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Friday, March 03, 2017

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RSS man puts Rs 1 crore bounty on Kerala CM's head
RSS Ujjain sahprachar pramukh Kundan Chandrawat announced a bounty of Rs 1crore on the head of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan for the “killing of over 300 Sangh workers“ in the state. RSS strongly condemned and dissociated itself from the controversial statement and called it a provocation to violence.

BSF 'whistleblower' Tej Bahadur Yadav cries conspiracy
BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who kicked up a controversy for his video on bad food being served to soldiers at a border post, is back in the news with another recording in which he alleges that the accounts of Pakistani “friends” on his Facebook page are a conspiracy against him.

Curfew in UP district after clashes over objectionable video clip on deities
Curfew was imposed in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Thursday following communal clashes after an inflammatory video clip shot and uploaded by two local youths went viral. One of the youths was reportedly seen using foul language for Hindu deities in the clip. Two people suffered gunshot injuries in the clashes.

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Business

US jobless claims near 44-year low
It was the 104th straight week that claims remained below 300,000, a threshold associated with a healthy labor market. That is the longest stretch since 1970, when the labor market was much smaller.

Snap's shares pop after $3.4 billion IPO
The IPO has tested investor appetite for a social media app that is beloved by teenagers and people under 30 for applying bunny faces and vomiting rainbows onto selfies, but has yet to convert "cool" into cash.

AirAsia India to fly abroad from next year
AirAsia India, Tata Sons’ JV airline with Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, plans to fly abroad from next year. Launched in 2014, the eight-aircraft strong low cost carrier (LCC) aims to have a fleet of 14 Airbus A-320s by October and then meet the requirement of having 20 planes soon to fly abroad.

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Environment

Centre clears Ganga cleaning projects for Patna

Peculiar tie between warm climate, slow snowmelt: Study
The research released on Monday found the early snowmelt is slower than in summer, partly because the sun is weaker and nights are cooler in late winter and early spring. The researchers say slower snowmelt could mean less water for humans.

How a misunderstood order is fuelling forest fire

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World

US attorney general recuses self from Trump campaign probes
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday he would recuse himself from any investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election because he was involved with President Donald Trump's campaign.

French police raid presidential candidate Fillon's home
Police raided the Paris home of French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday over an alleged fake job scandal as a senior party colleague warned him he risked dragging his party "into an abyss".

Pak approves merger of FATA with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
The FATA is a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan. It consist of seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and are directly governed by Pakistan's federal government.

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Entertainment

'Rangoon' box-office collection Day 5
Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Rangoon’ continues to struggle at the box office.

Kareena Kapoor says 'Rangoon' is like a piece of art, beyond box-office collections
This is what Kareena had to say when asked about the film’s earnings at the box-office.

Mahesh Bhatt's unfortunate encounters with notorious underworld gangs
Here is the timeline of Bhatt’s encounters with the notorious gangs and the action Mumbai Police took against them.

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Science

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.

Insomniacs? Jumbos sleep just 2 hours
Elephants hardly ever sleep in the wild, taking a nap for just two hours per night and only in the wee hours of the morning, researchers said on Wednesday.

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Sports

No question of dropping Ajinkya Rahane: Anil Kumble
India coach Anil Kumble on Thursday made it clear that Karun Nair's one triple century cannot outshine the two years of "extremely successful" stint of Ajinkya Rahane and dropping the experienced middle-order batsman from the playing XI is out of question.

Kohli's record better than Sachin, says Ganguly
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Thursday backed current incumbent Virat Kohli after the humiliating 333-run loss against Australia in the first cricket Test match at Pune.

Clarke cautions Aussies ahead of Bengaluru Test
Ahead of the second cricket Test against India in Bengaluru from Saturday, former Australia skipper Michael Clarke on Thursday cautioned the visitors that the home side will bounce back harder, especially after the humiliating loss in the opening Test in Pune.

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Technology

Apple fifteen places behind Google in corporate reputation rankings
Apple's corporate reputation took a hit in the first quarter of 2017, according to a recent market research study that placed the Cupertino-headquartered tech giant at 20th place, far behind Google, placed fifth.

Blackberry 'Aurora' smartphone price revealed by an online retailer
Unlike the recently launched flagship smartphone - KEYone, the new handset sports a full-touch screen display without any physical keyboard.

Gmail now supports attachments up to 50MB with incoming emails
Google has doubled up the attachment size capacity from 25MB to 50MB for all incoming emails.

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Education

Government approves record 4000 PG medical seats for 2017-18 session
The government has approved a record number of over 4,000 PG medical seats in various medical colleges and hospitals for the academic session 2017-18. Of the total, 2,046 seats will be added to medical colleges.

