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THE TIMES OF INDIA

Monday, March 19, 2018

Today's Headlines

India

'Churchill wanted Indians to be willing slaves'

Govt won't award highway projects if land isn't available

Navjot Singh Sidhu plays to the gallery, apologises to Manmohan Singh

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Business

Demonetised notes are being shredded, briquetted: RBI
The RBI has said that all demonetised notes are shredded and briquetted before being disposed of through a tendering process. "RBI does not recycle such processed notes," the bank said.

Centre mulls proposal to collect passports details of directors
The ministry of corporate affairs is considering a proposal to seek passport details of all individuals, who have permitted to serve as directors on the board of companies in a bid to prevent loan defaulters like Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi from leaving the country.

What if you forget to verify your Income Tax return?

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Environment

102 rhinos in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, census finds

Novel protein 'mat' can soak up pollution: Study
The study, published in the journal Science, shows a path toward exploiting the power of proteins outside of the cell by demonstrating a unique way to keep proteins active in synthetic environments.

The sorry state of Earth's species, in numbers

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World

Pakistan province cracks down on Hafiz Saeed's JuD and FIF
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Saturday launched a crackdown against Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its humanitarian wing, Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation, by seizing control of their offices and financial assets.

Vladimir Putin in 10 dates

'North Korea's Kim taking stock of Trump meet'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "taking stock" of US President Donald Trump's surprise decision to accept his invitation for talks on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, South Korea's foreign minister said in an interview that aired Sunday.

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Entertainment

Moments captured at Hiroo Johar's b'day
It is Hiroo Johar’s 75th birthday today, so her filmmaker son Karan Johar went all out to make it count.

'Race 3' cast reach Abu Dhabi for next schedule
The cast of 'Race 3' has reached Abu Dhabi for a shoot sequence, and from the looks of it, it will surely be on a large scale.

'Raid' box office collection Day 2
‘Raid’, starring Ajay Devgn and Ileana D’Cruz in lead roles has finally hit theatres and is walking away with all the moolah.

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Science

Brain damage one cause of religious fundamentalism: Study

Stephen Hawking's deathbed paper could prove multiple universes
Stephen Hawking may have left behind clues to detect other universes in the cosmos besides our own in a final research paper submitted just weeks before his death earlier this week, a media report said on Sunday.

Water may exist in Earth's lower mantle: Study
Water may be more common than expected at extreme depths within Earth's lower mantle - approaching 640 kilometres and possibly beyond, a study has found. A study explored microscopic pockets of a trapped form of crystallised water molecules in diamond samples from locations in Africa and China.

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Sports

Karthik heroics helps India beat Bangladesh to win Nidahas Trophy
Dinesh Karthik smacked a six off the last ball to help India register a thrilling four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 Tri-Series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

'Kohli feels Dhoni is irreplaceable in limited overs'
India cricket captain Virat Kohli feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is indispensable when it comes to limited-overs cricket and that his cricketing acumen is an asset for the team.

Vidarbha clinch maiden Irani Cup title
Ranji Trophy winners Vidarbha grabbed their second title in the domestic cricket season as they won the Irani Cup thanks to their huge first innings total against Rest of India on Sunday.

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Technology

5 new ways Google has made finding your lost Android device easier
In 2013, Google introduced Device Manager service which helps in locating lost devices. Then last year the company released some more features for the same and named it as Find My Device.

Coca-Cola, US State Dept to use blockchain to combat forced labor
Coca-Cola Co and the U.S. State Department along with two other companies said on Friday they are launching a project using blockchain's digital ledger technology to create a secure registry for workers that will help fight the use of forced labor worldwide.

Former Qualcomm chairman Jacobs to exit board of directors
Qualcomm Inc on Friday said former executive chairman Paul Jacobs would not be renominated for the U.S. semiconductor company's board after Jacobs disclosed his intention to pursue a long-shot acquisition of the firm.

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Education

Cuttack boy tops GATE, eyes IIT-Kharagpur stint
Jyotiranjan Barik, a fourth-year student of agricultural engineering at the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), topped the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-2018.

