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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, March 05, 2014
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		India
		Telangana will be born on June 2 Telangana, the country's 29th state, will be born on June 2 and start functioning from that day. 25-year-old man arrested for 'molesting' college girl on WhatsApp The Uttarakhand police on Monday night arrested a 25-year-old man for “molesting” a college girl from Haldwani by sending her obscene photographs and messages on the popular instant messaging service, WhatsApp. Subrata Roy in jail; Sahara Shaher mood sinks The sprawling Sahara Shaher where Subrata Roy lives looked deserted look on Tuesday after the Supreme Court sent the group chairman to Tihar jail under judicial custody after refusing to accept his apology. More India News»

		Business
		Fund houses line up FMP issues The coming weeks will see a surge in fixed maturity plan issues by mutual funds.Almost every large fund house has drawn up plans for an FMP in a hope to beef up assets under management. ONGC seeks neutral umpire for RIL spat State-run ONGC has written to the oil ministry to demand that a neutral international expert be appointed to assess whether Reliance Industries Ltd was siphoning gas from its block that lies next to the KG-D6 field being operated by India’s biggest private oil company. Nadar may offload HCL stake in 'small tranches' Nadar's 61.75% stake is valued at $11.1 billion, up almost $4.6 billion, as HCL Technologies share price more than doubled in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes list of billionaires published on Monday. More Business News»

		Environment
		Dolphin chokes to death on plastic off Gujarat coast The pollution in the sea is taking a heavy toll on the marine life along the coast.Latest in the series of tragedies is death of the 14-foot-long dolphin that choked to death after swallowing plastic. Deep sea species make 95% of world's fish Fish that live in the mesopelagic zones constitute 95 per cent of the world's fish biomass, marine biologists have found. Flutter of joy in Delhi park as rare birds back Scientists at Aravali Biodiversity Park have recently documented the diversity of avian species here, soon to be published in a birding journal.The list is long; it also has several species that are rarely seen in Delhi. More Environment News»

		World
		Nato and Russia agree to meet as Ukraine tension eases Representatives of U.S-led NATO and Russia have agreed to meet to discuss the Ukraine issue in signs that the Cold War opponents are stepping back after drawing red lines on how far the other will tolerate intrusion into a rival's sphere of influence. UK to extradite Indian to SA on trial for wife's murder Britain has decided to extradite Indian origin businessman Shrien Dewani to South Africa within the next four weeks to stand trial for murder of his Indian wife while on their honeymoon to Cape Town. Blair offered to bail me out: Brooks to court Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks on Tuesday told a UK court hearing the phone hacking trial that former British prime minister Tony Blair offered to help her after it became public that her paper hacked Milly Dowler’s phone. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Ajay, Hrithik or Ranveer, who will play Bhansali's 'Bajirao'? Trade talk suggests that Sanjay Leela Bhansali will start Bajirao Mastani in January 2015 Shah Rukh Khan to replace Salman as Bigg Boss host? Salman Khan not hosting the next season of Bigg Boss is not news. However, his biggest rival Shah Rukh Khan hosting it is definitely breaking news. 'It takes me three days to get over a break-up' Kangana Ranaut tackled a volley of questions, eloquently and candidly, when she visited the Bombay Times office More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Doctors to grow ear, nose from body fat British doctors will undertake a path breaking procedure to reconstruct people’s faces with stem cells taken from their fat. Traces of pesticide in fruits, veggies The advice to 'watch what you eat' may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Angry people at increased risk of heart attacks Scientists have confirmed hot headed people with outbursts of anger are more prone to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems in the two hours immediately afterwards. More Science News»

		Sports
		Kohli & Co have only pride to play for India's hopes of a miraculous entry into the final of the Asia Cup got buried under another Shahid Afridi blinder on Tuesday night. 'Messi doesn't need WC for greatness' Lionel Messi does not need a World Cup winners' medal to be considered among soccer's all-time greats, fellow Argentine Diego Maradona said. 'IPL stint behind Johnson's resurgence' Lee credited Johnson for the turnaround in Australia's fortunes after they suffered a 4-0 defeat in India and an Ashes whitewash in England, two seasons back. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Microsoft to launch low-cost Windows tablets in India Microsoft will launch low-cost Windows tablets in the coming months, specifically made for consumers in India. HTC Desire 700 review: Too little for too much Here’s the review of the new HTC smartphone… and why it seems exorbitant even at Rs 23,000. Microsoft confirms Tony Bates, Tami Reller to leave Microsoft says former Skype CEO Tony Bates and chief marketing officer Tami Reller are leaving the company. More Technology News»

