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Sunday, March 12, 2017

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India and Pakistan summon each other's envoys
"The government registered its strong protest at the fatal casualty of an Indian soldier in unprovoked firing by Pakistan forces on 9 March 2017," the MEA said.

Jet redux in Hungary's AI air scare case
Jet's Mumbai-London flight had also gone incommunicado for possibly the same reasons on February 16.

12 CRPF personnel killed in Maoist ambush in Sukma
After a brief lull, Maoists struck again in Bastar, killing 12 CRPF personnel and injuring two in strife-torn Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning.

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Business

US economy adds 235,000 new jobs in February
With February's robust job creation and an upward revision to January's numbers, the world's largest economy has added an average of 209,000 new jobs over the last three months.

India's industrial output up 2.7% in January
Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast a 0.5 percent growth in output compared with a revised 0.1 percent year-on-year fall in December.

Reliance Capital CEO Sam Ghosh quits
Sam Ghosh, who steered Reliance Capital for about 9 years as its CEO, is leaving the company to pursue other options. Ghosh had joined Reliance Capital in early 2008 and in mid-2015 was elevated to the board of the company as an executive director.

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Environment

'Climate change may drive more migration in future'
A survey of 4,000 residents of Britain, Germany, France and Norway found that most believe climate change is not a major reason for mass migration today - but about 40 percent think it will lead to an increase of migrants in the future, according to results released Wednesday.

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.

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World

Syria's Assad says priority is capturing ISIS capital Raqqa
The interview with Hong-Kong based Phoenix TV aired Saturday, Assad says another IS stronghold, Deir el-Zour, can be targeted in parallel.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

At least 30 killed in Damascus bomb targeting pilgrims
Twin bombs killed 30 people and wounded more than 40 in the Old City of Damascus today in a rare attack in the Syrian capital, a monitoring group said.

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Entertainment

Here's why the Bachchans will not throw a Holi bash this year
While several Bollywood stars will be heading out to the biggest and wildest bashes, the industry’s first family, the Bachchans will be absent from the festivities.

Sonam Kapoor responds to Kangana Ranaut's nepotism comment

Watch: Mira Rajput talks about pregnancy and losing weight the healthy way

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Science

'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 found orbiting Moon: NASA
India's first lunar probe - the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost, is still orbiting the Moon, NASA scientists have found by using a new ground-based radar technique.

Life on Mars 'more likely than previously thought'

Social media is full of sad, lonely people pretending they're OK
Nevertheless, researchers at Pittsburgh studied 1,787 adults aged 19 to 32 over the use of 11 social media sites: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google Plus, Snapchat, Reddit, Tumblr, Vine and LinkedIn.

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Sports

I can't stop responding to Ashwin, says Warner
Australian opener David Warner on Saturday said he will not back down from playing his shots against Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin despite the many risks involved in such an approach.

Pune catch was tougher than the Bengaluru one: Saha
Between his two world class catches in two cricket Tests played so far against Australia, India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha rated the one in Pune in the first rubber as tougher than his Bengaluru take.

City ease into FA Cup semis with 2-0 win at Middlesbrough
David Silva and Sergio Aguero scored in each half as Manchester City became the first team to reach the FA Cup semi-finals with a comfortable 2-0 win at Premier League rivals Middlesbrough on Saturday.

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Technology

Acer A1500 projector review: 'Essential' for daily use
We have been using the Acer A1500 for the past few weeks, and this is our take on it

Huawei P10 trumps Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus in camera tests: DxOMark
According to DxOMark, Huawei P10 scored 87 in their camera tests, which is one point more than the iPhone 7 and three points above its dual-camera sibling - iPhone 7 Plus.

This image of Google and Apple CEO together has Silicon Valley talking
Although nothing is known about what exactly Cook and Pichai discussed over the dinner, it’s quite possible that the talks centered around some of the big issues being faced by the two companies.

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Education

Second phase of digital financial literacy campaign from May

Indian student population increasing every year: Canadian Consul General

4000 medical PG seats added to streamline medical education: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government has streamlined the medical education field and created 4,000 new post-graduate seats in medical colleges which would resolve the problem of lack of doctors.

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Mumbai

At Rs 22 lakh a month, Metro gets specialist to transplant trees
Facing the heat from citizens over the indiscriminate cutting of trees for the Rs 23,000 crore Metro III project, an arborist has been appointed for a tree preservation management plan.

