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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

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Govt to complete 50 of 99 irrigation plans by 2018: PM Modi
"Each completed irrigation project would bring down the input cost of farmers", he said while addressing a national conference on doubling farmers' income by 2022.

Centre to arm MPs with app to track work progress in own states
The move is expected to provide district-wise information to the MP on his/her constituency and help him/her take better decisions related to MPLAD funds. It is also aimed at improving coordination at the district level.

Cabinet okays Rs 60,000 crore fund for urban housing plan
"This will take care of the fund requirement for the next 4 years. The approval means we can raise funds when we need it rather than approaching the Cabinet," said housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

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Business

RBI had warned banks thrice on possible misuse of SWIFT system
The notification comes as the RBI has been under the spotlight after PNB disclosed last week it had been hit by a Rs 11,300 crore loan fraud.

'Introspect': Arun Jaitley's advice to auditors over PNB scam

Qatar Airways reiterates it will launch airline in India with 'at least 100 planes'

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Environment

India to be the global host of World Environment Day 2018
The World Environment Day (WED) 2018 will be celebrated across India, involving all states and Union Territories. A week-long environmental awareness campaign and pollution mitigation activities are being planned in Delhi and other parts of the country from June 1-5.

Chinese giant pandas unveiled to public in Finland
Two giant pandas on loan from China have been unveiled at a zoo in central Finland and they have frolicked, galloped, climbed trees and played in the snow after a month-long quarantine.

100,000 orangutans killed in Borneo

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World

UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns
The UN children's agency in a report released Tuesday singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children born in Pakistan, 46 die at birth.

Nearly 200 dead in Syria, UN warns situation out of control

Ukraine's president signs bill on Russia-backed regions
The bill passed last month designates the areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as 'temporarily occupied' by 'aggressor country' Russia. It envisages the use of military force to get them back under Ukraine's control.

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Entertainment

Anushka tones down on 'Pari' promotions
Innovative marketing strategies are being used by the actors and filmmakers to promote their films and Anushka Sharma is no new. Her team made sure that they adopt a different marketing strategy this time around.

Pics: Kareena looks exuberant at the gym

'Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi' teaser
After a good response to Aanand L. Rai’s runaway comedy ‘Happy Bhag Jayegi’, the sequel of the film is now all set to hit the theatres on August 24, 2018, with not one but two characters named Happy.

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Science

Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study

Secret behind perfect alignment of Egypt's Pyramids decoded

Google AI can predict heart disease risk from eye images
Researchers at Google have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can accurately predict the risk of heart diseases by scanning images of people's retina. The discovery may point to more ways to diagnose health issues from retinal images, researchers said.

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Sports

ICC rankings: Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and India are No 1 in ODIs
India captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI batsmen rankings, while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become the top-ranked ODI bowler, as per the latest reshuffling of the rankings.

Sindhu, Srikanth to lead India's charge at 2018 CWG
India's charge in the badminton events of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 will be spearheaded by Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu, world No. 3 Kidambi Srikanth and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal.

Run-machine Kohli in line to surpass Don Bradman
If Kohli manages another 104 in the remaining two T20Is to be played on February 21 and 24, he will move past Bradman’s scarcely believable mark of 974 runs in five Tests against England in 1930 to second on the all-time list of most runs scored on a tour.

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Technology

BSNL discontinues seven prepaid plans
State-owned telecom operator BSNL has announced that it has withdrawn some of its prepaid plans which include the data Special Tariff Vouchers (STV) and combo STV.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Nokia 5 vs Honor 7X: Comparison
The device is expected to a give tough competition to the Nokia 5 and the recently launched Honor 7X because of its competitive pricing and specifications.

Payment Apps: WhatsApp vs Paytm vs Google Tez

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Education

Gujarat Common Entrance Test on April 23
Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) for admissions to engineering and pharmacy programmes will conduct Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GujCET) on April 23 this year.

Number of JEE-M exam centres doubled this year
clearedTo improve access to exam centres, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has doubled the number of cities from where candidates can take the Joint Entrance Exam-Main 2018 (JEE-M).

HSC exams begin today, special needs kids find writers at 11th hour
As if preparing for HSC exams wasn’t stressful enough, several students with special needs struggled to find a writer even a day before the exams were to begin.

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Mumbai

Bank cites technical error as Pathans await relief amount
Octogenarian farmer Mehboobkhan Pathan from Beed was given his loan waiver certificate at the collector's office in October last year, but he has yet to receive the relief amount.

