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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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Pakistan violates truce in J&K for 3rd time in 24 hours
Sunday’s firing partially damaged the Trade Felicitation Centre (TFC), Chaka da Bagh, in Poonch and forced authorities to suspend the Jammu-Rawalkote bus service, sources from Poonch said. “The Pakistani Army fired unprovoked in Poonch sector from 0640 hours on Monday,” Jammu defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Mehta said.

'There is a need to create jobs to avoid social unrest'

Now, an oral pill to help IVF process

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Business

Facebook says its data can't be used for 'surveillance'
The company said Monday that it is making an existing policy "explicit." Facebook says it has already taken action against developers who created or marketed tools meant to be used for surveillance.

Intel puts self-driving pedal to financial metal
Intel has put the self-driving pedal to the financial metal. Buying Mobileye for $15.3 billion values the autonomous-car parts supplier at 30 times this year's estimated revenue, according to Thomson Reuters data. Justifying such a racy price tag will take some doing.

China warns of trade war if US imposes tariffs on goods
China's Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, told media last week that China and the US are interdependent, and bilateral trade relations affect not just the two countries but the world.

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Environment

Arctic ice loss driven by natural swings: Study
The study indicates that an ice-free Arctic Ocean, often feared to be just years away, in one of the starkest signs of man-made global warming, could be delayed if nature swings back to a cooler mode.

Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs
The world has lost roughly half its coral reefs in the last 30 years. Scientists are now scrambling to ensure that at least a fraction of these unique ecosystems survives beyond the next three decades. The health of the planet depends on it: Coral reefs support a quarter of all marine species, as well as half a billion people around the world.

Despite poaching, South Africa plans for rhino horn trade
South Africa's government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos will be more vulnerable to poachers after a record slaughter in the past decade.

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World

Germany's Merkel delays White House visit due to storm
A powerful nor'easter in the forecast has delayed a meeting between President Donald Trump and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, until later this week.White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed until Friday because of the coming storm.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

Moderate earthquake shakes Myanmar's biggest city
A moderate earthquake shook Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Monday night, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. Myanmar is in an active earthquake belt, though many of the quakes occur in sparsely populated areas, causing relatively little damage.

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Entertainment

Suniel Shetty happy with daughter Athiya Shetty's professional choices
Actor Suniel Shetty is happy with the professional choices that his daughter Athiya is making.

Shraddha Kapoor's mantra for a fun-filled Holi bash!
When we picture Shraddha Kapoor, the first thing that comes to mind is her radiant skin and beautiful tresses.

In Pics: Bollywood celebrates the festival of colours in style
Each year Bollywood celebrities celebrate the festival of colours in style by either going out and partying hard with their fellow filmy folk or staying in with loved ones and sending fans their heartiest wishes.

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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

Kohli slips one place, Ashwin back as top all-rounder
Indian captain Virat Kohli slipped one place to fourth while R Ashwin was back as top all-rounder as well as maintaining his number one place among bowlers in the ICC Test rankings released on Monday.

Champions Trophy would decide Dhoni's fate: Coach
The Champions Trophy, to be held in three months' time, would decide the fate of India's most successful cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, his childhood coach Keshav Banerjee said. One of the best finishers of the world, he still has a sharp brain despite drop in success ratio, Banerjee feels.

India v Australia: Pressure is right on India, says Lyon
Australia's leading spinner Nathan Lyon on Monday said the "pressure is right on India" in the ongoing four-match Test series and patted his team for its fighting display in the last two games.

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Technology

7 cool smartphones set to launch in India soon

Holi 2017: Google celebrates festival of colours
Google has wished all its users a very Happy Holi. The company has 'doodled' Holi greetings on its search home page with a colourful 'logo'. The letters of the word 'Google' have got a colourful hue keeping in with the spirit of the festival of colours.

Not happy with your online shopping? You can seek redressal now
In the pilot phase, the first Online Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC) set up by the Consumer Law and Practice at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, is dealing with complaints pertaining to the e-commerce sector.

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Education

29% women do not pursue MBA Programme due to financial constraints, finds GMAC
A white paper from US-based Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which conducts GMAT, has revealed that one in every three women around the world does not choose MBA due to financial constraints. The bleak observation came on International Women’s Day.

