News Digest: Zuckerberg's testimony: BJP seeks apology from Rahul

Zuckerberg's testimony: BJP seeks apology from Rahul

Seven schemes for poor in 17,000 villages in 21 days
The Modi government is set to announce a major initiative targeting 17,000 villages under seven schemes aimed at delivering free LPG connections, electricity supply, LED bulbs, Jan Dhan accounts, two PM insurance schemes and immunisation of children in a time period of 21 days.

He's no 'Yogi', will just call him Adityanath, says Congress
Congress has decided to drop ‘Yogi’ from the name of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in its comments to media, as the party seeks to question the BJP mascot’s credentials in the countdown to the election season.

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India will reverse slowing growth: ADB

Maruti owns road to top-5 seller list
Maruti Suzuki has ended fiscal 2017-18 with a clean sweep of the top five selling passenger vehicle models in India. The company’s Alto has topped the all-India sales tally for the fiscal with 2.5 lakh units, followed by Dzire (2.4 lakh), Baleno (1.9 lakh), Swift (1.7 lakh) and WagonR (1.68 lakh).

ICAI panel to look at rules for MNC auditors

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Over 100 tiny plastic bits present in every meal: Study

With 'unforgettable' bag, Malaysian shoppers paid to cut plastic waste

Extinct monitor lizard had four eyes: Study

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Air France cancels flights as strike over pay continues
About 30 per cent of Air France flights scheduled on Wednesday are expected to be cancelled as crews and ground staff start the seventh day of strike. Workers unions are asking for a pay rise of six percent across the board. Their wages have been frozen since 2011.

Malaysia declares May 9 election day a holiday

Israel targets Hamas posts in Gaza after border blast
The Israeli army said it fired at unspecified Hamas "military targets" in Gaza on Wednesday after a Palestinian bomb attack on an army engineering unit working inside the Hamas-ruled territory. The army said the bomb was planted under cover of mass protests along the Gaza-Israel border since March 30.

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Ranveer-Alia channel Romeo-Juliet for Gully Boy
Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gully Boy’ shoot brought them to South Mumbai, where they were spotted shooting a Shakespeare-esque scene.

Ananya Panday spotted on the sets of 'SOTY 2'
Ever since the makers of 'Student of the Year' announced a sequel to the 2012 film starring Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, the audience has been eagerly waiting to know the cast of the sequel.

Aish-Anil starrer Fanne Khan hits a roadblock?
The crew is reportedly refusing to shoot the final two songs and other pending work on the film, citing non-payment of dues.

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Study: Global warming is weakening key ocean circulation
The slowdown in the circulation -- a crucial part of Earth's climate -- had been predicted by computer models, but researchers said they can now observe it. It could make for more extreme weather across the Northern Hemisphere, especially Europe, and could increase sea level rise along the US East Coast, they said.

How raising an eyebrow helped humans evolve
Highly mobile eyebrows gave humans non-verbal communication skills required to establish large, social networks which allowed for greater cooperation and better survival odds, they said.

Why bots, not humans, make news go viral
Automated accounts or ‘bots’ play a big role in disseminating information on Twitter, accounting for two-thirds of tweets linking to popular websites, a study showed.

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Live: Commonwealth Games 2018: Day 8

IPL: Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs (DLS)
Rajasthan Royals returned to their original home ground on a winning note as they defeated Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs (DLS) in a rain-truncated Indian Premier League 2018 match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday.

India at CWG, day 7: Shooters add three medals, Mary in final
Day seven of the 2018 Commonwealth Games has brought more good news with shooters Shreyasi, Om Mitharval and Ankur Mittal winning medals and MC Mary Kom lifting hopes of a boxing gold.

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These Windows 10 versions will reach end of support cycle this year
Microsoft has revealed that it will end support for Windows 10, version 1709. This version is used in enterprise and education editions of the laptops. The company released the version in October 17, 2017 and the service will end on April 9, 2019.

Planning to buy Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro? Here is good news for you
​The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced that it will be holding a pre-order sale of the popular handset exclusively on its website Mi.com on April 13 at 12pm.

Facebook CEO's this 'request' changed the fortune for both Instagram and Snapchat
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has has finally testified in front of 44 senators about the the scandal in which Cambridge Analytica used the massive social platform to access 87 million users. During the process, Zuckerberg accepted his mistakes and that Facebook’s mission is to "help people connect." And no, he's not resigning.

