News Digest: Hard to carry out all reforms: BCCI to SC

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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		India
		Hard to carry out all reforms: BCCI to SC Akhilesh will be CM face, asserts SP's vice-chief Won't project a CM for polls, says UP BJP chief More India News»

		Business
		Institutions can play key role in financial inclusion programmes: FM Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said leading institutions especially educational centres can play an important role in creating mass awareness about financial inclusion programmes. He said the government has taken various steps to link every household with a bank account. Indo-Pak tensions hit Pakistan's cotton trade Pakistani textile sector has been hit badly by the rise in India-Pakistan tensions with most traders not buying cotton from India "as a gesture of national solidarity", impacting the US$ 822 million cotton industry. Sensex fails to keep early lead, slumps to 3-month low Stocks saw a positive start today, only to reverse the trend later as the Sensex fell about 144 points to end at an over 3-month low, unnerved by muted start to second quarterly earnings and a lacklustre global trend. More Business News»

		Environment
		World's oldest giant panda dies at 38 The world's oldest giant panda in captivity, Jia Jia, has died at a Hong Kong theme park at the age of 38, the equivalent of 114 human years. The female panda was euthanised on Sunday night, following rapid deterioration in her health over the past two weeks, said authorities of Ocean Park, the Hong Kong theme park that was home to Jia Jia, in a statement. Submit list of hospitals & waste generated: NGT to Delhi govt Asking medical bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit the quantum of waste generated by city hospitals, nursing homes and labs. UNEP close to deal for phasing out super greenhouse gases UNEP's executive director Erik Solheim said that he is confident that they are very close to make amendments to the Montreal Protocol for a timely phase out of hydrofluorocarbons and replacing them with climate-friendly alternatives. More Environment News»

		World
		Several missing, injured in German chemical plant blast Several people were missing and others were injured after an explosion Monday at a chemical plant at BASF's headquarters in western Germany, the firm said, advising local residents to stay indoors. A large fire and a huge column of grey smoke could be seen rising from the site. Suicide car bomb blast kills 10 south of Baghdad A suicide car bomb explosion targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint south of Baghdad on Monday killed at least 10 people, security and medical sources said. The blast in Yusufiya also left at least 17 people wounded, an interior ministry official said. Iraq launches offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday launched a battle to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State in its most ambitious campaign since US forces left five years ago, and the United States predicted the militant group would suffer "a lasting defeat." More World News»

		Entertainment
		Rakhi Sawant brushes up her English Rakhi Sawant, who has often been mocked for her accent, is brushing up her English. She is also attending French diction classes these days. Alia Bhatt to play host to her parents For sometime now, Alia Bhatt has been planning to move out of her parents’ (Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan) Juhu home. Top 10 must watch deleted scenes More Entertainment News»

		Science
		China launches its longest crewed space mission yet Two Chinese astronauts began the country's longest crewed space mission yet on Monday, blasting off on a spacecraft for a 30-day stay on an experimental space station as China steadfastly navigates its way to becoming a space superpower. IVF may reduce birth defects for women above 40: Study Babies born to women aged 40 and over from assisted reproduction technologies are likely to have fewer birth defects compared with those from women who conceive naturally at the same age, new research has found. China launches longest manned space mission China launched its longest manned space mission on Monday, sending two astronauts into orbit to spend a month aboard an space laboratory that is part of a broader plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022. More Science News»