Despite opposition Stephen's decides to seek autonomous status
Amid protests by students and teachers, the Governing Body of the prestigious St Stephen's College on Saturday decided to go ahead with the proposal seeking autonomy for the institution.

Makarand Paranjape emerges as front runner for top post at IIAS

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Mumbai

HSC paper leaks third year in a row, this time it's Marathi

Over 30,000 attend king-size wedding function of Maharashtra BJP chief's son
Almost the entire state cabinet, led by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, descended upon Aurangabad for the lavish wedding ceremony of Bhokardan MLA Santosh Danve, son of state BJP president Raosaheb Danve.

India's 'water man' to lead walk for revival of Poisar

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Delhi

NDMC set to scrap licence of Le Meridien hotel
The New Delhi Municipal Council has decided to terminate the licence of Le Meridien hotel, a landmark built during the 1982 Asiad, because of dues amounting to Rs 523 crore.

'Azadi for Kashmir' poster surfaces in JNU, removed
A poster calling for freedom for Kashmir had the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration in a tizzy on Thursday.

Teen tries to kidnap 6-year-old, caught on CCTV
A six-year-old who tried to help a teenager cross a road was kidnapped by her in west Delhi’s Rohini. However, the girl managed to escape and come back home.

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Bangalore

Tender, not project, cancelled, says Bangalore Development Authority
Bengaluru development minister K J George announced on Thursday that the steel flyover project had been scrapped

Govt finally listens to citizen, says beda to unviable steel flyover
The state government's decision to drop the steel flyover after vehemently advocating it is a major victory for Bengalureans resisting the project.

Man who stole 151 laptops and set up store for sale held
A 32-year-old man who specialized in stealing electronic gadgets from apartments and PG accommodations in the tech belt of southeast Benglauru has been arrested. At least 151 laptops, 10 tablets and five cameras have been recovered from him.

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Hyderabad

Marathon in Olathe in memory of Kuchibhotla

Govt releases Rs 210 cr for constituency development prog

Biker dies in crash near Shamirpet

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Chennai

Man robbed of Rs 3.5 lakh by men on motorcycle

Plea calls for fast trials for victims of caste atrocities

Women's Indian Association to mark centenary
The 100th year celebrations will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukerjee on Friday, with Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam having been invited to present the invocation song.

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Ahmedabad

Gujarat to get 147 more PG medical seats
In a major decision, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has allowed an increase of 1,804 seats for post-graduation medical courses across the country in the 2017-18 academic year.Gujarat will get 147 additional PG seats.

Shoe thrown at Gujarat home minister on assembly campus
Perhaps for the first time in the history of Gujarat assembly, a shoe was thrown at a minister of state (home) on the campus.

Money for marks scam: Probe reveals 105 persons gave cheques worth Rs 102 crore
A team of state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) probing multi-crore Money for Marks scam at Sumadeep Vidyapeeth, Waghodia, have revealed that there were 105 persons who had issued 220 cheques to the medical college - implying assurance of multiple payments by a single parent.

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Allahabad

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.

Children turn 'nature friends' in Allahabad
In a green drive, hundreds of children from schools and colleges are working as “Nature Friends” after the volunteers of a Pratapgarh-based NGO engaged them as young crusaders for environment protection.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha achieves highest decline in IMR: Naveen Patnaik

Chopper row: Clerks' association stages protest over suspension of 11 staff

Odisha facilitates employment to 11 lakh youths through MSME
The state government claimed that it has facilitated employment/self-employment opportunities for more than 11 lakh youths through 2.49 lakh micro, small and medium (MSM) units with an investment of Rs 12,203 crore.

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Bhopal

Biodiversity atlas ready in 6 months
Thirteen years after framing MP Biological Diversity Rules, the state government is all set to come up with an atlas which would earmark species of plants and animals that are endemic to areas. The State Biodiversity Board has roped in MP Council and Science and Technology (MPCST) for the task.

Cops hint at new leads, parents support suspect
It's been three days since a POCSO case was registered against the owner of a preschool, but the mystery has only deepened with police hinting at the possibility of "new revelations" and a section of parents taking to the streets in support of the suspect.

Shivraj Singh made 112 road development promises in one district in 3 yrs
From December 2013 to December 2016, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made 112 infrastructure and road development announcements in Sehore district. Only 20 of these have been implemented so far.

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Chandigarh

Whitefly supporting weeds to be destroyed before cotton sowing
To save the cotton crop from whitefly attack, Punjab agriculture department has started efforts to save cotton crop from the whitefly attack in the coming sowing season.

Haryana to come out with scheme to make farming a profitable venture

Two years in govt hospitals to be mandatory for Haryana MBBS students
Haryana government is actively considering a proposal to make it mandatory for those completing their MBBS from Haryana to serve in the State hospitals for two years.

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