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Section 377 read down: When lovers of liberty rose to the occasion. Petrol, diesel prices up by around 50 paise: Check rates in Delhi, Mumbai. Petrol and diesel prices reached a new unprecedented level on Friday after oil marketing companies announced a sharp hike on Friday.

Petrol, diesel prices up by around 50 paise: Check rates in Delhi, Mumbai

In Delhi, petrol rose 48 paise to be sold at Rs 79.99 per litre. With a similar hike, petrol in Mumbai is priced at Rs 87.39 per litre. Diesel prices saw an even bigger hike on Friday. While in Delhi, prices rose by 52 paise, in Mumbai, the rates went up by 55 paise. The fuel is retailing at Rs 72.07 and Rs 76.51 per litre in Delhi and Mumbai respectively. Except for a halt on Wednesday, petrol and diesel rates have gone up every day since 26 August. Opposition parties will launch nationwide strikes and protests next week over record-high fuel prices. ALSO READ: Govt rules out excise duty cut, even as petrol prices hit Rs 79.15 in Delhi The Congress has accused the government of "fuel loot" that it said had raised Rs 11 trillion ($152 billion) for the exchequer since Modi came to power in 2014.

Don't allow H-1B holder to replace an American: Top US immigration official. My son is now a pilot, Rahul Gandhi made it possible: Nirbhaya's father. Nirbhaya's younger brother is flying high — literally.

My son is now a pilot, Rahul Gandhi made it possible: Nirbhaya's father

He has joined a private airline after completing his commercial pilot training and his parents cannot stop thanking Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for making it possible. Badrinath Singh told IANS that the Congress leader helped the grief-stricken family in "every way possible he could" after his 23-year-old daughter was brutally gang raped on December 16, 2012 that led to her death 13 days later. "My son (he refused to name him) is now a pilot. He completed his training recently. 'Judwaa 2': Varun shines in an unimaginative rehash (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2) Film: "Judwaa 2"; Director: David Dhawan; Cast: Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Tapsee Pannu, Vivan Bhatena, Sachin Khedekar, Zakir Husain, Rajpal Yadav, Anupam Kher and Upasana Singh; Rating: **1/2 Coming from the stable of the gifted director David Dhawan, known for his comic entertainers, his latest film "Judwaa 2" seems like a rehash of other films and his earlier gags and funnies.

'Judwaa 2': Varun shines in an unimaginative rehash (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)

'I am not frustrated': Yashwant Sinha sticks to his guns, finds support from Shatrughan. A defiant Yashwant Sinha on Thursday stuck to his stand on his criticism of the government, saying he had to go public with his views on the state of economy because the doors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were shut for him.

'I am not frustrated': Yashwant Sinha sticks to his guns, finds support from Shatrughan

Sinha also felt that if his son and Union Minister Jayant Sinha was asked to write an article rebutting his views as published in a newspaper, then it was a "cheap trick" of pitting a son against the father. If Jayant was competent to answer the questions raised by him, why was he removed from the Finance Ministry, the senior Sinha asked. Talking to TV channels a day after his stinging critique of the government's management of the economy created a storm, the veteran BJP leader said the previous Congress-led UPA regime could no longer be held responsible for the mess Indian economy was in today. He had a word of advice to the government: If people like former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Ranbir Kapoor Birthday Special: 7 lesser known facts about Bollywood's 'Rockstar'! Business Standard. ICICI Lombard General Insurance ends 3% higher against issue price. Google marks 19th anniversary with fun birthday doodle!

North Korea's offensive 'defence' after Trump's war threats. Prataap Snacks IPO oversubscribed as on Day 2. Prataap Snacks initial share sale offer was oversubscribed 1.08 times so far on the second day of bidding today.

