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Bitcoin pauses below record peak; gained 55 percent in November

READ MORE SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bitcoin hovered around $9,600 in flighty trade on Friday, after acrobatics about 15 percent from an all-time high strike this week as some income managers warned ominously of a burble and serve falls in a stratospheric cryptocurrency. Bitcoin was final down around 3.4 percent during $9,612.60 on a Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, from a record arise of $11,395 set on Wednesday. On Thursday, it went as low as $9,000. BTC=BTSP. The latest slip has gradual an astronomical arise in new months: Bitcoin had jumped roughly 1,100 percent year-to-date on Wednesday. As of 0200 GMT, it was still adult around 915 percent. One resources manager pronounced technical draft investigate was presaging deeper falls. “A improvement could move bitcoin behind to a prior turn of draft support of around $7,500. That’s over a 20 percent dump from a stream price,” pronounced Shane Chanel, equities and derivatives confidant during ASR Wealth. “Without ...

UIDAI to Airtel: Explain payments bank account issue by December 4

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READ MORE UIDAI had pronounced it had come to know that “Airtel retailers are allegedly opening Airtel payments bank accounts during a time of behaving Aadhaar e-KYC corroboration but informing users. Reliance Jio vs Airtel vs Vodafone: Rs 149 or Rs 199? Comparison of recharge plans Airtel recharge of Rs 198 offers 1GB daily information for prepaid users Airtel recharge offers of Rs 799, Rs 549: These skeleton offer adult to 98GB data, unlimited calls The UIDAI has asked Airtel to explain, by Dec 4, because movement should not be taken opposite it for allegedly opening payments bank accounts but “informed consent” of business who went for Aadhaar -based mobile SIM verification. Airtel, on a part, has refuted a allegations, observant all “Airtel Payments Bank accounts are non-stop usually after pithy agree from a customer”. A association central combined that Airtel is scheming to contention a minute response to a Unique Id...

Cyclone Ockhi: Nine Dead in Two States; Schools Shut in Tamil Nadu

READ MORE Chennai/Thiruvanathapuram : Torrential rains smashed southern districts of Tamil Nadu and beside Kerala crippling life and claiming 9 lives as a low basin in a Bay of Bengal clever into cyclonic charge ‘Ockhi’. Schools in Chennai, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Madurai, Theni, Thanjavur and Thiruvarur will sojourn sealed on Friday. Of a 9 dead, 5 died in Tamil Nadu, while 4 in Kerala. Both a state governments put a central machine on high warning as a cyclone, fibbing 60 kms south of Kanyakumari, was foresee to dump some-more rains in south Tamil Nadu and Kerala in a subsequent 24 hours. The charge was approaching to pierce toward a Lakshadweep archipelago and strike a islands on Dec 2. A circular released by a India Meteorological Department (IMD) pronounced gale breeze speed reaching 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph was really expected along and off South Kerala during subsequent 48 hours and along and off south Tamil Nadu during subsequent 24 ...

Terrorists Have No Religion, No Caste: M Venkaiah Naidu

READ MORE New Delhi:  A militant conjunction had a sacrament nor caste, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pronounced on Thursday, adding that there was no place for assault in a democracy. He called on all a countries and a United Nations (UN) to take clever stairs to discharge terrorism from a world, observant that a threat was swelling a wing. “Some people are joining terrorism with religion. Linking terrorism with sacrament is perplexing to give strength to a wrong trail a terrorists have taken. A militant is a terrorist. A militant has no religion, no standing and is an rivalry of humanity,” Mr Naidu said, while delivering a “Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture 2017”. He pronounced a earlier terrorism was separated from a world, a faster a countries would develop. “If there is tension, we can't give courtesy to development. It is a elementary point,” he added. The clamp boss pronounced assault could not pierce about any certain change in a mul...

Barack Obama In Delhi Today, Meeting With PM Modi Expected

READ MORE New Delhi:  Former US President Barack Obama, who is in Delhi today for a townhall for a Obama Foundation, is approaching to accommodate Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit. The dual leaders had grown a comfortable rapport during Mr Obama’s reign as a President. In a Facebook message, Mr Obama has said, “I will be conducting a townhall with immature leaders of India who can share with me some of a works they are perplexing to do to make communities improved and also answer questions on how Obama Foundation can help.” At a townhall, scheduled to be hold during 3:45 PM today, a former US President is approaching to correlate with around 280 immature leaders from opposite India. It will be streamed lived during Obama.org, and on a Obama Foundation’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. The accommodate will “expand a review about what it means to be an active citizen and make an impact and how a Obama Foundation can support rising leaders...

