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83% say cities got cleaner in last one year: Government survey

HAL, government held liable for crash, to pay IAF man Rs 55L

Arvind Kejriwal meets Kumar Vishwas as AAP crisis deepens
As Aam Aadmi Party battled a major internal crisis with speculation that senior leader Kumar Vishwas was on the verge of quitting over allegations made by MLA Amanatullah Khan, party chief Arvind Kejriwal met the upset leader late on Tuesday night in a last-ditch attempt at rapprochement.

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Business

Amazon to add 7 new warehouses in India

Sensex ends below 30,000-mark on choppy trade
Benchmark sensex gave up its early gains to close at 29,921.18 on Monday, up by just 2.78 points, amid rise in auto and realty counters and higher opening in European shares.

Marico Q4 Net Profit up 26% to Rs 169 crore

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Environment

Three-year plan to let Delhi breathe
Underlining air pollution as a serious problem, the government's think tank Niti Aayog in its latest action agenda has come out with a five-point remedy, including higher taxes on petrol\diesel, higher parking fees and shutting down coal-based power plants in a phased manner, to deal with the menace within three years.

AAP govt asks schools to install air purifiers
"The ambient air quality of Delhi needs to be improved. In view of the gravity of harm to human health due to inferior ambient air quality, schools should take action to install air filters as per need," a communication sent to schools on Friday reads.

Leopard rescued from 60-feet-deep well in Madhya Pradesh

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World

Donald Trump, Putin discuss first meeting, Syria during 'very good call'
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed steps to ease Syria's civil war and a possible first face-to-face meeting, during what the White House described as a "very good call" on Tuesday.

Britain sending 400 troops to join UN's S Sudan force

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

'Want case against Ankit Tiwari to be reopened'

Justin's un'Belieb'able list of demands

Pic: Sushant shares a gym selfie with Aamir

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Science

GSLV Mark III launch: Why ISRO's biggest challenge will be at the end of this month
After developing GSLV Mark III’s semi-cryogenic engine, India will be able to put 6-7 tonne class of satellites into orbit, avoiding expensive overseas facilities.

Indian origin scientist helps develop robot drill for 50 times faster skull surgery
A new computer-driven robotic drill that can make a type of complex cranial surgery 50 times faster than standard procedures has been developed by scientists including one of Indian origin.

Blood group may predict heart attack risk: Study
People who have a non-O blood group, such as A, B or AB, may be at an increased risk of suffering a heart attack, a new research has found.

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Sports

IPL: Delhi Daredevils keep play-off hopes alive
Yuvraj Singh led Sunrisers to 185/3 with a fine half-century but the Daredevils achieved the target with six wickets to spare. Corey Anderson remained unbeaten on 41 to help Daredevils keep their play-off contention alive.

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: India lose 1-3 to Australia
The Indian men's hockey team, ranked No 6 in the world, have suffered their first loss at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament, losing 1-3 to world champions Australia in Malaysia.

No CT decision without COA's permission: Rai to BCCI
The Committee of Administrators head Vinod Rai on Tuesday made it clear that BCCI office-bearers are not mandated to take any decision on India's Champions Trophy participation without the COA's approval.

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Technology

H-1B visa issue: Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge criticizes Centre
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge today flayed the central government for continuously being "rhetorical" and claimed it did not have a concrete agenda to put an end to the H-1B impasse.

Infosys to open four centres in United States, plans to hire 10,000
India-based IT services firm Infosys Ltd said late on Monday that it plans to hire 10,000 American workers in the next two years and open four technology centres in the United States, starting with a centre this August in Indiana, the home state of Vice President Mike Pence.

Reliance Jio, Airtel in another battle over tariff plans
While Jio asked the telecom regulator to impose “highest penalty” on Bharti Airtel, the market leader accused Jio of “blatantly” violating the Trai's directions.

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Education

Now, CBSE to hold Central Teacher Eligibility Test only once a year

56,000 high school teachers in Kerala to get IT training
A total of 56,000 high school teachers in Kerala will soon get specific training in Information Technology as part of the state government's general education rejuvenation mission'.

India's first book village to come up in Maharashtra's Bhilar
Led by State Education minister Vinod Tawde, the project was undertaken by the Marathi Bhasha department wherein 25 artistically decorated locations around the village will turn into reader hot spots with display of books ranging from literature, poetry, religion, biographies to festival specials.

