News Digest: 'India wanted Saarc forum to expose Pakistan'

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, August 07, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		India
		'India wanted Saarc forum to expose Pakistan' Pakistan Govt Cold-Shouldered Tough Rajnath Bihar cops may face contempt of court for handcuffing accused SC seeks explanation in a month 'Left violence on RSS-BJP cadre in Kerala not getting attention' Union minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju accused Left parties on Saturday of inflicting violence on RSS-BJP cadre in Kerala, which, he claimed, has not been highlighted at the national level. More India News»

		Business
		SEBI may tighten algo trading rules SEBI said it was considering tightening rules for algorithmic trading, citing concerns about fair access to markets. SEBI also said it was looking at various potential limits on so-called algo traders, including imposing "random speed bumps," which would randomly delay execution of some orders. Gold dips below Rs 31,000 on global cues Gold prices slumped by Rs 170 to trade at Rs 30,930 per ten grams at the bullion market on Saturday in tandem with a weak trend overseas amid muted demand from jewellers at spot market. Silver also plunged by Rs 900 to Rs 46,300 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Market ends marginally up on GST booster More Business News»

		Environment
		Mammoth effort to save flood-stranded Indian elephant Handling of toxic waste: NGT seeks details from states As the issue of toxic waste being released from industries becomes a major environmental issue, the National Green Tribunal has directed various state governments, including the national capital, to file an affidavit and inform it about the mechanism of disposal of such hazardous waste. The Thai village using poop to power homes More Environment News»

		World
		Attacker shouts 'Allahu Akhbar,' wounds 2 police in Belgium Belgian police say two female officers have been attacked and wounded by a man wielding a machete and shouting "Allahu Akhbar" outside a police station in the city of Charleroi. Over 500 killed in a week in battle for Aleppo: Reports More than 500 rebels and government forces have been killed in one week of fierce fighting to control the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitor said today. At least 130 civilians are also feared killed since Sunday, most in rebel shelling of government-controlled districts. Air Algeria plane lands safely after technical fault More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I am not dating Tiger Shroff' Only three years in the city of dreams, and she’s already done an international film and is awaiting the release of her first Bollywood film. And of course, she’s been the talk of the town for supposedly dating Tiger Shroff. Arijit or Atif - who is Mahira Khan's choice After Punjab, Haryana bans '..Michael Mishra' The CBFC-certified film 'The Legend of Michael Mishra', released on Friday, has been banned for exhibition by two governments in two days, and will be “deemed uncertified” in those states for two months. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Cell subset contains chronic viral infection: China scientists Chinese scientists have defined a subset of a type of virus-specific cells that play a vital role in the control of replication in chronic viral infection, possibly paving the way for new methods to treat chronic diseases like HIV/AIDS and cancer. 'Longer lasting, tastier tomatoes in the offing' Nasa's new game marks Curiosity's 4th anniversary on Mars To mark Curiosity rover's 4th anniversary since landing on Mars, Nasa has launched a new mobile game that lets users explore the rugged terrain of the red planet. In the game, Mars Rover, players drive through Mars, challenging themselves to navigate and balance the rover and earn points. More Science News»

		Sports
		Rio Olympics: Jitu Rai finishes 8th in 10m air pistol Star Indian shooter Jitu Rai was way off the mark on Saturday in the men's 10m Air Pistol final, finishing a lowly eighth to bow out of the competition in the Rio Olympics. Live Blog: Rio Olympics Day One The glittering ceremony over, it's now time for day one action at Rio 2016. Stay with us for all the live updates. Tendulkar visits Indian athletes in Games Village Members of India’s contingent at the 2016 Rio Olympics were paid a special visit by goodwill ambassador Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday evening, with the cricketing superstar dropping in at the Games Village. More Sports News»

		Technology
		7 hot gadgets debuting at Rio Olympics 2016 Here's some of the coolest hi-tech wizardry that's making a debut at the biggest sporting event of this year... Five cool laptops under Rs 40,000 While many think that laptops or notebooks have become obsolete after the rise of smartphones and tablets, there is a lot a laptop can still do, which the other two cannot. Apple's smartphone marketshare falls by 35% in India: Report According to a report from Strategy Analytics, the company shipped 800,000 smartphones in India in Q2 2016, this compares to 1.2 million smartphones it shipped during the same quarter last year. More Technology News»

