News Digest: Learning with the Times: CCTV was first used by Germans in 1942 to observe V-2 rocket launch

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, April 06, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Learning with the Times: CCTV was first used by Germans in 1942 to observe V-2 rocket launch CCTV (Closed circuit television) was first used in 1942 in Germany when the system was installed to observe the launch of V-2 rockets. Defence minister to undock first Scorpene sub today The first of the six Scorpene Submarines (Project 75) will undock in presence of the defence minister Manohar Parrikar at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai on Monday. IMA national head trashes Centre's draft health policy The Union government's draft health policy lacks clear directions, said neurosurgeon A Marthanda Pillai, national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Sunday. More India News»

		Business
		Cadbury slapped with 574cr notice Demand raised for allegedly evading excise duty for its ‘ghost’ unit In HP Myntra to shut website from May 1 Fashion e-tailer to shut desktop website. Know your needs before taking a loan A loan helps build assets and allows you the perks, but there should be no disconnect between income and expenditure. More Business News»

		Environment
		Conference to finalize changes in environment laws tomorrow The environment ministry is all set to hold a two-day national conference on Monday which is seen as a final step of consultations and taking states on board before bringing amendments in existing green laws. Over 1 crore renewable energy certificates unsold at IEX Showing continued sluggishness in the renewable energy certificates market, more than one crore such certificates remain unsold at the power bourse IEX, even as the government aims to boost green energy generation in the country. Eco-friendly cremations gaining acceptance in China Cremation of the deceased instead of traditional practice of burials is gaining increasing acceptance in China with nearly 50 per cent of the dead being cremated last year to promote environmentalism and save land. More Environment News»

		World
		Obama defends Iran deal as 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity President Barack Obama is defending a framework nuclear understanding with Iran as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prevent a nuclear bomb and bring longer-term security to the Middle East, insisting the U.S. will stand in defense of Israel. Palestinians reject Israel tax transfer Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday he rejected Israel's offer of a partial transfer of tax revenues it collects for the Palestinians, following a three-month freeze. Official's son among Kenya university attackers The son of a Kenyan government official was one of the masked gunmen who killed nearly 150 at a university last week, the interior ministry said on Sunday, as Kenyan churches hired armed guards to protect their Easter congregations. More World News»

		Entertainment
		#Easter: B-Town wishes for love and happiness As the world celebrated April 5, 2015 as Easter Sunday or the Resurrection Sunday, a string of Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter and wished their friends and fans a Happy Easter, hoping that the occasion brings love, peace and happiness. Here's what they wrote... Kalki supports men's views on Deepika's video? Kalki Koechlin has expressed her views on Deepika Padukone's 'My Choice' video, saying that she understands the counter argument that if men would have done the same, they would have been branded idiots. Little AbRam joins Clean India campaign! After being known as a book lover, Shah Rukh Khan's son AbRam has apparently taken to cleaning! More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Don't overuse mosquito repellents Growing awareness about dengue has led to a dramatic increase in sales of mosquito repellents. Reach Mars in 39 days with plasma rocket A US-based rocket propulsion company is developing an engine that could take humans to the Red Planet in just 39 days and it has got funding from Nasa to accomplish the task. Cern restarts 'Big Bang' collider after 2-year refit Scientists at Europe's particle physics research centre Cern on Sunday restarted their "Big Bang" Large Hadron Collider (LHC), embarking on a new bid to resolve some mysteries of the universe and look for "dark matter". More Science News»

		Sports
		AB, Gayle and I will be able to do better in IPL 8: Virat Kohli Captain Virat Kohli said RCB's batting line-up will be able to express itself better in IPL 8 with the arrival of players such as Darren Sammy and S Badrinath. Azlan Shah Cup: Raghunath salvages 2-2 draw for India India drew 2-2 with Korea to make a satisfactory start to their campaign in the 24th Azlan Shah Cup, in what was Paul van Ass's first match as the team's coach. KKR's Sunil Narine cleared by BCCI to bowl in IPL 8 Sunil Narine has passed the BCCI's bowling action test conducted in Chennai and has now been cleared to play for KKR in the eighth edition of IPL. More Sports News»

