News Digest: Nepal asks India to provide only much-needed items

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, May 08, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Nepal asks India to provide only much-needed items As tonnes of relief goods sent by India pile up in quake-hit Nepal, the Himalayan country has requested New Delhi to ensure that further supply of such material is only need-based.  Court stays proceedings against Leander, father In a reprieve for tennis ace Leander Paes, the sessions court on Thursday stayed proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act lodged against him and his elderly father by his estranged partner, Rhea Pillai. Patiala state's 94-yr-old decree on deras upheld Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the constitutionality of the 94-year-old circular, ‘Farman-i-Shahi’ (royal decree), issued by the then princely state of Patiala to accord approval to a person to be a head of the dera or religious institution within its territory. More India News»

		Business
		Govt to set up debt agency in 'phased manner' The government is going ahead with its plans of setting up a Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) and will start a dialogue with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the budget session of Parliament. 10-year gilt yield at 5-month high of 8% The global selloff in sovereign bonds hit India on Thursday with the benchmark yield on 10-year government securities closing at the psychologically important 8% mark, a level not seen since early December. Blackstone, CVC vie for $400 million Serco unit CVC Capital Partners, a $46-billion global private equity house focused on management buyouts, is up against Blackstone Group in the final lap of an acquisition bid for the Indian unit of business process outsourcing major Serco. More Business News»

		Environment
		More cities to have air quality monitoring stations: Govt The Government plans to set up air quality monitoring stations, which are presently functional at 10 places, in more cities in the country. Global CO2 levels reach record 400 ppm in atmosphere For the first time since scientists began tracking carbon dioxide in the global atmosphere, the monthly global average concentration of this greenhouse gas surpassed 400 parts per million in March 2015. Lion doubles kingdom, expands pawprint by 10,000 sq km The king of the jungle has doubled his kingdom in Gujarat over the past five years. From 10,500 sq km in the 2010 census, the big cats have widened their abode to 22,000 sq km in Saurashtra region as per preliminary reports of the lion census of 2015. More Environment News»

		World
		Al-Qaida leader involved in Charlie Hebdo attack killed A US operation has killed the senior al-Qaida figure who issued the claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, according to US sources familiar with the matter and a reported video posted by the group. Hostage in US orders pizza to send SOS Dial pizza for rescue! A quick- thinking woman in the US, who was being held hostage by her boyfriend, saved herself and her children from possible harm by sending a SOS message in an online pizza order. Nepal asks India to provide only much-needed items As tonnes of relief goods sent by India pile up in quake-hit Nepal, the Himalayan country has requested New Delhi to ensure that further supply of such material is only need-based. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Anushka Sharma: I know Virat's passion Anushka Sharma is the only actress who can claim to have been directed by both a Yash Chopra and a Raju Hirani. Farhan Akhtar opts out of a show at the last minute? When Priyanka-Ranveer met 7.5 ft tall Sim Bhullar The two actors recently attended an NBA event in Mumbai, where they bumped into Sim Bhullar... More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Missing link of cellular life found Deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Norway, scientists have found microorganisms they call a missing link connecting the simple cells that first populated Earth to the complex cellular life that emerged 2 billion years ago. Rodents may predict the next big quake The 10 biggest earthquakes recorded since 1900 have taken more than 1.5 million lives — not counting the toll from the 7.8 magnitude temblor in Nepal, which has killed over 8,000 and counting. Russia's space cargo ship to burn up in atmosphere on Friday Russia said an unmanned supply ship set for the International Space Station will fall back to Earth Friday and burn up in the atmosphere, after the spacecraft suffered a communications failure. More Science News»

		Sports
		Ace marksman Jitu Rai crowned TOISA Sportsperson of the Year Ace marksman Jitu Rai was on Thursday declared the Sportsperson of the Year' at the Times of India Sports Awards in a glittering ceremony. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by 13 runs Piyush Chawla took 4/32 as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by 13 runs in their return leg clash of the IPL. Vinesh bags silver; Narsingh wins bronze in Asian c'ship Vinesh settled for silver in Women's Freestyle 48kg division after losing her final bout to Japan's Yuki Irie, while Narsingh Pancham Yadav bagged a bronze in Men's 74kg category. More Sports News»

