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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, April 10, 2023
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		India
		Just 6% of 1.4L buses fully accessible for disabled, 29% partially Empower elected women to weed out 'sarpanch patis': Panel Govt: By 2047, India to get 9% of its electricity from N-sources More India News»

		Science
		New policy will push for private investment; DPIIT to issue FDI norms: Isro chief AI better than humans at key heart test: Study Skyroot successfully conducts long duration endurance test of Dhawan-II cryogenic engine More Science News»

		Technology
		Government announces new gaming rules, OnePlus' new phone under Rs 20,000 and other top tech news of the week Government has announced new gaming rules. The new regulation bans betting games and brings in certain KYC requirements for games with real money. OnePlus launched the successor to one of the top-selling under Rs 20,000 phone of the year 2022, OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite. Apple weather app went down for several users, all this and more in Gadget Now’s weekly tech news wrap. Redmi Note 12 Pro+ review: Adds premium to the value factor The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ is the latest addition to the popular Redmi Note series, boasting a 6.67-inch AMOLED display, with MediaTek's Dimensity 1080 chipset, and a 200MP camera for a starting price of Rs 29,999. Is the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ worth all this money? Well, we used the Note 12 Pro+ for some weeks, and let us help you decide if you should buy it or skip it. Nokia X30 5G review: Most things nice but the price We mentioned “expensive” and the Nokia X30 5G is actually an expensive phone…if we take into account what it has to offer under the hood. The smartphone was launched in India at a price of Rs 48,999 for the lone 8GB + 256GB storage variant. It is currently priced at Rs 47,999 in the country. The Nokia X30 5G comes in Ice White and Cloudy Blue colours. More Technology News»

		Business
		Adani turns on power supply to Bangladesh from new J'khand plant Urja Ganga to carry benefits of cheaper gas to hinterlands NTPC coal output rises 65% to 23 million tonnes More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: Mayank, Rahul script Sunrisers' 8-wicket victory over Punjab Desperate for a win, Sunrisers Hyderabad rang in three changes to their playing XI against Punjab Kings and the move paid rich dividends as the hosts resurrected their campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory at the RGIC Stadium, here on Sunday night. IPL: Sensational Rinku whacks five sixes to hand KKR a thrilling win Kolkata Knight Riders' swashbuckling batter Rinku Singh smashed five consecutive sixes to pull off a thrilling three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Watch: Rashid Khan takes first hat-trick of IPL 2023 Leading Gujarat Titans in absence of unwell Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the IPL 2023. This was Rashid's first hat-trick in the history of the IPL which he achieved against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. More Sports News»

