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		India
		Bihar 'bahubali' release triggers calls to free 2 more upper-caste netas India needs space--based 'offensive' weapons in future, says IAF chief India needs to have space-based offensive weapons in the future, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Saturday, and called for the country to have a full-fledged military space doctrine amid the increasing weaponisation and contestation of the final frontier. Defence minister Rajnath to visit Maldives to bolster defence ties, IAF chief heads for Sri Lanka More India News»

		Science
		Need to bring down cost of access to space: Secy in Dept of Space Post-Covid conditions change a person's immunological response: Study Pet rabbits require freedom to exercise: Study More Science News»

		Technology
		Indian smartphone market: Apple, Samsung rise, Xiaomi and Realme 'suffer' and 6 other things to know India’s smartphone shipments witnessed a decline of 19% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023) to reach over 31 million units, a report by Counterpoint Research noted. It is the highest-ever Q1 decline seen by India’s smartphone market. Here are the details about what caused this decline, smartphone trends, and how companies performed in the country during the quarter. How Google fought bad Android apps in 2022: Five biggest numbers Google is out with its annual Google Play Protect report. The report for the year 2022 highlights how "Google Play Protect continues to scan billions of installed apps each day across billions of Android devices to keep users safe from threats like malware and unwanted software." Wondering what Google Play Protect is? Google Play Protect checks all Android apps and devices for harmful behavior. It runs a safety check on apps from the Google Play Store before you download them. It not only warns users about potentially harmful apps, it may also deactivate or remove harmful apps from users' devices. Here are the big numbers from Google 'security report': Sony sells a record-breaking number of PS5 units in the world Sony shipped 6.3 million PlayStation 5 consoles in Q4 2022; three times more than the same quarter last year, bringing the fiscal year's total shipment to 19 million units. Decline in software unit shipments (-2 million YoY) was offset by increased revenue, due to lack of major first-party games releases and prior hardware supply issues. More Technology News»

		Business
		Sebi files plea in Supreme Court, seeks six more months for Adani probe Start automated GST scrutiny, FM Sitharaman tells CBIC inance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) to increase the taxpayer base and introduce an automated GST return scrutiny system by next week. The total Indirect Tax collections for the 2022-23 fiscal stood at Rs 13.82 lakh crore, up from Rs 12.89 Lakh crore in 2021-22. Govt appoints new CEOs for Bank of Baroda, Bank of India More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: Abhishek, Klaasen shine in Sunrisers' third win of season Abhishek Sharma, back at the top of the order for Sunrisers Hyderabad, was an anomaly for the first 12 overs of a match played between two equally unsure teams at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday evening. His uncluttered intent fetched him 67 runs off 36 laid the foundation for Heinrich Klassen’s blazing unbeaten 27-ball 53 for SRH to post 197/6 and secure a nine-run win against a beleaguered Delhi Capitals. IPL: Clinical GT inch closer to playoffs with easy win over KKR A clinical Gujarat Titans registered an emphatic seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. With this win, defending champions Gujarat Titans have climbed to the top of the table. This is fight to save Indian wrestling, don't indulge in politics: Bajrang The wrestlers' protest in the national capital against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seemed to have taken a political colour as politicians from across the country farmers' and women's organisations joined to extend their support. More Sports News»

		Education
		43 candidates scored 100 percentile in JEE (Main) 2023; 11 from Telangana With 100 percentile scorer Ridhi Kamlesh Kumar Maheshwari from Karnataka is the lone female among the 43 toppers in the e Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE-Main) 2023. The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the combined results of the January and April early morning on Saturday. 43 candidates bag perfect 100 score in JEE-Main: National Testing Agency Forty-three candidates have bagged the perfect 100 score in the second edition of the engineering entrance exam JEE-Main, according to the National Testing Agency. "The National Testing Agency (NTA) scores of 15 candidates have been withheld as they are under scrutiny," a senior NTA official said. JEE Main 2023 Toppers: List of JEE Main Toppers released, 43 candidates score 100 percentile The JEE Main toppers 2023 for Session 2 have also been announced including Singaraju Venkat Koundinya, Kallakuri Sainadh Srimanth, Ridhi Kamlesh Kumar Maheshwari and others who obtained 100 percentile. Candidates can check out the result and other related information on the official website. More Education News»

		Environment
		Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report Observing World Earth Day: Origin, celebrations and Earth Hour UN's weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot More Environment News»

