News Digest: IAS officers collect fund to help ex-coal secy pay legal fees

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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		India
		IAS officers collect fund to help ex-coal secy pay legal fees Ulfa demands Rs 1 cr for BJP leader's abducted son Treason charge on Baloch 'rebels' who thanked Modi More India News»

		Business
		Myntra plans offline stores for pvt brands Tata's $300m venture fund plans to invest in startups Port mobile connections to Rel Jio, RIL tells staff More Business News»

		Environment
		Edible milk-based wrapping to cut plastic waste US scientists are developing an environment-friendly edible packaging film made of milk proteins that may help prevent food spoilage and reduce plastic waste. Elephant electrocuted in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary A ten-year-old female elephant was electrocuted in the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu after it came into contact with a low hanging overhead electric line. Washington Zoo hosts birthday bash for panda cub The youngest giant panda cub at the National Zoo in Washington is celebrating his first birthday with a traditional Chinese ceremony and the sweet taste of honey. More Environment News»

		World
		Trump's flip-flop keeps illegal immigrants on tenterhooks Some 11 million undocumented immigrants and illegal aliens briefly let their hopes soar after signs that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is open to accommodating them in America, going back on his pledge to deport them en masse and build a wall across the U.S-Mexico border. Sarkozy announces new bid for French presidency Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy announced today he will seek the nomination of his centre-right party to stand in next year's presidential election. Trump demands closure of Clinton Foundation Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Hillary Clinton shut down the charitable foundation run by her husband, former US president Bill Clinton, branding it a "corrupt enterprise." More World News»

		Entertainment
		Rani keeps Adira away from the shutterbugs Rani’s daughter hogged all the limelight as people couldn't stop adoring her. The little one was dressed in red with a cute hat. Rohit Shetty rubbishes rumours of fall-out with Shah Rukh Khan Director Rohit Shetty has been surrounded with rumours of a fall-out with actor Shah Rukh Khan after their film ‘Dilwale’ didn’t fare well at the box office. Most popular Indian-origin actors in Hollywood Check out the most popular Indian-origin names in Hollywood who are making India proud. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		People fall in love at fourth sight: Study Lovers need to meet at least four times before cupid strikes their hearts, according to a new study which suggests that love at first sight may be a myth. Researchers from Hamilton College in the US gave pictures of people's faces to a group of young men and women. NASA plans to hand over ISS to commercial firm NASA is planning to hand over the control of the International Space Station (ISS) to a commercial company around the mid 2020s, the US space agency has said. Edible milk-based wrapping to cut plastic waste US scientists are developing an environment-friendly edible packaging film made of milk proteins that may help prevent food spoilage and reduce plastic waste. More Science News»

		Sports
		Jaisha had refused to avail personalised drinks during marathon: AFI Refuting marathon runner OP Jaisha's claim of official apathy, Athletics Federation of India issued a statement saying that it was the athlete and her coach who refused to avail the option of having energy drinks during the race at the Rio Olympics. Sindhu credits sacrifices, god's will for Olympic silver "I never expected this kind of reception (on their arrival here from Rio). People right from children came and congratulated me. I am very thankful and happy. First thing is god's grace which is very important," Olympic Silver medalist PV Sindhu said. India lose top Test spot to Pakistan after Windies draw India won the four-Test series against West Indies 2-0 -- the first time the Indian team won two Tests on a Caribbean tour. India had won the first Test by an innings and 92 runs, drew the second Test and won the third Test by 237 runs. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Gionee S6s first impressions: For better selfies The S6s will likely give tough competition to the recently launched Oppo F1s, which is also a selfie-centric smartphone. We spent some time with the Gionee S6s and here are our first impressions. Titan Juxt Pro review: There's always room for improvement Ever since the technology brands started flooding the market with their smartwatches, Titan had to look beyond ‘great looking’ analogue watches. 8 'best-selling' smartphone brands in India After two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the smartphone market in India finally saw growth last quarter. More Technology News»

