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Zoom Developers director held for laundering Rs 2,650 crore

Centre not keen on J&K guv's idea of talks with separatists

Uniform age across sectors for 'senior citizen' tag
The Centre unveiled its plan in the Supreme Court on Wednesday to replace a nearly two-decade old `national policy on older persons' with new norms that will keep the age uniform across sectors for persons to be counted as senior citizens to avail benefits under government's social welfare schemes.

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Business

Federal Reserve leaves key policy rate unchanged
The Federal Reserve is leaving interest rates unchanged, while signaling that it expects a resilient US economy and solid job market to justify further rate hikes later this year.

Vistara offer: Business class fares halved

ICICI Bank Q4 net profit jumps to over Rs 2,024 crore
Country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank on Wednesday reported manifold jump in standalone net profit to Rs 2,024.64 crore for the quarter ended March 31.

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Environment

Noise-mapping at every airport to check noise pollution
Taking serious note of noise pollution from aircraft during its take off and landing and also during its movements at airports, noise-mapping of all airports across the country will be taken up. Suitable mitigation measures to minimize its impact will also be suggested.

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 or 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.

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World

Two dead in shooting at Texas college
A gunman who opened fire on Wednesday on a college campus in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas, apparently killed one victim and committed suicide, police said, two days after a deadly stabbing occurred at another college in the state.

Trump: Israelis, Palestinians willing to make peace deal
Trump, appearing with Abbas at the White House, told reporters about the peace deal, "We will get this done." Abbas, speaking through a translator, said Palestinians were committed to a peace agreement that would create two separate states based on the 1967 borders.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Entertainment

Prayer meet held for Vinod Khanna, younger stars also present
A prayer meeting for late Bollywood veteran Vinod Khanna was held on Wednesday with younger stars present in numbers in wake of angry tweets by actor Rishi Kapoor questioning their absence at his funeral.

Pics: Akshay, Sonam attend National Awards gala with families
Actors Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor were accompanied by their family members to celebrate their moment of glory at the 64th National Film Awards ceremony on Wednesday. Akshay has been named the Best Actor for his performance in 'Rustom' while Sonam got a Special Mention for 'Neerja'.

Nawazuddin's chilling look in 'Mom'

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Science

Excess smartphone use bad for mental health: Study
Excess use of smartphones and other devices may lead to attention, behaviour and self-regulation problems for adolescents already at risk for mental health issues, a new study warns.

Chinese scientists take quantum leap in computing
Chinese scientists have built the world's first quantum computing machine that goes beyond the early conventional or classical computers, paving way to the realisation of quantum computing.

'Exercise-in-a-pill' to boost fitness developed
Scientists have developed a new drug that can mimic the beneficial effects of exercise and could boost fitness in diabetics and older adults. The rewards of aerobic exercise have long been out of reach for the elderly, obese or otherwise mobility-limited.

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Sports

IPL 2017: Rahul Tripathi's 93 helps RPS beat KKR
Rahul Tripathi’s belligerent knock of 93 off just 52 deliveries studded with nine fours and seven sixes helped Rising Pune Supergiant beat Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in Match 41 of the Indian Premier League.

Shami automatic choice in Indian team if fit: Ganguly
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday put his weight behind fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami, saying if fit, the Bengal bowler is an automatic choice in the Indian team going into the ICC Champions Trophy.

Azlan Shah: Mandeep hat-trick helps India beat Japan 4-3
Though India have defeated Japan 4-3 in their fourth round-robin league match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the team will know of their fate only after the conclusion of the Great Britain v Australia match later today.

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Technology

13 tough interview questions heard at Apple, Google, Microsoft and others
Here we pick the toughest ones asked at technology giants.

RCom, Aircel merger faces 'Chinese hurdle'
Aircel had sourced equipment from Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE, which are backed by loans from the Chinese banks like CDB.

Here's what Apple didn't get right about iPhone 7 demand, according to CEO Tim Cook
Apple sold fewer iPhones than expected in the first three months of the year, but that bare statistic hides an important bright spot for the company.

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Education

Demand for quality education grows as schools mushroom
In a short period of time, many educational institutions have come up across the twin cities, but residents say the focus should be on quality and not quantity.

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'.

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Mumbai

After 330kg weight loss, Eman flies to Abu Dhabi today
Saifee Hospital, where Eman was hospitalized since February 11, will hand over a 29-sheet transfer file to officials of Bhurjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, before the departure.

