[wanabidii] News Digest: Anil Ambani to spell out defence business plans

Sunday, February 26, 2017

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Anil Ambani to spell out defence business plans
Pitching defence business as the main growth driver, Anil Ambani will brief the sectoral and market analysts on Monday about future plans of his Reliance Group in this segment. This is the first time that Ambani or his group Reliance infrastructure is hosting an analyst meet for defence business.

Bank strike likely on February 28, may dent services
Most of the banks, including SBI, PNB and BoB, have already informed their customers that functioning of branches and offices will be impacted if the strike takes off. The functioning of private lenders is expected to be normal except delay in cheque clearances.

India poised to be more open, less protectionist: Jaitley

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Environment

Czech zoo welcomes baby Indian rhinoceros

Tiger, leopard found dead near Bhopal

Rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier slows
The rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier has slowed down to 11 metres since 2008 from the maximum of 35 metres recorded in 1974, according to experts at the Almora-based GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD) who conducted a study of the glacier located in Uttarkashi from 2008 till 2016.

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World

Malaysia rolls out red carpet as Saudi king kicks off Asia tour
The visit is the first by a Saudi king to Malaysia in more than a decade, as the Arab nation courts Asian investors for the sale of a 5 percent stake in state firm Aramco in 2018, expected to be the world's biggest IPO.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

Donald Trump decides to skip White House press dinner
On the campaign trail and in the White House, Donald Trump has had a strained relationship with the press, calling journalists "the enemy of the people" and frequently criticizing outlets and individual reporters whose coverage he does not like.

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Science

Intelligent teenagers 'twice as likely to smoke cannabis'

Paternity to pimples, DNA tests take a lifestyle leap
Be it acne or weight, folks are now getting to the root of the problem to seek customised health solutions

Watching birds near home eases sadness and worries: Study

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Technology

Nokia 3310 to be relaunched at MWC 2017: Likely specifications, price and more

Nokia to launch four new smartphones at MWC 2017: Likely specifications, prices and more

Huawei P10, P10 Plus launch at MWC 2017: Expected price, specifications and more

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Education

Despite opposition Stephen's decides to seek autonomous status
Amid protests by students and teachers, the Governing Body of the prestigious St Stephen's College on Saturday decided to go ahead with the proposal seeking autonomy for the institution.

Makarand Paranjape emerges as front runner for top post at IIAS

We want to promote innovation: Javadekar

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Mumbai

70% in civic house 1st-timers, thanks to multi-cornered poll
Close to 70% of the BMC poll's winners are firsttime corporators. Thus, only 72 of 227 corporators in the new civic house are repeat faces, experienced in the BMC's functioning. Of them, 52 are sitting corporators who have been re-elected consecutively ,

Toilet tank collapse: No bail for contractor
A sessions court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of the contractor responsible for maintaining Mankhurd public toilets where a flooring collapse earlier this month claimed three lives. The court said it seemed the accused, Rajdev Bharti (52), knew that negligence in maintaining toilets would cause death.

A week on, Kurla gets two new Mother Mary statues
Two new identical idols of Mother Mary were installed at Christian Village in Kurla following last week's vandalism. The community also put CCTV cameras at strategic positions to pre-empt any mischief.

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Delhi

'Aam Aadmi Party prefers women, youth for civic polls'
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Aam Aadmi Party has made conscious efforts to give preference to women and youth for the upcoming municipal polls.

Delhi budget session from March 6
The budget session of the Delhi assembly is all set to begin from March 6.The five-day session will end on March 10.

BJP celebrates Maharashtra win with rallies at 280 spots
To celebrate the party's victory in the recent elections in Maharashtra, Odisha and other states, Delhi BJP on Saturday organised rallies, Vijay Utsav, at 280 locations in the city.

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Bangalore

SC order: Nearly 10,000 dalit govt employees may be demoted in Karnataka
The fate of nearly 10,000 dalit government employees hangs in the balance as they face the threat of being demoted, with the Supreme Court recently scrapping reservation in promotions.

Congress meeting today: Cabinet reshuffle on the cards
The state Congress coordination committee meeting in Bengaluru on Sunday will explore drafting senior ministers for party work with assembly elections due in 2018.