		Education
		52% IIT-crackers relied on self-study, 75% from cities To fill IIT faculty gaps, PhD entry for BTechs In the IIT council meeting next week, HRD ministry will propose a new research scholar scheme that proposes to identify 1,000 bright BTech students from premier engineering colleges who can be admitted straight into PhD programmes. 2000 students drop out of IITs, IIMs in 2 years About 2,000 students dropped out of IITs and IIMs in the last two years, data from the institutes show. Academic attrition is the highest at IIT-Delhi with 699 students dropping out between 2014 and 2016. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Theft at Salman's sister Arpita's home; cash, goods worth Rs 3.25 lakh stolen Cash and valuables worth Rs 3.25 lakh were stolen from actor Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan-Sharma's apartment in Pacific Heights in Bandra (W), the police said on Monday. A 1st: Reserved forest status for mangroves Mumbai: Maharashtra has officially notified 15,087.6 hectares of mangrove land across the state as reserved forest, the first state to do so. Deposit 8cr for stay on alimony: HC to ex-royal HC asks Punjab royal to deposit Rs 8 cr in litigation over alimony More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Metro work puts Sarojini traders in a spot We have been living for this day, say parents Accused posed as informers to extract info More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		What happened next is scary for every apartment dweller Two men have been arrested in a brazen rape attempt at an upscale, high-security apartment complex in HSR Layout. A 38-year-old woman was attacked by a man who gained entry through the window of her first-floor apartment. Class 8 students to get free bicycles After much delay, the state government finally issued orders for procurement of bicycles to be distributed freely to 5.7 lakh class eight students of government and aided schools across Karnataka. Train delay next week Train No.56513 Karaikal - Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru) Station Passenger will be regulated at Attur for 80 minutes and will be delayed by 70 minutes to Omalur on August 24 (Wednesday). More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Op Nayeem: A top secret mission to counter the enemy within Two weeks after renegade Maoist Nayeemuddin was gunned down, crucial details have emerged about how the operation to eliminate him was kept top secret for weeks. Sri Lanka President made to wait as driver fails to turn up in time Senior officials of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Sunday faced embarrassment as the visiting Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena was forced to wait in his car after the 'darshan' as the driver did not turn up in time. Officer crunch: Additional SPs may head district HQs Telangana's plan to re-jig districts and create 17 new ones leaves the government staring at, apart from other issues, a severe senior officers' crunch in the the police department. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		TN needs alternate tax sources: FM Time has come for the government to crank open other viable alternative revenue streams to compensate loss of liquor revenue due to closure of retail shops. Stalin says Karuna allowed Jaya to speak M K Stalin recalled that when the DMK patriarch was CM, Jayalalithaa was the opposition leader. State moves SC for Cauvery water The Tamil Nadu government on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to Karnataka to release 25tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of Cauvery water within the next ten days. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Hardik Patel files habeas corpus petition in Raj HC for himself Ahmedabad Police issues advisory on how to deal with juveniles Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti to send bangles and lollipops to 45 MLAs as a mark of protest More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HC rejects Raman's objections to PIL Flood situation worsens in Allahabad RSS volunteers pitch in to help flood affected families in Allahabad More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Woman lynched, mob ransacks police stn Politicians, media blamed for 'suicides' The media and some political leaders are being blamed for the death of Paralakhemundi palace manager and her siblings by their kin. 'King' wanted to donate palace to govt 'King' Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo had once wanted to donate a portion of his palace to the state government for promotion of heritage tourism.His idea was strongly opposed by some of his close family members. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Crocodile strays into Islamnagar farmhouse, captured A 12-feet-long crocodile was captured from a farmhouse near Islamnagar on Monday morning. BMC animal rescue team in-charge Anil Sharma said they got a call from Sukhi Sewania police station late on Sunday night informing a massive crocodile entered village and help was needed to trap the scaly carnivore. Soon help of snake charmer Shahid Ali was taken to trap the reptile. The crocodile was later sent to Van Vihar. IAF airlifts many from Rewa, Satna hinterland Due to heavy rains, huge amount of water entered the residential areas, affecting more than 30000 families in the two districts. Sleepless nights for 1L marooned people The danger level has been marked at 145 metres after new Chambal bridge became operational on June 30 this year.Bridge was constructed keeping in view of the maximum level in Chambal river in past 100 years. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Punjabi money lender killed in Philippines A Punjabi moneylender living in Santiago city of Philippines was shot dead on Monday just a couple of months before he was to get married. Injury while leaning out of train not self-inflicted: HC Give control of joint capital to guvs by rotation: Khattar More Chandigarh News»

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