News Digest: Degrees of fakery

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, July 06, 2015
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		India
		Degrees of fakery Jeena Regar, the new sarpanch of Na mana panchayat in Rajsamund, Ra jasthan, is rigid with anxiety. As her five-year-old daughter plays at her knee, all Regar can talk about is her fear of being sent back to prison. Accused of having submitted a fake Class VIII marksheet in her election documents, she has already spent nine days in a cell. A history that is buried in the depths of Goa sea Legends speculate that around 600 shipwrecks dot Goa's seabed, though marine historians say an accurate estimate would be in double digits HAL production under lens after Hawk trainer crash Production quality of the country’s only aircraft manufacturer, defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), is once again under the scanner after the crash of a Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) last month. More India News»

		Business
		Government looks to rework FTA strategy The government is set to rework the way it does free trade agreements (FTAs), moving to a more liberal regime on routing of third-country goods, as it revives its push for bilateral deals to corner a greater share of the export market. New aviation policy to be announced this month The Modi government’s move to give the aviation ministry a new secretary is paying off. Indian company seeks compulsory nod for MNC's drug A little-known Hyderabad-based pharma company has filed an application with the Patent Office to manufacture saxagliptin, a diabetes drug patented and marketed in the country by MNC AstraZeneca. More Business News»

		Environment
		2 more sniffer dogs to guard Kaziranga rhinos Jorba, the lone sniffer dog deployed in Assam's Kaziranga National Park to combat rhino poachers, will now have company. Seafaring spiders depend on their 'sails' and 'anchors' Spiders can travel large distances across water like ships, using their legs as sails and their silk as an anchor, a new study has found. Telangana launches massive plantation programme Telangana on Friday launched a massive programme to plant 230 crore saplings over the next three years. More Environment News»

		World
		'Europe is dying', EU opponents say, as Greece says 'No' If Greece's 'No' vote shocked euro zone leaders, it brought delight to opponents of the European Union who said it showed the entire European project, including the euro, was dying. Iran nuclear talks could go either way, says Kerry Nine days into marathon nuclear talks, US secretary of state John Kerry on Sunday said the diplomatic efforts “could go either way,” cutting off all potential pathways for an Iranian atomic bomb or ending without an agreement that US has sometimes described as the only alternative to war. Thousands greet pope at start of South American trip Thousands of jubilant people lined the streets of Quito as Pope Francis began a grueling South American trip Sunday that will also take in Bolivia and Paraguay. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Quick guide to Shahid's wedding to Mira Rajput Shahid Kapoor ties the knot in Delhi tomorrow with Mira Rajput, and the bride, groom and their families are already in the capital as finer details of their nuptials get chalked out. Karisma Kapoor bereaved Karisma Kapoor, who was on a vacation with her kids — Samaira and Kiaan in London, had to cut short her trip on hearing about the demise of her father-in-law, Dr Surinder Kapur. Kareena: Fans are fiercely loyal to Salman Here, she talks about the two men in her life currently — husband, Saif and her Bajrangi Bhaijaan co-star, Salman Khan. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Are plastic planes the future of flight? Battery-powered plastic aircraft without flight decks - could that be the clean, green future of flight? Pluto-bound spacecraft loses contact with Nasa With nine days left for Nasa's New Horizons' historic encounter with Pluto, the nearly 700-million dollar mission faced a major problem resulting in the stopping of the collection of science data temporarily by the spacecraft. Brisk workouts can keep heart patients going All of us know that exercising can help delay the onset of heart diseases, but how useful can it be to improve quality of life in patients suffering from such diseases? More Science News»

		Sports
		Virat Kohli has a lot of qualities to match his aggression: Richards He has always admired Virat Kohli's batting qualities and Sir Vivian Richards feels that one should not be too critical of the Indian Test captain's on-field aggression as he possesses the "quality" to match his attitude. HWL: Indian defence crumbles, lose 1-5 to Great Britain India's defence crumbled in the bronze medal playoff as they crashed to a 1-5 defeat against Great Britain for a fourth-place finish at World League Semifinals. F1: Hamilton extends lead with British Grand Prix win Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton won his second successive British GP to extend his lead in standings over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. More Sports News»

		Technology
		5 new smartphones you can buy under Rs 15,000 Mobile phone technology is moving at an amazing pace. Google reportedly working on Nexus 5 (2015) Rather than basing the Nexus 5 (2015) on its latest flagship, the LG G4, it is claimed that LG will be creating the new handset from scratch. Govt panel on Net Neutrality against Internet.org, ok with Airtel Zero The panelhas favoured allowing of zero-rating platforms, like Airtel Zero, but with a rider that operators should take prior permission of Trai. More Technology News»

		Education
		28 state boards delayed JEE data: CBSE Close to 1,334 aspirants from Telangana are still waiting for their JEE main results. While the Central Board of Secondary Education has been facing the flak for the delays, according to CBSE officials, 28 education boards defaulted in sending the data on time. UPSC exam: Experts advise group study For a state which has seen a lot more IT professionals than civil services aspirants in the past few decades, this year’s success story in the UPSC exams brought cheers to the bureaucratic circles. UPSC aspirants from Kolkata script success with grit  Kantesh Kumar Mishra, a BTech graduate from Birbhum, had to slog it out for over three years before he could rank 103rd in the UPSC exams for 2014.  More Education News»

