News Digest: Energy drink Red Bull in a Meerut store found 'unsafe'

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		Wednesday, August 10, 2016
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		India
		Energy drink Red Bull in a Meerut store found 'unsafe' With caffeine levels higher than the permissible limit found in a sample of energy drink Red Bull, a team of Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) based in Meerut, declared the drink "unsafe" for consumption. Changes in MV Act to make recall of defective vehicles mandatory Vehicle manufacturers in India would have no option but for mandatory recall of faulty vehicles that may impact the environment adversely or harm the driver or occupants. Don't fall into trap being laid to malign government: BJP to MPs With the Narendra Modi government facing flak over incidents of violence against dalits, party MPs were warned against “falling into traps being laid by those who want to malign the government,” at the BJP parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday morning. More India News»

		Business
		New panel to review rules for e-comm, including FDI The government has set up a committee to look at easing the policy regime for e-commerce players, including the rules for foreign direct investment, a controversial issue with local retailers who fear an adverse fallout of the entry of global players. Rajan names RBI team for monetary policy panel Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday named the central bank's executive director in charge of monetary policy Michael Patra as the third member to represent the RBI in the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Ford Figo, Aspire become cheaper Ford India has slashed prices of its Figo and Aspire models by 25,000- 91,000 effective immediately. More Business News»

		Environment
		Background music may hamper shark conservation 17 lakh tonne of e-waste generated in India in 2014 50 Siberian tiger cubs born in China's park Over 50 tiger cubs have been born this year in China's largest Siberian tiger breeding centre in the country's northwestern Heilongjiang province. Scientists handpick certain tigers, using a DNA database, to breed the next generation every year, the park said in a statement on Sunday. More Environment News»

		World
		Trump tries to steady campaign with economic plan Maverick Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump attempted to steady his floundering White House bid on Monday with sweeping economic proposals even as moderate GOP lawmakers, foreign policy stalwarts, and long time party loyalists publicly renounced him and polls showed him falling behind Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Turkey suspends 2,500 from religion agency Turkey suspended over 2,500 more staff from the powerful religious affairs state agency on Tuesday in the latest purge after last month's failed coup blamed on US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. Intruder tried to climb Buckingham Palace fence London police say an intruder tried to climb a security fence at Buckingham Palace, but did not gain access to the landmark building. The Metropolitan Police say officers monitoring CCTV cameras saw the 22-year-old from Croydon and arrested him early on Tuesday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I choose subjects that touch the audience's hearts' The success story of Shailesh Singh, an independent producer in Bollywood, is nothing less than a movie script. Here's how Ajay Devgn backed Aamir and SRK Ajay Devgn recently launched the trailer of his most ambitious film 'Shivaay' in Indore. Dhoni launches trailer of his biopic with Sushant today The makers of 'MS Dhoni — The Untold Story' have a unique plan to launch the film’s trailer. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Chemicals may be causing dip in dog fertlity In a startling and ominous finding, a study has found that sperm quality in dogs has steadily declined over the past 26 years and this could have been caused by environmental contaminants, including chemicals found in pet foods. $3 million/kg: Indian-American firm to take human ashes to moon A private firm co-founded by an Indian-American and licensed to launch a spacecraft and land on the moon plans to take human remains to the Earth's satellite at $3 million per kilogram, according to a media report. New compound shows hope for prostate cancer therapy Researchers have identified a novel compound that can block testosterone from fuelling the tumours in mice and act as a new generation therapy for prostate cancer. More Science News»

		Sports
		Rio Olympics: Archer Atanu, men's hockey provide joy for India Archer Atanu Das, boxer Vikas Krishan and men's hockey team tasted success for India on Tuesday after rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal finished fourth in the men's single scull quarter-finals to be out of the medal contention while shooter Heena Sidhu ended a disappointing 28th in 25m Air Pistol event. 3rd Test: R Ashwin fifty pulls India on drip-drip day India managed just 233 runs in 90 overs on day one of the third Test at St Lucia, after Jason Holder put them in. Rio Games: Boxer Vikas Krishan advances to pre-quarters Former Asian Games gold medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) gave a perfect start to India's boxing campaign in the Olympics, beating American greenhorn Charles Conwell to enter the pre-quarterfinals. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime review: High on performance, low on price With the recent launch of the Redmi 3S (Prime), it seems that the Chinese smartphone maker is planning to woo the budget-conscious Indian smartphone buyers all over again.Bearing a price tag of Rs 8,999 the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime has been launched as part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative.So can the Redmi 3S recreate the magic for Xiaomi all over again? We used the device for a few days, and here’s our full review. 19 smartphones affected by QuadRooter security bug Smartphone and tablet users beware, researchers have discovered a new security flaw that could leave as many as 900 million Android devices vulnerable to hackers. Withings Activite Steel review: Activity tracker at the price of a smartwatch We recently got our hands on the Withings Activite Steel activity tracker and used it for almost a week. The tracker is priced at Rs 17,999, but is it really worth buying? Read our review. More Technology News»

