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NGT asks Delhi govt to shut hazardous industries in Vishwas Nagar - Hindustan Times

NGT asks Delhi govt to shut hazardous industries in Vishwas Nagar – Hindustan Times

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Noting that functioning of industrial units in residential areas is harmful, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take action against all such units operating without consent.

A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi pulled up BSES Yamuna for supplying electricity to industrial units located in Vishwas Nagar area of New Delhi…

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Apple pulls Nokia's Withings products from its store - Deccan Chronicle

Apple pulls Nokia’s Withings products from its store – Deccan Chronicle

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Nokia last week sued Apple for patent infringement, claiming that the company had refused to license its patents. As a result, the Cupertino-giant sued several patent owners saying that they were conspiring with Nokia.

Now a new report suggests that Apple has pulled all Withings products from its online store. (Withings makes Wi-Fi scales and other digital health/fitness gears). Users can…

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China's Suzhou city to halt live poultry trade on bird flu concerns - Reuters

China’s Suzhou city to halt live poultry trade on bird flu concerns – Reuters

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BEIJING A Chinese city said on Sunday it will suspend trade of live poultry in the interests of public health after neighbouring provinces reported cases of human bird flu infections.

Suzhou, the second-biggest city in the eastern province of Jiangsu, will halt trading of live poultry as of midnight, the official People’s Daily reported on its website.

Two people have died of the H7N9…

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Bollywood stars encourage kids to take up sports – Times of India Celebs candid selfies Check out newly-weds Kishwar Merchant and Suyyash Rai’s candid selfie. (Source: Instagram) Celebs candid selfies …

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Fidel Castro will forever be a hero to freedom fighters - The Standard (press release)

Fidel Castro will forever be a hero to freedom fighters – The Standard (press release)

[ad_1] The late Cuban President Fidel Castro

Several weeks ago, the world lost the last political and moral giant of the twentieth century. After South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, the indomitable Fidel Castro was the only truly transcendent figure left from the greatest icons of the last century.

I speak not to diminish any great leaders who are still around — the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis…

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Tata Housing, Macquarie form Rs 2000 crore fund - Daily News & Analysis

Tata Housing, Macquarie form Rs 2000 crore fund – Daily News & Analysis

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Realty major Tata Housing has tied up with private equity firm Macquarie Group to set up a Rs 2,000 crore fund to be used for the company’s luxury housing projects.

Australia-based Macquarie Group will put in Rs 1,400 crore while the Tata group firm will contribute Rs 600 crore.

“Tata Housing and Macquarie have joined hands to invest Rs 2,000 crore in the Indian real estate market,” a…

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Star gazers track International Space Station in Bengaluru's night sky - Deccan Herald

Star gazers track International Space Station in Bengaluru’s night sky – Deccan Herald

[ad_1] As dusk fell over Bengaluru on Thursday, the International Space Station (ISS) appeared as a speck on the horizon.

But as the city’s skywatchers scrambled to get their telescopes, the ISS was out in a flash.In barely two minutes, the bright spot had traversed the entire night sky and disappeared.

For Bengalureans hooked to websites and mobile apps tracking the ISS, it was a lucky sighting…

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Suffering from sleep problems? Blame it on discrimination in daily life - Economic Times

Suffering from sleep problems? Blame it on discrimination in daily life – Economic Times

[ad_1] According to a new study, adults who perceive discrimination in daily life have higher rate of sleep problems, based on both subjective and objective measures.

The findings, published in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, indicated that higher discrimination scores were associated with 12 percent higher odds of poor sleep efficiency and a nine percent increase…

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Class VI student in Pakistan sues President's office over stealing his speech - Times of India

Class VI student in Pakistan sues President’s office over stealing his speech – Times of India

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ISLAMABAD: An 11-year-old boy has sued the office of President Mamnoon Hussain for stealing his speech which he had prepared to deliver on an event to celebrate the birth anniversary of Pakistan’s founder M A Jinnah.