		Technology
		8 gadgets that were popularized by films While various devices we have seen in movies over the years are now a reality, here is a selection of some popular devices that are every nerd's dream come true. 5 reasons why Internet.org is against free web Facebook has opened up its Internet.org to all developers and has clarified that it doesn’t charge any fee for offering their content. Google to unveil Android M at I/O 2015 Android M, the next version of Android will be unveiled at the upcoming Google IO event scheduled to take place on May 28 and 29. More Technology News»

		Education
		Longer admission session of DU may last till August 14 The admission process for undergraduate courses at Delhi University will be longer this year. Chennai girls on top as 90% clear Class 12 board exams In a deviation from the trend of students from western districts bagging the top ranks in the Class 12 board exams, two girls from Chennai came up trumps this time as the results were published on Thursday.  Overall pass falls by 1.45% in plus two exam Puducherry and Karaikal regions in Union Territory of Puducherry have registered an overall 88.16 percentage of passes in Class XII public examination held in March this year. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Over 1.69 lakh drunk driving cases lodged in Mumbai since mid-2007 It was after the Salman Khan and Alistair Pereira drunk driving mishaps that the Mumbai Traffic Police began a sustained crackdown against drunk driving in mid-2007. Govt to shortlist consultant for Shivaji Memorial Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government is in the process of short-listing a consultant for the Shivaji memorial to be built in the Arabian Sea. Woman's body in suitcase: Hubby, bro-in-law get life Four years after the body of a pregnant woman was found stuffed in a suitcase on a local train at Sandhurst Road station, the woman’s husband and his brother have been convicted for brutally murdering her. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Government to start talks with RBI on debt management agency The government is going ahead with its plans of setting up a Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) and will start a dialogue with the RBI after the budget session of Parliament. Rainwater harvesting: Orders stay on paper There are a number of notifications and orders on rainwater harvesting but few of them have been implemented. Thousands live inches from road, and death: Nothing to save them if a vehicle spins out of control Like chainsaws, the two carriageways of Ring Road grind away at the edges of the traffic median outside ISBT Kashmere Gate all day. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		LKG may be out of RTE purview from next year Since its inception, the Right To Education Act has run into numerous obstacles. Instead of resolving them, the government is thinking of downsizing the RTE agenda by keeping pre-primary education out of the act's purview. Facing heat, govt stops demolition in BDA layouts Facing criticism from various quarters, the Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to temporarily halt the demolition of houses on lakebeds in BDA layouts and cautiously continue the drive in private layouts. Bengaluru boy gets offers from 6 US varsities, picks Princeton Six US universities rolled out the red carpet for Srikar Gollapalli, the Bengaluru boy who has already made an impact with his role in the Swachh Bharat initiative. Srikar, 23, chose Princeton to do his Masters in Public Administration (MPA). More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Dy CM to broker peace with Rubaath Nazir before Haj '15 The deputy chief minister Mahmood Ali is scheduled to travel to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Friday to broker a peace deal between the Nazir of rubaath (inn) Hussain Shareef and the city-based HEH Nizam's Auqaf Committee (NAQ) ahead of the 2015 haj season. Tirumala trip costs a bomb A trip to Tirumala from Hyderabad is sure to burn a hole in your pocket what with private bus operators jacking up fares taking advantage of the indefinite strike by RTC workers. Naidu's love-hate relation with BJP baffles many Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's public utterances alternately criticizing and defending the NDA government at the Centre is confusing not only the state BJP leaders but also ministers and senior leaders in his own party TDP. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Former Congress MP, wife get jail in cheque bounce case Congress leader and former MP R Anbarasu and his wife were found guilty of a cheque bounce case by a city court, and sentenced to two years of imprisonment on Thursday. Married daughter can get dad's job: Madras high court Married daughter of a government employee is eligible for a job on compassionate grounds after the death of her father while in service, the Madras high court has ruled. But, she should fulfil two requirements, the court said. Crackdown on US-based agencies drying up funds for NGOs The Centre's crackdown on US-based Ford Foundation and Greenpeace International has many Indian NGOs worried about their programmes as it is from countries like the US that huge funds are sourced every year. More Chennai News»

