News Digest: India stingy during training, splurges after medals

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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		India
		India stingy during training, splurges after medals While most countries spend money on building medal winners, India has a unique model where the money pours in after you've won. Under a government schme, Sindhu was given Rs 44 lakh while Sakshi got Rs 12 lakh for training. That's 3.4% of Sindhu's post-medal awards and 2.1% of the money Sakshi is to get. India eyes hike in crude production to cut imports The government has sought to push domestic oil production to reduce its dependence on imports, while seeking to make India an airline hub. To boost domestic production, emphasis was given on exploration and tapping explored fields where production was low. Darul Uloom fatwa on cow urine items More India News»

		Business
		Govt not to ease rules in Tata-DoCoMo dispute Anil Ambani's son Anmol inducted into RCap board Birla denies Idea merger talks with Vodafone More Business News»

		Environment
		Kerala resort goes 'green' 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. More Environment News»

		World
		Trump's stamina attack on Clinton stirs talk of gender bias Donald Trump and his Republican allies say Hillary Clinton is weak, lacks stamina and doesn't look presidential. In a PR move, China received aid from Pakistan! In a novel public relations exercise, China has accepted aid from Pakistan, which has been the recipient of Chinese generosity in a wide range of fields. Chinese authorities allowed a Pakistani military transport aircraft to bring in rice for flood stricken areas of central China's Hubei province. US soldier killed in southern Afghanistan The US military says an American soldier has been killed and another wounded by a roadside bomb during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Gautam Rode shooting for B'wood debut 'Aksar 2' Gautam Rode, the television superstar who is behind three back-to-back successful male-dominated shows (Saraswatichandra, Mahakumbh and Suryaputra Karn), is set for something new. Aamir Khan to play Sunil Dutt in Sanjay Dutt biopic? It goes without saying that if Aamir, who has reportedly loved the screenplay, agrees to play the role, then he will pour his heart in the character and give his 100 per cent. Shraddha Kapoor, not Alia Bhatt in 'Golmaal Again'? It was always meant to be a toss-up between these two actresses. But, according to an insider, it is Shraddha Kapoor and not Alia Bhatt who has reportedly bagged 'Golmaal Again'. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		'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. Dengue in heart patients could aggravate cardiac problems: Study Amid spiralling cases of dengue reported in the national capital, a study has found that the vector-borne disease in cardiac patients could aggravate their heart ailments. Earth's temperature dropped during solar eclipse A study has revealed that the temperature of the Earth dropped during last year's eclipse of the sun, Britain's Met office has said. More Science News»

		Sports
		SAI, NADA junior officials involved in Narsingh sabotage: WFI Refusing to budge from its stand, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) floated a new theory, alleging that some junior officials of SAI and NADA are responsible for Narsingh Yadav being handed a four-year ban for doping. Easy money is spoiling cricketers: Glenn McGrath "I think money should always be secondary. It's great that cricketers are earning good money. But if money is secondary and it's all about going out there, performing at their best and keeping themselves in best condition,' Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath said. Floodlight malfunction grabs more attention than Pink ball It was an inauspicious start to the inaugural day-night Duleep Trophy match with a major floodlight malfunction grabbing more attention than Pink ball making its first class debut in India. A power failure saw two stoppages in play with the second one leading to lights going off completely in a couple of floodlight towers. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Android Nougat: 8 devices set to get Android's next big update first Google’s next big Android update is here. The company has announced that its Android 7.0 Nougat OS update has moved out of beta and will start rolling out to general users. Android 7.0 Nougat update rolls out worldwide, Nexus devices to get it first The Android 7.0 Nougat OS version has finally moved out of beta and has started rolling out to general users. Search giant Google announced the same on its official blog post. 5 technologies that are fast making your passwords 'obsolete' Here are five ways in which biometric solutions are making passwords redundant across the globe: More Technology News»

