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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, May 03, 2023
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		India
		EU banks get more time to leave CCIL Ajit Pawar stands apart as only NCP neta backing uncle's quit plan Beta blockers may not be mega life-savers: Study More India News»

		Science
		Computational analysis shows how dengue virus evolved in India Need to bring down cost of access to space: Secy in Dept of Space Post-Covid conditions change a person's immunological response: Study More Science News»

		Technology
		Mental health awareness month: Bumble launches new self-care badges and profile prompts Dating app Bumble has added new profile prompts and badges focused on mental health and self-care. Users on Bumble’s Date Mode can highlight their mental wellness journey by selecting from two new prompts, such as 'my mental health game changer was…’, while six lifestyle badges, including ‘Therapy’ and ‘Nutrition’, convey self-care values. A recent study by Bumble found 52% of Indian singles surveyed see mental health as an important aspect in dating, while 77% of participants find people who go to therapy attractive or appealing. Microsoft Teams gets new Payments app for small businesses in the US, Canada Microsoft Teams has introduced a new payment system in the US and Canada, allowing small businesses to receive payments during webinars or one-on-one virtual sessions. Microsoft 365's Brenna Robinson says that the pandemic has changed the way SMBs are adapting to tech opportunities, expanding beyond traditional brick-and-mortar stores. The payments service, given free to business users, also offers tools to track payments, with integrated payments from GoDaddy, Stripe, and PayPal as part of public preview. How to view heart rate history on your Apple Watch and iPhone The Apple Watch tracks heart rate while resting and walking, and after enough readings, determines the wearer's daily resting rate and walking average. Heart history is recorded and can be accessed via the Heart Rate app on the watch or through the Health app on the iPhone. More Technology News»

		Business
		IT companies fill vacancies with internal talent Airfares may surge on Go First's flight routes Tata Steel net falls 84% to Rs 1,566 crore in Q4 More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 5 runs in a low-scoring thriller Delhi Capitals kept themselves alive in the Indian Premier League 2023 as they eked out a hard-fought five-run victory over table-toppers Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The Capitals posted a below-par 130 for 8 after opting to bat first, but their bowlers managed to stop the Titans for 125 for 6 in their 20 overs. Kohli vs Gambhir: Old baggages lead to another round of 'juvenile' bust-up The ugly bust-up between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli was quintessentially Delhi and waiting to happen. Sports minister tried to hush up matter by forming committee: Vinesh The protesting wrestlers came up with a sensational allegation that casts the doubts over sports minister Anurag Thakur's role by not taking the concrete action and instead formed an oversight panel to probe sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. More Sports News»

		Education
		Lakhmi Chand University faculty goes on protest for pay parity The faculty members of Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak (PLCSUPVA), who have made several representations, are unable to obtain UGC pay scales. As a result, they have initiated a sit-in within the campus on Tuesday to press for their demand to be met. IIT-Patna to get PARAM supercomputer by September this year The Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT-P) is set to receive its first supercomputer, a PARAM system of 833 TF under the National Supercomputing Mission, which will be installed on the Bihta campus by September 2021. The infrastructure for the supercomputer will be based on Rudra server, which is indigenously manufactured in India, in line with the "Aatma Nirbhar Bharat" initiative. A poor boy who worked as scooter mechanic is now a senior official in Raj Bhavan Chenna Raghavendranath, an assistant controller at the Raj Bhavan in Andhra Pradesh, has become known as the "darling of governors" for his exemplary services to the office. Despite growing up in a village near Kadapa and being unable to afford to attend school, Raghavendranath completed three post-graduate qualifications and an MPhil, with the aid of supporters. More Education News»

		Environment
		Gurgaon: Sculptures made from waste installed at Khushboo Chowk, IFFCO Chowk The Khusboo Chowk and IFFCO Chowk, two major intersections of Gurgaon, get two massive sculptures – giant bird and honeycomb -- made of scrap metals on Monday. The sculptures were installed by GMDA in association with the M3M Foundation. Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report Observing World Earth Day: Origin, celebrations and Earth Hour More Environment News»

		World
		Man throws shotgun cartridges into grounds of Buckingham Palace, arrested A man was arrested by British police on Tuesday after he approached the gates of Buckingham Palace and threw items 'suspected to be shotgun cartridges' into the grounds of the palace, London's Metropolitan Police said. "The man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon," police said in a statement, adding that a controlled explosion had also taken place. Imran Khan tells court 'third assassination attempt' against him afoot Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that a third assassination attempt has been hatched against him and sought to quash all political cases against him, saying regular court appearances will endanger his life. Khan has filed a petition in the LHC requesting it to quash all 121 cases registered against him in different cities of the country on various charges like treason, blasphemy, committing and inciting violence and terrorism. Denmark pledges $250 million in military aid to Ukraine More World News»

