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EPF to be binding if income 25,000/month
Currently, the ceiling is pegged at Rs 15,000 a month and is being increased in the wake of the pay commission award for government employees, which has resulted in higher salaries for several in the private sector too.

Government to do away with weeding out 'forwards' among OBCs?
The 123rd Constitution amendment bill makes a radical departure from the National Commission for Backward Classes Act (1993) that it seeks to replace.

Draw victory chart from 'Kashmir to Kanyakumari', Amit Shah tells party members
BJP chief Amit Shah addressed the parliamentary party on Thursday in the absence of PM Narendra Modi who was travelling, underlining his unofficial number two position in the hierarchy.

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Business

Five highest paying industry sectors in India
Employees from the FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) industry receive the highest pay in India with an average annual CTC for talent across all levels and functions in the sector standing at Rs 11.3 lakh, according to the 2017 Salary Trends Study findings released by Randstad.

Air travel demand up in Feb, despite US travel bans
Global demand for air travel rose 4.8 per cent in February, thanks to lower fares and improving economies, with no major impact from an attempted US travel ban, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday.

US dollar ends sharply cheaper against rupee
The US dollar ended sharply cheaper against the rupee at Rs.64.52/53 per dollar and the pound sterling also finished lower at Rs 80.40/42 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market here on Thursday.

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Environment

3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon
The tigers, which were being transported from Ukraine, arrived at the Beirut airport on March 7, inside a ventilated 0.3-cubic-meter (10.6-cubic feet) crate, where they could not stand or move and were forced to urinate and defecate on each other, according to Animals Lebanon.

NGT declines to modify SC order on BS-III vehicles
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar declined to grant the relief to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) saying that it has no jurisdiction to entertain the plea.

Some of Greenland's coastal ice may be lost by 2100: Study

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World

Donald Trump kicks off Florida meetings with Chinese president
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their high-stakes summit at Trump's Florida beach resort with the urgent threat of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and tensions over trade on the agenda.

EU to start checks at external borders
Europeans will face systematic checks at the external borders of the EU's Schengen border area from Friday under legislation designed to tackle "foreign fighters" returning from Iraq and Syria.

Somalia roadside bomb kills at least 10 in minibus
A roadside bomb exploded and killed at least 10 people in a minibus in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region Thursday evening, a local official said.

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Entertainment

Pic: Twinkle Khanna shares an adorable picture of daughter Nitara
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, have always tried to keep their two kids - Aarav and Nitara away from the limelight

Pooja Bhatt shares her childhood picture with uncle Mukesh Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt shared a beautiful throwback picture along with her uncle Mukesh Bhatt.

Varun dhawan shops for Karan johar's babies

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Science

How paedophiles hide sexual abuse images in innocent-looking sites
Tech-savvy paedophiles are using a series of digital techniques known as "masking" and "breadcrumbing" to hide illegal materials from regular web users online, while allowing others to track down illegal images and film by following a series of covert clues.

Unexplained radio signals are coming from space, not Earth, scientists confirm
New work confirms that the mysterious bursts of radio waves, tracked over 10 years, are actually coming from somewhere else in the universe.

Irritation from ill-fitting dentures may lead to cancer: Study

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Sports

IPL 2017: Super Smith seals memorable win for Supergiant
Ajinkya Rahane brought up his quickest IPL fifty, after which skipper Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 84 to finish off the chase, achieving Mumbai's 185-run target with one ball remaining.

PV Sindhu's rise continues with career-high No 2 ranking
The darling of Indian badminton and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu has scaled a new high in her career, moving to No 2 in the world rankings for women's badminton.

Events like Champions Trophy dilute bigger events: Shastri
Reiterating his stance on scrapping the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy, former Team India director Ravi Shastri on Thursday said such tournaments dilute the bigger events like the World Cups in different formats of the game.

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Technology

Netflix's rating system gets a much-needed update
Poplar video streaming service Netflix has updated its title rating system. The company has replaced the five star-based rating system with a like and dislike one.

TRAI to bring new quality norms for cellular services soon
Telecom regulator Trai today said it will bring out in the next few weeks its order on the revised quality of service norms for mobile services, including benchmarks for newer technologies like VoLTE.

Google Play Music subscription launched in India at Rs 89
Back in September last year, Google rolled out its Play Music service in India. At that time, it only allowed songs to be purchased and subscription plans were not available.

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Education

Maths section tricky and lengthy in JEE (Main), aspirants say

Supreme Court stays CBSE's decision to fix upper age limit of 25 years for NEET

Supreme Court stays CBSE's decision to fix upper age limit of 25 years for NEET
All medical aspiring students can now appear for NEET this year irrespective of their age, as the Supreme Court on Friday stayed CBSE’s decision to fix an upper age limit of 25 years for taking the entrance examination for MBBS course.

