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		Saturday, March 15, 2014
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		India
		Joke-in-the-box: Poll games take parody route The ad stood out. Haseeba Amin, a young Youth Congress worker pledging support to Rahul Gandhi. "Har haath shakti, her haath tarakki (power and progress for all)," the woman in white proclaims.  Preet Bharara will not bend, indicts Devyani Khobragade again Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest soured India-US relations, was re-indicted on US visa fraud charges, a day after a US court dismissed an earlier indictment. India tag may win Rajeev Suri Nokia top job Born in 1967 and educated at Mangalore University, Suri is known to be a fitness freak, who hits the gym in his free time, apart from his love for books, music and tennis. More India News»

		Business
		Sebi to probe whether Maruti's deal broke law Market regulator Sebi has so far not found any violations of law by the Maruti Suzuki management on its decision to hand over the proposed Gujarat plant to parent Suzuki but will examine the issues, source said. Panasonic to make India regional hub The Osaka-based, $76-billion company has decided to make India its regional hub to service the subcontinent, Middle East and Africa. Inflation eases to 9-month low of 4.7% The inflation rate slowed to a nine-month low of 4.7% in February as prices of vegetables eased significantly in yet another sign of waning inflationary pressures in the economy. More Business News»

		Environment
		High autism rates linked to environmental pollution: Study An analysis of 100 million US medical records shows one of the most dramatic proofs of a link between environmental pollutants and autism and intellectual disability. Eighth eastern hoolock gibbons relocated The gibbons had apparently been under a lot of stress after being marooned on an isolated cluster of trees and were being attacked by dogs as they tried to move out of the area. National Tiger Conservation Authority asks UP to radio-collar its tigers “On the basis of camera traps, we can identify other aberrant tigers also,” said the conservator of Moradabad, Kamlesh Srivastava. More Environment News»

		World
		Canadian PM to visit Ukraine next week Prime Minister Stephen Harper will briefly visit Ukraine next week, the first G7 leader to do so since the new government took office under the shadow of Russian intervention. Man arrested for vandalising Anne Frank book Police arrested a man for allegedly tearing pages out of books related to Anne Frank at a Tokyo library. US offers $3mn reward for Somali terror suspects US officials offered a USD 3 million reward for help in capturing three notorious Somali terror suspects, including one linked to al-Qaida extremists involved in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa. More World News»

		Entertainment
		When former Bigg Boss contestant Sana Khan died It was a classic case of mistaken identity for Sana Khan. The former Bigg Boss contestant and Jai Ho actress was bombarded with phone calls from family and friends, after a website mistook her to be the Pakistani actress (with the same name), who passed away in a road accident a couple of days ago. Armaan-Tanisha get secretly engaged? Armaan Kohli and Tanisha Mukherjee, who fell in love on the reality show 'Bigg Boss, have reportedly got secretly engaged to each other. Movie Review: 'Bewakoofiyaan' A young couple’s perfect love story turns upside down when recession leaves the boy jobless. Moreover, he has to win over his lady-love’s terror-dad to marry her. Will his out-of-job status leave him out-of-love too? More Entertainment News»

		Science
		'Little Foot' may have been humans' forefather: Study A short, hairy "ape man" who tumbled into a pit in South Africa millions of years ago is back in the running as a candidate ancestor for humans, scientists said on Friday. Solar toilet that turns waste into 'charcoal' A waterless toilet that is run by solar energy and converts excreta into a form of charcoal will be unveiled next week in India where over 626 million people don’t have a closed toilet and consequently defecate in the open. Women experience two types of orgasm: Study It has long been a subject of debate and speculation whether women can have two different types of orgasm - one as a result of external clitoral stimulation and the other as a result of vaginal penetration . More Science News»

		Sports
		Sachin voted Cricketer of the Generation Sachin Tendulkar was voted Cricketer of the Generation as he staved off stiff competition from Warne and Kallis at the ESPNcricinfo awards function. Djokovic enters Indian Wells semifinals Two-time champion and world number two Novak Djokovic cruised past Julien Benneteau 6-1, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters. Dhoni backs India's bowlers for T20 WC Playing plenty of domestic Twenty20 matches in similar conditions hold the Indian bowlers in good stead for the World T20, captain MS Dhoni said. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Nokia likely to pick Rajeev Suri as next CEO: Report Rajeev Suri, the head of Nokia's telecoms network equipment division, is likely to become the Finnish group's next chief executive following the sale of its handset business to Microsoft, a newspaper report said on Friday. Zuckerberg says US government a threat to internet In a strongly-worded post, Mark Zuckerberg on Friday hit out at the US government over the alleged surveillance and monitoring of web users by the National Security Agency (NSA). Google revamps search page, adds label for ads Google has rolled out several changes to how it shows results to a web user on its search page. The changes are subtle but noticeable. More Technology News»

