News Digest: Gangster-politician Atiq's son Asad was laid to rest earlier in the day

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		India
		Gangster-politician Atiq's son Asad was laid to rest earlier in the day 'Encounter hoga': Gangster-turned-politician Atiq's 'prophetic' words, 19 years ago 'Nahi le gaye to nahi gaye' were Atiq's last words More India News»

		Science
		SpaceX will try to launch most powerful rocket ever Monday SpaceX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually beyond. The launch is scheduled to take place at 7.00am (1200 GMT) from the sprawling Texas base of the private space company owned by billionaire Elon Musk. 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. More Science News»

		Technology
		WhatsApp tests new feature for forwarded media on Android Hackers targeting Indians in tax-related frauds: Here's how to stay safe IPL 2023: How individual postpaid plans compare of Airtel, Jio, Vodafone and BSNL IPL 2023 is streaming free on JioCinema. While you do not need any subscription to watch IPL matches, you do need internet data. Here's a comparison of individual data plans of Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL. The cheapest plan is priced at Rs 199, while the most-expensive is just under Rs 1500. More Technology News»

		Business
		HDFC Bank posts 21% rise in Q4 PAT; dividend of Rs 19/share announced Bitcoin surged past $30,000. Is another Crypto boom on the way? Zepto ropes in former Myntra CFO Ramesh Bafna to lead finance team Quick commerce start-up Zepto has appointed Ramesh Bafna as its new Chief Financial Officer, the company said on Saturday. Bafna was the chief financial officer of fashion and lifestyle e-commerce firm Myntra. "To take Zepto public in 2-3 years, we believe we need an incredible CFO and Ramesh is the right person for the job," Zepto co-founder and CEO Aadit Palicha said. More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: Raza shines as Punjab edge past Lucknow in final-over thriller Sikandar Raza's maiden Indian Premier League half-century laid a solid platform while domestic talent Shahrukh Khan held his nerves in tense finish as Punjab Kings pipped Lucknow Super Giants by two wickets for their third win of the season. Marred by the absence of season's highest run-getter and skipper Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab pulled off an incredible win, defeating KL Rahul and co. at their den, and breaking their two-game winning run. IPL: Bangalore back to winnings ways, beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs Royal Challengers Bangalore pacers shared seven wickets to help the hosts return to winning ways with a 23-run victory over struggling Delhi Capitals at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Faf du Plessis-led RCB ended their two-match losing streak with the comfortable win on Saturday. 'I couldn't even think of doing that stuff': Kohli lauds Rinku What Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh achieved will be remembered and talked about for years. The left-handed Rinku pulled off a magical heist as he hammered five successive sixes off Gujarat Titans' Yash Dayal from the last five balls of KKR's run chase to hand his side a miraculous three-wicket win. More Sports News»

