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Sunday, February 12, 2017

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4 of 5 sterilised women have 3 or more kids, suggests survey
Almost four out of every five sterilised women had three or more children, shows a 2016 survey, signifying that around 80% of the women mainly in high burden states had already achieved their desired fertility when going for sterilisation.

'Driver in accident should be made to see victim's trauma'
A parliamentary panel has prescribed a new antidote to tame indisciplined drivers: compel traffic violators to spend time in emergency surgical wards of road accident victims to make them understand the consequences of their actions.

Assam law may give monetary cover to elderly
The Assam government is working towards giving legislative cover to senior citizens wherein if the young people who are earning don’t take care of their elderly parents they will have to forfeit a part of their salary. The deducted portion of their pay will then be given to the parents by the State.

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Business

Sebi to amend norms governing stock exchanges
Capital market regulator Sebi on Saturday said the norms governing stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions would be reviewed and amended after a public consultation process. Sebi said the consultative paper seeking public comments on this matter would be released in due course.

Lufthansa brings the modern Airbus 350-900 to Delhi
German airline Lufthansan initiated commercial services of Airbus 350-900 on its Munich to Delhi route, connecting the capital to it's global network.

Demonetisation took the fizz out, feels Coke
British-born James Quincey, who will succeed Muhtar Kent at Coca-Cola’s Atlanta corner office in May, told investors during an earnings-analysis call on Friday that "demonetisation in India effectively drained liquidity", but would ultimately help companies in the organised sector.

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Environment

SC directs Centre to take steps to preserve over 2L wetlands
In a major direction to preserve ecologically crucial wetlands threatened by encroachment in many parts of the country, the Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to frame a policy to protect wetlands by June 30.

NGT pulls up states for not giving action plan on MSW
Most of the states today faced the ire of the National Green Tribunal for not complying with its order directing them to file detailed action plan to show how municipal solid waste (MSW) would be processed.

Giant panda Bao Bao to depart for China from Washington
Bao Bao was born on August 23, 2013 at the Washington zoo, and is nearing her fourth birthday. According to arrangements between China and the US, giant pandas born here must move back to China at around four years of age, Xinhua news agency reported.

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World

Flooding in central Indonesia: 13 dead, thousands trapped
Up to 40,000 people have been caught in severe flooding following days of torrential rain in central Indonesia, where the death toll from landslides on Bali resort island rose to 13. Incessant rains in the past 5 days caused flooding, landslides that wiped out several homes in 3 mountain villages.

Won't accept illogical demands in bailout review: Greece
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said he is confident the country's drawn-out bailout review would be completed but Athens would not accept "illogical" demands by its lenders. Greece and its international lenders made clear progress on Friday towards bridging differences over its fiscal path in coming years.

Michelle Obama to come as guest judge on 'MasterChef Junior'
Apart from Michelle, a string of famous chefs and celebrities will act as guest judges in order to replace former MasterChef Junior judge Graham Elliot, including Martha Stewart and the Muppets, reported the Los Angeles Times.

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Entertainment

Karan Johar says Ajay Devgn shouted at him, said nasty things
Filmmaker Karan Johar has said he is tired of the speculations around his personal life to an extent that he is now "afraid" to go out even with a "man" friend.

'Jolly LLB 2' box-office collection Day 1
Jolly LLB 2 box-office collection: The second installment of hit franchise 'Jolly LLB 2', starring Akshay Kumar and Huma Quereshi in the lead hit cinemas on February 10.

Watch: Alia Bhatt-Varun Dhawan transport you to the 90s in 'Tamma Tamma Again'
Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt starrer 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' has been in the news since the first look of the film was released.

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Science

Gravitational wave detection will help probe evolution of Universe, yet require more sensitive detectors
A year after the breakthrough detection of Einstein’s gravitational waves in deep space through the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) experiment, Prof Archana Pai of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) who served as part of a global team of scientists looks forward with the Indian government proposal to set up a LIGO detector in the country.

After Indian Navy rejection, DRDO says no hope lost on LCA
Weeks after the Indian Navy chief said the LCA-Navy was overweight and that it cannot be used by the force, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has allayed fears of the project becoming redundant even as the navy has floated a request for information (RFI) to procure 56 carrier-borne aircraft in the last week of January.

First middle-weight black hole found hiding in dense star cluster

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Sports

Hyderabad Test: Mushfiqur leads Bangladesh fightback
On a day where the Indian bowlers seemed to be in with a chance of running away with advantage, both batsmen struck crucial partnerships to take Bangladesh to a 322/6.

Talking Points: Shakib, Mushfiqur bail Bangladesh out
Inspiring half-centuries from Shakib Al Hasan and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, and a maiden fifty from 19-year-old Mehedi Hasan on a testing surface capped off a satisfying day for Bangladesh.

Won't be surprised if India win 4-0 against Aussies: Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said he wouldn't be surprised if India swept Australia 4-0 in the upcoming Test match series, commencing on February 23 at Pune.

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Technology

Snapdeal plans to cut 1,000 jobs
In February 2016, Snapdeal had put over 200 employees on a Performance Improvement Program and eventually let go of the additional staff.

