News Digest: TMC to raise 'agency misuse' issue in Parliament

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TMC to raise 'agency misuse' issue in Parliament

Four die as car jumps divider, rams into van near Igatpuri

ISI espionage ring busted in Assam, 5 arrested
Five people were arrested from Nagaon and Morigaon districts of Assam for allegedly supplying SIM cards to Pakistani agents, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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Science

Isro successfully completes controlled re-entry of decommissioned satellite Megha-Tropiques
Isro successfully completed the controlled re-entry for the decommissioned Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite on Tuesday. Isro progressively lowered the satellite’s perigee (nearest point to Earth) through a series of 20 manoeuvres, spending about 120kg fuel since August 2022.

Temperature-stable TB vaccine found safe, prompted immune response in adults: Study

Patient's breath could hold key to a more precise Covid diagnosis: Study
Investigators from the University of Michigan's Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation, US, used portable gas chromatography (GC) to examine breath samples collected during the pandemic's Delta surge and its transition to Omicron, from April 2021 to May 2022, the study said. The results showed that the GC technology could diagnose Covid-19 with a high level of accuracy.

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Technology

New airport-centric Uber features for travellers: All the details
Popular ride-hailing app Uber has announced a series of new features for travellers who frequently are at the airport. Here are all the details about the new features:

When Delhi Police 'reacted' to Zomato's tweet
Food delivery app Zomato is quite active on social media platforms including microblogging platform Twitter. Zomato's handle often posts witty tweets on current or talked-about happenings. Delhi Police handle on Twitter too is quite active. Other than sharing important security and information related tweets, the Delhi Police's handle too posts witty and interesting tweets, including replies.

Reddit gets Reels-like Video feed, Read feed and more new features: All you need to know
Reddit has introduced numerous features to offer users new years to participate in discussions and content. According to Reddit, the product improvements that are set to come later this year will make it easier and more efficient for users to find, participate in, and contribute to communities by posting, voting, and commenting.

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Business

Govt brings crypto under money laundering law
The Centre's move to bring the cryptocurrency sector under the ambit of PMLA is in line with the global trend of requiring digital-asset platforms to follow anti-money laundering standards similar to those followed by other regulated entities like banks or stock brokers.

Adani pledges shares of two companies a day after releasing four firms'
A day after getting Rs 7,374-crore of pledged shares released, the Adani group pledged shares of Adani Transmission and Adani Green Energy worth Rs 1,670 crore to support loans taken by flagship.

Sensex rises over 120 points on fag-end buying; Nifty closes above 17,750

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Sports

WPL: Dunkley, Harleen fifties power Gujarat Giants to first win
Sophia Dunkley (65) smashed the fastest half-century of the season while Harleen Deol hit a power-packed 67 as Gujarat Giants edged Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring Women's Premier League clash at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The victory was the first of the season for Gujarat. Bangalore, on the other hand, suffered their third straight defeat as skipper Smriti Mandhana's wait for first win continued.

Rohit Sharma shares his mantra for batting on tricky tracks
India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday shared a glimpse of his mantra for batting on tricky tracks amid unending debate about the pitches of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit also emphasised that there can’t be a one-size-fits-all approach and one needs to find his own way to deal with it.

Bumrah undergoes back surgery in New Zealand: Report
Having been out of the action for the last six months, Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah underwent back surgery in New Zealand on Monday and expected to remain in the country till the end of the month, ESPNCricinfo reported.

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Education

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IPMAT 2023 registration process to begin tomorrow at iimidr.ac.in, details here
The Indian Institute of Management, Indore will start the registrations for the Integrate Programme in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT) tomorrow, March 08, 2023. Candidates who are interested will be able to apply for the aptitude test through the official website - iimidr.ac.in. The IPMAT 2023 exam is set to be conducted on June 16, 2023.

