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Friday, April 20, 2018

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Just one in every four cars sold today is a diesel vehicle
The fall is not confined to sedans and compact cars, it has also impacted the SUV category, which has traditionally been a strong diesel votary. The share of petrol vehicles in SUV sales has grown nearly five-fold from 3% in 2012-13 to 16% at the end of 2017-18.

Wholesale onion price hits new low of Rs 3/kg

Judge who quit after Mecca Masjid verdict rejoins duty

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Business

Pace of economic reforms in India unlikely to continue in election year: IMF chief

19 crore Indian adults don't have bank account: World Bank

Worried fund houses meet ICICI chairman, discuss CEO succession

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Environment

Govt calls for time-bound execution of clean air plan
The NCAP calls for a long-term time-bound national-level plan to control air pollution. Under this, the ministry aims to augment air quality monitoring in 100 non-attainment cities.

Novel plastic-eating enzyme created
Scientists have created an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. The discovery could result in a recycling solution for millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, made of polyethylene terephthalate which currently persists for hundreds of years in the environment.

Loopholes in draft National Forest Policy flagged
Over 100 civil society organisations from 15 states have flagged several loopholes in the Centre’s draft National Forest Policy 2018 and questioned environment ministry over the rationale of proposing involvement of private parties in regeneration of forests.

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World

Picking up pieces but future tense for Rohingya in B'desh

Turkey's weak opposition scrambles to challenge Erdogan
Turkey's weak opposition is scrambling to mount a meaningful challenge against strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with just nine weeks to prepare for snap elections. One party leader is in jail. Another doesn't have a candidate. A third might face eligibility issues for her party.

N. Korean leader removes major nuclear sticking point: Seoul
S Korean President Moon Jae-in said that his rival, N Korean leader Kim Jong Un, isn't asking for the withdrawal of US troops from the Korean Peninsula as a precondition for abandoning his nuclear weapons. If true, this would seem to remove a major sticking point to a potential nuke disarmament deal.

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Entertainment

Pic: Ranveer with American rapper Snoop Dogg
The actor shared an epic throwback moment on his social media account with a famous international rapper.

'Baaghi 2' box-office collection Week 3
Tiger Shroff's 'Baaghi 2' continues its triumphant run at the ticket window by luring in the masses to the theatre. The film which recently crossed the 150-crore mark is already in its third week and earned an estimated Rs 8.85 in total over the past five days.

Naga Babu on Pawan's silence on Sri Reddy

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Science

Now, clothes that can monitor body movements

Chinese scientists develop nanozymes to target cancerous tumour cells
In what could be a breakthrough in treatment of cancer, a team of Chinese researchers have for the first time developed a strategy to control and coordinate nanozymes to selectively target and kill cancerous tumour cells.

Spectacular Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend

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Sports

IPL: Kings XI Punjab beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 15 runs
Kings XI Punjab broke the home jinx against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they registered a comfortable 15-run victory at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday.

Virat Kohli named in TIME's 100 most influential people
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has been named as one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2018 year following a stellar season last year in which he had amassed 2818 runs across all formats and slammed 11 centuries.

Chris Gayle becomes first centurion of IPL 2018
Chris Gayle has become the first batsman to slam a century in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 as he smashed an unbeaten 104 to propel Kings XI Punjab to 193/3 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday.

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Technology

100 biggest technology companies in the world

Intel is pulling the plug on these two units
Leading chipset manufacturer Intel has revealed that it is shutting down the New Devices Group (NDG). Moreover, the company will also be suspending the Vaunt smart glasses project which it introduced in February.

Asus ROG Strix GL503 and ROG GX501 up for pre-order in India, price starts at Rs 109,990
Asus ROG has announced that its first 8th Gen Intel Core processor laptop - GL503 & GX501 are up for pre-order on Flipkart, Croma and ASUS exclusive stores.

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Education

CBSE to compensate class X students for typo in English paper
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to provide compensation of two marks to Class X students for a typing error in the English question paper.

CBSE Board to compensate Class 10 students for typo error in English paper
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to provide compensation of two marks to Class X students for a typing error in the English question paper.

RRB Group D Recruitment: Railway changes educational qualification norm for jobs on compassionate grounds
Under the present norms, the minimum educational qualification required to be eligible for such employment is Class 10 for Level-1 or Group 'D' jobs.

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Mumbai

Again, BMC pedal-pushes its SoBo cycle track project

Poll-wary government may set up panel to delay firing fake SC/ST, OBC staff
With an eye on the Lok Sabha and assembly elections next year, the state government seems inclined to dawdle on the action to be taken against state employees who got the jobs using fake caste certificates.

HC orders Customs to return goods seized from Parle store
In a major relief for Alfa, a store popular for imported goods in Vile Parle (West), the Bombay high court on Thursday ordered Customs officials to release all goods which they had seized during a raid conducted last week. The goods worth Rs1.5 crore, which included expensive cell phones, food and stationery, were to be returned by 5.30pm, a bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and P D Naik ordered, granting not even a day’s time. They were returned in the evening.