NLU Odisha Foundation Day: President Ram Nath Kovind urges lawyers to be responsible towards society
President Ram Nath Kovind has called on the law professionals to be responsible towards the society.

Class XII girl hangs self over physics paper
A Class XII student hanged herself at home in Piplani, leaving behind a note to her mother in which she apologized for not being able to memorize lessons.

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Mumbai

Human rights panel tells HC it can't afford office space
The HC has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government after the state human rights commission approached the court with a rather odd request.

Salary account row: No pay yet for 23,000 teachers
Though it is already mid-March, more than 23,000 teachers from state-aided schools are yet to receive February salaries.

Modi following Hitler's policies; gagging media, CBI: Raj Thackeray

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Delhi

Manmohan Singh's silence did what BJP's uproar could not: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu was full of praise for a reticent Manmohan Singh on Sunday and said the former Prime Minister's "silence" did what the ruling BJP's "uproar" could not.

Gangster from Meerut held
18-Nasir Gang

FIRs against loan defaulting firms, businessmen after PNB complaint

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Bangalore

Now, KSRTC Flybus travel can get you food, retail vouchers

Man introduced fake daughters to get bank loan

Age is no bar for these graduates from IIMB
For many at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) on Saturday, it was an occasion to celebrate scaling the age barrier when 593 students graduated in various disciplines at the 43rd convocation.

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Hyderabad

Poor visibility affects flight arrivals, departures in Hyderabad

Ugadi almanac predicts CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's giant leap in national politics, but cautions mantris

2.4 lakh glaucoma patients in Hyderabad at risk of vision loss

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Chennai

Music heals: Choir of disadvantaged children from city to perform in US

Cop slaps three boys on bike, apologises

Natarajan continues to be on ventilator support, hosp says
The health condition of M Natarajan, husband of former Jayalalithaa aide V K Sasikala, continues to be critical.The 74-year-old is now on ventilator support in the intensive care unit of Gleneagles Global Health City.

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Ahmedabad

Gunrunner, buyers held; pistols seized

Gota residents hold 'besna' for dying road
Chants of “Shree Ram Jay Ram Jay Jay Ram” filled the air on 32 TP Road, Gota, with locals and women in white saris, holding the ‘besna’ (mourning ritual) of the road neglected by authorities for over six months and causing a menace to residents. Thousands of people and women holding placards like ‘No Politics Zone” and “Swasth Gota, Swachh Gota” surrounded the besna.

A warning by Nirma, Cept researchers too
If Ahmedabad’s depleting ground water aquifers has not alarmed you much, a recent study on ground water vulnerability by researchers from Nirma University and Cept University has warned that human activities is leading to higher concentration of minerals and accumulation of pollutants.

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Allahabad

Commencing production at rail coach factory at Raebareli was an eyewash: Piyush Goyal

Why is Urdu not optional exam: Allahabad HC
The court directed additional chief secretary to examine the aspect and file a personal affidavit within 10 days.

Run for Ganga held in Allahabad

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Bhubaneswar

President Kovind asks IIT students to avail benefits of government schemes

RD university students launch stir for second campus
The students also blocked the Janpath (the road between Vani Vihar and Shishu Bhavan square) near the university for more than an hour.Vehicular traffic was affected for an hour.

Showrooms can't release vehicles without registration numbers: RTO
No car can be rolled out on the road until it has a valid registration number from the regional transport authority.

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Bhopal

MP looks to ayurveda for de-addiction

Mosque never existed at Lord Ram's birthplace in Ayodhya: Shankaracharya
"A masjid never existed at Lord Ram's birthplace in Ayodhya," the Shankaracharya told reporters here on the Ram Temple-Babri Mosque dispute.

History-sheeters face police heat
In a crackdown against history-sheeters, a joint team of police and administration razed illegal properties and encroachments across the city.

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Chandigarh

Punjabi kudi inspires with fusion

UK gets first centre for sikh and Panjabi studies

Licences of six mines cancelled
Taking action against the violations in the sand mining at the approved sites, the district administration has cancelled licences for six such sites.

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