		Education
		Hundreds of vacancies in BCom, BCom (Hons) in Delhi University Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates IIT Jammu Union human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday inaugurated the transit campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here and praised Jammu and Kashmir for "keeping pace" with education despite a decades-long turmoil with gross enrolment figures higher than the national average. IIT-Kharagpur students bag 53 PPOs ahead of new academic session Students at IIT Kharagpur bagged as many as 53 pre-placement offers (PPOs) from top-tier organisations ahead of the start of its new academic session, a statement said on Friday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Astrosat lifted Indo-US ties, says Nobel laureate Nobel Laureate and Nasa scientist John Mather was on Friday full of praise for India’s first space observatory, Astrosat, launched on September 28 last year Monorail second phase misses deadline again The wait for the second phase of the monorail (Wadala Depot to Jacob Circle) — and in effect the entire 20 km-long stretch of the project — has got longer. For, it will not be opened to public by December 2016 owing to delay in work 2 more bodies found, toll touches 24 Two more bodies were retrieved from the Savitri river on Saturday. With this, the total number of deaths in the Mahad tragedy has touched 24. Another 18 people are still missing More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Allow diesel buses till CNG infra comes: Karnal schools to NGT Put land-pooling on the fast track, DDA tells govt Viral fever on rise; elderly, kids worst affected More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		4 of country's richest ministers are from Karnataka Fishermen swam for 8 hours after boat capsized, 1 drowned Lottery scandal: Over 30 cops will depose before CBI More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		CJI highlights low judge-to-population ratio in India Hyderabad, Aug 6 () Flagging the huge backlog of cases and abysmal judge-to-population ratio, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today appealed to the law graduates to join the bar or the judiciary. TDP leader's illegal structure in Guntur corporation site is razed Vignan wins Cambridge honour Renowned education group Vignan University won the emerging star award from Cambridge university.The announcement was made at the annual coordinators workshop held in Hyderabad. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		In Karnataka warriors' home of Kodagu, Army chief lauds veterans First Leasing MD denied bail again Woman from Tiruvallur missing since 1 month A 30-year-old woman has gone missing from Tiruvallur district since last month after she left her two children with her husband stating that she was going to visit her parents in Vannarapet in the city. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		FIR filed for cheating bid Nagar Patel, 65, a resident of Patel Vaas, Bodakdev, has registered a complaint with Vastrapur police against Ashwin Chavda and others for an attempt to grab his land in Bodakdev. No parking on internal airport roads from today In a notification on Saturday, city police commissioner has declared the internal roads at city airports - both domestic and international - as no-parking zones.The notification will come into effect from August 7. Heavy rain pummels city, police stations take a hit The heavy rain that pounded the city on Friday morning damaged several police stations. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		VC of UP Rajashri Tandon Open University honoured Making the city and the institution proud, the vice-chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Rajashri Tandon Open University, Prof M P Dubey has been felicitated with the special ‘higher education leadership award. Action against faculty members of AU Acting tough on the laxity on part of the teaching faculties of Allahabad University because of whom the recognition of the two law courses, being run at AU, was delayed, the varsity authorities has ordered to recover the amount of fine from the responsible teachers. Rio dream in decks of cards He is neither an Olympian nor will he participate in the upcoming Rio Olympics, but his love for Indian contingent and passion for displaying his talent is not less commendable. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Pollution panel seals 20 polluting hotels in Puri Odisha govt to withdraw criminal cases against ineligible NFSA beneficiaries Government asks OMC to ramp up ore production The state government on Saturday asked the state-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to ramp up ore production. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Students should complete schooling at any cost: CM Bypolls for Shahdol Lok sabha seat could be announced soon and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leaving no stone unturned to woo voters of the constituency before enforcement of model code of conduct. State minister in dock over family junket in Sheopur Madhya Pradesh minister Lalita Yadav triggered controversy for 'unofficially picnicking' with 35 members of her family and supporters in Sheopur, while being on official tour.Lalita is minister in-charge of district. Khanugaon spared the bulldozer by Mayor Khanugaon residents would as of now breathe easy with their eviction notice being put on hold while 48 commercial and semi-commercial establishments around Lal Ghati have been served demolition orders, on Saturday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Real-life '3 idiots' light up Ladakh shrine Centralized admission in all govt colleges next year Deja vu moment for Sukhdev Dhaba In November 1984, as anti-Sikh riots broke out in Delhi after the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, a dhaba on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway transformed itself into a langar or community kitchen. More Chandigarh News»