		Education
		656 drop outs in IITs, 49 in IIMs in 2015-16: Govt No proposal for common curriculum for CBSE, states: Prakash Javadekar Government does not propose to introduce a common curriculum in CBSE and state boards as a uniform syllabus does not take into account the local contexts, culture and language, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. IITs to keep eye on hiring by startups, focus on PSU jobs After a few start-ups revoked job offers and some deferred their joining dates, IITs are making minor changes in their placement policies to ensure students don't face a similar situation this year. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Maharashtra set to book Zakir Naik for hate speech Maharashtra is all set to book Zakir Naik under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act following Mumbai police's report submitted to CM Devendra Fadnavis on the controversial televangelist and Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) founder on Monday. Rs 5.8cr gone in India's great train robbery This one should qualify as the greatest train robbery in the country: A gang took away Rs 5.8 crore from a moving Salem-Chennai Express after cutting through the roof of a sealed mail coach. State to book Zakir Naik for hate speech The state is all set to book controversial Mumbai-based preacher Zakir Naik under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code following Mumbai police commissioner Datta Padsalgikar’s 71-page report submitted to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the televangelist and Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) founder on Monday. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		How transplant pricing fails the patient The act of donating an organ is altruistic, but transplantation is way too expensive for most middle class people and certainly for the poor. Two plush colonies for central staff in city soon The Union government has found at least two large land parcels to build New Moti Bagh-type housing complexes for its employees in South Delhi - one near Greater Kailash and another near Chhattarpur - by monetising a part of holding for commercial use. Roof collapse kills 1, injures 4 in NE Delhi A 44-year-old man died and four others, including a woman, were injured in a roof collapse in Karawal Nagar on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Govt unaware of SC order on welfare fund for 'innocent buyers' With 101 SC sects, state unaware of exact dalit numbers Although Karnataka boasts of the largest number of distinct sects within the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in the country , it still does not know the exact number of dalits and non-dalits in the state. Silence please: Residents make themselves heard An apartment in a locality dotted with eateries, pubs and restaurants, having well-connected roads and adequate parking space may sound all fancy. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Andhra official confined for seeking information on pigs The 'smart' survey programme of the AP state government to gather the socio-economic information of people has unwittingly landed a lower rung official in trouble. The official on the door-to-door survey job was locked up in the panchayat office after he unhesitently sought to know from a family whether it owns pigs. A senior minister has to intervene to pacify the angry villagers, who later `freed’ the official. The minister assured that the surveyor will be transferred. Slain Maoist-turned-gangster's 4 relatives, 7 others arrested Hyderabad, Aug 9 () A day after notorious Maoist renegade-turned-gangster Mohammed Nayeemuddin was gunned down, Telangana Police today conducted searches at different places in Nalgonda district and arrested nine persons, including four family members of Nayeemuddin, on the charge of land grabbing EAMCET paper leak: One more held; total arrests go up to 11 Hyderabad, Aug 9 () Telangana CID, which is probing the medical EAMCET-II question paper leak case, today arrested one more person, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 11. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Actor and dancer Jyothi Lakshmi dies at 63 Jyothi Lakshmi's death, says actor Nasser, that he truly learned how much the actress wanted to live."She never breathed a word of her cancer to anyone in the industry. 'Panchu' Arunachalam, who scripted Annakilli, dead It was a black day for Tamil cinema.The death of K N 'Panchu' Arunachalam on Tuesday of cardiac arrest has robbed the industry of one its most celebrated scriptwriters, producers and filmmakers.He was 76. Red sanders smuggling: TN boy held in AP The Andhra Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly trying to smuggle red sanders logs. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		HC denies magisterial probe in Parul University rape case Difficult to remove toll tax from August 15: Rupani Ahmedabad, Aug 9() Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today expressed apprehensions about implementing his predecessor Anandiben Patel's order to exempt small vehicles from paying toll tax from this Independence Day, claiming that it is difficult to do it from August 15. HC reserves order on scrapping of NRI quota in medical courses Ahmedabad, Aug 9 () The Gujarat High Court today reserved its order on petitions challenging a government ordinance abolishing the quota for non-resident Indians in medical courses. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Flood fear: Ganga swells 3m in 4 days The water level of Ganga and Yamuna is rising at an alarming rate in Sangam with both of them having risen by three metres within four days. Sneak peek into life and times of unsung heroes Much is said and written about the role of Nehru-Gandhi in the freedom movement of Allahabad but less is known about the unsung heroes of that era, without whom the Independence movement would not have gained momentum. Villagers rebuild mud bund on Bakulahi river The people of 20-odd villages on the border of Allahabad and Pratapgarh districts are at it again. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Parade on governance day in city The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to celebrate local self-governance day on August 31 with pomp. The civic body will organize a civilian parade on the occasion. Mahanadi water row divides BJP in state Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra on Tuesday challenged the Centre's suggestion to form a joint control board (JCB) to solve the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Depression to cause heavy rain for 2 days A fresh low pressure area, formed over the Bay of Bengal, on Tuesday intensified into a depression and would trigger heavy rain in parts of Odisha in next two days. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Diarrhoea claims 18 lives in Mandla district Diarrhoea has claimed 18 lives in tribal Mandla district of the state in past one month, though officials claim only 15 of these deaths were due to diarrhoea. Sacked dalit sarpanch begins stir Upset with "injustice" meted out to her, a dalit sarpanch started an indefinite agitation near the office of the district collector in Damoh on Tuesday. Another candidate, imposter nabbed during cop job exam A candidate and an impersonator were arrested in Satna during the constable recruitment examination conducted by Vyapam on Tuesday. Police said that Ankur Kumar Baghel, a resident of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, was to appear in constable recruitment examination at Ramkrishna College of Satna district. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		3 days after RSS VP attack, paramilitary in 11 Punjab dists AAP invites complaints against its candidates Getting Many Complaints, Says Anti-Corruption Wing Core Committee Member Boparai CM for strict action against gau rakshaks More Chandigarh News»

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