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Sunday, March 12, 2017
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BSNL to install 28,000 mobile sites, start 4G in 2018

FPI net inflow kitty at Rs 10,000 cr in March so far
Foreign investors pumped in over Rs 10,000 crore in the Indian capital markets this month so far and the trend is expected to continue in coming weeks following the BJP's stunning show in the assembly elections.

US economy adds 235,000 new jobs in February
With February's robust job creation and an upward revision to January's numbers, the world's largest economy has added an average of 209,000 new jobs over the last three months.

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'Climate change may drive more migration in future'
A survey of 4,000 residents of Britain, Germany, France and Norway found that most believe climate change is not a major reason for mass migration today - but about 40 percent think it will lead to an increase of migrants in the future, according to results released Wednesday.

In a first, Centre launches survey to ascertain Gangetic dolphin numbers
The survey will create a baseline scientific data for the govt to take suitable measures to improve quality of the river water, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has said. The 1st leg of the census was launched on March 1 from Narora in UP to Bijnor, covering nearly 165 km.

Here's why pandas became black and white
A study has found that most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The arms and legs are black, helping it to hide in shade. This dual colouration stems from its poor diet of bamboo & inability to digest a broader variety of plants.

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China's population to peak to 1.45 billion by 2030
China's population is expected to peak to 1.45 billion in 2030, then drop to 1.4 billion by 2050 and 1.1 billion by the end of this century, Wang Peian, deputy head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, said here yesterday.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

Netherlands bars Turkish ministers, Ankara vows retaliation
Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the "harshest ways" after Turkish ministers were barred from speaking in Rotterdam in a row over Ankara's political campaigning among Turkish emigres.

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'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'

Social media is full of sad, lonely people pretending they're OK
Nevertheless, researchers at Pittsburgh studied 1,787 adults aged 19 to 32 over the use of 11 social media sites: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google Plus, Snapchat, Reddit, Tumblr, Vine and LinkedIn.

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H-1B visas: Former US diplomat has a warning for Trump government
A former top American diplomat said that the US would be badly hit if it won't draw the best talent, the brightest minds from around the world to its shores.

Idea makes roaming free across India
Offers come on the heels of the larger rival Airtel announcing removal of roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India.

Why it may be time Facebook stops copying Snapchat
Facebook's copying of Snapchat made sense in Instagram. Everyone there already shared photos and videos, so why not let them expire after 24 hours?

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Second phase of digital financial literacy campaign from May

Indian student population increasing every year: Canadian Consul General

4000 medical PG seats added to streamline medical education: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government has streamlined the medical education field and created 4,000 new post-graduate seats in medical colleges which would resolve the problem of lack of doctors.

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UP poll results to cast shadow on BJP-Sena ties
The BJP's UP grand slam may cast a shadow on the party's fragile ties with the Shiv Sena ties in Maharashtra with CM Devendra Fadnavis taking on Matoshree with renewed vigour, said observers.

At Rs 22 lakh a month, Mumbai Metro gets specialist to transplant trees
Facing the heat from citizens over the indiscriminate cutting of trees for the Rs 23,000 crore Metro III project, an arborist has been appointed for a tree preservation management plan.

In Mumbai, ex-convicts and drug addicts from Norway build toilet for women

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BMW hits cab and auto, 4 including pregnant woman injured

Suddenly, AAP finds it must fortify Delhi gate

RWAs told to remove colony speed breakers
Traffic police has issued an order to RWAs across the city to remove speed breakers in colonies in compliance with a Delhi high court directive to dismantle all those set up without permission or those not conforming to the stipulated norms.

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Narendra Modi, Amit Shah will win Karnataka; I'm just an excuse, says BSY
Buoyed by the resounding victory in UP, BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday said the verdict was a referendum of change in the country. The party's chief ministerial candidate admitted that it will be PM Narendra Modi's magic wand that will work in Karnataka too. ​

They spread the right word, empower people who stutter
Stammering is a relatively common speech disorder that affects one in 100 people, but is poorly understood and rarely discussed. Arianne Esmeralda Sebastian, is on a mission to change the social set-up for those who suffer from this condition.

