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Saturday, March 03, 2018

Today's Headlines

ED crackdown spectre on premium brand stores
Choksi-Gitanjali Gems case after the Enforcement Directorate issued an attachment order on the property as part of the central agency's seizure drive that covered 41 properties nationwide.

400% increase in drug cases registered in Goa

Mamata Banerjee's birthday wishes hint at 2019 warm-up

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Business

'Small, medium firms to create jobs in India'
"Most of jobs will come from small companies like Marico scaling or OYO scaling or Flipkart scaling and hiring people and the medium-sized companies growing in India and hiring people," Chris Zook, co-head of consulting firm Bain & Company, said.

US court grants interim stay on debt collection against Nirav Modi's firm

How Trump could really hurt China on trade
US President Donald Trump’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs won’t cause China too much pain. If he really wants to land a blow on the biggest trading nation, he would need to target electronics, toys and textiles.

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Environment

Only 13 per cent of tiger conservation areas meet global standards: Survey
Only 13 per cent of the tiger conservation areas met the global standards of an accreditation system, the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS), a new survey of current management methodologies at 112 sites located in 11 tiger-range countries, including India, said.

Plastic made from plants may solve waste problem
Over the past few decades, the concept of using bio-based materials as a resource rather than oil-based materials has gained momentum. These natural materials can easily be broken down into smaller chemical building blocks which in turn can be used to make other useful chemicals like plastics.

China's Tianjin city issues first 2018 L-2 pollution alert
China's smog-prone port city of Tianjin issued its first level 2 "orange" pollution alert this year effective from March 1, the city government said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Pollution is expected to blanket the city and nearby regions, including Beijing and Hebei, until March 4.

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World

'Beast' snowstorm, 'Emma' batter Britain, leave 11 dead

China kicks off parliament season with attack on West
China kicked off this year's parliamentary season on Friday with an attack on those in the West who seek to besmirch the country for their own nefarious purposes, with a government spokesman quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in an appeal for understanding.

Trump says 'trade wars are good and easy to win'

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Entertainment

Ram Gopal Varma to make a documentary on Sridevi?
If the reports are anything to go by, the filmmaker plans to make a documentary on the diva.

Veerey Ki Wedding
'Veerey Ki Wedding' is a comedy of errors that deserves to be skipped as the makers have erred every step of the way. Or, watch it at your own risk.

Rani: Sridevi has always been my favourite
Rani Mukerji, who was very close to Sridevi, in an interview with Filmfare, expressed her grief and said she won't be celebrating her 40th birthday this year.

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Science

Chandrayaan-2 launch delayed, likely to take off only after Oct

Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second-straight year
The report came as scientists said earlier this week that the Arctic region was seeing record high temperatures, with sea ice covering the smallest area in winter since records began more than half-a-century ago.

'Search for first stars uncovers dark matter'
Astronomers claim to have found the first direct proof of the existence of the mysterious dark matter - one of the building blocks of the cosmos - while attempting to detect the earliest stars in the universe.

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Sports

Asian Wrestling Championships: Navjot clinches gold, Sakshi wins bronze
Ace wrestler Navjot Kaur made India proud by winning the Asian Championships gold, outclassing Japan's Miya Imai 9-1 in a one-sided contest of the women's 65kg freestyle category final in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Friday.

Deepak Hooda hopes to make debut in SL tri-series
With some key players, including captain Virat Kohli, given a break, young Baroda all-rounder Deepak Hooda is optimistic of making his international debut in the upcoming T20 tri-nation series in Sri Lanka.

Junior national selection chief Venkatesh Prasad resigns
Former India seamer Venkatesh Prasad on Friday tendered his resignation from the post of chairman, junior national selection committee, less than a month after the country won the U-19 World Cup.

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Technology

Top Tech news of the week (February 26 15- March 2)
As the week comes to an end, we take a look at the news that grabbed the headlines.

Huawei aims be to among top 5 smartphone firm by year end
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei expects to be among top five handset players in terms of sales by the end of this year.

26 phones of Nokia, Oppo, Samsung that got cheaper

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Education

Students & home tutors all burning the midnight oil before board exams

Just two teachers for 300 students

IIIT announces new admission procedure
The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) has announced admissions to its undergraduate programmes, for 2018-19, open.