UP Civic Polls Live: BJP Leading In Most Municipal Corporations

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READ MORE Uttar Pradesh Civic Election Results: Voting was hold in 3 phases over 10 days Lucknow:  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath faces his initial large exam today , when formula for a UP county elections 2017 will be announced. As per early trends BJP is forward in infancy of metropolitan companies in a state. BSP, that was decimated in a public elections, shows a quip with initial leads in a few county bodies. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is wakeful that BJP’s opening in a UP county polls 2017 is being watched closely after a large brush of a state in Mar this year, and he conducted a turbo-charged campaign, rare for a arch minister, during county polls. Voting was hold in 3 phases over 10 days and the UP county choosing 2017 results are being announced today. Here are a live updates of Uttar Pradesh county polls results: Latest trends uncover BJP is heading in Moradabad, Ayodhya – Faizabad, Varanasi, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, ...

BJP Heads For Big Win In Uttar Pradesh Civic Polls: 10 Points

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READ MORE UP Civic Polls Result 2017: Early leads for a BJP as votes are being counted (File photo) Article source: http://ndtv.com.feedsportal.com/c/33805/f/606700/s/4078f70b/sc/14/l/0Lmovies0Bndtv0N0Ctelevision0Chappy0Echildrens0Eday0Etv0Estars0Eshare0Echildhood0Ememories0E696819/story01.htm

News at a glance: December 1, 2017

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READ MORE Here are a tip stories of Dec 1, 2017. By Zee Media Bureau | Updated: Dec 01, 2017, 11:14 AM IST Article source: http://ndtv.com.feedsportal.com/c/33805/f/606700/s/4078f70b/sc/14/l/0Lmovies0Bndtv0N0Ctelevision0Chappy0Echildrens0Eday0Etv0Estars0Eshare0Echildhood0Ememories0E696819/story01.htm

Cyclone Ockhi leaves 9 dead in Tamil Nadu, Kerala; search on for missing, NDRF teams moved

READ MORE Chennai: At slightest 9 people have mislaid their lives and some-more than 80 fishermen and 50 boats have left blank after Cyclonic charge ‘ Ockhi ‘ lashed a coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala with torrential rainfall and blowing winds. It has changed westwards and strong into a low depression. Kerala Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty, however, pronounced a Indian Navy and Coast Guard have discovered 33 fishermen and have located another 70 following a bad continue conditions that strike Kerala and Tamil Nadu coasts a day ago.   The Chennai gourmet has announced a holiday for schools opposite a city in perspective of a complicated rainfall warning from a MeT department. Besides Chennai, a authorities have sealed schools Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Madurai, Theni, Thanjavur and Thiruvarur for a day.   The authorities in these state have taken several precautionary measures that embody shutting down of propagandize and...

Senior Citizen Stabbed 10 Times In Delhi, Uses Same Knife To Attack Help

READ MORE New Delhi:  An aged lady was stabbed 10 times allegedly by her domestic assistance inside her home in south Delhi yesterday afternoon. She afterwards used a blade she was pounded with on a 23-year-old help, Tulsi. Neerja Gupta, who lives in a second building unit in a upscale Greater Kailash-1, has been certified to a AIIMS sanatorium and is in vicious condition. Tulsi, hired recently, had allegedly demanded Rs 5 lakh from her employer. She has been arrested. She allegedly took an automobile and trafficked some stretch before job a military and angry that she had been pounded and pounded with a knife. The crime has been reported a day after Delhi was ranked a many vulnerable of 19 vital cities in India. The collateral available a top crime rate in a nation in 2016, according to information expelled by a National Crime Records Bureau. Article source: http://ndtv.com.feedsportal.com/c/33805/f/606700/s/4078f70b/sc/14/l/0Lmovies0Bndtv0N0Ctelevision0Chappy0Echildrens0Eday0Etv...

UP Civic Poll Results: Mayawati's BSP Showing Signs of Revival

READ MORE New Delhi: Initial trends from Uttar Pradesh civic body results show BSP, which was pulverised in the Assembly polls earlier this year, is on a revival path. BSP is leading in 5 of the 16 mayoral seats for which the counting in currently on. This is the first time Mayawati has contested the urban civic polls on the party symbol. The entire BSP campaign was low key. BSP seems to be picking up votes in areas with substantial Dalit population in western UP and Bundelkhand region. The Dalit-Muslim combination seems to be working for the party this time around. BSP is leading in Aligarh, Agra, Meerut, Saharanpur and Jhansi. The BJP is leading in 10 seats. The ruling party has traditionally done well in urban body polls. Even when in opposition BJP bagged 10 out of 12 mayoral seats. One Mayor elected on SP symbol from Allahabad later switched over to SP. ​ Counting of ballots polled in three phases on November 22, 26 and 29 was on under tight security cover and CCTV survei...

