News Digest: 'SP-spurned' Maurya likely to join BJP

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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		India
		'SP-spurned' Maurya likely to join BJP With Samajawadi Party (SP) virtually shutting its doors on Swami Prasad Maurya, it is likely that the former BSP general secretary will join BJP after consulting with his supporters in Lucknow on July 1. 'Pillai knew of Ishrat affidavit changes' Rains may hit north plains on July 1 The Met office said the region should start getting substantial and well-distributed rains from Thursday (June 30), paving the way for the advance of the monsoon into many of these areas. More India News»

		Business
		Starbucks to sell premium coffee from India in US In a move that may boost the country’s fledgling coffee industry, American coffeehouse chain Starbucks will sell single-origin, premium coffee from Karnataka in the US for the first time. Indian markets stay afloat despite Brexit's jitters After the post-Brexit carnage on Friday, Monday was a relatively quiet session for investors with all the three markets — stocks, bonds and rupee — closing just 5 points higher at 26,403, while the rupee closed 3 paise stronger to the dollar at 67.94. Titan's founding MD Xerxes Desai dies at 79 Xerxes Desai, the first managing director of India’s largest watch maker Titan, passed away on Monday after a brief illness. He was 79. Desai is credited with introducing the country to its first quartz watch three decades ago. More Business News»

		Environment
		Prakash Javadekar to survey Aravali before finalising 'forest' definition Darjeeling gets snow leopard from UK Darjeeling zoo, left with eight female and a lone male snow leopard, has now got a male big cat from England while another from France will arrive later this year for breeding conservation programme. 'Makalu', the 2-year-old leopard from Dudley Zoological Gardens was flown in to Kolkata from the UK. Environment ministry distances itself from contentious green proposals Amid criticism for proposing green cess and permitting private players to use and develop government forest land, the environment ministry distanced itself from the draft national forest policy saying “the study report by IIFM, Bhopal was inadvertently uploaded as Draft Forest Policy on the website”. More Environment News»

		World
		Quake hits Mexico, sways tall buildings in capital A strong earthquake struck in southern Mexico on Monday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. The tremor had a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 and its epicenter was in the southern state of Oaxaca IS claims deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers ISIS has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed seven Jordanian soldiers on the Syrian border, the jihadist-linked news agency Amaq said in a statement on its website. Tuesday's blast, which left 13 soldiers wounded, was near an area of no man's land between Iraq, Syria and Jordan. Erdogan apologises to Putin over downed jet: Kremlin Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologised to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Ankara's downing of a Russian military jet last year that shattered ties, the Kremlin said. It released a statement saying Erdogan "never had the desire and the intention" to down the Russian jet. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Sushant-Kriti on a mini-vacation post work Kriti has been a frequent visitor at the actor’s new bachelor pad. Priyanka not to be part of Bhansali's next Priyanka cleared that unfortunately, she is tied up with her Hollywood commitments till March 2017 and cannot work in any Hindi film Pulkit Samrat too busy to file for divorce Though Pulkit Samrat and Shweta Rohira are living separately for over eight months, the actor hasn't yet filed for divorce. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Gravitational waves can tell how black holes are born Gravitational waves in space-time captured by space detectors could soon be used to discover when and how the universe's largest black holes were born. Current theories suggest that the seeds of these black holes were the result of either the growth and collapse of the first generation of stars. Zika virus may not cause microcephaly: Study The number of missing cases of microcephaly epidemic in several countries raises serious questions about the assumed connection between Zika and microcephaly, finds a new study. Prenatal Zika virus infection has been linked to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, most notably microcephaly. Veggies grown on Mars-like soil found safe for humans Four vegetables grown on soil similar to that on Mars have been found safe for human consumption, Dutch scientists say. Scientists have worked in greenhouses at Wageningen University in the Netherlands to grow crops on Mars and Moon soil simulants since 2013. More Science News»

