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Collegium may take up Justice KM Joseph case today

SC asks auto companies to switch over to electric vehicles
With the Centre expressing inability to bring diesel prices on a par with petrol to discourage people from using the polluting fuel, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked automobile companies to manufacture electric vehicles to curb the menace of air pollution.

A housewife too is busy, can't deny her air fare: HC

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Business

Oil PSUs freeze petrol, diesel prices ahead of Karnataka polls
With finance ministry refusing to cut excise duty to give relief to the common man from petrol hitting a 55-month high of Rs 74.63 a litre and diesel at a record high of Rs 65.93, oil PSUs have since April 24 not changed fuel rates.

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook to add dating service

Price caps on medical devices to stay: Sources
India's $5 billion medical device market has provided rich fishing grounds for US-based companies like Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific Corp, but the prospect of price caps being extended to more products sent shivers through their ranks. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is also pushing to bring three more devices used while treating heart ailments under the ambit of price controls.

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Environment

Mongolians sip 'oxygen cocktails' to cope with smog
Fed up with the smog in Mongolia's capital, residents have resorted to sipping "lung" tea and "oxygen cocktails" in a desperate bid to protect themselves from pollution, despite health officials saying there is no evidence they work.

Dramatic action needed on climate change: UN

UK, US study Antarctic glacier, hoping to crack sea level risks
Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in Antarctica that is already shrinking and nudging up global sea levels.

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World

US 'stands by' Afghans after deadly day for journalists: Mattis
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the US would stand by the Afghan people and the Kabul government, a day after attacks killed dozens of people including 10 journalists.

Dozens killed in Nigeria suicide blasts
The blasts in the town of Mubi bore the hallmarks of Islamist terror group Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in Africa's most populous country since 2009 and often deploys suicide bombers in crowded places.

Comey: Trump's attacks on FBI make US less safe

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Entertainment

Confirmed: Sonam Kapoor to wed on May 8

Kareena, Sonam's stills from 'Tareefan' song
Now the first song titled 'Tareefan' from the film will be unveiled tomorrow.

Ranveer turns Charlie Chaplin in Switzerland
Ranveer Singh is having a gala time in Switzerland and how! The actor has been sharing regular posts in dressed up avatars from his Swiss vacation.

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Science

Smoking raises lifetime risk of irregular heart rate
The results, published in the journal The BMJ, showed that among individuals aged 55 years or older, the overall lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) was 37 per cent and was influenced by the burden of lifestyle risk factors such smoking and drinking alcohol.

Jupiter moon Ganymede's environment unique: Nasa probe
Nasa's Galileo spacecraft spent 8 years orbiting Jupiter. During that time, the hearty spacecraft — slightly larger than a full-grown giraffe — sent back spates of discoveries on the gas giant's moons, including the observation of a magnetic environment around Ganymede that was distinct from Jupiter's own magnetic field.

Butterfly wings inspire eye implants for glaucoma patients

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Sports

IPL 2018: RCB beat MI by 14 runs to go fifth
A good show by bowlers helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat fellow laggards Mumbai Indians by 14 runs in an Indian Premier League match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Chasing 168, Mumbai Indians managed 153/7 despite Hardik Pandya's 42-ball 50 – the only half-century from either side on the night.

Serena Williams made to wait over Wimbledon seeding
Wimbledon chiefs have admitted they will hold an internal debate to clarify if seven-time champion Serena Williams can be seeded at Wimbledon. Williams is currently 449th in the WTA rankings after taking time off to get married and have her first child last year.

Pakistan's Hafeez cleared to bowl after remodelling action
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday cleared Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to return to bowling at international level after remodelling his action.

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Technology

Here's why WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is leaving the company
A clash of principles on the big issue of privacy is being cited as one of the big reason why he's leaving Facebook-owned WhatsApp

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WhatsApp founder Jan Koum to leave Facebook, here's why
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum is breaking ties with his company's parent, Facebook, amid a privacy scandal that has dogged the social network for weeks.

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Education

AMPAI to hold CEE-AMPAI-2018-WB exam on May 13
Association of Minority Professional Academic Institutes known as 'AMPAI' will hold the Common Entrance Examination "CEE-AMPAI-2018-WB" for the 5th consecutive year on May 13.

Badal hits back at Amarinder on history books
Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday trashed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's claim that chapters on Sikh history were "dropped" when the state's school syllabus was aligned with NCERT courses during the Akali Dal-BJP government's term.