Child-friendly court a reality by June
Come June, the state's first child friendly court will deal with cases involving kids in conflict with law. To begin with, it will run from the City Civil Court premises.

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As an artiste, I feel it's my duty to show and remind people that we are all human first: Karsh Kale
Music for me is about harnessing madness

80% dip in kerosene stove sale in Old City
The sale of kerosene oil stoves in Old city has dropped by almost 80 per cent, over the last couple of years.Once in great demand, the number of takers for these stoves has now reduced to just a handful, say locals.

In first meeting, wakf board repatriates CEO
In its first meeting, the Telangana State Wakf board decided to repatriate its chief executive officer, Mohammed Asadullah, to its parent department.

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AIADMK Panneerselvam faction forms governing council
The rebel O Panneerselvam faction of the AIADMK on Sunday constituted a governing council and appointed E Madhusoodanan as its head.

No more Sasikala family members in party: T. T. V. Dhinakaran
In an interview to a Tamil channel, Dinakaran said that among the expelled members, only he and S Venkatesh had been reinducted.While Dinakaran was given a post, the latter was readmitted only as member.

Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan slams govt on 'poor finances'
Slamming the state government's decision to increase value added tax (VAT) on petroleum products, entrepreneur-turned-politician 'Ma Foi' K Pandiarajan on Saturday said the move shows the bad financial situation the state is in.

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Three-day art fest in Vadnagar concludes

Owner goes green, neighbourhood's pride

Teen caught with stolen mobile phones
A team of Gandhinagar police's local crime branch (LCB) caught a youth for theft of mobile phones from a shop in Sector 24 of the state capital. The youth is a minor.

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Modi gujhiyas for BJP's likely win
With all exit polls predicting that the BJP would form the next government in the state and Holi coming soon after the results, a sweetmaker has been innovative enough to blend the two.

Allahabad citizens to get special variety of 'Gujia' this Holi

HC sets aside order waiving Rs 2,000 crore to be paid to canegrowers
The Allahabad high court on Thursday set aside the order passed by the state government whereby it had waived the interest of around Rs 2,000 crore payable to the cane-growers by sugarcane factories for delayed payment for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.

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Soon you can book parking space from home
Planning to go out for shopping but worried about parking space.Don't worry, for now you can book a parking space even before seting out from home.

Biranchi Das widow smells threat after bail to Raja Acharya
"We are afraid ever since we heard that he has been granted bail.We want police protection," said Gitanjali.

Victory in UP fuels BJP hope for 2019 assembly election
The BJP's impressive performance in the latest round of assembly elections has fuelled hopes of the state unit about the party's prospects in 2019.

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MP: No entry in tourism corporation-run hotels, resorts on Holi, Rangpanchami
Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) won’t allow entry and take bookings for Holi and Rangpanchami corporation-run hotels, resorts and other tourism units. However, the ban will not apply to tourists staying in these hotels, resorts and other units prior to given dates. On Holi, which falls on March 13 and Rangpanchami on March 17, all outlets in Madhya Pradesh will remain closed for outsiders.

Early Holi celebrations at BJP office marks saffron surge in UP
BJP’s stunning win in Uttar Pradesh brought-in early Holi celebrations at the party regional headquarters here. BJP workers danced to the tune of drum beats and blowing of conch-shells. Leaders distributed sweets at party office, here on Satruday

'Modi Storm' sweeps away opponents in UP, says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Enthused by BJP’s unprecedented victory in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said it was not a ‘Modi wave' but a ‘Modi Storm’ which swept away all opponents. Chouhan reiterated that `Modi is god's blessing to the country’.

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It's punch AAP: Kejriwal's party fails to shrug off 'outsider' tag
There was palpable euphoria in AAP in March 2016 when a CVoter-Huffpost survey predicted a massive win for them in the state elections in Punjab12 months on.

Captain's innings, but Congress needs national game plan
It's been a huge and much needed win for Congress in Punjab, but the victory has been eclipsed by the extent of defeat in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and uncertainty over its prospects in Goa and Manipur, despite having emerged ahead of BJP.

On top, Navjot Singh Sidhu hurls bouncers
Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday hurled beamers at the Aam Aadmi Party, accusing it of creating a false "wave" through paid online "flunkies" on social media.

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