		Environment
		Gurgaon: Sculptures made from waste installed at Khushboo Chowk, IFFCO Chowk The Khusboo Chowk and IFFCO Chowk, two major intersections of Gurgaon, get two massive sculptures – giant bird and honeycomb -- made of scrap metals on Monday. The sculptures were installed by GMDA in association with the M3M Foundation. Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report Observing World Earth Day: Origin, celebrations and Earth Hour More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad: Manholes Or Open Graves? No More Mounikas Please The recent death of a nine-year-old girl, who got washed away in an open stormwater drain in Kalasiguda, shocked everyone, but did not leave anyone surprised. Open manholes on the streets in city have turned death-traps whenever it rains. I-T department searches on Kalamandir in 3 states Income tax sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches on Kalamandir group at 20 locations in three southern states on suspicion of tax evasion and sales suppression, reports Sudhakar Reddy Passengers intercepted with candies concealing gold Customs sleuths intercepted two passengers who tried to smuggle in 269gm of gold worth 16.5 lakh by concealing it in candies at RGI Airport on Tuesday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		80 Covid cases logged in Tricity Chandigarh reported 24 Covid cases on Tuesday, taking the number of active cases to 200. There are 1,00,563 confirmed cases and 1,185 deaths. Mohali reported 32 Covid cases and no death on Tuesday, taking the number of active cases to 241. Change in office timings: Latecomers warned of action When office timings changed on Tuesday, many employees could not make it to office at 7:30am. Empty unit spawns illegal meat markets in Panchkula In the absence of facilities at the sole slaughterhouse in Panchkula, illegal meat markets are mushrooming in almost all colonies and villages of the city. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority fixed plot rates just two days before jantri rates were doubled If you were a property owner who knew that the state government was to double the jantri rates on April 15, when would you have preferred to sell your plots? Ideally, after the new jantri rates came into effect, right? But that's not what Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) did. The land disposable and price fixing committee of Auda held two meetings, one on March 9 and the other on April 13, two days prior to April 15 to decide the valuation and the base price fixing of not one but 18 plots in the posh western areas of the city. Back then, the old jantri rates were in force. Jaydeep Patel: 'Named in complaint; no evidence found' In recording Jaydeep Patel's acquittal, the court noted that the SIT did not conduct any probe pertaining to the car in which Patel and Kodnani came to Naroda Gam bhagol along with other persons on the morning of February 28, 2002. Maya Kodnani: 'Was not present in the area' While acquitting former minister Maya Kodnani, the court cited 13 witnesses who named her and noted that she was implicated for the first time before the Supreme Court-appointed SIT only as a conspirator and instigator, and none of these witnesses named her when they deposed before the police earlier. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu: 251 people test positive, drop in fresh cases Death of a Covid-19 patient was notified on Tuesday, when fresh cases in the state dropped to 251 from 297 on Sunday. Active cases also fell to 2,279 after discharging 469 patients from the registry. Madras HC tells Kendriya Vidyalayas to not discriminate, hold exam for all kids The Madras high court has directed the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to conduct supplementary examination for all students who have failed in Class XI without discriminating among those who had failed in one subject or multiple subjects. Integrated BSc, BEd courses receive NCERT green signal in Tamil Nadu Two central institutions from Tamil Nadu - IIT Madras, Central University of Tamil Nadu in Tiruvarur - have got permission from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to offer a four-year integrated BSc BEd programme from 2023-24. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru: Gang of 3, including cabbie who harassed woman, in custody Probe into a case of harassment meted out to a woman in a cab helped police bust a gang creating fake vehicle registration certificates and driving licences. 2 clashes preceded college student's murder in Karnataka The three students arrested for allegedly hacking their collegemate to death during a campus event are mum on how and why they were carrying weapons at the time, police said. Bengaluru to receive rain for another 4 days The city can hope for some more relief from sweltering heat with India Meterological Department forecasting thundershowers in isolated areas till May 7 morning. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru: Gang of 3, including cabbie who harassed woman, in custody Probe into a case of harassment meted out to a woman in a cab helped police bust a gang creating fake vehicle registration certificates and driving licences. 2 clashes preceded college student's murder in Karnataka The three students arrested for allegedly hacking their collegemate to death during a campus event are mum on how and why they were carrying weapons at the time, police said. Bengaluru to receive rain for another 4 days The city can hope for some more relief from sweltering heat with India Meterological Department forecasting thundershowers in isolated areas till May 7 morning. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Awards for Sikh achievers in Mumbai with traditional look while scaling careers Saturday night saw a unique awards ceremony honouring Sikh achievers whose profiles were as varied and interesting as they come. Uddhav Thackeray lacked political acumen, failed to quell revolt: Sharad Pawar For the first time since the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in 2019, coalition architect Sharad Pawar ripped into its leader Uddhav Thackeray, calling out his poor administrative capabilities and inability to quell the rebellion within Shiv Sena. Sharad Pawar quits as NCP chief, party gets him to rethink Sharad Pawar stunned his party on Tuesday by announcing that he was stepping down as chief of the NCP that he founded in 1999, leading to an outburst of emotion and cries of 'stay back' from his close aides, party leaders and activists. After their day-long clamour, Pawar in the evening agreed to do a rethink about his move. His nephew Ajit Pawar said the NCP chief would take a final call in "2-3 days". More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi: Gangster Tillu Tajpuria stabbed over 100 times in brazen Tihar murder Less than three weeks after gangster Prince Tewatia was stabbed to death by a rival gang in Tihar Jail, another criminal, Sunil 'Tillu' Tajpuria, was brutally killed in his ward in a bloodbath lasting 15-20 minutes with scarce intervention from jail staff. The murder was allegedly carried out by four members of slain gangster Jitender Gogi's gang early Tuesday morning. Railway cancels tender for New Delhi station revamp From a rift in Delhi University polls to over 30 killings, a history of violence What started off as a petty fight during students' union elections at Delhi University's Shraddhanand College spiralled into bitter gang feud spanning over a decade. After 25-30 murders and attempted murders, including those of innocent bystanders and onlookers, the fierce rivalry appeared to reach its culmination with Sunil Tillu Tajpuria's death in Tihar Jail on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi: Gangster Tillu Tajpuria stabbed over 100 times in brazen Tihar murder Less than three weeks after gangster Prince Tewatia was stabbed to death by a rival gang in Tihar Jail, another criminal, Sunil 'Tillu' Tajpuria, was brutally killed in his ward in a bloodbath lasting 15-20 minutes with scarce intervention from jail staff. The murder was allegedly carried out by four members of slain gangster Jitender Gogi's gang early Tuesday morning. Railway cancels tender for New Delhi station revamp From a rift in Delhi University polls to over 30 killings, a history of violence What started off as a petty fight during students' union elections at Delhi University's Shraddhanand College spiralled into bitter gang feud spanning over a decade. After 25-30 murders and attempted murders, including those of innocent bystanders and onlookers, the fierce rivalry appeared to reach its culmination with Sunil Tillu Tajpuria's death in Tihar Jail on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi: Gangster Tillu Tajpuria stabbed over 100 times in brazen Tihar murder Less than three weeks after gangster Prince Tewatia was stabbed to death by a rival gang in Tihar Jail, another criminal, Sunil 'Tillu' Tajpuria, was brutally killed in his ward in a bloodbath lasting 15-20 minutes with scarce intervention from jail staff. The murder was allegedly carried out by four members of slain gangster Jitender Gogi's gang early Tuesday morning. Railway cancels tender for New Delhi station revamp From a rift in Delhi University polls to over 30 killings, a history of violence What started off as a petty fight during students' union elections at Delhi University's Shraddhanand College spiralled into bitter gang feud spanning over a decade. After 25-30 murders and attempted murders, including those of innocent bystanders and onlookers, the fierce rivalry appeared to reach its culmination with Sunil Tillu Tajpuria's death in Tihar Jail on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Nature has way of settling scores, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Atiq Ahmad's turf Addressing a poll meeting in the Allahabad West constituency, which was once dominated by the deceased gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday implied that nature is a powerful equalizer that ensures justice. NBW against 1 serving, 2 ex-Allahabad University professors for 'harassing' woman colleague The Prayagraj district court on Monday issued a non bailable warrant against one serving and two former teachers of economics department of Allahabad University in connection with a 2016 case wherein the trio was accused of allegedly harassing a woman assistant teacher of the department. ULB Polls: BJP expels 32 workersand office-bearers in Prayagraj More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Showers in evening after a humid day in Bhopal The city witnessed a strong spell of showers after a humid day on Tuesday. Temperature continued to remain below the normal mark. A warning of hail, thunder and high velocity winds was issued for many places. A similar weather would prevail for the next few days. 6 new Covid cases reported in Madhya Pradesh A total of 6 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the state on Tuesday. And against these 6 new cases, a total of 33 patients recovered from the disease. False promise not the same as inability to keep word: Madhya Pradesh HC The Madhya Pradesh high court has dismissed the petition of a 21-year-old man who had sought quashing of an FIR by his 26-year-old girlfriend, who accuses him of rape on the pretext of marriage. The petitioner argued that it was consensual sex and the complainant can't accuse him of rape since she is an adult. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Similipal Tiger Reserve shuts door on outsiders for President Droupadi Murmu visit The authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve have decided to close the reserve for other visitors and tourists for two days - Thursday and Friday - for the visit of President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. She will also visit Pahadpur, her in-laws' village in Mayurbhanj district. Odisha: GST collections rise to all-time high of Rs 5,035 crore Odisha has recorded gross goods and services tax (GST) collections of Rs 5,035.74 crore in April this year, which is an all-time high, officials said. The state had collected GST of Rs 4,910 crore during the corresponding period last year. 3 from Odisha part of team to win NASA award Three from Odisha were among a six-member student team to have clinched the social media award at NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2023 in the US. The children are aged between 14 and 18 years. More Bhubaneswar News»

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