3RD GENERATION OF PAWARS TO CONTEST POLLS

MUMBAI : The second list of NCP’S poll candidates released on Friday named Parth Pawar, the grandnephew of party chief Sharad Pawar, who will contest from Maval. Parth’s entry marks the third generation of Pawars fighting polls. The party also named Marathi TV actor Amol Kolhe as its Shirur candidate, and former MP Sameer Bhujbal as the candidate from Nashik . ››P7

Lee Fixel, Flipkart backer, resigns from Tiger Global

BENGALURU: Venture capitalist Lee Fixel, a prolific investor in Indian startups, is leaving New York-based fund, Tiger Global. Fixel, through Tiger Global, was one of Flipkart’s early backers. Flipkart’s CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy assured employees in an email that Fixel will continue to be on the e-tailer’s board. ››P17

UK PM May to try again to pass Eu-brexit deal

LONDON: After suffering two defeats in the House of Commons, British PM Theresa May is expected to bring the pact before parliament again next week, hoping to pass it. Failure to do so again would mean a Brexit delay beyond March 29, forcing UK to participate in the May elections to the European Parliament. ››P16

Ethiopia crash: Wreckage shows jet was set to dive

PARIS: A screw-like device found in the wreckage of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed in Ethiopia gave investigators an early clue: the jackscrew — used to set the trim that raises and lowers the plane’s nose — was configured to dive. ››P16