News Digest: Cong ups ante, PC now head of key House panel

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		Friday, September 16, 2016
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		India
		Cong ups ante, PC now head of key House panel P Chidambaram has been named the new head of the Parliament standing committee on home affairs, while Anand Sharma will chair the panel on personnel, grievances, law and justice in mid-term replacements that give charge of two critical oversight forums to senior members in Congress party . Aadhaar has empowered people, it helps both citizens & govt: UIDAI CEO Indian flyers display rude behaviour: UAE report The probe by the UAE aviation authorities into the crash-landing of an Emirates flight at Dubai last month has shown Indian flyers in poor light. During evacuation, many passengers vacuated the plane with their hand bags despite being told by the crew not to do so More India News»

		Business
		Govt says info under domestic black money scheme confidential Government on Thursday said information about those who declare their black money under the compliance window, ending September 30, will be kept confidential. No plans to devalue rupee, market to determine value: Finance Ministry Rupee reverses course, down 7 paise vs dollar Rupee washed out its initial gains and was quoted lower by 7 paise to 66.96 against the American currency in the late morning deals on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers amid reports that the Commerce Ministry might propose devaluation of the rupee to boost exports. More Business News»

		Environment
		Centre mulls alternatives to pollutant refrigerants  Ganga water has heavy metal, pesticide traces: CPCB NGT notice to Centre, UP on encroachments in Arthala lake Rampant dumping of waste and encroachments on Arthala Lake located close to Hindon River in Ghaziabad on Thursday came under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which sought response from the Centre and UP government on the issue. More Environment News»

		World
		Prince Charles in car crash with deer on Queen's estate Britain's Prince Charles was reportedly involved in a car crash with a deer on his mother Queen Elizabeth II's estate in Scotland, a media report said today. UK approves stalled Chinese-funded nuclear power plant deal The British government on Thursday approved the construction of the country's first new nuclear power plant in more than two decades, a French and Chinese-backed project that had prompted high-level fears about national security. 'I want Apple': Myanmar abuzz over end of US sanctions Myanmar cheered a US promise to end sanctions on Thursday, with residents in its commercial capital clamouring for American brands while politicians and business moguls heralded a new era of transparency and trade. More World News»

		Entertainment
		How Dhoni reacted on watching his biopic 'BBD' debacle has made Sidharth more 'careful' Taapsee on getting 'touched inappropriately' More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Belgium gets world's biggest pickled brain collection Pluto 'spray-painting' poles of its big moon Charon Methane and other gases from Pluto end up coating its moon Charon's frozen poles, which are so cold and where winters are so long that this buildup remains for decades. The study was reported in the journal Nature. Gaia releases unique images of 1.1 billion stars The largest ever survey of stars in the Milky Way was made public on Wednesday. Information on 1142 million stars was gathered by Gaia, a satellite launched by the European Space Administration (ESA) in July 2014. Wednesday's release also features the distances and the motions across the sky for more than two million stars. More Science News»

		Sports
		Virat Kohli one of my favourite captains: Sourav Ganguly "You could see it on his face when he walks out to bat, or captain India he wants to be the best. The country needs him at the moment and I think he is great addition to Indian cricket," added Ganguly. La Liga comes to India, opens third office in Asia The prospect of watching the 'El Clásico' live between the two of the biggest football clubs – Real Madrid and Barcelona – might become a reality for Indian football fans with the official launch of the Spanish football league, La Liga, in India on Thursday. Davis Cup: India eye big fight against Spanish giants It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Indian tennis fans to get to watch Nadal in action in a competitive match. The celebrated player has been struggling for a while but can never be discounted. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus price details revealed, goes up to Rs 92,000 The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000 Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000. WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy. More Technology News»