		Technology
		With FB & Twitter, public shaming gets a makeover On a Delhi-Imphal IndiGo flight last month, Angellica Aribam's instincts were spot on. There was indeed something not right about that a group of five men who boarded in Delhi and were seated in front of her. They ogled at women, took videos of air hostesses and, as if this wasn't enough, they turned to stare at Aribam and her sister who was nursing her baby. Indian govt mulls blocking Uber, Ola apps across the country The Delhi government had requested DEITY to block such apps, but the Department found it technically impossible to do so for one particular state. Microsoft is 40-years-old: Windows over the years Microsoft has turned 40-years-old today, making it among the oldest tech companies in a time when startups are all the rage. More Technology News»

		Education
		MBA magic - executive touch To keep pace with the changing times, Rotman School of Man agement, University of Toronto, launched an interna tional executive MBA programme for mid-to-senior executives in 2004. Course cursor - groom players A Master of sports coaching programme meant to develop the student's individual coaching philosophy New research and development With IT-based agriculture changing the way farming can be done, Lincoln University has developed a programme to teach people the latest techniques. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Rounds of lotto, clink of glasses bring colour to Easter celebrations Bringing an end to the 40-day austerities of Lent, the Christian community celebrated Easter, the most important festival of the Christian calendar, Sunday. Cops hunt for man accused of molestation A 23-year-old woman was groped in a moving BEST bus at Malad by a male passenger seated behind her. Mahayuti does what Cong-NCP govt couldn't The tripartite agreement relating to the Ambedkar memorial signed on Sunday transfers the ownership of the land to the state government, once the formalities are completed. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		HC okays rash driving term A person is supposed to drive a vehicle on the correct side and respect the rights of others on the road, a Delhi court has observed while upholding the conviction of a man for rash driving. Jilted lover stabs 14-yr-old with cleaver A 16-year-old boy stabbed a girl with a cleaver in central Delhi’s LNJP colony on Saturday. Police said the accused is absconding. Goods worth 1cr damaged in Okhla fire A major fire broke out at a storehouse-cum-office of an international courier agency located at Okhla Industrial area in south Delhi on Sunday morning. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		'Karnataka must have its language policy' The two-day brainstorming session on introducing mother tongue/regional language as the medium of instruction at the primary level, which concluded at Dharwad on Sunday, came out with the Dharwad Declaration. People-friendly tech is need of hour: Minister Union minister of science and technology and earth sciences Harsh Vardhan on Sunday called upon scientists to develop technologies that will help people in their day-to-day life. BBMP trifurcation impractical: HD Kumaraswamy The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in New Delhi is thinking of reversing the former Congress government's decision of trifurcating the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), with things reportedly going wrong. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		APSMC intervenes in 'custodial death' case The AP State Minorities Commission (APSMC) on Saturday took congnisance of the death of one Rahima Bee, a resident of Pargi, Ranga Reddy district, after she consumed poison, allegedly on account of harassment by police officials. Yemen crisis: Need for a comprehensive evacuation plan War is bad.It is worse when it takes place in a wretched country like Yemen that is poor on all accounts.For over a week now the Saudi and other Gulf forces have been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen. College stops girl from writing exam after brother files RTI query A Right to Information (RTI) query by an activist against an engineering college has led to a backlash against his sister, who is being denied permission to write her examination. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		GST may halt truckers' strikes It barely took two days for G Raju to drive his truck laden with a consignment of wheat from Haryana to Walayar, located in the Tamil Nadu ­ Kerala border, about 40 km from Coimbatore. In Ooty, historic horse racing battling heavy odds Surpassing the annual flower show and the forest reserves, it used to be the biggest tourist attraction in Nilgiris. Tamil Nadu flunks competitive tests for PG engineering Around 2 lakh students graduate from Tamil Nadu's engineering institutions each year and almost half of these newly-minted engineers appear for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat's Vaidehi wins AITA title City tennis player Vaidehi Chaudhary once again did the state proud after she emerged winner at AITA Women's 50k tournament held in Karnal recently. BM institute to revamp autism care The number of children identified with autism is increasing, with the data from the Centre for Disease Control suggesting that one in 68 children falls into the spectrum. Board scanning past results of Khokhara school Officials of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) are scrutinizing the results of the past three years of Jay Somnath High School situated in Khokhara. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Teachers continue to boycott evaluation of HS, Inter answersheets Many teachers of secondary schools affiliated to Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) continued to boycott the evaluation High School and Intermediate answersheets in protest against non-fulfillment of their three-point demands. Police was deployed outside the centres on Sunday to disperse the agitating teachers. Students launch indefinite fast against UPPSC Seven students preparing for competitive examination launched an indefinite fast at Allahabad University’s Union Hall on Sunday evening in protest against non-scrapping of second question paper of PCS-2015 preliminary exams by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC). DM warns schools over fee hike In view of complaints received from parents’ associations, the district administration has warned private schools over exorbitant fee hike from the new academic session. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Here, illegal buildings are off record The city corporation, which collects regularization fee to legalize unauthorized constructions in the city, does not keep a record on such buildings, revealed an RTI query by TOI. Kidney disease fear grips Ganjam village At least 20 people have died of renal failure at Badaputi village in Ganjam district in the last four years. Forest fire wreaks havoc on Jajpur Forest fire is raging in Daitari, Ostapala and Chingulipala forests under Sukinda forest range and Kansa, Tundisuni, Kiajhad in Tamaka range of Jajpur district."Fire was noticed on Thursday night. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Botched tubectomy: Couple drags doc to consumer court, seeks Rs 24L damages After botched-up sterilisations in Chhattisgarh took 13 lives, law has become more vigilant against hospitals and doctors who perform faulty tubectomies. Laadli day care case: No medico legal opinion of victim in chargesheet Final chargesheet submitted in the session court in the Laadli day care case, contains only the medical report of the minor, but no medico-legal opinion on the girl whose private parts were allegedly burnt by accused tribal girl, Kalawati, who was slapped with Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO). FIR was filed by child welfare committee (CWC) and Gauravi, dedicated to protection of children and women. MPPEB scam: SIT asks STF to probe role of ex transport min After Laxmikant Sharma, another former minister of Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cabinet is likely to be probed in connection with Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		2 ITI students, instructor killed in cylinder blast Two students and their instructor were killed on Saturday when two gas cylinders exploded during a welding workshop at a private institute in Haryana’s Kurushetra district. 'I'm not just a Sikh girl singing Islamic music' Priyanka.Kachhava@timesgroup.Though people have often called her a 'sufi fusion' artist, or a Sikh girl singing Christian (gospel) and Islamic (Sufi) music, Sonam Kalra hates the label. Mohali councillor passes away; date of bypoll soon The councilllor of Mohali municipal corporation's ward 29, Amteshwar Kaur, died of a heart attack on Friday night.A source in the MC said Kaur was among the front-runners for the mayor's post among independent candidates. More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: Ghisingh's son meets Mukul loyalists

