Photostream: My News Digest Newsletter: AIADMK holds key to Parliament proceedings as TRS calls off protests

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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AIADMK holds key to Parliament proceedings as TRS calls off protests
There were will no less than four notices of no-confidence when the House meets on Tuesday but the possibility of any being taken up remains in balance with all eyes on AIADMK after Telangana Rashtra Samithi decided to call off its disruptive actions.

Mamata cannot be trusted as anti-BJP voice: West Bengal Congress chief

Farmers write bills, will have MPs introduce them in House

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Business

After Grab deal, Uber to focus on India
Ride-hailing major Uber may not look to replicate a Grab-like deal in India immediately after selling out in China and Russia. Uber’s exit from Southeast Asia is likely to intensify the Ola and Uber rivalry locally, sources said.

Lakshmi Mittal moves NCLT, Jindal cries foul
The battle for Essar Steel heats up with the Lakshmi N Mittal-led ArcelorMittal on Monday moving NCLT over its disqualification even as JSW alleged that allowing defaulting promoters to participate in the bidding process was “nothing but a mockery” of the bankruptcy code.

SoftBank probes 'smear' campaign against top execs

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Environment

Smoking jumbo clip spreads like wildfire

When people turn forest managers

North China cities issue smog alerts as industry curbs end
Beijing and 33 other northern Chinese cities have issued smog alerts for the next few days as industrial output ramps up again after the end of winter restrictions, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Sunday.

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World

14 EU states expelling Russian diplomats over UK spy attack: EU chief

US looking forward to Trump-Kim meet: White House
"We're looking forward to a potential summit some months in advance," White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah told reporters at a news conference yesterday.

Egypt election under way with el-Sissi certain winner
Polls opened on Monday in Egypt's presidential election with the outcome -- a second, four-year term for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi -- a foregone conclusion.

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Entertainment

Varun-Anushka get a warm welcome in Delhi
Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma are teaming up for the first time for their upcoming film. The duo headed to Delhi for the next scheduled shoot and was pleasantly surprised to receive a warm welcomed by fans.

Pics: SRK-Gauri Khan on a quiet dinner date
Shah Rukh Khan has been making the most of his time away from the film sets.

Salman comes to the aid of 'Veergati' actress
Pooja Dadwal, who was Salman Khan's co-star in the 1995 film 'Veergati', was recently in the news after she reportedly reached out to the superstar for financial aid for her tuberculosis treatment.

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Science

New superchip to make PCs 100 times faster
Researchers have developed a technology that could enable our computers — and all optic communication devices — to run 100 times faster through terahertz microchips.

Viagra turns 20: Chronicle of a global success
A Pfizer poll in 2011 shows 80 per cent of Viagra randomly bought online is fake. The unlicenced versions can contain toxic products such as pesticides, plaster or ink for printers. As fake versions of the drug spread, so too do alternative uses.

How being overweight can shorten lifespan
Obese people have shorter lives and even those who are just overweight spend more years living with heart disease than individuals who are a healthy weight, a US study suggests.

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Sports

What Steve Smith did was 'absolute stupidity': Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday slammed Australian cricket team's "win at all cost" attitude and said that the ball tampering plot hatched by Steven Smith and his players in the Test against South Africa was an act of sheer stupidity.

Ministry approves 325-member Indian contingent for CWG 2018
The Sports Ministry has confirmed India's contingent for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to be held at Gold Coast City in Australia from April 4-15, which comprises 325 members (221 athletes, 58 coaches, 17 doctors and physiotherapists, seven managers and 22 other officials).

Who formed 'leadership group'? CA begins probe
Australian cricket's investigation into the cheating plot that plunged its team into crisis and threatens the future of its captain and best player began after two senior officials arrived in South Africa to start work uncovering the extent of the rot.

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Technology

Sony expands pro memory card line-up with CFast range
Expanding the professional memory card line-up, Sony India on Monday launched a range of high-performance CFast memory cards for photographers and videographers.

Smartphones with longer battery life in the offing
"Common lithium-ion batteries only have a certain capacity," said Kyeongjae Cho, a professor at The University of Texas at Dallas in the US.

We don't save Android users' data without permission: Facebook
Facebook has said that it does not save call and text data of Android users without their permission, adding the practice is "widely used" with users having an option to opt-out from it.

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Education

West Bengal prods varsities on UGC rankings

Mumbai: Law exams likely to be delayed due to pending results
With results of most law faculty courses pending, some law exams slated to begin in April could be postponed.The university will issue revised dates of exam commencement in a week.

