News Digest: New system to integrate six major airports

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, June 05, 2015
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		India
		New system to integrate six major airports Airports Authority of India (AAI) will launch a project to streamline air traffic flow to the six busiest airports in the country. Main, backup servers should not be in same city: Experts The Centralised Air Traffic Flow Management of AAI to streamline air traffic flow has a major flaw — the main servers and back-up servers are located in Delhi. For a change, AI flight leaves early, saves life A critically ill man in Chennai was literally saved on a wing and a prayer after a beating heart was flown in from Madurai and reached him in the nick of time. More India News»

		Business
		Rajan's blunt comments upset government RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s blunt comments on interest rates and growth have not gone down well with government officials. Mahindra business city to be carbon-positive Some 25 km from the Pink City, in the dessert state of Rajasthan, a ‘green’ integrated business city pioneered by the Mahindra Group has drawn a road map of becoming climate positive in 10 years, a distinction which places India on the world map. 'There is more credibility of new GDP data' Amid the controversy over GDP numbers, the country’s chief statistician T C A Anant defends the new methodology of measuring economic activity and explains the logic behind every move. More Business News»

		Environment
		Goyal sees $2 bn savings from LED bulbs in 4 yrs The government reckons increasing use of LED (light emitting diode) bulbs would result in savings of $2 billion by reducing power consumption by 10,000 mw during peak hours in the next four years. Air pollution worsens heart disease: Studies Breathing in polluted air is injurious to your heart. Growing evidence suggests that microscopic particulate matter (PM) comprising construction dust and vehicular exhaust could, in this regard, be the worst culprit. Trouble looms for marine life as as oceans get warmer Rising sea temperatures attributed to global climate change could drive many marine creatures away from the equator, but their move toward the poles promises to put them in peril in habitats that are smaller and less hospitable, scientists say. More Environment News»

		World
		Massive cyber attack hits 4m US federal workers Hackers broke into US government computers, possibly compromising the personal data of 4 million current and former federal employees, and investigators were probing whether the culprits were based in China, US officials said on Thursday. Why Bill Gates doesn't want students to be like him Bill Gates is something of a model for education skeptics. Ghana blast, flooding leave estimated 150 dead An explosion at a petrol station in Ghana's capital and flooding caused by torrential rains killed around 150 people, President John Mahama said on Thursday, marking the worst disaster to strike the West African country in more than a decade. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Aishwarya to play Dalbir Kaur in Sarbjit biopic Dalbir Kaur, 61, is the older sister of Sarbjit Singh, a farmer from Bhikhiwind in Punjab (just 5 kms away from the Indo-Pakistan border), who in 1990 while farming, inadvertently, crossed over to Pakistan after having a couple of drinks, got mistaken as an Indian spy and was given capital punishment in 1991 but was not hanged. Elli Avram, Patralekhaa in 'Murder 4' While the male lead for the next Murder franchise is yet to be confirmed, the film’s makers have reportedly finalised the leading ladies. Elli Avram and Patralekhaa are said to have been confirmed for this thriller with a love triangle, to be helmed by Vikram Bhatt. Celebs who allegedly had sex in public We put together celebrities who have allegedly had sex in public and some have been caught too! More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Man strums 'Yesterday' during brain operation Anthony Kulkamp Dias, a 33-year old Brazilian bank worker, performed a Beatles classic for the team of surgeons operating on his brain tumour. Online test to tell if you will live beyond next 5 years Will you live beyond the next five years? Take the death test which can tell you with 80% certainty. World's first 'digital drug' that can lift your mood A new wearable device, which is being called the world’s first digital drug, can zap your brain to make you feel either calm or energised. More Science News»