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Mumbai

Mumbai: Holi injuries see many reach city hospitals
Holi celebrations saw scores of patients in emergency ward of hospitals, primarily with complaints of eye injuries even as the traffic police reported no fatalities in road mishaps.

Maharashtra: Last month's hailstorm damaged crops worth Rs 300 crore
The hailstorm that ravaged standing crops in Marathwada and Vidarbha in February has damaged crops worth Rs 313 crore across an area of over 3 lakh hectares or 7.5 acres.

Indian authorities can take note of foreign court order: Bombay HC
The full bench was called upon to decide the issue while dealing with an application filed by Prabodh Mehta, a trustee of the multi-specialty Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre in Bandra.

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Delhi

HC rejects CBSE stand on sale of non-NCERT books
The Delhi high court quashed a CBSE circular barring sale of non-NCERT books and uniforms in affiliated schools across the country.

DU students march to police headquarters over harassment
Faced with continued attack with water balloons while walking on the streets, students and teachers of Delhi University's Jesus and Mary College on Thursday led a protest march to the Delhi Police headquarters.

Another AAP MLA quizzed on chief secretary assault
Delhi Police questioned AAP MLA Rajesh Rishi for four hours on Thursday in connection with the alleged midnight assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakash last week.

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Bangalore

PILs should be lodged after proper research, says HC
public interest litigations (PILs) should be comprehensive and be lodged after proper analysis of the issue.

Glitches in RTE application portal leave parents upset
35 centres to come up across city and in 3 districts

Pro-Muslim parties could trouble Congress

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Hyderabad

Bizman stabbed by mechanic after scuffle
A 33-year-old transport businessman was stabbed to death by a mechanic at Madhuranagar on Friday evening.

Blood spills over illicit affairs, two murdered

Pad vending machine at Kacheguda station
On Friday, a sanitary napkin vending machine called 'Happy Nari' was launched at Kacheguda Railway Station.Women passengers can now get sanitary pads without any hassle at a cheaper price at stations.

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Chennai

HC ruling split on Trai regulations
Case To Go Before A Third Judge

HC leaves it to cops to file FIR against Kanchi seer
Justice M S Ramesh passed the order on a plea moved by advocate S Doraisamy of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam.

FIR against TTV aides for 'assaulting' cops in secretariat
Fort police station has registered a case saying Vetrivel and Tamil Selvan used criminal force to deter public servants from discharging their duty and threatened police officials.

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Ahmedabad

Board to penalize schools for not distributing hall tickets

School management won't collect admit cards

Gujrat: 'Father raped daughter from when she was 10'

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Allahabad

Cops exchange fire with Mahendra Pasi gang in Chitrakoot forest

Cops exchange fire with Mahendra Pasi gang in Chitrakoot forest
Intensifying their campaign against bandit gangs operating their activities in the hilly terrain of UP-MP border, cops exchanged fire with dacoit Mahendra pasi and his gang inside Dashrath forest in Mau police station of the Chitrakoot district in wee hours of Thursday. The bandit managed to escape from the scene after taking advantage of topography of the area.

HC nixes UPPSC plea against CBI probe
Further, no inquiry can be directed against UPPSC under the existing laws and only Supreme Court could scrutinise its affairs.

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Bhubaneswar

NHRC seeks report on Odisha twins

Civic body meeting marred by protests
A meeting of the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) on Wednesday was marred by corporator of ward 34 tendering his resignation and others staging a dharna.

Clerk bungles Rs 16 lakh Prime Minister Awas Yojana funds
A junior clerk working in Gajapati's Mohana block was arrested for misappropriating around Rs16.61 lakh meant for execution of Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY).

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Bhopal

No system in place to train for jobs abroad

Aditi & Shalini bag second spot
The victory is memorable for Aditi for more than one reason.She played the game after a gap of 20 years.

Breather for Katare in rape case, amid drama in court

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Chandigarh

Lalit Kala Akademi art exhibition concludes
The annual art exhibition of the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi concluded on Thursday.

24-year-old Ludhiana man killed as bus hits car

Building owners to go on strike against CHB
Charging Penalties

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