News Digest: 'After MCI, clean up dental council too'

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		Saturday, August 20, 2016
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		India
		'After MCI, clean up dental council too' Transplants often fail due to expensive post-operative care Kidney supply meets only 3.5% of fresh annual demand More India News»

		Business
		Olympic athletes set to strike brand gold India's real estate sector can be 3rd largest globally by 2030 Forex reserve at record high of $365.82 billion More Business News»

		Environment
		'Zero' results for Centre's efforts to clean Ganga: NGT The efforts by the Centre and Uttar Pradesh to clean the Ganga have borne "zero" result, the National Green Tribunal said on Friday, as it pulled them up and sought reports on the discharge of industrial waste in the river between Haridwar and Kanpur. Shutterbugs recall tryst with Machhli Pacific sea-level linked to global temp changes The rise and drop of sea level in the Pacific Ocean can be used to estimate future global surface temperatures, geoscientists have discovered. More Environment News»

		World
		'Jamaat-linked terror group targeting Bangladesh Hindus' A new militant outfit, aligned to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), has prepared a list of local Hindus and secularists, and finalised plans to kill a Hindu doctor, police said. The members communicate with each other through a secured messaging application, police said. Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort quits Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine. In a statement issued as he arrived in Louisiana to tour the flood-ravaged state, Trump said Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. Ukraine details alleged payments to Trump aide Ukrainian authorities have released details of payments worth million of dollars that US presidential campaign hopeful Donald Trump's ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort allegedly received from Kiev's former Russian-backed leaders. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'Cried when people made fun of my looks' Harshvardhan spends quality time with a 'friend' While Sonam Kapoor’s brother Harshvardhan Kapoor is on the brink of his Bollywood debut, a good looking lad like him can’t miss our roving eye. Amitabh Bachchan is B-Town's style bhai One hears that when Big B shot for a magazine recently, he wore his own shades and also matched his shirts, ties, jeans and jackets with stylish watch straps. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Zika researchers seeking volunteers willing to be infected It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just such a study — this winter, when mosquitoes aren't biting — to help speed development of much-needed Zika vaccines. The quest for a vaccine began less than a year ago after Brazil's massive outbreak. Scientists turn to satellite images to map poverty Locating people living in poverty, such as through door-to-door surveys, sometimes is difficult. Therefore, scientists are now turning to satellite images. Volvo and Uber team up to develop self-driving cars Volvo Car Group has agreed a $300 million alliance with Uber to develop self-driving cars, the latest move by traditional vehicle manufacturers to team up with Silicon Valley firms long seen as disruptive threats to their industry. More Science News»

		Sports
		Sindhu loses to World No 1 Marin, claims silver Shuttler PV Sindhu lost to World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 in women’s singles badminton final, takes silver medal. She becomes India’s second medalist in Rio after wrestler Sakshi Malik claimed bronze in 58kg freestyle I'm on Cloud Nine, says Olympic silver medalist Sindhu "What do I say?" Sindhu beamed, Olympic silver medal hanging around her neck adding to her overall allure. "I'm on Cloud Nine. It's been a surprisingly great week. I played well, I had some great matches and now, I am Olympic silver medalist." Saina, Kashyap laud Sindhu's landmark silver medal PV Sindhu's landmark silver medal at the Rio Olympics - making her the youngest Indian to win a medal at the Summer Games - has been hailed by Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap, with the latter singling out the 21-year-old's mental fortitude as hugely significant not just today, but for her future. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Why Asus launched a Rs 62,999 smartphone in India Asus plans to widen its product portfolio and offer more smartphones in higher price brackets. However, this doesn’t mean that Asus would be completely killing its existing range of devices. 10 hot earphones available under Rs 1,000 Planning to buy earphones for day-to-day usage? Not eager to spend too much? Twitter shuts down 360,000 accounts for 'promotion of terrorism' Twitter has shut down 360,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts since the middle of 2015, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. More Technology News»

