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Sunday, April 08, 2018

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PIL in SC seeks guidelines for removal motion against judges
against him after a committee appointed by the House to inquire into the charges against the judge returns a finding that he was guilty and should be removed.

PM lacks courage to face Congress in Parliament: Rahul
"Modi knows that we'll tear him to shreds over the banking scams and corruption in his government," he told reporters at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).

BSF website down, malware sending fake e-mails detected
The website bsf.gov.in is currently offline, and a BSF spokesperson told TOI that the website has been under security audit for little over a month now. An Indian security expert found the malware files capable of sending fake emails pretending to be from Mumbai's United Services Club, which serves military officers and eminent citizens.

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Business

DPIL fraud case: How government agencies teamed up to nab a habitual offender

Consumer confidence worse than in Dec '17: RBI

Facebook to require verified identities for future political ads
For months, Facebook’s critics — ranging from Silicon Valley executives to Washington politicians — have been urging the company to do a better job of identifying who is buying political ads and creating pages about hot-button topics on its social media sites.

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Environment

Over 100 tiny plastic bits present in every meal: Study

With 'unforgettable' bag, Malaysian shoppers paid to cut plastic waste

Extinct monitor lizard had four eyes: Study

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World

Brazil's ex-President Lula surrenders to serve prison sentence
Brazil's ex-president, election frontrunner and leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in Saturday to start a 12-year sentence for corruption after a chaotic attempt by supporters to stop him from surrendering.

15 die as truck collides with hockey team's bus in Canada

Sheikh Hasina seeks UN help for Rohingya's return

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Entertainment

Sonam to Salman: Always by your side
The two have worked together in ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’.

B'day: Laksshya's click with "dada" Jeetendra
Ekta Kapoor took to Instagram and shared an adorable picture of her nephew Laksshya Kapoor with his "dada"

Nurse who helped deliver Salman visits temple
Rukmani Bai, who is also known as Salman's third mother, was working at Indore nursing home when the actor was born there on December 27, 1965. Soon after the news of Salman's conviction came in, Bai reportedly visited a Hanuman temple in Indore and wished for his early release.

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Science

New blood test to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease
The blood test would thus offer an opportunity to identify those at risk and may thereby open the door to new avenues in drug discovery, said the German researchers. One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques in the patient's brain.

Stressful life events may accelerate brain ageing: Study

Hashtags that can put your child in danger online
A combination of sharing and parenting has become commonplace with an increasing number of mums and dads posting photos and videos of their children online. But while sharing pivotal moments of your child’s life like potty training or family fun on holiday might seem innocent, it’s an unfortunate reality that these images can be misused by predators.

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Sports

Live: Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 4

IPL: CSK beat Mumbai Indians by one wicket in a thriller
Dwayne Bravo blasted 68 off 30 balls and Kedar Jadhav held his nerves to help Chennai Super Kings beat defending Mumbai Indians by one wicket in the 2018 Indian Premier League season opener at the Wankhede stadium on Saturday.

India at CWG: Weightlifters win two more gold medals
Indian weightlifters continued their golden run at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and added two more gold medals on Day 3 of the competition in Gold Coast on Saturday.

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Technology

Amazon hits roadblock in the Indian trademark office
Amazon is facing in India what Apple encountered in China — a trademark hurdle for its top brands. The online retailer, which has introduced Prime, Echo and Prime Music here, has hit a roadblock at the Indian trademark office. The Seattle-based company’s trademarks for these brands have not been accepted here yet, according to government documents.

BSNL launches Rs 258 plan, offers 153GB data
BSNL presents IPL pack Unlimited data STV-248 for prepaid mobile customers which give unlimited data (3 GB data per day) with validity of 51 days during period of IPL cricket match.

Facebook COO says other cases of data misuse possible
Sandberg, who joined Facebook in 2008 from Google, has been largely silent since the privacy scandal broke but she gave interviews on Thursday and Friday to National Public Radio and NBC's "Today Show.".

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Education

Re-exams for failed Class IX students to begin this year
This year on, state board schools will have to hold re-exams towards June-end for Class IX students who have failed. The state had proposed the same last year too but had to withdraw the circular after schools objected.

CBSE leaks: 3 school staffers held in Himachal's Una
The Class 12 Economics paper of CBSE was leaked on March 23 - three days before the exam date - in Himachal Pradesh's Una town and it was shared on at least 40 WhatsApp groups, Delhi Police said on Saturday after the arrest of three people in this connection.