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Mumbai

Meeting of hawkers, people, cops on cards

Gosikhurd project: Committee blames state for irregularities

'Cops' dupe woman of Rs 2 lakh mangalsutra

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Delhi

Vehicle registration fee, circle rates flashpoints

Appointment of Satyendar Jain's daughter, CM kin irregular

LG kept out of loop in 24 cases of foreign tours

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Bangalore

Big buildings in Garden City likely to flaunt green roofs
The Garden City's canopy is withering away, given the unbridled commercialization, unbridled commercialization, frothing lakes and roads chock-a-block with vehicles. As the city looks at innovation to rejuvenate itself, the BDA has initiated preliminary consultations to make it mandatory for large buildings to have green roofs.

Priyank: Why evict Lambanis alone, why not Russians too?
Already at loggerheads over sharing of Mahadayi water, Karnataka and Goa seem to heading for another major showdown with the coastal state planning to evict lambanis, members of a nomadic tribe mostly belonging to Karnataka, from its beaches.

College girl beaten to death by parents
In a love story which ended in tragedy, Reshma Bhanu, 19, of Hampasagara village was killed allegedly by her parents on March 24. She was a student of Nandi PU Private College of Hagaribommanahalli in Ballari district.

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Hyderabad

IS man with link to Hyderabad deported from Saudi Arabia
NIA officials said Ayan Khan Salafi alias Muhammadi Ayan alias Al Wala Wal Bara were the online identities of the arrested motivator-cum-coordinator.

Bring back Nizam's treasure trove: Kin
While nostalgia haunts Hyderabad on the last Nizam's legacy, residents have been allowed only two glimpses of the royal treasure trove: in 2001and in 2006 when the jewels were exhibited at Salar Jung Museum for brief periods.

Free lefts no help, cops to raise the bar
With free left-turns at various junctions across the city failing to serve their purpose, traffic cops have now devised a new strategy -- extending the distance of the barricaded stretches.

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Chennai

PMK reaches out to DMK for prohibition

ED raids houses of govt officials in nationwide operation
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at 18 premises across 10 states including Tamil Nadu, mostly at houses of state and Union government employees.

Vasan supports OPS; Sarath Kumar, TTV

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Ahmedabad

25% increase in NCC Gujarat enrolment
There is good news for NCC aspirants in the state.Major General Subhash Sharan, additional DG, NCC said that there will be an additional increase of 25% in the intake of students for the NCC in Gujarat.

Parents want lower fees now
The state government appears to be in a fix over the stalemate between the management of several schools and the parents' associations about the paying of fees according to the upper limit fixed by the government.

Squall leaves 350 parrots dead in Palanpur, tin houses destroyed
Wednesday evening's squall left a trail of destruction in the town with large number of trees getting uprooted due to squall and tin sheds of houses blown away by the gust that accompanied heavy rain.

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Allahabad

Grameen buses to shed SP colours soon
The red-green buses of 'Lohia Grameen Bus Sewa' run by Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) might soon sport a whole new look.

HC declines to intervene in Atiq's case
The Allahabad high court on Tuesday declined to interfere in the state government's order through which mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad was transferred from Naini Central Jail here to Deoria District Jail.

Sale of coolers and ACs picks up in Allahabad
With the rise in mercury, the sale of coolers and air-conditioners has registered a 15% growth this year.

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Bhubaneswar

Communal tension erupts after offensive Facebook post on Hindu deities

CBI court convicts AT Group boss in Ponzi scam

Police inspector lands in vigilance net

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Bhopal

MP govt plans Hindu priesthood course
The Madhya Pradesh government-run Maharshi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan will launch a diploma course in "Hindu Purohityam" or priestly duties for all irrespective of caste or religion, its director said on Thursday.

Congress, BJP intensify campaign in Ater, MP CM in Bhind for two days

Eye on polls, BJP workers vow to strengthen booth level network in MP

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Chandigarh

Who will succeed Amarinder Singh: Congressman or 'outsider'?
In Amarinder's new cabinet, the biggest, and perhaps politically tallest, names are those of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal.

Mata Mansa Devi gets Rs 1.63cr as donations during Navaratra
Breaking the record of the past three years, Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board received a total donation of Rs 1.63 crore during the Navaratra this year, which concluded on Wednesday.

Woman says cops pushed her, tried to plant drugs
A woman has moved court and approached senior police officers alleging two cops entered her house, manhandled her, and tried to plant drugs.

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