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SC: Replace 'khichdi' of pension orders with one rule
Observing that a plethora of instructions issued by the central government on granting pension created confusion among retired government officials, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked it to frame a law to regulate the retirement benefit.

BJP's MPs, Paswan too seek review of SC's Atrocity Act ruling

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Nirav Modi fraud: PNB to beef up its system, processes for lending
Some of the ideas being considered include having a separate pre-sanction appraisal and post sanction monitoring teams for credit disbursal to ensure better governance and transparency, official sources said.

CBI quizzes directors of Kanishk Gold in Rs 824 crore loan default case

Kumar Mangalam Birla to be non-executive Chairman of merged Vodafone-Idea entity

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Rare, endangered primate is born in Jerusalem zoo

'Warming climate will displace millions in coming decades'
The number of people fleeing crop failures, droughts and rising sea levels will grow drastically over the next three decades if world governments do not intervene, according to a World Bank report released Monday.

102 rhinos in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, census finds

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Lead Trump lawyer in Russia probe leaves in legal shake-up
US President Donald Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel's Russia investigation has resigned amid a shake-up of the president's team, an exit that removes the primary negotiator and legal strategist who had been molding Trump's defense.

Saudi, US must pursue 'urgent efforts' for Yemen peace: Mattis
Saudi Arabia and America must pursue "urgent efforts" to bring a peaceful end to Yemen's war, US defense secretary Jim Mattis told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday.

Mueller examining Cambridge Analytica, Trump campaign ties

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Tiger Shroff is all praises for Disha Patani
Tiger was recently all praises for his co-star Disha and applauded her performance in the film. According to reports, Tiger said that Disha is a "sincere, hardworking girl" with her head on her shoulders and no tantrums

Sylvester Stallone mistakes Bobby for Salman
Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone and Salman Khan’s bonhomie has always gained the attention of their fans.

Newlywed Shriya Saran's kiss with hubby

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Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in mice

Warming will ruin your chicken tikka masala

Isro's miniature camera onboard nano satellite INS-1C sends high resolution images of earth
An indigenously built miniature camera onboard Indian Space Research Organisation’s nano satellite INS-1C that can fold up like origami (the art of folding paper) is now sending high resolution images of the earth.

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BCCI clears Shami of match-fixing charges, offers him Grade B contract
Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami has got a major boost after he was cleared by the BCCI of match-fixing charges levelled against him by his wife Hasin Jahan, who had claimed that the cricketer had received unaccounted money from a Pakistani woman.

'Allow parents of Sindhu, Saina to accompany them in CWG'
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra feels that the Sports Ministry should allow the parents of star shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal to accompany them at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

BWF rankings: Satwiksairaj, Chirag break into world top 20
Ahead of their campaign at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast City, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been given a psychological boost by entering the top 20 of the BWF rankings for the first time in their careers.

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60% startups may fail amid lack of market: T V Mohandas Pai
Pai, chairman of Manipal Global Education, says most startups may not scale up or get a market as they are all started by first time entrepreneurs.

Amazon India reportedly closing in on Flipkart
The US giant’s India unit’s GMV share trails Flipkart by less than 1% from 5% in 2016, according to a new report by the market research company.

China's Transsion in talks to tie up for JioPhone
Itel, which is among the top three players in the feature phone segment in India, is part of the Transsion Group that also sells handsets under Tecno and Infinix.

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Govt against over-burdening school kids: Anil Swarup

Nagpur University to award 48,391 degrees this time, lowest in last five convocations

Smart India Hackathon 2018 from March 30: Javadekar

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'Tough to get 25% of parents to team up against fee hike'
cleared

Senior IPS officer quits, likely to enter politics

'For TB, one prescription does not fit all patients'
"It is not enough to give prescriptions to patients with multi- or extensively drug-resistant TB.