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka safe for now, say fund managers
Vishal Sikka’s position as Infosys CEO appears to be safe for now with fund managers and insurance companies saying that there is no threat to his position, but they hope to see a resolution of differences between promoters and the management.

Salary increments at IT companies may fall to 2% this year
In the technology industry, the career ladder isn't the only important attribute disappearing too quickly: Additional digits on payslips may be the next to go as wage-growth at software companies increasingly moves in lockstep with recent investor returns on these bellwethers.

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Education

Single entrance test for engineering, architecture seats from 2018
The Centre has approved the proposal for a single entrance exam for engineering and architecture at the undergraduate level from 2018, on the lines of the national eligibility and entrance test for medical colleges. But IITs will continue with their own common entrance tests.

Centre appoints directors for 10 IIMs

MLC moves privilege motion against agri secretary for not recognizing nomination to agri university
In an embarrassment to the Congress government, their own MLC Prathap Chandra Shetty moved a privilege motion against the agriculture secretary for not recognizing his nomination to the board of regents at the Shivamogga university for agriculture and horticulture despite his nomination being approved by the chairman of the house.

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Mumbai

Clerics in Mumbai use social media to battle IS
You can fight a visible enemy with guns and bombs.But how do you face the fury of online radicalization and recruitment of youngsters who are misled with misquoted verses and other sacred statements.

3 sailors cleaning barge tank inhale toxic gases, die
Three seamen died while two others fell unconscious because of the poisonous gas generated while cleaning a compartment of a barge, about 10km off the Mumbai shore on Friday night.

Builders construct just 13% parking lots in lieu of FSI
At a time when the BMC is rolling out a stringent parking policy, a majority of public parking lots that were to be constructed in lieu of additional floor space index (FSI) to builders have remained on paper.

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Delhi

Businessmen found at North Delhi shop with heads smashed
Two businessmen cousins were found murdered inside their godown-cum-shop in north Delhi's Mori Gate on Saturday, police said. They were found lying in a pool of blood with their heads smashed.

'Buses and Wi-Fi ran into excuses, roadblocks'

JNU officials meet students to broker peace
The dean of students, registrar and other officials of Jawaharlal Nehru University administration met the students on protest twice on Saturday over the ongoing sit-in at the administrative block. The students have been against the amendments in the university admission policy, but no talks have been able to break through the impasse.

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Bangalore

Cases against school drivers double in 3 years
In a disturbing trend, city police records show that school vehicle drivers ferrying children are freely violating traffic rules.

SC/ST promotions: Karnataka to file review petition in apex court
The Karnataka government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court with regard to the latter’s decision to strike down “consequential seniority” in promotions awarded for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC and ST) employees since 1978.

Man arrested for sexually assaulting girl at mother's daycare centre
A man was arrested by the Vijayanagar police in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a three-and-a-half-year old girl at his mother’s daycare centre last Thursday.

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Hyderabad

Railways' dark underbelly: Robbers rule on track
1,100 Thefts In SCR Last Year, GRP Flounders

Your home to get digital address, civic body launches geo-tagging
Hyderabad may soon become the first city in the country to have unique house ad dresses based on the geo-spatial location of each home.

Transport academy to come up on city outskirts
Greater Hyderabad, which is home to a large number of premier national-level institutes, including the National Police Academy, is all set to have another feather in its cap.

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Chennai

Now, park here for wellness check
Joggers pass by the open gym where women in saris use the air-walkers, and elderly people give their shoulders a workout by rotating the giant wheels.

Honouring legacies - Shooting into the spotlight
Ma Aruganathan, Thirulogam Seetharam, Indira Parthasarathy the first, a health department official who ran a self-funded magazine called `Mundril' with his government salary; the second, a school drop-out who wrote much but is talked about too little; and the third, believed to be Tamil theatre's first official scriptwriter.

Caretaker chief minister is just a placeholder, say experts
There is no such creature as ‘caretaker chief minister’ in the Constitution. For all practical and legal purposes, the so-called caretaker chief minister is as good as a ‘regular’ chief minister, except that the former should not take any ‘major policy decisions.’

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Ahmedabad

Political funding will get opaque, say experts

City remembers Siachen martyr

GU again invites applications

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Allahabad

Atiq Ahmad arrested, sent to judicial custody till 14 days

Schools sans power to see 'light' of the day

AU hall resounds with anti-VC slogans

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Bhubaneswar

Tickled by Odia food, award winning filmmaker wants to make a film on it
Award winning independent filmmaker Grace Lee expressed her interest in making a film on Odia food, known for its unique flavour and taste.

Parents oppose CBSE's decision to do away with international curriculum
Parents expressed displeasure and concern over the decision of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to scrap its international curriculum CBSE-I from the coming academic session.

Panchayat polls: Campaign for 1st phase election ends in Odisha

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Bhopal

BJP has nothing to do with ISI suspects, says party's MP unit chief

Shoes a strict no for Madhya Pradesh PSC exam

'Jinn' accused of rape, fails potency test in Madhya Pradesh

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Chandigarh

CBI forwards RTI activist's plaint on Priyanka Gandhi land deal case to VB

With more demand during Valentine's, flower growers make profit

'Himachal cannot regularize encroachments on forest land'

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