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Thursday, March 15, 2018

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India

Samajwadis rediscover 'mulayam' touch under Akhilesh

Akhilesh seeks meeting, Maya sends black Merc to escort him

Unlike Cong tie-up, MSY didn't object to this one

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Business

CCEA nod for extension of urea subsidy till 2020
Urea is made available to farmers at a statutorily controlled price of Rs 5,360 per tonne. The difference between the delivered cost of the fertiliser at farm gate and MRP is given as subsidy to manufacturers.

LTCG tax: Govt extends indexation benefit to share sale in unlisted cos
The indexation benefit- which takes into account the impact of inflation on acquisition cost- will not be available on gains made from sale of listed securities, as per the amendments to the Finance Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha.

Ready to be 'Neelakantha', drink poison to clean system: RBI Guv

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Environment

US sued after failing to submit climate change report
The Paris accord obligates the US to submit a report every two years detailing greenhouse gas emissions and steps taken to meet a goal to keep the global temperature rise "well below" 2 degrees Celsius. Its latest report should have been filed by January 1.

Clean air programme 'good' start, but needs transparency of info: Greenpeace

Global fisheries to be 20% less productive in 2300: Study
This bleak future will be characterised by 9.6 degrees Celsius increase in mean surface air temperature, nearly 10 times the warming we have seen to this point. The extended climate warming will drastically alter wind patterns, boost ocean surface temperatures and melt nearly all the sea ice in polar regions.

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World

7 killed in blast near Sharif's residence in Pakistan

Germany confirms Chancellor Merkel for fourth term
Lawmakers in Berlin's glass-domed Reichstag voted 364-315 with nine abstentions for Merkel. A right-wing populist rise in September elections weakened all mainstream parties and deprived Merkel of a majority, forcing her into an alliance with the centre-left Social Democratic Party.

Kremlin says ties with US cannot get any worse under Pompeo
"It's hardly possible to fall below the floor, so it is unlikely things will get any worse in this regard," President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a response to a question about the high-level staff changes in the US administration announced on Tuesday.

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Entertainment

Amitabh-Jaya's assets doubled in 6 years?
Jaya Bachchan, who is a Rajya Sabha candidate for a prominent political party, on Friday, submitted her nomination and her affidavit that disclosed the financial details of the Bachchans.

Anushka wears Virat's t-shirt
Recently, the actress was spotted wearing the same T-shirt which Virat wore back in 2016.

Chitrangda reaction to Irrfan's health
Irrfan Khan’s health has left many of his friends and fans worried and anxious. The actor who was initially diagnosed with jaundice and later revealed about suffering from a rare disease has asked all to not speculate and wait for his next statement.

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Science

Hawking, who roamed cosmos in a wheelchair, is now with the stars
Coincidentally, Einstein was born on March 14 (in 1879), the date on which Hawking died. Equally remarkably, Hawking was born on January 8, 1942 — exactly 300 years after the death of another great scientist, Galileo Galilei.

Cold-blooded? Study finds female pythons care for their young
The study of the nesting behaviour of the southern African python, published this month in the London-based Journal of Zoology, is the first-ever report of maternal care of babies in an egg-laying snake.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot grows taller as it shrinks: NASA

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Sports

Nidahas Trophy: Clinical India beat Bangladesh to enter final
India defeated Bangladesh by 17 runs to book their berth in the summit clash of the Nidahas Trophy Tri-Series on Wednesday. Young spinner Washington Sundar produced his career-best figures of three for 22 to help India register a comfortable victory.

All England Open: Srikanth, Sindhu enter second round
Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu advanced into the second round while Saina Nehwal made a first-round exit at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham on Wednesday.

Rabada to appeal guilty verdict and keep series hopes alive
Kagiso Rabada is appealing the guilty verdict handed to him by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching their code of conduct in a last-ditch bid to be able to play in the rest of the gripping Test series against Australia.

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Technology

Xiaomi launches Redmi 5 in India: 3 reasons to buy and not to buy

Microsoft AI platform, Azure Cloud to power HCL's 'Lab 21'
Based in Redmond, Washington, "Lab 21" will help HCL develop and deploy high-impact business solutions based on the Microsoft AI platform and Azure Cloud.