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The Benefits of Kapalbhati Pranayama ; Significance and Relevance Today of Aditya Hridayam

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The Benefits of Kapalbhati Pranayama

Kapalbhati is a yogic respiratory technique, which has been described in yogic texts. Its practice is done with an increase in the rate of respiration, which includes active (voluntary) respiration (with the contraction of the abdominal muscles) and inactive (involuntarily) breathing (exercise of abdominal muscles). For the practice of Kapalbhati, the practitioner should sit in padmasana, siddhasana...

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Significance and Relevance Today of Aditya Hridayam (Prayer to Aditya – The Sun God)

The Aditya Hridayam Stotram (literally, the “Sun Heart”) was composed by one of the greatest Maharshis of Bhaarat (India) – Sage Agastya. On the battlefield, he sees Lord Sri Rama depleted of physical energy and lacking hope and mental strength – after fighting a fierce battle with the demon King Ravana for several days. Sage Agastya...

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News Digest: No vendetta behind shutting IIIT Amethi: Prakash Javadekar

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, August 06, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		India
		No vendetta behind shutting IIIT Amethi: Prakash Javadekar The IIIT campus at Amethi had "only one permanent" teacher staying on the campus, while another would travel daily from Allahabad. 34% of state mantris face criminal cases As many as 34% of ministers in states have declared criminal cases pending against themselves, while 76% are crorepatis with average assets of Rs 8.59 crore, finds a new study. SC puts foot down on Maharashtra illegal land grant The allotment of MIDC plots in Ahmednagar happened between 2006 and 2010, during the tenures of two chief ministers - Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan, who was also indicted in the Adarsh cooperative scam. More India News»

		Business
		US adds a robust 255,000 jobs last month US trade deficit hits $44.5 billion, biggest in 10 months The US trade deficit increased to the highest point in 10 months, driven by a big rise in imports of oil and Chinese-made computers, cell phones and clothing. The deficit rose to $44.5 billion in June, 8.7 percent higher than a revised May deficit of $41 billion. Govt pegs inflation target at 4% for five years Barely four days before the central bank's monetary policy update, the government on Friday set an annual inflation target of four per cent, plus or minus two percentage points, for the next five years. More Business News»

		Environment
		Handling of toxic waste: NGT seeks details from states As the issue of toxic waste being released from industries becomes a major environmental issue, the National Green Tribunal has directed various state governments, including the national capital, to file an affidavit and inform it about the mechanism of disposal of such hazardous waste. The Thai village using poop to power homes Bangladesh, India mount rescue for flood-hit elephant Bangladesh and India are mounting a major rescue effort for a wild elephant struggling to survive after it was separated from its herd by floods and then washed across the border. More Environment News»