		Education
		Constable exam of Central Armed Police Forces to be conducted in Odia Ministry of Home Affairs has approved conducting constable (general duty) examination for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in 13 regional languages including Odia, in addition to Hindi and English. Aspirants welcomed the move. UKPSC Patwari, Lekhpal DV Admit Card 2023 released on psc.uk.gov.in, direct link to download The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) has released the UKPSC Patwari, Lekhpal DV admit card 2023 on April 15, 2023, for document verification and physical efficiency and physical standard examination. Eligible candidates can download their hall tickets from the official website at psc.uk.gov.in. Tamil Nadu NMMS Class 8 Result 2023 announced on dge.tn.gov.in, direct link to check Tamil Nadu National Means cum Merit Scholarship (NMMS) exam result 2023 for Class 8 has been announced. The exam was held on February 25, 2023, for Class 8 students studying in government and government-aided schools of the state. Candidates can access the results on the official website by entering their ten-digit roll number and date of birth. 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
		'Country was not created to act like beggar': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has no excuse to delay the bailout package as Pakistan has fulfilled all the conditions of the global lender, Tribune reported. Addressing a ceremony after reviewing the construction work on a six-lane overhead bridge, the prime minister said that we got a "broken agreement from the IMF". China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show China would probably gain air superiority very quickly in any attack on Taiwan, something Russia crucially failed to do in its invasion of Ukraine last year, leaked US intelligence documents show, according to media reports Saturday. The classified documents, allegedly leaked by a US national guardsman in the worst US security breach in a decade, reveal that Taiwan's military leaders doubt their air defenses can "accurately detect missile launches," while only about half of their aircraft are capable of effectively engaging the enemy. Saudi plane hit by gunfire in Sudan unrest: Airline A passenger plane preparing to take off from Sudan for Saudi Arabia came under fire on Saturday as deadly fighting rocked Khartoum, the kingdom's flag carrier said. The Airbus A330 bound for Saudi Arabia "was exposed to gunfire damage... with guests and crew on board" ahead of its scheduled departure to Riyadh, Saudia said in a statement. 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
		Hyderabad: Mild Covid infection can shrink brain by up to 2%, reveals study It is known that Covid-19 affects the brain but now a research based on review of international publications reveals that even mild pandemic infection can shrink the brain by up to 2%. Hyderabad man in Qatar helps Iranian migrant get Indian IDs, booked City police have found that it was one Nasir Sherazi of Paramount Colony who allegedly facilitated 49-year-old Akbar Ali, an Irani national who illegally entered India, in obtaining different Indian ID proofs. 3 held in IPL betting racket, over Rs 1 crore of accused frozen in Hyderabad Rachakonda police on Saturday busted an inter-state IPL betting racket and arrested three members of a gang, who have been actively organising betting during the ongoing IPL. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh Police camp helps settle 1.4,ooo public complaints In a new initiative, Chandigarh Police organised a 'Samvedna Camp', an integrated grievances redressal mechanism for the public, at all police stations on Saturday and a total of 1,409 complaints were disposed of in a day. Covid-19 claims another life, 125 new cases surface in Tricity A 82-year-old male died of Covid-19 in Panchkula on Saturday, taking the death toll in the district to 422. As many as 125 fresh cases of the infection surfaced in the Tricity, with Mohali reporting maximum cases during the day. Karan Pratap outwits seasoned pros to win maiden title at CGC For a lad of just 22 years, Karan Pratap Singh - grandson of the late Delhi chief minister and Union minister Sahib S Verma - displayed a cool head when the going got tough on Saturday at the Rs 1 crore Tata Steel-PGTI Players' Championship presented by the Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC). More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Shekhar Patel is Gujarat Credai president-elect Former chairman of Credai Gujarat and managing director of Ganesh Housing Corporation Ltd, Shekhar Patel, has been unanimously selected as president-elect of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (Credai) National for 2023-25. According to Credai tradition, the president-elect takes charge as the national president. Thus, Shekhar Patel will become Credai national president for 2025-27. 'Restore ancient gyaan for global welfare' The acceptance of Indian knowledge like yoga and ayurveda has got wider acceptance post-Covid, and we need to present our ancient way of living in a modern form for the welfare of the world, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday. Teacher directs 103-year-old band, strikes a chord in Gujarat Students at this government school in Patan don’t mind facing the music from Raju Yogi, their teacher, for he never hits a sour note. The 53-year-old is the master of Rajkamal Band, a 103-year-old brass band from Patan, that has travelled the world. “More than a hundred years ago, our forefathers used to play the dakla and stitch leather drumheads for the instrument. The subsequent generations diversified into the business of making different musical instruments and in 1920, my grandfather formed a brass band,” said Raju, a sangeet visharad.​ More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Intimidation won't work; we are ready to face any list: AIADMK Tension between allies resurfaced on Saturday with the AIADMK demanding to know if BJP state president K Annamalai was speaking in his individual capacity or as party president when he claimed to "expose corruption" by all parties that governed Tamil Nadu. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday accused Annamalai of indulging in self-promotion and seeking to become famous by giving interviews to the media. Man kills son for marrying SC woman in Krishnagiri In a case of caste killing, police arrested a man who hacked to death his son for marrying a woman from another caste and his mother for backing her grandson, near Uthangarai in Krishnagiri district on Saturday. The woman was also injured when her father-in-law tried to kill her. Police registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Raj Bhavan, M K Stalin welcome centre's decision to hold CAPF exam in Tamil The Raj Bhavan, office of governor R N Ravi, and chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Union government to conduct Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in 13 Indian languages, including Tamil. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Revenue records can't be relied on to decide property title: Karnataka HC In a comprehensive suit, the title of a party has to be adjudicated based on the title documents and not revenue records, the high court ruled in a recent judgment. MLA Virupakshappa Madal gets bail A special court for Lokayukta cases on Saturday granted bail to BJP's Channagiri MLA Madal Virupakshappa, who was arrested in an alleged bribery case with his son Madal Prashant. 40 teams at work at Electhon 2023 For Electhon 2023, a 30-hour offline hackathon for securing electoral future that began on Saturday, 40 of the 67 teams shortlisted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) are participating in the final session. The hackathon's objective is to identify glitches or lapses in the voting process and come up with solutions, the poll panel said. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Revenue records can't be relied on to decide property title: Karnataka HC In a comprehensive suit, the title of a party has to be adjudicated based on the title documents and not revenue records, the high court ruled in a recent judgment. MLA Virupakshappa Madal gets bail A special court for Lokayukta cases on Saturday granted bail to BJP's Channagiri MLA Madal Virupakshappa, who was arrested in an alleged bribery case with his son Madal Prashant. 40 teams at work at Electhon 2023 For Electhon 2023, a 30-hour offline hackathon for securing electoral future that began on Saturday, 40 of the 67 teams shortlisted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) are participating in the final session. The hackathon's objective is to identify glitches or lapses in the voting process and come up with solutions, the poll panel said. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link: Years-long study reveals what flamingos are up to When the foundation stone for the MTHL project was laid in 2016, environmentalists were concerned that the bridge would drive away the magnificent flamingos that flock to Thane creek every year. So far, their worst fears have not been realised. Challenges of building a sea link: Wind, tide, corrosion and security concerns A 22-km-long bridge over the sea that can endure storms, allow large vessels to pass under it, withstand quakes and corrosion, and last a century? That sounds like a tough ask, but that was the brief given to the engineers who erected the sea link. Seven years' rigorous imprisonment for stabbing brother with pair of scissors in Mumbai Observing that the mental background created by the deceased victim's sheer jealousy of profits made by his younger brother from his garment business and subsequent acts of locking him out of the room where he had kept his sewing machine had led to him losing his cool and stabbing him with a pair of scissors, a sessions court convicted and sentenced the now 33-year-old man to seven years' rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty under the lesser charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Isolated, but Delhi sees year's first heatwave The maximum temperature on Saturday soared further, sizzling parts of the city in the year's first isolated heatwave. The weather department expects a slight respite next week. Man harasses woman in Delhi Metro, caught A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in the Delhi Metro, police said UK-based gangster behind BJP man's killing? Probe on Investigators are probing if UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan ordered the hit on Surender Matiala, a Kisan Morcha functionary of the Delhi BJP who was shot dead in southwest Delhi on Friday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Isolated, but Delhi sees year's first heatwave The maximum temperature on Saturday soared further, sizzling parts of the city in the year's first isolated heatwave. The weather department expects a slight respite next week. Man harasses woman in Delhi Metro, caught A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in the Delhi Metro, police said UK-based gangster behind BJP man's killing? Probe on Investigators are probing if UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan ordered the hit on Surender Matiala, a Kisan Morcha functionary of the Delhi BJP who was shot dead in southwest Delhi on Friday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Isolated, but Delhi sees year's first heatwave The maximum temperature on Saturday soared further, sizzling parts of the city in the year's first isolated heatwave. The weather department expects a slight respite next week. Man harasses woman in Delhi Metro, caught A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in the Delhi Metro, police said UK-based gangster behind BJP man's killing? Probe on Investigators are probing if UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan ordered the hit on Surender Matiala, a Kisan Morcha functionary of the Delhi BJP who was shot dead in southwest Delhi on Friday. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		UP: Atiq Ahmed's son Asad was laid to rest earlier in the day The bodies of jailed gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Mohammed Asad and sharpshooter Ghulam Mohammed, who were killed in an encounter with UP STF on April 13 in Jhansi, were laid to rest in Prayagraj on Saturday morning amid watertight security. Allahabad: Assailants had video cams, mingled with journalists The three assailants who shot dead Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf in cold blood and then surrendered before the police showed that the three were no laymen in crimeworld. Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf shot dead in Prayagraj; cop, journalist injured; Section 144 imposed in UP Section 144 imposed across Uttar Pradesh following the shocking murder of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf by unidentified assailants on Saturday evening in presence of heavy police force in Prayagraj. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		SC orders FIR against cop accused of manhandling doctor in dowry case in Jabalpur Twenty-three years after a doctor and his family members were allegedly dragged by the hair and manhandled by a woman ASI in a dowry case, the Supreme Court has ordered an FIR against the officer, who is now a DSP, and the other cops. World heritage conference from tomorrow Action against unauthorised liquor shops in Jabalpur Protests are on, at different localities of the city against the liquor shops being run in residential areas and also on main roads. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Curfew not to impact exams in Sambalpur today The competitive examinations scheduled on Sunday will not be disturbed due to the curfew in Sambalpur, official sources said. Curfew enforced, internet suspended till tomorrow in Sambalpur The state government on Saturday enforced an indefinite curfew in the western Odisha city of Sambalpur and extended suspension of internet by another 48 hours till Monday following violence during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Friday evening. Jharsuguda bypoll: BJP candidate to file nomination on April 17 BJP candidate Tankadhar Tripathy will file his nomination papers for the bypoll to Jharsuguda assembly constituency on Monday. Many senior leaders of the party will accompany the candidate during filing of nomination papers. More Bhubaneswar News»

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