News Digest: HC's poser to Prasar Bharati on slot sale

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		Sunday, June 05, 2016
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		India
		HC's poser to Prasar Bharati on slot sale The Delhi high court has given Prasar Bharati two weeks notice to respond to charges that the new "slot sale" policy brought by the public broadcaster is not discriminatory against small producers. Govt revives agency for nuclear cooperation with smaller countries Pak closing window of goodwill opened by Modi: Parrikar Pak still discriminating between good and bad terrorists' More India News»

		Business
		PM's talks with Qatar leaders to focus on energy sector India and Qatar are expected to give a fresh push to their economic ties, particularly in the hydrocarbon sector, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds talks with this energy-rich country's leadership amid his keenness to attract investments for development back home. Adani may withdraw from Australia mine project: Reports SoftBank adds to Alibaba sale, bringing total to $10bn SoftBank Group Corp said it was selling a further $1.1 billion of its shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, bringing the total it has sold in the Chinese e-commerce company to $10 billion. This marks SoftBank's first sale of shares in the Chinese company since it began investing in Alibaba in 2000. More Business News»

		Environment
		Baby panda to stay in Belgian animal park for four years A baby panda born in Belgium on June 2 will remain at the Pairi Daiza animal park for four years before returning to China, a park spokeswoman said. The rare birth was made possible following an artificial insemination performed in February by a Sino-Belgian veterinary team of experts. Uniform policy for environment protection: Khattar 'Little pink sausage': Rare giant panda born in Belgium A baby giant panda was born in a Belgian zoo on Thursday, a rare event for an endangered species that numbers fewer than 2,000 worldwide. The healthy male cub was born in the early hours at the Paira Daiza wildlife park to six-year-old Hao Hao and her mate Xing Hui. The pink cub weighed 171 grammes. More Environment News»

		World
		Syria army, Iraq forces thrust into 2 key ISIS bastions Syrian troops pushed into the Islamic State's bastion province Raqqa for the first time since 2014, in an advance towards the country's largest dam. Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometres downstream in neighbouring Iraq, elite Iraq troops have launched an assault on the emblematic IS bastion of Fallujah. Bishops face dismissal over 'negligence' on child abuse Bishops guilty of "negligence" in dealing with sexual abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Church can be dismissed, Pope Francis decreed. The decree quoted the pontiff as saying that such cases would fall under an existing proviso in canon law allowing for prelates to be sacked for "serious reasons". China to ignore UN panel ruling on S China Sea case China said Saturday that it will ignore the decision of an international arbitration panel in the Philippines' lawsuit against Beijing's sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea.The Philippines has filed a case in the United Nations under the UN Convention on Law of the Sea, questioning China's territorial claim in the region. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Ranveer: Every day of my life is like a dream It’s the year of the Olympics. Where the motto goes ‘Faster! Higher! Stronger!’ Ranveer has chosen just that year to zoom into top gear. Muhammad Ali almost did a film with Big B 'I am 46 and I don't have wrinkles' More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Loneliness can affect your wisdom, study finds Our level of wisdom varies dramatically according to the situations and is affected by factors like loneliness and togetherness, a new study has found. The study defines wise reasoning as a combination of such abilities as intellectual humility, consideration of others' perspective and looking for compromise. Not much research happening in medical institutions in India Out 579 medical colleges in the country, staff in 332 institutions have not written a single research paper between 2005-2014, said Dr M Gourie-Devi, former director/vice chancellor, NIMHANS and honorary advisor for neurology research, ICMR. Oldest plant root stem cells discovered Scientists have discovered the oldest known population of plant root stem cells in a 320 million-year-old fossil, providing a window into how ancient roots developed. The research marks the first time an actively growing fossilized root has been discovered - in effect, an ancient plant frozen in time. More Science News»

		Sports
		Garbine Muguruza stuns Serena Williams to win French Open title Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat world number one and defending champion Serena Williams of US 7-5, 6-4 in the French Open final in Paris on Saturday. 'Greatest to Greatest', Muhammad Ali's tryst with India Ali played exhibition bouts in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai when he visited the country at the invitation of London-based NRI industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul. Serena Williams vows to keep chasing Steffi record Serena Williams vowed to keep chasing down Steffi Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam titles after it remained once again tantalisingly out of reach thanks to Garbine Muguruza's French Open triumph. More Sports News»

		Technology
		8 tech companies who delayed or cancelled offer letters The darling of jobseekers till recently, some startups have delayed joining dates as uncertainty, funding slowdown and pressure on profitability force them to go slow on hiring. 6 tips to reduce your internet bill on iPhone Despite cellular networks being faster than ever, network providers still have a stranglehold on data. Wrio keyboard app review: It will change the way you type This new keyboard could be the rival of the qwerty everybody has been waiting for. More Technology News»