		World
		US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot A huge fire broke out at an oil depot in Sevastopol after two Ukrainian drones targeted the city's harbor, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of Crimea's Russia-appointed Sevastopol, on Saturday. Four oil tanks were destroyed, while a third drone was downed from the sky and another one wasn't functioning because of radio-electronic measures. Pakistani parents lock daughters' graves to avoid rape In a shocking revelation, parents in Pakistan now guard their dead daughters against rape by putting padlocks to their graves, reported Daily Times. Reports have revealed that necrophilia cases are on the rise in the country. That a woman is raped every two hours in a country taking great pride in its family-oriented values has been hammered to the point of repetition in our collective conscience. More World News»

		Environment
		Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report Observing World Earth Day: Origin, celebrations and Earth Hour UN's weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		5 years on, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao returns to Secretariat, albeit new For the first time after he retained power in the 2018 assembly elections, CM K Chandrasekhar Rao will be functioning from his chambers after inaugurating the new secretariat on Sunday afternoon. Telangana logs 41 Covid cases, 49 recoveries Telangana on Saturday recorded 41 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of cases so far in the state to 8,43,603. SCCL forgery accused nabbed after 30 years in Hyderabad An accused in a forgery case, who has been evading police for the last 30 years, was nabbed by Crime Investigation Department sleuths in Hyderabad on Friday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Man duped of Rs 80,000 by online fraudsters in Chandigarh Online swindlers duped a city resident of Rs. 80,000 on the pretext of buying a car on OLX . On the statement of the complainant police registered a case against unknown persons and started a probe. No arrest has been made in the case so far. JEE (Mains): Raghav Goyal tops Tricity, 3 others in top 100 Four students from the Tricity are in top 100 AIR (all-India rank) in the joint entrance examination (JEE), Mains 2023 examinations, result of which were declared on Saturday. Visa fraud accused has fled to Canada: Lawyer pite a Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued by the cops, Krispy Khera has reportedly managed to flee Canada on April 14, 2023. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Editor of YouTube channel held for extortion in Ahmedabad The editor of a YouTube channel has been arrested for threatening and trying to extort money from the trustee of a school. Ghost loans: 7 defraud lender of Rs 4.5 crore in Ahmedabad A private lending company on Friday filed a complaint with Vastrapur police accusing seven persons - including two employees - of fraudulently getting it to disburse Rs 4.5 crore in loans. 21-year-old gets 20 years in jail under Pocso in Ahmedabad A youth who eloped with a minor girl with whom he had established a physical relationship was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a special court. He was punished under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso). More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Five women get combat postings; Galwan braveheart's wife an officer Cadets Sakshi Dubey, Aditi Yadav, Pious Mudgil, Akansha and Mehak Saini became the first set of women to be commissioned in combat roles in the artillery regiment of the Army as they passed out of Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on Saturday. They will complete a training and join artillery units along the border with Pakistan and China. Tamil Nadu reports 321 new Covid cases Fresh cases in Tamil Nadu dropped further to 321 on Saturday compared to 343 in Friday and 382 on Thursday. The active cases also fell to 2,928 from 3,126 in the last 24 hours after the state discharged 519 patients from the registry. Don't rely on sites like Wikipedia to write verdicts: Madras HC Flagging the perils of relying on information available in crowd-sourced websites like Wikipedia, Madras high court has quashed an NIA court's order refusing to discharge a person charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Classmates, these Karnataka JEE toppers hope to team up at IIT-Bombay too Three students from Karnataka secured 100 percentile in JEE Main, results for which were announced on Saturday. All three students - Tanish Singh Khurana (all-India rank 22), Ridhi Kamlesh Kumar Maheshwari (23), and Nived Ayilliath Nambiar (35) - are classmates at Allen Career Institute, Jayanagar, and are now preparing for JEE Advanced. Couples struggle to reach wedding halls due to traffic restrictions for PM Modi's roadshow in Bengaluru Stringent Traffic restrictions along the Magadi Road on account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in West Bengaluru on Saturday came as a spoilsport for the couple—Deepika and Shivakumar, who were set to enter wedlock at a marriage hall on Magadi Road. Insurer can recover compensation from insured for route permit violation: Karnataka high court The Dharwad bench of the Karnataka High Court recently made an observation that if there is a violation of the route permit which is proven, the insurer is not obligated to provide compensation but is entitled to recover the compensation from the insured. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Classmates, these Karnataka JEE toppers hope to team up at IIT-Bombay too Three students from Karnataka secured 100 percentile in JEE Main, results for which were announced on Saturday. All three students - Tanish Singh Khurana (all-India rank 22), Ridhi Kamlesh Kumar Maheshwari (23), and Nived Ayilliath Nambiar (35) - are classmates at Allen Career Institute, Jayanagar, and are now preparing for JEE Advanced. Couples struggle to reach wedding halls due to traffic restrictions for PM Modi's roadshow in Bengaluru Stringent Traffic restrictions along the Magadi Road on account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in West Bengaluru on Saturday came as a spoilsport for the couple—Deepika and Shivakumar, who were set to enter wedlock at a marriage hall on Magadi Road. Insurer can recover compensation from insured for route permit violation: Karnataka high court The Dharwad bench of the Karnataka High Court recently made an observation that if there is a violation of the route permit which is proven, the insurer is not obligated to provide compensation but is entitled to recover the compensation from the insured. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		'Blood updates on national portal a must' All blood centres in Maharashtra should update information about availability of blood in real-time on the national blood portal, e-RaktKosh, according to a recent directive issued by the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC). School holidays from May 2, but Maharashtra government schedules event on May 6 After announcing summer vacations from May 2, the state wants schools to organise activities on May 6 as part of the conclusion of the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj death centenary year. Bombay high court declines pre--arrest bail to man booked for 'unnatural' sex The Bombay high court recently refused anticipatory bail to a pilot who was booked under Indian Penal Code Section 377 for unnatural intercourse on a complaint by a woman he was to marry. “It is very well true that if one of the parties to intercourse subsequently dislikes it, he or she has every right to take recourse to the law which is available,” said Justice S M Modak on April 13. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		MCD schools to have mgmt committees Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools will now have school management committees (SMCs) on the similar lines of committees operating in Delhi government schools. Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj meets residents after Manish Sisodia's message from jail Following a message from the former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia from jail regarding drinking water issue in his earstwhile constituency, water minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday held a meeting with the residents of the Patparganj assembly constituency. Delhi LG VK Saxena reviews progress of projects at two commercial centres Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday visited Bhikaji Cama Place and Nehru Place to take stock of the ongoing revamp work by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		MCD schools to have mgmt committees Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools will now have school management committees (SMCs) on the similar lines of committees operating in Delhi government schools. Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj meets residents after Manish Sisodia's message from jail Following a message from the former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia from jail regarding drinking water issue in his earstwhile constituency, water minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday held a meeting with the residents of the Patparganj assembly constituency. Delhi LG VK Saxena reviews progress of projects at two commercial centres Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday visited Bhikaji Cama Place and Nehru Place to take stock of the ongoing revamp work by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		MCD schools to have mgmt committees Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools will now have school management committees (SMCs) on the similar lines of committees operating in Delhi government schools. Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj meets residents after Manish Sisodia's message from jail Following a message from the former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia from jail regarding drinking water issue in his earstwhile constituency, water minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday held a meeting with the residents of the Patparganj assembly constituency. Delhi LG VK Saxena reviews progress of projects at two commercial centres Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday visited Bhikaji Cama Place and Nehru Place to take stock of the ongoing revamp work by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Play, titled Hum Kyun Hain, staged at North Central Zone Cultural Center in Prayagraj ​​​​Through the concept and direction of writers Shailesh Srivastava and Alok Nair, the drama has been woven around deprived characters such as prostitutes, eunuchs, and disabled children from the mainstream of the society and how these characters in the play are in search of their existence. Renowned artist of the city, Ritika Awasthi mesmerized the audience with her performance. UPPSC to issue advertisement for 3,055 vacant posts soon Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) would be inviting applications for recruitment against 3,055 vacant posts of various departments in the next two months. This includes 174 posts of dental surgeons. Now, no male staffers in KGBVs across state More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		HC orders CBI to probe all 364 nursing colleges in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh high court has asked the CBI to carry out a detailed investigation into all 364 nursing colleges in the state after the agency submitted a report on its searches on 25 nursing colleges in Bhopal in a sealed envelope and it was taken on record. HC drops contempt proceedings against MP government in Deepak Arya case The Madhya Pradesh high court on Friday dropped contempt proceedings against the state government after being told that a probe conducted by Jabalpur divisional commissioner into charges of corruption against IAS officer Deepak Arya has found the allegations to be "baseless". Stray dogs maul woman to death in MP's Seoni A 55-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in a village in Seoni district on Saturday, police said. The dogs were seen eating the body, say sources. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		From May 1, Odisha govt to audit C-sec deliveries in private hospitals In the wake of sharp rise in caesarean (C-section) deliveries in private hospitals, the state government has ordered an audit of such deliveries from May 1. Between 2015-16 and 2019-21, C-section deliveries in private hospitals have gone up from 53.7% to 70.7%, National Family Health Survey-4 data showed. Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express trial run begins The state government requested the Centre to run two more Vande Bharat trains in the state a day before the railways conducted a trial run of the train on the Howrah-Puri route on Friday. Gunmen in Sudan held us hostage for eight hours: Steel co supervisor Basanta Kumar Mishra and five others from Odisha, who returned here from conflict-hit Sudan on Friday, recounted the harrowing experience of being hostage of gun-toting rebels for eight hours. More Bhubaneswar News»

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