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Found my son hanging in another room: Ziyauddin Raza's father

Robbed by eagle, woman refunded by Texas man
A local daily wager who lost her life's savings when an eagle flew away with them received help from a man based 13,000km away in the US.

Rules bent to give govt job to Geelani's grandson during 2016 Kashmir unrest
When scores of Kashmiri mothers were receiving bodies of their sons covered in shrouds everyday on calls of strike by pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani throughout the latter half of 2016, his grandson managed to get an out-of-turn job with the J&K government run by the PDP-BJP coalition.

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Business

Government asks banks to enable m-banking for all by March 31
The government has instructed banks to link all savings accounts with mobile and Aadhaar numbers by March 31, 2017, and enable mobile banking for such customers.

Gold, silver dip on reduced demand, global cues
Gold continued its downtrend for the fourth straight session on Friday, falling Rs 260 to Rs 29,145 per 10 grams at the bullion market due to heavy sell-off by stockists and investors amid bearish global cues. Silver too slumped by Rs 1,250 per kg to Rs 42,850, owing to hectic speculative selling.

Sensex logs 1st fall in 6 weeks as Fed worries stay

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Environment

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

Pune NGT asks builder to pay Rs 40 lakh for 'green damage'

Centre clears Ganga cleaning projects for Patna

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World

Mexico launches nationwide effort to help migrants
Not only is the Mexican government not building a wall; it's spending $50 million to beef up its legal aid to migrants who fear deportation, a response to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Hundreds of suspected militants detained in Pakistan sweep
Police on Friday said about 1,300 suspected militants were arrested in a sweep of hideouts in Pakistan. The roughly two-week operation comes despite the provincial law minister's defence of some groups designated as terrorist organisations and banned by Pakistan but resurrected under new names.

Pence used a private email account to conduct state business
US Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana's governor, according to public records obtained by the Indianapolis Star.

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Entertainment

Alia: Why apply conditions to your dreams?

Ileana D'Cruz: I was eve-teased when I was 16

This throwback picture of Karisma and Kareena Kapoor Khan twinning as little girls is going viral
Sisters Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan have many things in common – their sharp eye for fashion being one of them.

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Science

Nasa to help astronauts grow their food in space
Nasa is sending a self-sufficient plant growth system to the International Space Station (ISS) that will help astronauts grow their own food during deep-space exploration missions. The new plant system will this month join “Veggie“ -Nasa's first fresh food growth system already active on ISS.

Soon, a 'magic' DNA computer that grows itself
Scientists have designed a new, super-fast form of a “magic“ computer made of DNA molecules that grows as it computes and can outperform all standard systems in solving practical problems.

Organ banks for transplants may become a reality
A new scientific advance can boost the number of donated organs available for transplant, and reduce a critical shortage that leads to thousands of deaths each year. Deep freezing organs and tissue through cryopreservation has been possible since 1980s, but rewarming them without cooking or destroying the tissue has proven difficult.

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Sports

2nd Test: Series on the line for India after shock defeat
Stung by the humiliating defeat in the series-opener, Virat Kohli will face the toughest battle of his fledgling captaincy career when India take on a resurgent Australia in the second Test in Bangalore.

Kerala HC sends notice to BCCI on Sreesanth's plea
The Kerala High Court on Friday issued notice to the BCCI on a plea filed by tainted Indian cricketer S Sreesanth, challenging the life ban imposed on him by the disciplinary committee of the cricket body.

You'll not see Pune-like bad performance again: Kohli
Ahead of the second Test against Australia starting on Saturday, captain Virat Kohli said the hosts have learnt their lessons from the debacle, adding that it was a rare collective failure for the Indians.

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Technology

Reliance Jio says it's 'well positioned' to get over 50% market share by 2021
The country's data market will touch Rs 3 lakh crore by 2020-21, newcomer Reliance Jio has estimated, while claiming it is "well positioned" to achieve over 50% revenue market share.

Google's own Chromebooks are not 'dead', clears company executive
In a tweet, he has mentioned that for now, the company has no plans to share anything about its own line-up of Chromebooks.

Google's Apple Siri rival may come to iPhones, hints company executive
Google seems to be open to the idea of bringing its AI on rival Apple’s platform, which already has its own Siri digital voice assistant. But it is unlikely that Apple will allow Google Assistant’s integration in its own mobile OS.

