Photostream: News Digest: Cops put up posters of three Hizbul men wanted for Ummer killing

THE TIMES OF INDIA

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Today's Headlines

India

Cops put up posters of three Hizbul men wanted for Ummer killing

CRPF will assist, not lead, operations in Chhattisgarh

Haryana shuns Punjab offer to settle SYL dispute

More India News»

Business

Nestle India's Q1 net profit up 6.7%

Solar tariffs sink further below coal power at Rs 2.44 per unit
Within two days of sinking 18% below the average price of grid supplies, the cost of solar power on Friday dived further to find a new floor at Rs 2.44 per unit. The fresh low was bid by Acme Solar for a 200-MW packet of Bhadla solar project's third phase.

ArcelorMittal Q1 net profit at $1 billion; debt rises to $12.1 billion
ArcelorMittal on Friday reported a net profit of $1 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 but reported a rise in net debt to $12.1 billion during the period which it attributed to "seasonal working capital investment of $2.2 billion" as against $11.1 billion on December 31, 2016

More Business News»

Environment

G7 seen urging Trump to stick with climate pact at summit

China's President Xi says to uphold global climate deal

Antarctic ice sheet stable since warmer times: Study

More Environment News»

World

Trump threatens to cancel press briefings
US President Donald Trump lashed out in a series of tweets on Friday morning amid a firestorm over the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, defending the shifting narrative and timeline his administration has offered for the decision.

UN condemns 'widespread' torture by police in Pak
A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence agencies in a report published today, and called on Islamabad to implement urgent reforms to the law.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

More World News»

Entertainment

Did you know director SS Rajamouli made a cameo in 'Baahubali'?
Not many know that the ace director SS Rajamouli also had a brief acting stint in one his own movie.

Shah Rukh Khan's most interesting statements at TED Talks
Here are some of the most interesting statements Shah Rukh made at the event.

'Baahubali 2' (Hindi) collects Rs 386 crore
There's no stopping for the S.S. Rajamouli film 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' that has come out to be the highest grossing film in the history of Indian cinema.

More Entertainment News»

Science

Water signature found in Neptune-sized planet's atmosphere
Researchers have detected strong water signature in the atmosphere of a distant Neptune-sized planet. The distant planet HAT-P-26b has a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, said the study published in the journal Science.

China providing students lunar lifestyle experience
Chinese students will live in a 'Lunar Palace' - a cabin that simulates Moon-like environment - for a year, to test a life support system that may allow future astronauts to spend longer periods of time in space.

Indian population originated in three migration waves: Study
The Indian subcontinent harbours huge genetic diversity. Researchers found that the earliest populations were hunter-gatherers who arrived from Africa more than 50,000 years ago. Further waves of settlement came from the direction of Iran, after the last Ice Age ended 10-20,000 years ago.

More Science News»

Sports

IPL: Delhi Daredevils beat Rising Pune Supergiant by 7 runs
Delhi Daredevils defeated Rising Pune Supergiant by seven runs in the Indian Premier League, Match 52, to keep them waiting for a playoff berth at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Friday.

Virat knows how to get back into good form: Sehwag
Unconcerned by the indifferent form exhibited recently by India captain Virat Kohli, former swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag said on Friday that a player of his calibre knew how to get out of the rut.

Sakshi settles for silver at Asian Wrestling Championship
Three Indian women wrestlers, including Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat, settled for a silver medal each in their respective weight categories at the Asian Wrestling Championship on Friday.

More Sports News»

Technology

Reliance Jio woes: S&P has 'bad news' for Airtel
Competition with Jio is likely to continue to dent their revenue growth and profitability until fiscal 2019," the report said.

Here's why you may now not find big discounts on gadgets during Flipkart, Amazon and other online sales
Amazon India’s ongoing sale offers deals mostly on such products, and Flipkart’s upcoming sale will not be much different, industry insiders said.

Amazon sale: 5 smartphone deals you can look at

More Technology News»

Education

45 days into new session, CBSE yet to print class X English textbook
According to CBSE sources the board is yet to complete the printing of the English literature textbook for class X. On the reason for the delay, a senior CBSE official said: “Printing was ordered on time. However, it had to be stopped in the first half of April as there were errors in the books. Changes were made in close to 140 pages of the book.”

At Rs 9, 167, UP spends least on per child school education, reveals study
Uttar Pradesh spends the least amount, except Bihar and Jharkhand, on education of each child of the state. While states like Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh spend as high as Rs 18,035 and Rs 17, 223 respectively per student, for academic session 2016-17, UP spends only Rs 9,167 per student on school education.

