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26 Jan 2018

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

'Grumpy Cat' wins $710k in copyright case

It won't put a smile on her notoriously pouty face but Grumpy Cat, the feline who became an internet meme and a hugely lucrative brand, has just won $710,000 in court. The moody looking moggy was at the centre of a copyright infringement case in a California federal court which culminated with the jury ruling in favour of her human pet Tabatha Bundse. The dispute was sparked by a deal signed between Granade Beverage and Bundsen over the use of Grumpy Cat (real name Tardar Sauce) in a line of iced coffee drinks.

A 1787 mummy is UK foreign secy's ancestor

The mummified corpse of a woman who died of syphilis in 1787 has been revealed as Boris Johnson's ancestor after she lay unidentified for years. The body, which was discovered in Barfusser Church in Basel, Switzerland, appears to have been that of a wealthy woman. She was exhumed in 1975 but new research has revealed that she is the greatgreat-great-great-great-great grandmother of the UK foreign secretary. Her coffin was unmarked, and there was no gravestone to identify her.

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Padma honours for Ilaiyaraaja, Dhoni

The Centre has this year too conferred the Padma awards on a cross-section of "unsung" achievers who have contributed to diverse fields such as social welfare, arts, traditional medicine and healing and even recycling of waste, all away from the spotlight. Among the 85 Padma awardees—who include 3 Padma Vibhushans, 9 Padma Bhushans and 73 Padma Shris—are musician Ilaiyaraaja (Padma Vibhushan) and cricketer MS Dhoni (Padma Bhushan).

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

State govt to develop helipads in all 358 talukas

The Maharashtra government has come up with a helipad policy and has decided to develop permanent helipads in all 358 talukas in the state's 36 districts. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has survived at least three helicopter mishaps last year. The state issued a government resolution directing all district collectors to identify and plan helipad spot in their respective talukas.

Toy train to run again from Neral to Matheran

State chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will relaunch the much-awaited Neral to Matheran toy train service on its full 21km stretch on Republic Day. He will also gift passengers a host of amenities along Central and Western Railway, which includes FOBs, wi-fi facilities, escalators, solar power plants, emergency medical rooms, booking offices, LED lighting at stations and 26 additional train services for CR commuters. He will also inaugurate the additional landing of the FOB at Elphinstone Road station, next to the landing of the bridge where 23 persons died in stampede on September 29. The toy train will commence at 10.30am from Neral station and reach Aman Lodge at 1.35pm, before culminating at Matheran station at 2pm.

Last privately owned jumbo in city dead

The city's last privately owned elephant, Laxmi, died in Dahisar. Forest officials will conduct the post-mortem at Kora Kendra in Malad to ascertain the cause of death. Laxmi was ailing for quite some time, said Sunish Subramanian of the NGO Plant and Animals Welfare Society, Mumbai.

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General Awareness

Daily G.K. - Top Stories

26 Jan 2018

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

'Grumpy Cat' wins $710k in copyright case

A 1787 mummy is UK foreign secy's ancestor

SPORTS

Padma honours for Ilaiyaraaja, Dhoni

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

State govt to develop helipads in all 358 talukas

Toy train to run again from Neral to Matheran

Last privately owned jumbo in city dead

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