India

Cabinet approves 100% electrification of Indian Railways by 2021-2022

The cabinet has approved electrification of 108 sections of Indian Railways covering 13,675 route kilometres of railway tracks at a cost of Rs 12,134.50 crores.

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2.0 movie teaser review: 3D version more thrilling than 2D version released on YouTube

The teaser of Shankar's movie 2.0 starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar is getting mixed reviews. The people who watched in 3D are bowled over, while its 2D version released on YouTube has upset some viewers.

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Manmarziyan movie review: Critics' verdict and rating of Anurag Kashyap film

According to the critics' reviews, Manmarziyan is filled with humour, romance, emotions and a lovely story-line. The movie has been getting all round applause.

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Asia Cup 2018: India will miss Virat Kohli; Pakistan favourites to win title, says Zaheer Abbas

India captain Virat Kohli has been rested for the six-team continental tournament due to concerns over his workload. Rohit Sharma will be leading the former champions in the UAE.

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Suspected militants open fire on police personnel on J&K highway

The officials said all checkpoints on the highway have been put on alert and vehicles are being checked.

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India vs England: Sunil Gavaskar unimpressed with Virat Kohli's captaincy

Gavaskar has also asked the team management to be 'brutally honest' in its assessment of the England series and look at solutions rather than being content with the performances.

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Government bans popular painkiller Saridon, 327 other fixed-dose combination drugs

Around 6,000 brands will be affected by the ban and these include popular drugs like painkiller Saridon, antibiotic Lupidiclox, skin cream Panderm, diabetes drug Gluconorm PG and antibacterial AZ.

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Falling rupee, rising oil prices alarming; PM Modi likely to review state of economy

PM will discuss possible fiscal and monetary steps with top finance officials in the meeting.

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18-year-old IIT student kills herself; writes 'engineering sucks' in her suicide note

Nagashree was unhappy with pursuing engineering. In her suicide note, she had written that she was depressed.

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Mallya extradition case: Cong launches scathing attack; demands Jaitley's resignation

Liquor baron's comments on meeting FM Arun Jaitley before leaving the country have not gone down well with the Opposition.

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US box office collection: Shailaja Reddy Alludu leads race in premieres beating U Turn, Seema Raja

Shailaja Reddy Alludu (Sailaja/SRA) has opened to brilliant response and made superb collection at the US box office in the premiere shows. The movie has led the race in the country, beating U Turn and Seema Raja.

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Congress' Sanjay Nirupam calls PM Modi 'Illiterate'; lands himself in trouble

Nirupam made these comments after the Maharashtra government asked Zilla Parishad schools to screen a short film on PM Modi's early life.

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IPL 2019 could be moved out of India; two new venues in the pipepline

It will also not be the first time the IPL will be held outside India as the tournament was held in South Africa in 2009 and in then 2014 when the first half of the tournament was held in the UAE.

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Bitcoin manages to survive while other cryptocurrencies see a significant downfall

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are steadily losing value. Although things are not as bad for Bitcoin, for others, the future looks quite bleak.

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IIT Bombay and IBM team up to make AI research more efficient in India

With this collaboration, IIT Bombay turns into the first foundation outside North America to join the IBM AI Horizons Network. Globally, eight colleges have joined hands with IBM in this initiative.

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