		Education
		THE Awards Asia 2023: Vishwakarma University shortlisted for Times Higher Education awards Vishwakarma University (VU), an Indian institution, has been shortlisted for the ‘Leadership and Management Team of the Year' category in the prestigious global Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2023. VU is the youngest university across Asia and the only one from India to be shortlisted. It is among the top eight Asian universities in the running for the award. Top 5 Benefits of Early Exam Preparation Early exam preparation provides several benefits as it enables students to cover the syllabus on time, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and practice efficiently. It reduces stress and improves retention by allowing a better pace of learning, and assists in managing time during the actual exam. Read more to find out the benefits of early exam preparations. JEE Main 2023 Admit Card for April 11 exam released on jeemain.nta.ac.in, download link here The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the JEE Main Session-2 Admit Card for the April 11 Exam 2023. Students can obtain their hall ticket by logging in on the official website with their application number and birth date. The admit card contains essential information such as the candidate's name, examination centre, date, and timing. 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
		Ukraine attacks continue amid Easter pleas for peace Weekend shelling by Russian forces killed at least seven civilians, Ukrainian officials reported Sunday as Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby used their traditional Easter messages to highlight the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around the world. While Russia continued to concentrate on seizing all of Ukraine's industrial east, two other provinces -- Kharkiv in the northeast and Zaporizhzhia in the southeast -- came under missile, rocket and artillery fire, the Ukrainian military reported. Macron says Europe should not follow US or Chinese policy over Taiwan US teacher fired after having students write own obits A high school teacher in the US state of Florida has been fired after he assigned students to write their own obituaries ahead of an active shooter drill. The Orange County School District said in a statement seen by news media that "a teacher gave an inappropriate assignment about school violence... (and) has been terminated." It provided no further detail. 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
		Best of both worlds for locals of disputed Kotia Andhra Andhra Pradesh and Odi - sha may have been at loggerheads over the territorial jurisdiction of Kotia group of villages, but the seven decades-long legal battle has come as a blessing to the ‘disputed’ area’s 5,000- odd residents. Panel takes up plight of sanitation staff in Hyderabad Chairperson for National Safai Karamchari Commission M Venkatesan di- rected GHMC officials to take stringent action against those harassing sanitation workers on Saturday. Congress netas put in house arrest ahead of PM Narendra Modi trip in Hyderabad Several Congress leaders were placed under house arrest hours before the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to city on Saturday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Two held for sacrificing piglet at holy place in Haryana's Kurukshetra Police on Sunday arrested two people for allegedly sacrificing a piglet at a holy place in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district. Wanted criminal arrested by Ambala unit of STF in Haryana A man wanted in numerous criminal cases was arrested on Sunday by Ambala unit of the special task force in Haryana. Two more held in Haryana's Yamunanagar over burning of religious flag The accused have been identified as Billu alias Hashim and Anish alias Kala, both residents of Bibipur village, said Buria police station house officer (SHO) Ishwar Chand. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Canadian police suspend search operations The Canadian police looking for the missing illegal immigrants after the drowning tragedy in the St Lawrence at the Quebec-New York border last month have suspended the search operations. 60-year-old succumbs to Covid; 98 new cases in Ahmedabad On second consecutive day, the city recorded death of a patient with Covid positive status. According to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), a 60-year-old female who was a patient in Saraspur, succumbed to the infection. 'Ex-Veerappan aide' caught with 13.9kg of elephant tusk in Ahmedabad The city crime branch caught a textile trader from Bodakdev and three others from Fatehwadi in the city on Saturday night for allegedly possessing an elephant tusk weighing 13.9kg. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Anbumani Ramados raises doubts over exemption of coal mining in Tamil Nadu PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday raised doubts about the announcement of Union coal minister Pralhad Joshi and said there was no guarantee that coal mining would not be taken up in the three blocks in Tamil Nadu, which the Centre had exempted from auction. Anbumani spoke in Twitter Spaces for the first time for over an hour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates 'elephant whisperers' in Tamil Nadu Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday felicitated the mahout couple Bomman and Bellie, who featured in the Oscar-winning documentary short film, 'The Elephant Whisperers', at Theppakadu elephant camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris. TNCC president K S Alagiri: Need explanation on cutting tongue remark TNCC president K S Alagiri has sought an explanation from the party's Dindigul district president D Manikandan for his remark that he would "chop off the tongue" of the judge, who delivered the verdict, disqualifying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha. This was during a protest organised by the SC/ST, backward classes and minority wing of the TNCC on April 6. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Internal reservation: Banjaras throw a spanner in BJP's arithmetic of gains The state cabinet recently recommended to the Centre the implementation of the internal reservation or reclassification of the 17% reservation for schedule castes amongst sub-sects of Dalits, months after hiking their reservation by 2%. The BJP is hoping these two moves will help it reap rich dividends in the upcoming assembly polls. Disappointing to see seculars going to the 'dark side': Shashi Tharoor Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed his disappointment at the defection of Congress functionaries like Anil Anthony, CR Kesavan and former Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy to BJP and wondered how they could cross over to the "dark side". Siddaramaiah's CM bid has rivals pulling out Dalit card Asserting that Congress is headed to victory in the upcoming assembly polls, KPCC president DK Shivakumar, a frontrunner for the chief minister's post, sprung a surprise on Saturday by stating that he would support AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge if the latter wants to be the CM. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Internal reservation: Banjaras throw a spanner in BJP's arithmetic of gains The state cabinet recently recommended to the Centre the implementation of the internal reservation or reclassification of the 17% reservation for schedule castes amongst sub-sects of Dalits, months after hiking their reservation by 2%. The BJP is hoping these two moves will help it reap rich dividends in the upcoming assembly polls. Disappointing to see seculars going to the 'dark side': Shashi Tharoor Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed his disappointment at the defection of Congress functionaries like Anil Anthony, CR Kesavan and former Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy to BJP and wondered how they could cross over to the "dark side". Siddaramaiah's CM bid has rivals pulling out Dalit card Asserting that Congress is headed to victory in the upcoming assembly polls, KPCC president DK Shivakumar, a frontrunner for the chief minister's post, sprung a surprise on Saturday by stating that he would support AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge if the latter wants to be the CM. