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Thursday, February 23, 2017

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Raja Ravi Varma work up for sale in New York
A Raja Ravi Varma will be up for auction at Sotheby's New York sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art on March 14. But before that, Sotheby's international team brings the painting to New Delhi to showcase it at the Leela Palace on February 24 and 25.

Maneka Gandhi calls caesarean section surgeries a racket
An alarming rise in caesarean section surgeries in India, mainly in private hospitals, has come under the scanner leading to over 1.3 lakh people signing an online petition, seeking government intervention to bring in accountability and transparency in institutional deliveries.

As law colleges mushroom, concern over quality of advocates being churned out
It could be easier to get permission to start a law college in India than to get a law degree. A list of law colleges across the country prepared by the Bar Council of India shows that UP has the largest number of 350 law colleges, and one of its little known universities, Shri Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University in Kanpur, has 88 colleges affiliated to it awarding law degrees.

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Business

Bonds drop, call rates finish higher
Government bonds (G-Secs) dropped further on sustained selling pressure from banks and corporates, but the overnight call money rates finished higher due to rising demand from borrowing banks amid tight liquidity in the banking system.

Airlines woo fliers with cheap fares, free tickets
Air India and SpiceJet on Wednesday came out with offers, including free tickets, to attract more fliers amid stiff competition. While Air India is giving one ticket free for every booking in First Class and Business Class, SpiceJet would be offering tickets priced as low as Rs 777 on select routes.

India's GDP can slow to 6.6% post note ban, touch 8% in few years: IMF
India's growth is projected to slow to 6.6 per cent in 2016-17 fiscal due to effects from the demonetisation exercise. However the impact will be felt only in the short term, and the economy can bounce back to its expected growth of more than eight per cent in the next few years.

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Environment

Health ministry to study deaths due to pollution soon
"There is a speciality in India. We are less influenced by things which are Indian and more by those coming from outside. There are many serious institutions in India, NGOs, govt organisations which do research on this issue. And a proud country always trusts in its own data," he said.

Scientists find new miniature frog species in India
The researchers, who spent five years exploring the lush Western Ghats mountains, said the tiny amphibians were there in abundance but had likely been overlooked because of their size. They also found three other species of night frogs, according to the report in the PeerJ medical sciences journal.

'Bird Survey-2017' to be taken up at Kanha Tiger Reserve
A survey of various species of birds would be taken up next month in Madhya Pradesh's famous Kanha Tiger Reserve with the active participation of bird enthusiasts. The Reserve's management has sought the active participation from the bird enthusiasts for this survey.

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World

North Korea diplomat wanted over Kim killing: Malaysia
Malaysian etectives probing the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother want to question the North Korean embassy's second secretary, Hyon Kwang Song, as well as a North Korean airline employee called Kim Uk Il

Why immigrants are rushing to apply for US citizenship

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Casting Ouch! The open dirty secret of showbiz

Check out Alia Bhatt's best fashion statements

Watch: Rajkummar Rao's intriguing 'Trapped' trailer
As per the trailer, 'Trapped' is a survival-drama-thriller about a man, played by Rao, who gets trapped in his own apartment in one of Mumbai’s high-rise buildings, with no escape route.

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Science

Monster pulsar discovered 50 million light years away

Indigenous cryogenic engine C25 feat to propel GSLV-Mk III launch in April

Nuclear power could soon be harnessed from oceans

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Sports

It's not right time to pass judgment on my captaincy: Virat Kohli
Indian skipper Virat Kohli maintained that captain was only as good as his team, refusing a verdict on his leadership and added that when you are leader of the side batting becomes a more serious job.

I always wanted to bat like Sehwag, says Gavaskar
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday said the current Indian team under Virat Kohli was "fulfilling my dreams". "What Kohli and his boys have done is amazing. Such a run of Test wins is amazing. They are fulfilling my dreams," said the Little Master.

1st Test: Odds against Aus as they seek Asia turnaround
Australia have lost their last nine Test matches in Asia, and stopping the top-ranked team will take something extraordinary.

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Technology

HP introduces 'Omen' gaming laptops and desktops range in India
HP today unveiled its ‘Omen by HP’ gaming laptop and desktop portfolio for the Indian gaming market.

Apple Watch Series 3 may sport 'new touchscreen'
According to the report, the supplier of the G/F (glass-film) touch solution will be Taiwan-based General Interface Solution or Hong Kong-based Biel Crystal Manufactory.

Samsung Galaxy S8 leaked in live images, Apps Edge interface and more seen
One of the leaked live shots show the complete front-facing panel with on-screen navigation buttons of Galaxy S8 (or the Galaxy S8+).

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Education

Delhi govt to launch mobile app for school management bodies

By next year, centralised admissions for nursery

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Mumbai

Shiv devotees & poll winners set to throng temples tomorrow

Owner, manager arrested for Bhiwandi factory fire

IPS officer on 'unauthorized leave' for 12 years sacked

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Delhi

Delhi University: Students clash at North Campus, cops beat and threaten scribes
Delhi University's North Campus witnessed a string of violent clashes on Wednesday between two groups after Ramjas College students, supported by members of left outfits, called for a protest march against Delhi University Students' Union (Dusu) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for allegedly disrupting a seminar titled "Cultures of Protest".

