News Digest: The lost childhood of India's mica minors

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, April 18, 2016
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		India
		The lost childhood of India's mica minors Congress supports Nitish's call for 'Sangh-Mukt Bharat' "There is no talk of leadership (led by Nitish).You are trying to create an imaginary alliance.I told you first, an alliance at the national level..all parties are state specific parties. Show-caused by JD(U), MP says not guilty in LTC scam Rajya Sabha MP Anil Sahni, who was served a show cause notice by JD(U) on Sunday for his alleged involvement in LTC scam, pleaded innocence and said he would send his reply to the party. More India News»

		Business
		AC sales see spurt as mercury soars Centre plans loss-making PSU land bank Patanjali all set to take on big brands Co Reaches 5k-cr Target Revenue More Business News»

		Environment
		'Pollution impact on monuments slow but long lasting' Pollutants like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, generated by vehicles and industries, react with air moisture to form acids that eat into the marble resulting in change of colour and even corrosion. Cambodia banking on India to reintroduce tigers Right tigers from India — six females and two males — would be translocated to Cambodia where the big cats have been declared extinct. The Indian tigers would be "reintroduced" in two different locations in Cambodia over the next five years. The last known tiger in Cambodia was reported in 2007. Tiger countries agree to preserve big-cat habitats Conservation groups announced that the world's tiger count has gone up to 3,890. An actual increase in wild tiger populations would also be hard to reconcile with the fact that their habitat is shrinking so fast. In the last 5 years, tigers lost a full 40% of their remaining natural habitat. More Environment News»

		World
		Money talks in US elections as candidates run to it Race for latest N-arms threatens to revive cold war Parrikar in Beijing for talks with top PLA officials Indian officials said the visit is aimed at further consolidating the defence relations between the two countries which showed considerable improvement in the last few years with periodic high-level interactions between the two armed forces. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I am miserable when I give a damn' Unpretentious, outspoken, unapologetic and even a tad intimidating, Randeep Hooda has an attitude of his own and he carries it with élan. Best vanity vans owned by celebs While shooting for Dilwale in Iceland last year, King Khan bought a brand new vanity van which had been specially designed by car designer, Dilip Chhabria of Taarzan: The wonder car fame. Randeep Hooda: I was called a deshdrohi After Gurgaon was renamed Gurugram last week, Randeep Hooda tweeted his disappointment and said that the name doesn’t go with the dialect of the place. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Uruguay storms kill seven, displace 3,600 Colonia Suiza, Uruguay, April 18, 2016 (AFP) -Storms and floods in Uruguay have killed seven people and driven 3,600 from their homes in recent days, authorities said Sunday. Uruguay storms kill seven, displace 2,000: authorities Colonia Suiza, Uruguay, April 17, 2016 (AFP) -Storms and floods in Uruguay have killed seven people and driven 2,000 from their homes in recent days, authorities said Sunday. Sexually transmitted infection may soon become untreatable Cases of an antibiotic resistant sexually transmitted infection have been detected in London after initially being found only in the north, Public Health England (PHE) said on Sunday. More Science News»

		Sports
		Quinton de Kock 108 helps Daredevils overhaul RCB's 191 Conceding only 27 runs in the last four overs of the Royal Challengers Bangalore innings, while taking out Shane Watson, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan, proved the most pivotal passage of Delhi Daredevils' second win of IPL 2016. Nadal beats Monfils for record ninth Monte Carlo title Rafael Nadal defeated Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 on Sunday to win a record ninth title at the Monte Carlo Masters. Talking Points: Maxwell late heroics take Punjab home A look at the key passages of play from game 10 of the IPL 2016, in which Kings XI Punjab beat Rising Pune Supergiants to record their first victory of the season. More Sports News»