Jamia Hamdard signs MoU with Dalhousie University, Canada
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Jamia Hamdard and Dalhousie University will create a collaborative research and degree program between the two Universities. The objective of the MoU is to establish a program that will benefit the Nursing students of Jamia Hamdard. The MoU was signed by Vice Chancellor M. Afshar Alam of Jamia Hamdard and Vice President Matt Hebb of Dalhousie University.

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Environment

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Antarctic glaciers flow faster in summers, exhibiting seasonal behaviour: Study

In a first, US startup plants carbon-guzzler GM trees

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World

Global figures urge end to 'harassment' of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus
Forty global figures including Ban Ki-moon, Hillary Clinton and Bono published Wednesday a joint letter calling on Bangladesh to stop "unfair" attacks and harassment of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for women
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations said Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: Mercenaries claim control of Bakhmut's eastern region
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Wednesday his forces had taken full control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and Nato's secretary general said it could all fall to the invading army in the next few days.

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Environment

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Antarctic glaciers flow faster in summers, exhibiting seasonal behaviour: Study

In a first, US startup plants carbon-guzzler GM trees

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Hyderabad

Caught driving drunk for third time, man in Hyderabad ends life over Rs 9,000 in challans
Apparently anguished by the burden of clearing pending traffic challans, a 50-year-old labourer - who was caught for the third time during a recent drunk driving check by the police - took his own life at his Saidabad residence in the city by consuming pesticide.

BJP & BRS milking liquor issue: Cong
Congress has charged both BJP government at Centre and BRS government in Telangana with trying to derive maximum political mileage in the issue of Kavitha’s alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor scam case. Telangana Congress working president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Wednesday said timing of the ED notice to Kavitha coinciding with International Women’s Day events and two days ahead of the dharna by Kavitha in Delhi clearly indicated political conspiracy behind deriving mileage out of the issue.

BRS will be clean bowled, says Bandi
Following ED’s notice to MLC K Kavitha, BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay said on Wednesday the liquor scam would ensure that BRS party is ‘clean bowled’. He said, “Kavitha’s wicket is down with the liquor scam. Very soon, all the BRS wickets will be clean bowled. There is no means of escape.” The Karimnagar MP claimed Telangana people never bowed to anyone. “But now that Kavitha’s name has come up in the liquor scam, they are embarrassed.

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Chandigarh

24-year-old NRI from Canada killed in brawl in Punjab's Anandpur Sahib

Official says Haryana minister Devender Singh Babli misbehaved, but contractor backs minister
FatehabadA municipal engineer (ME) of Tohana municipal council has accused Haryana development and panchayat minister Devender Singh Babli of misbehaving with him during a meeting at his residence in Bidai Khera village in Fatehabad district three days ago. However, on Tuesday, a contractor came to the minister's defence, alleging that the engineer was demanding Rs 2 lakh as graft from him to pass a Rs 50-lakh bill.

Punjab cops verifying arms licences of Amritpal's men
After 'Waris Punjab De' head and self-styled pro-Khalistan Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and his followers laid siege to the Ajnala police station in Amritsar district on February 23, the Punjab police have started verification of the weapon licences of at least nine of their members. Faridkot additional district magistrate has already cancelled the weapons licence of Gurbhej Singh of Gondara village under Bajakhana police station in Faridkot district on February 20. He had a .32 bore revolver and a .315 bore rifle. Weapon licences are issued by the district magistrate based on a police verification report.

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Ahmedabad

3.3-magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat's Kutch district
An earthquake of 3.3 magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded in Gujarat's Kutch district in the early hours of Wednesday.

Strike rates are overrated, says KL Rahul

House to discuss motion for action against BBC

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Chennai

Property rights can't be denied to tribal women, rules HC
Madras high court has made it clear that tribal women in the state are not excluded from the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act and, therefore, they cannot be denied the right to inherit family properties.

Advertisements on 1k relief to bus drivers fake: Govt
Tamil Nadu Transport Department has clarified that no new welfare scheme has been launched to provide a financial assistance of 1,000 to its staff.

Police reports can't be translated for each accused: HC
Accused persons cannot claim translated versions of police reports and other documents filed in a criminal case in their mother tongue as a matter of right, the Madras high court has said.