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, April 05, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Ghisingh's son meets Mukul loyalists With Trinamool Congress officially silent over going into an electoral adjustment with the GNLF in the coming municipal polls, there is an informal talk between former GNLF supremo Subash Ghising’s younger son Mohan Ghising and some of the Mukul Roy loyalists in Siliguri. Kolkata No. 3 in super-rich count Kolkata is now home to India’s third highest chunk of millionaires - with net assets of $1 million or more. AAP cracks down on Punjab dissenter The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expelled a Punjab unit organizing committee member and suspended another as part of its crackdown on dissenters. More India News»

		Business
		Nooyi praises PM's Make-in-India drive Pepsico chairperson and global CEO Indra Nooyi was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make-in-India campaign on Saturday and said it would help boost domestic manufacturing and lead to employment generation. High Chinese cost opportunity for Indian industry: Jaitley Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that higher costs of production in China give a great opportunity for India to become a global manufacturing hub. Govt taking steps for businesses to grow: Yashwant Sinha The government is taking several steps in order to spur the growth of businesses in the country, former finance minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said. More Business News»

		Environment
		Eco-friendly cremations gaining acceptance in China Cremation of the deceased instead of traditional practice of burials is gaining increasing acceptance in China with nearly 50 per cent of the dead being cremated last year to promote environmentalism and save land. Barrage work leaves Delhi's Okhla sanctuary high and dry Okhla Bird Sanctuary is in a precarious state with vast stretches of its wetlands parched. Water has been diverted because Uttar Pradesh irrigation department is changing three metal gates at the Okhla barrage. Forensic experts says fire arms used in Nagarahole tiger case The forest department could handover the case of attempt to poach a tiger from Nagarahole to the Mysuru district police. More Environment News»

