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		Saturday, April 15, 2023
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		India
		Spark lit in Maharashtra will spread, BRS will win in 2024: KCR HC nixes plea to quash FIR on Article 370 WhatsApp status by professor Kin protest, seek honours for 2 jawans slain in Bathinda firing More India News»

		Science
		Study finds how virus lead to cancer, causes chromosomal breakage Europe's JUICE mission blasts off towards Jupiter's icy moons The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe successfully launched Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.The launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana came after a previous attempt on Thursday was called off due to the risk of lightning. Europe's Jupiter probe set for new launch attempt More Science News»

		Technology
		Pixel Tablet may sport a 'privacy shutter', here's what it will do Google's annual developer conference, I/O 2023, is expected to reveal new software and hardware advancements including the Google Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, Android 14 OS. The company may also share more details about the Pixel Tablet. Rumours suggest that upcoming Google tablet may include a privacy switch to toggle between enabling and disabling the camera and microphone. Fire-Boltt adds four new smartwatches to its Femme Collection starting at Rs 1,999 Fire-Boltt has launched four new smartwatches -- Mystic, Allure, Virgo and Dawn -- in its Femme Collection lineup that feature a sleek strap and unique designs. Each smartwatch has the brand’s comprehensive health suite that includes a heart rate tracker, sleep cycle monitor and menstrual tracker. All four watches are available in gold, silver, pink, black and purple colour variants and are already available on Amazon, starting at Rs 1,999. Nothing CEO Carl Pei reviews Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Nothing CEO Carl Pei has given his review of Samsung's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, on his company's YouTube channel. Pei discussed the phone's design, camera, software and price, and compared the device to the Nothing Phone (1). While he praised the polished design of the S23 Ultra and the smartphone's camera, Pei criticised the device's pre-installed apps and said Samsung’s UI was a little dated. More Technology News»

		Business
		US retail sales post second straight monthly drop; factory output falls US retail sales fell more than expected in March as consumers cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items, suggesting that the economy was losing steam at the end of the first quarter because of higher interest rates. Ebbing demand for goods is undercutting production at factories, with other data on Friday showing manufacturing production declining last month. Top US banks post strong Q1 profits despite global turmoil Despite a global banking crisis, several US lenders on Friday reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings, esceeding investor expectations.Banks like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and PNC Financial surpassed earnings expectations after the failures of smaller banks alarmed the sector. European banks surge on strong Q1 results from US peers European banks surged on Friday, rising to a one-month high, gaining support from US lenders, which reporting better-than-expected results in the first quarter. The STOXX 600 index of European banks gained as much as 3% to reach its highest since mid-March after JPMorgan , Citigroup and Wells Fargo beat estimates. More Business News»

		Sports
		Harry Brook maiden IPL ton hands Sunrisers Hyderabad second win England's latest batting sensation Harry Brook lit up the iconic Eden Gardens with his dazzling 55-ball unbeaten ton as he powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to their second win of this IPL season. The high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders, who had registered two incredible back-to-back wins were brough down to earth as Brook decimated the KKR bowlers powering SRH to a mammoth 228 for 4 after hosts skipper Nitish Rana invited them to bat first. Mulling possibility of scheduling WPL in Diwali window: Jay Shah The BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday said that the board is mulling the possibility of scheduling the next edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) in the Diwali window. Shah also added that WPL will be played in the home and away format from the next season onwards with a bigger window. 'My heart and soul are always with DC': Pant after meeting teammates Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from multiple injuries, on Friday met his Delhi Capitals teammates in Bengaluru and wished them luck for the upcoming Indian Premier League match. More Sports News»

		Education
		RRB Group D Fee Refund 2023 link activated, how to update bank details The Railway Recruitment Board has enabled the link to apply for the RRB Group D 2019 exam fee refund on its regional official websites. The fee will be refunded to the bank account shared during the application process by April 30, 2023. Candidates can update their bank account details by following the steps mentioned on the RRB regional websites. JNU Recruitment Exam Date 2023 announced for Non-Teaching posts on recruitment.nta.nic.in JNU Recruitment Exam for Non-Teaching posts will be held on April 26 and April 27, 2023, according to Jawaharlal Nehru University's official website. Question papers will be available in both English and Hindi, but the language test will be conducted in either English or Hindi, based on the candidate's preference. India cannot be transformed without understanding Ambedkar: Sosale Reading Dr B R Ambedkar's works is crucial to understand India's true identity and preventing it from remaining a traditional country with no intellectual knowledge, according to N Chinnaswamy Sosale, a history professor. More Education News»

