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		Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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		India
		'Stop putting women's writing in a box' Telangana woman, Bhopal govt official die while dancing Rs 8,800 crore assets seized in 5,931 I-T searches in 8 years: Govt More India News»

		Science
		Isro to launch 36 OneWeb satellites on Sunday, UK firm a step away from 600 sats in space Isro will launch the second batch of 36 satellites belonging to OneWeb with its rocket LVM3 from Sriharikota on Sunday. If the launch is successful, the Bharti Enterprise-backed UK-based company will complete its constellation of over 600 low-earth-orbit satellites in space, paving the way to offer space-based broadband internet services to every corner of the world. Enhanced recombination is a shot in the arm for SARS-CoV-2: IISc study Scientists detect first evidence of volcanic activity on Venus In a first, scientists have got direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on the surface of Venus. The discovery was made by analysing archival radar images of Venus taken more than 30 years ago, in the 1990s, by NASA's Magellan mission. More Science News»

		Technology
		Not receiving notifications on your Android smartphone: 5 things you can try If you are experiencing delays in receiving notifications on your Android phone, it can be frustrating, especially if you miss important messages or alerts. Several factors can cause notification delays, such as network connectivity issues, app settings, battery optimization, and software glitches. However, there are some effective troubleshooting tips that you can follow to resolve delayed notification issues on your Android smartphone. Explained: What is two-factor authentication, how it makes your account safer, and more In today's world of increasing cyberattacks and data breaches, having a password is good as having none, even though you have the one that checks all the ticks. You may ask what you can do. Well, for starters, you do need to have a secure password. On top of that, you need to enable two-factor authentication. Now you may ask what two-factor authentication or 2FA is. Here's everything you need to know about two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication on Twitter: How to enable To enable two-factor authentication on Twitter, follow these steps. More Technology News»

		Business
		Gold hits record Rs 60,000, turns safe haven amid global woes GDP to grow 7%, inflation to moderate: Finance ministry report Bank crises pull sensex down 900 points intraday More Business News»

		Sports
		WPL: Delhi go top of the table with thumping win over Mumbai Delhi Capitals exacted a sweet revenge of their loss as they produced an all-round display to annihilate Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets in their penultimate group stage match of the Women's Premier League on Monday. Kohli can get 100 international tons; Pandya will be key at WC: Watson Virat has 75 international centuries already under his belt. He is second on the overall tally after batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar who is sitting on top with 100 tons. Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes the 100-century mark is not that far for Virat. WPL: Grace, Tahlia fifties steer UP Warriorz into playoffs Grace Harris and Tahlia McGrath hit crucial half-centuries while Sophie Ecclestone held her nerves in a tense finish as UP Warriorz edged Gujarat Giants by three wickets in a last-over thriller in Women's Premier League match on Monday. With the close win against the Giants at the Brabourne Stadium, Warriors also qualified for the playoffs, joining Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore have now been eliminated from the tournament. More Sports News»

		Education
		World Down Syndrome Day 2023: Theme, History, Significance and Healthcare World Down Syndrome Day is observed annually on March 21 to raise awareness about Down syndrome and advocate for the rights, inclusion, and well-being of people with the condition. Down syndrome is a genetic condition that affects people of all races, backgrounds and ethnicity. AP's Dr. Sumita Shankar has joined elite panel of doctors in India as she receives degree from Harvard University Dr. Sumita Shankar, a senior plastic surgeon from Andhra Pradesh, has completed a prestigious course-Surgical Leadership programme at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. She is one of the two candidates selected from India to complete the course. The course is for training the leaders in the surgical specialty to bring quality care, safety research, and innovation to the country. In fact, only 123 candidates have been selected from across the globe to do the course. HNLU to organise first global moot court competition next year The Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) is organizing a global moot court competition with the participation of world teams in March next year. The competition will be held from March 15 to 17 at the university campus. Read more to find details about the global moot court competition. More Education News»

		Environment
		UN warns of permanent 1.5°C warming in 20 years The pace and scale of what has been done so far, as well as the current pledges of emission cuts by nations, are insufficient to tackle climate change and the world may well breach the dangerous threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise (from the 1850-1900 level) by 2030, warns UN climate panel IPCC in its latest report. UN 'survival guide' report an urgent warning on climate World on 'thin ice' as UN climate report gives stark warning More Environment News»

		World
		Biden signs law declassifying US intel on Covid origin France's government survives a no-confidence motion President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no confidence motion in the National Assembly on Monday, after bypassing the lower house to push through a deeply unpopular change to the pension system. Some 278 MPs voted in favour of a tripartisan, no confidence motion tabled by a centrist party and others, just nine short of the 287 needed for it to succeed. White House urges China's Xi to press Putin on Ukraine More World News»

