News Digest: Irked with Budget, N Chandrababu Naidu to review ties with BJP

Irked with Budget, N Chandrababu Naidu to review ties with BJP

Niti will consult states to devise MSP scheme: Arun Jaitely

Budget 2018: Ear to the ground, eye on votes
From burnishing its pro-poor credentials to appeasing the restive, sprawling rural constituency and speeding up job creation, the Budget seeks to achieve crucial objectives for PM Narendra Modi and his party in the run-up to the 2019 polls.

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Budget for health, education: Challenge to walk the talk

Budget 2018: GST biggest earner for the government
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a post budget conference that in 2017-18 (ending March 2018), the government will be "receiving GST revenues only for 11 months, instead of 12 months" which “will have fiscal effect”.

Markets tank intra-day on LTCG tax, then recover to end rangebound

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Three nests of rare vulture species spotted in Cambodia
Three nests of the critically endangered red-headed vulture were found this month in Chhep Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia, the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has said.

New species of reptile found in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
Researchers have found a new species of reptile, a rock dwelling gecko, in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The Megamalai rock gecko, which is its suggested common name, is the first description of a reptile from this landscape since 1949 after English planter and naturalist Angus Finlay Hutton spotted Hutton’s pit viper there.

New dinosaur species found in Sahara desert of Egypt
The fossilised remains of the new species, named Mansourasaurus Shahinae, were unearthed by an expedition undertaken by an initiative of the the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology (MUVP) in Egypt.

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CIA Director Pompeo defends meetings with Russian spy chiefs
US Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday defended talks he had at CIA headquarters last week with Russian spy chiefs at a time of strained ties between Washington and Moscow and political squabbling over allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.

Xi wants 'new level' of China-Britain ties as May visits
Chinese President Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister Theresa May today that their countries should take trade ties to "a new level" as London scouts the globe for fresh partnerships after its contentious EU exit.

950 miners trapped in South Africa after power outage
About 950 gold miners were stuck underground in South Africa on Thursday after a power cut, the mine's owner said, though the workers were not reported to be in immediate danger.

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Watch: 'Veerey Ki Wedding' trailer
​After the Mumbai High Court ruled in the favour of the makers of 'Veerey Ki Wedding' over a title dispute with the producers of Sonam Kapoor- Kareena Kapoor starrer 'Veere Di Wedding', the first trailer of the former film is finally out.

Preity celebrates b'day with hubby in LA
Actress Preity Zinta, who turned a year older on Wednesday, headed to Los Angeles to be with her husband Gene Goodenough after celebrating her birthday with former co-stars Salman Khan and Bobby Deol in Mumbai.

'Padmaavat' leak: Makers approach cyber cell
Despite some states still continuing with the ban considering the protests against 'Padmaavat' by the Rajput Karni Sena and other fringe groups, the film has turned out to be a huge success at the box office.

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Potential blood test for Alzheimer's shows early promise
Researchers in Japan and Australia say they have made important progress in developing a blood test that could in future help doctors detect who might go on to get Alzheimer's disease.

Lunar eclipse: Country witnesses rare triple show

There's a "super blue blood Moon' on the rise
Stargazers in North America, Hawaii, the Middle East, Russia, India, and Australia had the chance to witness a rare "super blue blood Moon" Wednesday, when Earth's shadow bathed our satellite in a coppery hue.

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1st ODI: Kohli ton helps India to six-wicket win in Durban
Virat Kohli peeled off yet another century as India defeated South Africa by six wickets in the first ODI of the six-match series to take 1-0 lead in Durban on Thursday. India chased down 270 in 45.3 overs thanks to a measured century from Virat Kohli, his first limited-overs ton in South Africa, who was out after scoring 112 off 119.

Sindhu, Saina ease into quarters; Srikanth stunned
Malaysian qualifier Iskandar Zulkarnain caused the biggest upset of the India Open 2018, a part of the BWF World Tour 500, when he took down home favourite and World No. 3 Kidambi Srikanth in straight games.

Life ban on Sreesanth: SC to hear plea on February 5
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on February 5 an appeal filed by cricketer S Sreesanth against a Kerala High Court verdict that restored the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.

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Budget 2018: Here's what Chinese smartphone makers have to say on duty hike
The Union Budget for the year 2018-19 is out. The finance minister Arun Jaitley presented the same in the Parliament today. The FM announced hike in customs duty on mobile phones in the Budget. The same has been increased from 15 to 20%. Here's what Chinese smartphone brands have to say on the duty hike.

Budget 2018: Intex, Lava, Micromax have had their say on import duty hike on mobile phones
The government has increased basic customs duty to 20 percent from 15 percent in the Union Budget 2018. The announcement is aimed to boost the domestic smartphone brands. Here's what the CXOs of Indian smartphone brands have to say on Budget 2018.