		Education
		Seats in medical colleges: Rules to be framed for new, bigger quota The quota bar for management seats in medical colleges across state has been finally raised.The Gujarat government has scrapped the 15% reservations for NRIs and merged them with the management quota. 57 schools fudged facts, board mulls police action The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board is mulling police action against 57-odd schools whose documents submitted online, on the basis of which they were granted provisional affiliation, were found to be either incorrect or forged. Get ready to join technical courses from next week Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) has released notification for holding counselling for the academic session 2016-17. Admission in technical courses including engineering, pharmacy, management, architecture will begin next week. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Aamir's wife files plaint over fake FB account The cyber crime police station at Bandra-Kurla complex on Saturday registered an FIR against an unknown person for cheating by impersonation and identity theft. Sena 'sympathetic', but Sainiks burst crackers BJP Ally Could Raise Graft Issue In BMC Election Day after marching orders from Shah, Khadse resigns A day after BJP president Amit Shah’s order to Eknath Khadse to quit or face dismissal over the spate of recent allegations, the controversial Maharashtra revenue and agriculture minister submitted his resignation to CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Merc hit-and-run teen can be tried as adult: Juvenile board The board gave this decision on Saturday, ruling that the offence allegedly committed by him was "heinous". Khadse's ouster a warning to BJP netas on graft The resignation of Maharashtra revenue minister Eknath Khadse is intended to signal a tough no-tolerance policy with regard to corruption as the BJP leadership has pitched lack of scams as a major achievement of the Modi government. Lack of daycare centres and toilets make it a daily risk In 2014, the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights released a report on adolescent girls in the slums of Delhi in which it warned of the grave dangers that children in low-income settlements faced. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Call for protest flops, all constables report for duty The threat by the constabulary to go on en masse leave to highlight their pathetic working conditions and low salaries fizzled out on Saturday, as cent percent attendance was reported from all police stations across Karnataka. Ola will get aggregator licence in two days Ola will soon become the first app-based ride-hailing service in India to operate under a valid licence issued by the Karnataka state road transport authority. This comes after two months of the implementation of the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregator Rules 2016. Alumni raise Rs 17 lakh for IIMB More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Govt plans to develop sports infra in Visakha Agency The state government has decided to construct mini indoor stadiums, an athletic track and other facilities for various sports at Paderu, Chintapalli and Araku in Visakha Agency in a bid to provide sports infrastructure and encourage local talent among the tribal youths. Prabhu rains sops on AP, promises 2 high-speed trains to state Profusely thanking chief minister Chandrababu Naidu for helping him sail through in RS poll, the railways minister promised to introduce a new Bengaluru-Amaravati high-speed express train, among a slew of sops for the state. TTD plans to modify Telugu panchangam More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Jaya to visit Delhi amid NDA tie-up talk J Jayalalithaa is expected to visit New Delhi in the third week of this month to seek central assistance for bailing the state out of a financial mess. Accident compensation cannot be taxed: Madras HC Accident compensation sum and the interest awarded to a victim cannot be treated as income as defined under the Income Tax Act, Madras high court has said, adding, “social welfare legislation should prevail over taxation legislation.” Partying man mows down guard at Anna Nagar complex A party at an apartment complex in Anna Nagar East ended in a tragedy late on Friday when the host, under the influence of alcohol, drove his car straight into the security guard’s cabin, killing the guard on the spot. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Man abducted, thrashed A 27-year-old youth was beaten up severely and abducted over an alleged extramarital affair.The youth has filed a complaint for assault and abduction with Ghatlodia police. 57 schools fudged facts, board mulls police action The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board is mulling police action against 57-odd schools whose documents submitted online, on the basis of which they were granted provisional affiliation, were found to be either incorrect or forged. 'SIT never tried to prove conspiracy' The special SIT court's conclusion that there was no criminal conspiracy behind the Gulbarg Society massacre has come as a surprise to the victims. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Yogi, Varun supporters want them as CM candidates Supporters of Sultanpur BJP MP Varun Gandhi and Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath on Saturday raised their demand for the BJP leadership to declare them as CM candidates for UP polls. Mayor wants all pipelines in place Mayor Abhilasha Gupta convened a meeting of Jal Nigam, Ganga Pollution Control Unit and other agencies on Saturday on the issue of laying of pipelines and gave instructions to expedite the work so as to finish it before June 15. Errors in marks kill Board result elation It's been almost a month since UP Board declared results of classes 10 and 12 and the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad is already flooded with complaints regarding anomalies in marksheets. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Timeline fixed for NH projects in Odisha Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) The National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) and the Odisha government on Saturday fixed a timeline for development of 1,912 km national highway running through the state. Eight killed in different road accidents in Odisha BJP MLA Dilip Ray to boycott 'Vijay Utsav' rally More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Students, audience vow to save environment Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) in collaboration with Bhopal Nursing Home Association celebrated the World Environment Day at Tatya Tope stadium on Saturday. Private hostel slapped with Rs 11K fine District Consumer Redressal Forum has slapped a fine of Rs 11,000 on a private hostel for refusing to refund caution money to a student from Sehore. 3-yr-old succumbs, boy run over by train A three-year-old boy who fell from a chair at his home while playing on June 2, died during treatment while two others including a college girl and a boy who worked at a coaching class died in different incidents. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		'If Pak doesn't let NIA team visit, it will be betrayal' Singh said Pakistan not allowing a reciprocal visit of the NIA would amount to betrayal.A Pakistan team had visited Pathankot and Delhi in connection with the attack executed by Jaish-e-Mohammed. Threats await released vultures 5-day workshop 'New Vision' opens BrahmaKumaris Ishwaria Vishwa Vidyalaya, Sector 37 branch, on Saturday, started a five-day workshop on "New Vision". More Chandigarh News»

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