Prataap Snacks IPO oversubscribed as on Day 2

The initial public offer (IPO), which aims to raise Rs 482 crore, received bids for 39,14,325 shares against the total issue size of 36,27,518, data available with the NSE till 1445 hours showed. Prataap Snacks last week garnered a little over Rs 143 crore from anchor investors. The company's Rs 482-crore issue size includes Rs 200 crore through fresh equity issue and the rest from sale of 30,05,770 shares. The issue, with a price band of Rs 930-938 per share, will close for subscription tomorrow. The company, which makes products under the 'Yellow Diamond' brand, aims to use the proceeds to expand capacity, marketing and brand building activities and retire the debt on its books. Edelweiss, JM Financial and Spark Capital are managing the issue. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Shahid is the courageous royal in 'Padmavati' first look. BHU students, journalists injured in lathicharge; Akhilesh, Rahul slam BJP. A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in a lathicharge by the police in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) where a protest on Saturday night against an alleged eve-teasing incident turned violent.

BHU students, journalists injured in lathicharge; Akhilesh, Rahul slam BJP

The violence erupted after some students, protesting against the incident on Thursday, wanted to meet the varsity's vice-chancellor at his residence on Saturday night, according to the police and BHU sources. Security guards of the university stopped the students and informed the police, according to university sources. A BHU spokesperson said some students wanted to "forcibly" enter the VC's residence but they were stopped by the BHU security guards. Subsequently, there was stone pelting by "outsiders" who had joined the students, he said. Rajkummar Rao starrer 'Newton' is India's official entry to Oscars 2018. 'Haseena Parkar' survives the curse of a clunky lead (Review) Film: "Haseena Parkar"; Director: Apoorva Lakhia; Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor, Priyanka Setia, Ankur Bhatia, Rajesh Tailang, Rating: **** If only Haseena Parkar didn't suffer from the curse of clunky, inept, shoddy central performance, it would have been a far more watchable potboiler on gangsterism.

'Haseena Parkar' survives the curse of a clunky lead (Review)

And I use the word "potboiler" with all due respect. Reliance Digital offers 70% buyback on iPhone 8 & 8 Plus, Rs 10000 cashback. Reliance Digital has announced a buyback offer wherein customers of the to-be-launched Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus would be "eligible for 70 per cent of the original purchase price as buyback amount on return of the device after a year".

Reliance Digital offers 70% buyback on iPhone 8 & 8 Plus, Rs 10000 cashback

According to sources, customers can avail this offer at Reliance Digital or Amazon.in as well as MyJio, Jio.com and Jio Store. Further, according to sources, Reliance Digital will offer customers who have pre-booked the phones between September 22 and September 29 a Rs 10,000 cashback on the day of the launch (September 29) if they use a Citibank Credit Card to purchase the devices. Festive sale: Amazon crosses last year's Day One numbers. For Amazon India, the outcome of its 12-hour festival sale for ‘Prime members only’ came as a pleasant surprise.

Festive sale: Amazon crosses last year's Day One numbers

Senior company executives said most of its categories had sold more during the half-day marathon sale on Wednesday than they did on Day One of the sale last year. Interestingly, Prime membership itself was the most sought-after product. Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sale for non-Prime members will start on Thursday and will continue till Sunday. “Prime is the largest selling product. We saw a massive spike in people buying Prime as a product.

After the expansion of its fashion, mobile phones and electronics, groceries, and mobile wallet categories, the e-commerce company is working on a war footing to expand its large appliances base, which has seen 400 per cent growth in the past one year. Deepika looks 'pure royalty' in first look poster of 'Padmavati' Apple iOS 11 is coming out today: Know key features coming to iPhone and iPad. Apple will on Tuesday released the the iOS 11, which it had unveiled on June 5, for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch users.

Apple iOS 11 is coming out today: Know key features coming to iPhone and iPad

The new iteration of the operating system makes a complete shift from the previous versions and now utilises latest technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality to power the OS. Here’s a quick look at the top features of iOS 11, time of the new software will release, and the full list of compatible devices. Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar arrested in South Mumbai. Rohingya crisis a great opportunity for India to set its house in order. If India fails to stand with the Rohingya today, will it be able to claim tomorrow that it is rightfully with the people of Baluchistan or Tibet? If a nation’s resilience is tested by its response to the crisis in its surroundings, then India isn’t the super power it tries to project itself as. A superpower must have enough will to, as Uncle Ben suggested to Spiderman, take “great responsibility,” and should not just assemble state-of-the-art artilleries to flex in its Republic Day parades.