		Environment
		UN warns of permanent 1.5°C warming in 20 years The pace and scale of what has been done so far, as well as the current pledges of emission cuts by nations, are insufficient to tackle climate change and the world may well breach the dangerous threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise (from the 1850-1900 level) by 2030, warns UN climate panel IPCC in its latest report. UN 'survival guide' report an urgent warning on climate World on 'thin ice' as UN climate report gives stark warning More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		TSPSC leak kingpin says didn't sell prelims paper Main accused in the TSPSC fraud, P Praveen Kumar, has denied selling the Group-1 prelims paper to any one despite police confronting him with details of his friend who had cleared the prelims exam with his help. CBI probe plea in Telangana HC; wife of accused cries custodial torture Expressing doubts over SIT probe into the question paper leakage issue, NSUI state president Balmoori Venkat Narsing Rao approached Telangana high court, urging it to entrust the investigation to either CBI or order a judicial probe. Counter Opposition, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao tells cadre in an open letter While the Opposition gathers ammunition to target the BRS government on various issues, including the TSPSC question paper leak, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday, gave a clarion call to party leaders and cadre to vociferously counter Opposition criticism, calling it a "smear campaign" in an election year. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Lone INLD MLA barred from Haryana assembly for day Ellenabad MLA Abhay Singh Chautala was barred from the Haryana assembly proceedings on Monday over alleged unparliamentary behaviour. There were heated arguments between him and speaker Gian Chand Gupta during the question hour, when the lone INLD MLA sought to know whether the government had taken any steps to raise the level of groundwater in the 'dark zones' (an area where the groundwater level has fallen considerably). Shortage of staff, resource crunch plague Haryana jails A move that belies claims of the prisons department about modernisation, only two out of 19 jails of the state have the system of mobile jammers on premises. These jails are at Jhajjar and Sonipat. Punjab top cops to face action for 2022 breach in PM Narendra Modi's security The Punjab government has finally decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings for a “major penalty” against former DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, then DIG (Ferozepur range) Inderbir Singh and then SSP (Ferozepur) Harmandeep Singh Hans for a breach in the security of PM Narendra Modi during his Punjab visit on January 5, 2022. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Cloudy skies cover Ahmedabad, rain likely to recede from today The city had cloudy weather but no precipitation on Monday after two nights of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures were lower than normal. Daily Covid cases go down in Ahmedabad The daily Covid-19 cases went down slightly on Monday at 118 compared to 179 on Saturday and 133 on Sunday. The active cases, however, continued upward journey with 810. Out of total active cases, five were on ventilators. Jitu Vaghani's election win challenged in Gujarat HC The Gujarat high court on Monday issued summons to the former state education minister and Bhavnagar (West) MLA, Jitu Vaghani, after an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate challenged his poll victory in the 2022 assembly elections. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		O Panneerselvam moves Madras high court to nullify stalled election process A day after the rival factions of the AIADMK, headed by former chief ministers Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, agreed in Madras high court not to declare results of election to general secretary post, Panneerselvam filed a separate petition challenging the election process. Into 3rd year, with guns blazing After squirreling away the state's savings and earnings for two years, Tamil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Monday presented a budget that reflected fiscal discipline, measured populism and a promise to balance the two. IIT Madras develops online open source data base of coronavirus' neutralising antibodies Scientists at IIT Madras have developed an online open-source database of coronaviruses' neutralising antibodies encompassing crucial features, such as binding affinity and neutralisation profiles of antibodies. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Youth's head dumped in lake 8 years ago in Bengaluru; hunt on Police are making efforts to fish out of a lake the head of a 20-year-old youth who was murdered in 2015. His alleged killers were arrested only last week. Auto drivers take to streets in Bengaluru, say biz down due to bike-taxis Around 9,000 autorickshaw drivers went on strike on Monday, demanding a total ban on bike-taxi services in the city. In past 5 years, Ramanagara stretch deadliest on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway The stretch of Bengaluru-Mysuru national highway from the outskirts of the state capital and lying in Ramanagara district has claimed more lives in vehicular accidents in the past five years compared to the stretch lying in Mandya district till the outskirts of Mysuru, according to state police data. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Youth's head dumped in lake 8 years ago in Bengaluru; hunt on Police are making efforts to fish out of a lake the head of a 20-year-old youth who was murdered in 2015. His alleged killers were arrested only last week. Auto drivers take to streets in Bengaluru, say biz down due to bike-taxis Around 9,000 autorickshaw drivers went on strike on Monday, demanding a total ban on bike-taxi services in the city. In past 5 years, Ramanagara stretch deadliest on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway The stretch of Bengaluru-Mysuru national highway from the outskirts of the state capital and lying in Ramanagara district has claimed more lives in vehicular accidents in the past five years compared to the stretch lying in Mandya district till the outskirts of Mysuru, according to state police data. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Maharashtra cops arrest bookie wanted in Amruta Fadnavis case Cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani, booked for trying to bribe and then extort from deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’s wife, was intercepted at Kalol, about 55km northwest of Vadodara, in Gujarat late on Sunday night after a 750km chase over 72 hours. Data shows no drastic rise in Mumbai's air pollution: Government With Mumbai's air quality levels plunging, the BMC has formed a seven-member committee to prepare a report on dust control measures to be implemented, the state government told the legislative council on Monday. Crop loss stands at Rs 140 crore but Maharashtra government not serious: Congress Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Nana Patole on Monday said that while crop on an estimated 1.4 lakh hectares has been completely damaged in the wake of unseasonal rains in 20 districts across the state, the government has yet to initiate spot verification, as a result farmers are left in the lurch. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		2 cousins on bike fall into canal in southeast Delhi, body of one found Two men who were cousins drowned when they fell into a canal in southeast Delhi's Molarband Extension on Sunday after their speeding motorcycle lost balance. Show-cause notices withdrawn, but Jamia withheld results after protest for CUET: ABVP After issuing show-cause notices to some students for participating in a protest, Jamia Millia Islamia withheld their results, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has claimed. University officials on Monday, however, clarified that the issue was "rectified" after deliberations. No promise kept, farmers' rally in Delhi reminds govt Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmers’ organisations, on Monday threatened to launch another agitation if the government failed to fulfil its demands, including a law on the minimum support price (MSP), debt waiver and pension. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		2 cousins on bike fall into canal in southeast Delhi, body of one found Two men who were cousins drowned when they fell into a canal in southeast Delhi's Molarband Extension on Sunday after their speeding motorcycle lost balance. Show-cause notices withdrawn, but Jamia withheld results after protest for CUET: ABVP After issuing show-cause notices to some students for participating in a protest, Jamia Millia Islamia withheld their results, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has claimed. University officials on Monday, however, clarified that the issue was "rectified" after deliberations. No promise kept, farmers' rally in Delhi reminds govt Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmers’ organisations, on Monday threatened to launch another agitation if the government failed to fulfil its demands, including a law on the minimum support price (MSP), debt waiver and pension. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		2 cousins on bike fall into canal in southeast Delhi, body of one found Two men who were cousins drowned when they fell into a canal in southeast Delhi's Molarband Extension on Sunday after their speeding motorcycle lost balance. Show-cause notices withdrawn, but Jamia withheld results after protest for CUET: ABVP After issuing show-cause notices to some students for participating in a protest, Jamia Millia Islamia withheld their results, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has claimed. University officials on Monday, however, clarified that the issue was "rectified" after deliberations. No promise kept, farmers' rally in Delhi reminds govt Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmers’ organisations, on Monday threatened to launch another agitation if the government failed to fulfil its demands, including a law on the minimum support price (MSP), debt waiver and pension. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Court issues notice to police in case of Atiq Ahmed's missing sons In the application, Atiq’s wife had alleged that her two sons — Aizan Ahmed and Aban Ahmed — were picked up by the police for interrogation on February 24 after the killing of Umesh Pal, who was a witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case. Prayagraj house of Umesh Pal murder case accused demolished A joint team of Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), district administration and police on Monday razed the house of Mohammad Ghulam, one of the prime accused in lawyer Umesh Pal murder case, in Mehdauri Uparhar locality under Shivkuti police station area amid tight security. Couple arrested for torture, sexual assault of minor adopted daughter A couple was arrested in Prayagraj on Sunday for allegedly torturing and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl whom they had adopted from an orphanage in Lucknow in June last year, police said. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Met issues warning for hail & thunderstorms across Madhya Pradesh State meteorological department officials have issued a warning for hail and thunderstorms in districts coming under Sagar, Rewa, Gwalior and Chambal divisions in the next 24 hours. Madhya Pradesh reports 7 new Covid cases Seven new Covid-19 cases were reported in the state on Monday, as per health bulletin released by directorate of health services. Madhya Pradesh ATS files chargesheet against 23 PFI members The Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday filed a chargesheet against 23 members of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI), who were arrested in September last year for allegedly indulging in anti-national activities and waging war against the nation. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha: Rat-repellent keeping Puri deities awake 'Shush' was the concern that a rat-repellent machine was removed from Jagannath temple after servitors ratted out the gadget donated by a devotee for making a humming sound that would disturb the nightly rest of the 12th-century shrine’s presiding deities — siblings Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra. Odisha farmers' bodies stage rallies seeking free electricity Farmers on Monday staged a rally at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar demanding free electricity and pension for farmers and proper price for their agricultural produce. Naba Das murder accused skipped duty for 179 days for bipolar disorder: Odisha govt Gopal Das, the accused in the murder of then health minister Naba Das on January 29, remained absent from duty 'unauthorised' for 179 days in two phases in 2014 and 2015 to receive treatment for his ‘Bipolar Affective Disorder.’ More Bhubaneswar News»

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