News Digest: PM to reveal list of smart cities on June 25: M Venkaiah Naidu

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, June 17, 2015
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		India
		PM to reveal list of smart cities on June 25: M Venkaiah Naidu The government of India has finally identified and prepared a list of smart cities, which will be revealed on June 25 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gujarat to make 2 states smarter The newly-formed state Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh will get a smart gift from Gujarat. Veteran of many storms, Bhujbal took it easy this time Chhagan Bhujbal has successfully tackled several challenges and controversies in the several decades he has been in politics, but now even he may find it difficult to wriggle out of the strong case that has been built against him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) led by Pravin Dixit. More India News»

		Business
		India's exports dip 20% in May to $22.3bn India’s exports continued to contract for the sixth straight month in a row in May on sluggish global demand, fluctuation in rupee value and prices of petro products. Financial world strikes healthy pose on Yoga Day eve It’s not just the government machinery which is gearing up for the International Yoga Day on Sunday. Reliance Brands to launch Muji in India Reliance Brands, a unit of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, has struck a joint venture with minimalist Japanese retailer Muji, which sells a wide array of products ranging from stationary and clothing to furniture and food, to open its stores in India. More Business News»

		Environment
		India, China need cleaner air to keep death rate steady Never mind lowering the rate of death from air pollution in India and China. Just keeping those rates steady will demand urgent action to clear the skies, according to a report published on Tuesday. Two Gharial crocodiles die in Rajkot zoo In a shocking news for zoo officials, two Gharial, a species of crocodile, died on Sunday night at Rajkot Zoological Park. Himachal Pradesh has 4.8% of India's forest cover Out of total 55,673 sq km geographic area in the state, the forest comprises 37,033 sq km, which is 4.80% of total forests in the country. More Environment News»

		World
		Russia to get 40 new intercontinental missiles this year Putin spoke at the opening of an arms show at a shooting range in Alabino just west of Moscow, a huge display intended to showcase Russia's resurgent military. US Senate votes to ban torture The US Senate voted Tuesday to ban torture during interrogations, a measure aimed at ending brutal techniques that were used on terror suspects following the 9/11 attacks of 2001. Reform vote: Hong Kong braces for political showdown Hong Kong prepared for a political showdown Wednesday with lawmakers set to vote on a divisive reform package and tensions high over an alleged explosives plot that police said was linked to a "radical" group. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Kareena: My best wishes are with Shahid Kareena Kapoor Khan slips seamlessly into her two roles. One is that of the Begum of Pataudi, where she is all smiles, supervising whether everyone at the lunch table is looked after. Kangana heads to Broadway in New York Kangana Ranaut, who is on a roll, is heading to the Broadway in New York to study the nuances of a dancer. H'wood is B'wood's biggest competitor While Bollywood has often referred to the growing evolution of the Indian audience over the last few years, they are actually beginning to see the proof of it this year. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		World's thinnest bulb created from graphene Researchers have created the world’s thinnest light bulb using graphene, an atomically thin and perfectly crystalline form of carbon, as a filament. 8-month stay in Hawaii dome readies Nasa team for Mars trip Back in the autumn, six scientists received some good news: they were being treated to an eight-month, all expenses paid trip to Hawaii. Eat chocolate, reduce heart disease risk Eating up to 100 g of milk chocolate or dark chocolate every day is tied to lowered heart disease and stroke risk, a new study has claimed. More Science News»

		Sports
		'Honest' Dhoni gives you enough chances to succeed: Smith For West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Smith, Chennai Super Kings is his top team primarily mainly because of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pakistan accepts Salman Butt's confession on spot-fixing Butt was one of three players banned for a minimum of five years for their part in arranging deliberate no-balls in return for money during an August 2010 Test against England at Lord's. Rafael Nadal crashes out at Queen's in first round Rafael Nadal suffered a shock first round exit the at Queen's Club as the Spanish star was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4 by Alexandr Dolgopolov. More Sports News»

		Technology
		9 useful tips & tricks for your PC, Mac Whether you use PC/Mac at home or office, there are useful tips that can help boost your productivity. While some of these simple tips enhance your system's performance others simply help you to work faster. Here are nine such tips/tricks each for PCs and Mac. Here's how Google reviews employees' performance To help solve this problem, in the early 2000s, Google adopted an innovative internal grading system known as Objectives and Key Results, or OKRs. Facebook launches photo sharing app, Moments Facebook has unveiled a new feature that allows smartphone users to privately share photos of friends, by sifting through images with facial recognition technology. More Technology News»