Kanpur Nagar Nigam election results 2017 LIVE UPDATES

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READ MORE Kanpur Nagar Nigam election results will be out in a few hours from now. Here are the live updates.   For more news from India Today, follow us on Twitter @indiatoday and on Facebook at facebook.com/IndiaToday For news and videos in Hindi, go to AajTak.in . ताज़ातरीन ख़बरों और वीडियो के लिए आजतक.इन पर आएं.

Barack Obama, the first US President PM Modi hugged, likely to meet him today

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READ MORE Former US President Barack Obama is likely to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, more than a year after he left office after an eight-year term as America’s chief executive. Obama is in the capital for a town hall hosted by the foundation he runs with his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama. He’ll interact with nearly 300 leaders from different parts of India. . @BarackObama is hosting a Town Hall with young people in India about what it means to be an active citizen. Ask your Qs with #ObamaInIndia – The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) November 27, 2017 “The town hall will expand the conversation about what it means to be an active citizen and make an impact and how the Obama Foundation can support emerging leaders in this effort,” the Obama Foundation said. Modi and Obama met several times when the latter governed the US. In 2015, he profiled Modi in the influential magazine TIME, and said the prime minister had...

UP Nagar Nigam election results: Lucknow to get first woman mayor in 100 years

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Raged by Station House Officers' negligence to work, Patma DIG stops salaries

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UP Civic Election: BJP rides Ram Mandir wave, wait for 2019 typhoon, Subramanian Swamy tweets

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Miss World Manushi Chhillar Meets Narendra Modi

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READ MORE New Delhi:  Newly-crowned Miss World Manushi Chhillar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. Manushi was accompanied by her parents and brother. “Manushi Chhillar, Miss World 2017 calls on PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi,” a Press Information Bureau (PIB) tweet stated. The beauty queen was elegantly dressed in an ivory contemporary ethnic wear ensemble and silver earrings, with her hair pulled back in a bun.   Manushi, who belongs to Haryana, is the sixth Indian to win the coveted title Before meeting Modi, the 20-year-old Haryana girl had tweeted: “Excited to meet the honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. It’s indeed motivational for me to be in the presence of a man I have looked up to.” On November 18, Manushi won the coveted Miss World 2017 crown at a grand event at Sanya City Arena in China, ending India’s 17-year-long dry spell at the contest. Priyanka Chopra won the crown in 2000. Manushi, who belongs ...

Cyclone Ockhi leaves 8 dead in Tamil Nadu, Kerala; schools closed in Chennai

READ MORE Chennai: At least eight people have lost their lives and more than 80 fishermen and 50 boats have gone missing after Cyclonic storm ‘ Ockhi ‘ lashed the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala with torrential rainfall and gusty winds. The Chennai collector has declared a holiday for schools across the city in view of the heavy rainfall warning from the MeT department. Besides Chennai, the authorities have closed schools Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Madurai, Theni, Thanjavur and Thiruvarur for the day.   The authorities in these state have taken several precautionary measures which include shutting down of school and colleges and issuing an advisory to people asking them to stay inside their houses. While a high alert has already been sounded and the relief and rescue teams have been asked to be prepared to meet any eventuality, the fishermen have been advised not to venture into the high sea. Indian Navy has dispatched three ships...

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi again, questions Gujarat govt`s power purchase decisions

READ MORE New Delhi: In order to corner the ruling BJP in Gujarat, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain why four private firms were favoured for purchasing power during 2002-16 in his home state. Rahul Gandhi today took to Twitter and sought to know from the Modi-led BJP dispensation at the Centre the morale behind preferring the private firms for purchasing power. 22 सालों का हिसाब, #गुजरात_मांगे_जवाब प्रधानमंत्रीजी से तीसरा सवाल: 2002-16 के बीच ₹62,549 Cr की बिजली ख़रीद कर 4 निजी ...

Fix A Date With Your Favourite Star At Madame Tussauds, Delhi

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READ MORE New Delhi:  Want to ride a bike with Tom Cruise or shake a leg with Ranbir Kapoor? Or do you wish for a sparring bout with Mary Kom and share a dribble with Lionel Messi? Or do you want to share your concerns about the country with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself? Just get set for the dream dates — at Madame Tussauds. Now that the Delhi chapter of the famed wax museum is finally all ready to open its doors, people can get up, close and personal with their favourite idols. The 23rd and the latest addition to the series of Madame Tussauds attractions is housed in the historic Regal building and will open today. “We are extremely thrilled to be opening our doors,” Anshul Jain of Merlin Entertainments, which owns all Madame Tussauds attractions across the globe, said. The first Madame Tussauds attraction was founded in 1835 on Baker Street in London. Operating for more than 200 years, today it has 23 flagship sites globally present in London, Shanghai,...

