News Digest: Laptops, not stones, will help Kashmir: Rajnath

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		India
		Laptops, not stones, will help Kashmir: Rajnath 5 members of Mumbai bizman's family joined Islamic State in June Dhaka attack mastermind was in India, reveals arrested IS operative The mastermind behind the Holey Artisan attack in Dhaka and the murder of English professor Rezaul Karim at Rajshahi university is fugitive Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh leader Mohammed Suleiman, a key Islamic State operative held in India has revealed. More India News»

		Business
		Urjit Patel right man to succeed Raghuram Rajan: Murthy After backing a second term for Raghuram Rajan, Infosys founder and IT doyen NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday called Urjit Patel as the "right man" to succeed Rajan and hoped the new Governor will balance growth and inflation. Urjit Patel will contribute to India's growth story: Jaitley Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday exuded confidence that Urjit Patel will contribute to India's economic development as the next Reserve Bank governor. Merger to add $120 billion to asset base: SBI State Bank of India on Saturday said the ongoing merger of five of its associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank will add Rs 8 trillion or $120 billion to its assets and will create a banking behemoth with global scale. More Business News»

		Environment
		U'khand okays 500-acre turtle sanctuary in Rishikesh Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has sancttioned a 500-acre land in Rishikesh for opening up of a turtle breeding centre in an effort to clean up Ganga. '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 More Environment News»

		World
		Chinese president offers Myanmar same treatment as Pak China offered a range of incentives including financial assistance and support for building energy projects to Myanmar during the ongoing visit by its de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Xi Jinping even offered to upgrade relations with Myanmar treating it almost on par with China's ties with Pakistan Turkey to take more active role on Syria in next 6 months Turkey will take a more active role in addressing the conflict in Syria to prevent the war-torn country being divided along ethnic lines, Turkish PM Binali Yildirim said. He said that while Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could have a role in interim leadership, he must play no part in its future. Japan hit by 6.0 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day today, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said. More World News»

		Entertainment
		WATCH: Alia-Katrina's water aerobics session Ileana to file case against producer? WATCH: Aishwarya-Sonali's throwback video More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Why frogs can tell you more about the forest than tigers Chinese scientists discover molecule to repair organs Chinese scientists have discovered a small molecule which can regenerate the tissue and could make organ transplant much easier in future. They have discovered a drug, XMU-MP-1, which can promote repair and regeneration in the liver, intestines and skin. Nasa's Curiosity rover beams 360-degree panorama of Mars Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover has captured a stunning 360-degree panoramic view of features called 'Murray Buttes', combining more than 130 images taken on the fourth anniversary of probe's landing on the red planet. More Science News»

		Sports
		Rio live: Mo Farah wins 2nd straight 5000m gold The United States women's basketball team thumped Spain 101-72 to claim a sixth straight gold medal to rubberstamp their credentials as one of the greatest Olympic sporting dynasties of all time. Rio Olympics: Neymar hands Brazil football gold medal Neymar delivered Brazil's first Olympic men's football gold medal on Saturday with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout victory over Germany after the sides had drawn 1-1 after extra-time in a thrilling game at the Maracana stadium. Sakshi gives new wings to Rohtak's GenNext wrestlers Sakshi Malik's triumph at the Rio Olympics that saw her winning a historic bronze medal has given new wings to India's GenNext wrestlers. More Sports News»

		Technology
		10 absolutely useless websites to help you kill time The World Wide Web can is certainly a treasure trove of information, with a large number of websites amongst the billions in existence providing knowledge regarding anything and everything. I stayed on keyboard auto-complete feature for a day, and it was fun Not only I messed up in the office but also managed to piss off a couple of PRs (who also happen to be close friends of mine), when they asked about my weekend plans. 7 most-viewed tech executives on LinkedIn The list has CEOs across industries technology, finance, human resources, internet and marketing and advertising. More Technology News»

