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Lesbians of Tamil diaspora ring back home for support
With no one to really talk to in their native language, lesbians scattered across the Tamil diaspora in places like Dubai and Malaysia are calling the lesbian helpline back home in Chennai.

Mehbooba Mufti set to be Jammu & Kashmir's 1st woman CM
The PDP on Thursday unanimously elected its president Mehbooba Mufti as the legislature party leader, paving the way for her to become the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and head a government in India's only Muslim-majority state after months of tension with ally BJP.

Want to make amends with father: Alagiri
Amid reports that he was keen to rejoin DMK, former Union minister M K Alagiri called on his father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Thursday and said he wanted to make amends.

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Mistry plans $300m IPO for Tata Sky

Half of working women take a call on finance issues

Amway expects Centre to draft direct selling norms soon

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Caught in act: Rare panda mating filmed at Vienna zoo
Love was definitely in the air at Vienna's Schoenbrunn zoo on Wednesday when two giant pandas mated several times, a rare event in captivity for one of the world's most endangered species that their keepers caught on camera. The mating season for pandas, known for their low libido, is once a year.

First contact in decades with rare rhino in Indonesia
Environmentalists have made physical contact with a Sumatran rhino on the Indonesian part of Borneo island for the first time in over 40 years, the World Wildlife Fund said, hailing a "major conservation success". The critically endangered rhino was caught in a pit trap in East Kalimantan province.

'Coal plants use enough water to supply 1bn people'
Coal plants are draining an already dwindling global water supply, Greenpeace has warned, saying they consume enough to meet the basic needs of one billion people and deepening a worldwide crisis. It named China, India and Turkey as three countries that have the most planned plants on areas that are running dry.

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Belgian ministers offer to quit over security lapses
Belgium's interior and justice ministers offered to resign on Thursday over a failure to track an Islamic State militant expelled by Turkey as a suspected fighter and who blew himself up at Brussels airport this week.

Turkey had expelled Ibrahim El Bakraoui in '15
Dutch officials Thursday confirmed that one of the Brussels airport suicide bombers was expelled by Turkey and sent to the Netherlands last year, but stressed he had been unknown to Dutch law enforcement.

Kerry says agreed with Russia on Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that he had agreed with Russian leaders to accelerate efforts to achieve a political solution in Syria.

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Sushant Singh Rajput-Ankita Lokhande break up
The year 2016 has claimed yet another heartbreak. Sushant Singh Rajput and his girlfriend of six years, Ankita Lokhande, have reportedly parted ways.

BT Exclusive: Stills of Amitabh from 'Te3n'
Amitabh Bachchan, who admits that he is the jamai raja of West Bengal as his wife Jaya Bachchan is a Bengali, went shopping for fish during the shooting of his thriller Te3n.

Vineet Jain hosts the Holi Party in Mumbai
​Vineet Jain, MD Times Group, hosted a star studded Holi party at the Sun & Sand Hotel, Mumbai.

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Scientists create smallest ever viable genome

Experts stress on better diagnostic algorithm to fight multi-drug resistance to TB
Highlighting the growing menace of multi-drug resistant TB, they stressed several gaps to be addressed, from TB diagnosis to management, achieving 100% diagnosis and preventing patients from dropping off treatment, midway.

Moon's 'wandering poles' shifted long ago, study finds
Telltale patches of water ice on opposite ends of our Moon reveal that Earth's orbiting companion once spun on a different axis, according to a study released on Wednesday. The six-degree tilt, which happened billion years ago, was likely caused by an ancient volcanic formation on the near side of Moon.

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Shane Watson to quit international cricket after World T20
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson will quit international cricket after the ongoing World Twenty20 in India, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.

Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff dies at 68
Johan Cruyff, the legendary Dutch football striker and coach, has died aged 68, according to a message posted on his website.

Inconsistent Pakistan, Australia battle for survival
Both teams are on two points and even though Australia have some breathing space, the same cannot be said for Pakistan.

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Android Marshmallow: 10 key features you may not know
If you are wondering when you will be able to enjoy Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, well that completely depends upon the make of your smartphone. Also, since the update was rolled out sometime ago, here's sharing with you a list of top 10 features that makes it worthwhile.

Video-on-demand aggregators prepare for a bright future in smartphones
Viacom 18’s advertising-led VoD platform VOOT and Balaji Telefilm’s subscription-based VoD platform in July will be something to watch out for.

Instagram introduces notifications tab on desktop website
Instagram has reportedly acquired video-sharing app Luma which allows users to capture and add filters to videos.

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Government working on aptitude test for school students
The HRD ministry is developing an aptitude test that will help school students assess their areas of interest so that they can choose and pursue right courses. It has formed a task force comprising officials of CBSE, NCERT and psychometric experts for developing a "prototype" of this proposed test.

Hungary mulls education reforms after protests says media
Hungary is considering reforms to its public education system, a senior official said on Tuesday, following three major protests in two months against the centre-right government's centralized control over schools.

Delhi University among world's elite, again
It may have dropped one notch from last year, but Delhi University again ranks among the world's top 20 institutions for development studies.

