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Wednesday, April 08, 2015
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015
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Sensex rises for 4th straight day; up 191 points
Logging its fourth consecutive rise on Wednesday, the benchmark BSE Sensex ended over 190 points higher at 28,707.75.

Shell agrees $70 billion deal to buy BG
Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy BG Group for 47 billion pounds ($70 billion) in the first oil super-merger in a decade.

Apple's India revenue hits $1 billion in FY15
Apple didn’t take India seriously in the early years of the global iPhone-iPad rage.

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Panchganga fish killing: Pollution board issues notice to sugar factory
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued a notice to city-based Rajaram cooperative sugar factory for allegedly discharging effluents through an underground pipeline directly into the Panchganga river.

Govt to tackle hazards posed by construction waste
The environment ministry has decided to come out with rules to deal with the health hazards posed by the waste generated from construction of various infrastructure projects.

Tampons can identify sewage pollution sources in rivers
Tampons may not be an obvious scientific tool, but engineers from the University of Sheffield in Britain have found in them a new utility - using them to identify the sources from where sewage is discharged into the river.

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40% of flights canceled in France amid strike
French air traffic controllers went on strike on Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of 40 percent of flights across France.

Arrest warrant against Musharraf suspended
A Pakistani court on Wednesday suspended the non-bailable arrest warrant against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf for the killing of cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi during the army siege of the Lal Masjid in 2007.

US restores India's top aviation safety ranking
In a major shot in the arm for the Modi administration, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has restored India's top aviation safety ranking.

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Signs of alien life will be found by 2025: Nasa scientists
"Definitive evidence" of extra-terrestrial beings may be found within the next 20 to 30 years, top Nasa scientists say.

Seasonal changes on Sun can better predict solar storms
Not just planet Earth but the Sun too experiences seasonal changes, finds a significant research. By better understanding how these seasonal instabilities are formed one can greatly improve forecasts of space weather events.

New battery charges your phone in just 60 seconds
A new inexpensive aluminium battery that could charge cellphones in just one minute has been developed by Stanford scientists.

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Lenovo A7000 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, Moto G (2nd Gen), others
We compare the new Lenovo A7000 with its toughest rivals, namely Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, Micromax Yu Yureka, Huawei Honor 4X, Moto G (Gen 2) to see their strengths and weaknesses.

Apple's India revenue hits $1bn in FY15
Apple didn’t take India seriously in the early years of the global iPhone-iPad rage.

Flipkart to now sell grocery
Flipkart is poised to begin selling groceries from the second half of this year, sources said, entering a line of business which is crowded but also regarded as an attractive one for online retailers.

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Fill posts of teachers under Maratha quota on ad hoc basis: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to fill on ad hoc basis the vacancies for the post of teachers and professors in colleges and educational institutions, which were reserved under the 16 per cent quota for Marathas.

DAVV to conduct CET 2015 on June 4
Common Entrance Test (CET), 2015, by Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) will be held on June 4 at seven cities across the country.

Denial of Biology grace marks may lower cut off for medicine
With the Director of Government Examinations (DGE) deciding not to award grace marks for two questions in the Class 12 biology paper which the students claimed to be out of syllabus, there is a good chance that the cut-off marks required for medical counselling would be reduced, say experts.

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Maharashtra cities corner more farm loans than villages: Study
At the RBI's 80th anniversary recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invoked farmers' suicides to urge banks to lend more to cultivators.

Assembly adjourned twice over Kelkar report
Regional discrimination in distribution of development funds rocked the assembly on Tuesday, which was twice adjourned after opposition MLAs created a pandemonium to insist on a special two-day discussion on the report, submitted by former finance commission chairman Vijay Kelkar.

Murdered bizman may have fallen prey to honeytrap
The murder of a 62-year-old Kurla resident, whose body was found in Neral last month, has taken a new twist. Police claimed the suspected killer had used a woman to lure the deceased Laxminarayan Kakkad.

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Delhi road rage death: Main accused arrested
The main accused in the Delhi road rage case Aminuddin@ amin Pahalwan (46) has been arrested by police.

Rakesh Bedi performs ar Hansraj College
Aaj kal toh movies bhi yehi dikhati hain – follow your heart, follow your passion, zamaana aapse hai,” actor Rakesh Bedi said to DU students after his performance at Hansraj College recently. This was part of a four-day theatre festival organized at the college by The Film and Theatre Society, Delhi.

NHRC rescues 101 bonded labourers from Madhubani in Bihar
With National Human Rights Commission’s intervention, 101 labourers from 38 families, working in Benipatti sub division of Bihar’s Madhubani district as bonded labour since generations, have been rescued and rehabilitated.