		Education
		IIM-B provides ease of CAT 2016 test for candidates with disability For the first time, candidates who have applied for the CAT 2016, can correct mistakes in their application forms even after the submission. Percentage of marks scored, work experience and programmes selected are the details that can be edited on the CAT Application form webpage from October 1 to 5. Assam Govt secondary schools to be declared tobacco-free zones There are 4,316 government secondary schools in the state and out of these, all secondary schools in the districts of Lakhimpur, Baksa, Tinsukia, Udalguri, Sonitpur, Golaghat, Goalpara and Bongaigaon have been reported to be Tobacco-free Educational Institutions (TFEI), as per the submissions made by school inspectors to the Secondary Education Department. DishTV to beam 32 HRD Ministry edu channels to viewers More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Face of Brussels terror attack, Nidhi, is finally off crutches The face of the Brussels terror attack, Jet Airways crew member Nidhi Chaphekar, is limping back to normalcy: she has now finally gone off crutches. She has also won a bravery award from the Air Passengers' Association of India recently. Maharashtra bids tearful adieu to Lord Ganesh After performing the farewell 'Uttar Pooja', thousands of big, medium and small idols of Lord Ganesh were taken to various immersion points here for immersion amidst cries of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudchya Varshi Lavkar Ya'. Very heavy rainfall forecast for Mumbai in next 48 hrs Prediction of "very heavy rainfall" over the next 48 hours in parts of Mumbai and certain areas in Central Maharashtra was made by the MeT department today. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi high court to decide today if sale of photocopied books is OK Decongestion plot unravels: Why city has unfinished business Uber pushes for ride share on clogged NH-8 stretch Taxi aggregator Uber sees a new business opportunity in the traffic snarls on the Delhi-Manesar stretch of NH-8. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Accused pleaded guilty in the hope of early release' TERROR TRACK Sentence Today | Only 32 Of 260 Gave Evidence Mayoral elections: JD(S) willing to back party that will give it top post Report: Darshan, former minister's properties among 63 encroachments The muchawaited survey report prepared by the joint director of land records, which looked into the alleged encroachments in Ideal Homes Layout, Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, has opened a Pandora's Box. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Real estate builder cannot develop Amaravati: AP AG to HC Reiterating its resolve to get Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati built by a world-class agency, the AP state on Thursday urged the Hyderabad High Court to allow work in this regard. OGH doctors perform kidney, pancreas transplant simultaneously In a first, a team of doctors at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) performed simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation surgery on a 27-year old patient on Wednesday night successfully. AP girl tops Eamcet- III AP Girl Tops Exam; Majority Of Qualifiers From T More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		List steps taken in law officer selection: HC The apex court had laid down 'certain legally unexceptionable propositions,' and said law officer posts had a public element and that public interest should be unaffected. 'Physiotherapist' who prescribes drugs held For the past three weeks, public health officials had been conducting inspections at clinics across Tiruvallur in the wake of an outbreak of a mix of viral and bacterial infections in some pockets. Who says hips don't heal for aged? She is an example More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Sandalwood theft: 4 arrested The gang consists of 10 members out of which three are in Rajasthan prisons, said investigators. At 7,459, Haji contingent from state largest ever The highest in the state history Sex CD: Deposed Acharya takes back his plea Earlier, Pande had stated in the HC that he would surrender before the local court in Nadiad, but when he appeared before the court he was granted bail the same day. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad ready to welcome Rahul Gandhi Apart from door-to-door campaigning, the entire route is bedecked with hoardings, banners, posters and welcome gates. Three boys drown, their friends flee Three students of class X of a city-based school were drowned at Arail ghat in Ganga river under Naini police station here on Wednesday. Appeal to serve nation on festival of sacrifice On the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha, clerics urged Muslims to follow the path shown by Allah and to work for humanity.They also appealed to them to contribute to the country's development and progress. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha gets new finance secretary Dana Majhi receives Bahrain help Railways to launch massive cleanliness drive from Sep 17 More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Thieves strike at Green Valley, again 155 Now, selfies give MP girls stick to beat stalkers with The ubiquitous 'selfie' has been turned into a weapon to fight online abuse of women in Madhya Pradesh.Girls in Hoshangabad district of the state are actively participating in a campaign called 'TI mera bhai hai' (TI stands for thana incharge) -a brainchild of the local police. Vyapam scam whistleblower alleges murder conspiracy Gwalior-based Vyapam whistleblower Ashish Chaturvedi on Thursday alleged that his life is at risk from a man who recently bailed out a Bhopal-based doctor facing charges of issuing threat to kill Ashish. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Shoe hurling unfortunate, says Congress Talking to mediapersons, Capt Amarinder said the entire episode in the assembly was a conspiracy by chief minister Parkash Singh Badal. Threat of strike by doctors looms large Singh said that the issue of pending demands of doctors was under consideration of the government and the authorities were taking action eagerly. 'Janata Parivar' to reunite for Devi Lal's birth anniversary INLD leader and Devi Lal's grandson Abhay Singh Chautala said this year's event would be dedicated to Dr BR Ambedkar, and would be called 'Sadhbhawna Samman Diwas Rally'. More Chandigarh News»

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