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Bharti seeks tax relief, deferred pay to fight Jio
It is seeking relief in terms of lower taxes and deferred payment for spectrum purchase. The appeal comes at a time when the company has reported a second successive quarter of profit decline and has seen lower realisations from both voice and data operations — a fallout of competition from Jio.

Slain Army officer Lt Fayaz excelled in training at NDA
He was a member of academy’s volleyball and hockey teams during 2012 to 2015. “Fayaz was active in both sports. He was calm by nature. His records at the academy were also good,” an NDA official said. Lt Gen Abhay Krishna, the Colonel of Rajputana Rifles, grew emotional while paying tribute to him.

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Business

Can the Apple cash machine keep chugging?
Apple has enviable figures as far as market capitalization figures are concerned and is reportedly on the way for major acquisitions. But, it has not come up with any path breaking innovation in the recent past which might make its shares unattractive.

IndiGo, TruJet to add more wings to UDAN scheme
IndiGo, the country’s largest airline by market share, has announced plans to induct 50 smaller aircraft for regional routes, giving a major boost to the government’s ‘UDAN’ initiative to boost regional connectivity.

US court rules in favour of Zydus Cadila in patent case
Zydus Cadila said it has received a favourable judgement from a US federal court in a patent infringement case paving the way for company to launch its generic product in the American market. The court has said proposed that the generic version of Lialda does not infringe a US Patent

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Environment

G7 seen urging Trump to stick with climate pact at summit

China's President Xi says to uphold global climate deal

Antarctic ice sheet stable since warmer times: Study

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World

Eight killed after magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit China's northwest

US offers $10 million reward for Syria rebel leader
The US is offering a $10 million reward for information to identify or locate the head of al-Qaida's former Syria affiliate the Fateh al-Sham Front. The State Department's Rewards for Justice reward for information on Abu Mohamed al-Jolani is its first for a leader of the group.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Big B: Ramu has the quality of an honest man

Justin Beiber India Concert: Highlights

Justin Bieber's interesting pictures
Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber has made a name for himself by ruffling a few feathers, be it with his public appearances in attires that would put Ranveer Singh on a close second, or the shenanigans that he has pulled off on-stage and off it.

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Science

China races ahead in plane game too
Last week, China successfully completed a 80-minute first flight of its indigenous passenger aircraft conceived in 2008. Sadly, India’s plans of making a plane with half the carrying capacity has remained on paper since 2007.

Exhibition on wheels: Science Express to cover around 70 stations across India

India may miss TB eradication target: Study
India may not be able to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 as targeted by the government. Cases of drug resistant TB are expected to rise in four high burden countries of India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa between 2000 and 2040, a Lancet study shows.

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Sports

IPL: Iyer 96 stuns Gujarat Lions in chase of 196
A stroke-filled innings from Shreyas Iyer gave Delhi Daredevils a morale-lifting win over Gujarat Lions at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium. Batting under lights, Iyer's 96 allowed the Daredevils to pull off a two-wicket win in a humdinger of a chase.

IPL: Delhi Daredevils beat Gujarat by two wickets
Live Commentary & Live cricket score updates of Match 50 of the Vivo Indian Premier League between Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils on Times of India.

Asian Wrestling C'ships: Harpreet wins bronze medal
Harpreet Singh fetched the first medal for India on the opening day of the Asian Wrestling Championships when he bagged a bronze in the Greco-Roman 80kg category on Wednesday.

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Technology

Build 2017: Microsoft adds tools to flag bad content in cloud face-off with Amazon and Google
Microsoft said its new Video Indexer can identify faces, voices and emotions in moving pictures. Separately, its Custom Vision Search lets companies build apps that recognize images with just a few lines of code.

Build 2017: Microsoft unveils new tools to take AI mainstream
Microsoft has unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors.

Build 2017: Microsoft achieves half of 2018 goal for Windows 10 devices
Windows 10 represents a comeback for Microsoft after a disastrous Windows 8 launch and heavy competition from phone systems such as Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

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Education

Error in NEET questions? CBSE says ambiguity an academic issue

Himachal Pradesh announces class 10th result
HPBOSE Result 2017: The students can check their Himachal Pradesh Board 12th Result 2017 online through the official website or from the "KNOW YOUR RESULT" tab given below.