		Sports
		Euro 2016: Holders Spain knocked out by Italy in last 16 Holders Spain were knocked out of Euro 2016 in a 2-0 defeat by Italy after goals by Chiellini and Pelle set up a quarter-final with Germany. Chiellini opened the scoring after 33 minutes while Pelle wrapped up the victory in stoppage time to end Spain's reign. Messi's retirement from Argentina could hurt his legacy If Messi sticks to his announcement, Argentina will be left dwelling on the fact that it was not able to win any significant title despite having one of the best players of all time. He made the announcement shortly after Argentina's penalty shootout loss to Chile in Sunday's Copa America final. India lose to Germany in six-nation hockey tournament Indian men's hockey team witnessed a disappointing start to its campaign at the six-nation Invitational tournament, losing 0-4 to Germany in their opening match, here on Monday. More Sports News»

		Technology
		16 'most attractive' IT companies in India Here's over to 16 'most attractive' IT companies in India. Reliance Communications to offer 4G data at Rs 93 per 10GB on RJio network Reliance Communications from this week onwards will start offering 4G service using Reliance Jio network to its CDMA customers in select circles at a starting price of Rs 93 per 10GB. Google CEO Sundar Pichai's Quora account hacked Google CEO Sundar Pichai's Quora account has been hacked. Pichai's account seems to have been hacked by the same hacker group who recently broke into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts. More Technology News»

		Education
		Re-counselling may help students pick better colleges To mitigate the sufferings of students who are unwilling to join the college originally allotted to them, the government can consider permitting them to participate in the Single Window Admission Counselling for the second time. Karnataka has most MBBS seats in country Karnataka is home to 53 medical colleges, of which 18 are government colleges. The state has 7,355 MBBS seats and 3,646 postgraduate medical seats. Three more colleges with 150 seats each were added this year at Chamrajanagar, Kodagu and Karwar. NEET-II to be held on July 24: CBSE More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Forced to implicate innocents, says approver in Hema case Constable critical after accidentally hanging himself Mumbai, Jun 27 () A 26-year-old police constable is in a critical condition after he accidentally hanged himself at his residence in suburban Bhandup this afternoon, while demonstrating to his wife how criminals are hanged, police said. Bhagwati hosp opens at Borivli The first phase of Harilal Bhagwati Hospital in Borivli was inaugurated on Monday after four years and several delays. The 11-storey building that was originally meant to be a Nursing Training Centre will now house a 100-bed medical facility minus any surgical specialty. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Kumari rejects quit demands Office of profit: EC to hear plea on July 14 The Election Commission has summoned 21 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries by the Delhi government for a hearing on the petition seeking their disqualification on the ground of holding office of profit. Transfats responsible for a range of chronic illnesses The use of re-heated oil by roadside vendors and sweet shops is well known. But the report of three outlets of a leading multinational fast food chain indulging in this unhealthy practice has raised serious concerns. Doctors say use of re-heated oil and fried foods could be a major factor in increasing incidence of obesity, heart disease and hypertension in India. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		CSIR launches Ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug       Bengaluru, Jun 27 () Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today launched BGR-34 - an anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Private varsity racket busted in Karnataka; con 'VC' grilled Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) After busting a private university racket last week, police are grilling fake vice chancellor Santosh Lohar for leads to trace and arrests others involved in the scam, a police official said on Monday. Ola levels allegations against Uber in HC Bengaluru, June 27 () Taxi aggregator Ola Cabs today submitted in the Karnataka High Court that it has complied with all requirements of government rules for its operations. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Cyberabad gets two commissioners The Telangana government on Monday posted two Inspector-General-rank officers as chiefs of the two Cyberabad commissionerates. Cops crack advocate's murder A dispute over five acres in Jawaharnagar led to the murder of advocate A Uday Kumar.Police cracked the case and arrested two persons for the murder on Monday. State tree among those hacked at UoH More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Kanchi DC to take call on petition to reroute lines for wind power Lawyers to go on strike Morphed pic drives woman to suicide A 21-year-old woman hanged herself on Monday at Elampillai in Salem after a morphed photograph showing her scantily clad appeared on Facebook last week. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Social Media Day 2016 to explore the theme 'Responsibly Digital' in Ahmedabad The city is all set to witness the 4th edition of 'Social Media Day' deliberations in the city once again this year. ReDi, a joint collaboration between Simulations Public Relations, TejSolPro and Communicate Karo, brings ‘Social Media Day 2016’ to further the knowledge sharing on the trends and challenges of the intriguing world of digital media. Presented by Shivalik group, this year’s ‘Social Media Day’ will be hosted at Novotel Hotel on June 30, 2016 between 3 pm – 6 pm. Guj HC stays exam for promotions in SRP Ahmedabad, Jun 27 () The Gujarat High Court today stayed holding of departmental examinations for promotions to the rank of platoon commander in State Reserve Police (SRP), scheduled to begin from June 26, until a petition challenging the reservation policy in promotion is disposed of. Southwest monsoon progresses in Gujarat Ahmedabad, Jun 26 () Saurashtra and South Gujarat are likely to get more rainfall in the next 24 hours as the southwest monsoon has made further advance covering more parts of East and Central regions of the state. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		2 held in Vimla Bansal murder case Unrest at Allahabad University, PGAT aspirant tries self immolation Five more Vedic Vidyalayas to be opened in north India More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Railway to provide baby food at stations Parents travelling in trains with babies need not go outside the junction to buy baby food any more as the East Coast Railway (ECoR) is set to provide hot milk and hot water at the stations soon. Achievers with a difference battle odds to shine in exams Enrolment of children with disabilities is less than 1% in Odisha, a survey has revealed.The reasons are manifold. Bhitarkanika albino croc lays eggs after 40 yrs Much to the delight of wildlife enthusiasts and researchers, a 41-year-old rare albino crocodile Gori on Sunday laid 40 eggs at Dangamal in Bhitarkanika National Park, Kendrapada More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Climate change delaying rainfall in MP: IMD Now, woman alleges son murdered at illegal de-addiction centre in Gwalior '3 BJP MLAs in MP were ready to cross-vote for Cong RS candidate' More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Will rationalize subsidies to farm sector: AAP Arrest Talwandi Sabo MLA: AAP Demanding the arrest of Shiromani Akal Dal MLA from Talwandi Sabo Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists staged a protest in Bathinda on Monday. SAD councillor arrested in recruitment scam The Shiromani Akali Dal municipal councillor from Malout town of Muktsar, Sham Lal alias Daddi, has finally fallen in the police net in the recruitment scam. More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: How you can save your skin, and some lives