India’s typical response to the Rohingya crisis shows that it still has to build a moral compass to navigate its foreign policy and its foreign policy has hardly changed since the 1990s, even superficially, in the manner in which it deals with urgent humanitarian crises in its neighbourhood and beyond. Like now, India, in the 1990s, had failed to defend the rights of the Bhutanese people of Nepalese origin when they were chased out by the royal government. Dixon Technologies makes stellar debut; lists at 54% premium on IPO price. Dixon Technologies (India) has made a strong debut on the bourses by listing at Rs 2,725, a 54% premium on its initial public offering (IPO) price of Rs 1,766 per share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE.

The stock hit a high of Rs 2,908 on BSE and Rs 2,899 on NSE after few seconds of its listing. At 10:04 AM; it was trading at Rs 2,837, a 61% over its IPO price. A combined 1.67 million shares changed hands on the counter on BSE and NSE so far. Dixon Technologies, a consumer electronics and lighting product manufacturer for global and Indian brands, raised Rs 600 crore though IPO, which got tremendous response from the all category of investors.

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On WhatsApp, fake news is nearly impossible to moderate. Is that bad? 'Daddy': Arjun Rampal gives Arun Gawli new life (Review) Maximum return, minimum risk! Why voluntary PF is the best plan for salaried employees. Business Standard. Just what the doc ordered: Aadhaar for trading will end multiple PAN menace. 7 coaches of Shaktipunj Express derail in UP, no casualties reported. Business Standard. Rohingyas flee Myanmar: India must drop religious criteria in refugee law. 20,000 Indian immigrants in US fear deportation as Trump repeals DACA. Facebook to monetise WhatsApp, launch new features for businesses.

Details out! Xiaomi announces Mi A1, an Android One smartphone, at Rs 14,999. Business Standard. SSC 2017: Release Of admit cards (Hall Tickets) For MTS re-examination. Business Standard. BRICS summit: Keen to bury 'Doklam ghost', India hints before Modi-Xi meet. Business Standard. The Best Charcoal Masks For Dull And Congested Skin. Google images of charcoal mask Between the warmth of summer and also the wetness of the monsoons, it’s doable that your skin is feeling lack of luster and weighed down. while an everyday skin care routine will facilitate get your skin back heading in the right direction, we’ve got a fast fix for once you got to look smart ASAP—Charcoal masks. These masks promise to purify and cleanse skin by removing any impurities.

Ahead, area unit five of the simplest ones that you just can purchase. 1. Origins Clear Improvement Mask Google Images Origins Dubbed as the Holy Grail of charcoal masks, this clay-based product is well worth its rate. 2. Google Image Body Shop Himalayan Charcoal mask. Demonetisation hit RBI's seigniorage, increased printing cost: SBI Research. Demonetisation has caused a net loss to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) seigniorage -- the profit accruing from currency issuances and liquidity operations -- besides increasing the cost of printing notes, says an SBI Research report.

On November 8 last year, the government had banned old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in an attempt to weed out black money in the country. The old notes were allowed to be deposited in banks, with unusual deposits coming under income tax scrutiny. Last day to link PAN-Aadhaar? Decision on extending deadline today. The finance ministry is likely to decide tomorrow on whether to extend till year-end the deadline for linking PAN with biometric identifier Aadhaar, a source said on Wednesday. The cut-off ends tomorrow. The Aadhaar matter is before the Supreme Court with next date of hearing posted for November, and the deadline for Aadhaar linking for availing of social sector schemes has been extended till December-end.

"The government will decide tomorrow if the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking will be extended," the source said. Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says every person with PAN as on July 1, 2017, and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar must intimate his Aadhaar number to tax authorities. However, those categorised as non-resident Indians as per income tax laws, people who are not citizens of India, those above 80 years of age and residents of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir had been exempt from the requirement. By-Election Results Live 2017: Manohar Parrikar wins Panaji. Goa Chief Minister and BJP leader Manohar Parrikar has won a sixth term as MLA, winning the by-election to Panaji, defeating Congress’s Girish Chodankar by a margin of 4,803 votes. JioPhone pre-booking starts today at 5 pm: You can book it for Rs 500.