South Delhi Woman Stabbed 10 Times Allegedly By Recently Hired Help

READ MORE New Delhi:  An elderly woman is in a critical condition after she was stabbed 10 times allegedly by her help inside her home in south Delhi yesterday. The 23-year-old help has been arrested. Neerja Gupta, who lives in a second floor apartment in Greater Kailash, has been severely wounded. She tried to defend herself using the same knife, the police said on Friday. The help, hired recently, had allegedly demanded Rs 5 lakh from her employer. After attacking Ms Gupta, she allegedly took an auto, went to Khanpur around half-an-hour away and called the police claiming she had been robbed and attacked with a knife. Ms Gupta is being treated at the AIIMS hospital’s trauma center.

News18.com Daybreak | Another Scribe Killed, GDP Figures and Other Stories You May Have Missed

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READ MORE Months after journalist Gauri Lankesh’s killing that had outraged the entire nation, another young journalist, working for a Hindi daily was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified assailants near the Nagar Palika market in Billhaur, 60 km from Kanpur. Naveen Gupta was shot at by three to four unidentified bike-borne assailants and succumbed to his injuries while being taken to a hospital . The economy grew by 6.3 per cent in July-September, reversing the slow GDP growth in the five previous quarters. The GDP growth had hit a three- year low of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2017-18. It was 7.5 per cent in the September quarter of 2016-17. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released on Thursday showed Uttar Pradesh topped the crime stats for 2016, accounting for 9.5% of the total crimes committed in the country. Crimes against women saw a jump of 2.9% in 2016 over the previous year. Delhi reported the highest crime rate against women at 160.4% against t...

Why Rahul Gandhi's Visit Turned Porbandar Into a Hot Seat

READ MORE Porbandar : Gujarat has the longest coastline in India. With 1,625 kilometers hugging the Arabian Sea, a large number of Gujaratis earn their living from fishing. And yet, fishermen and their concerns had been largely absent from the campaign for the Assembly elections in the state. That, however, changed on November 24, after a brief visit from Rahul Gandhi to the port city of Porbandar. After a local BJP leader shared stage with the Congress Vice President, leading to his suspension from the BJP, the Kharva community was up in arms against the party. While the suspension was later revoked under pressure, doubts have entered the minds of some voters in Porbandar. Perched on the edge of the Kathiawar Peninsula, Porbandar is most famous as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. But a few kilometers from the house where Mahatma Gandhi was born is Porbandar Port where Bharatbhai Modi, a BJP leader, explains why he shared the stage with Rahul Gandhi. “I am a loyal BJP worker a...

UP Civic Poll Results: BJP Takes Early Lead as Yogi Adityanath Faces Popularity Test

READ MORE New Delhi: Counting for the Uttar Pradesh civic elections kicked off on Friday morning with the BJP leading in nine mayoral seats as per early trends. The BSP was leading in six seats, the Congress was leading in Mathura mayoral seat, while the Samajwadi Party was yet to get ahead. Counting in wards of Farrukhabad, Fatehabad and Deora started late as polling officials reported late for duty. BJP’s mayor candidates were leading in Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad, Bareilly, Aligarh, Moradabad, Gorakhpur and Ayodhya as per initial trends. The BSP was leading in Meerut, Saharanpur, Agra, Firozabad, Jhansi and Ghaziabad. In Gorakhpur, the erstwhile Lok Sabha constituency of CM Yogi Adityanath, BJP’s Sitaram Jaiswal was leading by 1,200 votes. Counting of ballots polled in three phases on November 22, 26 and 29 was on under tight security cover and CCTV surveillance at 334 centres at district and tehsil headquarters, the state election commission said. Central p...

India wins 3 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze in Asian Archery C’ships

READ MORE Dhaka : Indian archers produced an impressive performance, grabbing three gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Championships here on Thursday. Two Indian boys and girls also booked quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympics. 15-year-old Haryana girl Himani Kumari defeated her Mongolian opponent Bayasgalan Badamjuani 7-1 in the recurve cadet bronze play-off to bag the quota. Earlier in an all-Indian cadet recurve final, 14-year-old Akash, who also belongs to Haryana, defeated Dhiraj Bommadevara of Andhra Pradesh 6-4 to bag the boys’ quota for the Youth Olympics in Argentina. This tournament also serves as the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. Trailing 0-4 after two sets, Akash held his nerve to win three sets and finished with three perfect 10s for a brilliant gold medal triumph. Recurve senior men’s team of Jayanta Talukdar, Atanu Das and Yashdev lost to their Korean rivals 1-5 to settle for a silver. India also bagged two gold medals in the non-O...