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You're teachers, will not harm you, ISIS told Karnataka hostages

The professor, who hails from Kolar, and his colleague from Raichur, Laxmikanth Ramakrishna, along with two others from Hyderabad, had been abducted by IS militants on Wednesday.

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India wins patent war on hair loss formula

Based on India's evidence, the patent application was finally "deemed to be withdrawn" by the applicant on June 29 this year.

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Here's a Salman in need of a 'Bhaijaan'

From her home in Jaiganj, Aligarh, 24-year-old Salman's mother Salma struggles with renewed vigour to get her son back. She always carries with her two photographs – one taken in India in 1993 and the other in Pakistan in 2006.

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CITIES

Bangalore errant driver steals auto seized by police, caught on WhatsApp

A day after the newly appointed city police commissioner NS Megharikh assured that attention will be paid to social media, a picture circulated on WhatsApp helped traffic police nab an errant auto driver on Saturday.

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Short supply shoots onion prices over Rs 60 in Ahmedabad

Onion prices have once again skyrocketed in wholesale as well as retail markets across the city. The wholesale price which remained around Rs 25 for a kilo last week shot up to Rs 35 on Saturday, an increase of 40 per cent, while retail price hovered around Rs 65. This is the steepest increase this season.

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Indian coast guard helicopter sighted highly inflammable drums near Mumbai

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter on a routine surveillance sortie sighted few iron rusted drums floating at sea—7 Kms South West of Korlai Fort near Kashid Beach, about 50 Kms from Mumbai—on Saturday.

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TECH

5 high-end features missing in OnePlus 2

After months of teasing, OnePlus has finally announced its new smartphone OnePlus 2.

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HP Omen laptop review: Back in the game?

If you've been following the PC market, you may have heard of Voodoo, a boutique PC-maker that used to sell, high-end machines.

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$10 billion wiped off Samsung's market value

Sluggish sales of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S6 smartphones helped trigger a share decline that wiped more than $10 billion from its market value in July

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SPORTS

IPTL gets bigger with Nadal vs Federer show-stopper

With multiple Grand Slams champion and former world no.1 Rafael Nadal set to make his debut, founder of IPTL Mahesh Bhupathi is optimistic that the event this year will be bigger and better.

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Historic silver for Rajat in World Archery Championship

Rajat Chauhan earned India its first-ever individual medal in the World Archery Championships when the compound marksman bagged a silver.

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Young gun Bhupender helps U Mumba maintain dream run

Bhupender Singh turned out to be the hero for U Mumba as he powered his team to a thrilling 27-22 win over Dabang Delhi in the second edition of Pro Kabaddi on Saturday.

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BUSINESS

Gold, silver rebound on good buying, global cues

Gold prices rebounded smartly at the bullion market here today following good buying by stockists as well as local consumers amid bullish global cues.

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Bombay HC concludes hearing Maggi noodles case

The Bombay High Court has concluded hearing a case filed by Nestle India challenging a local regulator's report that Maggi instant noodles contained excess lead, a lawyer for the company said.

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Utensils, wooden furniture to cost cheaper in Delhi

Utensils and wooden or timber furniture will now cost cheaper in the national capital with the Delhi government implementing more than seven per cent reduction in the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on such items.

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