		Education
		Get JEE Main admit cards from Monday Students enrolled for the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main, the qualifying test for admission to engineering degree courses, can download their admit cards from March 10. Another court asks IIMs to explain score discrepancies The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday issued notices to IIM-Indore, Prometric and the ministry of human resource development seeking an explanation on the discrepancies in scores alleged by students. No more SSC hall ticket hiccups, board assures Sixteen SSC students in the Mumbai division applied for their hall tickets on Tuesday, a day ahead of their exams. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Cuffe Parade flat fetches Rs 30 crore in public auction The 3,000 sq ft apartment in Maker Towers B was put up for auction following insolvency proceedings against a city businessman who owned the flat. The flat was thus sold for Rs 1.01 lakh per sq ft. Shivaji memorial plan submitted to Centre, cost spirals 600% to Rs 1,400 crore The cost of the project to build Chhatrapati Shivaji’s statue in the Arabian Sea has gone up manifold, from Rs 200-300 crore in 2005 to around Rs 1,400 crore. Body of sea link suicide victim found The body of Ravi Pillai (35), who committed suicide by jumping off the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) on Monday morning, was found washed ashore at the Worli-end on Tuesday. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Trams may return to Chandni Chowk Chandni Chowk may soon welcome back the trams that disappeared from the area around the 1960s. Man tries to rape 6-year-old An unidentified man tried to sexually assault a six-year-old girl near a CGHS dispensary in Janakpuri on Tuesday, police said. Party's candidate roll draws fire again Clamour against AAP’s candidate selection process for the Lok Sabha polls is growing within the party. A national council member from Ghaziabad has spoken out this time, alleging that most of the 70 seats that have been announced so far were fixed. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Ashoka out; DVS makes the cut for Bangalore North Former deputy chief minister R Ashoka has backed out from the Lok Sabha poll race, paving the way for former CM DV Sadananda Gowda to contest from Bangalore North. Nav Bharat to hold online primaries, TV debates The new kid on the political block, Nav Bharat Democratic Party, which took shape in Bangalore, is taking the idea of primaries to a higher level. Blast probe falters as TN cops hold on to suspects Investigations into the April 17 Malleswaram blast case seem to have hit a wall as sleuths have stumbled upon a mystery man - Abubaker Siddique - whose role in the crime is mired in opacity. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Rain brings down temperature in AP Rain accompanied by thunderstorms and showers occurred at a few places in the state on Tuesday bringing down the temperature levels. Hailstorm causes havoc in Hyderabad Unseasonal hail and thunder showers brought normal life to a halt across Hyderabad as climate change expert said the ‘unusual weather’ this time of the year is likely to prevail for the next three days. Panel of retired judges to decide on terror suspects' prosecution in AP Prosecution of a terror suspect, extremist or persons charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act will henceforth be cleared by a two-member panel headed by a retired high court judge. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		How did Vijayakanth become Captain? Police told to probe Not just his flock of MLAs and vote bank, actor-politician Vijayakanth has to now work out a strategy to safeguard his popular moniker ‘Captain’. Kancheepuram cracker unit blast kills 2, injures 13 A man and a woman, employees of a fireworks factory in Kancheepuram, were killed and at least 13 others were injured after a blast occurred at the unit in Vaiyavur village on Monday afternoon. After techie murder, companies ask women to leave work early Two weeks after a TCS woman employee was found murdered near the office a fortnight ago, some IT companies have advised women to leave work early. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		City champ Mukund to vie for national crown The competition is an initiative by Radio Mirchi along with The Times of India's student edition Newspaper in Education (NIE) as education partner. Kejriwal arriving on a four-day visit to state The political weather is expected to heat up as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal arrives here on a four-day political tour to the state with an agenda to punch holes in Narendra Modi's development model. Gujarat MPs spent an average of only 14L against Rs 25 lakh limit If expense statements submitted to Election Commission of India are to be believed, average spending in the 2009 Lok Sabha election in the state is around Rs 14.59 lakh - 58% of the permissible limit of Rs 25 lakh. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Seminar to focus problems of women The women advisory board (WAB) of Allahabad University would organise a seminar on women titled 'Everyday heroines: Justice, poverty and development' at department of political science on March 4. North Central Railway uses micro chips for physical test of candidates North Central Railway is utilizing radio frequency identification (RFID) technique for conducting physical tests of candidates selected in the group D examination. State government suspends GGIC principal over paper theft The state government on Monday suspended the principal of the Sumerpur Government Girls Inter College (GGIC) in Hamirpur on charges of dereliction of duty and negligence in connection with theft of Intermediate Board question papers on Saturday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha govt woos scribes with health insurance Trying to appease journalists ahead of elections, the Naveen Patnaik government on Tuesday announced a health insurance policy for scribes. 18 held for clash over church Eighteen people were arrested on Monday for the previous day's group clash at Gadaguda village under Kandhamal's G Udayagiri police limits over ownership of a church. Options always open in politics: Bhupinder Leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh on Monday sought to play down speculation regarding his possible exit from the Congress. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Harassed by youth, girl sets herself on fire Upset over alleged harassment from a youth, a 16-year-old girl student of Class XI set herself ablaze in Sagar district on Monday. UNICEF concerned over 'drastic' decline in child sex ratio in Madhya Pradesh Unicef and Young Indians (YI) in a meeting on "Children's rights and business principle" on Sunday discussed about dismal child statistics in state. Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board authorized to cancel admission of 164 students Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) is likely to take a final call on cancelling admissions of 164 students of MBBS 2012 batch, who allegedly made it to medical colleges in the state through fraudulent means. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		16 bills passed on last day of budget session With Lok Sabha elections round the corner, the government gave another relief to colonizers by giving them an extension of one year for completion of their projects. Same gotra lovers held guilty of killing girl's 7 family members A girl and her lover, both from the same gotra (sub-caste), have been convicted for killing seven members of her family in a village of Rohtak district in 2009. 50,000 govt staff on 'pen-down' strike Thousands of applicants have been running from pillar to post to get their work done in government offices in all the districts of the state for the past one week. More Chandigarh News»

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