News Digest: Faulty roster led to engineer's death: Air India

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		Thursday, August 25, 2016
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		India
		Faulty roster led to engineer's death: Air India Navtej Sarna may be next envoy to US India's high commissioner to UK, Navtej Sarna, is likely to take over from Arun Singh as India's ambassador to the US. In Washington, Sarna is likely to be joined by Santosh Jha who is currently joint secretary (policy planning) in MEA You may soon be able to access net during flight More India News»

		Business
		Now, fly light to fly cheaper on IndiGo Mistry hints at selling Tata Global's China ops PayPal cuts forex charges by up to 40% for Indian exporters Global digital payments company PayPal today said it has cut its forex conversion charges by up to 40% to benefit small exporters. More Business News»

		Environment
		'Large scale conversion of forest land weakening monsoon' Monsoon has weakened in the North-Eastern and North-Central India due to large-scale conversion of forest land to crop land, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Rare endangered primate spotted in Vietnam Kerala resort goes 'green' More Environment News»

		World
		Trump puts Hillary on defensive over Clinton Foundation Hillary Clinton’s alleged quid pro quo with Clinton Foundation donors is starting to haunt her campaign and Donald Trump continues to flip-flop on major issues, as the two principal US Presidential candidates, neither of them much liked or trusted by a majority of American voters, stumble forward in their campaign to win the White House in November. Drone strike kills 2 Qaida suspects in Yemen A drone strike killed two al-Qaida suspects travelling in a car in southern Yemen on Wednesday, a security official said.The United States has carried out numerous drone strikes against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operatives in Yemen. Wiping out militancy imperative for Pak's existence: Sharif Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that wiping out the threat of militancy is "imperative" for Pakistan's existence and survival. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I would love to play Wonder Woman' With her effervescent avatar and funky dance moves, Jacqueline Fernandez has won the hearts of film buffs. Janmashtami: Bollywood films around the festival Let's take a look at a few movies which had highlighted Dahi Handi in their sequences. 10 National Award winners come together for 'Pink' The trailer of Shoojit Sircar’s forthcoming film, 'Pink', has compelled cinegoers to sit up and take notice of the social thriller because of its shocking content. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Isro still mum on MOM data, Nasa says not much water in Mars' dark streaks As the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), which has received more than 1.5 terabyte of data from Mars continues to remain mum on the Mars Orbiter Mission’s (MOM) findings on the Red Planet, US’ Nasa has said on Wednesday that the “seasonal dark streaks that have become one of the hottest topics in interplanetary research don’t hold much water.” Nasa reestablishes contact with Sun probe lost two years ago Nasa has finally reestablished contact with a spacecraft communication with which was lost nearly two years ago. Contact was reestablished on Sunday with one of Nasa's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories, known as the STEREO-B spacecraft, after communication was lost on October 1, 2014. 'Draize' irritation tests using rabbits to be phased out As a result of the Humane Society International/India’s campaign to end cruel and obsolete animal testing, the Drug Technical Advisory Board, India’s highest health advisory board, has recommended a two-year phase out period for the “Draize” irritation tests using rabbits. More Science News»

		Sports
		No issues with AFI as far as I'm concerned: Kavita Marathon runner Kavita Raut on Wednesday sought to steer clear of the O P Jaisha controversy, asserting that there was enough water for her during the gruelling marathon event in the Rio Olympics. Kohli is ideal successor to Dhoni: Farokh Engineer Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer says he is proud of current Test captain Virat Kohli. Indian team ready for bigger battles: Viv Richards In an exclusive interview with TOI at the historic Queen's Park Oval after the end of the India-West Indies Test series, Richards spoke his mind on several topics. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Here's why you shouldn't charge your smartphone overnight Chances are, you plug in your phone before you go to bed at night, thinking it's best to greet the morning with a fully charged device. Is this a good idea? That depends. Here's the thing. Here's how to install Android 7.0 Nougat on your device If you are one of those users who did not risk your Nexus with developer previews but cannot wait enough to get the final public version either, then these following steps are for you. Android 7.0 Nougat: Hottest 10 features of Google's latest OS Google’s latest Android version Nougat is out of beta. More Technology News»

