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J&K: Govt may not waver from tough line on violence
The view in the government is that factors driving the current round of violence are developments in Pakistan where the Panama papers inquiry has given the Pakistan army the upper hand which has, in turn, seen separatists in J&K step up the ante even as the Islamic State drives up extremism globally.

Make riding quality a key part of highway development contracts: Niti Aayog

Niti Aayog wants time-bound probe against corrupt tax officials
It has called for lateral entry into government as well as fixed tenure for secretaries for better decision making. The government’s thinktank has also recommended outsourcing service delivery wherever possible as part of recommendations to improve governance and combat corruption

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Business

Niti Aayog pegs GDP to grow 8%, bats for agri, tax reforms

Bandhan Bank Q4 net more than doubles to Rs 323cr
Bandhan Bank on Thursday reported a more than doubling of its March quarter net at Rs 323 crore from Rs 142 crore a year ago, on an expansion in core income and a reduction in expenditure.

India on road to end fertilizer imports by 2020-21
The government has rolled out a plan to make the country self-sufficient in fertilizers in the next 3-4 years and has roped in cash-rich public sector energy companies to revive five fertilizer plants at an investment of Rs 30,000 crore.

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Environment

Water conservation programme for Budelkhand
The Centre has planned an extensive water conservation programme for drought prone areas of Bundelkhand (Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh), Marathwada (Maharashtra) and Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) region of Odisha.

Ohio zoo euthanizes 29-year-old polar bear that had cancer
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio says it has euthanized a 29-year-old male polar bear after veterinarians determined he had liver cancer with limited treatment options.

Ken-Betwa link to get nod without reducing dam's height
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), which takes a call on diversion of forests for any major development project - on Tuesday agreed in principle to give a green signal to the Centre's ambitious Ken-Betwa river-linking project without insisting on reducing height of its proposed dam.

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World

UK police arrest man with knives near PM's office
A man armed with knives was today arrested near the UK Parliament on suspicion of planning a terror attack, a month after a lone wolf attack left five people dead near the highly guarded Westminster. The suspect was carrying a rucksack containing knives when he was detained.

Suspected US drone strike targets Pak Taliban militants
A suspected US drone strike killed several Pakistani Taliban militants in North Waziristan close to the Afghanistan border, one militant commander and intelligence sources said on Thursday, in a rare strike on Pakistani soil.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Zeenat Aman: Vinod Khanna was an achingly handsome actor
Zeenat Aman pays a touching tribute to her Qurbani co-star, who passed away yesterday after his battle with cancer

Pics: Bollywood film fraternity attends Vinod Khanna's funeral
Vinod Khanna funeral: Here are a few pictures of the Bollywood film fraternity coming together to bid their final goodbye to actor Vinod Khanna.

Jhanvi Kapoor is bringing sexy back in this new pic
Star kids much like their parents have a fan following of their own. Sridevi's daughter Jhavi Kapoor is no exception.

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Science

Artificial womb may help save premature babies
Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-kind watery incubation so closely mimics mom that it just might work.

Why space debris is a threat
Six decades of human space exploration has produced a hazardous belt of orbiting debris around plant Earth. Here is why scientists are alarmed over problems it poses to space missions.

China talking with European Space Agency about moon outpost
The secretary general for China's space agency, Tian Yulong, disclosed the talks Wednesday in Chinese state media. Further details on the collaboration were not revealed. The European Space Agency has described its "Moon Village" as a potential international launching pad for future missions to Mars.

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Sports

IPL 2017: Gujarat Lions beat RCB by 7 wickets
Aaron Finch's whirlwind 34-ball 72-run knock helped Gujarat Lions beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in Match 31 of the Indian Premier League season 10.

Revenue model: ICC offers $390m, BCCI wants $450m
With India's Champions Trophy participation in doubt, the International Cricket Council is still willing to pay the BCCI $100 million more than the original share from the revamped revenue model.

'I'm way above' Bouchard 'cheat' blast, says Sharapova
Maria Sharapova hit back at Eugenie Bouchard's "cheater" claims on Thursday, telling the Canadian that she is "way above" getting into a slanging match over her controversial comeback.

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Technology

WhatsApp case: Will have regulatory regime for data protection, says government to SC
A "regulatory regime" for data protection is in the offing, the government today told the Supreme Court, asserting that an individual's freedom of choice needs to be protected.

Reliance Jio effect: It may be time to say goodbye to freebies
Telecom regulator Trai plans to start by May this year industry-wide consultation on framing rules for new mobile operators testing their services prior to full-fledged commercial launch.

Google is India's most attractive employer: Randstad
Search engine giant Google India has been named as the country's most attractive employer brand, followed by Mercedes Benz India at the second place, a survey says.

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Education

Udaipur boy Kalpit Veerval tops JEE-Main with 100% score
Kalpit Veerval from Udaipur in Rajasthan has topped the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main with a perfect 100 per cent score. Kalpit, who has scored 360 out of 360 in the JEE-Main, had earlier topped the Indian Junior Science Olympiad and the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE).