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CBSE says JEE questions are all original

Rajasthan Rajswasthya Recruitment 2018: Apply online for 4514 staff nurse posts
Rajswasthya - National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Rajasthan has invited online applications for recruiting 4514 Staff Nurse ( TSP & Non-TSP) Grade II Posts for Department of Medical, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan.

COMEDK UGET 2018: Applications close on April 19, apply @ comedk.org
Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) online registrations are closing on April 19, 2018.

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62% of bus commutes in Mumbai less than 4km
Nearly 38% of bus commuters travel distances over 4km on an average every month while 44% travel a distance between 2-4km and 18% travel a minimum distance of up to 2km.

No action against BMC official yet for illegal building; he retires in May
Over a fortnight after the state ordered the suspension of assistant municipal commissioner Jivak Ghegadmal for allowing a nine-storey illegal building to come up in Pydhonie, the civic body is yet to take any action.

Online lottery racket busted in Mumbai
Police busted an online lottery racket in Malwani and arrested six people, including the owner and conductor of the lottery centre on Tuesday.Police said the lottery centre was misusing its licence.

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Light rains in Delhi keep mercury below normal
Delhiites woke up to a light downpour, which kept the mercury below the normal levels, on Thursday morning.

Man held for staging his own robbery in Delhi
A 24-year-old man was nabbed after staging his own robbery a couple of hours after it was reported to the police.

Imam alleges assault by 2 men in bus
An Imam was allegedly beaten up by two men inside a bus late on Monday and forced to say 'Jai Mata Ki'.Police are yet to identify the accused men.

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Karnataka poll 2018: Work stalled as Karnataka officials go on poll duty
The state administration has virtually come to a standstill in the run-up to the May 12 assembly elections with a majority of government officials deployed for poll duty.

Karnataka election 2018: This Akshaya Tritiya, gold purchases under EC radar
Buying gold on Akshaya Tritiya (April 18) is considered auspicious. But this time, high-value gold purchases will be monitored by the Election Commission as there’s a strong suspicion that candidates will use the occasion to hand out gold pendants, nose rings, earrings and other ornaments as freebies to voters.

Nitish sings praises of Bihar's prohibition success

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Hyderabad doctors warn of intensifying hunger strike

Forest department identifies land for 'protected zone' development

Hyderabad: Dogs & cats have wild run as patients wallow

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Defense Expo 2018: Auto manufacturer gives new wheels to Army

Defense Expo 2018: Ultra-light artillery guns, faster than before, thrill Army

Join before April 20, Centac asks students allotted PG med seats

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Outfit opposes Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's use of 'Amdavad'
The PIL urged the HC to restrain the state government and its agencies from using 'Amdavad', as the city is called colloquially, in official documents.

Self-immolation threats force govt into action

Rupani to fast at Lal Darwaza

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North Central Railways to close all unmanned level crossings by September 18
Authorities of North Central Railways have embarked on an ambitious mission of closing all the 79 unmanned level crossings, coming under its jurisdiction, by the end of September 2018.

Unnao gangrape: Don't cremate body of victim's father, if not done already, says HC
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday ordered that the body of the Unnao gangrape victim's father should not be cremated, if already not done so.

Having a blast!

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BJD suspects Jagi Mangat's role behind CII move on Make in Odisha conclave
The BJD on Wednesday suspected role of Jagi Mangat Panda, eastern zone chairperson of CII and wife of suspended party MP Baijayant Panda behind the industry association’s decision not to partner for the Make in Odisha conclave.

Bhubaneswar: BJP to observe fast opposing Congress, BJD for Parliament 'disruption'
BJP will hold a token fast on Thursday in front of the district collector offices in the state protesting the Congress and BJD for allegedly creating disruption in the houses of the Parliament. They held the parties responsible for not allowing discussion in the houses on several crucial issues of the country.

Odisha: Second-phase budget session starts on stormy note
The second-phase budget session of the state assembly started on a stormy note on Wednesday as BJD MLAs stalled assembly proceedings accusing the Centre of being biased towards Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi issue.

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Remembering Kasturba Gandhi with a play on her birthday

No permanent solution to pornography: Bhopal top cop

E-attendance for teachers is here to stay
The school education department’s e-attendance system for teachers, which failed to take off a week ago, would now be implemented. Decision in this regard was taken on Tuesday at the meeting of school education department, convened by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the secreta

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Sukhpal Singh Khaira seeks CBI probe against top cops, politicians

Post-Mosul, 27 Punjabis stuck in Saudi Arabia and UAE

'Reject false binary in political discourse'

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