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Another HC judge to hear Sohrab case

GoM proposes April 1 date for e-way bill rollout
GoM fails to reach consensus on new returns for GST

Globalised compassion best gift India can give to world: Kailash Satyarthi

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CBI questions MD, ED of PNB
The CBI on Saturday examined Punjab National Bank's Managing Director and CEO Sunil Mehta and its Executive Director K V Brahmaji Rao in connection with the Rs 11,400 crore PNB scam allegedly involving diamantaire Nirav Modi and owner of Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi, officials said.

FM slams regulators' failure to detect PNB fraud

PNB denies data breach of 10,000 cards, roping in PwC

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Japan confirms oil from wrecked tanker hitting its beaches

Court considers banning diesel cars in German cities
A German court began considering on Wednesday whether authorities should ban diesel cars from cities to lower air pollution, a move that could have drastic consequences for the country's powerful auto industry.

New shark species discovered in Atlantic Ocean
A team of scientists has identified a new shark species residing in the Atlantic Ocean. Using genetic testing, the study confirmed that the new species, named the "Atlantic sixgill shark", is different than its counterparts in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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UN Security Council unanimously backs Syria ceasefire

Pakistan acquits 12 men accused of child sex abuse
A Pak court acquitted 12 men of child sex abuse and blackmail charges, the latest verdict in a massive paedophilia scandal that rocked the country in Aug 2015. The abuse and extortion scandal, which authorities called the largest in Pak's history, allegedly involved hundreds of victims in Punjab province.

Taking steps not to please US but for own benefit: Pak
Pakistan's interior minister said on Saturday that authorities were taking steps not to please the US but for the country's own benefit, a day after Islamabad avoided being placed in a watch-list by a global watchdog.

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Pics: Kareena spotted with Taimur at airport

Disgusting... Perverse: Raveena slams Papon

Watch: Jaya grooves to hit '90s number
Former actress-turned-politician and Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya Bachchan is not one to shy away from public appearances. The yesteryear cine queen recently attended the grand wedding of Sonam Kapoor's cousin Mohit Marwah's wedding in UAE.

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WHO recommends scaling up access to testing, treatment for TB
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its latest set of guidelines for combating tuberculosis, has recommended scaling up access to testing and treatment for the disease, especially among groups who are at risk, such as children and people with HIV.

Indians care more about phones than people they love: Study
Nearly 33 per cent of people, specially the younger generation that has grown up in a digital world, care more for their smartphones over engaging with individuals they love and India tops the list with 47 per cent, a report said on Saturday.

New drug may extend women's fertility by six years
Scientists have identified a drug that extends egg viability in worms and could theoretically extend women's fertility by three to six years. The researchers used a microscopic worm, Caenorhabditis elegans (C elegans), to study longevity.

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3rd T20I: India beat South Africa by seven runs to win series 2-1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar kept his calm and defended 19 runs in the final over as India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the third and final Twenty20 International at the Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. With the thrilling victory, India won the three-match series 2-1.

Aruna creates history to win bronze at Gymnastics World Cup
Reddy, 22, scored 13.649 to finish behind gold medallist Tjasa Kysslef of Slovania and Emily Whitehead of Australia who took silver.

5th T20I: India women beat SA women, clinch series 3-1
Indian women accomplished a 'historic double' as they outclassed South Africa women by 54 runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 International to clinch the series 3-1, on Saturday.

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10 lesser-known facts about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on his 63rd birth anniversary
It’s Apple's late CEO Steve Jobs' 63rd birth anniversary today. On the occasion we bring to you some interesting facts and nuggets about Apple’s revered co-founder from Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli's book, "Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader.”

16-year-old UP girl's app tops charts on Apple App Store
Sixteen-year-old Meerut girl Harshita Arora's app that updates users about price fluctuations in more than 1,000 cryptocurrencies in 32 countries has become one of the most sought-after paid apps on Apple’s App Store. What’s more, she launched it just on January 28 this year

New H-1B policy memorandum issued to protect workers: USCIS
"The USCIS is simply clarifying existing regulations and policy for third-party worksite H-1B petitions," its spokesperson told PTI.

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Don't withhold students from exams, CBSE warns schools
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WBPSC recruitment 2018: Apply online for 234 Motor Vehicle Inspector
West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has issued a notification to recruit 234 Motor Vehicle Inspector (Technical) under Transport Department Govt of West Bengal on Temporary Basis.