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, June 27, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		India
		How you can save your skin, and some lives None will be spared in AugustaWestland scam: Parrikar Cuttack, Jun 26 () Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asserted that those involved in the AugustaWestland chopper scam will not be spared. CRPF mulls use of metal plates on convoy vehicles Govt To Send Team To Study Infiltration More India News»

		Business
		Manipal's Ranjan Pai partners ex-Deutsche banker's NBFC Manipal group’s Ranjan Pai is partnering ex-Deutsche banker Bhupinder Singh’s non-bank finance company — InCred — making big bets on education loans, mortgages and SME lending. Nilekani puts $25 million in KKR realty unit Billionaire and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has put in about $25 million in a real estate non-banking finance company (NBFC) unit of KKR India, one of the local arms of private equity giant KKR & Co. Snack culture spices up packaged foods biz What used to earlier be four meals daily, including a snack, has doubled to 8-10 meals among urban consumers. This shift in consumption patterns has triggered innovation in the packaged foods market. More Business News»

		Environment
		Prakash Javadekar to survey Aravali before finalising 'forest' definition Darjeeling gets snow leopard from UK Darjeeling zoo, left with eight female and a lone male snow leopard, has now got a male big cat from England while another from France will arrive later this year for breeding conservation programme. 'Makalu', the 2-year-old leopard from Dudley Zoological Gardens was flown in to Kolkata from the UK. Environment ministry distances itself from contentious green proposals Amid criticism for proposing green cess and permitting private players to use and develop government forest land, the environment ministry distanced itself from the draft national forest policy saying “the study report by IIFM, Bhopal was inadvertently uploaded as Draft Forest Policy on the website”. More Environment News»

