News Digest: 'Truth and openness, no matter how uncomfortable, are better than gossip'

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, September 26, 2016
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		India
		'Truth and openness, no matter how uncomfortable, are better than gossip' Chelameswar's stand on probity challenge for Chief Justice of Indi The Supreme Court is widely considered the most powerful constitutional court in the world. In the same breath, its appointment processes are some of the most secretive. Indus treaty rethink: PM Narendra Modi to get official briefing today PM Narendra Modi will be briefed on the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty by senior officials on Monday, a discussion seen as significant in the light of India-Pakistan tensions following the death of 18 soldiers in a terrorist strike at an Army camp in Uri last week. More India News»

		Business
		Chinese investors to fund Indian start-ups A dozen Chinese investors offered at a technology summit here on Sunday to jointly provide funding of about $50 million (Rs.334 crore) for Indian start-ups. About 150 seed funded start-ups pitched for funding at the summit by presenting their ideas to a 17-member delegation of Chinese investors. India Inc's gen-next leaders join crorepati club Several generation-next leaders of India's leading family-run businesses have joined crorepati club when it comes to their salaries and perks. Gautam Adani's son Karan will get an annual remuneration of upto Rs 1.5 crore. While, Anil Ambani's son Anmol has a proposed salary of Rs 10 lakh per month. Sebi to beef up cyber security framework for markets To protect securities markets from cyber threats, regulator Sebi is looking to further beef up its policy framework on this front and plans to appoint a chief IT security officer to head these initiatives. More Business News»

		Environment
		New species of pika found in Sikkim A new species of a small mammal in the rabbit family has been discovered in the higher altitudes of the Himalayas in Sikkim, a study has claimed, saying it is an important part of the ecosystem. They look like tailless rats and are identified as 'Ochotona sikimaria' African elephants 'suffer worst decline in 25 yrs' Africa's elephant population has suffered its worst drop in 25 years. Based on 275 estimates from across the continent, a report by International Union for Conservation of Nature put Africa's total elephant population at around 415,000, a decline of around 111,000 over the past decade. World Rivers Day to focus on plight of Yamuna As hundreds of voluntary groups across 70 countries prepare to celebrate World Rivers Day on Sunday, river activists in Vrindavan and Agra have drawn up plans to highlight the sad state of the river Yamuna, the life-line of Krishna's Braj mandal. More Environment News»

		World
		Russia under fire at UN as air strikes pound Syria's Aleppo Britain, France and the United States lashed out at Russia on Sunday over the worsening carnage in Syria as Syrian and Russian warplanes pounded Aleppo in one of the heaviest bombing raids of the five-year war. At least 23 killed in Aleppo as UN meets over Syria At least 23 civilians were killed in renewed government airstrikes on the contested city of Aleppo. At an emergency UN meet, the UN's top envoy to Syria accused the government of unleashing "unprecedented military violence" against civilians in Aleppo which may amount to war crime. IS suicide bomber kills six in Baghdad A suicide bomber killed six people in western Baghdad on Sunday, an Iraqi security spokesman said. Islamic State claimed the attack in a statement, saying it was carried out by an Iraqi national wearing an explosive vest who had successfully penetrated security measures. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Who addressed Katrina as Katrina Kaif Kapoor? Katrina and Fawad in Karan Johar's next? Sushant: Self-obsessed people put me off In a freewheeling chat with BT, Sushant opens up on his much-awaited biopic with childlike exuberance, his much-speculated love life and life in general... More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Stephen Hawking warns against contacting aliens British physicist Stephen Hawking has warned against announcing our presence to any alien civilizations, especially to those more technologically advanced than humans. "They will be vastly more powerful and may not see us as any more valuable than we see bacteria," Hawking warned. ISRO to perform key manoeuvre on Mars Orbiter next year With the Mars Orbiter Mission completing two years, ISRO on Sunday said it will be doing a "major event" of effecting a manoeuvre on the Orbiter next year to reduce the impact of an "eclipse duration" to allow the spacecraft "survive" for more time. Horses can communicate with humans: Study Horses can learn to communicate with humans and express their feelings and opinions, a new study has claimed. More Science News»

