[wanabidii] Top Headlines: After UP and Jharkhand, 4 more states crack down on meat shops

Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, March 29, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » After UP and Jharkhand, 4 more states crack down on meat shops A day after Jharkhand followed in the footsteps of UP by clamping down on illegal slaughterhouses, the crackdown spread to four more BJP-ruled states- Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh- on Tuesday. While three meat shops were sealed in Haridwar, 11 were shut in Raipur and one in Indore. Promote content on Times of India network With the largest pool of premium audiences, Colombia helps your business growing. Switch to it now! Recommended by Colombia HC orders complete mining ban in Uttarakhand Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday directed the state government to constitute a high-powered committee to look into various aspects of mining activities and find out whether mining activity should be permitted in the state at all. Lalit Modi case: 'India should seek extradition' The red corner notice is meant to trace the fugitive who has been absconding and wanted in India in multiple cases. However, the grounds on which Interpol has rejected the RCN request are contradictory to the general practice CITIES MORE » Save tax upto 46,350 u/s 80C with a term plan The good old option, which gives your family the assured sum as a lump sum amount with tax savings Recommended by Colombia IIT-Bombay study links local pollution to intensity of rain That is one implication of a new IIT-Bombay study that found a link between the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere and cloud formation during the monsoon. Aerosols refer to small particles of dust and pollutants like soot. Amdavadis ditch US, head to Europe Tithi Joshi was all gungho about her trip to the US this summer. TECH MORE » After BHIM, government to launch Aadhaar Pay Aadhaar Pay is meant for merchants to receive digital payments from customers over the counter through Aadhaar authentication. Amazon India CEO to Flipkart co-founder: We are an Indian company While Bansal’s comments were not directly addressed towards Amazon's, he has, in the past, accused the company of using India as a ‘capital dumping ground.' Elon Musk launches Neuralink venture, to connect human brain with computers Tesla founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk has launched a company called Neuralink Corp through which computers could merge with human brains, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. SPORTS MORE » India reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 2-1 series victory India lost just one Test in this home season of 13 Tests and ended it with a victory in this hard and bitterly-fought series in which both teams have looked each other in the eye but neither has blinked. FIFA bans Lionel Messi for four World Cup qualifying games Lionel Messi has been banned from Argentina's next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with Tuesday's game in Bolivia. Umesh, Rahul, Jadeja and Pujara headline series win We take a look at how the home team fared during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which India regained with a 2-1 series victory. BUSINESS MORE » SBI to complete merger of 6 banks in three months State Bank of India, which would start merger process of five associates and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) from April 1, expects integration to be completed in three months. Post merger, about 1,500 branches to be shut because of duplication. FinMin gives 6-month extension to 12th Plan schemes The finance ministry has extended the time period for 12th Plan schemes ending on March 31 by six months, thus giving time to ministries to complete their appraisals. The 12th Plan, which is the last of the Five-Year-Plans, is coming to an end on March 31. 'Excess Rs 3L cr in economy, need for digital push' As there is excess cash of about Rs 3L cr floating in the economy, a further push to digital mandate is possible, the govt said citing SBI research. SBI research estimates till March 10 pegged newly supplied currency as a percentage of the extinguished currency (Rs 15.44 trillion) be around 65%. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2017 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service