		Education
		Nearly 10L teachers' posts lying vacant across country: Union MoS HRD Union minister of state for human resource development (HRD) Mahendra Nath Pandey said on Saturday that there are nearly 8-10 lakh posts of teachers lying vacant in schools and higher educational institutions across the country. 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. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Gau rakshaks bully Mumbai executive with a leather bag Varun Kashyap, a creative director with a production house, was harassed by a group of self-proclaimed “cow protectors” in Mumbai over a leather bag he was carrying in an autorickshaw. Police filed a non-cognizable complaint against three men on Saturdayas “there was no physical harm done to Kashyap”. BMC to submit fresh proposal for coastal road soon The BMC will submit a fresh proposal for the coastal road with detailed studies for approval soon, civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta has said Illicit liquor seizure triples in four years More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		No law yet, but Mishra calls a mohalla meet Delhi to give 2cr to Sindhu, 1cr to Sakshi Court exempts CM from appearance More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		A plate and tumbler bank! Shwethambari Bongale, homemaker from Jayanagar, had seen many people struggling to handle huge piles of trash left behind after various celebrations. Shouting slogans not anti-national: Parameshwara Farmers who get rid of aged cows, male calves could be in trouble More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Two govt officials held for accepting bribes A tehsildar and an additional revenue inspector were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Warangal district of Telangana for allegedly taking bribes. Fitments stolen from babus' vacant quarters Lakhs of rupees spent by the government on equipment and different fitments for All India Services (AIS) officers' residential quarters are going into the drain as they are getting stolen after the babus vacate their houses. HC seeks report on police 'harassment' of industrialist Justice M S Ramachandra Rao of the Hyderabad high court on Friday directed Telangana's home secretary to probe into allegations that Narsingi police of Cyberabad had harassed and ill-treated an industrialist and his workers. The judge also sought a report on the incident. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Mercury surges to 3°C above normal After a few days of hot days and warm nights, temperature in the city rose to 37 degrees Celsius in Nungambakkam on Saturday, an increase of 2.4 degrees over Friday. Finding 2000-yr-old Roman trade links 8 airport loadersheld for stealingfrom flyer luggage More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Una floggers told Muslim teen to film attack As the chargesheet in the case relating to the Una atrocity against dalits is likely to be filed before September 11, investigations have revealed that the teenaged Muslim boy arrested by Una police before the probe was handed over to CID was told by the cow vigilantes to film the flogging. Rains bring temperature below 30°C After leaving Amdavadis to bear the heat and humidity for a week, the rains made a comeback on Saturday, pushing the maximum temperature below the 30-degree mark. Naroda robbers may have posed as cops Footage from CCTV cameras gathered by the local police indicate that those who robbed Bharat Patel, a trader, may have been dressed in khaki. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad hosts event under Namami Ganga programme Ministers, both from the center and state along with people representatives from 1651 village panchyats of the 52 districts of the Five states, which are besides the bank of river Ganga, assembled at the Sangam city to mull over the policy that should be followed to clean the holy river. AU fails to implement sporting draft At a time when the country is finally picking up medals at the Rio Olympics, sportsmen at Allahabad University still await the attention of the authorities that have even failed to implement the sports ordinance and the regulations governing sports activities on the campus for the last three years. The regulation, drafted for the first time in the 125-year history of the varsity, was to become a part of AU Ordinance. Engineers, MBAs queue up for sweepers' jobs in Allahabad No educational qualifications are required for the job that involves cleaning streets with brooms, maintaining drainage and municipal sewer lines. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Six youths injured as groups clash in Patrapada village Police on Saturday arrested six persons for attacking six youths at Patrapada late on Friday night.They allegedly opened fire and attacked them with sharp weapons during the scuffle. Accused gets life term for CPI leader's murder The court also fined him Rs 40,000 and acquitted K Dandapani Reddy due to lack of evidence. Wagon factory unlikely at Sitapalli "Manufacturing of wagons in the country is very high compared to the demand.The government's priority is to reduce congestion on various railway routes of the state," Sinha responded to a media query on the project. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Vyapam scam: CBI gets forensic lab report on hard disk, pen drives CBI team investigating Vyapam scam has received the much-awaited forensic report on hard disks and pen drives, which hold the key to busting the multi-layered scam. Khajuraho temples inaccessible after stop dam collapse The southern group of temples in Khajuraho will not be accessible to tourists after a major portion of a stop dam and road was washed away following heavy rain at the international tourist destination on Saturday. The incident took place after flooding in Khudar river. Traffic jams, violations mar BJP's Tiranga Yatra BJP’s Tiranga Yatra in Madhya Pradesh was a display of blatant violation of traffic rules by politicians and lawmakers, triggering traffic gridlocks all through its route. The yatra virtually brought traffic in the state capital to a halt on Friday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		3 of Barnala family among 5 killed in Rajasthan accident Five persons of a family, including a couple and their one-year-old daughter from Tapa town of Barnala, died in a road accident on Friday night. Baljinder starts campaign in Talwandi Sabo Baljinder Kaur of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday kick-started her election campaign of the state assembly polls to be held next year. Haryana, Delhi vie to honour Olympian More Chandigarh News»

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