[wanabidii] Top Headlines: IAS officers to adopt families of martyred security personnel

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[wanabidii] Top Headlines: IAS officers to adopt families of martyred security personnel

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IAS officers to adopt families of martyred security personnel

An association of IAS officers from across the country decided that each of them will adopt one family of the security personnel (defence, central armed police forces and state police) who died in such action and support them for 5-10 years.

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The Calcutta high court judge Justice C S Karnan passed an order on Friday directing the Air Control Authority, New Delhi, not to allow the Chief Justice of India and seven Supreme Court judges to travel abroad until the disposal of the cases against them.

Soon, IITs will have quota for women students

Sources said that there would be additional seats set aside coursewise, thus allowing more girls to join the IITs. For instance, if there are 60 spots in IIT-Bombay’s computer science programme, there will be an addition of one or two seats just for girls.

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Google co-founder and CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet Larry Page has sent a letter to investors. In the letter, Page talks about the company's various projects including updates on its moonshot projects.

Apple 'testing' wireless charging via Wi-Fi routers

US tech giant Apple is experimenting with wireless charging technologies that could see users charge their iPhones with a Wi-Fi router.

Acer expands Aspire series with the launch of Aspire 1, Aspire 3, Aspire 5 and Aspire 7

Acer has expanded its Aspire range of laptops with the launch of Aspire 1, Aspire 4, Aspire 5 and Aspire 7 at its Next@Acer event in New York.

SPORTS

IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI by 26 runs

A dominating batting display allowed Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League contest by 26 runs for their fifth win of the season in Mohali on Friday.

IPL: Gambhir, Uthappa star as KKR beat DD by 7 wickets

Skipper Gautam Gambhir (71*) and Robin Uthappa (59) scored fine fifties to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets in the Match 32 of the IPL 10 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

India look to put best foot forward at Sultan Azlan Shah

Runners-up at the last edition, India would look to go one step further as they start their campaign in the 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a game against Great Britain here tomorrow.

BUSINESS

Jaitley promises no surprises in GST rate fixation

Finance minister Arun Jaitley promised not to spring any surprises in fixing tax rates under the new GST regime, saying they will not be "significantly different" from current levels. He said rules and regulations governing GST have all been framed, we are now in final stages of fixing tariffs.

India sees highest listed foreign funds inflows at $1.7bn

Listed foreign funds pumped in $1.7 billion into India during March - the highest flows among the emerging countries, says a report.

RBI sets rupee reference rate at 64.2170 against dollar

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 64.2170 against the US dollar and 69.8908 for the euro. The corresponding rates were 64.1141 and 69.8908 on Thursday.

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