News Digest: Local taste trends across India

Local taste trends across India

Raj Babbar quits as UP Congress chief?

'Govt had no confirmation, misled people'

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Privatise public sector banks before it's too late: Nandan Nilekani

Government extends facility of fixed term employment for all sectors
This facility was available only for the apparel manufacturing sector as per the Industrial Establishment (Standing Order) 1946.

Next wave of dud loans to originate from SMEs, warns Uday Kotak
Private sector banks are accounting for "nearly entire" loan growth following the nearly Rs 13,000-crore scam at the state-run PNB, he said and projected that over the next four years, they will corner half of the credit market, up from 30 per cent now.

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'Warming climate will displace millions in coming decades'
The number of people fleeing crop failures, droughts and rising sea levels will grow drastically over the next three decades if world governments do not intervene, according to a World Bank report released Monday.

102 rhinos in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, census finds

Novel protein 'mat' can soak up pollution: Study
The study, published in the journal Science, shows a path toward exploiting the power of proteins outside of the cell by demonstrating a unique way to keep proteins active in synthetic environments.

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Several people shot at US school in Maryland
​​Multiple people were shot and their condition was not yet clear, ABC News reported, citing the St. Mary's County sheriff. The shooting took place at Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County, about 70 miles (110 km) south of Washington.

Saudi crown prince to meet with Trump amid marathon US tour
​​Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is opening a marathon tour of the US with a stop in Washington, where he'll meet President Donald Trump. He'll hold separate meetings with a long roster of influential US officials, including the secretaries of defense, treasury and commerce and the CIA chief.

Iran denies Saudi allegations of harbouring Osama bin Laden's son
Prince Mohammed told CBS in an interview that Iran was protecting al Qaeda operatives, including some of bin Laden's relatives.

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Andrei's recital in Hindi for Shriya Saran
'Drishyam' actress Shriya Saran surprised everyone with her secret wedding to her Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev. Going by the pictures, it seems like the lovebirds got married according to Hindu rituals.

Photo: Radhika Apte takes a dip
Radhika Apte has been busy on the work front with a number of film projects in the pipeline.

Shahid on being cheated in a relationship
In a candid conversation on a talk show, Shahid hinted that he was cheated on by more than one former girlfriend.

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Brown fat: The thing that could help treat obesity?

Beet compound may help treat Alzheimer's: Study
Researchers at the University of South Florida in the US found that the compound could slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process associated with Alzheimer's.

Does living in space change how genes work?

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I'm studying in the university in which Dhoni is topper: Karthik
Since Karthik's heroics against Bangladesh last Sunday, there has been talk that Karthik could be the successor to MS Dhoni when it comes to playing the role of 'finisher' in limited-overs cricket.

Kidambi Srikanth, Somdev receive Padma Shri awards
Ace men's singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and former Asian Games gold medallist tennis player Somdev Devvarman on Tuesday received the country's fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri, from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Rabada cleared to play against Australia as ICC overturns ban
Rabada had his punishment for brushing against the shoulder of Australia captain Steven Smith in the second Test in Port Elizabeth reduced from a fine of 50 percent of his match fee and three demerit points to 25 percent match fee and one demerit point.

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Elon Musk's father wants him to grow up and stop throwing tantrums
Errol Musk is a successful consulting engineer and father of the 46-year-old visionary billionaire.

Apple grabs two-year lead in 3D sensing race
Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple's Face ID security, three major parts producers have told Reuters, handicapping Samsung and others on a technology that is set to be worth billions in revenue over the next few years.

New JioFi 4G LTE Hotspot variant with 150Mbps download speed launched at Rs 999
Telecom giant Reliance Jio has launched the new variant of its 4G LTE hotspot device, JioFi in India. Priced at Rs 999, this device is exclusively available on Flipkart. The device is already selling on Flipkart, even though at the time of filing this story, it had not been listed on Jio's official website Jio.com

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Gujarat board poses tough maths challenge

UGC grants autonomy to four universities of Odisha

UP board students find innovative way to bribe evaluators by attaching currency notes to answer sheets
Thanks to the strict imposition of rules, students, appearing in the recently concluded UP Board Exams, may not have been able to indulge in open cheating but some of them have not given up attempts to “bribing” their way to success by attaching currency notes of various denominations to their answer sheets.