		Education
		CMAT: Boys outshine girls, Kolhapur boy all-India topper Hendre Omkar Pravinchandra of Kolhapur topped the AICTE-conducted Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) for admission in management programmes in the country. AMU's vice-chancellor promises women fair and equal opportunities AMU vice-chancellor Lt Gen (retd) Zameer Uddin Shah on Friday said that the university will not tolerate any discrimination against women. IIM-Bangalore signs pact with Toulouse Business School for programme in aviation management The partnership has been established to address the need to develop the next generation of Indian aviation professionals. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Reprieve for woman who killed abusive husband Five years after an Andheri woman strangled her abusive and alcoholic husband, she won reprieve from the Bombay high court. 934 women drive into Guinness World Record list After actively supporting various causes for women over the past six years, the Lavasa Women's Drive (LWD) has achieved a new recognition in its sixth edition. 3 NGOs bag Japan funds The sum offered to these three NGOs was over Rs 1.56 crore.The contracts were signed under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project of the Japanese government.tnn. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Auto driver molests German student The 33-year-old woman, a final year MBA student in Germany, came to India in January for a four-month internship. She is due to return in April. Police homes, other projects threaten city's last marshes Dheerpur marshes seem to be on their deathbed. Construction debris and swift reclamation of land for real estate projects are choking what's likely to be the capital's last marshland. DU teachers collared into poll duty Monday morning blues arrived in a darker shade for DU teachers this week-a memo threatening an FIR against them for skipping election duty at 10.30am last Saturday. Unnerved, they scanned their emails for the duty notice and found it had been sent late in the work day on Friday.  More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		RSS backing gets scribe a BJP ticket BJP wants Sriramulu to keep assembly seat Why talk about Modi? Let your work speak More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Tollywood star Pawan Kalyan lets down fans, not to contest polls It had all the elements of a potboiler in the making but ended up in an anti-climax. TRS willing to be Congress's junior partner in Telangana? After insisting on contesting from at least 80 of the 119 assembly seats in Telangana in alliance with the Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is likely to climb down and settle for the Maharashtra model by which it will be the junior partner of the coalition. Andhra minorities finance body official in the dock for hiding files An executive director of AP State Minorites Finance Corporation has been suspended after hundreds of clearance files pertaining to loan sanctions were seized from him on Thursday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		No one claims the dirty cash EC seizes during polls  The income tax department is sitting on Rs 36.5 crore seized during the 2011 Assembly elections and that's because no one has come forward to claim the dodgy treasure. AAP ropes in Tamil writer, to field candidates in 20-25 seats Jaya government high on announcement, low on delivery: Stalin More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Blunder bombs explode during English test ‘A Little Hearning is a Dangerous Thing’. That is the topic on which Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) students, taking the SSC exam, were asked to write an essay. Rs 17 crore unaccounted income disclosed in I-T survey As many as six builders and industry owners in Gandhinagar and Kadi disclosed more than Rs 17 crore as unaccounted income during the surveys conducted by the income tax department on Thursday and Friday. Gujarat Common Entrance Test date shifted to May 8 With elections scheduled for April 30, the state government has decided to conduct Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) on May 8. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Two teenaged girls raped, one held Three persons allegedly gangraped a girl and later reached her house and threatened the family members, on Sunday.On Thursday, the family lodged a complaint in this regard. Mohammad Kaif takes fresh guard under new skipper Rahul Gandhi Former Test cricketer and Congress nominee from Phulpur parliamentary constituency Mohammad Kaif was accorded a grand reception on his arrival to his hometown, on Thursday. Official lays out plan to ease rail traffic There is need for infrastructural investment at Allahabad to facilitate rail traffic and enhance passenger amenities, said chairman of Railway Board Arunendra Kumar while talking to reporters on Thursday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Sambalpur all set to host Modi rally today Sambalpur is set to host BJP prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi's rally scheduled on Friday. The party has made elaborate arrangements expecting a crowd of more than two lakh. 2,800 likes for Modi's speech dubbed in Odia The Odia dubbed version of Narendra Modi's speech at the party's national council meeting in January in New Delhi and posted on YouTube recently has received good response from netizens. Minority leaders lobby for tickets Several Muslim leaders are in the race for tickets in BJD, Congress and BJP.At least six are expecting tickets from the ruling party. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Will dine at my home, says Sharma before being quizzed Mining baron Sudhir Sharma was let off by Special Task Force (STF) after a day-long interrogation, here on Thursday. Winter in last leg, summer knocking, says Met department Discomforting conditions are in offing after tepid winters in Madhya Pradesh. Five years after marriage, man held for abducting 'wife' Five years after a man eloped with a girl, married her and had two children, he has been arrested for her abduction and rape. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh parks to come alive with small political rallies Going against the usual practice of holding big rallies like the traditional parties, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is beginning the trend of organizing small public gatherings in the city's neighbourhood parks. Sharmila Sharma death case: 7 cops indicted Sharmila was crushed by a CTU bus in Sector 10 on May 7, 2013.The police had failed to rush the injured woman immediately to the hospital, which was only 100 metres away, as the SHO had reached the spot two hours late. Soon, root out toothache with just a drop In a first-of-its-kind finding, Panjab University's researchers have come up with a gel that will help control tooth infection with just a drop of the medicine. More Chandigarh News»

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