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Month after IIT-Bombay student's suicide, student held for abetment The city crime branch probing IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki’s suicide on Sunday arrested his classmate Armaan Khatri (19) on charges of abetment. Khatri was allegedly named in 18-year-old Solanki’s suicide note, which was found in his hostel room by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) nearly a month after he jumped off the seventh floor of his hostel building. The incident took place on February 12, a day after his semester exams ended. Arrest on IIT Bombay campus: Caste and communal shadow over case While it was a quiet Sunday on the IIT-B Powai campus, news of the arrest of a first-year student was being spoken about in hushed tones. Armaan Khatri (19), whose name was allegedly mentioned in the handwritten note that the special investigation team (SIT) of the city crime branch had found in Darshan Solanki's room, was arrested from his Vile Parle residence and booked for abetment to suicide. Mumbai weather: Maximum temperature at 36 degree Celsius, humidity soars; dry weather forecast The city witnessed 'above normal' day temperatures on Sunday as maximum temperature recorded by the IMD's Santacruz observatory was 36.4 degrees. Day temperature recorded at IMD's Colaba observatory was 34.8 degrees. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Derided as a 'freak' over laughter fits, man undergoes brain tumour surgery in Delhi He was called a freak by his friends and relatives, as he broke down into bouts of uncontrolled laughter and jerked his eyes and neck in a somewhat scary way, making some say that he was possessed. Power, labour, shipping ministries' staff to start shifting to new office this week in Delhi Finally, the offices and staff of power, labour and shipping ministries will start shifting to the new office building on K G Marg from this week after the inauguration of the General Pool Office Accommodation (GPOA) building. L&T quotes the lowest for New Delhi Railway Station revamp, above railway cost estimate Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has submitted the lowest quote for the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment project. Sources said the amount quoted is over Rs 8,000 crore, which is significantly higher than railways estimated project cost of around Rs 5,000 crore. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Derided as a 'freak' over laughter fits, man undergoes brain tumour surgery in Delhi He was called a freak by his friends and relatives, as he broke down into bouts of uncontrolled laughter and jerked his eyes and neck in a somewhat scary way, making some say that he was possessed. Power, labour, shipping ministries' staff to start shifting to new office this week in Delhi Finally, the offices and staff of power, labour and shipping ministries will start shifting to the new office building on K G Marg from this week after the inauguration of the General Pool Office Accommodation (GPOA) building. L&T quotes the lowest for New Delhi Railway Station revamp, above railway cost estimate Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has submitted the lowest quote for the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment project. Sources said the amount quoted is over Rs 8,000 crore, which is significantly higher than railways estimated project cost of around Rs 5,000 crore. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Derided as a 'freak' over laughter fits, man undergoes brain tumour surgery in Delhi He was called a freak by his friends and relatives, as he broke down into bouts of uncontrolled laughter and jerked his eyes and neck in a somewhat scary way, making some say that he was possessed. Power, labour, shipping ministries' staff to start shifting to new office this week in Delhi Finally, the offices and staff of power, labour and shipping ministries will start shifting to the new office building on K G Marg from this week after the inauguration of the General Pool Office Accommodation (GPOA) building. L&T quotes the lowest for New Delhi Railway Station revamp, above railway cost estimate Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has submitted the lowest quote for the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment project. Sources said the amount quoted is over Rs 8,000 crore, which is significantly higher than railways estimated project cost of around Rs 5,000 crore. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Atiq's wife Shaista Parveen, son accused of forging Aadhaar, FIR lodged Jailed mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmad's wife Shaista Parveen and his son Ali Ahmad, along with two others, have been accused of cheating and committing fraud related to Aadhaar card. They had allegedly managed to obtain two Aadhaar cards with different names and addresses but with photographs of Ali Ahmad on both. Atiq Ahmad, his wife among 5 booked in forgery case linked to Umesh Pal's murder During interrogation, Rakesh said he had hidden a bag given by Parveen. Subsequently, the bag was recovered and two fake Aadhaar cards having the photo of Ali were found, police said, adding one of the Aadhaar cards carried the name of Sabir, son of Munne Siddiqui. Allahabad High Court holds striking Kanpur Bar officer-bearers guilty of contempt : Prima facie holding that office-bearers of Kanpur Bar Association and Lawyers’ Association have committed contempt of court and are liable to face contempt proceedings for continuing illegal strike, a seven-judge bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday framed charges against them and also directed them to file reply. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		In Madhya Pradesh, Covid-19 cases up from 49 to 201 in a fortnight With surge in Covid-19 cases across the state, MP has noticed a rather proliferated spread of the virus. In a fortnight, increase in cases has been four times the active patients in the state. A fortnight ago, the active cases were recorded in only seven districts, which has now nearly doubled. Farm boy from Madhya Pradesh bags equestrian gold in Paris An 18-year-old farm boy from Harpal Ka Pura village in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday galloped to an equestrian gold in Paris. Man found burning on road in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain dies A 42-year-old man whose name had cropped up in connection with a bribery incident was found ablaze under mysterious circumstances on a road in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh and later died during treatment, police said on Sunday. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Elephant death row: ECoR says train driver followed forest dept's caution order Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik holds maiden virtual cabinet meeting from Japan, approves directorate for NROs At around 5 pm in Japan, Naveen was connected to his cabinet colleagues in Bhubaneswar (around 3.30 hours behind) through the Odisha State Wide Area Network (OSWAN) that provides data connectivity, voice and video services to various government offices throughout the state. Naveen officiated the cabinet meeting, processed files and signed documents via OSWAN from Kyoto, about 6,000 km from Odisha. 100ft boundary wall of RD Women's University collapses More Bhubaneswar News»

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