All 4 monitor lizards at Delhi zoo dead
The incident reportedly took place on January 28, with two lizards dying on February 1 and 2. The two remaining lizards were kept under special care, but were unable to recover and died on February 11 and 15.

SBI ATM dispenses fake notes from 'Children Bank'
Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes dispensed from the SBI ATM said “Children Bank of India” in English and “Bharatiya Manoranjan Bank” in Hindi. He informed the cops, a policeman from the Sangam Vihar police station withdrew notes from the ATM. He too received the fake notes, after which a case was registered at the police station.

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Bangalore

Man narrates ordeal at hands of lenders in selfie-video, ends life
A textile merchant shot a selfie-video narrating how his lenders were harassing him, before hanging himself from the ceiling of his house at Maruthinagar, Kengeri, in west Bengaluru, at noon on Tuesday.

Uber office vandalized in Bengaluru
Cabbies operating for various aggregators threatened to stay off the roads on Thursday. The move comes after the HSR Layout VII Sector office of cab-hailing aggregator Uber was stoned on Wednesday by persons claiming to be drivers.

India unlikely to meet reforestation targets it committed to in 2015, says expert

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Hyderabad

Can't swallow dissent, TRS feels it's sole custodian of statehood rights & destiny
Mentor's Revolt Hurts Regime's Poll Narrative

Social media bombed with pics, past comradeship boomerangs on KCR

Cops' pre-dawn swoop ends TJAC rally before it begins
Kodandaram Vows To Keep Agitation Alive

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Chennai

Chennai to remain hot and dry till end of February
The temperature have been steadily soaring over the past week and city residents will have to brace up for warmer days.

4 suspects arrested on robbery charges
City police on Tuesday arrested four suspects involved in a robbery reported in Elephant Gate area on Monday night.

Chennai homemaker's kolam pieces stun aficionados, netizens
It's a Raja Ravi Varma painting. Only it isn't. It's a five-foot kolam 'framed' on the floor of Mangalam Srinivasan's home in Srirangam, Tiruchy, and just one of the 51-year-old home-maker's intricate, elaborate, exquisitely created designs that has made her quite the sensation on Facebook.

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Ahmedabad

Alpesh threatens to lock Nano plant today

Muslim constable moves Gujarat HC to keep his beard

Gujarat further tightens prohibition

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Allahabad

Big guns fire in Allahabad, but where is Mayawati?
Exactly halfway through the seven-phase elections in UP, and there's still no perceptible wave for any party or combine. With no clear frontrunner in sight, the game remains open.

Akhilesh Yadav turns on charm, promises 24-hour power
Akhilesh attacked the prime minister once again on his (Modi) allegation that there is discrimination in distribution of power in the state and asked him to swear by Mother Ganga if there is any disparity.

Phulpur's 'PM house' laments Congress' decline
From first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his successors Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi to Janata Dal’s Vishwanath Pratap Singh, all had frequented the house of Bhure Vaidya.

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Bhubaneswar

CBI questions Balasore cooperative officers in Seashore scam
Some functionaries of the office of deputy registrar of cooperative societies in Balasore district have come under the scanner of CBI for their suspected links in Seashore Group chit fund scam.

Sickle Cell Disease may be included in National Health Mission
National Health Mission (NHM) would formulate a national programme to tackle sickle cell disease on the basis of recommendations of the third Global Congress on Sickle Cell Diseases, started here on Wednesday.

Yoga to keep you cool during exam
As countdown has begun for the annual board exams students are experiencing high stress levels, anxiety and pressure to do well in the exam.

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Bhopal

Congress promises to forget factional feuds in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh assembly pays tributes to departed leaders
Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned on Wednesday, the second day of the budget session, after paying tributes to departed leaders, including BJP veteran and former chief minister Sundarlal Patwa, and martyrs of Indian army, Hawaldar Vijay Kumar Shukla and Sepoy Devendra Kumar Soni.

Agitation a flop show of Congress factions: Madhya Pradesh BJP
Madhya Pradesh BJP has dubbed the Congress protest rally a flop show and a futile attempt at unity by faction-riven party.

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Chandigarh

Brahmin adopted by SCs can get quota job, says Punjab and Haryana HC
In an order that will have wide-ranging ramifications, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held that such a person cannot be denied a government job under the reserved category.

Disproportionate assets case: Court seeks CBI reply on Ajay Chautala's transfer plea
District Judge Ravinder Kaur issued notice to CBI on the plea and listed it for filing of reply and hearing arguments on March 3.

Man flees after sodomising minor
A man fled after allegedly subjecting a seven-year-old boy to sexual abuse in Radaur town of Yamunanagar district on Tuesday. The accused lured the boy by promising to take him on a ride at a fair when the victim was playing with other children outside his home.

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