NEET 2018: CBSE to release NEET 2018 Admit Cards next week
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to release the admit cards for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in the second week of April 2018.

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Mumbai

Indrani Mukerjea in hospital, drug overdose suspected

For 'New-Age' patients, ailments are no reason to give up on life
Fifty-five-year-old Madhu Kastia’s bright smile doesn’t give out the fact that she fought cancer twice, underwent several surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy. Through each round of chemotherapy, Kastia completed a painting that she gifted her doctors and hospital staff.

IIT team looks for ways to let light, air enter rehab colonies
Thousands of slumdwellers in Mumbai have been rehoused in the past few decades through various rehabilitation schemes. But how do these low-income homes fare in terms of livability? And if they fare poorly, what can be done to fix them? These are some of the questions that Ronita Bardhan and her team are trying to answer at the Centre for Urban Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

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Delhi

Man fakes poverty to get son seat at Delhi school
In a case of life imitating art, a businessman posed as a slum-dweller — like the Walled City couple in the film, ‘Hindi Medium’ — to get his son admitted to Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri in the quota for economically weaker sections. This, however, happened four years ago and apparently no one got the wind of it.

Court: Arun Jaitley, Kumar Vishwas need not appear
A Delhi court on Saturday granted exemption to Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and AAP leader Kumar Vishwas from personal appearance in a criminal defamation case filed by the BJP leader.

Highest collection for NDMC in 5 years
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has collected Rs 712 crore as property tax for the financial year 2017-18, as per the report released by the council.

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Bangalore

Narendra Modi lacks courage to face Cong in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi

Techie lodges plaint, says fake khatas rampant

Bengaluru girl drowns in reservoir

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Hyderabad

Telangana to ban non-reusable plastics at tourist spots

A visual ode to Mir Osman Ali Khan, the architect of modern Hyderabad

Medical students had a ball at this convocation ceremony

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Chennai

Out-of-sync Tamil Nadu politicians kicking up a row: M K Surappa

Film producers co-op society poll cancelled

Chennai snake park organises summer course for students

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Ahmedabad

Lion's share of funds from Centre and state is meagre

Family refuses to cremate body of AMC employee

Bharat Bandh was a reflection of gross social inequality: Lord Meghnad Desai

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Allahabad

Allahabad: Entry restriction on AU campus from Monday
Following the incident wherein a former student of Allahabad University shot another student in the classroom, on Thursday last, AU authorities have decided to restrict the entry of vehicles on the campus, from Monday (April 09).

Allahabad: Sapling named after AU student
Paying homage to the former inmate of AN Jha hostel and the research scholar of the JK Institute of Allahabad University (AU) S S Pal, who had committed suicide in his room few days back, a sapling was planted on AU campus. Authorities have named the sampling in the name of the deceased student.

North Central Railway introduces Gross Happiness Index for running staff

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Bhubaneswar

Coaches of Ahmadabad-Puri rolled down near Titlagarh, all passengers safe
A case of rolling down of coaches of Ahmedabad-Puri express towards Kesinga side has occurred in the evening. The incident happened between Kesinga in Kalahandi district and Titlagarh in Balangir district at around 10 pm. All passengers are safe.

Bhubaneswar: BJD workers stage protest over fuel price
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday staged demonstrations at various fuel filling stations across the state protesting against the hike in prices of petrol and diesel. The BJP termed it a political gimmick.

All-women cyclists enjoy ride to the outskirts
A group of women cyclists went on a ride on the outskirts of the city on Saturday morning to create awareness among people about the benefits of cycling.

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Bhopal

People throng police stations to surrender arms in Chambal as govt cancels licences

Madhya Pradesh: Nine killed in Katni road accident
The incident took place at Majhgawan village under Badwara police station of the district at around 10.30 am. Badwara is situated at a distance of around 85 kilometers from Katni district headquarters.

HC lifts stay on MPPSC prelims results declaration
Hearing a petition filed by Sudeep Singh, Neelesh Kumar Mishra and two others, the court of Justice Sujoy Paul vacated the stay on declaration of result.

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Chandigarh

Man handed over his death certificate

Dissension in Punjab Police top brass: Amarinder seeks report

'I am going to hurt bowlers'

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