Delhi government warns students, parents against 12 fake education boards operating in national capital
The Delhi government has warned students and parents against 12 fake education boards operating in the national capital. "There is no state board of government of Delhi. Further, the Directorate of Education (DoE), which regulates government, private, unaided and aided schools in Delhi, does not grant any recognition to any board," a DoE order said.

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Mumbai

Youth take initiative to motivate elderly in family to donate organs

Cleric's initiative helps 137 students clear JEE Main
Continuing its performance, 'Rahmani 30' has once again tasted success with 137 of its students clearing this year's JEE (Main) and qualifying for the JEE (Advanced), for admissions to IITs.

Devendra Fadnavis launches new LNG terminal in Ratnagiri
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated India's first Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU)-based terminal at JSW Jaigarh Port in Ratnagiri district.

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Delhi

Plan for 1,000 e-buses set to get nod
The Delhi government's plan to procure 1,000 electric buses is likely to get the cabinet's nod very soon.

HC reserves order on JNU's contempt plea against students
JNU had earlier moved the Delhi high court claiming that its order asking students not to protest within 100 metres of the administrative block was being violated.

Man arrested for sexually abusing two

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Bangalore

17-year-old beats dyslexia to score 94% in II PU exams
Aditya Bharadwaj suffers from dyslexia, which makes it difficult for him to take down notes like other students. However, that did not deter him from delivering a stellar performance. He scored 94.4% in II PU exams and is among the 18 students in the state to bag a centum in psychology.

Karnataka high court: Teachers who discriminate shouldn't be in the profession
Teachers and staff who discriminate between students do not deserve to be in the profession, the high court has said. The scathing comments came while the court disposed of a petition filed by Sahakara Education Society, which runs Vivekananda School in NTI Layout, challenging orders passed by the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of ChildRights.

Karnataka high court: Homemakers as busy as professionals
Observing that husbands who think homemakers have a lot of free time don’t quite understand their work, the Karnataka high court rejected a Bengaluru man’s petition challenging a family court order directing him to pay his estranged wife’s travel expenses. The court said a “housewife is as busy as a professional”.

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Hyderabad

Kiln worker strangles wife to death
Suspecting his wife's fidelity, a 28-year-old brick kiln worker strangled her to death at their farm in Maheswaram on Monday night.

Nowhera Shaik's Mahila Empowerment Party is all set to contest in Karnataka elections
A party based out of Tolichowki in Hyderabad is eyeing to capture power in Karnataka which is going to polls this month.

Watchman rapes teenage girl in toilet
A 13-year-old girl was raped by an 18-year-old watchman in a cinema theatre at Borabanda on Tuesday morning.

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Chennai

Waiter, 29, stabbed by co-worker, dies in Chennai restaurant

Wowcoin? Woman loses Rs 18 lakh in cryptocurrency con

Building plan permits not updated on CMDA website for 3 months

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Ahmedabad

Senior-most RTI commissioner resigns

Ship for ro-ro service bought from China for Rs 110crRs 110cr Chinese ship for Ghogha-Dahej ro-ro service

RTE admissions: HC reserves order

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Allahabad

16 UCO Bank lockers burgled
Unidentified masked miscreants broke into the UCO Bank’s Civil Lines branch on Sunday night and emptied as many as 16 lockers which contained jewellery, cash and documents worth lakhs of rupees.

'Frame policy on early release of prisoners'
The Allahabad high court on Monday directed the state government to lay down a transparent policy with regard to premature release of convicts languishing in prisons of the state for long.

Bride's cousin killed in celebratory firing

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha assembly passes bill to use Odia signboards in all shops and commercial establishments

Women can complain of crime in any police station: Crime Branch writes to SPs
Jurisdiction Not To Be An Issue

CM Naveen Patnaik promises stringent action against Salepur rape accused
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday promised stringent action against the accused, who raped the six-year-old girl in Cuttack's Salepur area.

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Bhopal

Kamal gives war cry after 6-hr roadshow of unity

A year after RERA, home buyers still feel cheated

Rakt Sarita presents an all poetry play for the first time!

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Chandigarh

Pay dues of 40 years to officer, MoD told
Major Jasbeer Singh, of Corps of Engineers, who is in his mid-70s now, lost a leg and an eye in a mine blast while clearing a minefield on July 11, 1966 in an operational area in Sikkim on the China border.

PU eyes Rs 50cr grant from RUSA for research

Punjab vigilance busts MLR racket; nabs doctor, constable
A tip-off provided by a man who himself is facing criminal charges has led to the busting of a Medico-Legal Report (MLR) scandal being run by a cop in connivance with a junior doctor posted at the Government Rajindra Hospital.

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