		Environment
		Climate change adding 50 homers a year in MLB, study says Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found. Ozone-depleting CFCs hit record despite ban: Study Their power to dissolve the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun prompted a worldwide ban, but scientists on Monday revealed that some human-made chlorofluorocarbons have reached record levels, boosting climate-changing emissions. Eco-friendly goods defy downward trade trend: United Nations Environmentally friendly products like electric cars and wind turbines have bucked the current downward trend in overall global trade, continuing to show strong growth, the United Nations said Thursday. More Environment News»

		World
		France's constitutional council approves higher pension age France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership.The move is likely to enrage unions and other opponents of the pension plan, including protesters gathered in spots around France on Friday evening as the decision came down. Guardsman accused in records leak to remain jailed for now A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman arrested in the leak of highly classified military documents has been ordered to remain behind bars pending a hearing next week. Jack Teixeira, 21, appeared in federal court on Boston on Friday, one day after his arrest. A federal magistrate judge ordered him jailed until at least a detention hearing set for next Wednesday. Europe's JUICE mission blasts off towards Jupiter's icy moons The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe successfully launched Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.The launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana came after a previous attempt on Thursday was called off due to the risk of lightning. More World News»

		Environment
		Climate change adding 50 homers a year in MLB, study says Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found. Ozone-depleting CFCs hit record despite ban: Study Their power to dissolve the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun prompted a worldwide ban, but scientists on Monday revealed that some human-made chlorofluorocarbons have reached record levels, boosting climate-changing emissions. Eco-friendly goods defy downward trade trend: United Nations Environmentally friendly products like electric cars and wind turbines have bucked the current downward trend in overall global trade, continuing to show strong growth, the United Nations said Thursday. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		'K Chandrasekar Rao owes apology to Dalits for failing to give 3-acre land' Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay said chief minister K Chandrasekar Rao has no moral right dedicating the Ambedkar statue to the nation, claiming that he has never shown respect to the architect of the Constitution and always humiliated Dalits. Murder in boutique: Man kills wife in front of child in Hyderabad A 26-year-old housekeeping worker was stabbed to death by her husband on Friday morning at a boutique in Nallagandla, where she was employed. The murder took place in front of the couple's six-year-old daughter, who had accompanied her mother to work. The victim had been staying separately from her husband for the past five years due to personal problems. Gold scales an all-time high of Rs 62,800/10gm in Hyderabad A little over a week after gold scaled a high of ₹62,800 per 10gm for 24K (999 purity, including taxes in Hyderabad market) for the first time, the yellow metal set a new record on Friday breaching the ₹63,100 per 10gm mark for 24K as the international spot gold prices touched $2047 per ounce intra day before settling below $2000 per ounce late in the evening. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		BJP is killing Baba Saheb's Constitution, says Haryana opposition leader Bhupinder Hooda Former Haryana chief minister and leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday reiterated that Congress was willing to make any sacrifice to protect the Constitution. Punjab vigilance bureau questions ex-CM Charanjit Singh Channi for over 7 hours in disproportionate assets case Channi, who became the first Dalit chief minister of Punjab in September 2021, reached the vigilance bureau office at 11.15 am on Friday along with his advocate. While entering the vigilance office, he termed it ‘vendetta politics’ while questioning the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) government for advancing his appearance date before the vigilance bureau from April 20 to April 14 on a public holiday on account of Baisakhi and the birth anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar. He left the vigilance office at around 6.30 pm. AAP insulting Dalit leader to satisfy its ego: Punjab Congress Coming out in support of Channi, who was summoned for questioning in a disproportionate assets case by the vigilance, senior Punjab Congress leaders, including PPCC chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, held a press conference in at the Punjab Congress Bhawan here on Friday to expose the "propaganda" and the "malicious practices" of the AAP. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		59 BEd colleges await nod for re-affiliation in Gujarat The 59 BEd colleges that the Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) abruptly decided to be returned to their original universities are now clueless about their future as the state government has not issued approval to them to return to their original universities. Equity MFs in Gujarat grow by Rs 17,000 crore in fiscal year 2023 The assets under management (AUM) for equity-linked mutual funds grew by Rs 17,224.07 crore in fiscal 2022-23. According to data compiled by Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the AUM for equity MFs grew from Rs 1.36 lakh crore in March 2022 to Rs 1.53 lakh crore in March this year. Jeweller foils robbery in Ahmedabad's Ramol An alert jeweller foiled an attempted robbery, when three masked men tried to storm his shop. The jewellery, Bipin Soni, called out for help and attempted to throw his stool at them, causing them to flee. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Vande Bharat may run on Madurai route The next Vande Bharat train for Southern Railway is likely to be operated on the Chennai Madurai route. The railways is yet to fix a date to begin the service. Sources said railways has started preparing the pit lines at the yard to maintain the rake at Madurai. Track upgradation work has also begun. Give excess land back to owners, Madras HC tells NHAI The Madras high court has directed NHAI to return unused land acquired from private individuals for establishing a four-lane road between Puducherry and Tindivanam in 2010. AIADMK EC meeting to take call on Karnataka poll The AIADMK executive committee meeting scheduled on April 16 would decide on contesting the Karnataka assembly election. The party has contested polls and won assembly seats like Kolar Gold Field and Gandhinagar, contesting on its own during the tenures of late chief ministers, M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Officials can't conduct search or seizures before announcement of polls, says Karnataka HC Observing that the returning officer or other election officials have no jurisdiction to search or seize any material before announcement of polls, the high court ordered for the conditional release of 530 bags of rice, seized by the RO of Shivajinagar constituency. South Western Railway completes 72% track electrification Indian Railways recently announced that it completed electrifying 90% of its network in 2022-23. Closer home, South Western Railway, which manages 84% of Karnataka's network and parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Maharashtra, completed electrifying 72% of its tracks in the same financial year. Bengaluru: Vehicle transfer delay costs company Rs 7,000 A man who got an Ola electric scooter from his father-in-law took the manufacturer to a consumer court after it failed to transfer ownership of the vehicle to his name for over a month. He has now been awarded a compensation of Rs 7,000 as the court held Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd responsible for poor service. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Officials can't conduct search or seizures before announcement of polls, says Karnataka HC Observing that the returning officer or other election officials have no jurisdiction to search or seize any material before announcement of polls, the high court ordered for the conditional release of 530 bags of rice, seized by the RO of Shivajinagar constituency. South Western Railway completes 72% track electrification Indian Railways recently announced that it completed electrifying 90% of its network in 2022-23. Closer home, South Western Railway, which manages 84% of Karnataka's network and parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Maharashtra, completed electrifying 72% of its tracks in the same financial year. Bengaluru: Vehicle transfer delay costs company Rs 7,000 A man who got an Ola electric scooter from his father-in-law took the manufacturer to a consumer court after it failed to transfer ownership of the vehicle to his name for over a month. He has now been awarded a compensation of Rs 7,000 as the court held Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd responsible for poor service. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai: Buzz of Rahul Gandhi visit as Congress general secretary to meet Uddhav Thackeray on Monday The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Friday fanned buzz of Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge visiting Mumbai to meet Thackeray after it was confirmed that Congress general secretary K C Venugopal will pay a visit to the Sena (UBT) chief at Matoshree, the Thackeray family residence, on Monday evening. Strip searching undertrials violation of rights: Court Observing that strip searching undertrial prisoners (UTPs) is a violation of their fundamental right to privacy and is also humiliating, a special court this week ordered the Arthur Road jail superintendent and guards to search them only using electronic scanners and gadgets. Maharashtra govt asks suburban collector to hand over 15 hectares of Kanjur land for Metro 6 The uncertainty about the depot for Metro 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli) corridor has come to an end as the state government has asked the Mumbai suburban collectorate to complete the formalities to hand over 15 hectares of land at Kanjurmarg. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Oye unlucky! Delhi cops net 'super chor' Bunty again Devinder Singh’s luck finally ran out after a 500km cat-and-mouse chase with police on UP’s highways on Friday. Better known as Delhi’s ‘super chor’ Bunty, he has been in and out of jails for over 700 burglaries across the country in the past 30 years. An escape artist adept at wriggling out of impossibly tight corners — he is known to open a handcuff in less than a minute — the movie ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’ was made on his life. Free coaching for poor to resume soon: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said "anti-national" forces did not want poor and Dalit children to receive quality education but his government was committed to ensuring that every child excelled like Babasaheb Ambedkar. CBI summons Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tomorrow in excise case The CBI on Friday served a notice on chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to join the investigation into the case of alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the now-withdrawn excise policy. This triggered a storm, with AAP alleging the case was “completely fabricated” and “politically influenced”. Kejriwal will be questioned at the agency headquarters at 11am on April 16. