Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, April 25, 2017
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| Avoid shortcuts, ensure poor’s welfare: PM to CMs |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked BJP CMs to avoid “populist shortcuts“ and concentrate on efficient delivery of welfare programmes that are intended to benefit the last man in the queue in keeping with his government’s enhanced focus on the poor post-demonetisation. |
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| Minor girl gang-raped, police book one person, say family |
| The family of the girl who was allegedly gang-raped by two youths from Mamura village, Sector 66 has said that while they had complained about involvement of two people in the incident, the police lodged an FIR only against one person. |
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| I can’t believe I am 44, says Sachin Tendulkar |
| Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Monday said that he could not believe he has turned 44 as he celebrated his birthday in front of thousands of adoring fans at the Wankhede Stadium. |
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| Sindhu eyes Badminton Asia Championships title |
| Three years after winning a bronze at the Gimcheon edition, PV Sindhu will once again eye a superlative performance when she leads the Indian challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships starting on Tuesday. |
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| Jaitley says 7-8% growth ‘absolute normal’ for India |
| Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said India will continue to grow at 7-8 per cent rate, an ‘absolute normal’ for the nation under the current global environment. Jaitley said as far as the economy is concerned, all the decisions taken by the Modi-Government are consistently in one direction. |
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| Microsoft India employees to get family caregiver leave |
| Microsoft India has introduced a new family caregiver leave benefit of four weeks of full paid leave to take care of an immediate family member with a serious health condition. The company said the enhanced family leave benefits are directed at helping employees meet their needs to be fully present at home and work. |
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| Priyanka Chopra to star in Kalpana Chawla biopic? |
| If reports doing the rounds are anything to go by, then actress Priyanka Chopra will soon be blasting off into outer space with her next film project – a biopic on late Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla. |
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