		World
		Pope condemns indifference to jihadist attack on Christians Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists. Kenya declares three days of national mourning Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday declared three days of national mourning during which the country's flag shall fly at half-mast, following Thursday's Garissa terror attack. EU aware of German air safety lapses' before deadly crash The European Aviation Safety Agency had voiced concerns over Germany's "non-conformity" with air safety rules before the Germanwings air crash which killed 150 people, especially on air crew health monitoring, a spokesman said. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Salman Khan beats Shah Rukh In a country like ours where over a billion people are mad about a handful of stars, it is impossible to rank stars based on subjective criteria. Gauri Khan to attend Sachiin's party in Goa If you’re not in Goa on April 14, when businessman-producer-actor Sachiin Joshi is throwing a party at his newest business venture Planet Hollywood Beach Resort, Goa, then eat your heart out in envy. Shocking divorces in Bollywood Reportedly, Bollywood actress Sasha Agha and musician Sachin Gupta's relationship has gone kaput. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Karnataka minister Jarkiholi takes food at graveyard during lunar eclipse to shed superstitions Jarkiholi had held ‘Graveyard Stay’ programme in the month of December last year. This programme was continuation of that programme, to create awareness about different superstitions in the society. Micro-miniaturisation key to driving most of the advancement in technology Micro-miniaturisation of systems will be key to driving most of the advancement in technology in the days ahead, said V K Aatre, former scientific advisor to defence minister and former chief of defence research and development organisation (DRDO). Vaccine boosts immune response in cancer patients A new vaccine improves the immune system's response to cancer by using altered forms of proteins from the patient, according to a study published by the journal Science. More Science News»

		Sports
		Hockey India offers financial help to Pak Hockey Federation Hockey India offered financial help to their Pakistan counterpart after PHF suspended a training camp because it could not pay its players and coaches. Players must remain vigilant to avoid fixing menace: Dravid Rahul Dravid said that the franchise had put in place systems to prevent fixing, but players too need to remain on their guard to avoid shady approaches. EPL: Herrera, regal Rooney send Manchester United third Ander Herrera and Wayne Rooney scored goals as Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 to leapfrog Man City into third place in the Premier League. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Government ordered 2,341 URLs to be blocked in 2014 The government issued orders to block 2341 URLs in 2014, an official response to an RTI application shows. Wipro expands exec council, inducts four more members Wipro has inducted four additional members to its newly-created group executive council, a forum comprising of a core group of leaders to deliberate and strategize long term vision. Microsoft is 40-years-old: Windows over the years Microsoft has turned 40-years-old today, making it among the oldest tech companies in a time when startups are all the rage. More Technology News»