BJP dismisses Leher diary as 'fabrication'
After the state Congress unit released a diary, allegedly seized from former BJP treasurer, MLC Leher Singh Sisoriya containing entries of payments made by the Karnataka unit of the party to its central leadership, the leaders of the saffron party dismissed the allegations.

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Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh plans to build 20 walk-to-work' townships in state soon
For the first time in the country, Andhra Pradesh will soon come up with about 20 walk-to-work-in-10 minutes towns along the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor and the Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Corridor.

RTO's increment cut set aside by High Court
Noting that punishments not in tune with the job charters of employees cannot be sustained, the Hyderabad High Court has set aside an `increment cut punishment' imposed by the state transport commissioner on one of its road transport officers (RTO) in Adilabad district.

TJAC plans to meet students on February 27
The Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) will hold a meeting with representatives of student and youth organizations on February 27 as part of preparing plans for the next phase of the movement demanding state government fill up vacancies in various departments.

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Chennai

Guess what Stalin wants DMK cadre to gift him on his birthday this year?
DMK working president and leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly M K Stalin doesn’t want party members to gift him shawls on his birthday that falls on March 1.

Why didn't Panneerselvam raise doubts about Jayalalithaa's death when he was CM, asks Stalin
: DMK working president M K Stalin on Sunday alleged that rebel AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) was using late chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s name for gaining political mileage.

India v Australia: Chennai man Sridharan Sriram spun the tale in Kohli & Co downfall
Cricket Australia's association with Sriram started in 2015, when he helped the 'A' team handle the conditions at Chepauk. After that, he has been part of the Australian set-up as a consultant in their sub-continent tours, helping the players deal with the mystery of spin.

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Ahmedabad

Gujarat ATS nabs two ISIS suspects from Rajkot

Gujarat sees highest SME listings on exchanges in 2016
Small Cos From State Raise Rs 234 Crore

When options are limited, work harder: Kris Gopalakrishnan

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Allahabad

Will Muslim voters be ready to make small losses for bigger gains in polls?
At a chai shop near Faizabad junction, discussions on the elections veer towards the Muslim vote. Barring cab driver Azam, nobody wants to hazard a guess on whether it's getting divided between the SP-Congress alliance and the BSP.

Age no deterrent, man casts vote at 105 years
Hundred-and-five-year old Ram Sajeevan Singh cast his vote at Gandhi Inter College polling booth at Sherdeeh in Phoolpur during the fourth phase of the Assembly elections in Allahabad on Thursday.

Samajwadi Party nominee even Akhilesh Yadav shuns
Prajapati's candidature threatens to undo the 'purge' Akhilesh recently conducted sidelining his uncle Shivpal and other roughnecks considered detrimental to the SP's reputation.

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Bhubaneswar

Markfed official held for embezzlement
Vigilance sleuths on Saturday arrested Sudam Charan Pal, an official of Odisha State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd (Markfed), for alleged misappropriation of fertilizers.

Heritage cycle tour from Old Town soon
As the wheels of the capital city move forward, one of the destinations it seems resolute enough to reach is the popularisation of non-motorised transport.

Congress workers stir over Niali booth rigging
The youth and students' wing of Congress on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the office of the State Election Commission (SEC) here demanding repolls in 10 booths of the Pokahrigaon gram panchayat under Niali assembly constituency in Cuttack district.

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Bhopal

Obese Madhya Pradesh inspector leaves for Mumbai to undergo check-up
Daulatram Jogewat, an inspector with Madhya Pradesh police at whom columnist Shobhaa De had poked fun over his obese physical condition in a tweet early last week, has left for Mumbai to undergo a medical check-up.

No claimant for 75 impounded vehicles: Cops in a fix

Muslim body boycotts 'Lipstick', warns crew & cast
All India Muslim Tyohar Committee (AIMTC), Bhopal, has issued a resolution to boycott the movie 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' and its cast. They claimed that the film, directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha, have hurt the sentiments of the community by relating showing the burkha in a bad light.

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Chandigarh

Dera followers' killing: Punjab police probing all angles
A day after the gruesome killing of two Dera Sacha Sauda followers, Punjab police today said it is working on all theories including an act of terrorism to solve the murder case.

11 women flex it right, show lean side in unique contest

On the rocky road to adventure
Off-Roaders From Across The Country Gather In Ropar And Share What Makes Them Love The Thrill

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