News Digest: UP hospital brands AIDS patient, announces her HIV positive status

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		Friday, June 26, 2015
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		India
		UP hospital brands AIDS patient, announces her HIV positive status Doctors pasted a big piece of paper on the patient's bed that screamed ‘Bio Hazard +ve’, complete with the red AIDS ribbon drawn on it to announce that here was one battling the deadly virus. Significant rights abuses by Indian security forces: US report Abuses by police and security forces were among the most significant human rights problems in India last year, a US government report today said even as it noted last year's Indian general election as the largest ever in history. After 17-year delay, ex-minister to stand trial in assets case Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa had to battle several rounds of litigation from trial court up to the Supreme Court for the past 18 years, and also suffer a conviction and the resultant disqualification, due to a disproportionate assets case. More India News»

		Business
		Guaranteed MF returns to Flipkart violate Sebi norms In violation of Sebi's mutual fund norms, SPA Capital, a Delhi-based mutual fund distributor, had guaranteed a 9.5% yearly return to e-commerce major Flipkart on a Rs 250-crore investment by the online marketplace in three debt schemes of SBI Mutual Fund. ICICI cuts base rate by 5 bps to 9.70% Largest private sector lender ICICI Bank on Thursday marginally reduced its base rate to 9.70 per cent from 9.75 per cent earlier, making its lending rate at par with industry leader SBI and that of HDFC Bank. Economy in better shape, but flags volatility: Rajan Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan has said macroeconomic fundamentals of the country have improved over the past two years and emerging market economies like India are better placed to face any eventuality. More Business News»

		Environment
		Gurgaon sewage mixes with water treated for Yamuna Pollution in the Yamuna seems to be going from bad to worse. The MCG has, for the first time, admitted that untreated sewage water also gets into the Najafgarh drain that connects to the Yamuna. First species of Yeti crab found in Antarctica The first species of Yeti crab from hydrothermal vent systems in Antarctica, has been discovered by a team of British scientists. How climate change may offset 50 years of health progress A new study has suggested that climate change can possibly erase 50 years of health advancements. More Environment News»

		World
		US says Iran nuclear deal deadline may 'slip' High-stakes talks to nail down a historic deal with Iran to curtail its nuclear programme may "slip" past a June 30 deadline, a top US official admitted Thursday ahead of crunch weekend negotiations in Vienna. Big win for President as SC upholds Obamacare The US supreme court on Thursday upheld a key provision of the so-called Obamacare law, saving the American health care system from potential disruptions and preserving President Barack Obama legacy of facilitating health cover to all Americans. S Africa inquiry slams police for Marikana massacre A South African police operation that left 34 striking workers dead at Marikana platinum mine in 2012 was "defective" and should "not have taken place".a long-awaited report by a commission of inquiry showed Thursday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Salman gifts 'Bajrangi...' painting to Kareena Salman Khan is all heart. When Kareena told Salman that she loved the ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ painting that he had painted, he immediately told her, ‘It’s yours.’ Meet the heroine of 'Great Grand Masti' As we already know, Indra Kumar’s Great Grand Masti, his sequel to his superhit Grand Masti, has three married men Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani, who will all flirt with one girl. Meet Sonakshi Sinha the drummer Like her contemporaries, Sonakshi Sinha too is inclined towards music. The actress recently enrolled in a class to learn to play the drums. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		'Virtual reality' therapy could treat alcoholism A form of 'virtual-reality' therapy may help people with alcohol dependence reduce their craving, a new study suggests. Now, a single prick diagnostic test for Ebola Scientists have developed the world's first single-prick diagnostic test for Ebola with results coming back in just minutes. From reel to real: 'Back to the Future' hoverboard comes to life The future is here already — or at least the one imagined for Marty McFly — with a carmaker unveiling a real, working hoverboard, like that used in the "Back To The Future" film franchise. More Science News»