		Education
		Students find JEE main paper tough Majority of the students appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2015 found the paper tough. Disabled get only 0.56% of seats in higher education About 0.56% seats in higher education go to disabled candidates though there’s reservation to the extent of 3% in public institutions. of this 74.08% are male and 22.70% female. JEE Main exam: Students find Physics portion tough The physics portion of the first paper of the IIT JEE (Main) exam was tough, said students who appeared for the examination in the state on Saturday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Dabbawalas away, lunch pangs set in Mumbai's famed food brigade is on paid leave for six days and it is as if the city's spine has gone missing. Here is how it is coping Chawl bonding in appwardly mobile towers Conventional wisdom has it that life in high rises is lonely and socially isolating. 'Bodo militants hiding in city to avoid arrest, encounter' The state anti-terrorism squad, questioning the three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, said the accused were planning to bring some more associates to Maharashtra to avoid arrest or encounters. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Tennis with FMT As tennis legends Roger Federer, Novak Djoko vic, Pete Sampras proved when they enthralled Delhiites as part of the IPTL tour in December, there are many ways to hit a shot. Cops raid stores for hidden cams A day after Union minister Smriti Irani spotted a CCTV camera pointed at a trial room in a Fabindia stroe in Goa, Delhi Police has launched a drive to check for hidden cameras in and around trial rooms in popular apparel stores across the city. Underground museum at Humayun's Tomb in 2 years Come 2017, the city will have its first, fully underground museum at the world-famous Humayun’s Tomb complex, which will showcase art, culture and architectural history of the Nizamuddin area spanning over seven centuries. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Govt mulls ordinance to trifurcate Palike Pushed to the wall by the Karnataka high court directive to expedite the process of holding BBMP elections, the state government is contemplating an ordinance to trifurcate the civic body as one of its strategies to delay the polls. Cops: Attendant trying to mislead investigation K Mahesh, attendant of Pragati College in southeast Bengaluru arrested for shooting dead a 17-year-old girl and injuring another in the hostel on Tuesday, is trying to mislead the investigation by giving contradictory statements, police say. Bengaluru to get piped gas soon, promises mantri The city will soon get piped natural gas (PNG) grid, Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Saturday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		2 SIMI activists, cop killed in Nalgonda encounter Two SIMI activists, who along with three other undertrials had escaped from Khandwa jail in Madhya Pradesh in 2013, and a Telangana police constable were killed in a fierce encounter at Janakipuram village of Motkuru mandal in Nalgonda district on Saturday morning. APSMC intervenes in 'custodial death' case The AP State Minorities Commission (APSMC) on Saturday took congnisance of the death of one Rahima Bee, a resident of Pargi, Ranga Reddy district, after she consumed poison, allegedly on account of harassment by police officials. Traffic curbs in city as Redbull to showcase its F1 car today In view of the ‘Redbull F1 Car Show’ at Tank Bund on Sunday between 5 am and 12 noon, traffic diversions/restrictions will be imposed in some areas of the city. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		AIADMK likely to call for snap polls The 2016 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu could be advanced to the year-end if the advice of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa’s aide, M Thambidurai, to partymen on Friday to gear up for early polls is any indication. Anbumani sticks to 85% size of pictorial warnings on cigarette packs Former health minister and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has reacted to reports that the government is considering to increase the size of pictorial warnings on tobacco products from the existing 40% to 60% of the surface area by saying that this is not sufficient. Missing man found dead in a pond at Somangalam A 20-year-old man, who had gone missing from his house last week, was found dead on Saturday with a stab wound. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		1,200 pilgrims taken for unholy ride There was chaos at Sabarmati station where 1,200 pilgrims going to Nepal, Varanasi and Janakpuri were stranded. 2 Gujarat tech ventures among 5 to win funds As Gujarat emerges as a hub for technology start-ups, two state-based ventures have been selected among the five winners in The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) Pitch Fest 2015, organized by Amrita University in Bangalore. For 1st time, BJ's PG seats go vacant After the first round of counselling for the postgraduate medical and dental courses, around 114 PG medical seats and 21 PG dental seats have fallen vacant. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Doc abducted, Rs 15L sought as ransom A doctor was abducted by miscreants from Meja Road late on Friday night. Later, the abductors called the doctor’s mother and demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh. A case was lodged with Meja police station against unidentified abductors. Secondary edu dept acts tough against teachers on boycott Police were deployed at evaluation centres to stop teachers boycotting the evaluation of answer-sheets of class X and XII of UP Board from entering the premises on Saturday after secondary education department decided to act tough against such teachers. Meanwhile, principal’s union too has come out in support of teachers on the boycott. Anti-UPPSC stir: Students turn ire towards BJP, to give up membership After three days of agitation directed against the Samajwadi Party (SP) for alleged corruption in Uttar Pradish Public Service Commission (UPPSC), students here on Saturday took a U-turn and blamed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for non-fulfillment of promise to have a CBI probe into the case. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		State looks to push up community radio count Odisha could have at least two to three more community radio stations in the next few months, to add to the six existing ones. The state has already achieved the distinction of having the maximum number of community radio (CR) stations in eastern India Keonjhar stir forces rly to cancel trains The railways cancelled passenger trains on Jakhapura-Banspani line on Friday without citing any reason and prior notice, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at different railway stations. Retired Jeypore college teachers asked to correct papers Narayan Senapati, a lecturer in English, retired from service in February 2014 but he has been assigned the duty to correct answersheets of Plus II examination, conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Bhopal's 'Kali gang' of women tried to enforce helmet drive, arrested Bundelkhand’s women vigilantes in pink found inspiration in a stick-wielding squad in black — Bhopal’s very own Gulaab Gang. Indian skimmers have stopped breeding in Chambal: Report Population of Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) across Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan which is its prime breeding habitat has declined to a dangerous level. MP govt mulls tiger dens with CCTVs for controlled tourism To take tourist pressure off existing tiger reserves in the state, Madhya Pradesh government is mulling creation of tiger dens fitted with cameras though which their activities could be visible on flat screens in restaurants set up on PPP mode in parks. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		2 ITI students, instructor killed in cylinder blast Two students and their instructor were killed on Saturday when two gas cylinders exploded during a welding workshop at a private institute in Haryana’s Kurushetra district. 'I'm not just a Sikh girl singing Islamic music' Priyanka.Kachhava@timesgroup.Though people have often called her a 'sufi fusion' artist, or a Sikh girl singing Christian (gospel) and Islamic (Sufi) music, Sonam Kalra hates the label. Mohali councillor passes away; date of bypoll soon The councilllor of Mohali municipal corporation's ward 29, Amteshwar Kaur, died of a heart attack on Friday night.A source in the MC said Kaur was among the front-runners for the mayor's post among independent candidates. More Chandigarh News»

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