		World
		Labour in crisis: Corbyn's team wants him out UK's Opposition Labour party on Sunday faced a full-blown revolt after Jeremy Corbyn sacked his foreign secretary which was followed by resignations of other key shadow cabinet members including an Indian-origin minister. ISIS launch new attacks Afghanistan, dozens killed Heavy fighting between Afghan forces and Islamic State jihadists has killed dozens of people in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said, raising fears that the terrorist group is staging a comeback, months after Kabul said they had been defeated. Bahraini activist to be tried for tweets Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab will face trial for tweets condemning the Gulf Arab kingdom's prison system and its involvement in the war in Yemen, his lawyer said, and he could face up to 13 years in prison. Rajab was arrested earlier this month on unspecified charges. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Alia Bhatt to make her Hollywood debut soon? Alia Bhatt's latest release 'Udta Punjab' fetched her several critical acclaims. Anushka, Deepika in race for Kabir Khan's next? Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone were reportedly trying to bag a role in Kabir Khan’s next film. Pulkit gets clicked with Yami, threatens media Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam's recently saw the release of their second film together – ‘Junooniyat’. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Zika virus may not cause microcephaly: Study The number of missing cases of microcephaly epidemic in several countries raises serious questions about the assumed connection between Zika and microcephaly, finds a new study. Prenatal Zika virus infection has been linked to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, most notably microcephaly. Veggies grown on Mars-like soil found safe for humans Four vegetables grown on soil similar to that on Mars have been found safe for human consumption, Dutch scientists say. Scientists have worked in greenhouses at Wageningen University in the Netherlands to grow crops on Mars and Moon soil simulants since 2013. GM field trials in agri university farms? The central regulator on transgenic organisms has proposed to utilize farms of select agricultural universities for field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops as a nationally-coordinated project under strict expert supervision. More Science News»

		Sports
		Euro 2016: Germany cruise into last eight with 3-0 Slovakia win Germany thumped Slovakia 3-0 with goals from Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez and Julian Draxler to cruise into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals and confirm their status as tournament favourites with a sparkling performance. India will win hockey medal in Rio Olympics: Fernandes Olympio Fernandes, goalkeeper of the World Cup winning team in 1975, has asserted that Indian hockey is set to recapture its past glory and the team will definitely return home with a medal from the Rio Olympics. Euro 2016: Griezmann double sends France into last eight Host nation France came from behind to beat 10-man Ireland 2-1 and reach the Euro 2016 quarter-finals after forward Antoine Griezmann struck twice in the second half to cancel out Robbie Brady's second-minute penalty. More Sports News»

		Technology
		9 biggest smartphone launches of June Here’s over to the 9 biggest launches of the month (so far) to make your decision easier. Gionee Marathon M5 Plus review: Powerful performer Bearing a price tag of Rs 26,999, Gionee Marathon M5 Plus is an upper mid-range smartphone. As such, it is bound to face tough competition from the likes of Xiaomi Mi 5 and OnePlus 3. We spent some days with the handset to find out whether it’s capable of making a mark for itself in the fiercely contested Indian smartphone market. 4 best Android smartphones under Rs 15,000 with fingerprint scanner In this world of technology, everyone cares about security whether it’s your pictures or some top secret documents. More Technology News»