		Sports
		Ex-Fifa VP Warner fears for his life but vows to tell all Jack Warner, a central figure in Fifa's deepening scandal, has vowed to tell investigators all he knows about corruption within the governing body. Serena Williams to face Lucie Safarova in French Open final World number one Serena Williams battled illness and fierce heat to reach third French Open final, defeating Swiss outsider Timea Bacsinszky 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. India vs Bangladesh: Low-key Test in a bumper summer One match between India and Bangladesh in a cricketing outpost such as Fatullah cannot be expected to garner a whole lot of eyeballs. More Sports News»

		Technology
		23 tough questions asked in Facebook interviews Facebook is one of the most sought-after workplaces in the tech industry. Idea hikes prepaid data tariffs by 18% in Delhi Idea Cellular prepaid customers in Delhi and NCR will now have to cough out more for using data as the company has increased rates by over 18 per cent with effect from June 3. Why Bill Gates doesn't want students to be like him “Although I dropped out of college and got lucky pursuing a career in software, getting a degree is a much surer path to success,” Bill Gates wrote in a blog post. More Technology News»

		Education
		Strict invigilation given credit for bad showing Many students of SSC this year have passed the class 10 exams conducted by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) more because of the `board's grace' than individual effort, tuitions or teaching in schools. English trips up 41% SSC examinees While mathematics caused the maximum number of failures in this year's class X board exams, English ­ which is an optional subject ­ came a close second with more than 40.86% students becoming a casualty of the subject. Student with austere lifestyle in 99.54th percentile Varshil Shah, 16, was hardly a year old when lectures on Jain philosophy drew his parents to spirituality . The family has relinquished almost all worldy pleasures and adhered to a frugal, ascetic lifestyle for the last 15 years. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Balancing a pot, a Muslim sings bhajans In life and in football, balance is everything. Shaikh Riyazoddin Abdul Gani would add a Maharashtrian folk art to this list. For years he has balanced a water-filled kalash on his head on stage. Mumbai is being cut down to size: Saamna Saamna on Thursday accused the Centre of planning to shift key government offices from Mumbai to New Delhi in an attempt to diminish the city’s pre-eminence as the country’s financial capital. Discussions on utopia and the human spirit No matter how tempted you are, do not tell filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan he looks like Albert Einstein. Once a stewardess on a flight to Europe made the mistake and pat came the reply, “That is not a compliment”. Beyond his drooping moustache and uncombed silver locks though, the 73-year-old Malayalam film director can be called an Einstein for his genius. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Cop hostage, 20 police vans chase truck in Delhi Cops in 20-odd vehicles chased a truck for over 4km through central Delhi on Wednesday night, firing repeatedly at the rogue vehicle in a bid to rescue a traffic constable who was abducted by the truck’s occupants from a Shankar Road check point. 'No place for beasts in disguise in government jobs' The Delhi high court has passed stringent strictures against a government employee while junking his plea challenging downgrading of his rank for sexually harassing two family members of a female peon, saying “beasts in disguise” should not be in public service. Minor raped by godman in east Delhi A 14-year-old girl was raped by a godman who claimed he could cure her epilepsy in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri area. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		'Ensure all minority schools have basic facilities' The high court on Thursday directed the state government to ensure that all minority schools in the state have basic facilities like drinking water, toilets, teachers and so on as per the apex court's directive. Property cards set to become a reality soon in Bengaluru Finally, a tender to start the process of implementing a project that claims to guarantee property owners with one common card/certificate authenticating their ownership is ready to be floated. 'High school grads more vital than Nobel laureates' More than producing Nobel laureates, it is important to generate high school graduates, Israel consul-general Menahem Kanafi said on Thursday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Allocate coal to Telangana, KCR tells Goyal CM K Chandrasekhar Rao asked Union minister of state for coal, power and renewable energy Piyush Goyal to allocate coal required for thermal power plants in Telangana soon. Godavari water is safe, says study Godavari Pushkaram may well turn out to be a “healthy” affair for millions of pilgrims what with researchers finding that the water in the river near Rajahmundry is of “excellent grade”. School rusticates student after father files RTI plea In a shocking incident, a student was rusticated from his school because his father allegedly filed an RTI application. When the six-year-old boy’s father raised questions related to the facilities and fee structure in the school through an RTI petition, the school allegedly handed over the transfer certificate of the boy to the father instead of providing the information. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Vallur thermal power units shut down Two units of Vallur thermal plant with a capacity of 500MW each were shutdown due to problems in their boilers. For 4th year, farmers may lose out on 1 crop in Chennai For the fourth year in succession, poor rain has dashed delta farmers' hopes of carrying out short-term kuruvai cultivation. Expedite trial against Karuna daughter: Chennai HC Trial in case of cheating and intimidation filed against former chief minister M Karunanidhi's daughter Selvi and her son-in-law VM Jothimani should be completed by a magistrate court in Poonamallee in six months. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Get a rupee for a pee in Ahmedabad Henceforth you will be tipped a rupee to pee at the right spot! The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is toying with a new idea of paying people money if they visit the nearest public toilets. LSD kingpin Arif Shaikh sent to judicial custody The alleged kingpin of the LSD drug racket in the city, Arif Shaikh, has been sent to judicial custody after remaining in police remand for two days. city crime branch had arrested Shaikh from his residence in Vatva. Gujarat ATS nabs 2 with 520 sim cards The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) nabbed two persons with 520 sim cards, 93 of which were already activated. They sim cards had been obtained on the basis of fake identity documents. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HQ Purva celebrates 45th Raising Day HQ Purva UP & MP Sub Area, Allahabad, celebrated its 45th Raising Day on Monday with full zeal and enthusiasm. AAP seeks rollback in service tax Volunteers of Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Monday staged a demonstration in the city demanding Union government to rollback service tax which has gone up to 14% from Monday. 'Fabricator' on world tour after losing a leg BV Narayana was in his early twenties when he lost a leg after being hit by a group of motorcyclists. After three decades, he decided to tour across the globe to make people aware of traffic norms so that they could be saved from the pain that he had to undergo. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		CBI raids chit fund company in Odisha CBI, probing the Odisha mega chit fund scam, on Thursday raided Jana Mangal Agro Care, a Ponzi firm, accused of cheating investors of more than Rs 50 crore. Simultaneous raids were conducted at four places in Jajpur district and two locations in Ganjam. State sends Maggi to Pune lab for tests Amid growing concerns about safety standards of Maggi noodles, the state government on Wednesday sent samples of the instant snack to an accredited laboratory in Pune. Red fear forces 60 families to leave villages At least 60 families of 11 villages in the cut-off area across Balimela reservoir in Malkangiri district have left home due to Maoist fear. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Murder in Balampur cracked, illicit relations the motive A month after a burnt body of a woman was found in jungles of Balampur on Bhopal-Vidisha Road in Bhopal district, cops on Thursday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in crime. MP Cong demands testing of all Nestle products Madhya Pradesh Congress party on Thursday demanded testing of all products marketed by Nestle after the Maggi controversy. Woman attempts suicide in front of MP CM residence A 19-year-old young woman from Satna district attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills in front of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's official residence on Thursday morning. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Officer questions Chetan Mittal's appointment as ED lawyer A senior Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer in Chandigarh has questioned the appointment of India's assistant solicitor general (ASG) Chetan Mittal as the agency's advocate in Punjab's Rs 6,000-crore synthetic drug scam. Farmers protest as cooperative bank puts up list, pictures of loan defaulters Cooperative banks have started identifying farmers who have defaulted on repayment of loans and Faridkot Cooperative Bank put up a list of 29 farmers owing principal amount of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh each along with their pictures on its notice board on Wednesday. Farmer organizations and Congress criticized the move saying it could force farmers to commit suicide. Rs 10L stolen from commission agent's shop Around Rs 10 lakh were stolen from a commission agent's shop in Sirsa grain market on Thursday.Police have started investigation into the matter. More Chandigarh News»

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