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		Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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		India
		Dad apologises on Salman's behalf as actor stays out of media's reach New PAN rule hurts sale of luxury goods Stays delay court cases by up to 6.5 yrs: Study More India News»

		Business
		RBI should raise inflation target to 5%: SBI report A research report by State Bank of India (SBI) has recommended that the RBI increase its long-term inflation target to 5% from 4%. 'Forever Young' Son cuts successor Nikesh loose Nikesh Arora, the heir apparent at SoftBank, will step down from the Japanese company in a surprise departure after founder Masayoshi Son made clear he wouldn’t get the top executive role in the near future. Nestle lines up 25-products' launch to beat Maggi blues Swiss food giant Nestle is launching around 25 products across categories, its largest consolidated launch ever, to offset the gaping hole left by the Maggi controversy. More Business News»

		Environment
		Green panel for relaxing coastal norms: RTI An environment ministry panel recommended reduction of no-development zones in coastal areas and encouraged tourism facilities within such "sensitive" zones, an RTI reply has revealed. Fishing communities have alleged the ministry never made the report public but started implementing the proposals Conservationists plan to relocate 500 Malawi elephants Next month, wildlife experts in Malawi will start moving up to 500 elephants to a sanctuary that they hope could eventually serve as a reservoir to restore some elephant populations in other parts of Africa where the threatened species has been heavily poached. Pizza shops, steakhouses 'damaging' urban environment Pizza shops and steakhouses that use charcoal or wood burners can produce significant emissions and damage the environment in major cities, according to a new study in Brazil. It has found an emerging risk caused by wood burning stoves to the environment. More Environment News»

		World
		US Senate shoots down gun control plans Trump's campaign cycles $6mn into Trump companies When Trump flies, he uses his airplane. When he campaigns, he often chooses his properties or his own Trump Tower in New York City, which serves as headquarters. Through the end of May, Trump's campaign had plunged at least $6.2 million back into Trump corporate products and services. Taliban attack buses in Afghanistan, abduct 60 people The Taliban on Tuesday ambushed a series of buses and cars in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, forcing people out of the vehicles and abducting around 60 passengers, an Afghan official said. The insurgents later said they released all but 27 of those abducted. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Guess who is Aaradhya Bachchan's secret Santa? Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Bachchan's 4-year-old daughter Aaradhya is the apple of the eye of the Bachchan household. Sussanne: I will take action for defamation Sussanne Khan has been booked by the Panaji Police in an alleged 1.87 crore cheating case. Speaking to BT, she claims that the case is baseless and they are trying to malign her. Kareena-Alia pout and kiss post 'Udta Punjab' Kareena Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were spotted at the press meet of their latest release 'Udta Punjab.' More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Shadows vanish for a minute at Ujjain village Shadows of objects vanished at Dongla village of Ujjain district for a minute due to a typical astronomical position of Sun on Monday – the longest day of the year. NASA mission discovers infant exoplanet around young star Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and its extended K2 mission, astronomers have discovered a newborn fully-formed exoplanet (planets that orbit stars beyond our Sun), making it one of a very few such planets found to date. Unexpected number of 'hot Jupiters' found in star cluster Astronomers have found that there are far more planets of the "hot Jupiter" type than expected in a cluster of stars called Messier 67, a finding that may help better understand planet formation. The cluster is about the same age as our Sun. More Science News»

		Sports
		Kumble, Shastri, Moody make presentations for India coach's job Three-member committee, including Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman, interviewed as many as seven candidates in a marathon session during which the candidates gave insight on their individual roadmaps for Indian cricket. Jones, Lal believe India's pink-ball foray on right track The pink ball's debut in India, during the experimental CAB Super League final played from June 18-21 at the iconic Eden Gardens, has been welcomed by two former cricketers who witnessed it from close quarters. Boxers Devendro, Manoj, Sumit a win away from Rio berths Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) stormed into the semi-finals, while Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) entered the quarters to be just one win away from clinching Olympic berths. More Sports News»

		Technology
		HP launches world's thinnest laptop Spectre in India HP has launched the world's thinnest laptop HP Spectre, in India. With prices starting at Rs 1,19,990, the laptop will be available starting July 25. Work from home? 12 ways Android can help I work from home. Many of us web writers do, and we’re not alone. International Yoga Day: 10 yoga apps and websites to stay fit On the occasion of International Yoga Day, we bring you a listing of some great Yoga-centric apps and websites. These will make your journey towards leading a healthy and better life much easier. More Technology News»

