News Digest: Scientists extract anti-cancer tea capsule

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		Wednesday, July 01, 2015
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		India
		Scientists extract anti-cancer tea capsule Scientists from the Council of Scientific and Industrial research Institute of Himalayan Research Biotechnology (CSIR IHBT) located at Palampur, 40 km from here, claim to have developed a technology to extract 'catechin' from young tea leaves. Catechin is a type of disease-fighting flavonoid and antioxidant. RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch opposes land bill Yet another RSS affiliate, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), on Tuesday slammed the land acquisition bill brought by the NDA government, saying it contained “several detestable and unacceptable sections”. Officer who probed Gujarat riots named additional director of CBI The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has appointed senior IPS officer Y C Modi, who was part of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation team that probed the 2002 Gujarat riots, as additional director of CBI. More India News»

		Business
		Disappointment over slow reforms: Moody's A poll conducted by global ratings agency Moody’s has shown that there is some disappointment with the pace of economic reforms being pursued by the Narendra Modi administration and there was increasing concern about the risk of policy stagnation. Mahila bank may merge with SBI Former finance minister P Chidambaram’s brainchild the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), launched only 20 months ago, may be merged with the State Bank of India. Maruti sales to be over half of Suzuki's by 2020 Maruti Suzuki will account for more than half of parent Suzuki’s global sales by 2020 as the Indian company launches new models while expanding production capacity. More Business News»

		Environment
		35 leopards roam Sanjay Gandhi National Park: Study Thirty-five leopards call the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and areas around it home, found the most thorough census attempt so far backed by modern technology. Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefs Coral reefs are fragile and in danger worldwide, but a growing movement to restore them is based on the science of breaking off pieces in order to grow more, known as coral gardening. Sukhna pollution: Bombay HC takes state, board to task In the case involving discharging of untreated chemical waste in farms, wells and open spaces, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday sent notices to the state government, additional chief secretary of the department of environment, pollution control board, executive directors of Radico NV Distilleries, district collector, tehsildar and in charge of Karmad and Chikalthana police stations. More Environment News»

		World
		Iran nuclear talks deadline extended to July 7 Iran and six major powers on Tuesday gave themselves until July 7 to clinch a historic nuclear deal as a midnight deadline approached in marathon talks with no breakthrough in sight. US, Cuba reach deal to reopen embassies: Source The United States and Cuba have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in Washington and Havana, a major step toward ending decades of Cold War enmity, a US source said Tuesday. Obama and Rousseff focus on climate, play down spy row US President Barack Obama and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff traded compliments and vowed to work together on renewable energy Tuesday, bidding to put a bitter spying row behind them. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'Slumdog...' actor suffers critical injuries Actor Madhur Mittal, known for playing the parallel lead Salim in Slumdog Millionaire and Hollywood film Million Dollar Arm, has been critically injured in an accident that occurred earlier this month. You can't buy Raju Hirani: Arshad Warsi From Jolly LLB to now Guddu Rangeela, director Subhash Kapoor and actor Arshad Warsi seem to not just be fond of each other, they enjoy working together which is why they will now also be working on the sequel of Jolly LLB. Exclusive: Abhishek, Asin, Rishi in 'All Is Well' Bhushan Kumar’s All Is Well, directed by Umesh Shukla, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Asin and Supriya Pathak, releases August 21. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Sugary drinks kill 1.84 lakh a year globally Sodas, fruit drinks and other sugary beverages may lead to an estimated 184,000 adult deaths each year worldwide from diabetes, heart disease and cancers, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found. Office naps may make you more productive Employers who add nap pods in the workplace or offer extended break time may find their employees more productive, researchers say. Spiky little sea 'monster' thrived a half billion years ago More than half a billion years ago, a peculiar little creature with rows of spikes on its back and delicate, feather-like front limbs to strain bits of food from the water thrived in the primordial seas of what is now China. More Science News»

		Sports
		Kohli, Dhoni have tremendous mutual respect: Shastri Shastri has quashed reports of unrest in the dressing room over captaincy issues and said Kohli and Dhoni have "tremendous" mutual respect between them. Roger Federer storms into Wimbledon second round Seven-time champion Roger Federer eased into the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win over Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia. Ajinkya Rahane has come of age: Dilip Vengsarkar "It's good news. He (Ajinkya Rahane) will gain valuable experience leading India. It's an honour for a cricketer to lead the country," Dilip Vengsarkar said. More Sports News»

		Technology
		11 programming languages to ensure job security Is Microsoft planning to dump Windows Phone? It looks like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his team members could be having second thoughts about continuing with the development of Windows on phones and small tablets. Bharti Airtel becomes the No. 3 mobile operator in world Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel has become the world's third largest mobile operator with 303 million subscribers. More Technology News»