School buses without speed governors to pay Rs 1,000 fine
School buses and vans plying without mandatory speed governors will now attract a minimum fine of Rs 1,000. These vehicles will have to compulsorily maintain a speed limit of 40 kmph and, if found overspeeding, the RTO or traffic police can suspend permits.

Kamala fire: BMC officials say they had taken action
The 12 civic officials who were served chargesheets in the Kamala Mills case have pleaded innocence, saying that they had initiated action against the two restobars where a fire erupted on December 29, 2017, and killed 14 people.

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Delhi

War between AAP government and officers as chief secretary says MLAs assaulted him
An unprecedented crisis gripped the AAP government in Delhi on Tuesday with chief secretary Anshu Prakash alleging that he was assaulted by party MLAs at the chief minister's residence around midnight on Monday. He claimed that he received blows on his head and temple in the presence of both the CM and deputy CM.

Cop guarding patient dies of bullet injury
A Delhi Police head constable died of a gunshot injury in his head at a hospital at Kingsway in northwest Delhi on Tuesday. The cop was deployed to secure an inmate undergoing treatment. It is unclear as to how the cop was shot. Police are probing a suicide bid as well as an escape bid by the inmate. However, the inmate has not managed to flee.

Tusker damages cars, shops in East Delhi
An elephant went berserk damaging cars and shops near Laxmi Nagar early on Monday leading to a major scare among the locals. The mahout and his aide suffered injuries while trying to control the pachyderm. Police started an inquiry into the incident after a video shot by a passerby went viral on social media. A probe revealed that the animal went rogue after the mahout tried to chain it while it was eating.

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Bangalore

Congress 'petrol man' expelled for 6 years
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dr G Parameshwara announced that Narayanaswamy had been expelled from party membership for six years.

Smuggled gold worth Rs 95 lakh seized at KIA
Smuggled gold estimated to be worth Rs 95 lakh was seized from passengers at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in the last three days.

Speech-impaired student wants text tool on cab apps
haik Shoeb, 23, may have cracked the toughest of entrance exams to enter IIMB, but hailing app-based taxis has proved to be a herculean task for him.

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Hyderabad

Vemula's mom accepts Rs 8 lakh from UoH
8 lakh offered by the University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Tuesday, nearly two years after her son's death.

Grameena Bank officials booked for Rs 8.9 crore fraud
8.9 crore.

Ready to move no-confidence motion: Naidu

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Chennai

Truck crashes into tollgate, 2 in counter die

Man stabs woman, himself in Chennai park

Headmistress's chain snatched on school premises
A man entered a school premises and robbed the headmistress at her office in Mappedu near Tiruvallur on Monday evening.

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Ahmedabad

Offline provisions to facilitate IGST refunds

Swedish design week inaugurated

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Allahabad

LIBS can solve mysteries of moon
The technique of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) had been of tremendous use when the Indian scientists deciphered the conditions on moon after the Chandrayan mission-I and would continue to be handy in resolving the issues of earth and planetary science, opined head of the department of earth and planetary science of Allahabad University, Prof Jayant Kumar Pati.

UP Board Class X, XII exams: 15-year ban for 'dubious' exam centres
Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UP Board) has decided to debar for a period of 15 years all those examination centres from where 'serious malpractices' have been reported in the ongoing class X and XII exams.

HC grants bail to ex-manager in bank fraud case
The Allahabad high court on Monday directed to release on bail, Manmohan Rai Chhabra, one of the officers of Union Bank of India, who in 2011 allegedly allowed payments against forged ‘Letter of Credit ’ issued by Punjab National Bank.

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Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Parents oppose fee hike in private schools
Parents of DAV Public Schools in the city on Tuesday alleged that schools are charging fees with compound interest forcing parents to bleed through their nose. They had conducted a signature campaign among the parents against the fee hike and planned to oppose the decision.

Shoe hurled at Odisha CM in election rally

Bhubaneswar police stations to get hi-tech interrogation halls

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Bhopal

Global think fest in Bhopal to gauge happiness

Shrinking Narmada the biggest challenge for piped water supply

Sahariya women can't marry non-tribals, says diktat

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Chandigarh

Jalandhar woman castrates hubby for infidelity

Mansa ADC, 2 others held for swindling Rs 8 cr
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