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		Allahabad
		Restraint on bldgs at Kashi ghats to go on Allahabad high court did not accept the plea of special counsel of the state that the constructions at Varanasi Ghats were not going to pollute or harm the Ganga. AU scientist turns weed into HIV-I fighting agent Congress Grass Converted Into Silver Nanoparticle, possible cure for HIV-I UP Board academic session goes haywire UP Board academic calendar ignores summer vacations, schools worried about meeting deadlines. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha signs MoU for supply of seeds of pulses and oilseeds To ensure adequate availability of seeds of pulses and oilseeds, the state government on Thursday signed a MoU with the National Seed Corporation (NSC) and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). HC to hear beer case on May 12 The stalemate between the state government and liquor firms over 20% reduction in offer price in the new excise policy will continue for a few more days as the Orissa high court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the case and posted it to May 12. BJD sweeps Ranpurcivic body polls The BJD on Wednesday registered a thumping victory in Ranpur Notified Area Council (NAC) elections, held a day before.With meticulous planning and management, the ruling dispensation won 13 of 15 wards. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		IPL betting racket busted, slips seized & 4 nabbed Cops claimed to have busted a cricket betting racket on Wednesday night with arrest of four people, including two brothers. Satta slips showing Rs 50 lakh transaction, nine mobile sets, a TV among other things were seized from them. Man buckles under loan sharks' pressure, hangs self 50-year-old man committed suicide by hanging self from a tree at his house on Wednesday night. A case was registered at Govindpura police station. A one line suicide note was recovered from near the body in which he said he was opting for extreme step due to pressure from loan sharks, police said. Teenaged burnt body found in Balampur jungles Body of a teenaged girl was found in jungles of Balampur ghati on Bhopal Vidisha Road in Bhopal district. She was murdered and body was burnt there. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Moga murder: HC notice to Punjab, Orbit Aviation Taking suo motu cognizance of the Moga molestation and murder case, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday issued notices to Punjab chief secretary, director general of police (DGP) and Orbit Aviation, a company owned by deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal. Power tariff in Haryana up by 8.5% The Haryana government on Thursday raised power tariff across all categories by 8.5%, barring those for farmers and weaker sections. That dazzling bright light ain't so good Light Emitting Diode LED and High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting may have improved the way we commute and drive our vehicles, but incorrect application of this "white light" technology can ruin the optics and add to the dilemma of oncoming traffic. More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: Successive govts have tended to pay lip service to farmers: M S Swaminathan

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, May 07, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Successive govts have tended to pay lip service to farmers: M S Swaminathan When farmer suicides are in the news, father of the Green Revolution M S Swaminathan speaks out against political one-upmanship in agriculture. BJP MP complains about ministers in party meeting Bharat Singh, party MP from Ballia in UP, is learnt to have created a brief flutter at a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. CBI gets new chief vigilance officer CBI has appointed its joint director (policy) as chief vigilance officer to keep a tab on internal graft by employees. More India News»

		Business
		Flipkart looks to woo global talent Punit Soni, the recently appointed chief product officer at India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart, is a man with a mission. Honda to make 650cc-plus bikes in India Japan’s Honda Motor Co has decided to manufacture higher-powered bikes in India — 650cc to 1,000cc and beyond — as the company looks to increase market share after becoming the second-biggest maker ahead of home-grown players such as Bajaj Auto and TVS. Black burger debuts in India “You can have it in any colour — so long as it’s black,” said Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, about the Model T. More Business News»

		Environment
		Lion doubles kingdom, expands pawprint by 10,000 sq km The king of the jungle has doubled his kingdom in Gujarat over the past five years. From 10,500 sq km in the 2010 census, the big cats have widened their abode to 22,000 sq km in Saurashtra region as per preliminary reports of the lion census of 2015. Agitation demands Godavari river to be made pollution free Varous organisations in Nashik led by Ganga Godavari Panchkoti Purohit Sangh in association with the Nirmal Goda Abhiyan staged an agitation on Tuesday. Arctic ice cap is smallest since late 1970s The Arctic ice cap this year is the smallest it has been since the late 1970s, when satellite monitoring of the polar region began and the experts attribute the shrinkage to climate change and global warming. More Environment News»

		World
		Netanyahu forms new govt just ahead of deadline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held on to his job on Wednesday, announcing that he had hammered together a new coalition government just ahead of a midnight legal deadline. UK votes in most unpredictable election in decades British voters get to decide on Thursday who they want to rule the world's fifth-largest economy in a tight election that could yield weak government, propel the United Kingdom towards a vote on EU membership and stoke Scottish desire for secession. Separatists poised for offensive in Ukraine: US Pro-Russian separatists appear to be making preparations for a fresh offensive in eastern Ukraine, US defense secretary Ashton Carter told lawmakers on Wednesday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Irrfan: Deepika and I had barely said hi-hello He feels like running away when he’s offered an issue-based film, but then, he doesn’t want to do bland entertainers either. What made Priyanka Chopra thank Deepika? For the first time in their film careers, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone will be seen sharing screen space in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. Piku introduces us to her world Here’s the protagonist telling us her story through her photographs... More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Now, muscles created from onion cells The humble onion is proving its strength outside the culinary world, enabling scientists to develop artificial muscles by using gold-plated cells of the vegetable. Pieces of Russian spaceship to fall on Earth tomorrow Russia said an unmanned supply ship set for the International Space Station will fall back to Earth on Friday and burn up in the atmosphere, after the spacecraft suffered a communications failure. Observed: Moment when a mind is changed In a first, researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist have recorded the moment-by-moment fluctuations in brain signals that occur when a monkey making free choices has a change of mind. More Science News»

