News Digest: Ahmedabad cops seek 14-day remand for Hardik

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		Sunday, October 25, 2015
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		India
		Ahmedabad cops seek 14-day remand for Hardik The Ahmedabad crime branch late on Saturday sought a 14-day police remand of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convener Hardik Patel, who was produced before a sessions judge at his residence. Goan with the wind It’s not easy trading sunny Goa for frigid Europe but rising unemployment and an uncertain economy have prompted many Goans to dig up their roots to claim the golden ticket – a Portuguese passport. Changed economic reality fails to bridge caste divide in Sunped The caste divide in this village runs deeper than ever after the death of two Dalit children in an arson attack in which the accused are upper caste Thakurs. More India News»

		Business
		Ashoka Buildcon bags Rs 277 crore deal from NHAI Highway developer Ashoka Buildcon on Saturday said it has bagged a Rs.277 crore project from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Janet Yellen to testify before JEC on Dec 3 Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will appear at the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress on Dec. 3, a committee spokeswoman said on Saturday. Audi to keep hiring despite parent VW's crisis Audi plans to keep hiring and affirmed a jobs guarantee through 2018, even as parent Volkswagen is rocked by a scandal over rigged emissions tests, a spokesman for Audi said on Saturday, confirming a German media report. More Business News»

		Environment
		Dinosaurs' nasal passages kept their brains cool The large size and shape of nasal passages in dinosaurs would have allowed incoming air to cool the blood making its way to the brain, maintaining the brain at an optimum temperature, a new study has found. Climate change may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal Climate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, according to a new study. Tibet sees receding glaciers, shrinking permafrost The Roof of the World, as Tibet is also known, is also facing desertification. More Environment News»

		World
		Kerry talks Syria with Saudi king Secretary of state John Kerry has met with Saudi Arabia's monarch, King Salman, to follow up on discussions he held earlier this week with others about efforts to revive a peace process for Syria. Patricia inflicts little damage on Mexican coast Only a day after menacing Mexico as one of history's strongest storms, Hurricane Patricia left apparently little damage Saturday as the once-fearsome system spun inland and quickly weakened to a tropical depression that offered little threat beyond heavy rain. Indonesia cancels literary festival on 1965 massacre Organizers of Indonesia's biggest annual literary festival said on Friday they had been forced to cancel several events centred on the mass killings of alleged communists in the mid-1960s, after authorities threatened to revoke the festival's licence. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'Katrina has been loyal in all relationships' A conversation with Saif Ali Khan is always interesting. He is intelligent, well read and loves doing all the different things that he gets to do being born a nawab and being a Bollywood star. He has always been charming, but today, he is also realistic, mature and responsible. Excerpts from a conversation over coffee with him. Asin to marry in Delhi on November 26 Asin and Delhi-based entrepreneur Rahul Sharma’s wedding will take place on November 26 at a hotel on NH8 in Delhi, a source tells us. Is Salman's 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' copied? More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Cheese as addictive as drugs Study reveals why it is so hard to stop eating cheese it triggers the same part of brain as crack cocaine. 'Black Death' germ has afflicted humankind longer than suspected A study of DNA from Bronze Age people in Europe and Asia showed the bacterium, Yersinia pestis, afflicted humans as long ago as about 2800 BC, more than 3,000 years earlier than the oldest previous evidence of plague. Revealed: How many hours people actually want to work every day To the envy of workers who graft from 9 to 5, Sweden has adopted a 6-hour working day, to increase productivity and happiness. But a new study has revealed that UK workers could settle for a slightly longer 7-hour working day as the ideal. More Science News»

		Sports
		Gambhir crossed the limit with his comments: Tiwary Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary were involved in an ugly on-field altercation and nearly came to blows during the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Bengal. EPL: Mourinho banished as Carroll deepens Chelsea gloom Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was banished to the stands amid more furore over refereeing decisions as his side slumped to a 2-1 defeat at West Ham United. New ODI rules have made life difficult for batsmen: Kohli Virat Kohli believes that the recent changes in the batting powerplay rules by the ICC has made it difficult to score in ODIs, specially during the death overs. More Sports News»

