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Hindustan Times Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | Last Updated 22:52 IST 

SC slams Centre, asks it to reveal all names of black money account holders by tomorrow

A battle lost for apartment owners?
Supreme Court has refused to modify its order to the government to reveal all names of foreign bank account holders and asked the government to give the names by 10.30am on Wednesday.

Meet Fadnavis, the man who set up a betel shop to spread BJP ideology

Devendra Fadnavis
Fadnavis' remarkable performance in opposition benches of the assembly in the past 15 years won him national and international accolades. The 44-year-old baby-faced leader has managed to stay out of controversies.

ANALYSIS
It's Snapdeal vs Flipkart vs Amazon, but watch out for Reliance

SoftBank
In the biggest investment ever by an investor in any Indian e-commerce firm, Japanese group SoftBank has put in $627 million (Rs 3,847 crore) in Snapdeal, becoming the largest shareholder in the online marketplace.

Airbus and Tata team up to bid for transport planes for IAF

Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 @ IAF Parade
Tata and Airbus have submitted a joint bid to replace IAF's ageing fleet of 56 Avro aircraft with Airbus' C295 transport planes. The deal will include undertaking structural assembly, final aircraft assembly, systems integration and testing and management of the indigenous supply chain.

Trilokpuri: A desert in the midst of many oases

India uncovers plot to assassinate Bangladesh PM

Chhath Puja declared public holiday in Delhi

SC rejects review plea of Nithari killer Koli

SC raps Centre over delay in Delhi govt formation

China fumes as Vietnam offers oil blocks to India

Sikhs dump Ami Bera over 1984 riots

Cyclone Nilofar: NDRF positions teams in Gujarat

Gender gap report: India ranks 114 of 142 nations

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India's fight against polio: Immunising the right growth strategy

A volunteer administers polio drops to a child in Patiala
This has been a truly extraordinary year for India. Not just because 2014 saw more than half a billion people cast their vote in the world’s largest democratic election ever. But also because it marked the year that India was officially declared polio-free.

OUR TAKE
Delhi badly needs a hand at the wheel

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung
The lieutenant governor is going by the book in seeking and now getting the President’s assent to invite the single-largest party to form the government in Delhi. Whether this happens or not, the Capital is in dire need of effective governance.
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Multimedia

black money
Meet Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa, India's new racquet girls
iPhone 6 vs Samsung Note 4
Bigg Boss 8
Diwali celebration
Happy New Year Review

Birth of Jonas Salk and death of polio in India

anti-polio vaccination drops
Google celebrated the 100th birthday of American researcher and virologist Jonas Salk, who invented the Polio vaccine, by featuring a doodle of the scientist on its home page on Tuesday. 

Woman consumes acid in MP after hubby goes off to watch Happy New Year alone

Recycle leftover wine
A 21-year-old woman consumed acid in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district after her husband allegedly did not allow her to watch the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Happy New Year, police said.

All in a name: How Kal Penn closely escaped becoming Kal Pacino

Kal Penn

Busy promoting his upcoming film Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain, Hollywood star Kal Penn talks about the gas tragedy, his career in Hollywood and how Kalpen Suresh Modi became Kal Penn.

4,900 dead and counting: A close look at Ebola virus

Ebola

West Africa is struggling with the worst Ebola outbreak on record that has killed more than 4,900 people. Two nurses in the United States and one nurse in Spain have contracted Ebola outside of Africa.

Will Happy New Year break Dhoom 3's box-office record?

A still from Happy New Year
Happy New Year, which was also released in North America, the UAE, the Netherlands, Kuwait and Pakistan, is yet to break the all time box-office record set by Aamir Khan's Dhoom 3.

Fly in the clouds: Windowless planes could land in 10 years

Windowless plane
Imagine flying in a plane sans windows! Your imagination may soon become a reality with a British company working on such a plane. This new plane that is still in the design phase will allow passengers to choose panoramic views of the world around them.

