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		Monday, March 24, 2014
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		India
		Mamata's big-risk hour Youngsters are looking beyond these fixed frames. There’s a new volatility, one that could prove decisive in the four-cornered contest in Bengal.  Mankotia raises banner of revolt Congress is heading for trouble in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the parliamentary elections. Finding their roots in the dreams of martyrs There never was a death for Rajguru, Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev, who live on in the hearts and minds of the teeming millions. More India News»

		Business
		RIL eyes extra gains from gas pricing The Mukesh Ambani-led company has already moved to take advantage by changing the terms of its fresh supply contracts with fertilizer plants that would entail them paying 10% over and above the new price. Maruti regains 50% market share Car market leader Maruti Suzuki is all set to end the financial year with 50% share of the Indian car market, its best tally in the past four-five years. Infosys' Finacle looks for a new global head Even as Infosys prepares to demerge its products, platforms and solutions (PPS) business into a separate subsidiary, the company is reorganizing its banking product division Finacle and planning for a change at its helm. More Business News»

		Environment
		Birds conservation plan caught in red-tapism The state bird conservation plan is caught up in bureaucratic red-tapism. More cubs at Ranthambore The stork comes calling again at the Ranthambhore tiger reserve.This time it is tigress T-19 that has given birth to three more cubs in the reserve, taking the count of big cats there to around 55. Tusker poached in Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve A fully grown elephant was shot dead by alleged poachers in Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, a forest official said here on Sunday. More Environment News»

		World
		Ebola detected in Guinea victims, 50 dead Samples from victims of a viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed more than 50 people in Guinea have tested positive for the Ebola virus, government officials said Sunday. Nato warns over Russia border force Nato's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had a large force on Ukraine's eastern border and said he was worried it could pose a threat to Moldova's mainly Russian-speaking separatist Transdniestria region. Turkey shoots down Syrian plane, saying it violated airspace Turkey’s armed forces shot down a Syrian plane after it crossed into Turkish airspace in a border region where Syrian rebels have been battling Assad’s forces. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Varun Dhawan makes fun of Ranbir Kapoor's song? We have learnt that in the film Varun spoofs Ranbir Kapoor’s hit song Badtameez Dil from the film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Why are Aamir Khan and Sunny Leone staying on rent? Living in the city on rent used to be a problem best reserved for TV actors and Bollywood strugglers. A goat named Shah Rukh? Ramesh S Arunachalam will have a special screening of the film for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s manager and a couple of others. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Older dads more likely to have uglier children? Children born to older fathers are not just at an increased risk of autism and some other diseases but are also more likely to be ugly, scientists say. This instrument can create musical notes from tattoos A Russian artist has taken the art of body modification to a new dimension by developing a new instrument that allows people to make music from their tattoos. New theory to help spot water on Earth & Mars Scientists are using a promising new theory to track down hidden water both on Earth — where fresh water is becoming dangerously scarce in some regions — and in the quest for life on Mars. More Science News»

		Sports
		India seal second consecutive victory India took giant strides towards the semifinal of the World T20 with a 7-wicket thrashing of West Indies in Super-10 clash at Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium. Barcelona beat Madrid 4-3 in El Clasico Barcelona moved to within a point of Real Madrid at top of La Liga as they twice came from behind thanks to Messi hat-trick to edge a thrilling El Clasico 4-3. ICC seeks DDCA's help to combat dew The persistent heavy dew in the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh is causing quite a problem at tournament and has forced the ICC to seek help from India. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Tablet wars: Tegra Note vs Iconia W4 vs Yoga Tablet 8 vs Venue 8 We pit four of the latest tablets against each other to help you find the device that’s just right for you. HTC: Not the best way to sell a smartphone As HTC readied a new version of its flagship smartphone, it planned for many challenges. Windows 8.1 update 1: What's in Microsoft's latest Windows update A copy of Update 1 was accidentally leaked by Microsoft itself on its software updates page but will be formally announced at Build 2014. Here we'll take a look at what's new. More Technology News»