		Mumbai
		If grievance is to avoid payment, forum can put consumer to test A consumer must come with clean hands. If there is some suspicion that the grievance is not genuine but to avoid making payment, the forum can direct the consumer to prove his bona fides by depositing the amount with the forum. #SelfiewithDaughter: A new template for social change? The #SelfiewithDaughter might have not started out as a political move, but inevitably whenever PM Modi gets involved in anything, things turn political. 'Town planner wants 10L bribe to approve CNG pump' The anti-corruption bureau on Sunday launched a probe after a businessman alleged that the town planning authority had demanded a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from him to sanction setting-up of a compressed natural gas pump in Ulhasnagar. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Meet Paramjit Pamma, 'angriest man of India' A website dubbed him the “most outraged man in the history of mankind”, followed by a doorstep call by BBC. Now, the 44-year-old is the toast of social media. Woman in love duped of 48 lakh, 3 held in Gurgaon When a man who claimed to be a doctor practising in the UK reached out to her on a matrimonial website, Shalini (name changed), also a doctor, responded immediately. Rain to start from Tuesday in Delhi, last for 3 days Residents were elated when the monsoon arrived in the capital on June 25, four days ahead of its normal date, but since then they have been disappointed due to lack of any rainfall activity. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		A home away from home, where teachers adopt kids If H Koushik, son of a beeda stall owner, is all set to join DRDO as a scientist today, he has his school and teachers to thank for. He studied in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Balepuni in Bantwal taluk from class VI to XII, which helped him to join BTech in NIT-K, Surathkal. Finally, a litfest Delhi can be proud of The city gets a novel platform to engage with eminent thinkers and writers -at the first edition of the Times LitFest-Delhi Alumnus gives $100,000 to IIIT-B His firm may be no unicor n, but a $20million annual turnover within four years is not a lean achievement for Uday Hegde, an alumnus of the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B). It is time to give something back to the place that, he says, made him. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Sale of exotic pets the newest e-fraud Businessman P Rahul (name changed) came across an advertisement on a web portal about the sale of macaw parrots, Scandinavian cat and other endangered species. KBR-like national park in Vizag soon If everything goes well, the Port City will get `Nagara Vanam', a huge national park on the lines of the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park in Hyderabad. Swanky cars, smart uniforms don't make for better policing It was only last week that two NRIs, both permanent residents of Ireland, and their friends living in Hyderabad were allegedly tortured by the Musheerabad police in an ordeal that lasted 16 hours. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Where gods descend on humans Despite the festivities, the loud music and the crowds, most tem ples in the state have an air of sobriety, even silence. Devotees entering the temple become quiet. Those entering Pandikoil in Madurai, however, break out into 'oohs' and 'aahs'.With their eyes glazing over, some seem to go into trance and start pronouncing judgments and giving solutions to problems that people come up with. Corporation junks waste-sorting plan While Chennai hurtles toward a more urban future, its dwellers are not lagging behind in generating garbage at an alarming rate. Back in 2013, Corporation of Chennai had formu lated a simple yet ambitious plan to segregate the city's rubbish. However, after a long wait of three years, the civic body has dumped the plan owing to high costs. Why men don't play second fiddle to even the best female artists Though sabha music quickly established itself in the early 20th century, concerts by women singers followed at a slightly slower pace. This could be a reason why early women performers were seen as second-class citizens on stage with not many male accompanists ready to play for them. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Chandkheda residents to get non-contaminated water Residents of Khodiyarnagar Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) colony in Chandkheda facing contaminated water woes for years have got a ray of hope. State smoking hot for cigarette smugglers Gujarat is fast becoming the preferred transit point for cigarette smugglers in the country. Rs 5k crore hawala racket: More names emerge More skeletons are tumbling out of the closet as Enforcement Directorate (ED) continues to make headway in the Rs 5,395 crore Surat hawala racket. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Traders on protest as cops fail to nab murder accused Several traders’ associations, on Saturday, held demonstrations at separate places to protest against the attacks on their community and deteriorating law and order in the city. They also demanded arrest of accused who murdered a shoe shop owner in Mundera. MNNIT alumni to help in its development It’s time for the alumni of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), the lone NIT of the state, to pay back in terms of development and progress of their alma mater. Allahabad University hostellers celebrate success of colleagues There was jubilation in A N Jha and S S L Hostels of Allahabad University when the result of Civil Services Examination-2014, conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), was declared on Saturday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Cuttack Chandi Mandir to get a makeover The Chandi Mandir will get a makeover soon. One more killed at BSL plant In yet another accident at Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) at Meramandali in Dhenkanal district on Saturday, a doorman died on the plant premises at 8.30am.The deceased was identified as Thomas Soren, 19, of Jharkhand. Experts: Remove clutter, put up single signboards with multiple locations Experts have suggested that instead of putting up multiple direction boards, which lend a cluttered look to the city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation should put up one board in one locality as in several big cities. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Digital MP faces huge rural-urban divide MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's dream of establishing virtual class in every government school and broadband connectivity in every panchayat as part of digital MP is surely a major uphill task when marginalized communities in the state still don't have access to digital technology like mobiles and internet. Seoni teen resists molestation, set ablaze in Bhopal A girl, 19, was set ablaze in Seoni town on Wednesday allegedly after she resisted a molestation attempt.The incident took place in Bairoganj locality of Seoni town where her neighbour Bhola Daheria tried to molest her. 13-year old boy set ablaze by two teenagers in Madhya Pradesh A 13-year old student of class IX was set ablaze by two teenagers of his village in Rewa district on Saturday evening. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Rainy, cooler week ahead, at last! It was a rainy relief for many city residents with 43.5mm rainfall. Two women arrested for stealing embroidered suit Chandigarh Police on Sunday arrested two con women — Poonam and Nutan of Sector 29 — for stealing an embroidered suit worth Rs12,000 from a store —Threads by Vivans' at Aroma Hotel in Sector 22 on Saturday. 6 from PGI to present work at neuro meet in Brazil IBRO is an international organization that aims to promote neuroscience training. More Chandigarh News»

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