Sanchi University to introduce 5-year integrated course in Mandarin
The Chinese language is so much in demand that Madhya Pradesh government has decided to introduce a five-year integrated course in Mandarin at its Sanchi University of Buddhist India-Indic Studies, 40 kilometers from Bhopal, from the next academic session.

Second phase of digital financial literacy campaign from May

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Mumbai

Export fiasco: Grape growers seek Rs 150 crore

In jail, yet Chhagan Bhujbal keeps an eye on House

Desperate for money, Rajan aide switching loyalty: Police

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Delhi

Student doing MPhil in JNU commits suicide
The news comes a year after Rohith Vemula’s death that jolted the entire nation.

Girls at two Delhi University hostels can't step out on Holi
Delhi University's two hostels for girls have barred the boarders from stepping out on Holi, drawing sharp reactions from students who termed the move as "arbitrary".

No cosying up with co-rider, drunken puking in cab: Uber

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Bangalore

Disguised as a flying-squad member, lecturer tries to leak PU paper on WhatsApp
Memories of last year's paper leak fiasco returned to haunt students taking the II PU exams on Monday when pictures of the accountancy question paper appeared on WhatsApp. At 12.30pm, exactly two hours after the exam began, deputy commissioner of Raichur, Gautham Bagadi, received information that the incident occurred in one of the centres under his jurisdiction.

Nigerian dies in accident; Africans cry murder
The Deceased Was Allegedly Seen Last With Plainclothes Police Officers

Parking at Metro stations not allowed beyond train hours: BMRC

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Hyderabad

Finiance minister Etala Rajendra's budget gives shepherds & co lifeline
The Telangana budget for 2017-18 presented by finance minister Etela Rajendra on Monday has championed the cause of the backward classses as propounded by chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

Family got employed a day before tragedy

Anger erupts as victims' kin refuse to hand bodies

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Chennai

Celebrating with another slice of Pi

Student from Bihar found dead

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Ahmedabad

'People will give BJP a befitting reply'
In another show of unity between Kadva and Leuva Patels, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) organized a massive roadshow in Patel-dominated Jamnagar district and announced intensifying their agitation for quota.

Kandla Port to raise Rs 1,000 crore via ECBs to fund expansion projects

Chill returns, city hopes for sunny Dhuleti spell

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Allahabad

Rani versus Rani fight helps lotus bloom on Gandhi turf
The Congress-SP alliance could have fared better despite the BJP sweep if it has not been for its internal squabbling over seat-sharing.

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

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Bhubaneswar

AICC leader in-charge of Odisha B K Hariprasad resigns

One hurt in communal clash in Odisha's Khurda

Sambalpur local poll: BJP Zilla Parishad members clash with each other
The BJP on Sunday faced an embarrassing moment when nine of its newly-elected Zilla Parishad (ZP) members voted against party's nominee for ZP chairperson post in Sambalpur district resulting in his defeat.

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Bhopal

6 girls of same Madhya Pradesh school kill themselves in 3 weeks
They all studied in Saphi Higher Secondary School and hanged themselves in their respective homes without leaving suicide notes. The school is 25km from the Sidhi district headquarters and about 750km from Bhopal. The girls were of varying ages, studied in different classes and lived in different villages.

Desi 'Submarines' - a new arm of sand mafia in Chambal region
Illegal sand mining is drilling deeper into Madhya Pradesh with frequent clashes between different factions being reported across different parts of the state.

Ujjain-Bhopal blast: Rajasthan, Kerala on Atif module's hit list
Atif Muzaffar, the self-motivated ‘jihadist’ behind Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast, and his Uttar Pradesh-based module had more deadly plan up their sleeves as they had conducted a recce of Kerala and Rajasthan to carry out serial terror strikes, said police officials who interrogated him.

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Chandigarh

Three journalists get elected to Punjab assembly on AAP ticket

Punjabi model shines on cover of Canadian beauty magazine 'Glow'
Punjabi origin model based in Canada Bali Kaur Bassi has made a mark in the modelling world of Canada. Bali has got the distinction of being the first Punjabi Canadian model to be on the cover of Canada’ beauty magazine ‘Glow’.

`I'm an anpad fauji, who took on IITians and corporates'
Having led Congress to a massive victory in Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh is arguably in the most envious position both outside and within the party. Before he met governor V P Singh Badnore on Sunday to stake claim to form the government.

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