Applications invited for NCC special entry scheme
Applications for the NCC special entry scheme can now be made online on www.careerairforce.nic.in.

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Mumbai

'Miracle baby' survives 12-hour operation, six heart attacks

Kabrastans bedecked with fairy lights for Shab E' Baraat
The overgrowth has been trimmed and walls whitewashed at Muslim kabrastans citywide ahead of Thursday's festival of Shab E' Baraat. Through the night till the wee hours of Friday, throngs of men and little boys will arrive at graveyards to pray for the welfare of departed relatives.

'Misuse of Muslim personal law is domestic abuse'

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Delhi

A walk through the ruins of 1857

'AAP supporter' assaults fasting Kapil Mishra, thrashed
Sacked AAP Minister Kapil Mishra was attacked on Wednesday evening by a man who arrived around 5.30pm at his residence in Civil Lines, where the party rebel is on an indefinite hunger strike over corruption charges he has levelled against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party colleagues.

Road rage: Driver hit by baseball bat in Chanakyapuri of Lutyens' Delhi

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Bangalore

Translocation of trees put off as Wadiyar's sister backs out

Revived Saras likely to complete first flight in June

BBMP's pod taxi plan may need a reality check

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Hyderabad

AP minister's son, friend die in Mercedes car crash
Andhra Pradesh minister P Narayana's son Nishith Narayana died after his Mercedes Benz SUV rammed into a metro pier in Jubilee Hills area early Wednesday morning.

Recently, I watched MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. Uss film ki story billkul meri life ki tarah hain
Hyderabadi speedster Mohammed Siraj, who has managed to impress everyone with his consistent performances in the ongoing IPL, says his ultimate dream is to play for India

Families borrow money to meet mounting bills

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Chennai

Spurned man who murdered teacher hangs himself in jail

35 MLAs likely to switch sides soon, claims OPS group

Falling ceilings, dry water taps at Omandurar hospital

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Ahmedabad

Pressure cooker dispute leaves couple steaming

Metro court's order to drop Sec 188 IPC cases quashed
The city sessions court has quashed an order passed by the metropolitan court by which it had dropped proceedings against accused persons booked under Section 188 of the IPC for violation of police commissioner’s notification.

Two held for harassing women
Cyber cell sleuths of city crime branch on Wednesday arrested two persons, in separate cases, for creating fake social media profiles of women.

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Allahabad

Triple talaq violates Constitution, says High Court
Referring to the practice of triple talaq, the Allahabad high court has observed that under Muslim law, marriage is a contract and a contract cannot be rescinded unilaterally.

Varsity to adopt 'summer hostel' model on campus
Preparations are on in full swing to turn three hostels of the Allahabad University (AU) into 'summer hostels'.

Youth wing of SP, BJP join hands against Allahabad University administrtaion
The youth wing of Samajwadi Party and BJP have come on the same platform against the administration of Allahabad University and vice-chancellor RL Hangloo.

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Bhubaneswar

Kalinga Stadium getting a new look

Win may not be enough for Churchill

Tiger cub named 'Baahubali' in Bhubaneswar zoo
As Prabhas-starrer ‘Baahubali-2’ keeps setting new records globally, the state-run Nandankan zoo here was not spared from the movie’s soaring craze.

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Bhopal

State's first 'live' liver transplant held in Bhopal
Bangla Resident Gets Part Of Organ From Cousin, Donor To Recover In 6 Weeks

Hindi varsity students protest campus shifting
May Shift To Bhopal Outskirts

MP govt to teach happiness

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Chandigarh

Congress divided on organisational polls in Himachal Pradesh
Debate over organisational elections in the Congress has divided the state government and Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) in Himachal Pradesh. While PCC has already issued the schedule of elections starting with the enrolment of members on May 15, chief minister Virbhadra Singh has opposed it saying that in the election year such an exercise could harm the interest of the party rather than benefiting it.

Sujan Singh Pathania cautions people on schemes announced by PM Narendra Modi
Himachal Pradesh power and agriculture minister Sujan Singh Pathania on Wednesday said that people should think twice before investing in schemes announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Thalassemia: Probe finds no fault in Jalandhar hospital blood bank
A probe ordered by the health department into the case of 35 thalassemia patients testing positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) found no fault in the working of the blood bank in the Jalandhar civil hospital.

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