CBSE to probe allegations of Class XII economics paper 'leak'

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Mumbai

Bombay HC suggests plots for rehab of encroachers
The plot at Marol is reserved for a cancer hospital, while the one at Dindoshi is reserved for public housing.

Malabar Hill Club's chawl neighbours raise a stink about composting unit
Residents of David Sassoon chawl adjoining South Mumbai's Malabar Hill Club have complained to the BMC about the waste processing unit of the club which they allege has been emanating a foul smell.

350 years ago, Bombay was given to the East India Company and 'Urbs Prima in Indis' was born
No history tour of the city ever concludes without the participants learning that Bombay was given to the British as part of Catherine of Braganza's royal dowry when she married King Charles II of England.

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Delhi

Delhi: EPCA finds Rs 800 crore 'shortfall' in collection of green cess
ECC was imposed by SC in 2015 to reduce air pollution by curbing the number of heavy vehicles entering Delhi.It had also directed that the ECC collected be used for pollution control.

Thieves target former Delhi top cop, flee with iPad, cash from car
The man who headed Delhi's police force himself became a victim of a brazen theft on Saturday.Thieves allegedly got into former police commissioner .

New DDA scheme in June with 21,000 flats on offer
The flats, construction of which has been completed in the last six months, are much bigger compared to those of our previous schemes. The one-bedroom flats we are going to offer in the 2018 housing scheme would have a minimum size of 430 square feet, which would make these much more spacious than the older flats which were about 323 square feet in size

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Bangalore

EC may declare Karnataka election schedule today
The political temperature in the state is on a steep climb with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP national chief Amit Shah kicking off campaigning in battleground constituencies.

Apartments struggle to meet water needs

Govt hosp dismisses plastic surgeon who quit job, puts out ad with photo

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Hyderabad

Class 8 pupils trail south states in math & science

Sewage chokes Hyderabad groundwater, spewing nalas recharge 90% table

24X7 free power shocker: Alarming dip in water table in Telangana districts

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Chennai

...for 40 lakh, Anna university VC hired ineligible candidates as professors
The interview marks were also marked in pencil so that they could be manipulated in favour of ineligible candidates during appointments, DVAC has said in the FIR filed on Friday.

DVAC indicts former top officials for bribery, fraud

Gang busts into bank in city, cops hunt for guard
Investigators said Shabi Lal, 38, a guard from Nepal who lived in a room on the premises, and one or more coconspirators made away with gold and silver jewellery from the IOB branch in Virugambakkam.

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Ahmedabad

Take lion deaths seriously: HC to Centre

Eateries don't need police licence now
The Gujarat Police Act, 1951 at present provides for various functions of police officers of the state which include granting certificate of registration before any eating facility can be opened or run.

Teacher turns classes into masti ki pathshala!
Teaching since past seven years, Patel (28) says 'abhinay geet' (method of teaching through musical acting) is part of the curriculum in BEd courses but few teachers put the same into practice.

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Allahabad

NC Railway introduces high end cameras to diagnose defect in rolling stock
The North Central Railway (NCR) has introduced another ‘first’ in the field of safety in train operations by installing high-end cameras besides the railway track which would monitor any defect in the rolling stock (the term used coaches, including passenger and goods train). To begin with, the camera has been installed at Agra station of NCR.

On way to take a dip in Sangam, 5 killed as van rams truck

Goods gutted as fire breaks out in shop
Goods worth thousands of rupees were gutted when a fire broke out in a shop in Civil Lines area on Saturday.The fire safety officer said that the fire reportedly broke out due to a short circuit.

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Bhubaneswar

Ahead of impending crisis, Potato Mission ends in Odisha
With yet another potato crisis looming over the state, the much-hyped potato mission that was launched to achieve self-sufficiency in potato yield and enhance storage capacity for the tuber is all set to come to an abrupt end in March 2018.

Odisha govt announces 'Special Incentive' to medical officers

Bhubaneswar: Police use baton to disperse agitating Panchayat Samiti members

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Bhopal

Illegal colonies to be regularised by Aug 15

Journo probing 'police-sand mafia' link run over by truck in Bhind

Accused gang raped girl at knife-point

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Chandigarh

Punjab plans law to regulate private hospitals, clinics
The Punjab government will soon adopt the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act in the state to regulate the private hospitals, on the lines of neighbouring Haryana.

Debt waiver, illegal mining rock House

MLAs unite against SC/ST Act 'dilution'

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