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Manish Sisodia takes on Baijal over ration delivery
"The scheme will stop ration theft, but there is some opposition to it.Those who have benefited from the thefts so far, be it dealers or colluding officers, are opposing the scheme," Sisodia said.

AAP colours budget green, sets ambitious deadlines

Green nod to clear mess on IGI stretch

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D K Shivakumar gets bail in 3 tax evasion cases
An economic offences court granted bail to energy minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday in three cases of income tax evasion. Emerging from the court complex with folded hands, Shivakumar told media, “I am not in a position to say anything now. People know what is going on. I’ll talk about it when the time comes.”

Karnataka won't file review petition on Cauvery verdict
The state government on Thursday decided against filing a review petition in the Supreme Court seeking higher allocation of water. The decision was taken at an all-party meeting convened by chief minister Siddaramaiah in consultation with the legal team over a month after the SC verdict on sharing of Cauvery water.

M B Patil got Rs 25 crore kickback in awarding tender, claims B S Yeddyurappa
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday alleged that water resources minister M B Patil received a Rs 25-crore kickback for awarding a Rs 157-crore irrigation canal work to a company which bagged the tender on the basis of a fake work experience certificate.

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Senior IPS officer quits, likely to enter politics

Free parking for 30 minutes in city malls from April 1, says TS govt. But experts are sceptical about its implementation

80 avian species recorded at bird count in OU

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Thanjavur likely choice for AIIMS in Tamil Nadu, says CM

Rs 824 crore fraud: CBI quizzes jeweller

Isro to launch communication sat GSAT-6A on March 29

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Health liquor permits may be slashed to half

Man accuses estranged wife of extortion, intimidation

Cancer survivors share stories of hope, courage

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Traders, admin join hands to set up compost unit in Allahabad
Over 2,500 local fruit and vegetable traders have decided join hands with the district adminstration to use a portion of the Mundera Mandi area to set up a unit for vermicompost production.

Unsolved murders pile up over two years, oldest with Colonelganj police station
The police are yet to work out as many as 10 murder cases pending for the past two years in the district. Six out of these cases are pending with Kareli, Kydganj, Georgetown, Dhoomanganj and Colonelganj police stations in city limits.

'Patna sixth most polluted city in world'

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Odisha: MLAs express concern over lack of diagnostic facilities in govt health centres

ODM School celebrates Foundation Day
The 29th Foundation Day of ODM Public School, Bhubaneswar, was observed with great pomp and ceremony recently.Income tax commissioner (Bhubaneswar) Sarat Kumar Das was the chief guest at the occasion.

Smart traffic system covers 90% of Bhubaneswar
More than 90% of the city has come under the Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (ATSC) solution, popularly known as intelligent traffic system.

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Preeti's father seeks justice, asks Scindia to raise suicide issue in Lok Sabha
Chandan Singh Raghuwanshi, father of deceased PWD minister rampal Singh’s deceased daughter-in-law Preeti Raghuwanshi wrote a letter to Congress MP from Guna constituency Jyotiraditya Scindia asking him to raise the issue of his daughter’s suicide in the Lok Sabha. Preeti raghuwanshi, who was married to Rampal Singh’s younger son Girijesh Pratap Singh committed suicide on the intervening night of last Friday and Saturday.

Madhya Pradesh Congress on warpath over suicide of minister's daughter-in-law

A year on, polythene ban still ineffective in MP
The ban on plastic carry bags in Madhya Pradesh is just an eyewash. Almost a year has passed since the ‘much-hyped’ ban was imposed by the state government on plastic carry bags but its use is rampant across the state.

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Missing action plan triggers funds squeeze
The CAG said the central government released Rs 32 lakh in October 2016 to be utilized by September 2017 but these were not released by the state government to PSNCB till September 2017.

'Want to collaborate with world's top 5 universities'

WhatsApp nails lie of actor's hubby
Lovina Bhatia Faced Murder Charge In '09, Husband Claimed He Didn't Know

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