSP alliance.
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Spreading risk

A recent Buttonwood column in The Economist that talked of strategies adopted by investors to reduce their risks, cited a study by Carol Goland. The s

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Delhi BJP attempts world record

Workers of the Delhi BJP SC Morcha gathered at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi for the world record attempt, a Delhi BJP statement said. For the past three mo
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Students across NE support ‘bandh’ against Citizenship Amendment Bill

Several students’ bodies of the north-eastern region have decided to observe a “bandh” on Tuesday in support of the call given by an influential stude
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Gabon soldiers seize state radio in apparent coup attempt

A source close to the government said there were gunshots around the national television station, but that the plotters appeared to be a small group of soldiers.
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That fitness trigger

We asked people what that one last push was, that got them into sport. They told us, so we’d make their words our fitness spark

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Unforgettable

Manisha Koirala tells the world how cancer helped her survive and thrive, in her new book

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The great leveller: How Urdu blossomed in the 19th century

How Urdu blossomed in the 19th century when the king, the poet and the common man articulated their thoughts in the rich language

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Extolling Shanmukha

Arunagirinatha, in his Kandar Alankaram, writes of the impermanence of worldly life. The human body is compared to a building, where the legs are the

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Food bloggers bring Africa’s rich cuisines to the world

They are putting African dishes, such as South Africa’s fried dough amagwinya and Kenya’s kachumbari,

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China says welcomes UN to visit Xinjiang via proper procedures

China said on Monday it would welcome U.N. officials to visit its far western region of Xinjiang if they follow the proper procedures, amid global c
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SC seeks response from Anil Ambani on Ericsson’s contempt petition

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Reliance Communication Ltd (RCom) Chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani and others on a contempt petition file
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Nirmala Sitharaman responds on HAL contracts

The Rafale deal continued dominate proceedings in Lok Sabha on Monday when Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman placed a fresh statement about the stat
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Lodge complaint against VC for pseudoscientific discourse at Indian Science Congress: Principal Scientific Adviser

VijayRaghavan, a biologist and former Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology, listed out examples of how pseudoscience, when it made it way into policy, has caused harm.
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Ban sought on 'The Accidental Prime Minister' trailer: File PIL, Delhi High Court tells petitioner

A Delhi-based fashion designer has claimed the trailer violated IPC as impersonation of a living character or living persons is not permissible in law.
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Madras High Court upholds order refusing to remand ‘Nakheeran’ Gopal

The Metropolitan Magistrate had rightly sought the views of N. Ram, Chairman of The Hindu Group’s publishing company, on Section 124 IPC
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U.S., China hold crucial talks to ease trade war

Mr. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to halt any further tariff increases for 90 days beginning January 1.
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Attired like MGR, TDP member Shivaprasad plays Tamil song in Lok Sabha, gets suspended

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended him, along with three other members, for two days under Rule 374A.
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German police search flat of 19-year-old man after data breach: rbb

Police searched the apartment and household rubbish of Jan Schuerlein, who it currently being treated as a witness, and took away technical devices, rbb said, citing security sources.
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People of Tiruvarur yet to return to normal life: DEO told EC

Tiruvarur Collector cites nine reasons to postpone Tiruvarur bypoll
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U.S. navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing

The operation was not about any one country or to make a political statement, Pacific Fleet spokeswoman Rachel McMarr said.
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Raj Thackeray regrets MNS opposing invite to Nayantara Sehgal for Marathi literary meet

"I ask my party workers to not make any statements on such sensitive issues without consulting me," he said.
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MGNREGA in doldrums due to BJP govt’s neglect: Chidambaram

Accusing the BJP-led government of neglecting the MGNREGA, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said in times of “rural distress”, the one t
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Trump says look forward to SOTU address to speak before world

This would be Mr. Trump’s first SOTU address wherein the Democrats would be in majority in the House of Representatives.
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Parliament updates | LS Speaker suspends AIADMK and TDP members for two days

Doubts raised on my statement on HAL contracts are incorrect and misleading: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha.
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I-T raids on Kannada film industry yield ₹109 crore

₹2.85 crore in cash and 25.3 kg gold jewellery seized
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US strikes kill top al-Qaeda plotter of USS Cole bombing in Yemen: Pentagon

Spokesman of the US Central Command Capt Bill Urban said: “Jamal al-Badawi was killed in a precision strike in Marib governate on January 1”.
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Gandikota fort and gorge will soon be a tourist hotspot

Rappelling, kayaking, speed boat ride and trekking are the main draw
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Rythu Bandhu across country needs ₹2 lakh cr., say experts

Economists favour direct support over loan waiver, price difference payment
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A protest that missed the mark

Speakers at the Jan. 4 gathering chose to target Bedi
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Entrepreneur to build strong community of farmers

There are several ways to create change and it could be through business too, says Archana P. Stalin as she describes her venture myHarvest Farms with Sanjana Ganesh on the sidelines of the Rise Summit in Madurai.
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A versatile rendition of ‘kambhoji’

Gayathri Venkataraghavan began her concert with an invoking stuti, ‘Vaakkundam nalla manamundaam,’ on Lord Vinayaga, on the second day of the 67th ann
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Second edition of Square One organised

Prize money worth ₹ 15000 distributed to the top three finalists
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Bus service enlivens hitherto underutilised EB Road

Residents in localities along stretch of few kilometres relieved
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Ramanathapuram farmers suffer loss for third successive year

Farmers, who relied on north-east monsoon for cultivation of paddy in rain-fed areas in the district, have suffered huge loss for the third successive
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Indo-Norwegian Business Conference, photobombing at Golden Globe Awards, and other news in pictures

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Parking lot near Ooty Lake being used for maintaining municipal vehicles

While the district administration and the municipality continue to look for new spaces within Udhagamandalam town to establish parking lots, a parking
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Questions raised over efficiency of battery-run vehicles for waste collection

Corporation plans to buy 100 more autorickshaws
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Here the headstone still not laid to rest

The headstone of Henry Harrington dumped unceremoniously in a building
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Unique programmes mark third of Coimbatore Vizha

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, scion of the Mysuru royal family, flags off rally at Race Course
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Sacked after defeat to India, Thailand head coach praises Chhetri and Co.

Milovan Rajevac, who was sacked by Football Association of Thailand hours after India’s stunning 4-1 win on Monday, said his side’s opponents thoroughly deserved to take all three points.

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Winning this series is my biggest achievement: Virat Kohli

Eight summers back at the Wankhede, Kohli was the youngest member of a star-studded team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni which lifted the World Cup but this according to him will remain on “top of the pile”.

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