City bizman arrested for defrauding public sector banks of Rs 2,600 crore
In one of the biggest cases of money laundering using trusts registered in offshore tax havens, the Enforcement Directorate has arrested the Mumbai-based director of Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd, Vijay Choudhary , for allegedly swindling public sector banks in India of over Rs 2,650 crore.

CM plans law to protect farmers from fleecing traders, but rules already exist
The minimum support price (MSP) for each crop is announced by the central government and is common for all the states.According to rules, traders must not purchase produce from farmers at any price lesser than the MSP.

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Delhi

Midair alarm as Kolkata-Hyderabad co-pilot faints
The co-pilot of an IndiGo Airlines Kolkata-Hyderabad flight fainted in the cockpit last Thursday, forcing the aircraft commander to make an emergency landing in Bhubaneswar.

Fire at CP's revolving restaurant, no one hurt
A fire broke out at a restaurant on the top floor of Antriksh Bhawan on Kasturba Gandhi Marg on Wednesday evening. Nine fire tenders were sent to douse the fire that was initially brought under control by the employees of the Parikrama restaurant.

Only 93 authorised, HC asks for speed breaker count
The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the municipal corporations, traffic police and other civic agencies to inspect each road in the national capital and count the total number of speed breakers.

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Bangalore

Seized tobacco sachets pile up in godowns

Despite ban, chewing tobacco sales continue briskly

Summer woes: Water levels at major reservoirs plunge to dead storage

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Hyderabad

Conman who claimed himself as secretary to PM's brother, arrested

Saying 'no to dowry' on the wedding card
Wedding invitations these days are coming with the declaration “I am not taking dowry”. Well, of course, one has to ask for such a line to be printed.

Laughing out loud with Amit Tandon

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Chennai

Realty act to cover Tamil Nadu buildings with over 4 units
The Tamil Nadu government is set to bring more housing projects under the purview of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) by reducing the number of units covered in the ambitious legislation.

One-stop portal now for educational loans
Securing and repaying education loans is set to get simpler. The Centre has advised all banks to route student loans through the Vidya Lakshmi Portal (VLP). Launched by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley in August 2015, it is a student-friendly , one-stop portal for application of educational loans to multiple banks.

I-T officials: Tamil Nadu minister accepts contents of mystery document on bribery
The 'mystery documents' apparently snatched away by AIADMK functionaries from income tax officers raiding state health minister C Vijayabaskar's home on April 8 are not lost forever, after all.

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Ahmedabad

National PCPNDT team raids AOGS prez's hospital

High court admits another PIL seeking revision of OBC list

Food sales by weight: HC notice to govt

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Allahabad

AIMIM wants Allahabad abattoirs opened
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mulimeen (AIMIM) leaders staged a demonstration at the Collectorate on Tuesday, demanding that the two slaughterhouses that were closed be reopened. The party claimed that hundreds of people were rendered joblesss and the Muslim community was compelled to live without buffalo meat ever since the two abattoirs were shut down.

'Asthma could hit even before birth'
There are around three lakh people in Sangam city who are suffering from Asthma.Doctors at MLN Medical College on Tuesday revealed the statistics and said it was an auto-immune disease and had a genetic predisposition.

Administration ropes in akharas for preparation
The district administration held a meeting with representatives of the 13 akharas of the country to prepare the blueprint for Ardh Kumbh 2019.

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Bhubaneswar

Women protest sale of liquor in Odisha
Scuffle between women and cops took place on Wednesday when the former tried to demolish a liquor shop at Bhalumunda in Dhenkanal district, around 110km from here.

Railway repair work likely to hit passengers
Passengers in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh may face difficulties in getting trains in time for the next 15 days because of the modernization related works undertaken by the Railways at different sections under the East Coast Railway (ECoR) and the South East Central Railway (SECR) zones.

Sitaram Yechury to meet Naveen Patnaik, discuss on presidential poll
CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said he will meet Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday and discuss with him about fielding a non-NDA candidate in the upcoming presidential election.

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Bhopal

As water crisis grips city, step-wells cry for attention

RGPV to play up success stories for image makeover

MP passes GST Bill

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Chandigarh

'Kids below 5 yrs severely stunted in Punjab'

6 masked men rob Rs 10.27L, 50g gold from Muktsar bank

Congress has given go-ahead to cadre to strike at Akalis: SAD MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
The Akali leader also claimed that the total breakdown of the law-and-order situation in the state had boosted the morale of the gangsters.

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