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Monday, March 06, 2017

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19 aborted female foetuses found dumped in Maharashtra's Sangli
Nineteen aborted female foetuses were found dumped near a stream at a village in Sangli district of western Maharashtra, police said. Probing the case of a pregnant woman's death during abortion, the police had reached the stream in Mhaisal village where it found the foetuses.

Stinking toilet grounds flight
A few minutes into the flight, the 188 passengers on a Bangalore-Delhi SpiceJet flight complained of the smell coming from the lavatory. The smell kept getting stronger and soon became impossible for the crew and passengers to bear. The pilots then decided to land at the nearest airport, Hyderabad.

Pop ways to prep Pappu about sex
Rather than treating pop culture, media, gossip and peer education as “inferior” or “bad” sources of information, these “stepsources” should be taken seriously, argues Ketaki Chowkhani in her recent doctoral research on sex education. “

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Business

BSE hikes annual fee for listed firms for FY18
"The exchange has revised its annual listing fees (for 2017-18) to be paid by the listed entities for listing of its securities on the exchange," BSE said in a circular. "The new annual listing fees would be effective from April 1, 2017," it added.

HDFC Bank launches Artificial Intelligence driven chatbot EVA
HDFC Bank today announced the launch of an electronic virtual assistant (EVA), an artificial intelligence-driven chatbot, for customer services. Eva is India's first AI-based banking chatbot and can answer millions of customer queries instantly, HDFC Bank said in a statement.

China cuts growth goal, puts focus on reform
China aims to expand its economy by around 6.5 percent. China set a target of 6.5 to 7 percent last year and ultimately achieved 6.7 percent growth, supported by record bank loans, a speculative housing boom and billions in government investment.

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Environment

In a first, Centre launches survey to ascertain Gangetic dolphin numbers
The survey will create a baseline scientific data for the govt to take suitable measures to improve quality of the river water, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has said. The 1st leg of the census was launched on March 1 from Narora in UP to Bijnor, covering nearly 165 km.

Here's why pandas became black and white
A study has found that most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The arms and legs are black, helping it to hide in shade. This dual colouration stems from its poor diet of bamboo & inability to digest a broader variety of plants.

Won't stop public display of penguins at Byculla zoo: HC

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World

Donald Trump seeks Congress' help on wiretap claim; FBI disputes it
President Donald Trump turned to Congress on Sunday for help finding evidence to support his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during the election. Obama's intelligence chief said no such action was ever carried out, and a U.S. official said the FBI has asked the Justice Department to dispute the allegation.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

White House asks Congress to probe whether Obama ordered wiretap
The White House on Sunday requested the US Congress examine whether the Obama administration abused its executive "investigative authority" during the 2016 campaign, as part of the ongoing congressional probe into Russia's influence on the US presidential election.

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Entertainment

Mahesh Bhatt: There is no official ban on Pak artists

Tusshar: KJo will be an excellent father

'Raabta' seeks inspiration from '300'

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Science

Data bank of future: Comp OS, movie stored in DNA
Humanity may soon generate more data than hard drives or magnetic tape can handle, a problem that has scientists turning to nature's age-old solution for information-storage -DNA.

How hand sanitisers can harm children
Scientists have warned that hand sanitisers might do more harm than good. They have found these alcohol-based, scented products might tempt young kids to swallow the substance -leading to stomach pain, nausea, apnea and even coma.

UN studies ancient Maya structure for hurricane prediction

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Sports

2nd Test: Renshaw, Marsh put Australia in lead
Australia managed to stay ahead mainly riding on Matt Renshaw and Shaun Marsh supreme effort in the middle, battling a difficult pitch and a disciplined Indian bowling attack on day two. Australia finished the day on 237 for six, with a lead of 48 runs.

Matt Renshaw laughs off Virat Kohli's 'toilet' sledge
Young Australian opener Matt Renshaw has belied his age with the way he has batted so far on the tour of India and on Sunday, he was equally impressive in negotiating the constant sledging from Virat Kohli.

There's nothing wrong with Indian batting line-up: Pujara
Indian batsmen have been outwitted by Australian spinners in the ongoing Test series but Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday insisted that there is "nothing wrong" with their batting line-up.

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Technology

Flipkart plans to increase hiring in 2017
E-commerce major Flipkart is looking to hire 20-30% more people in 2017 compared to last year even as rival Snapdeal hands out pink slips to its employees.

India to gets its own MWC: COAI
India will organise its first mobile congress in September with a special focus on reaching out to the South East Asian markets.

Aadhaar data base fully safe and secure: UIDAI
Dismissing reports of misuse of biometrics data, the government today said Aadhaar-based authentication is "fully safe and secure".

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Education

Supreme Court stays upper age limit for students fixed by Bar Council of India for admission to LLB

Supreme Court issues notices to Centre, MCI over exclusion of Urdu in NEET

SC notice to Centre, CBSE for inclusion of Urdu in NEET
Currently, NEET - a common entrance test for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses across the country - is being conducted in ten languages: Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese, Telegu, Tamil and Kannada languages.

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Mumbai

Man who sent threat email to RBI governor studied abroad
The 34-year-old Nagpur resident, Vaibhav Baddalwar, who was arrested for allegedly sending a threat email to RBI governor Urjit Patel is a highly qualified tech professional who has studied abroad.

Maharashtra CM has last laugh as Sena mantris put up happy front
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has managed to paper over tensions with ally Shiv Sena by conceding key positions in the BMC, including the mayor's office and chairmanships of a slew of civic committees, to the latter.

Powerboats run into quagmire of civic rules
It is rare for Mumbai to host an international sporting event, but civic agencies in the city did precious little to encourage the one that came along this weekend.