		Education
		Colleges in a fix as students vent anger on social media After an engineering student committed suicide this week, the students of her college went online to vent their ire. Indian university offers 50 scholarships for Africans The OP Jindal Global University has announced 50 scholarships for Africans to study at its campus from August. College of Air Warfare signs MoU with Osmania University Indian Air Force's College of Air Warfare (CAW) at Secunderabad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Osmania University for conducting PhD courses for its officers. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Hospital responsible for infection acquired during hospitalization A patient can develop hospital acquired infection (or nosocomial infection). This type of infection is more dangerous as the bacteria are usually more drug resistant. The National Commission has held the hospital liable for a patient who develops infection while hospitalized. 24% traffic offenders fined for illegal parking Twenty four percent of traffic offenders caught in the first two months of this year had parked their vehicles illegally while 15% jumped signals on city streets. NCP leader's statements amount to corrupt electoral practice: Lawyers  NCP president Sharad Pawar’s suggestion to Mathadi workers to “vote twice” amounts to a corrupt electoral practice under section 123 of The Representation of the People Act, legal experts said. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Poll yoga at Ramlila with Ramdev, Modi Commending yoga guru Ramdev for raising issues of black money and corruption, Narendra Modi launched a veiled-but-scathing attack on the Congress-led UPA government on Sunday. Residents near Okhla plant will vote to curb pollution People living close to the Okhla waste to energy plant have decided to vote in the general election to demand clean air. Dwarka won't vote, or pay tax The federation of Dwarka’s group housing societies announced on Sunday that not only will they not vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, but they will also stop paying property taxes. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Feasting? Keep EC in the loop, please If you’re conducting marriages or obsequies this summer, take care to alert election authorities in advance if it involves any large-scale feeding and gifting. Education department hiding suicide data: Kusma Pointing out that the association had high expectations of the department, the mail said, "We are not sure why they were in such a hurry to turn us away.". Teen rapes 33-yr-old woman in Belgaum A Class X student allegedly raped a 33-year-old mentally challenged woman in Belgaum district's Ramnagar village on Saturday.When the woman screamed for help, neighbours rescued her. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad techie murdered for 'honour' A 26-year-old woman software engineer was found murdered in the Guntur town of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, barely two days after she had married a man from another community against her parents' wishes. Techie murdered by parents in suspected honour killing A couple allegedly murdered their young software engineer daughter on Sunday, merely two days after she married her colleague against their wishes. As ties with TDP hits a wall, BJP eyes YSRC Facing uncertainty in its plans to form a grand alliance, what with a section of Telugu Desam leaders voicing their stiff opposition to it, the Bharatiya Janata Party has come up with Plan-B of opening doors to the YSR Congress and inviting them to the NDA government at the Centre. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Gang poses as EC squad, robs milk vendor of Rs 78, 000 A three-member gang posing as election and police officials intercepted a milk van and escaped with 78,000 near Minjur on Sunday morning. Card fraudster bought data online The credit card fraudster wanted by the Interpol who police arrested in the city on Friday has spilled the beans on his connections with hackers and other criminals and disclosed how he purchased online card data of bank customers in the UK and the US. 10-year-olds make apps to learn maths, report civic issues  Developing an android application is no rocket science.Students of KRM Public School in Chennai have developed Android apps that go beyond academics and try to look at social issues for a possible solution. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Mess worker held for molestation A man working as an assistant to the cook at a girl's hotel of JG College of Nursing has been arrested by Sola police for allegedly molesting a student. GU to act against 240 copycats The Gujarat University's exam invigilation committee met on Sunday and decided to penalize 240 students of various semesters who had been caught copying during exams conducted in October 2013. 3 nabbed for Sarkhej murder A team of city crime branch arrested three persons, including son of Sarkhej's former sarpanch, for murder of a sweeper on March 11.The accused have told police that they attacked the victim after he was found stealing. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Non-existent school named as booth The district administration has included a non-existent primary school that was washed away by Ghagra during October 2013 floods in the list of 2,339 polling booths sent to the Election Commission. AAP rally ticket includes meals, transport It may not be a Rs 20,000 dinner date with Arvind Kejriwal but the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is offering supporters a complete package of Rs 300 for attending March 25 rally of party's national convener at Varanasi. Four teenagers drown in Ganga Four of the five teenagers, aged between 15 to 18 years, drowned in Ganga at Kaniypur Ghat on Saturday.The teenagers had left their respective houses on Noorulla Road locality on the pretext of going to play cricket. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Narasingh Mishra, AU Singhdeo parrot same issues in Balangir Congress and BJD nominees for Balangir assembly seat, Narasingh Mishra and A U Singhdeo respectively, harped on the same issues to woo voters after filing their nomination papers on Saturday. One arrested for human trafficking Police arrested a person for human trafficking from Phulbani late on Friday and rescued 10 persons from him. Battery-run vehicles mooted to streamline traffic in Bhubaneswar Experts have suggested that to streamline parking near city installations like market complexes, amusement parks and big public offices, battery-operated four-wheelers should be used to ferry people from parking lots. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Teenager murdered, body stuffed into sack and dumped on garbage heap A 19-year-old teenager, who was missing for the past two days, was found murdered.A sack with a body stuffed into it was found lying on garbage heap near Gandhi Nagar bus stand here on Sunday. Mystery shrouds woman's 'murder' In a suspected case of murder, the body of woman in her early thirties was recovered at Ratibad on the outskirts of city on Sunday morning. Beware! Your office may be home to TB germs Experts warn that overcrowding and improper ventilation are adding to number of TB cases in urban areas.According to government data, city has reported 102 cases of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB in the past year. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Politics as usual at martyr day rally Khatkar Kalan (Jalandhar) The country, it seems, could not become the dream nation of the martyrs because of the "opponent" parties. Ensuring good voter turnout in cold deserts of Lahaul-Spiti an uphill task Hundreds of voters of the district, who had migrated to other districts in November to spend comparatively pleasant winter, will return home after opening of the road for vehicular traffic. Some leaders misguiding party workers: HLP chief As many of its senior leaders have joined the BJP recently, HLP chief Maheshwar Singh paraded party leaders before the media and claimed that leaders who have left would not have any impact on the party. More Chandigarh News»

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