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Skull bone stored in abdomen saves youth's life
Education activist Malala Yousafzai underwent the same surgery in 2012.

Passengers in a fix as trains fail to budge
Panic In Railway Stations | Delay In Train Schedule

Anger rises as skywalk gets stuck between land owners, court, BBMP, NHAI

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A physician and designer in Viquar's Co
An embroidery designer, a physician and an arms dealer, the associates of Viquaruddin Ahmed were from diverse background but had one common intention of striking terror across the country.

From a bike thief to a cop killer
Starting off as a petty bike thief in 2003, Viqaruddin Ahmed went on to becoming a professional robber, specializing in targeting eSeva centres.

Cops killed Viquar fearing his acquittal: Lawyer
Demanding a CBI probe into the death of Viquaruddin Ahmed, his grieving father and lawyer said that the alleged terror operative was attending the final stages of his trial and would have been acquitted due to lack of evidence.

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Tirupati encounter: Tamil Nadu announces financial aid to victims' kin
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a financial aid of Rs 3 lakh to the families of each of the 20 people who were shot dead by the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force of the Andhra Pradesh police in Seshachalam forests on Tuesday morning.

Madras HC moved against GO on recruitment of paramedical staff
A writ petition has been filed in the Madurai bench of the Madras high court challenging a government order introducing a weightage method for recruitment of paramedical staff.

Mischelle let her hair down partying at the German musical concert by Arirang Trio Danches at Park Hyatt in Chennai
Chennaiites came together to enjoy some swinging music.

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Heavy police bandobast for Isanpur demolitions
A major demolition operation is being planned at 3 pm in Isanpur area of Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Heavy police bandobast has been arranged.

MehAir to partner Diamond Aeronautics for intra-state flight operations in Gujarat
After it failed to attract passengers for its intrastate flight services, Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Ltd (MehAir) is set to partner Surat based Diamond Aeronautics Ltd (DAL), an airline company owned by the diamond barons.

Domestic passenger held for smuggling gold worth Rs 18 lakh
The Air Intelligence Unit of Customs department on Tuesday morning held a Punjab based man for smuggling 659 grams of gold worth Rs 17.89 lakh at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport.

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Aadhar card not required for ration cards: HC
The state government on Monday submitted before the Allahabad High Court that there is no compulsory requirement of Aadhar card or its registration number for submitting forms for the preparation of ration cards in the state.

Police to look for hidden cameras in dressing rooms
Following the Goa incident, wherein union HRD minister Smriti Irani found a camera in the changing room of a showroom, senior cops of the city have ordered station house officers to conduct surprise checks in malls and showrooms to check the malpractice.

After stampede, cops chalk out crowd mgmt plan
Following Saturday night’s stampede during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations that left four devotees injured, the police have decided to employ a crowd management system at the at Bade Hanuman Temple in Sangam.

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Edgy after egg attack? CM to fly down to Ravenshaw
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik will fly down to Cuttack on Wednesday to attend the Ravenshaw University students union annual function, a move that is being seen as a desperate measure by the administration to avoid a possible rerun of the recent egg attack on the chief minister’s convoy.

Top pvt firm exec lynched, two held
A top executive of Mangilall Rungta, a ferro alloys manufacturing company at Meramundali in Dhenkanal district, was on Tuesday beaten to death near the company site. The police arrested two labourers of the company on charges of killing him.

Pulses, wheat scarcity looms large in state
Consumers in the state are likely to face shortage of pulses, wheat and wheat products in next few days.

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Schools affiliation process set to get transparent
Affiliation process for schools is set to become more transparent.A new software has been mooted by school education department for granting affiliation to new schools and extension of affiliation to existing schools.

MCI declines renewal for 80 seats in 5 MP med colleges
Madhya Pradesh stands to lose 80 MBBS seats in state-run medical colleges as Medical Council of India (MCI) declined to renew admissions to these seats after finding shortcomings in its inspection of the five state medical colleges. MCI deceision comes barely two months before admission begins for new batch of MBBS course.

Women help desk ensures girls' safe return from Manali
Eighteen girl students, who had gone on Manali tour from the city, were allegedly not allowed to check out of a hotel on March 4 before paying balanced sum a tour package.

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Chandigarh Tourism plans Adventure Carnival from April 22
Chandigarh Tourism has planned an Adventure Carnival from April 22 to 26 at the Exhibition Ground sector-34 which will have extreme adventure sports

World library meet starts at PU today
The Panjab University (PU) will host the 60th Indian Library Association International Conference from April 8 to 10.

It's April, but still there's a chill
Kamini.Mehta@timesgroup.This year, the wait for summers will be longer, as the cool weather is still continuing.

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