News Digest: No vendetta behind shutting IIIT Amethi: Prakash Javadekar

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		Saturday, August 06, 2016
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		India
		No vendetta behind shutting IIIT Amethi: Prakash Javadekar The IIIT campus at Amethi had "only one permanent" teacher staying on the campus, while another would travel daily from Allahabad. 34% of state mantris face criminal cases As many as 34% of ministers in states have declared criminal cases pending against themselves, while 76% are crorepatis with average assets of Rs 8.59 crore, finds a new study. SC puts foot down on Maharashtra illegal land grant The allotment of MIDC plots in Ahmednagar happened between 2006 and 2010, during the tenures of two chief ministers - Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan, who was also indicted in the Adarsh cooperative scam. More India News»

		Business
		US adds a robust 255,000 jobs last month US trade deficit hits $44.5 billion, biggest in 10 months The US trade deficit increased to the highest point in 10 months, driven by a big rise in imports of oil and Chinese-made computers, cell phones and clothing. The deficit rose to $44.5 billion in June, 8.7 percent higher than a revised May deficit of $41 billion. Govt pegs inflation target at 4% for five years Barely four days before the central bank's monetary policy update, the government on Friday set an annual inflation target of four per cent, plus or minus two percentage points, for the next five years. More Business News»

		Environment
		Handling of toxic waste: NGT seeks details from states As the issue of toxic waste being released from industries becomes a major environmental issue, the National Green Tribunal has directed various state governments, including the national capital, to file an affidavit and inform it about the mechanism of disposal of such hazardous waste. The Thai village using poop to power homes Bangladesh, India mount rescue for flood-hit elephant Bangladesh and India are mounting a major rescue effort for a wild elephant struggling to survive after it was separated from its herd by floods and then washed across the border. More Environment News»

		World
		180,000 signatures demanding Russia PM's resignation More than 180,000 Russians have signed an online petition to President Vladimir Putin calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over his recent comments on teachers' pay. 'Putin made Trump an unwitting agent of Russia' A former top CIA official attacked Donald Trump on Friday as a danger to national security, saying President Vladimir Putin had made the Republican presidential candidate an "unwitting agent" of Russia. ANC concedes local election defeat in key S Africa city South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) conceded defeat on Friday in the city of Port Elizabeth as local election results underlined the declining popularity of the party that led the anti-apartheid struggle. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Deepika is all praise for Aishwarya At a recent event, the soon-to-be 'Padmavati' Deepika Padukone was asked about her fellow competitor Priyanka Chopra and while the actress always graces the media with answers that make beautiful copies, this time around it looks like the leggy lass refrained from making any comment on her Bollywood BFF. 'I realised that I was born to be in Bollywood' The Australian actor and retired professional wrestler, who was seen in movies like 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Troy' and a Tamil film last year, now forays into Bollywood with 'A Flying Jatt'. Funny mistakes in Bollywood blockbusters Bollywood films are loved for their entertainment quotient, song-and-dance routines and interesting storylines. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Nasa's new game marks Curiosity's 4th anniversary on Mars To mark Curiosity rover's 4th anniversary since landing on Mars, Nasa has launched a new mobile game that lets users explore the rugged terrain of the red planet. In the game, Mars Rover, players drive through Mars, challenging themselves to navigate and balance the rover and earn points. CSIR develops Omega-3 and Vitamin-E enriched frozen nutritional dessert India was part of Antarctica billion years ago Geologists have found evidence supporting the hypothesis that the Indian subcontinent was part of Antarctica a billion years ago but were separated and re-united several times due to tectonic movement of plates before the evolution of mankind. More Science News»

		Sports
		Live Blog: Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympics latest news and live updates. Stay at Times of India for latest news, schedules, opening ceremony news and live updates on Olympics 2016. Reports of me refusing to share room with Bopanna false: Paes Leander Paes has termed the reports that he had refused to share a room with his partner Rohan Bopanna as "false" and said that his timing of arrival at Rio was according to plans and known to the Indian tennis team. Rio Games: Archer Atanu finishes fifth in ranking round Atanu Das showed fine composure and skill to bounce back from a poor start in his maiden Olympics to finish fifth in the qualification round as archery got underway at Brazil's historic Samba street on Friday. More Sports News»

		Technology
		8 anti-virus apps to protect your smartphones We bring you a list of 8 cool anti-virus apps that promise to keep your smartphone secure from everything bad. Notion Ink Able review: 'Able' to do some things, not all Notion Ink recently launched its Able convertible in India. Powered by a quad-core Intel Cherry Trail processor paired with 4GB of RAM, the Able has 64GB of on-board storage and supports microSD cards of up to 128GB in size. While the regular version of the 2-in-1 (running Windows 10 Home) is priced at Rs 24,990, the enterprise variant (having Windows 10 Pro) bears a price tag of Rs 29,990. Notion Ink Able is available exclusively (for now) on Snapdeal. Here's our in-depth review of the Notion Ink Able. Why Prisma photo-editing app fails to impress me Prisma photo-editing app is one of the popular apps in the market right now. But will it be able to sustain long enough? Read on to find out. More Technology News»