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Bangalore

Bengaluru traffic helps groom give bride the slip
For this 'runaway' groom, Bengaluru's notorious traffic came as a blessing in disguise. Vijay George, a reluctant groom, made most of the traffic snarl and gave his bride the slip while their car was stuck in the tech corridor of Mahadevapura on February 15. Even as he got out and ran, the wife gave chase but couldn't get her hands on him.

Tech glitches prevent students from making changes to CET applications
CET 2023 is here and so are student woes. Candidates who have started filling their application forms online and have made mistakes are now struggling to rectify them.

NASA-Isro sat Nisar lands in B'luru on US C-17 aircraft
he US Consulate, Chennai, on Tuesday said the NASA-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) landed in Bengaluru on a US Air Force C-17 aircraft from NASA-JPL in California, setting the stage for final integration of the Earth observation satellite.

HC directs status quo on 2019 recruitment to govt posts
Bombay high court on Wednesday directed a status quo on a 2019 recruitment process to various public posts after the state challenged a recent Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) judgment on the issue of Maratha candidates and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota.

Only 95 lakh people took third Covid vaccine dose
The Economic Survey has revealed that only 94.9 lakh citizens availed of the third dose of Covid vaccines in 2022-23 even as cases slowly rose.

CAG pulls up NAAC for discrepancies in processes
The office of the Comptroller and Auditor Ceneral (CAG) has pulled up the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for glaring "discrepancies" in its assessment processes. The country's quality assessment body awarded "arbitrary grade points" to several higher education institutes (HEI) across the nation, the CAG has said in a note sent to NAAC with queries, asking it to respond.

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Delhi

4-storey building collapses within seconds in Delhi's Vijay Park, no casualties
A building collapsed at Vijay Park in Delhi’s Bhajanpura area on Wednesday. The fire department is present at the spot and rescue operations are under way.

Manish Sisodia lodged in segregated ward; Tihar jail authorities dismiss AAP's allegations
Rejecting the Aam Aadmi Party's allegations as "unfounded", the Delhi Prison authorities on Wednesday said former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has been lodged in a ward of Central Jail No. 1 of Tihar where there are a minimum number of inmates and no gangsters.

Manish Sisodia kept with criminals, refused 'Vipassana cell' in Delhi's Tihar jail, alleges AAP
AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday alleged that former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia is being kept with other inmates in jail and has been refused the 'Vipassana' cell.

3 of family killed, 2 injured as cars collide head on in UP's Pratapgarh
The deceased have been identified as Rahul Srivastava, 35, his wife Prachi, 30, and son Artha, 10, residents of Sohbatia Bagh locality in Prayagraj. They were coming from Lucknow to celebrate Holi, police said.

Muslim Boarding sealed after request by its trust

It's fake encounter, claims Usman wife
Suhani, the wife of Vijay Chaudhary alias Usman, has accused the police of killing him in a fake encounter after picking him up earlier on Monday.

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Bhopal

Five of family dead, eight injured in MP accident
Five people of a family were killed and 8 injured after their vehicle swerved off the road and slammed into a tree in MP's Tikamgarh district on Tuesday. They were on their way to attend a relative's funeral.

Five members of family among 6 killed in road accidents in Madhya Pradesh
Six persons, including five members of a family, were killed and eight others injured in two separate road accidents in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.

Newly-wed couple among four drown in pond in Madhya Pradesh

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Bhubaneswar

5 drown while bathing in rivers, ponds on Holi in Odisha
A girl drowned in a pond in Soro area of Balasore district. Similarly, a man drowned while bathing in the village pond in Kandhapalli in Sadar police area of Bolangir.

'The best is yet to come'

Police may seek Meta help to prevent suicide cases in Odisha capital
Taking a cue from Uttar Pradesh police, the commissionerate police, here, are planning to collaborate with Meta, the parent company of social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, to prevent rising suicide cases in the capital city.

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