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Delhi

Industry-funded research plays down risk from mobiles: Study
Is radiation from mobile phones harmful? Multiple studies globally have not conclusively reached an answer.

Manish Sisodia projects AAP as a clean option
With the Aam Aadmi Party making its municipal poll debut, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday made a strong pitch for a corruption-free corporation if voted to power.

Swaraj India has a plan for 'Saaf Dilli'
Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India, which will make its electoral debut in the civic elections, released its vision document, ‘Saaf Dil, Saaf Dilli’, for municipal governance on Sunday.

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Bangalore

Shalini Saraswathi: Smell the roses and be happy right now
This is the philosophy that quadruple amputee Shalini Saraswathi lives by: #noconditionsapply

Cop with dual identity finds himself in tight spot
A head constable at the Jayanagar police station moonlights as a farmer in his village in Kanakapura and has accepted a grant of land from the government. The case has landed up in Karnataka high court.

Kolar gold fields might reopen and clear workers unpaid dues

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Hyderabad

Osmania University graduates blacklisted by firms during 1969 Telangana stir
The excellence of Osmania University in academics notwithstanding there was a time when private companies and individual employers chose not to recruit students graduating from the university.

Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh fail to react to widow's FB post
After taking the pains to write a lengthy facebook post on the murder of her husband and tagging film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, Sunayana Dumala remains disappointed because she is yet to get any reaction from the actors.

We shall overcome, sing Indians in US
Holding hands in front of the White House, a group of Indian-Americans sang “Hum Honge Kamyab“ to honour victims of the Kansas hate crime on Saturday.

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Chennai

Here's a fix for 'filthy' restaurants
In January, a TOI report had revealed that hotel menu cards could be 100 times dirtier than a toilet.

Lorry associations threaten to strike over price hike
Increase Will Impact Tanker Water Supply

Hyderabad an affordable getaway for the weekend
Hyderabad may be the best domestic destination to select for Chennaiites as fares and hotel rates for advance booking are cheaper than in Bengaluru, for advance booking for a weekend travel.

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Ahmedabad

Woman raped in ritual for rain of money
In a peculiar case of rape, a 27-year-old woman of Daskroi taluka has alleged that a tantrik, Prakash alias Bapu Suthar, of Vatva had raped her on the pretext of performing a ritual that would cause a rain of currency notes.

FSL gives data from IS suspects' laptop, cellphones to ATS
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has handed over the complete details of the data collected from the laptop and cellphones of Waseem Ramodiya and his brother Naeem, who were arrested for the suspected links with the ISIS.

Extension veteran in DGP office finally retires
The state government’s refusal of an eighth extension to PVK Chandrashekaran, the retired private secretary of the DGP, almost led to an ugly spat between two camps of IPS officers.

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Allahabad

Away from communal strife, a Mughal-Rajput bonding
Nawal Singh was a Sikarwar Rajput before he converted and became Deendar Khan, a well-built Mughal warrior. An adopted son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, the legacy of Deendar Khan is alive in Dildarnagar, a town dominated by Muslim pathans in Ghazipur, after three centuries.

Priest enters fray to change BJP's fortunes
In a first, a teerth purohit (pilgrim priest) is contesting elections from Mirzapur's Sadar seat. Fielded by Bharatiya Janata Party, the candidate Ratnakar Mishra is no less than the party's chief priest.

After nine months of Jawahar Bagh violence, Allahabad High Court orders CBI inquiry
In a major setback to the UP government, the Allahabad high court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into the Jawahar Bagh violence that claimed 29 lives, including that of two police officials, and left over 100 injured in Mathura on June 2 last, following a botched operation to evict cult leader, Ram Vriksha Yadav and his Swadhin Bharat Vidhik Satyagrah followers.

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Bhubaneswar

Over 150 ration cards of Keonjhar found in Dhenkanal roadside

How the lotus bloomed on the Eastern front
The BJP’s vastly improved performance in the zilla parishad polls in Odisha bodes well for the party, but it will take a lot more to unseat Naveen Patnaik in 2019.

Fifty startups among 250 entrepreneurs take part in MSME trade fair

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Bhopal

Movement around MANIT pond continues, no security check at spot
A day after the tragic death of a student in a pond on MANIT campus, the movement of students around the water body continued while there was neither any deployment of security personnel nor any fencing put up around it to curb the recurrence of such incidents.

Uzbek girl thrown out of car, police contest claim
An Uzbek girl, who was accompanying a businessman friend on his trip to Bhopal, was allegedly thrown out by him from a car late Saturday night. She was accompanied by another friend, who was with her at the time of incident. Police said girls didn’t file a complaint against the businessman.

Uplift state of sanitary workers:Shivraj Singh Chouhan on B'day
A day after making a slew of announcements for the Scheduled Caste at Sant Ravidas Mahakumbh in Sagar, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday, his birthday, told the Kamgaar Vitta Aayog to uplift the state of sanitary workers.

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Chandigarh

Mewat pill fear: Authorities blame rumour, illiteracy for controversy
Amid rumours of side effects like impotency related to intake of dietary supplements given to children, families of eight villages in Mewat have stopped sending their wards to school since Friday.

School for special children in Kangra faces closure
Despite being one of the largest districts of the state, Kangra has only one school for special children — Harmony through Education India. Started by a US philanthropist, Seth Shefferper, in 2008, the institute is in dire need of funds or may face closure. Presently, there are 42 children in the school, who come from different parts of the district.

Priyanka's Shimla land deals get DC's clean chit
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did not violate any laws of Himachal Pradesh in purchasing land on three occasions in Shimla, the deputy commissioner (DC) of the hill state’s capital informed the CBI in a letter dated October 18, 2016.

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