News Digest: Police had information about Gardewara ambush

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		Saturday, April 12, 2014
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		India
		Police had information about Gardewara ambush The Naxals had called for a boycott of the polls in their stronghold but their threats were thwarted by the security forces. Polling starts in Tripura Voting began on Saturday in Tripura for its second Lok Sabha constituency, officials said. A divided Congress could turn the tide for Sriramulu The landscape of Bellary parliamentary constituency has changed since 2009. Trucks laden with iron ore heading towards ports on the state’s western coastline and leaving behind a trail of iron dust are missing.  More India News»

		Business
		Gold import fall helps narrow trade deficit Gold and silver imports declined 40% to $33.5 billion in 2013-14, compared to close to $56 billion in the previous year.In March, import of precious metals was down by 17% to $2.75. Oil India Ltd eyes $2 billion Shell blocks Oil India Ltd, the nation's second-biggest state-run explorer, is studying an acquisition of Nigerian oil and gas assets owned by Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Infosys begins search for Shibu's successor The storied IT company has so far had a succession of co-founders as CEO, and this would be the first time that a non-founder would be taking the position. More Business News»

		Environment
		Toxic tap water spurs panic bottled water buying in China: Media Tap water in a Chinese city was found to contain excessive levels of the toxic chemical benzene, prompting residents to rush to buy bottled water, state media said on Friday. China begins soil pollution clean-up amid doubt over funding China has announced its first pilot projects to treat metal pollution in soil and prevent farmland from further contamination, but critics say the government's overall efforts are underfunded and inefficient. Anacondas land in Chennai, to reach Thiruvananthapuram zoo today Cargo hold area at the Chennai airport had a special consignment from Sri Lanka on Wednesday.The consignment had seven anacondas including six females, en-route to Thiruvananthapuram zoo. More Environment News»

		World
		MH370 hunt goes on after Australia signals great confidence Ships and planes pursued Saturday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner off Australia after Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was "very confident" that signals from the black box had been detected. Ukraine offers more powers to woo east Ukraine’s prime minister on Friday told leaders in the country’s restive east that he is committed to allowing regions to have more powers, but left it unclear how his ideas differed from the demands of protesters now occupying government buildings or Russia’s advocacy of federalization. South Korean envoy to meet Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, will hold talks with his South Korean counterpart Hwang Joon-kook during latter's China visit, the foreign ministry said on Friday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I'd rather lead an interesting life than be a star' Lisa Haydon talks so fast that you may miss a few things she says. And in those few words, she might reveal a personality trait, or make an honest confession about her professional life Possibility of Farhan replacing Nawaz in Raees? Casting for a film is proving to be sticky business. The recent hijinks that went into the casting of Bajirao Mastani is a strong case in point. No Hamari Adhuri Kahani without Vidya: Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt has dismissed all speculations about Vidya Balan not being a part of his next production, Hamari Adhuri Kahani. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		'Jesus' wife' text not a modern forgery: Study New scientific tests suggest a fragment of papyrus in which Jesus speaks of "my wife" is more likely an ancient document than a forgery , according to an article published on Thursday by the Harvard Theological Review. Doctors engineer human cartilage graft from nasal septum cartilage cells In a major boost for lab made organs, doctors have engineered a human cartilage graft from patients’ own nasal septum cartilage cells to successfully rebuild the nostrils (alar lobule) of five individuals whose noses were damaged by skin cancer. Nasa gets clearance to build spacecraft to collect samples from an asteroid Nasa is all set to start building the world’s first spacecraft that will collect the first ever samples from an asteroid in 2018. More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL 7, an opportunity for fading stars The Indian Premier League is all about opportunities — not just for the young and talented but also for those who are looking to make a mark all over again. Chennai Super Kings set to sail again There have been serious allegations made against the team, but one can't deny that despite the chaos, there's a sense of order in the team-building process. Pak should learn from India: Moin Khan India's dominance in ICC events prompted Pak coach Moin Khan to admit that India is not only powerhouse but they should take a leaf out of neighbour's book. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Infosys begins CEO search process, looks at external candidates too Infosys will look at both internal and external candidates to succeed CEO & MD SD Shibulal, who is due to retire in March next year. Samsung Galaxy S5 available in India at Rs 51,500 The latest version of Samsung's flagship Galaxy smartphone series went on sale worldwide. Heartbleed bug: Am I at risk and do I have to change my password? The bug has gone unnoticed for more than two years and could have potentially given hackers access to an unlimited array of secure data. More Technology News»