		Education
		IIT council gives nod to off-campus students The new concept of ‘non-resident students’ is aimed at increasing the IIT student strength. The council has also approved the PM Research Fellowship programme that will select 1,000 bright BTech IIT students and give them direct admission into PhD programmes with a higher scholarship. IITs to have non-resident students soon IITs have decided to increase the number of seats in various courses for admitting "non-resident students" with an aim to take their total intake to one lakh by 2020. Maharashtra clarfies bar on college transfer not for law students already in colleges More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Charges framed 3 years after Thane bldg crash A week before BMC nod, edu dept sent yoga order to schools Orthopaedic surgeon held for molesting woman patient More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Centre biggest threat to democracy, says Sisodia As epidemic looms, Centre reviews disease control plan Govt doesn't have staff to inspect city's 38,000 lifts More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Haj Bhavan in B'luru to bring all facilities under one roof 50 cops on trail, abductors release top executive's son 6 B'lureans take a leap towards conservation of frogs, snakes More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Nayeem kin in SIT custody for murder The Metropolitan Magistrate court in Rajendranagar on Wednesday granted the SIT a two-day custody of Md Abdul Fayeem and his wife Sajeeda for interrogation in the Nayeemuddin shooting case. PM, cow protection 'activism' and Bakrid It is barely a fortnight for Bakrid. The festival marks the continuation of an Abrahamic tradition, also a practice of the Prophet Muhammad, that selflessness and sacrifice are key components of the faith; for the love of God. Sanitary workers stir for salaries The workers said that it was not fair on the part of the government not to release their salaries even though they worked round-the-clock to keep the surroundings clean. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Illegal scan centre thrives with well-knit network A 30-year-old pregnant woman, mother of three girls, opted for sex determination and landed in an unauthorised scan centre in Tiruvannamalai town. City's flyovers to turn colourful From the drab greys of the Gemini flyover to the full green of Kotturpuram flyover, city flyovers are painted without a care about how they would look. 'Marry agama shastra, conservation norms' More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		HC notice to NHAI after farmers object to road widening Gujarati films gear up for the festive season Gujarati films are gearing up for the festive season with a number of releases in coming few months 'Neglecting rural growth cost Gujarat Rs 672.63 cr' A big sum, Rs140 crore, was incurred above estimated costs just due to delay in finalization of tenders, pointed out the CAG. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Flood threat still looms on Allahabad With the city receiving bright sunshine all day through and all thr three rivers, Ganga, Yanuma and Tones, remaining either constant or receding at several points, the district may have a sigh of relief in the next two days. However, both the major rivers are flowing over the danger mark but although there is no substantial increase in the volume of water, district administration is maintaining a constant vigil. Krishna to wear designer outfits this Janmashtami Even as various programms would be held across the country to celebrate Krishna Janamashtami on August 25, idols of Radha-Krishna in the Sangam city would be special. Authorities of ISKCON are preparing designer outfits for the idols of their temple which would be taken on the roads of the city in tableaux. Allahabad, first dist to launch TB/HIV screening at DMCs Faced with the scary prospect of tuberculosis (TB) emerging as the most common opportunistic infection affecting HIV-seropositive individuals, the health department is offering TB/HIV screening facilities at its 61 Designated Microscopic Centres (DMC) in the district. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		ECoR to run special trains to avoid Dussehra puja rush In order to clear additional rush of passengers during Durga puja time, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run nine pairs of weekly puja special trains towards different destinations of the country from its jurisdiction by creating a number of additional berths. Centre approves fourth line from Jharsuguda to Bilaspur Gajapati king's brother mellows down after quadruple suicide More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		GST bill to be tabled in assembly today State assembly will meet for a special one-day session on Wednesday to discuss, debate and ratify Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill. Pitra paksh: Two special trains for Gaya Two special trains between Habibganj-Gaya and Jabalpur-Gaya will run during Pitra paksha. Hamidia 'hazard' from waste scam Two buckets of water and a carton make for 'hygienic' cleaning of hospital waste at Hamidia Hospital. If this is a shocker, there's more in store. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		15,000 turn up to hear Sakshi, but listen to netas instead Sakshi becomes social media darling CM to fight for Pbi news bulletin on AIR More Chandigarh News»

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