Christopher Nolan to visit India, attend IIT Bombay's festival

Windowless plane
Fans of Christopher Nolan, rejoice. The acclaimed British director, who is awaiting release of his film Interstellar, will be in IIT Bombay on December 28 to attend its prestigious festival, Mood Indigo.

New York's hottest new trend: clubbing for kids

Children dance
The music's thumping, the dance floor's packed and the bar's bustling. Welcome to one of New York's hottest nightclubs and a new generation of clubbers: six-year-olds.
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Olympic sports can learn a lot from cricket: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid
Batting on a different wicket asmember of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme initiated by the Ministry of Sports to increase India's medal tally, former captain Rahul Dravid said that Olympic sports can learn a lot from cricket and vice versa.

Virat Kohli slips to 3rd spot in ODI batsmen's rankings

Rahul Dravid
Virat Kohli's recent dip in form has taken a toll on his rankings as he slipped a rung to third position in the latest ICC ODI batsmen's rankings list released in Dubai on Tuesday.
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ISL: Anelka makes nightmarish comeback in India, Chennai beat Mumbai 5-1

Nicolas Alenka
Controversial French striker Nicolas Anelka suffered a heavy defeat in India after his return to action Tuesday following a five-match ban for an anti-semitic gesture known as a 'quenelle'.

Real to appeal Zidane suspension for coaching without correct license

Zinedine Zidane
Real Madrid will appeal a three-month suspension slapped on assistant B team coach Zinedine Zidane for not having the correct licence, the club said on Monday.
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Winning WTA Finals is as tough as winning a Slam: Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza Cara Black
After nerve-wracking matches throughout the week in the WTA Finals, Sania Mirza and Cara Black ended the season in the perfect way possible - as the best women's doubles team in the world.

AITA stares at derecognition by sports ministry

Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament
The All India Tennis Association (AITA), it seems, is heading towards getting derecognised by the government.
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Ranbaxy books first profit in six quarters on exclusive drug launch

Ranbaxy
Generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Tuesday reported its first profit in six quarters after benefiting from the exclusive US launch of a cheaper copy of Novartis AG blood pressure pill Diovan.

Rupee slips 2 paise vs dollar at 61.32 in dull trade

5TH Pillar Zero rupee note

The rupee on Tuesday slipped further by two paise to close at 61.32 against the US dollar due to some demand for the American unit in a lacklustre trade.

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Fool-proof ways to skate through winter travel

travel Winters can be a tricky time to travel. There is the inherent problem of over-packing and dragging unwanted weight through airports. In worst case scenarios, under-packing too, only to find yourself on a wild goose chase, scouring shops in a new city. Here are a few tips to travel smart.
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Student

Playing with lives

Over the last few years students with bright futures ahead of them as doctors, lawyers and architects have had moments of sheer panic when the education regulators such as All India Council For Technical Education, Medical Council of India, Council of Architecture (CoA) etc, have de-affiliated or fined their colleges for non-compliance of norms and standards.

Focus on your strengths

CATWhile the earlier stages of CAT preparations were about ­building up of fundamentals, the next stage ensures accuracy with speed

Old wine in new bottles?

MOOCsLast year we heard stories of how Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) would entirely disrupt the higher education landscape. Now, voices of disappointment are beginning to emerge, with education industry analysts expressing concern about the evolution of MOOCs thus far and their lack of tangible results.
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Nexus

Phablets are the future

In interviews with tech publications over the weekend to promote the launch of its first phablet, the 5.9-inch Nexus 6, Google has been giving a glimpse of where it sees smartphones, smartwatches and computers heading.

Google celebrates Jonas Salk's 100th birthday with doodle

Google Doodle

Google has dedicated a doodle on its homepage to Jonas Salk on scientist's 100th birthday. Salk, who developed polio vaccine, never patented the vaccine which made him an international hero, the Independent reported.

Apple pie: iPad’s new standards

Apple iPad Air 2 and Mini 3Editing documents on the go, working on presentations or playing high-end console games — Apple’s iPad Air 2.0 makes all these possible.
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