News Digest: No leniency to rapist even if he marries or compromises with survivor: SC

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		Thursday, July 02, 2015
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		India
		No leniency to rapist even if he marries or compromises with survivor: SC Tired of the lenience high courts continue to show to rapists in defiance of its rulings, the Supreme Court on Wednesday firmly told courts not to go soft on a rape convict even if he succeeds in winning over the survivor by promising marriage or by striking a compromise. Govt opens 90-day window to declare black money abroad Those with undisclosed overseas wealth have another 90 days to come clean with the government opening the compliance window on Wednesday. Madras HC blocks fresh tender process for Udangudi project The Madras high court has stayed all further tender proceedings in the Rs 8,000-crore supercritical thermal project proposed to be set up at Udangudi in Tuticorin district, hours ahead of the last date for submitting fresh bids. More India News»

		Business
		Carlyle may end Metropolis feud with Rs 900cr stake buy The boardroom tussle in one of the country’s leading diagnostics chain Metropolis Healthcare is possibly ending with estranged co-promoter GSK Velu selling his 37% stake to private equity giant Carlyle Group for more than Rs 900 crore, people directly familiar with the matter said. Ratan Tata invests in taxi company Ola Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, has invested in taxi firm Ola in his personal capacity. Humility: Key behaviourial trait for CEOs Humble, collaborative, reflective, self-aware and adaptable — some of the key behavioural traits used to describe a good CEO. Rahul Yadav appeared to display none of these. More Business News»

		Environment
		Agra: Activists protest shrinking eco zone near Taj Environmentalists and activists in the Taj city on Wednesday protested against state government's move to reduce the eco-sensitive zone area limits of the Soor Sarovar lake and forest from 10km to just 250 metres. India, China suffer heavily due to air pollution: Study India and China suffer over $1.89 trillion annually in terms of the value of lives lost and ill health caused from air pollution, according to a report. Humans causing catastrophic ecosystem shifts Never before has a single species become the top predator on land and sea, and human dominance over the natural environment has caused shifts in world ecosystems unprecedented in the last 500 million years, researchers said on Tuesday. More Environment News»

		World
		Gunmen kill 6 at bar in Brazil's Sao Paulo Brazilian police say six men were shot to death in a low-income working class district on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Defiant Greek PM vows referendum will go ahead Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a controversial bailout referendum as European leaders ruled out any fresh debt offer before Sunday's vote. Hilary e-mails show US struggling with Pakistan policy The emails range from the mundane to the mysterious to the methodical. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Salman to throw Eid party for his fans Salman Khan will throw an Eid party for his fans in his upcoming entertainer Bajrangi Bhaijaan that is releasing July 17. Win free Vaishno Devi trip by Mata Ka Email We had reported a few days back how a few religious groups had taken objection to the lyrics of the Mata Ka Email song from the upcoming entertainer Guddu Rangeela, starring Arshad Warsi and Amit Sadh, threatening the filmmakers to remove the song from the film or face dire consequences including disruption of shows. Salman's special gesture for Adnan Sami While all his fans are awaiting the release of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Salman reportedly went out of his way to bring his friend, Adnan Sami, onboard for the song. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Soon, animal fat, farm waste to power flights Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will take off from Los Angeles International Airport bound for San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats. Nasa probe detects methane on Pluto surface The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has confirmed the presence of methane on Pluto, Nasa stated on Wednesday. Excess Vitamin A disrupts immune system Too much Vitamin A shuts down the body's trained immunity, opening door to infections to which we would otherwise be immune, says a new study. More Science News»

		Sports
		HWL: India beat Malaysia 3-2 to enter semifinals Riding on two goals from Jasjit Singh India edged Malaysia 3-2 to book in place in the Hockey World League Semi-Finals. Rahane surprised to be named stand-in India captain Ajinkya Rahane admits he was stunned to be named India captain for their upcoming Zimbabwe series, after being dropped just a week earlier. JSW Group to acquire IPL team, says Sajjan Jindal JSW Steel chairman confirmed that his group is acquiring an IPL side but stopped short of naming it amid a speculation that it could be Mallya's RCB. More Sports News»

		Technology
		PM Modi launches Digital India; focuses on m-governance, Design in India The Digital India programme aims to make all citizens digitally literate and bring the internet and e-governance to all sections of the society. 11 programming languages to ensure job security Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav fired Rahul Yadav will have no further ties to Housing.com. He was asked to leave the premises immediately after the meeting. More Technology News»