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Railway Protection Force files 200 cases against 'fatka' gangs
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has registered more than 200 cases against thieves who hit commuters standing near the door of a moving train with a stick and rob them of their mobiles after they have dropped them.

MSEDCL dues increase to Rs 39,000 crore
Disconnection drive of defaulters carried out

Students' protest at TISS likely to affect placements
The ongoing protest at the premier Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has hurt the institution's reputation in more ways than one.

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JNU professor held after cops file 8 more FIRs, freed on bail
Atul Johri of Jawaharlal Nehru University was arrested for sexual harassment on Tuesday after he had been questioned by police about charges levelled by nine university students.

ABVP: Most complainants our members

Jamia students protest outside hostel against 'discrimination'

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3 different fares for 3 trips between same destinations

II PU evaluation to begin on Monday, results by April-end

Twitter launches initiative to promote blood donation

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3 arrested for transporting drugs

ORR service road pit covered after mishap
A pit dug-up on the ORR Service Road in Shamshabad was carpeted by police to prevent further mishaps after the death of an Amazon engineer.

Heist story: How Hyderabad police nabbed jewel thief wanted since '13

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Star hotel owes corporation Rs 24 crore in taxes
According to Zone 9 officials of the GCC, they were left with no option."The amount had been pending for four years.Last time, we demanded the payment of the dues, they appealed to the high court.

RK Nagar residents still miss special care
RK Nagar is no more a chief minister's constituency, but it does have a representative in the state assembly.However, three months after electing T T V Dhinakaran, residents here do not think the euphoria has returned.

Cops can't force eateries to close at night: Petition
After the incident, Prabhu made an RTI application to the police department asking them under which Act and provision police authorities were compelling hotels to down shutters by 10pm.

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Patel, Shah kings of Gujarat's MSME sector
The quintessential Gujarati surnames of Patel and Shah rule Gujarat’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), reveals a study by Takashi Shinoda, professor of economics with Japan’s Daito Bunka University. Patel and Shah surnames collectively command ownership of 16% of the Rs 90,000 crore sector. The study also reveals that apart from Patidars and Banias, communities like OBCs, STs and Brahmins have made forays.

Community accepts her, 20 saal baad

Gujarat board poses tough maths challenge

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Rooftops of Allahabad Junction to harness solar energy

Won't vote for SP or BSP in RS polls, says Nishad party MLA
Sanjay Nishad's son Praveen has recently won the Gorakhpur byelection, held on March 11, on a SP ticket.

Miscreants barge in home, kill 2 brothers in Allahabad
Two brothers were killed and their mother sustained serious injuries when a group of unidentified miscreants barged into their house in Shahabpur Pasiyapurwa village under the limits of Nawabganj police station on Monday.

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UGC grants autonomy to four universities of Odisha

Congress stages walk out during governor's address to the Odisha assembly

'Broken' love stories give rise to rape cases in Bhubaneswar

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CBSE to compensate for Eng paper typo

Preeti Raghuwanshi suicide: MP Congress chief asks for police protection to family

MP assembly adjourned twice over suicide of minister's daughter-in-law
Speaker Sitasharan Sharma adjourned the House twice on Tuesday during the Question Hour after Congress Opposition and ruling BJP collided over an adjournment motion to debate the suicide by PWD minister Rampal Singh’s daughter-in-law Preeti Raghuvanshi. After House paid homage to departed souls on Tuesday, it was time for the usual Question Hour.

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Kin left with broken hearts, empty pockets

All 39 were shot: 'Lone survivor' Masih stands by his account

AAP faces embarrassment as 2 MLAs defy walkout

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