Ex-convicts and drug addicts from Norway build toilet for women

Court lets off doctor held for husband's murder
Four years after being accused of the murder of her husband, a sessions court on Thursday acquitted a 49-year-old doctor from Borivli after it found no evidence to hold her guilty.

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Delhi

RWAs told to remove colony speed breakers
Traffic police has issued an order to RWAs across the city to remove speed breakers in colonies in compliance with a Delhi high court directive to dismantle all those set up without permission or those not conforming to the stipulated norms.

Man ignores wife and kid, Delhi HC jails him
The Delhi high court has come to the aid of a distraught wife forced to take care of her minor son for several years.

39 new bird species flock to census list
Ahead of plans to open seven city forests for the public, department of forest and wildlife conducted a bird and butterfly census last month at the Mitraon city forest.

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Bangalore

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah will win Karnataka; I'm just an excuse, says BSY
Buoyed by the resounding victory in UP, BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday said the verdict was a referendum of change in the country. The party's chief ministerial candidate admitted that it will be PM Narendra Modi's magic wand that will work in Karnataka too.

They spread the right word, empower people who stutter
Stammering is a relatively common speech disorder that affects one in 100 people, but is poorly understood and rarely discussed. Arianne Esmeralda Sebastian, is on a mission to change the social set-up for those who suffer from this condition.

Child-friendly court a reality by June
Come June, the state's first child friendly court will deal with cases involving kids in conflict with law. To begin with, it will run from the City Civil Court premises.

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Hyderabad

Populist budget in offing, BCs set to gain most

TRS govt defends MLAs' suspension
The budget session on Saturday got off to a rocky start with two TDP MLAs A Revanth Reddy and Sandra Venkata Veeraiah, receiving suspensions for the entire budget session for disrupting governor's address on Friday.

Muslim reservation bill will be passed in budget session: K Chandrasekhar Rao
The TRS government will pass a Muslim reservation bill in the ongoing budget session.This was disclosed by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday while speaking in the Assembly.

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Chennai

Black magician, student raid grave, take away woman's body
The body in a coffin that was found at a house at MM Nagar in Perambalur on Friday, after several residents complained of foul smell, was that of a young woman who committed suicide in Chennai on January 19.

Model code of conduct brings down political posters in R K Nagar

Early detection of kidney disease saves man

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Ahmedabad

Three-day art fest in Vadnagar concludes

Owner goes green, neighbourhood's pride

Teen caught with stolen mobile phones
A team of Gandhinagar police's local crime branch (LCB) caught a youth for theft of mobile phones from a shop in Sector 24 of the state capital. The youth is a minor.

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Allahabad

Modi gujhiyas for BJP's likely win
With all exit polls predicting that the BJP would form the next government in the state and Holi coming soon after the results, a sweetmaker has been innovative enough to blend the two.

Allahabad citizens to get special variety of 'Gujia' this Holi

HC sets aside order waiving Rs 2,000 crore to be paid to canegrowers
The Allahabad high court on Thursday set aside the order passed by the state government whereby it had waived the interest of around Rs 2,000 crore payable to the cane-growers by sugarcane factories for delayed payment for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha police on high alert for Dola, Holi fest
The Odisha police on Saturday sounded an alert for Dola and Holi festivals on Sunday and Monday. Dola Yatra is being organised by people across the state in much fanfare on Sunday while Holi is being celebrated on Monday.

Aid for rain-hit farmers sought
The opposition Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party have alleged farmers sustained huge losses in rabi crops like black gram, green gram and vegetables due to untimely rain this week.

BJD finalises strategy for zilla parishad polls
To keep the flock together, the party has also issued whip to its newly-elected ZP zone candidates to vote in line with party decision.

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Bhopal

MP: No entry in tourism corporation-run hotels, resorts on Holi, Rangpanchami

Early Holi celebrations at BJP office marks saffron surge in UP

'Modi Storm' sweeps away opponents in UP, says Chouhan

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Chandigarh

Amarinder Singh led Punjab Congress wins 77 seats on his 75th birthday
Congress stormed back to office in Punjab after 10 years with a near two-third majority, riding the popularity of its veteran functionary, Captain Amarinder Singh.

Assembly polls: In Haryana, both Cong, BJP leaders have good reason to celebrate

Vigilance Bureau arrests bank manager, 2 others for fraud
Vigilance Bureau on Friday arrested State Bank of Patiala branch at Sultanpur Lodhi manager and two others in connection with misappropriation of Rs 3.71 crores through cash credit limits granted by using forged revenue papers. VB officials said that the scam could cross losses of worth Rs 15 crores and 23 persons more were involved in it.

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