		Education
		Northwestern, Bridge School join hands to offer certificate programme The first programme, in Predictive Business Analytics, will be launched this summer. Pune varsity suspends controller of exams University of Pune (UoP) vice-chancellor Wasudeo N Gade on Friday handed out a suspension order to controller of examinations (CoE) Sampada Joshi after a three-member inquiry committee indicted her in its interim report for having no effective control over the exam department and for lack of coordination. Over 49,000 clear state management CET exam As many as 49,252 candidates have cleared the state government's 'MBA/MMS CET 2014' - the qualifying examination for admissions to management degree courses in the state. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		No need to post cops in bars, Bombay HC says Posting constables inside restaurants and bars may be interpreted as a sign of weak administration, the Bombay high court told the state on Friday while granting interim relief to some hoteliers in Thane, Chembur and Govandi areas who had complained against such vigilance. Punish women too in rape cases: SP leader Abu Azmi SP’s state president Abu Azmi is attracting angry criticism for his statements about rape survivors Plea puts state law on farmland under Supreme Court lens MUMBAI: In a setback to the state, a new law enacted by the state to allow 26,000 acres of farmland to be returned to its private owners is now under Supreme Court scrutiny. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Ad firm sends copy of Rs 15 crore campaign bill of a party to EC An advertising firm has sent to the Election Commission the copy of a bill of Rs 15 crore it has charged a leading political party for putting up hoardings in the national capital. Supreme Court puts on hold Delhi's nursery admissions Uncertainty again plagues nursery admissions in the city, with the process being put on hold on Friday, this time by the Supreme Court. NCR board meeting delayed, no new date The NCR Planning Board’s meeting on Saturday was deferred. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bangalore Political Action Committee backs 12 city candidates The Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC), a citizens’ collective, on Thursday endorsed 12 candidates in Bangalore North, South and Central constituencies in the coming polls. Swaraj is your birthright: AAP candidate Sharadamma , 37, is a resident of TS Palya near KR Puram. A BBMP pourakarmika, her job requires her to cover a distance of about 10 km on an average daily.  Customer goes red over green bread A miffed Subhash Shetty called up the customer care department of manufacturer Hindustan Unilever Private Limited, which later replaced the bread and tendered an apology. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Modi reluctant to share dais with Naidu? Even as the BJP and the TDP are wrangling over key seats in the Seemandhra region, fresh trouble is brewing for their alliance. 87 to choose from in poll symbol swayamvar Be it the hot chilli or the cooling ceiling fan, the omnipresent television or telephone, the puttering autorickshaw or the soaring kite, kitchen staples gas cylinder or cup and saucer, the Election Commission has a wide array of free poll symbols on offer in every Lok Sabha constituency. Post split, Telangana energy sector to glow It’s a bright picture for the energy sector in Telangana with the committee appointed to distribute power between the two states recommending 52.17% power to the new state and the remaining 47.83% to Andhra Pradesh. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Most converts to Islam are backward; they need quotas In Tamil Nadu, the government grouped Muslims by caste names such as marakaiyar and rowther and provided them reservation by stating that these were the backward Muslims. Gay college student arrested for double murder in Salem A 21-year-old homosexual was arrested here on Friday for allegedly murdering two men who refused to have sex with him in two separate incidents. Jayalalithaa smells conspiracy behind power cuts  It is an issue chief minister J Jayalalithaa could not have ducked for long.  More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		This Gandhi family roots for Modi as PM The Gandhi family may be chief minister Narendra Modi’s favourite punching bag. But Mohandas Gandhi, Indira, Rahul, Rajiv, Sonia and Priyanka—all of Surat—are rooting for him to become Prime Minister. Passport scam takes Ahmedabad cops to Mumbai A DCP Zone I squad, investigating a case of a duplicate passport, has been stationed at Mumbai to collect more evidence in the case. Gujarat HC reserves order on special courts for rape cases Gujarat high court on Friday reserved its order on a PIL filed by an NGO - Lok Rakshak Seva Samiti demanding setting up of special courts in each district across the state to deal with rape cases. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		PAC, police bands too join efforts In a bid to increase voting percentage during 2014 parliamentary polls, personnel of police and PAC bands are encouraging denizens of the Sangam city to cast vote in coming elections. BJP eager to end decade long hiatus Bharatiya Janata Party poll managers are eager to end a decade long hiatus by riding on the 'Modi wave' to win the Allahabad and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies. Blood donation camp at Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences A blood donation camp was organised at Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences on Thursday. Around 80 units of blood were donated by SHIATS students. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Election in Puri: Maheswar Mohanty steps out, meets workers For the first time since he was attacked in February, BJD candidate from Puri assembly seat Maheswar Mohanty on Thursday addressed party workers in Puri. Kalinganagar may backfire on BJD in Odisha Never before had this debate of industrialization versus agriculture taken centre stage on hustings in the pocket, analysts said. Voters boycott poll at village on Naveen Patnaik's turf Voters in a village under chief minister Naveen Patnaik's Hinjli constituency in Ganjam district boycotted polling on Thursday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		'Bramhakumari' arrested for extorting Rs 7 lakh from elderly man by filing false rape case This incident took place in Gwalior district on Friday evening. Man chops off wife's fingers over refusal to join prostitution racket A 30-year-old man chopped off his wife's fingers allegedly after she refused to join a prostitution racket. The incident took place at Damoh district in Madhya Pradeshon Thursday night. Petition filed against Azam Khan in Indore court for his Kargil war comment Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan landed into a legal trouble as a complaint petition was filed against him in local court of Indore for his comment about the Kargil war which created a political storm.  More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Canteen bytes TOI visits colleges in Tricity to bring you the ins and outs of student life. CCTV camera's grainy footage stumps cops Like earlier instances, this time too the CCTV camera installed at Sector 38 light-point could not help the police much after a truck ran over a cyclist on Thursday night. Chandigarh voters cash in on discounts It was bonanza time for voters in the city and Panchkula after they cast their vote.Many enjoyed discounts, which were promised to maximize the voting percentage, after showing their inked finger. More Chandigarh News»

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