		Education
		CBSE trips, AIPMT aspirants in a fix With Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) unclear about the retest date of the 2015 All India Pre-Medical/ Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT), the anxiety level of students has increased. HC tells Maharashtra to ensure transparency in admissions Days before the first year junior college admissions are to commence, the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra state education department to ensure complete transparency in the admission process.  Curbs on in-house students for admissions at Burhani college?  Students and teachers from Burhani College of Arts and Commerce (Mazgaon), and Mumbai University’s senate members alleged that the college authorities have been restricting admissions to in-house students this year.  More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Autorickshaws off the roads in most parts of Mumbai Autorickshaws in most parts of the city are off roads and this will inconvenience the office-goers, school and college students and scores of senior citizens today. Camera in trial room? Cancel mall's licence: HC Consider taking “drastic steps” against malls and showrooms if hidden cameras are found in the trial rooms, the Bombay high court told the state government on Tuesday. HC tells Maharashtra to ensure transparency in admissions Days before the first year junior college admissions are to commence, the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra state education department to ensure complete transparency in the admission process. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Property misuse charges cut Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has decided to revise its property misuse policy to encourage people to get their property converted from leasehold to freehold. After Dwarka, DDA bats for cycling all over Recognizing cycling as an important mode of public transport, Delhi Development Authority on Tuesday approved a policy to promote it. DDA bulldozes farmers' fields, huts The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday demolished huts and razed farms spread over 20 acres near Old Iron Bridge next to Golden Jubilee Park. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		We're paying Rs 5k-10k a day for rooms, food: Refugee residents On Tuesday morning, Pradeep Saraf, who fled his Block C flat in Queen's Corner Apartments a day earlier, was not ready to go to Manipal Hospital for his dialysis. Saraf, in his 60s, was worried about his flat and wanted to meet the BBMP officials who were inspecting the apartment block. Legacy is to blame, so are our officials, admits BBMP The BBMP and BWSSB have blamed Legacy Global Projects for their laxity that has resulted in the damage to Queen's Corner Apartments. Builder takes up repairs, but is Corner safe? The cavern on Queen's Corner Apartments premises sat menacingly like a bottomless pit. All efforts to fill up the crater, whose formation is attributed to the excavation of earth taken up for a 20-floor highrise on the adjacent plot, went futile till late Monday night. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		2nd phase of sanders e-auction from Wednesday In the midst of the raging row with Telangana over the cash-for-vote case, the AP government is all set to hold the second phase of e-auction of red sanders. The four-day auction will be held from Wednesday. Textbooks get delayed as printers play devil Lakhs of students studying in private schools following state syllabus are still awaiting textbooks for the new academic year even as the prolonged tussle between printers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh shows no sign of abating. 3.28 crore-worth stolen cigarettes seized from inter-state robber gang Task Force and the Chikkadpally police in a joint operation arrested six members of an inter-state robbery gang and seized Rs 3.28 crore worth stolen cigarettes load from their possession. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Four coaches of Bangalore-Chennai mail derail Four coaches of Bangalore-Chennai Mail derailed near Basin Bridge here at 4.25 am on Wednesday. Passengers were safe, railway sources said. They took plunge and reaped rich harvest G Ramasamy, 52, a farmer in Arasur, a small village off Avinashi Road in Coimbatore, has not been using any chemical pesticides or fertilizers on his farm for the past one decade. Organic farming: Time Tamil Nadu dug deep Tamil Nadu has unveiled an ambitious plan to set up special organic zones (SOZs) on the lines of special economic zones to promote organic farming in the state. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		IT-geek constable's crime fighting tools go national Most policemen were perplexed by the machine but Thakor, a diploma in diesel mechanics, began to explore the computer on his own. Pregnant rape survivor meets Gujarat CM 24-year-old gang rape survivor from Botad, who was denied permission by the Gujarat high court to abort her seven-month pregnancy after rape, met chief minister Anandiben Patel. Man from Gandhinagar gives lift to two girls, loses 1.4 lakh 58-year-old man from Gandhinagar got shock of his life when he was stopped by men claiming to be policemen near Sola Bhagwat Vidyapeeth on Sunday and accused him of ‘indecent acts’ with two girls whom he had given lift from Gota Circle. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Car collides with truck in Allahabad, 4 killed Four persons including a minor girl were killed and five others injured when a Bulero and a truck collided near Bhirpur Bazar road under Karchana police station on Tuesday, police said. Woman's immolation bid with grandson foiled at collectorate A 70-year-old woman Jafri Begum tried to immolate self along with her son and a four-year-old grandson at collectorate on Monday following police failure to arrest the accused allegedly involved in abetting her another son's suicide. Cheated in mobile tower scam, farmer driven to penury Ramesh Chandra, 61, says he has lost Rs 90,000 to a “mobile tower” scam. His wife, finding herself in penury, deserted him. Unable to care for his three children, he says he is now seeking an orphanage for them. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Govt to fast-track acquarium project Problems in land acquisition and alterations in design have delayed the proposed aquarium in Puri. Foundation stone of the Rs 5-crore project was laid in January 2013. Man arrested for 1-cr land fraud Police on Sunday arrested a man on charges of duping some doctors of nearly Rs 1 crore by promising them land in the city. Uliburu scam: Govt nod to prosecute forest officer The state government recently gave permission to the vigilance to prosecute 1992-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Pradeep Raj Karat in connection with the multi-crore illegal mining in Uliburu reserve forest of Keonjhar district. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Bhopal man ends life after wife gets late for exam A 25-year-old man committed suicide after a dispute with his wife over getting late for an examination in which she had to appear. Incident took place on Monday and a case was registered at Misrod police station. MP link in AIPMT-2015 paper leak case too, one booked In yet another shocker for Madhya Pradesh government after MPPEB and DMAT scam, medial students from the state have been found involved in May 3 - All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) leak case too. MP ministers rehearse yoga with CM for June 21 Early on Monday morning, red-beaconed ministerial vehicles sped towards 6, Shyamla Hills, the official residence of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Cabinet ministers Sartaj Singh, Babulal Gaur, Jayant Malaiyya, Gopal Bhargava, Bhupendra Singh, Narottam Mishra, Paras Jain and ministers of state Lal Singh Arya and Surendra Singh reached CM House. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Two more farmers end lives in Tarn Taran A farmer committed suicide owing to poor yield of wheat and inability to payback loan taken from the government and a commission agent. Robbers gun down man in front of wife, children A man was shot at point-blank range by two motorcycle-borne robbers on Monday night when he was returning with his wife and two sons on a bike at Dyalpur village at around 9.30pm. Yoga path to power for Rahul: Ramdev Ajay.Sura@timesgroup.Yoga gruru Ramdev on Tuesday said that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was out of power because he was not doing yoga. More Chandigarh News»

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