		Technology
		10 Android smartphones with 4GB RAM You’d be wrong to think there are only a few smartphones with this much of memory in the market, as 4GB RAM can be found across all price bands, from the affordable segment to the ultra-premium bracket. Here’s a look at the 10 Android smartphones with 4GB RAM already in the market. Why some Google employees live in parking lots Long hours are reportedly quite common at Google, but it turns out some employees almost never leave the campus and start living in the parking lot! Here’s a look at 5 reasons Google employees prefer to live in parking lots and how easy it is... Coolpad Note 3 review: Best phone under Rs 10,000? We review the Coolpad Note 3 to find out if it lives up to the company’s promise of offering a feature packed device at an affordable price. More Technology News»

		Education
		DU law students fear degrees may be invalid In an October 19 letter to the dean, the Delhi University administration informed its law faculty that all second-year students who have failed will have to be promoted to third year. Students reject MHRD proposal of making non-NET fellowship merit-based, Occupy UGC protest to continue Students are not giving up on their protest against the scrapping of the non-NET fellowship despite the Ministry of HRD saying on Friday evening that it will "revive" it for all universities but make it merit-based. Non-NET fellowship to be revived for all universities but allowed to 'meritorious' students The government could hardly refuse to relent. On Friday, after 55 hours of constant protest and the police's detaining dozens of "Occupy UGC" protestors at Bhalswa Dairy, senior officials in the Ministry of HRD told TOI that it will "revive the scheme for all the public universities in the country" but the beneficiaries of the scheme will be selected on merit. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Dadri, Dalit deaths Cong-NCP's focus in KDMC election The Congress-NCP, which is fighting the KalyanDombivli Municipal Corporation polls, is taking on the Sena-BJP over both state and national issues. PM Modi to open Ambedkar's London home Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a memorial at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s London house during his UK visit in November. Village gets light before Diwali 68 years after Independence Unintentionally, Ramdas Khanjode is cracking up the shy audience of women and kids seated under a canopy of bottle gourds. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		AAP's move on bureaucrats 'purely political', says Centre The AAP government’s resolutions asking Delhi LG Najeeb Jung to explain the “compelling” circumstances behind relieving of VAT commissioner Vijay Kumar and setting up of a Group of Ministers (GoM) to “protect” bureaucrats from “political victimization” are seen by the Centre as political moves as rules governing transfers are legally well established. Man crushed by corporation dumper A 42-year-old man was crushed by a speeding MCD dumper after it rammed his two-wheeler near Govindpuri Metro station in southeast Delhi on Saturday morning. Sonipat girl gang-raped & killed She Was Kidnapped While Returning Home From Azadpur Dussehra Mela On Thursday More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Meal count - 1,22,937 fed during Dasara On Friday morning Steve Jude Fernandez woke up without the familiar hustle and bustle of cooks, volunteers, cleaners, vendors, delivery and the voice of his wife giving out instructions. Filmmaker threatened for endorsing beef A woman Kannada filmmaker and writer in Bengaluru has been threatened with dire consequences on social media after she endorsed beef consumption and questioned Hindu practices, a senior police official said. An artist whose brush with schizophrenia was no hurdle Shoeb Dastagir, 30, was always a quiet boy who'd mostly keep to himself. But a few years ago, he lost all interest in interacting with the outside world. However, there was one thing that would always get him going - painting - in which he only got better with time. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		For city retailers, Dasara sales augur well for a bumper Diwali After a profitable Dasara, city retailers are now gearing up to cash in on the fast approaching Diwali mania. Smart city colonies set to get smarter, unsmart get nothing The Telangana government has set the process to make Greater Hyderabad 'smart' in motion. Don't trivialize terrorism; let people live in peace The Justice Srikrishna Committee report, submitted on December 30, 2010, consisted of nine chapters spread over 425 pages. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Wills, bills or forms to fill, NGOs turn guides for elderly Legal advice, property matters and senior citizens are a dangerous combination in a city where crimes against the elderly are growing. Experts' take on black money: Be honest or nationalise graft Black money deprives citizens of fraternity and equality guaran teed in the Constitu tion, and a global architecture is needed to smash tax havens and black economy , said experts, economists, jurists and columnists during discussion on multiple dimensions of the economic menace. First like, then eat Picture perfect dishes are now the order of the day at restaurants, say chefs, to keep up with diners who focus more on instagramming their food rather than eating it More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Cops go arty in `naked' Gandhi statue case After 10 months, Gandhinagar police has finally ound an explanation to the minimalist' statue of Mahatma Gandhi installed at Mahatma Mandir on Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in January this year. Teachers' vacation plans upset The local self-government body elections scheduled to be held in November and December have upset vacation plans of teachers and government officials who will be deployed for the polls. Around 25% of bookings by civil servant done for the Diwali vacations will have to be cancelled. Faiths meet when Shaikh becomes Sai Thousands of commuters travel ling by Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) buses bow their heads before a Sai Baba temple right behind the bus stand at Lal Darwaja. Some even offer flowers, incense sticks and money. For many others, the temple is a place they must visit every Thursday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Peons, clerks named as UP Board evaluators Gross anomalies have been detected in the naming of evaluators for next year’s class X and XII UP Board exams. Katra Ramdal procession attracts large crowd The Ramdal procession of Katra Ramleela Committee was taken out with grandeur from Ram Vatika late on Tuesday night. Suresh Kumar Singh takes over as UPPSC secretary Suresh Kumar Singh, a 2005 batch IAS officer, took over the charge of secretary, Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on Tuesday night. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Congress flays govt over farmer suicides The party will launch ‘save farmer’ demonstrations in every block on November 6. Celebration of alternate Durga The festival is so named because the region where the tribal culture flourished was called Patkhanda, spreading from Sankhemundai in Ganjam district of Odisha to Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Jarasingha is considered the abode of Patkhanda, the presiding deity of the village. Ravana Podi: Meet the family that shapes the demon king's effigies Earlier, Ravana Podi used to be held only in three or four Durga Puja pandals in the city. But, over the years, the number of Ravana Podi programmes has increased to at least 25. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Pak high commission steps forward for Karachi boy stranded in MP Karachi’s runaway boy, Mohammad Ramzan, who has remained stranded in Bhopal for the past two years, saw a ray of hope when he recently received a call from the high commission of Pakistan. Ratlam-Jhabua by-poll: Bhuria, Chouhan's fate at stake In the shadow of Petlawad twin blast which claimed at least 85 lives and injured more than 100, the Jhabua-Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency is gearing up for another battle, the by-poll slated for November 21. Prohibitory orders in Jabalpur dist after violence Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) were imposed in Jabalpur district on Thursday after local residents went on the rampage setting on fire police vehicles and shops to protest death of seven people by a recklessly driven minibus a day earlier. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Haryana factories install air-pollution control devices at PCB's behest As part of Haryana government’s efforts to control air and water pollution in the state, 222 industrial units in Haryana have installed effluent treatment plants and 370 units have installed air-pollution control devices during the past one year. Haryana won't allow violation of dalits' rights: Khattar Days after two dalit children were burnt alive in a village of Faridabad district and a 14-year-old boy died under mysterious circumstances after he was questioned for theft of pigeons in Sonipat’s Gohana police station, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government is not only committed to ensure the safety and security of the people belonging to scheduled castes in the state but is also sensitive towards their rights. Delhi CM prays for peace in Punjab at Golden Temple Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal prayed for peace and communal harmony in Punjab. He was here on Saturday to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. More Chandigarh News»

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