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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

Sons, daughter-in-law kill man who blew Rs 15 lakh on gambling
A 57-year-old Kalyan resident was murdered by his sons and a daughter-in-law allegedly for blowing up Rs 15 lakh on online lotteries and airing his plans to sell their family home to continue paying for his addiction.

Model held for crying bomb before boarding flight in Mumbai
An Andheri woman was arrested after she triggered panic at Sahar airport’s T2 on Thursday night by asking security to “check her friend’s handbag carefully as it had a bomb inside” and then getting into an argument with CISF officials.

'List steps taken to tackle Kanjur dump pollution'

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Delhi

Why are only NDMC areas in Smart City plan: Manish Sisodia
Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday raised questions on the Centre for choosing NDMC areas for the ambitious Smart City project pointing out that the area has only 2% of Delhi's population.

Scrutiny of poll candidates on in Congress war room
The Congress war room is abuzz with frenetic activity these days. The fate of 10,448 ticket-seekers is being decided with the help of latest technology as only 272 will get to contest the municipal polls in April.

Polls near, mayors on inauguration spree
The mayors of the capital's three municipal corporations, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and Congress state president Ajay Maken, among other politicians, are pressed for time.

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Bangalore

Railway mail service: Letterboxes back on three trains
In an age where communication is largely digital, and even personal messages seldom exceed 140 characters, the idea of reclining on one's chair and penning one's thoughts on paper can appear quaint, even idyllic.

Traffic crawls, Whitefield is toughest to reach: Survey
For employees in Bengaluru working in companies located far away from their dwellings, it's a constant and defeating exercise to beat the city's mounting traffic to reach work on time.

Girl found dead, cops suspect black magic
A nine-year-old girl missing since February 28 from her house in Magadi, 35km from the city , was found murdered on Friday.

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Hyderabad

WhatsApp talaq: Techie in US booked on wife's plea
A 20-year-old housewife lodged a complaint with the Moghulpura police against her husband and in-law's after she was divorced by her US based husband through a WhatsApp message.

Telangana to bail out discoms of Rs 8,000 crore debt

Ramannakunta to get back lost glory, Army allows restoration
The Ramannakunta lake will soon be restored to its original glory, as the Army has agreed to grant permission for work on the lake restoration.

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Chennai

Auto driver returns jewellery

Tondiarpet, not Royapuram, to be city's 4th rail terminal

Anbumani seeks 'clear policy' on water allotment to firms in TN
A day after the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court revoked the order banning Pepsi and Coca Cola from using water from the Thamirabarani river, PMK leader and MP Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday urged the Tamil Nadu government to come out with a "clear policy" on water supply to companies.

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Ahmedabad

Ela Bhatt to be felicitated by WPDO

HC quashes FIR against bootlegger

Skills seminar today for HSC teachers

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Allahabad

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.

No let-up in chaos, Allahabad University suspends exams
As per police reports, the accused had threatened Sahay to withdraw the strike.On his refusal, Rana and his aides attacked Sahay.

Loo and behold! Are city toilets a British-era legacy?
The bylaws called for separate toilets for male and female employees in all workplaces and it was mandatory to specify in writing whether the toilets were meant for males or females.

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Bhubaneswar

NHRC issues notice to Bargarh SP on death of father, son in electrocution

Odisha school teachers threaten statewide stir on March 15

RIE chemistry lab explosion injures 3 students
Three students of Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, were injured on Friday in a minor explosion at the Chemistry Lab of the institute. The incident happened when the students were doing experiments on chemicals.

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Bhopal

Police oficer, missing for 2 yrs, found at a lodge in Khargone

Fat-shamed Neemuch cop undergoes surgery

Glanders outbreak in Gwalior, 7 horses dead , several test positive

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Chandigarh

Medical college row: Dhumal, Thakur confront each other in assembly
On the issue of opening medical colleges, especially ESIC medical college at Ner Chowk in Mandi district, leader of opposition Prem Kumar Dhumal and health minister Kaul Singh Thakur came face to face inside assembly on Friday. Dhumal even alleged that minister had tried to mislead the house.

Woman accuses landlord of raping her in front of her 3 kids
A landlord allegedly raped a woman in front of her three children at her rented accommodation on Thursday.

2 days on, police hunt for man accused of abusing minor boy
Two days after police booked a youth for sexually abusing a minor, the accused remains at large. Police are trying to ascertain if the accused uploaded a video of the act on Facebook or if it was someone else.

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