Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, May 03, 2016 | |
| Uttarakhand forest fires could melt glaciers faster, say experts | | Raging forest fires in Uttarakhand could have a devastating effect on the state’s glaciers which are the lifeline of the major rivers flowing through India’s northern plains. According to experts, ‘black carbon’ from the smog and ash is covering the glaciers, thereby making them prone to melting. |
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| Trump looks to smother Cruz in Indiana today | | Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz made last-minute appeals to Indiana voters on Monday, as the billionaire looks to crush his rival for the White House nomination. "If we win Indiana, it's over," Trump told a rally in The Hoosier State |
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| One held for posting 'inflammatory' text on whatsapp | | The arrest was made by Balumath police on Saturday after some of the members of that particular group approached police with screen shots of the message seeking cooperation to immediately check the violent reactions that could have emerged in response to the contents. |
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| Air Vistara commences flight from Chandigarh | | Air Vistara, a joint venture of Tata and Singapore airlines on Monday launched its New Delhi-Chandigarh flight. The new flights would operate daily direct return flights to Chandigarh from Delhi and Hyderabad (same aircraft service between Hyderabad and Chandigarh via Delhi). |
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| Traffic at DND as private cab owners go on strike | | Commuters at the DND Flyway were a harried lot as they encountered traffic congestion for almost an hour today with the Ola drivers of NCR region launching a protest against the Supreme Court’s refusal to extend the deadline for conversion of liquid fuel run vehicles into less-polluting CNG mode. |
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Pathan, Russell onslaught take KKR home | | RCB crashed to their fifth defeat, falling prey to the big-hitting duo of Yusuf Pathan (60*) and Andre Russell (39), who helped KKR chase down a target of 186 with five balls to spare and five wickets in hand in Match 30 of the 2016 Indian Premier League. |
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| Thought I was dying, says former England batsman Taylor | | James Taylor thought he was suffering from a viral infection but scans showed he had a heart condition known as Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Arrhythmia (ARVC), the same condition that almost killed former Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba. |
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| FDI during April-February jumps to $37.53bn, govt says | | Foreign direct investment in India increased to $37.53 billion during April-February period of the last fiscal, commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday. It was $30.93 billion in 2014-15. |
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| Manufacturing growth slows down to 4-month low: Survey | | The Nikkei/Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index — a composite indicator of manufacturing sector performance — fell from 52.4 in March to 50.5 in April. A reading above 50 represents expansion while one below this level means contraction. |
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| No end to Hrithik-Kangana's bitter battle? | | It was reported earlier that common friends were trying to quell the storm in the Hrithik Roshan– Kangana Ranaut controversy, in the best interests of both the actors. But did the attempt yield any result? |
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