KSEEB SSLC results 2017: Karnataka board declares class 10 results
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has declared the results of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Class 10 board examinations on their official website.

More Education News»

Mumbai

Diverticulitis: Infected projections in large intestine may erode quality of life

Cabbies plan to protest against speed governors

ATS gives clean chit to 2 youths in IS case

More Mumbai News»

Delhi

CBSE results to be out by May-end

NGT asks airport agencies to submit report on noise check

Father, son in I-T net for using shell cos to transfer Rs 550 crore

More Delhi News»

Bangalore

Rajajinagar residents protest TenderSURE work delay
Residents of Rajajinagar held a protest against the BBMP on Friday for what they called tardy progress in the TenderSURE work on the stretch linking West of Chord Road with Shankar Mutt.

'CSR should be embedded in organization's culture'
"The purpose of this meet is for different organizations to share their experiences and learn from one another.Inequality is growing day by day, and this problem must be addressed through these activities.

Graphic, animation enthusiasts flock to event
The many mysteries that have made Baahubali, The Fast and The Furious 8, Jungle Book and Pulimurugan, among others, visually riveting experiences will be unravelled at Bengaluru GAFX 2017.

More Bangalore News»

Hyderabad

There is a new culture brewing, quite literally, in the city
Bottled beer are passee; City guzzlers are loving the fresh brews

After death of Andhra Pradesh minister's son, Jubilee Hills tragedy site to be declared accident-prone
A day after AP minister P Narayana's son was killed in a road accident aused by over speeding at Jubilee Hills Road No. 36, the Hyderabad police decided to eclare the area of the mishap s being accident prone.

2.2 lakh candidates to appear for Eamcet today at 400 centres
A total of 2,20,248 candidates shall appear for the engineering, agriculture and medical common entrance test (Eamcet) at 400 centres across Telangana on Friday .

More Hyderabad News»

Chennai

HC, with rider, permits sale of unapproved layouts in TN

Star hotel in T Nagar sealed for violations

Tangedco gets more than Rs 1L crore funds for power projects

More Chennai News»

Ahmedabad

Centre rejects 6,399cr demand for SAUNI, doubts its feasibility
With the Centre rejecting Gujarat's request, the state government has decided to fund the project entirely from its own resources.

Sasan bandh observed to press for even smaller eco-sensitive zone

Gujarat Congress promises to fulfil PAAS demands
he members of the Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) met Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki and put forth four demands, which Solanki agreed to fulfil if the Congress is voted to power in the 2017 assembly elections.

More Ahmedabad News»

Allahabad

Mob torches 3 dumpers after 13-year-old crushed to death
An irate mob set three dumpers afire and pelted stones at vehicles after a 13-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding dumper near Mandar crossing under Puramufti police station in Kaushambi on Thursday.

HC seeks reply on tobacco company's name on IPL T-shirt
Hearing a PIL filed by Prakash Kharwadkar of Kanpur, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice directing them to file their counter reply.

Kinnar akhara denied recognition
President of the apex body of Hindu monastic order, All India Akhara Parishad, on Thursday refused to recognise to newly formed transgenders' akhara as the 14th akhara of the country. Following the decision, the Ujjain-based Kinnar Akhara may not get separate land for Ardh Kumbh 2019.

More Allahabad News»

Bhubaneswar

Lajong's valiant fight in vain

Vandals ransack scuba diving centre near Konark

Naveen Patnaik removes Baijayant Panda as BJD spokesperson
BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday removed Kendrapada MP Baijayant Panda as party’s spokesperson.

More Bhubaneswar News»

Bhopal

Kamal Nath buzz back in MP

Health Mission funds being diverted to host PM public meeting, says Congress

Officials forget to invite Class 10 topper

More Bhopal News»

Chandigarh

Woman stabbed with kukri 28 times

2 dead, 6 injured in clash over control of Tapa dera
Two followers of a dera died and six others were injured on Friday morning as two groups clashed to control the shrine in Tapa town of Barnala district. Police said the group, which has the possession of the Parmanand Dera’s properties, fired shots, killing two persons identified as Laxmi Narain Dass, 38, and Gulab Dass, 40

As crimes rise, CM Amarinder Singh orders 2000 more cops every year
With no respite from routine gangwars, gun-fights and bankloots, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday sought recruitment of 2,000 cops every year and also directed 4,000 existing police vacancies across ranks must be filled up immediately.

More Chandigarh News»