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Saturday evening news brief April 01, 2017

Saturday evening brief Apr 1 2017
Good evening!
Here’s everything that transpired during the course of the day…
Terror groups may have developed a bomb small enough to fit in a laptop and able to get past airport scanners. According to new intelligence, the groups have been testing the new bomb on airport scanners they have obtained. This is very likely what prompted US and UK to ban air travellers from eight Muslim-majority nations from carrying large electronic devices onboard flights. Read
The Dalai Lama today kicked off his 13-day trip to the northeast, disregarding warnings from China. He will address students at Gauhati University tomorrow, and proceed to Tawang on Monday. China had warned that Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh will “have serious damage on bilateral relations.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Smart India Hackathon 2017 today. The 2-day event is being held at 26 cities across the country. Nearly 500 youngsters are working non-stop for 36 hours to find digital solutions to problems identified by various ministries and departments. The Prime Minister will address participants from the Ahmedabad center.
The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 100 locations in 16 states in a crackdown on shell companies today. Premises of about 300 shell firms were raided in Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and other cities. ED officials said the action was under provisions of the PMLA and the FEMA to check instances of money laundering and illegal forex transactions.
India’s PV Sindhu overcame Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea to enter her maiden India Open Super Series final. Third seed Sindhu defeated second seed Hyun 21-18, 14-21, 21-14 in an intensely fought semi-final contest. Sindhu will face top seed Carolina Marin of Spain in the summit clash on Sunday.
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