		Education
		Aspirants in a fix over NEET-1 answer key delay 16 Indian universities among top 200 Asian institutions, Indian Institute of Science at 27th position Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is among the top 30 Asian universities in the 2016 Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings. In fact, this is the first time an Indian university has made it to the top 30, with IISc in 27th place. DU sports trials for undergraduate admissions from June 24 The trials for admission under sports category will commence from June 24, 2016 and will continue till July 1, 2016. This was decided at a meeting by Delhi University administration on Monday. With the university yet to put up the schedule on its website, and with just three days left for the trials, this could put a lot of outstation aspirants in a spot due to the short notice. The university is yet to decide on the dates for the extracurricular activities’ trials. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai's ultra rich get a new address Worli has become the new luxury destination for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and celebrities, signalling its emergence as a prime residential destination with several big-ticket realty transactions taking place in the area, said a JLL India report released on Tuesday. How many plots used to rehabilitate mill workers, HC asks Mhada The Bombay high Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) to furnish details of the number of mill land plots made available to it for affordable housing and rehabilitation of mill workers Aurangabad engineer's heart give Thane resident new life A Thane resident got a new lease of life on Tuesday thanks to the coordinated efforts between Mumbai and Aurangabad that facilitated the airlifting of a heart within 80 minutes More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		All-women combat group in Metro trains The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) gave a new form of security to women on International Yoga Day in the form of a new combat group for Delhi Metro. On test drive, father-son duo flees with Mercedes, arrested A father son-duo was arrested on Monday for allegedly running away with a Mercedes Benz car worth Rs 40 lakh, after asking for a test drive at a showroom in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden last month. SA woman in net with 14kg drugs The Narcotics Control Bureau made the biggest ever seizure of 14.8kg of the drug Methaqualone aka Quaalude from a South African woman, identified as Belinda Faurie (42), at IGI airport on Monday night. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Will not take back my resignation even if I'm offered Rs 100 crore: Ambareesh Former housing minister and actor M H Ambareesh on Tuesday blamed chief minister Siddaramaiah squarely for dropping him from the cabinet, even as his fans and supporters disrupted traffic and held protests in Mandya. Khader loses health to Ramesh; Kagodu gets revenue portfolio Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has pulled off a balancing act in allocating portfolios to the 13 ministers sworn into office on Sunday. PGCET will be held on July 2, 3 The Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) 2016 for MBA, MCA, ME and MTech courses will be held on July 2 and July 3. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad techie working for TCS drowns in US A 25-year-old Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) network engineer from Vanasthalipuram drowned in a water body in Arizona in the US on Sunday. Anti-polio drive: 65,289 children vaccinated on day one The anti-polio drive that will go on till June 25 is set to reach out to an estimated 2.5 lakh children aged between 6 weeks and 3 years. Did not block Sakshi TV, AP tells HC The AP government on Tuesday told the Hyderabad High Court that it had neither blocked transmission of Sakshi TV programmes in AP nor ask anyone to block them. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Will metro tunnels shake up city? Tests to confirm soon With tunnelling work for Phase-I of the metro rail project nearing completion on most stretches, officials are preparing to conduct vibration and `structure destruction' tests on the underground stretches to assess the impact of running trains beneath roads and buildings on the surface. Prohibition not possible: AIADMK MLA in House Andipatti AIADMK MLA Thanga Tamilselvan caused some uneasiness for the ruling party in the assembly on Tuesday by saying prohibition could not be imposed in the state. `Madukkarai Maharaj' dies in camp Till the wee hours of Sunday he roamed the Madukkarai forest near Coimbatore, untamed and powerful, before being tranquilized by men and tamed by a `kumki' elephant. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		2008 serial blast accused remanded to police custody Gujarati Films to hit a century this year With over 100 films releasing in one year, we bring what the industry is thinking. Euro, Copa memes storm the web More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Off the bus, take bike ride to town Passengers would have to return the cycle on their way back.The move is part of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's effort to popularise bicycle -- the election symbol of his party. 'Yoga promotes only health' Our ancient traditions and practice of Yoga could take us to the path of health and peace, BJP MP Adityanath said here on Tuesday on the occasion of International Yoga Day. Clash over use of loudspeaker at madrassa Communal tension prevailed here on Tuesday when members of Hindu Yuva Vahini protested against use of loudspeaker at Noorul Islam Madrassa in Narshighpur.No FIR has been lodged and no arrests have been made yet. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha doctors against raising retirement age While the Narendra Modi government at the Centre recently decided to increase retirement age of central government doctors to 65 years, the doctors in Odisha are dead against any such move. Officials to update PM on smart city work through video conference Odisha to seek two more battalions of central armed forces to tackle Maoist activities More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Upper Lake's full-tank level survey: BMC missing in action A proposed survey of the full tank level (FTL) of the Upper Lake that would also zero in on illegal encroachments with 50 metres of the lake is yet to take off. Tetanus infection at JP: 2 OTs shut Operation theatres at JP hospital, state capital's district hospital, have been found infected with tetanus.A standard microbiological surveillance of operation theatres at the JP hospital has found prevalence of tetanus. 23-yr-old raped on pretext of marriage More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Law officers' posts: Haryana, Punjab yet to follow SC order State governments of both Punjab and Haryana are yet to come up with clear rules to appoint law officers in the advocate general's offices of the two states even three months after the Supreme Court directed them to do so. BJP talks swap of Amritsar-E, Batala seats Two days after the visit of Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to Bathinda and Amritsar, the BJP may be considering a swap of the Amritsar East assembly seat and the Batala seat with its alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal. Cattle smuggler injured in encounter with police A cattle smuggler was shot at during an encounter with anti-cow slaughter cell of the police at Ghod village in Jhajjar district on Monday night. More Chandigarh News»

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Chaturagiri: The Abode of the Siddhas

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Chaturagiri: The Abode of the Siddhas

It was past mid-day when I reached the small temple dedicated to the guardian deity of the hills. He is Karuppusamy sporting a long moustache, his stretched right hand holding a sword and body decked with ornaments. The journey was tiring and I had trekked over five hours from the base camp. A half an...

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