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Delhi

Rain relief likely today, but expect 42 degree Celsius soon after
The capital is likely to receive respite from the searing heat with a spell of light rain forecast for Friday, which is expected to take the maximum temperature down by a couple of degrees.

SC orders Haryana to release water to Delhi
Taking exception to the Haryana government’s reluctance to release water to Delhi as per the agreed plan, the Supreme Court summoned on Thursday its chief secretary to appear before it on April 23 and directed the state to immediately release water to the national capital.

From Afghanistan to Lanka: Youth held with Rs 3.5 crore drugs
Has Delhi become the new transit point for drug traffickers smuggling in heroin from across the border for distribution in India and the neighbouring countries? Delhi Police has begun digging into the possibility after the arrest of a Kashmiri youth on his way to the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo with Rs 3.5 crore worth of pure Afghan heroin.

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Bangalore

Volunteers build 60 houses for Nepal's earthquake survivors
Three days after the earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, Sibu George, a city-based businessman, and Fr George Kannanthanam of the NGO Project Hope, visited the country to render whatever assistance they could for victims. One big requirement, they found, was shelter for those who had been rendered homeless.

Mandya farmer case brings cheer to kidney patients
The case of Mandya farmer D K Ravi Kumar, who's got the go-ahead for a kidney transplant through a willing donor, has brought hope to many patients like him.

Eight arrested for forcing orphan girl into prostitution in Bengaluru
A gang of traffickers which allegedly pushed a 17-year-old girl into prostitution at the age of 12 has been arrested. The members repeatedly raped and tortured her, the girl claimed in her complaint.

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Hyderabad

Heat-o-meter above 40°C first time this year, brace for worse

Ballot may be the decider in Prakash Karat-Sitaram Yechury draft tussle

MLAs' expulsion: House, judiciary collision likely

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Chennai

Cambridge University business English exams go online

Shun 'provocative' clothes, warns Class VIII text in sex education misfire

A fold of a leaf turns traditional craft to an art installation

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Ahmedabad

Bhatnagars' laptops, mobiles sent to FSL

'IS agents' plotted strikes on Jews in Ahmedabad, Mumbai

9 rapes, 48 kidnappings of minors a week in Gujarat in 2017
Gujarat has always carried the tag of being safe for women and girls. However, as cries demanding justice for Surat rape and murder victim hit a crescendo along with Unnao and Kathua victims, five-year data on crime against children reveal that year 2017 saw highest rape and kidnapping cases against minor girls.

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Allahabad

Charged in land grabbing case, Christian leader ends life

Allahabadis enjoy Daamaad Ek Khoj

ATMs go dry, greet with 'no cash' board in Sangam city
Most of the ATMs in the Sangam city greeted their customers with 'no cash' board or remained defunct.Similar has been the scene for past many days in the first month of the new financial year, in the city.

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Bhubaneswar

Launch of new Odia film Shefali amid much fanfare
To enter the commercial film market, Kadambini Media on Sunday announced its third venture Shefali, which will be different from its earlier two movies that had received rave reviews across the globe.

I love the drum beats in the Odia folk songs: Sukhwinder Singh
The unusual, husky voice rendering Chhaiyan chhaiyan had us glued to the earphones in the times of cassettes and walkmans. As much as it was Shah Rukh Khan dancing on the train top, it was the powerful new voice that worked like magic for the chart-topper. From one musical hit to another, Sukhwinder Singh had the nation tap to his songs back then. The singer later marked his career high internationally with the popular Slumdog Millionaire track Jai ho and gave us goosebumps each time we heard him sing the Chak De India title track. In the city to attend an event, he settled for a candid chat with BT. Excerpts:

Viral video's take on Odisha received well
Back in the ’90s, the music video Made in India was a rage. Then came ‘Make in India’ — a nation-building initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. What could possibly blend the two into a roaring success on the internet? Well, it’s an attempt closer home. A group of young stand-up comedians in the city, Bhubaneswar Komedians, has made a music video Made in Odisha that has gone viral on YouTube within three days of uploading it and garnered nearly 1.5 lakh views.

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Bhopal

Bharatnatyam performance evokes spiritual vibes

Rights body pulls up govt over Right to Education students' plaints

Military land encroached for Bairagarh crematorium
Five acres of army land worth crores - encroached upon by Bairagarh crematorium for years - would continue to be used as crematorium due to government's failure to act.

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Chandigarh

FB post: Suspension of Maharshi Dayanand University professor stayed

Power cost up in Punjab as government hikes tariff by 2.17%
The commission has also increased the fixed charges for all category of consumers by Rs10 per KW.The new tariffs have come into effect from April 1.

Dumpster overflows in Kishangarh

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