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Thursday, April 06, 2017

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India among top 4 in death by smoking
Smoking causes more than one in 10 deaths worldwide (equivalent to 6.4 million deaths), with 50% of these occurring in just four countries - China, India, US, and Russia.

MCI's new course lands in emergency
Can Find No Faculty With Set Criteria

Drunk driving: Ministry, NCRB cite different figures
Such sharp differences in data, by two different agencies of the central government, on road deaths caused due to drunken driving lead to skepticism regarding sanctity of official figures.

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Business

TMT-focused investment bank Raine opens shop in India
New York-headquartered Raine Group — a global merchant bank focused on technology, media and telecommunications -- has decided to set up shop in India. The company has appointed as managing director, Gaurav Mehta former head of UBS India’s investment banking division.

'Most employees dissatisfied with their salary structures'
A majority of employees are not content with their current salary structures, according to a survey by Wisdomjobs.com, which also reveals that salary structure continues to be a defining factor when it comes to a professional taking up a new job or deciding to stay with an employer.

Change in base year for GDP a regular global practice: Govt
Base year revision exercises are undertaken as per the internationally accepted practice to capture the changing structure of the economy, Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation Sadananda Gowda said in Parliament.

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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

EU legislators tell UK on Brexit: No parallel talks
European Union lawmakers on Wednesday threw their weight behind the chief EU negotiator for the divorce proceedings with Britain, backing his call for phased negotiations against the wishes of London and demanding Britain pay billions in commitments that the EU thinks it is owed.

Germany cracks down on child marriages
The cabinet moved to ban child marriages after recent mass refugee influx brought in many couples where one or both partners were aged under 18. The new law, set to receive parliamentary approval soon, is seen as a protective move especially for girls by annulling foreign marriages involving minors.

Lahore blast: 4 Pakistan army soldiers, 2 civilians dead
At least four people were killed and several others injured in a mysterious blast in Lahore's Bedian Road area on Wednesday, the Pakistan's daily Dawn newspaper reported.

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Entertainment

Sachin begins his musical innings with Gaana

Video: Badshah on studying mathematics at DU's St. Stephen's College before turning to rap
We know him as the really cool rapper who adds swag to Bollywood songs. We also know him as the man who has remixed some very popular songs for mainstream Bollywood movies. But what we did not know about Badshah is the fact that this simple boy from Chandigarh who is making the nation dance to his tunes is also a mathematician to boot.

Bet you wouldn't be able to recognise Sridevi in this throwback picture
Throwback Thursday came in early this week when 'Sarkar 3' director took to his Twitter handle to share an old black and white picture of none other than the evergreen diva Sridevi.

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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

Yuvraj, bowlers fashion Sunrisers victory over RCB
Half-centuries from Yuvraj Singh and Moises Henriques played a role in Sunrisers getting to 207/4, in reply to which Royal Challengers Bangalore were all out for 172.

I never thought IPL would be so big: Tendulkar
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said he never thought IPL would become so big since its inception in 2008 and lauded the cash-rich T20 tournament for spreading the game to non-cricketing countries.

IPL 10 gets going with felicitation of legends
The 10th edition of the IPL began with India's four cricket icons, including Sachin Tendulkar, being felicitated for their contribution to the game during an opening ceremony that was low on glamour quotient.

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Technology

Xiaomi denies using 'sub-standard' chipsets in its smartphones sold in India
In the letter sent to TRAI last week, COAI said that on the basis of tests conducted by individual telecom operators, some 4G/LTE devices, especially those housing MediaTek processors, deteriorated the network quality.

Moto G5: 7 reasons to buy the smartphone on 5 and 6th April
Lenovo-owned Motorola has launched the younger sibling of its recently-launched Moto G5 Pus smartphone in India. Priced at Rs 11,999, Moto G5 has a 5-inch display, is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor and runs on Android Nougat out-of-the-box. Exclusively available on Amazon India's website, the smartphone comes only in 2GB RAM and 16GB storage variant in India.

Travel with Indian Railways? Here's why you should get Airtel
Travel app RailYatri Tuesday said that Bharti Airtel has the widest network coverage across rival telcos with 71% connectivity enroute Delhi to Kolkata, followed by Vodafone India’s 58%.