Globalised compassion best gift India can give to world: Kailash Satyarthi

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Western Railway spared mega block
Suburban train services will be affected as Central Railway will operate a maintenance block on the Main line and the Harbour line to carry out maintenance work on Sunday.

Man thrashed over 'affair', video circulated
The Kurla Nehru Nagar police have arrested four persons, including a minor boy, for allegedly stripping and thrashing a 28-year-old man, and then filming the assault on mobile phone.

Trunk call: 'Elephant parade' to highlight endangered species
A herd of 101 baby elephants will be thundering around the city starting Sunday, decked in multi-coloured mirror work, floral prints, jade stones and brass work.

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Oriental Bank of Commerce fraud: Delhi jewellers fled India in 2014, CBI says
Sources explained that the agency did immediately conduct a public scrutiny, especially against the alleged kingpin, Sabhya Seth, but the matter had to be put on the back-burner after he and his accomplices could not be found at their respective addresses.

Up to 120 vehicles stolen in Delhi daily, say police

Road rage: 2 held for thrashing two

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Protocol breach: Sindhuri issued show-cause notice
The notice dated February 23 said Siddaramaiah was in Shravanabelagola on February 7, when President Ram Nath Kovind had come to inaugurate the Mahamastakabishekha celebrations.

Centre clears 534 crore relief for displaced families
The 31-year wait of hundreds of families for compensation for the land they lost to the Seabird Naval Project is finally coming to an end.

Power supply will be hit in many areas
Power supply will be disrupted intermittently in certain part of the city from 10am to 5pm from February 24 to 28.

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Haunted hub: Fires trigger exodus
Gampala Basti was a picture of empty streets and locked doors on Friday after the twin fires and explosions forced nearly 200 people to vacate their houses.

Sinkhole crisis averted at NTR Gardens

108 emergency services employees threaten to go on strike from Mar 15
Trouble brews over 108 emergency services as government doctors at Gandhi hospital continued their agitation against the proposal to enhance the retirement age from 58 years to 65 years.

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Three days after she was set afire, woman dies
A 33-year-old woman employed at a private laboratory in Nanganallur succumbed to burns on Saturday three days after the lab's owner poured a flammable substance on her and set her on fire.

Scrapped Enayam port project sinks Rs 9 crore: RTI
The reply - to a set of 10 questions sent on January 24 - gave room for suspicion about misuse of public money, said Stanly, legal adviser, People's Movement Against Enayam ICTT.

PM rides Amma scooter into 'land of Bharathi'
Paying rich tributes to the former chief minister, his friend for years, Modi, said, "Wherever she is, I am sure she would be happy to see the happiness on your faces.

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Finding answers through 'the engineering of economics'

Consul-general of France inaugurates 'Future Tour'

State's class X students much below national average

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Canvassing on social media under cops' lens
District election officials said that the objective of the exercise was to deter any anyone from posting anything abusive or inflammatory on social media, which could disrupt peace.

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Allahabad high court dismisses plea seeking probe against CM in riot case
The Allahabad high court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition challenging the Uttar Pradesh government’s refusal to grant sanction to prosecute chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the Gorakhpur riot case of 2007. The petition filed by Parvez Parwaz and Asad Hayat had also sought that the probe be handed over to an independent agency. Yogi, then MP of Gorakhpur, is one of the accused in the case.

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Bijepur bypoll in Odisha records 72% voter turnout
Around 72 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise in the bypoll to Bijepur Assembly seat in Odisha's Bargarh district on Saturday, an Election Commission official said.

Budget session of Odisha assembly from March 20

President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate Biju museum in Cuttack

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Peaceful Polling In Kolaras & Mungaoli

'Separate job rules for BMHRC docs not needed'

Govt officer arrested for taking 4kg green peas as bribe

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Farmers' income to be doubled by '22: Parshottam Rupala
Rupala said there were challenges in the agricultural sector as well as environmental sector.

Sanjiv Case: UP cop told to establish locus standi
In this case, Haryana has been contending that the Union ministry of environment and forest (MOEF) had illegally constituted a committee that had given clean chit to Chaturvedi and indicted state government officials.

Cops arrest 20-yr-old for blackmailing
Kapurthala senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sandeep Sharma said the arrested accused Paramjit had admitted to blackmailing at least three persons.Police also seized the video clip of one of the blackmailed persons.

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