		Technology
		7 reasons why you should 'thank' internet porn With social dogmas restricting much debate on internet pornography, India continues to be among the top three countries to consume it. Last year, the government had successfully put a temporary ban on it for a brief period but couldn’t come up with a full-proof method to make it permanent. And the debate was back to square one. It is just recently that social media websites took over internet porn has one of the major traffic generators for India as well as globally. More than financial means, among the major challenges to get people to use internet in the country is making them understand the real use of it. While a section of the population is quick at adopting newer technologies, it takes a lot of time to reach masses. Here are 7 ways porn had helped in driving technology adoption globally. Google's free Wi-Fi service arrives at Bhubaneswar railway station After Mumbai Central, RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways today launched high-speed public free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar railway station in partnership with Google. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu accompanied by Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, launched the WiFi service which will benefit 1.4 lakh visitors at Bhubaneswar station daily. This 'mood changing' gadget will make you happy The latest thing in wearables are devices that change your mood. More Technology News»

		Education
		HRD ministry follows activities on campuses with geo-sat app The new app is on cellphones of ministry officials, principals and faculty members, all of who, whether in Sikkim or Surat, Kashmir or Kanyakumari, can chart territories by swiping across the grid of the new-style maps. Web counselling for PG medical seats from April 23 from April 25 to 28 for Telangana colleges.The candidates will be. Improperly printed question papers irk aspirants of UPTU entrance exam More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Lifestyle ailments Mumbai's biggest killer With demanding work schedules and volatile environmental changes, it's hardly shocking that lifestyle ailments continue to be Mumbai's most lethal killer. Rs 2,000-cr ephedrine haul: Pharma unit kept FDA in the dark on stock Police officers probing the over Rs 2,000 crore ephedrine haul were shocked to find that 3,000kg of the powerful psychostimulant was moved out of Avon Lifesciences’ Chincholi MIDC unit in Solapur in the past six to eight months Work on Ro-Ro services terminal at Ferry Wharf to begin soon In a significant move to reduce the burden of over 10,000 Goa- and Konkan-bound vehicles on city roads, the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has awarded the work order for the Ro-Ro (Roll On & Roll Off) water transport services terminal at Ferry Wharf, even as similar development is underway at Mandwa in Alibaug by the Maharashtra Maritime Board More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Private schools need Delhi govt's nod to fire teachers, rules Supreme Court The SC ruling is a shot in the arm for teachers such as Asha Rani, Payal Singh (name changed on request), Dinesh Chand Sharma and their colleagues. According to Asha Rani, 43, she was suspended from a school in Sector 15, Rohini, and two of her colleagues were fired for demanding full salary and benefits. Boy killed, 4 injured as parapet falls An 11-year-old boy was killed and four others injured after the parapet of a building collapsed in northeast Delhi's Usmanpur area on Sunday morning. Tantrik held for planning to sacrifice girl The police on Sunday arrested a tantrik and two others for allegedly plotting to sacrifice a four-month-old girl to attain immortality. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Soon, Isro to test reusable launch vehicle The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is working on a Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD). Lecturers wonder govt hasn't met their demand for 20 years PU lecturers boycotting evaluation of II PU exam answerscripts demanding implementation of the Kumar Nayak Committee's recommendation on salaries are wondering why the government has not addressed their grievance. Stir threat over SSLC evaluation slated to start today The evaluation of SSLC exam answerscripts is scheduled to start on Monday. However, no one is sure if the work will indeed start as planned due to threat of boycott by teachers. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		'Heat to be prevalent during the day' "Some parts of the city received rain, squally wind, gale and hail as well. According to our weather charts there was some thunder-storm activity over the city," said a senior meteorologist from the India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad centre. 5 students, drug peddler held; 59 LSD blots seized In a joint operation, Central Crime Station (CCS) and Task Force cops have arrested five students and a Goanese drug pedler at Kundanbagh while they were trying to smuggle Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD). New system to crack down on speedsters Rash drivers in city will now find it increasingly difficult to commit traffic violations as a Rs 110 crore worth Intelligence Traffic Management System (ITMS) is being developed to detect signal jumping and speeding. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		New bus terminus can make Guduvanchery the new gateway to South Chennai Guduvanchery, a fast-growing suburb on GST Road, may replace Tambaram as the gateway to South Chennai with the government planning the establishment of a new mofussil bus terminus for decongesting traffic on the city's outskirts. Perungalathur, the spot where Chennai bypass gets chocked The Chennai bypass, from Koyambedu to Perungalathur, is a virtual non-stop toll way till Perungalathur. At Perungalathur, the traffic is choked, with motorists finding it difficult to ‘bypass' the traffic on the highway that piles up till Guduvanchery. Woman 'gifts' 5-mth-old girl to stranger A woman who got drunk after a fight with her husband gave away her five-month-old daughter to a man she befriended in Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT). More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Patidars refuel, state on quota fire again Unrest gripped parts of the city on Sunday in the wake of violence in Mehsana and Surat, and after news spread of SPG convener Lalji Patel sustaining injuries during the Patidar jail bharo agitation.Police officers and personnel were immediately deployed across key locations in city, where violence had occurred in August last year. Bike-borne chain snatchers attack woman in Chandlodia, speed away with necklace worth 20,000 A woman was robbed of her gold necklace worth Rs 20,000 in Chandlodia. Complainant Neeta Patel, a resident of Dharti II, said she was passing by Kumkum Party Plot at 10.45 am on April 16 when two motorcycle-borne men waylaid her and sped away after snatching her necklace. She has filed a complaint in this regard with Sola police. Cops arrest four of gang targeting auto passengers The accused used a woman associate who would sit in the auto as a passenger to avoid suspicion and then the woman would slip out valuables and gold jewellery from the luggage of passengers without her being noticed. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Teachers' assn demands closure of schools In view of intense hot weather conditions, the teachers' association has demanded closure of all schools up to class VIII and revision of timings for classes from IX to XII. 'Bael seeds can help fight diabetes' Scientists of Allahabad University led by Geeta Watal have found that the seeds of bael have qualities to fight diabetes. Crossword to test mental ability of CBSE students If your ward studies in any of the schools affiliated with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or for that matter in any Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) of the country and you consider him or her brilliant in solving crossword, here comes an opportunity to show mettle. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		27 killed as bus falls in Deogarh gorge, 10 hurt Twenty seven people were killed and more than 10 were injured when a bus fell off a road into a 300-ft gorge in Deogarh district on Sunday evening, Deogarh SP Sarah Sharma said. Prima facie, it appears the driver may have lost control while negotiating a turn Bhubaneswar becomes Wi-Fi enabled railway station Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday inaugurated Wi-Fi service at Bhubaneswar railway station in order to provide high speed internet network to rail users in the station. 'No funds allocated for proposed wagon workshop in Kalahandi' More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		'Baby farm' busted at Gwalior hospital In a major breakthrough, Madhya Pradesh police have busted an alleged ‘baby farm’ operated from a private hospital in Gwalior district, selling and swapping 'unwanted' new-borns. Five people including the hospital director have been held. Journalists attacked by sand mining mafias in Madhya Pradesh A reporter and camera person of a regional television channel, were attacked by the goons of sand contractors in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday night. Maoists kill villager for being 'police informer' in Madhya Pradesh Maoists allegedly killed a 34-year-old man on the suspicion of being a police informer in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, police said. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Murthal witness 'attacked on NH-1' A witness to the alleged atrocities on women in Murthal during the Jat quota protests inFebruary has alleged he was attacked on Sunday when driving back to Delhi from Chandigarh. Finally, SAD (Longowal) merges with Congress Ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in Punjab, Congress received a boost with the merger of SAD (Longowal) headed by former chief minister Surjit Singh Barnala's wife with the party. 'White caps' are like whitefly: Harsimrat SAD leader and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Sunday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party, saying that people wearing "white caps" were more dangerous than the whitefly pest that had destroyed swathes of cotton crop last year. More Chandigarh News»

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