The pre-booking of JioPhone will start for Rs 500 across its retail stores, the website and Jio App from 5 pm on Thursday, according to a message sent out by Reliance Jio. Kaifiyat Express accident: Rescue operation over, 74 injured, no casualties. The rescue operation for the Kaifiyat Express derailment, which happened in the wee hours of Wednesday, is over. Bank strike today: Services to be hit across India as 1 mn bankers protest. Banking operations across the country will be affected on Tuesday with around one million bankers going on strike pressing various demands.

Vishal Sikka's exist and massive erosion of shareholder value. The price of Infosys Technologies' stock last week plummeted 10 per cent to Rs 923, thanks to the unsurprising exit of Vishal Sikka as the chief executive and managing director of the company. Board vs founder war: Is Infosys stock a good contrarian pick? Infosys stock fell 9.6% last Friday consequent to the announcement of resignation of its CEO, Vishal Sikka.

Doklam standoff: China censures Japan for backing India. China on Friday told Japan not to make "random" comments on the Sino-Indian border standoff even if it wants to support New Delhi. Japan has rallied behind India over the dragging feud at Doklam, with its envoy Kenji Hiramatsu saying that the region is disputed and Tokyo understands why New Delhi got embroiled in it. Personal attacks continue: Full text of Vishal Sikka's resignation letter. Vishal Sikka has resigned as managing director and chief executive of Infosys with immediate effect. What is data colonisation and why it matters to us in India. Colony (n) is a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

Infosys share buyback official; board to discuss it on 19 August. Shah Rukh Khan visits Dilip Kumar. India foils China's incursion bid at Ladakh's Pangong lake. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - 2018. Gorakhpur tragedy: Adityanath asks media to desist from 'fake' reporting. Centre wants to create patriotic mood on Independence Day; Mamata says no. Toilet: Ek Prem Katha review-Manages to raise a stink but gets preachy. Business Standard Fund Cafe 2017: Managing mutual funds in the fast lane. Rift in JD(U): I am with mahagathbandhan, says Sharad Yadav.

A sense of insecurity is creeping in among Muslims: Hamid Ansari. 'Peepli Live' actor Sitaram Panchal passes away. LG launches Q6 smartphone at Rs 14,990. Maratha Kranti Morcha in Mumbai: Things to know about this protest march. 70% discounts and more: Flipkart's Big Freedom Sale and Amazon's Great India Sale kick off today. Maratha morcha: Lakhs expected to attend protest march in Mumbai today. Women have more active brains than men: study. Sebi bans trade in suspected shell companies. Here is the full list.

Sintex Plastics Technology hits upper circuit of 5% on debut. Rajya Sabha polls: Voting for 3 seats begins, Patel's fate hangs in balance. Pushkar case: HC asks Arnab, Republic to respect Tharoor's right to silence. Jab Harry Met Sejal review: A big disappointment for Shah Rukh Khan fans. Asked to pay VAT while dining out? Understanding restaurant bills post GST. When the Sun goes dark: 5 questions answered about the solar eclipse. Modi's farewell letter to ex-Prez Mukherjee: You have been a father figure. Coming soon: Patanjali's 'swadeshi' jeans and 'snob value' apparel. Doklam standoff: India denies China's claims, says no reduction in troops. Full text of RBI policy: Repo rate cut by 25 bps to 6% Kashmir: Top LeT terrorist Abu Dujana among 2 killed in Pulwama encounter.

Relax! You can file ITR by Aug 5 and link Aadhaar to PAN by Aug 31. Amazon's Jeff Bezos tops Gates as world's richest man briefly. Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Review: Great battery life, multimedia features justify price tag. Back as CM in 15 hrs: Nitish takes oath as CM, Sushil Modi as Deputy CM. Nokia 8 to be launched on August 16; know everything about flagship device.