OnePlus 5 gets iPhone X-like 'face-unlock' feature with this update
OnePlus rolled out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for its OnePlus 3 and 3T last year. Now, the company has finally started rolling out the Oreo update for its flagship smartphone OnePlus 5T.

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FM Arun Jaitley echoes Eco Survey, takes e-learning to school
Jaitley has launched ‘revitalisation of infrastructure and systems in education’ (RISE) scheme with a targeted spend of Rs 1 lakh crore till 2022. Under ‘Operation Digital Board’, the government aims to replace blackboards with elearning platforms by 2020. Two new schools of planning and architecture and 18 other IITs and NITs will also be ​set up.

Mumbai boy bags perfect score in GRE

UGC NET Notification 2018: CBSE to release UGC NET July 2018 notification today, change in pattern, know more here

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Budget 2018: Push for projects worth Rs11,000cr to add 90km to suburban railways

Budget 2018: Jaitley lays Rs 40,000cr ground for 150km tracks, elevated corridors and 210 AC trains

10 years after sanction, Bandra-Borivli and Kurla-Parel addl lines yet to see light of day

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Budget 2018: In Nagaland, ally leaves seats for BJP

Markets to remain shut for two days

200 machines to end manual scavenging

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KSOU row: HC allows implementation of panel recommendations

Cash thieves still at large with Rs 90 lakh

Government can't transfer DCs, SPs without our permission: CEC

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Step-motherly treatment to Telangana, cries FM Eatala
The Telangana government expressed its unhappiness over allocations not being made to state government institutions and projects in the Union Budget 2018-19 presented by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.

Severed head of baby found on building rooftop in Hyderabad
The severed head of a baby found on the rooftop of a house in Chilka Nagar of Uppal under Rachakonda commissionerate on Thursday morning.

Digital art meets contemporary dance to make magic
On a five-city tour of India, Hakanai, a unique choreography blending digital art and contemporary dance, wowed Hyderabadis recently

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Woman claims pair choked, robbed her

Bamboo still 'tree' in TN, state deprived of Rs 50cr budget fund

12 rly stations in city, suburbs to get escalators

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Rs 150 crore allotted for Bapu's 150th birth anniversary celebrations
The year 2019 will mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced allocation Rs 150 crore for the anniversary celebrations. Gandhian institutions in the city, including Sabarmati Ashram, Kochrab Ashram, Gujarat Vidyapith, Navajivan and the Khadi Udyog Majoor Mahajan are quite upbeat. Last year the union government had sanctioned Rs 25 crore for centenary celebrations of the Sabarmati Ashram.

GIFT IFSC to become global financial hub with unified regulator
The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar is set to be positioned as a global financial hub with Budget 2018-19 proposing to establish a unified authority for regulating all financial services.

Budget cheers seniors, disappoints salaried class
Budget 2018 has indeed been ‘Charming for the farming’… a historic document for the ‘Kisaan,’ ‘Makaan’ and ‘Ayushmaan’ focusing on the maiden launch of national health protection and economic growth and development of the agricultural and rural sectors!

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Justice Shukla not attending court, says HC registrar

Admission scam: Allahabad HC judge stops coming to court
SC Had Pulled Up Court In MedEd Case

Study begins to trace palaeochannels, river Saraswati in Allahabad

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Utkal University students, teachers protest proposal to share campus with RD Women's University
Hundreds of students, teachers and staff of Utkal University on Thursday staged protest and blocked National Highway-5 opposing Odisha government’s decision to set up second campus of Ramadevi Women’s University inside their campus. Vehicular movement disrupted on the NH for a couple of hours as the students burnt tyres and sat on dharna on the road in front of the main gate of the varsity. One platoon force has been deployed on the campus to maintain law and order.

Naveen Jindal urges Odisha government to operate closed iron ore mines

Odisha: Passengers hail Centre's plan to have Wi-Fi in all stations, security in trains

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Chouhan lauds Modi, Jaitley for presenting a futuristic Union Budget

Madhya Pradesh man's genitals chopped off day before engagement
Unidentified men chopped off a 25-year-old man’s penis a day before his engagement which was to be held in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh. The attackers also took away his severed genitals, said sources.

Sufiyana tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

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UT promotes 2 DSPs, case of one kept pending
UT home department promoted two inspectors to the post of deputy superintendent of police (DSP) on Thursday.

CAT restrains Punjab from shifting IFS officer
Asks Govt To Reconsider Decision

Robbers make transporter's family hostage in Karnal, loot gold and cash

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