News Digest: Taking film out of theatre

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, October 09, 2016
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		India
		Taking film out of theatre Going to the multiplex this weekend? Won’t a beanbag be more comfy? Popcorn and cola is nice but won’t beer and chilli chicken be more fun? No surprise then that many movie-goers are swapping the sterile ambience of the cinema hall and the latest blockbuster for a much-loved classic with fresh air and a pint for company. Indian Air Force Day celebrated at NDA in Pune Navjot Singh Sidhu in tie-up talks with Congress: Pargat Singh More India News»

		Business
		Sensex rebounds to end the week with modest gains BSE benchmark Sensex rebounded from last week's sharp tumble, ending the current week with modest gains by 195.18 points at 28,061.14, while broader Nifty garnered 86.45 points to finish at 8,697.60. China's forex reserves fall to 5-year low in September China's mountain of foreign exchange reserves dropped around $19 billion in September to a five-year low, government data showed, with the central bank spending heavily to defend its currency against capital outflows. India's foreign exchange reserves over $371 billion India's foreign exchange reserves went up to $371.99 billion as on September 30, the Reserve Bank of India announced. According to data released by the RBI on Friday, the reserves stood at around $371.99 billion as on September 30, as against $370.76 billion as on September 23. More Business News»

		Environment
		India, EU sign MoU to clean rivers "I have seen in Europe how beautifully water is flowing there. I hope our country would learn from it," Water resources minister Uma Bharti said at an MoU signing ceremony at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). NGT directs Delhi govt to shut pickling units in city Noting that pickling units fall under prohibited list of industries as per Master Plan 2021, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to shut down such industries units located in the national capital with immediate effect. Scientists discover largest dinosaur in Brazil Brazilian scientists have announced the discovery of the largest dinosaurs ever found in the country, an animal that was 25 meters long. More Environment News»

		World
		Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupts, no injuries reported Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 11,000 metres into the sky. Authorities said there were no reports of injuries from the eruption. Haiti in pain as hurricane toll soars, aid sought Aerial footage from the hardest-hit towns showed a ruined landscape of metal shanties with roofs blown away and downed trees everywhere. Brown mud from overflowing rivers covered the ground. With power lines down, people have been cut off from communications since the storm struck on Tuesday. Turkish post-coup crackdown sparks democracy fears Turkey has used the emergency powers to carry out an unprecedented purge of people suspected of links to cleric Fethullah Gulen and has extended the crackdown to go after Kurdish and left-leaning media outlets. The bold act of censorship nonetheless stunned staff members of IMC-TV. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra top Times Celebex Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra top the Gitarattan Educational Group presents Times Celebex powered by ZOOM list for the month of August 2016. 'Pak artists in an emotionally and politically twisted situation' Singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, who was the first Pak artist to condemn the Uri attack, talks about why more artists from across the border are not speaking up on terrorism. Pakistani singers' concerts in Noida scrapped ​Both Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shafqat Amanat Ali will not be performing in Noida anytime soon as organisers feel it would be “unwise to have Pakistani artists performing in Noida” in the current political climate. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Nasa's Opportunity Mars rover to explore fluid-carved gully In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, Nasa said. Astronomers spot giant 'cannonballs' shooting from star Using Nasa's Hubble space telescope data, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have detected superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the planet Mars, being ejected near a dying star. Dying red star sheds giant fireball tears More Science News»