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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

Baseline paper leak: Government apathy shocks principals

Abandoned customs chowky in Mahim a den for drug addicts & danger for locals

Parking policy Citizens meet BMC officials

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Delhi

Wall collapse kills two in JJ colony

Students take UGC protest to ministry

Will start grievance helpline for government, corporations: Arvind Kejriwal

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Bangalore

Reality TV star Pratham swallows sleeping pills live on Facebook
Pratham, winner of a popular TV reality show, was rushed to a private hospital on Wednesday after he allegedly consumed sleeping pills.

Soon, pay property tax in your neighbourhood
It's time to pay property tax for 2017-18. To make the process hassle-free, the BBMP is making arrangements to collect tax at the offices of BBMP revenue officers (ROs) or assistant revenue officers (AROs).

BBMP issues notices, squads to raid illegal meat shops
The city corporation has drawn up a list of 250 illegal meat shops in the city and issued notices to them. It is in the process of forming two squads to conduct raids and enforce restrictions on animal slaughter.

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Hyderabad

In the first year, religious lines didn't blur, hostels were separate for Hindus, Muslims
For reasons best known to the authorities, separate hostels were maintained for Hindu and Muslim students of Osmania University in the initial years of its formation. City historians, however, maintain that the Nizam government had created separate accommodation for Hindus and Muslims purely on dietary grounds.

Where are the teachers? 308 vacancies in three varsities, education crippled

Basheerbagh meet: Birth pangs, applause & Nizam's OU `firman'

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Chennai

Malady of bribery: Show me the money, says RK Nagar
The micro-management of campaigns in the RK Nagar constituency by political parties is proving a challenge for the Election Commission in curbing distribution of money to voters.

Spanish football club Valencia plans academy in Chennai
It's a growing market for football in Chennai and top clubs from Europe are looking to tap into it. After Italy's Inter Milan came calling a couple of years ago, it's the turn of top Spanish League club Valencia CF.

Code words keep cash flowing in RK Nagar; 15 held, Rs 13 lakh seized
Cash distribution is rampant in RK Nagar that goes to the polls on April 12. According to election authorities, on the intervening night between April 4 and 5, they arrested 15 people. District election officer D Karthikeyan said 13 lakh cash was seized.

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Ahmedabad

Gir loses 10km of protective ring

AMC circulates white paper on water pricing

Congress, AAP demand state BJP chief's resignation

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Allahabad

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.

Shlokas, martial arts go hand in hand for Vedic students
Apart from imbibing the intricacies of age-old Vedas, a group of 30-odd young Vedic students at Mahrishi Bhardwaj Ved Vedang Shiksha Kendra, Prayag, is also taking lessons in martial arts to get ready for life's uncertainties.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha BJP's birthday to be celebrated in style

Narayana Hrudayalaya scraps 1000 bed cardiac hospital project in Odisha

East Coast Railway registers 2% increase in freight loading

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Bhopal

Driving away Bhoot Bangla ghosts is kids' play

IGRMS to have gate inspired by Manipur palace
An imposing ancient structure is coming up at the entrance to Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalay (IGRMS).

Congress reiterates its stand on EVM, roots for ballot
While AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh raised the issue of alleged EVM tampering in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, his party colleague in-charge of Madhya Pradesh affairs Mohan Prakash said here that all political parties who believe in democracy would come together for a nationwide movement demanding the return of voting by ballot papers.

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Chandigarh

Rain, hailstorm damage wheat crop in parts of Patiala
Rainfall accompanied by hailstorm damaged wheat crop in some villages of Patiala district in the past 24 hours. Farmers claimed to suffer huge losses as the revenue department has been asked to assess the damage to the crop.

Hearing in Nabha jailbreak case deferred to April 20
Gangsters, who were arrested after they had escaped from Nabha jail in November last year, were produced before the court of Patiala additional sessions judge Mohammad Gulzar for framing of charges.

BSF seizes 15kg heroin
In a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 15kg heroin from Khalsa barrier border outpost (BOP) in Ferozepur sector on Wednesday.

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