		Education
		Karnataka has most MBBS seats in country Karnataka is home to 53 medical colleges, of which 18 are government colleges. The state has 7,355 MBBS seats and 3,646 postgraduate medical seats. Three more colleges with 150 seats each were added this year at Chamrajanagar, Kodagu and Karwar. NEET-II to be held on July 24: CBSE NIT fee hiked to Rs 1.25 lakh from Rs 70000 per annum More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Film producer Firoz Nadiadwala gets bail in Rs 2.5 crore dud cheque case Last week, the Juhu police received direction from a metropolitan magistrate at Saidapet in Chennai to arrest Nadiadwala and produce him in court by 10.30am on Monday Can give fitting reply to Shiv Sena protests: BJP The BJP-Shiv Sena sabre-rattling continued on Sunday with city BJP chief Ashish Shelar saying his activists too could hold demonstrations and burn effigies in retaliation to the Sena’s recent aggressive protest against the party BEST workers to protest tomorrow, services may be affected While the deadlock between Shiv Sena and BJP continues over the proposed outsourcing of buses and drivers, the workers’ union on Sunday announced that there will be no strike on Tuesday More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		2 come in contact with live wire at eatery, critical A birthday bash on a rooftop restaurant turned tragic for four friends on Saturday when three of them got injured after coming in contact with a high tension wire passing above the building in southwest Delhi’s Sagarpur. While two of them are in a critical condition with over 60% burns, the one who tried to save them has suffered minor injuries. Faster, safer: With radio, Metro signals change Delhi Metro’s Phase III is not only about driverless trains. It is also about trains moving at higher speeds, thanks to a communication system that relies on radio. The new phase of Delhi urban train system will use a communication-based train control (CBTC) system to bring the headway, or the distance and frequency between two trains, down to a quick 90 seconds from the current 150 seconds. A ploy to divert attention, says BJP BJP attacked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP MLAs for their early morning march towards the Prime Minister’s residence and saw their subsequent detention as a ploy to divert attention from their failures. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Video on Swedish youths' tryst with desi autowalahs goes viral Aditi.Sequieira@timesgroup.Hampus Bergqvist, 25, and Johan Batoli, 26, studied business, but were bitten by acting bug.They landed in India from Sweden with Bollywood dreams. Siddaramaiah offers Ambareesh an olive branch; seeks his return to cabinet Police dogs won't die of depression in old age homes anymore Ramu, the police dog which retired last month after spending 12 years snooping for criminals and bombs, died lonely and depressed. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Trench snuffs out youth's life at Madhapur In a case of sheer negligence on the part of civic authorities, a 24-year-old hotel worker drowned in a storm water-filled trench, dug up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to divert a sewer line, on Madhapur main road on Saturday night. The incident exposes how ill-prepared civic officials are for the monsoon. Judges resign en masse Judges marched from Gun Park to Raj Bhavan and submitted a representation to governor ESL Narasimhan on the issue. Advocate burnt alive in his car? In a shocking incident, the charred body of a man was found in a missing advocate's burnt car at Keesara on Sunday morning.Police suspect the body could be that of the missing advocate. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Why have people become indifferent to crime? A 24-year-old woman employee of Infosys was attacked with a sharp weapon by a man on the busy Nungambakkam railway platform in Chennai. Tamil Nadu leads in skill training of urban poor Tamil Nadu has taken the lead in skill training of urban poor in the past two years, followed by Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. HC raps housing board over unused public bldgs More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Two including a woman held for theft Crime branch sleuths on Sunday nabbed Suresh Vedvani and his woman accomplice Manju Chunara, a resident of Thakkernagar in Bapunagar for stealing valuables from luggage of passengers who hired their autorickshaw. Police raid nets top bookies in Vejalpur A team of Vejalpur police raided a hotel near Jivraj Park early on Sunday morning and nabbed 23 persons for gambling. Heritage graduates get offers from office of President "There is a national need for heritage managers and it is being understood now.In Europe or US , cultural and creative industry is the biggest money spinner and being managed by qualified heritage managers. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HC declines to entertain PIL on Kairana incident Lucknow, Jun 26 () The Allahabad High Court has declined to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to restrain the electronic and print media from alleged glorification of the Kairana incident which may disturb communal harmony. Former AUSU president writes to HRD minister Public not too keen on helmets UP cabinet's nod to make wearing of helmet for pillion riders on all two-wheelers compulsory evoked mixed response in the city. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		India to be made defence export hub: Parrikar Bhubaneswar, Jun 26 () Union Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the Centre has decided to double the production capacity of two defence establishments in Odisha and concrete steps are being taken to make India an export hub in defence and make it self-reliant. Attack on union ministers is 'panic reaction' of BJD: Parrikar Bhubaneswar, Jun 26 () Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today claimed the attack on the convoy of two Union ministers in Odisha's Bargarh on Friday was a "panic reaction" of the ruling BJD. "General election in Odisha is scheduled to be held only in 2019. Boy 'pushed' off train: GRP summons 3 TTEs to record statement A day after a minor boy was allegedly pushed off a moving train by TTE, the Government Railway Police (GRP) on Sunday issued summons to three travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) to record their statement regarding the incident. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Lens on Chinese nationals for eating beef in MP Chinese nationals working for Sasan Power Project in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli have come under the scanner of police on suspicion of consuming 'beef'. Nightmarish train trip for 5 women Tremendous similarity between BJP and Communist party of China: Shivraj More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Sidhu in, ex-foe min out in Punjab BJP core team Punjab's largest heroin haul in poll year 2014 With 30 grace marks for class XII, Pappu can't fail in Punjab More Chandigarh News»

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