		World
		180,000 signatures demanding Russia PM's resignation More than 180,000 Russians have signed an online petition to President Vladimir Putin calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over his recent comments on teachers' pay. 'Putin made Trump an unwitting agent of Russia' A former top CIA official attacked Donald Trump on Friday as a danger to national security, saying President Vladimir Putin had made the Republican presidential candidate an "unwitting agent" of Russia. ANC concedes local election defeat in key S Africa city South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) conceded defeat on Friday in the city of Port Elizabeth as local election results underlined the declining popularity of the party that led the anti-apartheid struggle. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Deepika is all praise for Aishwarya At a recent event, the soon-to-be 'Padmavati' Deepika Padukone was asked about her fellow competitor Priyanka Chopra and while the actress always graces the media with answers that make beautiful copies, this time around it looks like the leggy lass refrained from making any comment on her Bollywood BFF. 'I realised that I was born to be in Bollywood' The Australian actor and retired professional wrestler, who was seen in movies like 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Troy' and a Tamil film last year, now forays into Bollywood with 'A Flying Jatt'. Funny mistakes in Bollywood blockbusters Bollywood films are loved for their entertainment quotient, song-and-dance routines and interesting storylines. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Nasa's new game marks Curiosity's 4th anniversary on Mars To mark Curiosity rover's 4th anniversary since landing on Mars, Nasa has launched a new mobile game that lets users explore the rugged terrain of the red planet. In the game, Mars Rover, players drive through Mars, challenging themselves to navigate and balance the rover and earn points. CSIR develops Omega-3 and Vitamin-E enriched frozen nutritional dessert India was part of Antarctica billion years ago Geologists have found evidence supporting the hypothesis that the Indian subcontinent was part of Antarctica a billion years ago but were separated and re-united several times due to tectonic movement of plates before the evolution of mankind. More Science News»

		Sports
		Live Blog: Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympics latest news and live updates. Stay at Times of India for latest news, schedules, opening ceremony news and live updates on Olympics 2016. Reports of me refusing to share room with Bopanna false: Paes Leander Paes has termed the reports that he had refused to share a room with his partner Rohan Bopanna as "false" and said that his timing of arrival at Rio was according to plans and known to the Indian tennis team. Rio Games: Archer Atanu finishes fifth in ranking round Atanu Das showed fine composure and skill to bounce back from a poor start in his maiden Olympics to finish fifth in the qualification round as archery got underway at Brazil's historic Samba street on Friday. More Sports News»

		Technology
		8 anti-virus apps to protect your smartphones We bring you a list of 8 cool anti-virus apps that promise to keep your smartphone secure from everything bad. Notion Ink Able review: 'Able' to do some things, not all Notion Ink recently launched its Able convertible in India. Powered by a quad-core Intel Cherry Trail processor paired with 4GB of RAM, the Able has 64GB of on-board storage and supports microSD cards of up to 128GB in size. While the regular version of the 2-in-1 (running Windows 10 Home) is priced at Rs 24,990, the enterprise variant (having Windows 10 Pro) bears a price tag of Rs 29,990. Notion Ink Able is available exclusively (for now) on Snapdeal. Here's our in-depth review of the Notion Ink Able. Why Prisma photo-editing app fails to impress me Prisma photo-editing app is one of the popular apps in the market right now. But will it be able to sustain long enough? Read on to find out. More Technology News»