		Education
		IIT-Kharagpur students bag 53 PPOs ahead of new academic session Students at IIT Kharagpur bagged as many as 53 pre-placement offers (PPOs) from top-tier organisations ahead of the start of its new academic session, a statement said on Friday. Draft Indian National University Bill goes online for public views The Draft Indian National University Bill, 2015, which proposes to establish a world class fully autonomous institution of national importance for training and research in military studies, has gone online on MyGov.in portal and Defence Ministry website for six weeks for public consultations. Central admission, counselling for PG admissions in Mangalore varsity from Aug 8 Mangalore University is all set to admit the candidates for its various Post Graduate Departments through ‘Central Admission and Counselling’ process which starts from August 8. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Step up efforts to boost organ donations in city: Thackeray State MLAs' pay doubled to 1.5L, on par with babus In a bonanza for the state’s MLAs, the government has doubled their salary from Rs 75,000 a month to Rs 1.5 lakh. Post-blast picture gave my family hope, says Nidhi “The picture gave my family a sense of relief that I was alive for the eight hours when nobody could contact me. There was hope that I could be traced. I am glad it was clicked,” said Jet Airways crew member Nidhi Chaphekar about the picture that made her the global face of terror. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		DTC to run 'aam aadmi buses'... at same fare The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is reeling under an acute shortage of buses but that's not stopping it from launching an “aam aadmi bus service“ from August 8. 3 Manipuri students held for auto-lifting Evaluation plan for Delhi schools More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bollywood Lyricist Javed Akhtar to enthrall poetry lovers Bengaluru, Aug 5 () Noted Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet Javed Akhtar and Piyush Mishra are all set to enthrall poetry lovers by rendering poems in the first-ever Bengaluru Poetry Festival beginning tomorrow. "The participation of Javed Sahab is confirmed. Imported immunotherapy drug saves 8-year-old from relapsed cancer G-category sites issue: Committee's term extended by 9 months A Karnataka high court division bench headed by chief justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee on Friday passed an order extending by nine months the term of the committee which is looking into allotment of sites by the Bangalore Development Authority under G category. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		GST kills Telangana's idea of luxury tax on private hospital stay 5,000 cops drafted in for PM's security during his Tel visit Hyderabad, Aug 5 () Over 5,000 police personnel will be deployed as part of the security arrangement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Telangana on August 7. Around 1. Sharmila Nicollet clinches her maiden title of the season Hyderabad, Aug 5 () Sharmila Nicollet held on to her nerves in the playoff against Neha Tripathi to win 12th leg of the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour at the Hyderabad Golf Club here today. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		HC asks CBI to probe a Rs 1.30 cr job racket Chennai, Aug 5 () The Madras High Court today directed CBI to investigate a Rs 1.30 crore job racket in which a former IAS officer, his son and a press reporter were allegedly involved, citing flaws in the probe by the local police. PMK to stage protest in Chennai demanding women's safety PMK chief Ramadoss on Friday said members of his party will stage a protest in Chennai on August 9 to demand that the Tamil Nadu government take steps to ensure safety of women 112th birth anniversary of Chennai's first mayor observed Chettinad Charitable Trust on Friday observed the 112th birth anniversary of educationist and banker M A Muthiah Chettiar, who was the first mayor of Chennai. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		I'm sure changed leadership will take state forward: Ben After the BJP leadership chose Vijay Rupani to be the next CM and named Nitin Patel as deputy CM, in-charge chief minister Anandiben Patel congratulated both the leaders. Improve law and order, says Cong The Congress party congratulated the newly-appointed chief minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel on Friday and urged them to focus on the “deteriorating law and order“ situation. Call from Delhi changed script It was an unexpected climax to the drama over the selection of Gujarat's new chief minister on Friday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		New Cantt KV holds youth parliament The campus of Kendriya Vidyalaya New Cantt echoed with the debate at a parliament wherein the 'prime minister' answered the questions of the opposition and speaker intervening promptly from time to time. Dacoits strike again in Chitrakoot, shot at a farmer Congress plans mega road show in Allahabad in November Buoyed by the successful roadshow of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency in Varanasi, the Congress leadership of Prayag has planned to organise a roadshow of Sonia Gandhi in month of November during the centenary birth celebrations of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Allahabad. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Dongaria tribals protest police atrocity BJP to come up with white paper on Mahanadi river water Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 () Announcing its plan to unveil a white paper on Mahanadi river water issue amid a row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, BJP today asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to give up his ego and work sincerely for safeguarding the interest of the state. 12-member BJD delegation to visit Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi issue A day after Union minister for water resources Uma Bharti slammed the BJD for politicizing the Mahanadi issue, the ruling party on Friday announced to send a 12-member delegation to Chhattisgarh to assess the impact of construction over Mahanadi by the neighboring state on August 7 and 8. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		NLIU to host mediation tourney in Nov This is the oldest tournament In Asia and attracts participation and eyeballs from across the world. MANIT students furious over eight-fold fee hike Rio treat for freshers on 'home' turf Live telecast will also be recorded for coaching purposes in the future.Sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia told TOI that Olympics is a big opportunity for players to learn. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Want to bring govt schools at par with private ones: Khattar Chandigarh, Aug 5 () Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said there should be a collaboration between private and government schools so that state-run educational institutions could also provide better education. Haryana bans controversial film Chandigarh, Aug 5 () Haryana government today banned the screening of the Hindi film 'The Legend of Michael Mishra' in the state for a period of eight weeks. Haryana to establish over 400 sports nurseries: Vij Chandigarh, Aug 5 () To develop Haryana as a leader in sports, more than 400 sports nurseries are being established in the state, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij said. More Chandigarh News»

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