		Education
		IIT council gives nod to off-campus students The IIT council on Tuesday gave in-principle nod for the HRD ministry’s proposal to increase the IIT student strength to 1 lakh from the current 72,000 by introducing a new concept of ‘non-resident students’. 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
		Spl beauty pageant for blind women planned The National Association for the Blind (NAB) and Blind Dreams, an NGO, are organising ‘Princess India’, a nationwide beauty pageant for blind women Sena workers force bandh in Ulhasnagar after neta's arrest Shiv Sena workers on Tuesday forced shops to close and autorickshaws to stop service in some part of Ulhasnagar city, after the party's city president Rajendra Chaudhari was arrested for manhandling Ulhasnagar Municipal corporation staff and damaging furniture at the civic body headquarters BMC clears motion to make Suryanamaskar must in civic schools Despite opposition from the Samajawadi Party (SP) the MNS and the Congress, the BMC general body meeting on Tuesday cleared a ‘notice of motion’ tabled by a BJP corporator to make Suryanamaskar mandatory in civic schools More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		School van runs over 3-yr-old close to home Freedom fighters honoured 'This bad buzz is corpns' doing' More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		BCCL gets interim relief against newspaper flyers Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd, which owns The Times of India, The Economic Times and other publications, has got an interim injunction against a Bengaluru-based property developer for popping in inserts and flyers in its publications without permission. Retd police dept staffer jumps in front of speeding train Months after retirement, a 62-year-old former police department officer committed suicide by jumping in front of a train near Kengeri on Tuesday. Nephrologists in state losing interest in kidney transplants The kidney racket in Mumbai which led to the arrest of a senior nephrologist has triggered a debate among the fraternity in Karnataka. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Sindhu, Sakshi saved India the blushes, says KTR Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu on Monday hoped to bring more laurels for the country and thanked all those who supported her even as the Telangana government, buoyed by her exception performance in Rio, announced its plans of drafting a new sports policy for the state. Dy CM goofs up, says Sindhu to get 'better' coach Champion shuttler P V Sindhu's spectacular showing in Rio has been attributed singularly to coach P Gopichand's expert training and guidance. However, Telangana deputy chief minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali thinks she needs 'better coach' and the government would provide her with one! State sweeps aside own GO on rewards The Telangana government, that has for the past two years kept sports on the budgetary back burner, has emerged on top - as of yet - with respect to showering newly minted Olympic star PV Sindhu with incentives and rewards. However, in this process, it appears that the government has ignored its own orders in rewarding sportspersons. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		City to B'luru in 3 hrs? Talgo can do the trick Groom HIV positive, bride calls off wedding Eat a dosa at Central for just Rs 15 Now, you can eat a masala dosa for 15 in Chennai Central station along with 80gm vegetable and sambar. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Two friends who studied together, leave worldly pleasures to become saints together No information on PM Modi's alleged poll code breach case: Gujarat EC Just one of 45 slum development projects completed More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		2 robbers land in police dragnet CIC inaugurates RTI workshop Chief information commissioner of UP Jawed Usmani addressed a workshop here on Monday where he said the Right to Information Act has changed the working of government. Prayag: Where streets look like rivulets Streets in the Sangam City have turned into rivulets and cars and two-wheelers on roads have been replaced by boats.With Ganga and Yamuna in spate, flood water continues to wreak havoc for residents in. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		MLA booked for 'abetting' palace suicides Wild animals wreck havoc on farmland Garbage dumping: Green panel notices on four civic bodies More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		MP children in distress can share 'mann ki baat' via postcard with child rights panel Students caught trying to sell sand boa snake 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. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Delhi court defers sentencing of Hry ex-speaker Kadian A special CBI court in Delhi on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the quantum of sentence to former speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha Satbir Singh Kadian, who was convicted in a 23-year-old IFFCO fund misappropriation case. No need to give affidavits when seeking govt services Haryana lays out red carpet to welcome Rio medallist Sakshi More Chandigarh News»

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