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Bangalore School Rape: HRD Ministry Asks CISCE Board for Report

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has asked for a detailed report from the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) Board over the reported rape of a six-year-old student at the Vibgyor High School in Bangalore. Aug 5, 2014
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Japan lures tourists with attractive services

Tokyo, Aug 05 (ANI): If you are traveling to Japan, enjoy the free Wi-Fi service at the airport. And to get your free ID and password for a Wi-Fi connection, there is no need to visit any service counter. Passengers can login to the Japan Airlines' website to get Wi-Fi ID and password to enjoy free surfing. The company is getting good response from passengers since its launch. Foreign tourists are thrilled about the easy access to Wi-Fi at the airport. Tourists can also enjoy other facilities at airport and railway stations including temporary storage of their luggage. At Tokyo Station, which is also the terminal of Shinkansen bullet train, Sagawa Express provides temporary storage and same-day delivery of luggage to the hotel. These tourists from Italy take advantage of the service. Aug 5, 2014
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BSE closes points 184.85 up on August 5

New Delhi, August 5 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 184.85 points up to stand at 25,908.01. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 62.90 points up to stand at 7,746.55. HDIL and Cummins India were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 8.63% and 6.52% along with Unitech and Wockhardt with an increase of 6.36% and 6.03% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Petronet LNG and Crompton Greaves Ltd. with a decrease of 4.25% and 4.23% along with Tata Communications Ltd. and Pipavav Defence with a decrease of 2.42% and 2.22% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 328.61 points at 15,886.81 while the banking sector is up 48.52 points at 17,498.49 and the reality sector is up 50.15 points at 1,943.55. The Indian currency is down 0.17% at Rs 60.82 per dollar. Aug 5, 2014
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AAP's Yogendra Yadav joins UPSC student's protest at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, Aug 05 (ANI): Aspiring civil services candidates on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar over the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) row, where they were joined by AAP Leader Yogendra Yadav. Yadav said that his party was in total support of the students who were protesting against discrimination. Earlier, in a bid to resolve the CSAT row, the government took a decision that the marks of English section will not be included for merit. This decision did not appease the protesting students completely as they want the CSAT to be scrapped entirely. Aug 5, 2014
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IETE students protest outside Smriti Irani's residence over derecognition order

New Delhi, Aug 05 (ANI): Several engineering students from Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) staged protest outside HRD Minister Smriti Irani's residence at Lodhi road area demanding revocation of derecognition order of their institute. The IETE students broke barricades outside Irani's residence where cops were caught unaware of such development. The students shouted slogans against the Ministry of HRD and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The students claimed that over two lakhs students will be affected if the government didn't revoke the derecognition orders. The agitating students claimed that most of the students belong to lower strata of the society - tribal and minority communities. Aug 5, 2014
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RBI keeps repo, CRR unchanged; cuts SLR by 50 bps

Mumbai, Aug 05 (ANI): India_s central bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), keeps its key policy repo rate unchanged as widely expected, but lowers banks_ minimum bond holding requirements, known as the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) by half a percentage point. The RBI has lowered the SLR, by half a percentage point to 22 percent to free up more money for lending, effective from August 09. RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said the move was aimed at giving more funds to private sector and for the public sector firms. The repo rate has been unchanged since January, when the RBI increased it by a quarter percentage point. Aug 5, 2014
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Rani Mukerji promotes her movie 'Mardaani'

Mumbai, Aug 5 (ANI): Bollywood actress, Rani Mukerji, along with director Pradeep Sarkar and script writer Gopi Puthran promoted her upcoming drama film, 'Mardaani', in India's entertainment capital, Mumbai recently. 'Mardaani', which means manly, revolves around a senior police inspector, played by Rani, who unearths human trafficking racket. While promoting the movie, she said that the film was relevant in today's times and after watching it, every woman will feel empowered. Meanwhile, she also said that queen of Jhansi, who was one of the leading figures to drive out British East India Company, inspired her and was a symbol of women empowerment. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra and is slated for release on 22nd August 2014. Aug 5, 2014
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Robert Pattinson feels his house is _psychotic_

New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Robert Pattinson thinks that his house is a bit _psychotic_ and his home doesn_t represent his personality in any way. The _Twilight_ star revealed in a magazine that his house did not reflect his personality. There was no furniture and the house was weird and a bit cabin-fevery, a web portal reported. He is currently renting a property on Mulholland Drive in California. Aug 5, 2014
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