		Education
		Registration, picking IIT of choice online finally starts The online admission process, registration and picking the institution of choice from among the IITs, NITs and other centrally-funded technical institutes, originally scheduled a week ago, began at 3am on Wednesday after the Central Board of Secondary Education released the All India Rank list of IIT-JEE (Main) late Tuesday night. Core engineering is still top draw, experts say exposure key Core engineering streams continue to be the top choice of students in the state, with most applicants choosing mechanical and electrical and communication engineering (ECE) during counselling for admissions to engineering colleges in the state that started on Wednesday. Eight among 21 fake universities in UP University Grants Commission on Wednesday released a list of 21 fake universities, eight of them in Uttar Pradesh. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		5 women held in 3 weeks for driving drunk Nidhi Parikh (25), a chief fashion coordinator from Vile Parle, on Tuesday became the fifth woman in three weeks to be caught driving drunk on the city’s roads. JEE-Advanced topper gets 740th rank on final merit list Pune boy Giridhar S, who has secured the third rank in JEE (Main), plans to choose computer science and engineering at IIT-Bombay. Mumbai's eastern suburbs account for highest 30% missing adults, minors : The city police on Wednesday said 5,894 individuals from all age groups went missing in Mumbai in the six months between November 2014 and May 2015. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Class 12 student attacked in Adambakkam Police have launched a hunt for three school students for attacking a Class 12 student when he was returning home in Adambakkam on Tuesday. ACB staff put under Yadav by Delhi govt Delhi government has made another attempt to wrest control of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) from the lieutenant-governor’s appointee, MK Meena, and give it to its own choice, SS Yadav. Alaknanda divider: Plea in SC Three schools and four residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) in Greater Kailash-2 and Alaknanda on Thursday challenged a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order directing construction of a median verge on a 20-metre-wide road connecting the two localities, saying it was a sure recipe for traffic chaos. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Danske Bank sets up IT unit in Bengaluru Danske Bank, a leading financial enterprise in Europe and one of the largest banks in Denmark, has established an IT and support services centre in Bengaluru. Pumpsets help barrage store water Usually, a reservoir is full of water during the rainy season, but this one is full even during winter. Shrama Bindu Sagar, a barrage built across Krishna river near Jamkhandi town, is a shining example of water management. Rescued lioness dies at BBP centre Her companions will no longer hear her roar. The death of 16-year-old Padmini, a lioness, in the wee hours of Wednesday, left a pall of gloom at the rescue centre of Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), her home for the last 14 years. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Revanth leads massive rally in show of strength Defying prohibitory orders, Telangana TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy led a massive motor rally of party workers from Cherlapalli jail after his release on Wednesday evening through the heart of the city to NTR Trust Bhavan, the party headquarters in Jubilee Hills. 'Tiger' plays to the gallery as crowds cheer Reel life heroes have enough reason to be envious of TDP leader Revanth Reddy given the massive ‘pre-release’ publicity he was accorded by his ‘fans’ on Wednesday. D Srinivas likely to join TRS on July 6 Former minister and senior Congress leader D Srinivas is likely to join TRS on July 6. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Riders go online as helmet shops down shutters With helmets having flown off the shelves of shops, two wheeler riders are logging in o e-tail portals to get the headgear. 98.6% of bikers who died didn't wear a helmet Of the 1,453 two-wheeler riders who died in road accidents in the city between January 1, 2013 and June 28, 2015, 1,434 were not wearing a helmet. In the same period, just 19 twowheeler riders wearing a helmet were killed in road accidents. Chennai heads off trouble, in line with rule Overwhleming. That's the word police officers used to describe Chennai's response on the first day of the Ma dras high court-enforced helmet rule. Almost every two-wheeler rider wore a helmet on Wednesday . More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		'Recycled' water to rejuvenate riverfront The ambitious plans of rejuvenating the Sabarmati riverfront with treated sewage water — a project which was shelved for the last several months for want of Central government approval — will now be revived. Small Cause courts Bills get President assent President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to two key bills, namely, ‘The Presidency Small Cause Courts Bill-2015’ and ‘Provincial Small Cause Courts Bill-2015’ passed by the state assembly during the budget session this year. HC orders inter-district transfer of teachers The Gujarat high court on Wednesday pulled up the state education department for misinterpreting word ‘vibhag’ as medium and not division and ordered the director of primary education to act on inter-district transfer applications made by two primary teachers. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		4 held in Kydganj loot case The police arrested four robbers on Tuesday and claimed to have solved Rs 3 lakh Kydganj loot case. 4 teams to nab shoe traders' attackers Trader organizations on Tuesday demanded immediate arrest of miscreants who shot at two shoe traders in Mundera Bazaar under Dhoomanganj police station on Monday night. Ruckus in hosp after minor's death, kin allege negligence Relatives of an eight-year-old boy created ruckus at a private hospital in George Town on Monday night after he died during treatment. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Sambalpur girls were not sold: Police Two Sambalpur girls, whose siblings on Saturday had alleged that they were sold by their parents, are happily married and settled in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. State marks 160th yr of Santhali revolt Hundreds of Santhali people, who have migrated from across the state to the state capital in search of jobs, on Tuesday observed the 160th year of Santhal Rebellion for the freedom of India. Crop loss relief unused for 4 years Crop damage assistance worth nearly Rs 2 crore sanctioned four years ago is yet to be disbursed to distressed farmers in several districts, official sources here confirmed. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Survey punches holes in govt claims on child labourers Turning state government’s claims on its head about miniscule number -- 108 of child labourers, in the state, 2011census puts count at 7,239 across the state. MPPEB scam: IMA feels Jabalpur dean murdered with Chinese laser weapon Day after MPPEB scam accused Narendra Singh Tomar’s family demanded a CBI probe into his death, Indian Medical Association (IMA) believe Jabalpur medical college dean Dr D K Sakalley – who was in the investigating committee probing multi-layered scam – was murdered with a ‘Chinese laser weapon’. Kothari murder: Cops say land deal kickback trigger Balaghat police claims to have concluded investigation into journalist Sandeep Kothari’s murder, citing recovery of 13-minute audio conversation between his brother and an accused. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		For power in Punjab, Amarinder looks to NRIs Captain Amarinder Singh is all set to woo the large Punjabi NRI community scattered around the globe and get them to back him ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in the state. Blood donation camp to mark Doctors' Day The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Chandigarh branch, organized a blood donation camp on Wednesday to mark Doctors Day. Digital India Week faces its first technical glitch On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the launch of the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) at the IGI Stadium, New Delhi, embarking on the Digital India Week from July 1 to 7. More Chandigarh News»

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