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		Wednesday, March 15, 2017
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		Business
		BJP win will facilitate further reforms, says Moody's Farm loan waivers upset credit discipline: SBI Chairman Expressing reservations over farm loan waiver schemes, State Bank of India Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya on Wednesday said such sops may disrupt credit discipline among borrowers. Gold loses Rs 250 on US rate hike concerns In Delhi, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity declined by Rs 250 each to Rs 28,650 and Rs 28,500 per 10 grams, respectively. It had lost Rs 150 on Tuesday. More Business News»

		Environment
		Tata Chemicals Haldia plant gets shutdown notice The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Tata Chemicals to shut down its fertilizer plant in Haldia (West Bengal) for violating liquid waste discharge rules. The CPCB directive follows an analysis of the company’s samples, which showed a non-compliance in effluent discharge norms. Arctic ice loss driven by natural swings: Study The study indicates that an ice-free Arctic Ocean, often feared to be just years away, in one of the starkest signs of man-made global warming, could be delayed if nature swings back to a cooler mode. Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs The world has lost roughly half its coral reefs in the last 30 years. Scientists are now scrambling to ensure that at least a fraction of these unique ecosystems survives beyond the next three decades. The health of the planet depends on it: Coral reefs support a quarter of all marine species, as well as half a billion people around the world. More Environment News»

		World
		Security high as Pakistan launches first census in 19 years Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with an estimated 200 million people. However, it has not held a census since 1998 due to years of bickering between politicians. Donald Trump: Different strokes BBC interview dad: 'My wife deserves a medal' Video of the interview with Robert Kelly, an expert on East Asian affairs, went viral and sparked a debate about racism after many commentators originally assumed his Asian wife was a hired helper. More World News»

		Science
		Having children may add two years to your life: Study Despite giving you sleepless nights, constant worry and financial headaches, parenthood may be key to having a longer life, particularly in older age when health and capacity start to decline, a new study has claimed. 'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 found orbiting Moon: NASA India's first lunar probe - the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost, is still orbiting the Moon, NASA scientists have found by using a new ground-based radar technique. Life on Mars 'more likely than previously thought' More Science News»

		Technology
		Twitter confirms hacking after Swastikas and Nazi hashtags flood many accounts Twitter confirmed Wednesday a major hacking attack which has seen a number of high-profile accounts defaced by pro-Turkey supporters with a message condemning "Nazi Germany" and "Nazi Holland". Flipkart announces buyback guarantee programme for Moto G5 Plus Bengaluru-based Flipkart had introduced the online product exchange program in 2016, starting with televisions. 7 cool smartphones set to launch in India soon More Technology News»