		Sports
		Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin clear air on Twitter Adding fuel to the pitch debate during India's third Test match against New Zealand at Indore, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had questioned the spinning tracks being made in the last four years at home. BCCI top brass survives as SC reserves order The top brass of the BCCI have lived to see another day, it appears, after the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur requested for an undertaking on the dates by when the Indian cricket board will adapt to the Justice Lodha Committee’s reforms. Match-fixing was at its peak in 1996: Shoaib Akhtar Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, also known as "Rawalpindi Express", added he always stayed away from fixing circles and cautioned other people about it, advising team-mates to play with integrity and sincerity. 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
		Arun Jaitley launches SRCC's financial literacy cell 'Vittshala' 41 Indian students scored highest in Cambridge International Examinations With dreams in their eyes, Kashmiri students head to Jammu 17-year-old Suraya Gulzar, a resident of South Kashmir's Anantnag district, wants to join civil services while Khursheed (name changed) from Pulwama dreams of becoming a cardiologist. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai film fest yanks Pak classic Mumbai: With four days to go for the 18th Mumbai Film Festival MAMI to open in the city, the organizers were forced to pull out the Pakistani film Jago Hua Savera (The Day Shall Dawn) from its roster after a city-based NGO filed a police complaint on Saturday against the festival organizers. Ex-corporator, son held for activist's murder in Kalina Mumbai: The Vakola police on Monday arrested a former corporator and his son for the murder of anti-encroachment activist Bhupendra Vira (61), who was shot at his home in Kalina on Saturday. The accused, Razzak Khan (78) and his son Amjad (53), were also arrested in 2010 for attacking Vira’s son Mayur with sharp weapons after he fought them against grabbing his 600 sq ft godown in Chandu Studio Compound, a few metres from the Veera home. Jailed Dalit activist's wife organizes protest More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Left, ABVP give it a communal hue JNU continues to simmer as no trace of missing student DU student among five arrested for staging robbery More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		CM betrayed my trust, had no reason to drop me: Prasad Cauvery water row: Rail services to Tamil Nadu won't be hit CBSE restores affiliation to 6 NPS schools More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		CAs soft targets for hackers Chartered accountants are turning out to be easy prey for cyber crooks with nearly 20 persons from the profession taking a hit every month in the city , according to the police. KCR sets sights on Andhra Pradesh buildings in secretariat? "The idea is to construct a 5.5 lakh square foot building in place of several blocks in the secretariat.The building will be designed by world-class architects and will become a landmark of Hyderabad. Worker killed, 3 injured in subway mudslide A contract worker, Srinivas, 29, working at the MMTS road under bridge (RUB) construction site, lost his life when a chunk of mud came crashing down on him in the early hours of Monday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		By next summer, Shenoy Nagar to get back its breathing space Opposition parties block trains, Stalin among 5,000 held Rly Cancels 3 Trains, Passengers Stranded Many skip work, camp outside Apollo hospital Jalal Bai, 60, a tailor from Vaniyambadi in Vellore district waits outside Apollo Hospital in Greams Road, where Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa is undergoing treatment, from morning till night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Varija aims to be an IAF pilot She is yet to get learning licence to drive a twowheeler. But 16-year-old Varija Shah has already got a licence to fly! Fuel surcharge increase makes power costlier Electricity consumers of Torrent Power Ltd will have to shell out a little more for the power they consume. The private sector company on Monday increased Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment (FPPPA), also known as fuel surcharge, for OctoberDecember quarter. VHP plea to CP over cow slaughter A group of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists met the new city police chief A K Singh on Monday afternoon with a plea for police to pay more attention to cow slaughterers and cow rustlers rather than going after cow protectors who are out to `save gau mata'. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Effervescence concludes at IIIT-A With the enthralling performance of Benny Dayal, the singer of famous hit number such as Badtameez Dil, Locha-E-Ulfat etc, the cultural fiesta, effervescence, concluded on the campus of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad on Monday. Development alone can't win polls: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy Subramanian Swamy said on Sunday he was satisfied with the work of the Central government but "dissatisfied with that of finance minister Arun Jaitley". Satya Sai Baba volunteers wield the broom at Sangam Scores of volunteers of Sri Satya Sai Seva Samiti, the Allahabad wing of UP and Uttarakhand, carried out a cleanliness drive on the banks of Sangam, on Sunday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Bhubaneswar hospital fire: Government forms probe panel The state government formed a three-member committee to probe the fire mishap at Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, a private medical college and hospital that killed at least 22 people on Monday evening. 19 killed as fire engulfs SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar, many injured A major fire broke out in SUM hospital, a leading private healthcare institute, here on Monday evening, triggering panic among patients and attendants. A patient was feared dead and several others suffered suffocation-related injuries, police sources said. Armed miscreants loot Rs 4 lakh from senior citizen in Angul More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		'No issues with Shivraj Singh Chauhan' Chouhan is 'heavyweight' in work: Naidu Congress complains to EC, alleges public money expenditure in PM function in MP More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Draupadi play row: CUH dean takes 'moral responsibility', resigns post Nakodar woman gets national award for spinning cotton Litran (Nakodar) Gurdev Kaur (60), a resident of Litran village near Nakodar in Jalandhar district, has been spinning cotton for the last 36 years to help her family to make both ends meet. Hospital took 2 hours to admit: Dengue-stricken AAP MP More Chandigarh News»

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