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Oye unlucky! Delhi cops net 'super chor' Bunty again Devinder Singh’s luck finally ran out after a 500km cat-and-mouse chase with police on UP’s highways on Friday. Better known as Delhi’s ‘super chor’ Bunty, he has been in and out of jails for over 700 burglaries across the country in the past 30 years. An escape artist adept at wriggling out of impossibly tight corners — he is known to open a handcuff in less than a minute — the movie ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’ was made on his life. Free coaching for poor to resume soon: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said "anti-national" forces did not want poor and Dalit children to receive quality education but his government was committed to ensuring that every child excelled like Babasaheb Ambedkar. CBI summons Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tomorrow in excise case The CBI on Friday served a notice on chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to join the investigation into the case of alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the now-withdrawn excise policy. This triggered a storm, with AAP alleging the case was “completely fabricated” and “politically influenced”. Kejriwal will be questioned at the agency headquarters at 11am on April 16. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Oye unlucky! Delhi cops net 'super chor' Bunty again Devinder Singh’s luck finally ran out after a 500km cat-and-mouse chase with police on UP’s highways on Friday. Better known as Delhi’s ‘super chor’ Bunty, he has been in and out of jails for over 700 burglaries across the country in the past 30 years. An escape artist adept at wriggling out of impossibly tight corners — he is known to open a handcuff in less than a minute — the movie ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’ was made on his life. Free coaching for poor to resume soon: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said "anti-national" forces did not want poor and Dalit children to receive quality education but his government was committed to ensuring that every child excelled like Babasaheb Ambedkar. CBI summons Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tomorrow in excise case The CBI on Friday served a notice on chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to join the investigation into the case of alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the now-withdrawn excise policy. This triggered a storm, with AAP alleging the case was “completely fabricated” and “politically influenced”. Kejriwal will be questioned at the agency headquarters at 11am on April 16. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Jhansi encounter: Sharpshooter Ghulam's kin refuse to take his body The mother of Atiq Ahmed gang's sharpshooter Mohd Ghulam, who along with the jailed gangster's son Asad was killed in an encounter in Jhansi on Thursday, has refused to accept his body, saying her son paid for his wrong deeds. Asad Ahmad belonged to god, he took him back, says his uncle "Allah ki cheez thi, Allah ne le li (he belonged to Allah and Allah took him back)." This is how gangster Atiq Ahmad’s brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf reacted on Friday evening responding to media queries on the killing of his nephew Asad in an police encounter in Jhansi. Tried to capture Asad Ahmed, his aide alive, they opened indiscriminate fire: UP Police FIR It said police teams had received a specific input that Asad and his aide Ghulam were seen in the area on Wednesday night. On Thursday, they were intercepted moving on a motorcycle without a registered number. When police teams asked them to stop, they tried to sped away via an unpaved road and slipped into a roadside bush. However, the two were surrounded. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Allegations of land deals with underworld being probed The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested former Jabalpur bishop P C Singh - moderator of Church of North India (CNI) - from Jabalpur in connection with a money laundering probe. Singh was produced before a special PMLA court in Jabalpur, which remanded him in ED's custody for seven days. Madhya Pradesh HC revokes suspension of Chhindwara SP The Madhya Pradesh high court on Thursday revoked its order to suspend Chhindwara SP after National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) project director Anil Kumar appeared in court and tendered an unconditional apology. An application was moved on behalf of the MP government, seeking withdrawal of order to place the SP under suspension. Covid deaths in Indore, Bhopal after 3 months After three months, Madhya Pradesh reported back-to-back Covid deaths - a 98-year-old freedom fighter died in Indore while an elderly woman died in Bhopal. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		As temperature soars, forest fires back to haunt Odisha Forest fires have returned to haunt Odisha again as temperature soared beyond tolerable limits recently. With mercury hovering over 40°C at most places, the fire incidents have increased manifold in forest patches in all 30 districts. Bhubaneswar: Plants on median along key stretches wither in heat The rise in the mercury level has been affecting not only people of the city but also plants on the road medians. Ice therapy for tigers at Odisha's Nandankanan zoo From cold drinking water to summer ponds and ice therapy, the inmates of Nandankanan zoo here are being kept under much-needed care to beat the scorching heat. More Bhubaneswar News»

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