		Education
		29% women do not pursue MBA Programme due to financial constraints, finds GMAC A white paper from US-based Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which conducts GMAT, has revealed that one in every three women around the world does not choose MBA due to financial constraints. The bleak observation came on International Women’s Day. Sanchi University to introduce 5-year integrated course in Mandarin ​​The Chinese language is so much in demand that Madhya Pradesh government has decided to introduce a five-year integrated course in Mandarin at its Sanchi University of Buddhist India-Indic Studies, 40 kilometers from Bhopal, from the next academic session. Second phase of digital financial literacy campaign from May More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Brother held for shooting youth dead in Dharavi lane Beaten up by patient's relatives, Injured doc wishes he had taken up engineering Karim Morani's anticipatory bail in rape case cancelled; cops want him to surrender by March 22 A Hyderabad court on Tuesday cancelled the anticipatory bail of Bollywood producer Karim Morani and directed him to surrender before the Hayathnagar police before March 22 in the rape case slapped on him by a 25-year-old Delhi-based woman. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Case of abetment to suicide registered in JNU scholar death Two days after a 28-year-old Dalit student of Jawaharlal Nehru University allegedly hanged himself at his friend's house in south Delhi's Munirka, a case of abetment to suicide was registered on Wednesday. In past 2 weeks, Delhi air cleaner than Mumbai's Mumbai, touted to have considerably cleaner air than most north Indian cities, has been recording far higher air pollution levels than Delhi for over two weeks now. MCD elections on April 22; no BJP ticket to sitting councillors Even as the state election commission announced that municipal elections in Delhi will be held on April 22, the BJP decided on a major move to beat anti-incumbency — the party will field new faces, most of them young, on all seats. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka budget 2017: Siddaramaiah announces sops for Dakshina Kannada, Udupi The penultimate full budget that CM Siddaramaiah presented on Wednesday presented its fair share of goodies to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Karnataka Budget 2017: Highlights Speaker K B Koliwad moots biometric attendance for MLAs More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Andhra Pradesh Budget 2017: Highlights Cry for Wakf Board ex-CEO gets shriller Dozens of protesters arrived at the Haj House on Tuesday and demanded that former board chief executive officer (CEO) Mohammed Asadullah be reinstated. NEET scores for admissions will end capitation menace The Centre has asked the Telangana government to conduct common medical counselling for admission to medical courses at under-graduate and post-graduate levels on the basis of the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) score. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Party floated by pro-jallikattu protesters is on enrolment drive, to contest in TN civic body polls My Nation My Rights Party, floated by pro-jallikattu protesters in Tamil Nadu, is on a membership drive. The party will field candidates in the upcoming civic body elections in the state. Two held for Illegal cracker unit blast near Vellore The Jolarpet police on Wednesday arrested two people in connection with a blast in an illegal cracker manufacturing unit at Adiyathur in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday which claimed the lives of two workers. RK Nagar byelection: DMK fields local leader Marudhu Ganesh against AIADMK's Dinakaran The DMK surprised its members as well as opposition parties on Wednesday by announcing a local party functionary as its candidate for the April12 R K Nagar byelection. DMK’s R K Nagar east division secretary Marudhu Ganesh is the candidate for the byelection. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Library for locals in Police building in Ahmedabad Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone-2 Usha Rada has taken a unique initiative of providing a room in her office at Karanj Bhavan in Karanj area for a library for locals. 25 lions died of unnatural causes in a year after census The number of Asiatic lions that have died due to unnatural causes like electrocution and drowning in wells has shot up significantly in Saurashtra. ​The damning numbers have been revealed in official data procured using Right to Information (RTI) tool.The data shows that of the 95 lions that died between April 2015 and March 2016, 25 died of unnatural causes. Harsher law in Gujarat to milk cows for votes Currently, killing of cows or their progeny is a crime under the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act-1954. The amendment bill makes the law stricter and provides for harsher punishment and higher penalties to prevent cow slaughter in the state. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		IAF chopper topples during training sortie, pilots safe A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Air Force toppled while making an emergency landing during a training sortie from Bamrauli near Allahabad on Wednesday. Not enough invigilators for UP Board exams As many as 1.02 lakh students of classes X and XII will appear in the exam at 149 centers in the state capital—57,907 are registered of class X and 44,754 of class XII. Rani versus Rani fight helps lotus bloom on Gandhi turf The Congress-SP alliance could have fared better despite the BJP sweep if it has not been for its internal squabbling over seat-sharing. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Jayaram Pangi suspension points to BJD rift Resentment is brewing in BJD's Koraput unit since the suspension of former MP and party's district president Jayaram Pangi on Sunday by party president Naveen Patnaik for six years for anti-party activities. Water supply contractors strike work Contractors working with the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) in Koraput district have announced an idefinite strike on Tuesday, alleging departmental harassment and delayed payment of bills. Debt-ridden farmer killed self, says BJP The BJP and a farmers' organisation on Tuesday alleged a vegetable farmer in Chikarada village under Ganjam district's Rangeilunda block committed suicide four days ago as he could not get sufficient returns from his harvest to repay his loans. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Madhya Pradesh BJP puts lid on buzz that CM headed for Delhi Amid speculations about shifting Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Delhi as defence minister, state revenue minister Umashankar Gupta and party veterans have ruled out that Chouhan is likely to be appointed as a union minister in near future. No EVMs, Congress seeks ballot papers for Bandhavgarh by-polls After the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government in Delhi with support from Congress have urged for use of ballot papers in the upcoming municipal corporation polls in the Capital, the Congress in Madhya Pradesh also on Tuesday demanded for voting by ballot papers instead of EVMs during the Ater and Bandhavgarh assembly by-elections in the state next month. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan celebrates Holi with Raas Leela The chief minister’s official residence captured the essence of popular Raas Leela on Monday as Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife Sadhna Singh celebrated Holi with friends and followers amid glorious dance performances. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Panchkula: Named as accused in triple murder, DSP shoots himself Two days after being named as an accused in a case of triple murder in Shekhpura village of Hisar, a Deputy Suprintendent of Police (DSP) Bhagwan Dass shot himself in the head at Officers Mess of District headquarters here on Wednesday, With a bullet injury in his head, he was rushed to private hospital in sector 21 here. Sources in hospital said that his condition is critical and a team of doctors is attending him. Captain Amarinder Singh to change chief secretary, DGP may stay Punjab chief minister-designate Captain Amarinder Singh made his first official appointment on Tuesday , announ cing retired PCS officer M P Singh as his officer on special duty (OSD). Arvind Kejriwal's party makes inroads into Badal citadel AAP might have failed in putting up a good show in the Punjab assembly elections but it gained considerably in the Bathinda parliamentary constituency, represented by former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal's daughter-in-law and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. More Chandigarh News»

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