		Sports
		Ashwin shines after India set 434-run target New Zealand found themselves pushed to the brink with the score at 93 for four with one whole day of the Test match left and India sniffing at victory in an historic Test match. Politics has to be kept out of sport: Misbah on Indo-Pak ties Pakistan's Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that if people want resumption of bilateral cricket ties between Pakistan and India than politics has to be kept out of the sport. Ashwin 2nd fastest in Test history to 200 wickets R Ashwin on Sunday became the fastest Indian bowler to claim 200 wickets in Test history. 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
		Make bags lighter, CBSE tells teachers, parents The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is trying to take the load off students' backs. Delhi municipal corporation school pilot project for boosting education, revenues Cash-strapped East Delhi Municipal Corporation is planning to lease out its schools to a few private coaching institutes, with a dual aim of boosting access to education for poor children and augmenting its revenues. CBSE asks UGC to conduct NET exam More Education News»

		Mumbai
		CM assures Marathas of education, job quota Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his government is committed to providing reservation to Marathas in employment and education. HC paves way for 10-storey elders' home on prime Versova plot after five decades The Bombay high court has cleared the decks for the construction of a 10-storey elders’ home on a prime plot in Versova ending a wait of more than 50 years. 'Clean-up marshals' ask teen to pay fine as rly ticket slips from hand A group of purported civic clean-up marshals allegedly tried to extort money from a student for “littering” outside Borivli (east) railway station recently when they saw him pick up his railway ticket that he had accidentally dropped. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi under-reporting dengue toll, cases: CAG Delhi has been hugely under-reporting dengue cases and deaths, says a report of the comptroller and auditor general on the preparedness of the city govern ment, municipal bodies and others in control and prevention of the disease. Sessions to meet Chunauti deadline Delhi government’s ‘Chunauti 2018’ academic plan has entered a new phase this week as the school machinery gears up to meet deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s “100% Ability to Read” target. Interstate job racket busted, 1 arrested An interstate gang, which had duped several youths on the pretext of securing them jobs with the railways, was busted on Sunday. Police have arrested one of the accused, Salauddin. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		These teachers volunteer to make Karnataka literate Distress signals ring clear in Hassan, Tumakuru Registration will benefit tourists and owners' More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Rain dampener: Over 35,000 jobs lost Hyderabad rains: 20 trains cancelled over track repairs IS used codes to contact Hyderabad operatives Popo, Jarasim, Afgn, AQ, Arman, Armansani, Zarrar and many other words might sound meaningless and weird. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Man picked up for sexual abuse, no case registered A 24-year-old man from Mylapore was picked up by Egmore all women police station for sexually abusing a woman and taking nude pictures of her. 3 days on, corpn yet to repair school where part of ceiling fell Three days after a concrete chunk fell from the ceiling and hurt a Class X student at the Corporation Girls High School on Cooks Road in Perambur, civic officials are yet to take up repair work there. Suburban stations to get water-vending machines In about three weeks, all major suburban stations in Chennai will have water-vending machines which will be installed by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		OBC leader Alpesh Thakor to undertake indefinite hunger strike Ahmedabad, Sep 25 () OBC leader Alpesh Thakor today announced to sit on an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhinagar in November to put pressure on Gujarat government over various issues, including strict implementation of liquor prohibition in the state. Thieves decamp with a revolver, Rs 1 lakh cash from ACB office in Mahisagar DGP Thakur could soon be posted in Gujarat More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Cops to protect synthetic jogging track in Allahabad Drone cameras to enhance security during Durga Puja Fewer students to appear for UP boards this year More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		24-hour bus strike in Odisha from Sep 29 AAP to form govt in Odisha in 2019: Ashutosh Cong to tie up with like-minded parties for Panchayat polls Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 () Congress today announced plans to forge an understanding with like-minded parties for the up coming Panchayat polls in Odisha due early next year. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Wildlife week to be organised from October 1 Mystery shrouds BJP corporator's death Guns or muscles, it's an unbridled run in Bhopal More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Members of vehicle-lifters' gangs arrested Police arrested six members of two vehicle lifters' gangs in Kurali on Sunday.A total of 13 bikes were recovered from members of one of the gangs, identified as Vipin Kumar, Narinder Singh and Shubham from Kurali. Realtor to pay Rs 50,000 for delayed possession District consumer disputes redressal forum, Panchkula directed Ireo Fiveriver Private Ltd, Pinjore to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to a Sector 11 resident for failing to give him the date of possession of his apartment. When killers struck more than once More Chandigarh News»

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