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Advocate held in Bangladeshi passport scam
The crime branch of the city police arrested an advocate from Bandra in connection with a passport racket involving Bangladeshis.

As city reels under water shortage, Holi revellers wash off colours at beaches
After a considerable gap, Holi returned to being the festival of colours as revellers opted to use visibly less water.Several people also chose to wash off their celebratory colours along the beachfront.

3crore spent on PM visit for Metro event
The MMRDA has incurred expenses of Rs 3.37 crore for PM Narendra Modi's one-day visit to Mumbai in October 2015.

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AIIMS to pay Rs 25 lakh for negligence

DJs in demand for Holi house parties in Delhi

Bura na mano, aaj show nahi hai

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Riders assert their right to ride safely
As soon as the news of Menaka's death broke, condolences started pouring in on social media.The biggest concern was nothing but the safety of cyclists on city roads.

'II PU chemistry paper bundles not tampered with in exam centres'
Seth said experts in Karnataka framed multiple sets of question papers, they were printed in some other state and sent to districts directly from the printing press.

Cabbie knocks down cycling airline executive on KIA Road
A British Airways executive on her morning cycling routine was killed after she was mowed down by a speeding cab, near the IAF base on Ballari Road on Thursday.

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HC to decide if ED court can try IAS officer
The judge was dealing with a petition filed by IAS officer B P Acharya who was made an accused in the Hetero and Aurobindo pharmacies episode of YS Jaganmohan Reddy assets case.

Kin of man killed in electric pole collapse to get 13 lakh
The judge in his order fixed the responsibility on GVMC and directed it to pay Rs 13.33 lakh as compensation with 9 per cent interest from the date of receiving the complaint.

Guards attack man
A customer in an amusement centre in Gandipet was attacked by security personnel due to mistaken identity, on Thursday.

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Lesbians of Tamil diaspora ring back home for support
With no one to really talk to in their native language, lesbians scattered across the Tamil diaspora in places like Dubai and Malaysia are calling the lesbian helpline back home in Chennai.

Paramedics of 108 service deny aid to accident victim
An 18-year-old college student who sustained head injuries in a road accident was denied emergency services by the 108 ambulance on Wednesday, a friend of the victim said.

Madurai councillor kills self
A Madurai corporation councilor committed suicide by hanging at his councilor's office at Sellur on Thursday evening.He was identified as .

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Jet Airways grounds flights from Bhavnagar, Porbandar

In this village, men really, really want to make asses of themselves
Ramesh Suvagiya, a 38-year-old farmer from a sleepy Gujarat village, is looking forward to Thursday when he can have his face blackened and go around his village begging - atop a donkey. In many South Asian countries, being paraded on a donkey with a blackened face and a garland of shoes is a time-honoured way to shame someone. But not here, because Borvav's men pledge to ride around on an ass with their faces blackened and beg -- if they have a son.

State backtracks on GR for holding FIRs against staff
The state government informed the Gujarat high court on Wednesday that it has substituted the government resolution (GR) issued on February 2 with two fresh GRs issued on February 6 and March 19.

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1 dead, 10 hurt in clash between two groups
An 80-year-old man died and 10 others suffered serious injuries in a clash between two rival groups for playing loudspeaker during a Holi celebrations at Para village under Koraon police station here on Wednesday.

More train quota for pregnant, elderly
For comfortable journey of pregnant women and senior citizens, Indian Railways has decided to increase their quota in different classes o f the train.

Allahabad univ to fill 250 non-teaching posts soon
The recruitment process for inducting over 250 class C employees of Allahabad University is likely to start soon.

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Squad to ensure city has a happy Holi
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and police have jointly formed a squad to conduct inspections in shops selling harmful colours that are high on chemicals or toxic substances.

3rd sandalwood tree axed within 4 days in Phulbani

Morning classes in schools from April 2
In the wake of rising temperature, the state government on Tuesday declared morning classes in schools from April 2.No school will remain open after 11am, according to the government order.

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Tribals give Bhagoria a modern makeover
With the tribes of Jhabua and Alirajpur sporting smartphones, cameras and other gadgets, the seven-day long festival displayed modern flavour this year.

Victim hard up for money
Disguising as doctors, conmen targeted people desperate for money by offering Rs 50 to Rs 90 lakh.

Duped by fake docs, man commits suicide
A man committed suicide after he was duped by two persons impersonating as doctors of Apollo, Hyderabad. The duo allegedly made an offer of Rs 90 lakh in exchange for one of his kidney.

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BSF celebrates Holi with Pak Rangers at Zero Line

Top govt docs hire Munnabhais to do their duty in Rohtak
A `Munna Bhai MBBS' kind of plot has been unravelled in Rohtak's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Haryana. Four senior doctors--three neurosurgeons and the head of the intensive care unit (ICU)--have been booked for `outsourcing' their duties to others for a price, allegedly even to people outside the medical profession, putting lives of patients at grave risk.

Won't allow SYL to be built: Badal
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said construction of the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal would not be “allowed at any cost and under any circumstance.“ He asked the state to be prepared for a tough battle ahead to safeguard its river waters.

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