		Sports
		Royal Challengers Bangalore crush Kings XI Punjab by 138 runs Chris Gayle bludgeoned his way to an astonishing 57-ball 117 as Royal Challengers Bangalore hammered Kings XI Punjab by 138 runs in their IPL match. Geeta Phogat wins bronze in Asian championship Geeta Phogat won a bronze medal in the Women's Freestyle 58kg category in the Senior Asian Wrestling championship in Doha on Wednesday. Nadal beats Johnson to reach Madrid Open 3rd round Rafael Nadal broke Steve Johnson's serve three times and advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open by defeating the American 6-4, 6-3. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Mitashi 50-inch smart HDTV at Rs 51,990 Mitashi has launched MiDE050v01 FS TV, a 50-inch FullHD smartTV, priced at Rs 51,990 and powered by Android. 4 reasons why Cognizant performed better than TCS, Infosys There are four major reasons that helped Cognizant to report a stellar show. Asians workers face bias at Google, Intel & other tech companies: Study Google, Yahoo and other major technology companies are far more inclined to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to become managers or executive. More Technology News»

		Education
		Bombay HC relief for 4 engineering colleges in Maharashtra The Bombay high court has come to the aid of four of the 15 engineering colleges in the state who had been placed in the "no admission" category by AICTE for the academic year 2015-2016. DU may centralize sports fitness test Some significant changes have been proposed to make sports category admissions in Delhi University more centralized and less burdensome for colleges. IIM-K and the British Council conduct women social Entrepreneurship programme Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) inaugurated a 6-day Management Development Programme (MDP) on “Young Women Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme” scheduled from May 4 – 9, 2015 at IIMK campus in association with the British Council of India. This programme is specially designed for young women entrepreneurs. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Govt may hike auto, taxi fares by 1 on Monday A Re-1 hike in auto and taxi fares may be announced on Monday, a government source said. The MMRTA on Monday has called for a meeting to decide on the fare hike issue. The decision is likely to be taken around 4pm, a source said. HC relief for 4 AICTE-barred engg colleges The Bombay HC has come to the aid of four of the 15 engineering colleges who had been placed in the “no admission” category by AICTE for the academic year 2015-2016. Man held for bid to extort flat in Juhu 40 year old man who allegedly used underworld elements to threatened a builder to get one bed room hall kitchen flat in upmarket of Juhu was arrested by the Anti Extortion cell of the city crime branch. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Tata target: 400 MW solar power in 3 years By incentivizing rooftop solar generation, Tata Power Delhi aims to produce 400 MW of solar electricity in the next three years. DCW seeks Rajnath help on Vishwas 'affair' After Aam Aadmi Party member Kumar Vishwas failed to appear before Delhi Commission for Women on two consecutive days in a case in which an AAP volunteer approached DCW to resolve a marital dispute, its chairperson Barkha Singh wrote to home minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, asking him to intervene in the matter. Auto overturns, director hurt National Award-winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji had a narrow escape on Tuesday night when the auto he was travelling in overturned at a bend on Nelson Mandela Marg. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		IT firm loses head office to JCBs When Moby K Babu, a techie, founded a search engine optimization company in 2006, his dream was to make it a one-stop destination for all web-related solutions. CM: Won't act against BDA layouts on lakes The drive to demolish and clear encroachments on lake and tank beds in and around the city has been suspended. Aspiring MLCs back GP poll candidates The two-phase polls to 5,844 gram panchayats scheduled on May 29 and June 2 have already put political parties into election mode. This is surprising since the polls will be held on a non-party basis. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		RTC unions toughen stand, reject govt appeal Barring minor incidents, the indefinite strike by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) employees was total in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Wednesday, inconveniencing over 1.5 crore commuters. KCR leaves for Delhi with long wish list Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has an important appointment in New Delhi on Thursday.He is set to meet defence minister Manohar Parrikar with a wish list that the central government may find hard to fulfill. 3,500 buses off the roads in Hyderabad With nearly 3,500 APSRTC buses going off the roads in Greater Hyderabad, nearly 35 lakh commuters faced inconvenience in reaching their destinations on Wednesday, the first day of the indefinite strike. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Dhun of big data: Selling to rasikas As Carnatic music activity moves to ad driven online world, big data can help in target marketing. Artificial coral reef structures net big fish along Tamil Nadu coast They may not exactly be coralreefs but they are attracting schools of fish. And fisherfolk of 25 coastal villages in the state are smiling all the way to the bank. TB gnaws at Chennai men in their twilight One in every 100 men in Chennai aged between 55 and 64 has infectious pulmonary tuberculosis, five times higher than the incidence among women. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Two more names crop up in NA scam probe Two more names have surfaced in investigation into the multi-crore NA Construction residential scheme scam. Crime branch officers said Noor Ahmed Talat of Juhapura and Sheetal Patel, a resident of Sola, were sleeping' partners in NA Construction. Traffic constable roughed up A traffic constable on duty at Temple crossroads on Ashram Road was roughed up on Wednesday night by two youths who were stopped for travelling on the wrong side. Who-drove-it: I have no idea, Vismay tells court The accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, Vismay Shah, on Wednesday told the court that his family owns 13 cars and he has no idea who drives which car. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		AU scientist turns weed into HIV-I fighting agent Congress Grass Converted Into Silver Nanoparticle, possible cure for HIV-I UP Board academic session goes haywire UP Board academic calendar ignores summer vacations, schools worried about meeting deadlines. Few trains partially cancelled Railway administration has decided to partially/fully cancel some of the trains plying on Saturday and Sunday during May and June due to administrative reasons. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Rayagada to develop 11 model panchayats The Rayagada district administration has prepared a blueprint to convert 11 out of 171 panchayats in the district into model ones. CBI quizzes Saradha agents in Puri The CBI, probing the multi-hundred crore chit fund scam, on Tuesday questioned some agents of Saradha Group in Puri.The CBI sources said the agents handed over some documents, relating to the company's activities in Puri. BU to introduce reforms this year The Berhampur University (BU) has decided to introduce choice based credit system (CBCS) in all postgraduate departments from this academic year. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Rs 289 crore revenue recovered in power theft in Madhya Pradesh During year 2014-15, irregularities were detected in 2.76 lakh electric connections and revenue of Rs 289 crore was recovered in areas under Madhya Pradesh Central, Eastern and Western Region Power Distribution Companies. High Court quashes FIR against governor Ram Naresh Yadav Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday quashed the FIR filed against Governor Ram Naresh Yadav by STF in connection with MPPEB scam. State health min Narottam overturns own advisory, says no ban on 'Putrajeevak' Hours after the Madhya Pradesh health department issued an advisory on sale of ayurveda drug 'Putrajeevak' from Ramdev's pharmacy, health minister Narottam Mishra quashed his own department's notice and clarified there was no ban on the controversial drug, which allegedly promises birth of a male child. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Punjab forgets man who fought to get guru's relics from Nabha royals Amid applause for Punjab government's "efforts" to bring back rare relics of Guru Gobind Singh, huge advertisements singing paeans of the achievement and a grand procession to take them through Punjab, there was no mention of the man who had waged a legal battle to get these from Nabha royals. Angry over Moga killing, PSU members damage bus of Akali leader in Faridkot Activists of Punjab Students Union (PSU) and Naujawan Bharat Sabha (NBS) on Wednesday damaged a bus belonging to the New Deep Bus Service owned by SAD (Badal) leader Hardeep Singh Dhillon alias Dimpy near Faridkot bus stand. Historic statewide procession to display Sikh Gurus relics begins from Patiala Accompanied by hundreds of Sikh devotees, the procession exhibiting holy relics Guru Hargobind, Guru Teg Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh began from Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib in Patiala on Wednesday. More Chandigarh News»

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Guru Paramartha and His Five Foolish Disciples

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Guru Paramartha and His Five Foolish Disciples

A humorous fable from South India about a bogus guru and his five useless disciples. Each episode of the story defeats one of the six atheistic systems of Vedic philosophy (shad-darshanas). Here we provide only the story. The philosophical analysis is not included.

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