Daily Newsletter | Thursday, April 13, 2017
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| Armed forces in AFSPA areas must get immunity, govt tells SC |
| The Centre made a forceful attempt for dilution of the Supreme Court’s earlier judgment making registration of FIRs mandatory for encounter deaths during counter-insurgency operations by armed forces, even in disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). |
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| UK offers cutting-edge military tech to India |
| The UK said on Wednesday it wants to further strengthen its cooperation with India in the fight against terrorism and extremism, while also offering cutting-edge military technology for co-production of weapon systems to jointly become “world beaters” in arms exports. |
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| Women criminals can be shown leniency: SC |
| Even though gender is not a mitigating factor when it comes to punishment for criminal acts, the Supreme Court said that in the Indian context, a woman convict having three minor children to support would be aground for courts to impose a lenient sentence on her. |
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| Hot day in Delhi, max temp hovers at around 40 degrees Celsius |
| Temperature in some parts of the national capital on Wednesday touched the 40 degrees Celsius mark making it a hot day for the Delhiites. The Safdarjung observatory, who is considered the official figure for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 39.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. |
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| Aircel makes national roaming free |
| Aircel has done away with national roaming for all incoming calls on its network. This means that users won’t have to pay any extra charges for taking calls when roaming across India. |
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| Meet the 12-year-old who is building robots |
| Just like any other girl her age, 12-year-old Kavya Vignesh likes to have fun when she is not studying. But unlike many others, she likes to make those moments memorable by creating something that helps solve some real-world problems. |
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| Not sure if Dhoni is still a good T20 player: Ganguly |
| “I am not too sure if Dhoni is a good T20 player. He is a champion ODI player but when it comes to T20 cricket, in 10 years, he has got one fifty and that’s not the best record,” former India captain Sourav Ganguly said. |
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| PV Sindhu enters second round of Singapore Open |
| Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu staved off a stiff challenge from 2016 All England champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to make a positive start to her campaign at the Singapore Open here on Wednesday. |
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| Airfares skyrocket amid festivities |
| Domestic airfares have shot through the roof — almost doubled on some routes. Indians now book tickets well in advance, leaving very few seats for last-minute sales that go for the highest fare levels. |
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