The six-grader, Muhammad Sabeel Haider, through his father Naseem Abbas Nasir, approached the Islamabad High Court, filing a petition against the presidency for “stealing”…

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Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 12/23/2016 - Tubefilter

Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 12/23/2016 – Tubefilter

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[Editor’s Note: Tubefilter Charts is a weekly rankings column from Tubefilter with data provided by OpenSlate. It’s exactly what it sounds like; a top number ranking of YouTube channels based on statistics collected within a given time frame. Check out all of our Tubefilter Charts with new installments every week right here.]

Scroll down for this week’s Tubefilter Chart.

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Kareena Kapoor Khan gives birth to Taimur Ali Khan, Aamir Khan's Dangal, Salman beating Shah Rukh on Forbes list ... - Bollywood Life

Kareena Kapoor Khan gives birth to Taimur Ali Khan, Aamir Khan’s Dangal, Salman beating Shah Rukh on Forbes list … – Bollywood Life

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This week was pretty happening for Bollywood. Kareena Kapoor Khan gave birth to her first child and was named Taimur Ali Khan. Apart from this, the week also saw the much awaited release of Aamir Khan’s Dangal, Raees‘ Laila Main Laila song ft. Sunny Leone, Ranveer Singh – Deepika Padukone’s secret holiday and Salman Khan taking over the top spot from Shah Rukh Khan, becoming top celebrity…

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Amazon's cargo jets cut shipping costs by carrying the light loads - Engadget

Amazon’s cargo jets cut shipping costs by carrying the light loads – Engadget

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As Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Cheeseman told Reuters, the company doesn’t intend to do away with UPS and Fedex — at least not yet, anyway. “Our own delivery efforts are needed to supplement that capacity rather than replace it,” Cheeseman said.

But that doesn’t mean Amazon can’t squeeze out another dollar in the process. The major shipping carriers have recently started charging by volume…

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Donald Trump Foundation to be dissolved, president-elect says - The Boston Globe

Donald Trump Foundation to be dissolved, president-elect says – The Boston Globe

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President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to shut down his charitable foundation, a decision that comes after repeated controversies over how it collected and disbursed funds.

In a statement Saturday, Trump offered no timeline for when his foundation would close down, but said he had directed his attorney to take the steps needed to close the charity. It was also not immediately…

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American citizen held for possessing satellite phone at Thiruvananthapuram airport - India Today

American citizen held for possessing satellite phone at Thiruvananthapuram airport – India Today

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An American citizen was held with a satellite phone at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Friday.

The accused, Mark Andrew Jordan, is a 31-year-old lawyer from California. He was detained by the security officials for possessing a satellite phone at the emigration point before taking a flight back to the US.

He has been handed over to the Valiyathura police in Thiruvananthapuram…

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Message from Syria: You, Americans, have blood on your hands - Los Angeles Times

Message from Syria: You, Americans, have blood on your hands – Los Angeles Times

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Good morning. I’m Paul Thornton, The Times’ letters editor, and it is Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. Happy holidays to all our Opinion subscribers; I truly thank you for the time you spend each week catching up on The Times’ commentary. Now, let’s take a look back at the week in Opinion.

Don’t let the holiday spirit fool you — it didn’t stop incomprehensible bloodshed and misery from taking…

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Kareena Kapoor Khan celebrates Christmas with her girl gang - Times of India

Kareena Kapoor Khan celebrates Christmas with her girl gang – Times of India

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It’s been barely a week since Kareena and Saif welcomed their first child Taimur Ali Khan in this world, and it looks like the gorgeous actress is already out and about.

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It’s been barely a week since Kareena and Saif welcomed their first child Taimur Ali Khan in this world, and it looks like the gorgeous actress is already out and about. The actress was…

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UA lagging behind peers in efforts to bring inventions to market - Arizona Daily Star

UA lagging behind peers in efforts to bring inventions to market – Arizona Daily Star

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The University of Arizona’s efforts to bring inventions to market are lagging behind its peers but where it is not falling short is in its ability to do more with less, national data shows.

The UA ranked 38th among U.S. universities in total research spending at $606.2 million in fiscal year 2015, a drop from 2014 when it ranked 30th, according to a Star analysis of data from the…

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