		Education
		With JEE (Main) rankings delayed, common counselling for IIT and NIT in limbo Common counselling for admissions to NITs and IITs was conceived as a noble idea but has turned out to be a nightmare for children and parents as the wait is getting endless. Confusion in joint seat allocation was expected, say IITs While CBSE failed to meet the third deadline for releasing their JEE (Main) ranks on Tuesday, the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) for 85 technical institut8es, including IITs and NITs, is being forced to revise the admission schedule for the third time. Centre to rank top 500 institutes from August The ministry of human resource development (MHRD) will rank top 500 institutes in the country from next month. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		An illuminated INS Vikrant memorial in south Mumbai by year-end You can expect an illuminated memorial of INS Vikrant by the end of 2015 if all goes well. One held for duping student of Rs 10 lakh in Mumbai The city crime branch has arrested one of the three members of syndicate which under pretext of availing admissions in the medical colleges used to dupe aspiring candidates to the tunes of lakhs. Maharashtra maritime board to take over water transport project: Govt The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has been formally appointed as the implementing agency for Mumbai’s East and West coast water transport project. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Midday meals fail quality check, many kids left out Two decades after launch, implementation of the midday meal scheme in Delhi seems to suffer from teething problems. Crores wasted for monitoring colonies The CAG report has revealed that Delhi State Spatial Data Infrastructure (DSSDI) project, for which the government has released Rs 116.86 crore, has not achieved its objective. CM's power bill gets BJP charged up, goverment denies An RTI reply has revealed that the official residence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, 6 Flag Staff Road, has run up a power bill of close to a lakh in three months. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Specialist doctors sick of poor pay and long working hours seek justice As a gold medallist he once made his family proud. But today he regrets being in this profession, thanks to a non-existent personal life and poor pay.Hemang's newborn son and wife live in Mumbai and he stays at the Bangalore Medical College (BMC) men's hostel. Govt will clear farmers' dues by July 31: CM All uncleared dues to sugar cane farmers for 2013-14 will be paid by the month-end. This was the assurance given by chief minister Siddaramaiah in the legislative assembly on Tuesday after the issue rocked the monsoon session for two days. Faith firm, people, plaints still pour in People's faith in the Lokayukta as the last bulwark against corruption remains firm, though insiders in the watchdog are themselves accused of running a huge extortion racket. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Tragedy strikes family, 5 electrocuted Three members of a family and two of their close relatives were electrocuted when they came in contact with an 11 kV high tension wire hanging low at Urmilanagar in Bhavanipuram on Tuesday. Blazewada: Capital region getting hotter The Andhra Pradesh capital region is virtually sitting on several ‘heat islands’ thanks to the average day temperature going up in areas in and around Vijayawada in the last 13 years. Disco Baba arrested for pulling 'black magic' trick on victims The Shahinayatgunj police have arrested a man for duping people in the name of black magic and recovered property worth Rs 3.75 lakh from his possession. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Kolam designs, psychedelic colours to jazz up streets Kolam designs, psychedelic colour patterns and 3D geometrical shapes might soon replace the mundane black and white zebra crossings on Chennai roads. Paving way to make walking safe Cities that are easier to traverse on foot are better places to live, studies show. Keeping in mind the city's active walking community, Corporation of Chennai is planning to re-engineer the streets to make them easier to access and safer for pedestrians. Idea of caste in ancient society divides scholars It is the perfect academic storm; a battle of ideas waged by two scholars thousands of miles away from Tamil Nadu. And given the importance history and historical ideas play in Tamil society, those in the thick of it argue that the debate has far reaching consequences. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		CCTNS to go online from today at 13 police stations As many as 13 of the total 15 police stations within the limits of the Aurangabad police commissionorate will be connected with each other with the crime and criminal tracking network system (CCTNS) set to go online from July 1. Reel brings to fore Gir royals' coexistence with humans A lion your backyard or field may be a scary thought for many, but for those who live near Gir National Park it is not only a matter of pride but also a reason sleep soundly, says filmmaker Praveen Singh, whose documentary “India’s Wandering Lions” captures the coexistence between the people and the big cats. Govt to take back plot from Asaram's Motera ashram Jailed self-styled god man Asaram received a setback on Monday after the revenue authorities decided to take back 10-acre plot in the middle of the city from Asaram’s Gurukul in Motera. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Three accused arrested for murder Sabir Khan murder case was worked out on Monday with the arrest of three accused. He was killed at Tulsipur Rasulpur and his body dumped at Arail. Congress protests in Allahabad against hike in power tariff District and City Congress Committee activists staged a demonstration at district headquarter and held ‘warning meeting’ to mark their protest over the state government’s move of hike in power tariff on Monday. Now, get an SMS alert on train cancellation Indian Railways has decided to inform passengers by sending SMS messages on their mobile phones in case their trains are cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Defunct audiometer hits MKCG pateints Patients coming to MKCG Medical College and Hospital here for hearing impairment tests are returning disappointed as the audiometer, a device to assess hearing loss, is not functioning for over month. BU increases PG fees The aspiring students for their postgraduate admission in Berhampur University (BU) will pay more than the previous year as the authorities have enhanced 60% in students’ union and its sister associations’ fees this year. Massive errors mar Aadhaar enrolment The enrolment process for Aadhaar in Odisha is dogged by massive rejection of data due to errors. According to the directorate of census operations here, enrolled biometric data of 40 lakh people stand rejected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Aadhaar body, as on June 15. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Itarsi staion fire: MPHC admits plea, notices slapped on Railways, WCR Madhya Pradesh high court (MPHC) has served notices to Union railway ministry, railway board and west central railway (WCR) challenging disruption of railway traffic following a fire in route relay interlocking (RRI) at Itarsi railway station on June 17. RTI activist leads protest, held Over three dozen anti-graft activists, including RTI activist Ajay Dubey were arrested on Monday for allegedly protesting against Lokayukta’s entry into office for not conceding their demand to step down from post on his completion of six years in office, on June 27. Political parties trip on EPF, big talk rings hollow Political parties hardly miss a chance to boast of employment generation and support fundamental rights to earn livelihood at the drop of hat. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Probe pins blame on MC staff, contractor The probe report into the death of three labourers in a sewer chamber on May 30 has held MC staff-cum-officials ' mainly the junior engineer concerned ' and a private contractor guilty of negligence. Man suspects kidnapping of his missing son A 15-year-old boy has been allegedly kidnapped by an unidentified person on Monday evening from Sohana.The family of the boy has, however, not received any ransom call. HC stays Dhanas colony demolition The Punjab and Haryana high court stayed the UT administration's demolition drive in Dhanas colony on Tuesday. More Chandigarh News»

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