Udaipur boy Kalpit Veerval tops JEE-Main, scores 100%
Kalpit Veerval from Udaipur in Rajasthan has topped the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main with a perfect 100 per cent score. Kalpit, who has scored 360 out of 360 in the JEE-Main, had earlier topped the Indian Junior Science Olympiad and the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE).

Ashish Nanda resigns as IIM Ahmedabad director
Professor Ashish Nanda, the director of premier B-school Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), resigned today citing personal reasons. Nanda, who has been serving as the director for around 3.5 years, will quit the post in September.

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Mumbai

Maharashtra government lax in enforcing fee regulations: Parents' groups
A day after education minister Vinod Tawde said schools can't increase fees by more than 15% in two years, parents and school managements have criticised the government for shoddy implementation of the existing fee regulation act.

Now, changing tracks on Western Railway gets smoother
The Western Railway (WR) has replaced all the landing rails, the point of intersection of two tracks where a train crosses over from one track to another with new ones.

Man gets 10 years in jail for raping minor niece
A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a man to 10 years' imprisonment for repeatedly raping his minor niece. The court also sentenced the girl's brother's friend to three years' imprisonment for molesting her.

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Delhi

Misconception that only diesel pollutes: Government
The Centre on Thursday told the National Green Tribunal that there was a "misconception" that only diesel pollutes the environment.

God will punish deserters, Kejriwal warns councillors
In an address to the corporators on Thursday, a video of which was later released, Kejriwal asked them to repeat after him an “informal“ pledge: “As god is my witness, I swear I will never betray my pure party and this movement.“

Muslims lose faith in AAP, inch back to Congress
The municipal poll results indicated that the Muslim vote — which helped Aam Aadmi Party substantially in the assembly polls of 2015 — was divided between Aam Aadmi Party and Congress.

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Bangalore

STPs must for all apartments having 50 or more residential units

Stressed cops to get 'well-being officers' in each district

With high targets but limited infrastructure, government to outsource skill development to private agencies

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Hyderabad

12 km-long traffic jam as TRS cadre clog highway

Foggers bring down temperature at venue

In Warangal, CM always stays with the 'Captain'

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Chennai

Issue of medical reservation needs comprehensive study, says HC

Veteran actor Vinu passes away after long illness
'Kalaimamani' Vinu Chakravarthy, who starred in more than a thousand films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Badaga, passed away on Thursday evening after prolonged illness at 72.

Edappadi K Palaniswami camp prepares affidavits supporting Sasikala, Dhinakaran

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Ahmedabad

Bhatkal to be flown back to Delhi on May 3
Even as key Indian Mujahideen member Yasin Bhatkal was remanded in two days of police custody in the Danilimda blast case, which was one of the place where the bomb had exploded in July 2008 serial blasts, the crime branch is all set to escort him back to Delhi on May 3.

Class IX girl jumps from 2nd floor of city school, injured
A 15-year-old girl, studying in class IX at Udgam School for Children in Thaltej, jumped from the second floor on Thursday morning. The girl is under treatment at a private hospital.

IIM-A director quits a year before end of tenure
Prof Ashish Nanda, who has been IIM-A director for over 3.5 years, has resigned a year before his five-year term ends. He said he now wants to spend time with his family. Nanda sent his resignation to IIM-A chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla who accepted it on Wednesday.

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Allahabad

Mango season: King of fruits makes its grand entry into markets
It's mango season and shops stocking different varieties of the fruit have sprung up along the roadsides.

No headway, kin of dead feel unsafe
As per police reports, Makkhan Lal Sahu, his wife Meera Devi and their two daughters were murdered on Monday night by unidentified miscreants while they were sleeping in their house.

Not just disease, women doctors ward off pranksters too

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Bhubaneswar

AirAsia to launch daily flights between Bhubaneswar and Kuala Lumpur soon

Naveen Patnaik launches forestry sector development project Banayana

CBI files chargesheet against Trinamool MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Tapas Pal in Rose Valley scam

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Bhopal

MP Congress chief seeks PM Modi's intervention to check illegal mining

MP BJP seeks land for plantation drive, Congress smells rat

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief seeks PM Modi's intervention to check illegal mining

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Chandigarh

Delhi poll fallout: Sanjay, Durgesh quit from AAP Punjab posts
The churning in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), triggered by the dismal performance in the Delhi municipal elections, continued on Thursday with Punjab affairs in-charge Sanjay Singh and co in-charge Durgesh Pathak resigning on Thursday.

2 doctors under lens for undue favours to pharma units
Two senior doctors of the civil hospital in Palampur have come under the police scanner of for allegedly extending undue favours to private pharmaceutical companies for monetary benefits. However, no FIR or case has been registered against the doctors so far.

Talks okay, but dignity of court be respected: Supreme Court on SYL canal
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was not averse to talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana to resolve the SYL canal issue but dignity of the court and the verdict should be “considered and respected”.

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