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Mumbai

A magical tale of friendship between two Taj Mahal guards playing in city

Sena, Oppn demand spl session to discuss farm loan waiver
Vikhe Patil told the governor that since the government had failed to stop farmer suicides, a loan waiver was the only way to tackle the situation.

Uddhav taunts BJP over DP, Aarey row
"The draft development plan is being prepared and planned as per convenience, we will not allow this," said Thackeray.

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Delhi

JNU staff rubbish prof's allegations

AIIMS doctors to get self-defence training
Faced with increasing violence by patients and their relatives, resident doctors of AIIMS have decided to take steps to protect themselves. Starting May 15, the doctors will take self-defence classes from black belt champions in martial arts, including taekwondo.

Questions raised over police protection

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Bangalore

Why BL Santhosh can't be the Yogi Adityanath of Karnataka

Dyeing units near Shantinagar close; workers left in lurch
nxiety is palpable at Vinayaka Nagar, off Shantinagar, central Bengaluru.

Book chronicles saga of unsung heroes of Independence struggle
Looking at the accused, the judge thundered: These five men are guilty of being 'enemy agents' and have to be hanged by the neck till they are dead.

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Hyderabad

Six constables arrested for gambling
Task Force sleuths apprehended six constables while they were indulging in three cards gambling at Saifabad on Tuesday night and seized Rs 2.5 lakh cash from their possession.

AP woman trapped in Kuwait, says NGO

Moving to Hyderabad got me out of the shadow of Raja and Radha Reddy

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Chennai

DMK to give youth anti-Hindi lessons
Dravidian historians recall that even in the early 1960s, the DMK depended on youth to oppose Hindi and used the plank effectively to capture power in the state in 1967.

Swachh rankings tomorrow, corporation keeps fingers crossed
After a muck show in 2016 - when the city was 37th among cities the Centre surveyed, coming behind Trichy, Madurai and Coimbatore - Greater Chennai Corporation is keeping its fingers crossed ahead of Thursday's Swachh Survekshan 2017 announcement results, hoping for a better ranking on the back of favourable votes by residents regarding the city's cleanliness.

Regularisation of unapproved plots gets nod
In a significant move, the Edappadi K Palaniswami cabinet on Tuesday approved a regularisation scheme for unapproved plots which would help revive the real estate sector.

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Ahmedabad

Cong takes farmers' issues to guv

Industry bodies pitch for green building movement

Drive to eradicate diabetes begins

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Allahabad

HC orders CBI probe into Webwork's 'Ponzi scam'

Rashtra Sevika Samiti plans to set up 50 shakhas across Prayag vibhag
Buoyed by the successful attendance of women volunteers and more and more women showing their keen interest to attend shakhas, the Rashtra Sevika Samiti, the women wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Tuesday, decided to set up more shakhas in different parts of the city.

HC deadline looming ahead, Allahabad University hostel wreaks under apathy
With a 90-year-history to boast of, the GN Jha hostel of Allahabad University has nothing much remember it by.

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Bhubaneswar

'TMC MP Tapas Pal misused RBI reply to lure Rose Valley investors'
Despite being a director of Rose Valley Group, a chit fund company, and knowing that the company was banned by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal allegedly resorted to a novel trick to lure unsuspecting investors.

Puri servitors revolt, threaten to boycott ensuing Rath Yatra

Old Town wows AirAsia crew
Crew members of AirAsia and media personnel from Malaysia took part in the weekly Ekamra Walk on Sunday.The heritage trip through the architectural treasures of Old Town saw 35 participants, including 11 from Air Asia.

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Bhopal

From wheelchair to English Channel challenge

Bhopal to get three 5-star hotels

Shivraj's 'tiffin diplomacy' to sink differences

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Chandigarh

Demands accepted, Khalsa College students end protest
The week-long agitation at Khalsa College came to an end on Tuesday after protesting students and the father of fellow student who had committed suicide met some members of the charitable trust that runs the institution.

Two Akali Dal men killed in firing by Congress workers
Congress activists allegedly fired from .315 bore gun at Harnam Singh and his sons in the village on Tuesday morning. Harnam Singh(75)and his son Joginder Singh(45)died in the firing whereas another son Balwinder Singh sustained injuries.

New rule curbs Class X, XII transfers, parents cry foul
With the Central Board of Secondary Education adopting a new system when it comes student transfers in Class X and XII, students will no longer be able to take a transfer from a school in Chandigarh to Mohali or Panchkula and vice-versa, as the entire tricity will now be considered as one city.

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