		Sports
		No conflict within Indian team: Sourav Ganguly Ganguly rubbished reports of internal conflict within the Indian team following a humiliating One-Day International (ODI) series defeat against Bangladesh. HWL: Total hockey is doing the trick for India Paul Van Ass's methodology of total hockey where the team moves up as a single unit in attack and retreats as a single unit in defence is working for India. Sachin Tendulkar voted best Test player of 21st century India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the 'Best Test player' of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia's website. More Sports News»

		Technology
		8 useful gadgets & accessories under Rs 2,500 You may have heard of some of these but you may not be aware of just how much these gadgets and accessories can offer in time and convenience. Lenovo K3 Note first impressions Lenovo has now introduced the K3 Note, a phablet that sports a full-HD display and better optics than the company’s A-series phones. How Sikka is remaking Infosys At the Infosys AGM this Monday, for the first time in the company's 34-year history, NR Narayana Murthy was not on the dais facing shareholders. More Technology News»

		Education
		West Bengal varsities warm up for deadline drill Gone are those days when universities could take their own time in publishing results, no matter if students missed admission to institutions elsewhere. 'Twerking' is 200 years older than you think Twerking may be older than you think. Team of expert vets from UP to examine dying black bucks in Raipur's Nandanvan zoo After the death of nine black bucks at Nandanvan zoo here within a fortnight, experts from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly (UP), will visit Chhattisgarh to find out the circumstances and causes of death. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Remembering Emergency: 'Some pasted posters, some painted walls' Forty years ago, how did people ensure their messages against Indira Gandhi’s Emergency went viral? The walls of Mumbai’s local trains were a good place to start. “But we had to figure out the right time and place to board the trains so that we wouldn’t get caught,’ says Praveen Tank, an RSS swayamsevak who was 25 at the time. Will coastal road plan hit heritage barrier? A big roadblock for the proposed 33.2km coastal road from Nariman Point to Kandivli is a row of 17 heritage and religious structures that dot the path. Like Parsi Gymkhana, Police Gymkhana ground, Wilson College and Haji Ali to name a few. Cartoon exhibition honours 'The Tramp' Beginning with Raj Kapoor, generations of fans have admired actor-film maker Charlie Chaplin. Each viewer loves the fabled tramp who walks with his legs akimbo, doffs his bowler hat ever so often and flashes a sheepish smile through his toothbrush moustache. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi budget: Steps to make women secure Women's security, in addition to empowerment initiatives, got a prime space in the budget with the government proposing CCTV cameras and deployment of marshals in DTC and cluster buses. Delhi budget: It lacks vision, will add to inflation, says Vijender This budget will add to inflation. The government's decision to levy Rs 100-1,500 entry tax on commercial vehicles will lead to increase in price of basic commodities. Similarly, the government has doubled the entertainment tax, increased luxury tax from 10% to 15%, hiked cable service charge by Rs 40 and raised tax on betting from 10% to 20%. Delhi budget: This budget is for poor, middle class, says Kejriwal In his post-budget press conference, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said it belonged to the aam aadmi and that it would fulfi ll their dreams. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Landslide strands friends in Srinagar It was meant to be a fun road trip from Mumbai to Ladakh. BBMP polls on July 28, results three days later The BBMP goes to the polls on July 28. The State Election Commission on Thursday announced the calendar of events for the elections in the wake of a diktat from the Karnataka High Court to hold the same by August 5. When varsities put money over quality of education Twenty-eight years after the Centre set up the Distance Education Council (DEC), a statutory body to govern all courses offered through this mode, the Human Resource Development ministry in 2013 dissolved the DEC. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Environment expert Rajamani passes away Well-known environmentalist and former bureaucrat, R Rajamani, passed away in Hyderabad on Thursday, after a brief illness. He was 78. Staff abandon crumbling government quarters Vexed with poor amenities at government quarters, employees working at Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Secretariats are moving out into private accommodation in the city. Also, the recent hike in house rent allowance (HRA) has forced them to look for greener pastures. The fallen king: Mangoes leave a sour aftertaste It was not a 'fruitful' season for mango lovers in the city as poor yields led to an acute shortage of some of the favourites such as dasheri and himayat varieties. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Mediators, lawyers find order disturbing, write to CJ A team of trained mediators and senior advocates has expressed concern at the recent order of a Madras high court judge referring a rape case for compromise by mediation, and requested the chief justice to recall the case from the mediation centre. `Not ready for a compromise' Family members of the Cuddalore rape survivor have reacted strongly to a Madras high court judge's suggestion for a “compromise“ between the woman and her rapist. Premium liquor dries up in Chennai Your neighbourhood Tasmac outlet has never been known for its variety of brands, but of late even the few decent ones have disappeared from the shelves. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Coast Guard seizes foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs 1cr The North-West command of the Coast Guard on Thursday morning intercepted a sinking dhow MSV Safina Al Meraj based on the specific information and seized foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs 1 crore from the vessel. The Coast Guard also seized two satellite phone from the dhow. Ode massacre: SIT court acquits three accused A special SIT court in Anand acquitted on Thursday three persons accused in the 2002 Ode massacre case. The three accused — Nikul Ravji Patel, Ankur Patel and Mohan alias Sachin Patel — had earlier jumped bail and fled to England, Australia and Singapore respectively to evade trial. When doctors, managers fall prey to quick fix De-addiction centres say number of people seeking help has increased More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		People jailed during emergency seek freedom fighters' status Persons from different walks of life, who were jailed in Naini central Jail during the emergency under the provisions of Maintenance of Internal Security Act popularly known as MISA, on Thursday urged the Centre to grant them the status of freedom fighters. Rising incidences of theft and burglaries in business community Call it failure of police to check the rising incidences of theft and burglaries or business community including jewelers and owners of petrol pumps becoming safety gadgets friendly, traders at prime city market locations like Civil Lines, Chowk, Hewett road, Leader road have cent percent installed CCTV sets and intruder alarms for security reasons. Unidentified armed dacoits killed a 55-year-old watchman and left two others injured at a mango field in Paharpur Sudhwa village Around half a dozen unidentified armed and masked dacoits killed a 55-year-old watchman and left two others seriously injured at a mango field in Paharpur Sudhwa village under Charwa police station of Kaushambi district late on Wednesday night. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Govt to start phase-II of Jagannath Vanaprakalpa from 2015-16 To ensure availability of adequate timbers for car festival of Lord Jagannath in Puri, the state government on Thursday decided to take up Phase-II of Jagannath Vanaprakalpa from 2015-16 year Two Puri temple servitors suspended over Nabakalebara ruckus Bowing to mounting criticism over brahma paribartan (soul transfer) fiasco, the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Wednesday suspended two servitors of daitapati nijog (priests’ association) for the delay in the key ritual of Nabakalebara. They are Jay Krushna Dasmohapatra and his father Kasinath Dasmohapatra. MKCG trauma care to start by June-end The MKCG Medical College and Hospital’s trauma care centre, which is yet to be operational since its construction six years back in the absence of sufficient staff, will start functioning by the end of this month. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Holy mass at cathedral in memory of Sister Nirmala Holy mass was observed at St Francis of Assisi Cathedral Church, Jehangirabad, Bhopal, in memory of Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa’s successor and former superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, who passed away Tuesday morning. KV Kamath steps down as IIM-I boss Noted banker and newly appointed chief of New Development Bank of BIRCS nations, KV Kamath, has stepped down from the post of chairman of Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) board of governors (BoG) and society. Anti-begging drive: 94 kids rescued As part of anti-begging drive launched by police and voluntary organizations from June 1, 94 children have been rescued till June 23. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		orkshop on food fortification to tackle malnutrition in staple diet held in press club A workshop on food fortification to tackle malnutrition in our staple diet was held here in the press club. E-pharmacies unlawful E-Pharmacies in whatever form or model now operational in India are unlawful and current set of law does not allow to operate E-Pharmacy, said JS Shinde, president of All India Organization of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD). Special campaign on Vitiligo launched A special campaign on skin disorder “Vitiligo” was organised on Thursday at National Skin Hospital, Mansa Devi Complex on the occasion of World Vitiligo Day. More Chandigarh News»

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