		Education
		Admissions to Maharashtra's private medical colleges delayed Wait for medical aspirants seeking admissions in private colleges became longer as the State’s Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell failed to release the admission schedule three days after the NEET results were out. IIM-K to celebrate 20 years of academic excellence Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) will complete 20 years of academic excellence on August 21, 2016. Medical admission likely to be online in Gujarat The admission to the Medical and Para Medical Courses is likely to be conducted online from September 3. This is the first time that the admission are to be conducted online for medical and dental courses. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Knee surgery for Saina in city hospital today On a day shuttler P Sindhu won an Olympic silver for India, her team member and former world No. 1 Saina Nehwal flew to Mumbai for a knee surgery. Uber driver molests foreigner in Mumbai, held An Uber driver, Shehbaaz Shaikh (32), has been arrested for allegedly molesting an expatriate woman working in Mumbai who was travelling alone in his cab from Pali Hill in Bandra to Versova late on Wednesday. Man behind 60 illegal kidney transplants held On the run for 12 years, one of Mumbai’s notorious kidney racketeers, Shiva, was finally nabbed on Friday. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Now, identity thefts of cars as gangs think out of the bonnet Iconic JNU eatery may have to down shutters Sisodia for promotion of Sakshi's father More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Demolition drive: PIL by activist dismissed The high court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction not to demolish any more constructions on raja kaluves/ drains without following the due process of law. 11 babus still absconding; BMTF grills 9 others The nine BBMP and BDA officials, including retired town planning officers, executive engineers and assistant engineers, cooperated with BMTF officials on the first day of interrogation on Friday. Court asks institute to help children suffering from rare genetic disorder The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) to give necessary medical help to children affected by lysosomal storage disorder (LSD), for which treatment is very costly. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Sisters' gift of life to brothers on Rakhi On Rakshabandhan, Jayanti Gili and T Sunitha gave a gift of life to their brothers ailing with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Spl status: AP finds a supporter in Kavitha Ministers' wish list delays temporary secretariat Frequent changes in the design of the interim government complex at Velagapudi in Amaravati are leading to further delay in its completion. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Bizman resists extortion bid, made to undress Registration of Aadhaar card now Tamil Nadu government's responsibility Come October 1, Aadhaar card registration will be a state government function. DMK MLAs take fight to House, hold mock session There was more drama on Friday, two days after 79 DMK members were forcibly evicted and suspended from the Tamil Nadu assembly, with the legislators holding a parallel assembly session on the secretariat premises. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		HC quashes sacking of Chorwad civic body chief The Chorwad municipality passed a resolution to arrange for 'kanyadan' of 48 Koli girls during a mass marriage ceremony.The brides were also given gifts by the municipality. Dalit agitation leader to speak at JNU Mevani, convener of Una Dalit Atyachar Ladat Samiti (UDALS), said, "I wish to take our agitation nationwide through the JNU platform in Delhi. Sardarnagar trader robbed of Rs 12 lakh Already clueless about four armed robberies that have occurred in the city over the past month, police have been left even more baffled by yet another robbery. A trader, Bharat Patel, was robbed of Rs 12 lakh in Sardarnagar on Friday night. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Flood worsen in Sangam city With the city getting no respite from the incessant rains, the flood situation in the Sangam city has worsen. Not only the two rivers of the city, Ganga and Yamuna, are in full spate even river Tones has inundated the trans Ganga and Yamuna villages. Raksha bandhan celebrated by tying rakhi to tree While the festival of loving bond between brother and sisters, raksha bandhan, was celebrated at the Sangam city, the day also witnessed a unique initiative of protecting environment wherein people tied rakhi to the trees and promised to protect them. FIR against SP leader for murder bid Gupta works at a spice factory in Amethi and is an active BJP leader.On Tuesday, he was going to Kohraur market to pick his two sons up from school when two motorbike-borne miscreants opened fire at him. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Railways to develop circulating area of Puri station Balasore doctor brutally attacked: Health dept seeks police in all dist hospitals The health department on Friday demanded police outposts in all district and sub-division level hospitals after a doctor in Balasore was brutally attacked by relatives of a patient by iron rod following the latter’s death earlier in the day. Fishermen village bears brunt of coastal erosion Podampetta, a fishermen's village in Ganjam district, is ravaged by high sea tide during the monsoon leading to large-scale coastal erosion. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Tiranga yatra reaches Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal Shouldn't have registered FIR against Amnesty: Digvijaya Singh Soon after his 'India-occupied-Kashmir' comment on Thursday, AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh made another equally controversial comment. 18-month-old electrocuted in Chhola area 288 words More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		After free trains, govt now offers buses to pilgrim centres $1L grant for Sikh, Pbi research in US Get Chandigarh transferred to Punjab now: Capt to CM Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh has asked CM Parkash Singh Badal to ensure that Chandigarh was transferred to Punjab during the remaining tenure of his government."He must get Chandigarh transferred now to Punjab. More Chandigarh News»

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