Xiaomi vs Xiaomi: 5 Xiaomi smartphones that will give the all-new Redmi 5 tough competition
So, here are four Xiaomi smartphones that will compete against the Redmi 5.

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Education

Registration for PG NEET starts today

Papers to be unsealed under CCTV surveillance: GSHSEB

CBSE scraps course in English subject
CBSE has suddenly decided to discontinue the English Communicative (EC) course for Stds IX and X.The subject has been a mainstay for over a decade.

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Mumbai

Mhada accuses builder of 1,200 crore fraud
One of the biggest housing redevelopment projects in the city has gone into a tailspin.

Mhada: Ex-VP, CEO colluded with builder in redevelopment fraud

Government promise to forest land tillers a repeat of 2016
The November 2016 order said the district-level committee set up under the Act should take a final decision on appeals for allotment within six months and ensure no appeal was pending beyond six months.

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Delhi

197 acres cleared of illegal farmhouses in Delhi's Asola village
Asola has been in the news for fraudulent land deals. TOI had reported on the nexus between the land mafia and lower revenue officials in Asola on February 15. The per-acre cost of land here is estimated to be around Rs 20-25 crore.

Trackman's red towel saves lives of train passengers
Two trackmen spotted a six-inch gap on a track between Yamuna Bridge and Tilak Bridge on which a train was coming. One of them ran towards the train, waving his red 'gamchha' to alert the driver. The train stopped a few metres before the gap.

Why Malviya Nagar is finding it tough to breathe for a year

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Bangalore

Lokayukta discharged, stable: Doctors
Shetty was hospitalised for a week and had undergone multiple surgeries.

Refund rules awaited, citizens struggle to exchange mutilated Rs 500, 2,000 notes
Procedure Not Done At RBI Office

It's official: Parking banned on Church Street
In yet another move to make the new-look Church Street pedestrian-friendly, traffic police on Wednesday banned parking of vehicles on the 715m stretch.

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Hyderabad

Nikhil stole the show at the pre-release event of Kirrak Party

Goodbye Professor Hawking, You inspired and taught us all

Yamini Reddy: Sunsets at Taramati are to die for

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Chennai

Woman learning driving backs up, car crushes 7-year-old girl
7-year-old girl playing near her house in Choolaimedu died in an accident on Tuesday night when a reversing car rammed into a stationary vehicle which in turn knocked her down.

Planning tp build a dream home? it is 18 percent costlier this year

Customs seize 1.4 kilogram gold worth Rs 44 lakh
44 lakh was seized by customs officials at the international airport in four separate smuggling cases on Wednesday.One man was arrested.

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Ahmedabad

No Gujarat high court relief for Mehul Choksi

School kids drive parents to use helmets

Row over tabling Justice D K Trivedi panel report

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Allahabad

Let's play Holi!

Corporators demand Metropoliton Planning Committee
The corporators of Allahabad Municipal Corporation here on Tuesday demanded constitution of Metropoliton Planning Committee (MPC) for proper implementation of the masterplan of the city.

FIR against ex-SP MLA for slur against PM Modi, CM Yogi Adityanath
The case has been lodged against her under Section 500 and 171 G of IPC, on the complaint of BJP leader Surendra Chowdhry.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha cabinet clears amendments to startup policy

East Coast Railway to set up waste treatment plants for two coaching depots

Odisha cabinet clears Universal Eye Health Programme

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Bhopal

Video of cop 'helping students' in exam goes viral

Bhopal fares poorly in civic policy

Reality check on MP's centurions

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Chandigarh

Hoshiarpur bank gave 7crore loans on 3crore gold collateral
A rural branch of the State Bank of India in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is in a fix after more than 220 villagers have refused to pay back the gold loans they had taken, alleging that they were defrauded by a financier.

Auto driver held for selling newborn for 2 lakh to woman
An auto driver, 48-year-old Sarabjit Singh, who sold his newborn son for Rs 2 lakh and the Panipat-based woman involved in the deal have been arrested by the Ludhiana police.

Principal rapes class X girl as dummy student writes her exam
The accused made a dummy student write the victim's physical education paper on Tuesday while he raped her in a nearby house. The victim's father said he was ready to pay Rs 10,000 to the principal as part of the deal to help his daughter clear the exams.

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