		Sports
		3rd Test: Kohli ton steers India to 267/3 on Day 1 Riding on Virat Kohli's 13th Test century, and a dogged fifty from Ajinkya Rahane, India rounded off the day on a strong note at 267/3 against New Zealand in Indore. Day 1 talking points: Gambhir's aggression, Rahane's milestone In front of a capacity Indore crowd, Gautam Gambhir took just four deliveries to get off the mark and a lovely cut short off Trent Boult set the ball rolling. Also, Rahane became the 36th Indian to reach 2000 runs in Test cricket taking the total to 267/3 for India on Saturday. Focus on positive intent not strike rate in Tests: Pujara Pujara's 41-run knock in the ongoing third and final Test against New Zealand has already been overshadowed by skipper Virat Kohli's unbeaten hundred and Ajinkya Rahane's 79 not out so far. Praising the batting of captain Kohli and Rahane, Pujara said their partnership has been crucial. 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
		UGC seeks public feedback on establishment of world class institutions MDI summer placements see dip in e-commerce offers Govt to give more autonomy to IIMs The HRD ministry has decided to give more autonomy to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and reduce government control over them under a proposed Bill, with Union minister Prakash Javadekar reworking the provisions introduced under his predecessor Smriti Irani. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Festive online sales unbox short-term delivery jobs Little princesses will transform into Goddess Durga at Kumari Puja Bad roads hit tourism in Konkan on wet weekend More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Putting pets in a spot to avoid mess A cool idea on the roof can bring down slum home heat 4 held trying to smuggle pangolin hide More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Team visits Gorur dam, villages in Hassan dist After visiting KRS dam in Mandya district, the team visited Hassan district around 1pm. G category sites: Probe panel gets another extension The Justice A M Farooq Committee, which has been probing alleged irregularities in the allotment of sites under G category by the Bengaluru Development Authority, has been given another extension of nine months. Youth held for trying to molest 3 year old girl on of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012 for trying to molest a three-year-old girl on Thursday noon. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		K Chandrasekhar Rao's dream secretariat project remains on paper Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's dream project of constructing a new secretariat complex is expected to be indefinitely delayed. Though drawings for the new secretariat complex were prepared a couple of months ago, there has been no movement on this front. Officials say the main reason is that there is absolutely no clarity on where the staff will be located during the construction phase. Four held for lifting boy for adoption Four persons were arrested by Rajendranagar police on Saturday for stealing a fouryear-old boy Khaleel last Monday from Chintalmet. Cyberabad police commissioner Sandeep Shandilya said at a press conference that a Chintalmet resident Jabin Begum's son Khaleel was taken away by one of the accused, Faheema, by luring Khaleel and his elder sister Reshma, 6, with a promise to buy them Kurkure while they were walking on the road near their residence. Gold sales increase this festive season After a two-year lull, gold sales in the city have taken a northward turn this festive season, courtesy a drop in rates of the yellow metal.The price of gold pegged at Rs 32,000 per 10 grams (24 carat) until recently , dropped to Rs 30,000 over the last one week bringing much cheer to the jewellers community . More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Trading thayir sadam for the caveman diet High-scoring silver innings Social media helps return golden retriever to owner More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Bootleggers move with stock before 'police time' In September, toxic hooch had claimed 21 lives in Surat. In wake of the tragedy, the state police claimed that everything was under control and conducted crackdowns on both country liquor brewers and dealers and IMFL being smuggled into Gujarat. Conman derails their 'MEGA' dreams A group of over 300 persons approached Karanj police station on Saturday after they realized that they had been duped by a person who took Rs 1,050 from each of them, promising them jobs such as supervisor and data entry operators with salaries ranging from Rs 14,000 to Rs 20,000. Break culture of silence, says Ganesh Devy Ganesh Devy on Saturday called for breaking the culture of silence and said that the loss of speech has taken centrestage in our society and politics. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		A unique Ramlila at village Kotwa Sharpshooter held, pistol seized A sharpshooter identified as Virendra Yadav alias Thokia alias Karia, a resident of Jhunsi, was arrested near ADA trisection here on Thursday after a brief encounter. 'Need to grow more from limited means' More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		JE toll rises to 42, spills to newer area Japanese encephalitis killed two more children in Malkangiri district, one on Friday night and another on Saturday, raising the death toll in the outbreak in the district to 42. Poetry needs to be used against negativity: Poets Over 200 delegates including 70 poets attended the Bhubaneswar Poetry Festival organized by a city-based publishing house here on Saturday. Senior poets deliberated upon tolerance in poetry and advised the budding authors to write poems against negativity. Japanese encephalitis vaccination may boomerang: Centre The central government has advised strongly against undertaking vaccination against Japanese encephalitis during the ongoing outbreak, stating that the same may boomerang. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Shaurya Smarak to be first war memorial in India, says CM Chouhan Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday, inspected Shaurya Smarak (War Memorial) to be dedicated to the nation on October 14 and claimed that it is the first war memorial of the country built in the memory of martyrs. Engineer goes to snap power for dues, gets beaten Two months after murder of a discom’s junior engineer in Bhopal, another junior engineer was beaten black and blue in Gwalior when he had gone to disconnect power supply because a consumer owed Rs 16,000 in dues. Fresh trouble brews in MP Congress, 6 quit IT cell A couple of days after state head of Congress IT cell Dharmendra Bajpai, who resigned from his post, it is now turn of two state vice-presidents Karuna Sharma and Ajay Chouhan to give up their post. Alleging favouritism and apathy towards party workers, they quit their post. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Hooda in dock - Had opposed AJL land transfer, say 3 Haryana officers 90km waters with Pak a concern, to get own UAVs: Punjab Punjab govt publicity van rams into bike, kills 2 in Patiala More Chandigarh News»

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