		Education
		IIT-Kharagpur students bag 53 PPOs ahead of new academic session Students at IIT Kharagpur bagged as many as 53 pre-placement offers (PPOs) from top-tier organisations ahead of the start of its new academic session, a statement said on Friday. Draft Indian National University Bill goes online for public views The Draft Indian National University Bill, 2015, which proposes to establish a world class fully autonomous institution of national importance for training and research in military studies, has gone online on MyGov.in portal and Defence Ministry website for six weeks for public consultations. Central admission, counselling for PG admissions in Mangalore varsity from Aug 8 Mangalore University is all set to admit the candidates for its various Post Graduate Departments through ‘Central Admission and Counselling’ process which starts from August 8. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Step up efforts to boost organ donations in city: Thackeray State MLAs' pay doubled to 1.5L, on par with babus In a bonanza for the state’s MLAs, the government has doubled their salary from Rs 75,000 a month to Rs 1.5 lakh. Post-blast picture gave my family hope, says Nidhi “The picture gave my family a sense of relief that I was alive for the eight hours when nobody could contact me. There was hope that I could be traced. I am glad it was clicked,” said Jet Airways crew member Nidhi Chaphekar about the picture that made her the global face of terror. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		DTC to run 'aam aadmi buses'... at same fare The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is reeling under an acute shortage of buses but that's not stopping it from launching an “aam aadmi bus service“ from August 8. 3 Manipuri students held for auto-lifting Evaluation plan for Delhi schools More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bollywood Lyricist Javed Akhtar to enthrall poetry lovers Bengaluru, Aug 5 () Noted Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet Javed Akhtar and Piyush Mishra are all set to enthrall poetry lovers by rendering poems in the first-ever Bengaluru Poetry Festival beginning tomorrow. "The participation of Javed Sahab is confirmed. Imported immunotherapy drug saves 8-year-old from relapsed cancer G-category sites issue: Committee's term extended by 9 months A Karnataka high court division bench headed by chief justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee on Friday passed an order extending by nine months the term of the committee which is looking into allotment of sites by the Bangalore Development Authority under G category. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		GST kills Telangana's idea of luxury tax on private hospital stay 5,000 cops drafted in for PM's security during his Tel visit Hyderabad, Aug 5 () Over 5,000 police personnel will be deployed as part of the security arrangement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Telangana on August 7. Around 1. Sharmila Nicollet clinches her maiden title of the season Hyderabad, Aug 5 () Sharmila Nicollet held on to her nerves in the playoff against Neha Tripathi to win 12th leg of the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour at the Hyderabad Golf Club here today. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		HC asks CBI to probe a Rs 1.30 cr job racket Chennai, Aug 5 () The Madras High Court today directed CBI to investigate a Rs 1.30 crore job racket in which a former IAS officer, his son and a press reporter were allegedly involved, citing flaws in the probe by the local police. PMK to stage protest in Chennai demanding women's safety PMK chief Ramadoss on Friday said members of his party will stage a protest in Chennai on August 9 to demand that the Tamil Nadu government take steps to ensure safety of women 112th birth anniversary of Chennai's first mayor observed Chettinad Charitable Trust on Friday observed the 112th birth anniversary of educationist and banker M A Muthiah Chettiar, who was the first mayor of Chennai. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		I'm sure changed leadership will take state forward: Ben After the BJP leadership chose Vijay Rupani to be the next CM and named Nitin Patel as deputy CM, in-charge chief minister Anandiben Patel congratulated both the leaders. Improve law and order, says Cong The Congress party congratulated the newly-appointed chief minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel on Friday and urged them to focus on the “deteriorating law and order“ situation. Call from Delhi changed script It was an unexpected climax to the drama over the selection of Gujarat's new chief minister on Friday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		New Cantt KV holds youth parliament The campus of Kendriya Vidyalaya New Cantt echoed with the debate at a parliament wherein the 'prime minister' answered the questions of the opposition and speaker intervening promptly from time to time. Dacoits strike again in Chitrakoot, shot at a farmer Congress plans mega road show in Allahabad in November Buoyed by the successful roadshow of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency in Varanasi, the Congress leadership of Prayag has planned to organise a roadshow of Sonia Gandhi in month of November during the centenary birth celebrations of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Allahabad. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Dongaria tribals protest police atrocity BJP to come up with white paper on Mahanadi river water Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 () Announcing its plan to unveil a white paper on Mahanadi river water issue amid a row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, BJP today asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to give up his ego and work sincerely for safeguarding the interest of the state. 12-member BJD delegation to visit Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi issue A day after Union minister for water resources Uma Bharti slammed the BJD for politicizing the Mahanadi issue, the ruling party on Friday announced to send a 12-member delegation to Chhattisgarh to assess the impact of construction over Mahanadi by the neighboring state on August 7 and 8. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		NLIU to host mediation tourney in Nov This is the oldest tournament In Asia and attracts participation and eyeballs from across the world. MANIT students furious over eight-fold fee hike Rio treat for freshers on 'home' turf Live telecast will also be recorded for coaching purposes in the future.Sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia told TOI that Olympics is a big opportunity for players to learn. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Want to bring govt schools at par with private ones: Khattar Chandigarh, Aug 5 () Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said there should be a collaboration between private and government schools so that state-run educational institutions could also provide better education. Haryana bans controversial film Chandigarh, Aug 5 () Haryana government today banned the screening of the Hindi film 'The Legend of Michael Mishra' in the state for a period of eight weeks. Haryana to establish over 400 sports nurseries: Vij Chandigarh, Aug 5 () To develop Haryana as a leader in sports, more than 400 sports nurseries are being established in the state, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij said. More Chandigarh News»

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