News Digest: Nairobi club proud that member's son to be RBI governor

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, August 22, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Nairobi club proud that member's son to be RBI governor Modi ignoring Dalit atrocities in Gujarat: Congress Runner returns sick from Rio, being tested for Zika Middle-distance runner Sudha Singh, who arrived from Rio on Saturday, is being treated for viral infection in an isolation room at a hospital here since Saturday. Besides dengue and malaria, the athlete is being investigated for a possible Zika virus infection. More India News»

		Business
		Average is good enough What investors need to avoid How you can beat inflation More Business News»

		Environment
		Elephant electrocuted in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary A ten-year-old female elephant was electrocuted in the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu after it came into contact with a low hanging overhead electric line. Washington Zoo hosts birthday bash for panda cub The youngest giant panda cub at the National Zoo in Washington is celebrating his first birthday with a traditional Chinese ceremony and the sweet taste of honey. U'khand okays 500-acre turtle sanctuary in Rishikesh Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has sancttioned a 500-acre land in Rishikesh for opening up of a turtle breeding centre in an effort to clean up Ganga. More Environment News»

		World
		Gay S Carolina police chief makes historic sheriff's run Crystal Moore knows the November election will be tough, but she has beaten the odds before. Just two years ago, residents in Latta (population 1,400) rallied around Moore after the mayor fired her. He was later caught on a recording ranting that he would rather have a drunk watch a child than a lesbian. Singapore PM 'ill' during speech, not in serious condition Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsieng was taken ill while delivering a National Day rally speech on Sunday, and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said a medical team was attending to him. UK school ablaze as explosions heard A huge fire on Sunday engulfed a school in the south of England after reports of loud explosions. More than 75 firefighters tackled the blaze at Selsey Academy in School Lane in West Sussex as huge plumes of black smoke were seen emanating from the site. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I don't want to get associated with TV soaps' Playing what’s technically the sidekick, many actors have made an impression as the hero’s friend. Among them is the character of Govind, who stands by Salman Khan’s 'Sultan' through thick and thin in the film. Banned commercials that featured B-town babes Nathan Jones had a unique nickname on the set of 'A Flying Jatt' Australian powerlifting champion-turned-actor Nathan Jones (of Mad Max: Fury Road fame), who makes his Bollywood debut in 'A Flying Jatt', plays the demonic supervillain named Raka. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Scientists develop new laser from jellyfish proteins Scientists have, for the first time, developed laser from fluorescent jellyfish proteins that were grown in bacteria. These lasers have the potential to be far more efficient and compact than conventional ones and could open up research avenues in quantum physics and optical computing, researchers said. Maternal language shapes infants cry melodies ​The crying of babies exhibits characteristic melodic patternas influenced typically by their mother's language, finds a study.​ Why frogs can tell you more about the forest than tigers More Science News»

		Sports
		Live Blog: Rio Olympics closing ceremony India, with two medals, finished at the 67th spot while USA claimed 121 medals (46 golds) to finish at the top followed by Great Britain and China at second and third respectively. Sindhu, Sakshi shine as India end campaign with two medals Defying all odds and showing killer instincts, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar became the unlikely heroines and saved the country's pride from returning empty-handed for the first time since Barcelona 1992. Team USA takes Rio Olympics medal race with ease The U.S. Olympic Team made itself right at home in Rio. The British, they had a Games to savor as well. The host Brazilians got soccer gold that they craved, the Russians struggled on the heels of the exposure of a state-sponsored doping program, and the Chinese finished well below expectations. More Sports News»

		Technology
		​ Coolpad Mega 2.5D review: Could have been cooler Coolpad is back with its latest budget offering - Mega 2.5D, promoting the device as a selfie-focussed smartphone. We played around with the Coolpad Mega 2.5D for a few days, and here’s our review. 15 most iconic mobile phones of the past 7 most-viewed tech executives on LinkedIn The list has CEOs across industries technology, finance, human resources, internet and marketing and advertising. More Technology News»

		Education
		To fill IIT faculty gaps, PhD entry for BTechs In the IIT council meeting next week, HRD ministry will propose a new research scholar scheme that proposes to identify 1,000 bright BTech students from premier engineering colleges who can be admitted straight into PhD programmes. 2000 students drop out of IITs, IIMs in 2 years About 2,000 students dropped out of IITs and IIMs in the last two years, data from the institutes show. Academic attrition is the highest at IIT-Delhi with 699 students dropping out between 2014 and 2016. Now, students from 9 countries can appear directly for JEE (advanced) Students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Singapore, the UAE and Ethiopia will be allowed to directly appear for the JEE (advanced) test, skipping the JEE (main) that Indian students have to take. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Bombay High Court: To be a judge, crack law exams in 1st attempt Division bench dismisses petition of woman removed from short list of candidates for civil judge; candidate had missed a paper as she was taking part in extra-curricular activities Mid-air collision averted after SpiceJet comes in path of Emirates A mid-air collision was averted after a Spice Jet aircraft came in close proximity of an Emirates plane on August 11. Top pvt city hospitals under CAG fire for billing poor patients In an audit of 11 leading private charitable hospitals in the city, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found that seven were wrongly billing poor patients and charging hefty deposits during admission. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Swaraj Abhiyan to hold another liquor meeting DTC driver crushed by under-repair bus 10-year-old girl raped by relative More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		US returnee gives a fillip to govt schools Girish Mudigere aims at connecting government schools with volunteers and donors, thus bringing about a socio-economic change through education Snail-mail justice: 41 yrs to nail postmaster A postmaster of the department of posts and telegraphs had it coming for 41 years. Four decades after he was accused of siphoning Rs 10,702, a case was filed against him in the Mudalagi police station in Gokak, Belagavi. The post master is now 59 and retired. Interestingly, he 'repaid' the amount to the department in two installments in 2012. Foreigners seeking transplant must get family tree attested by high commission The next time a foreigner wants to undergo a kidney transplant in Karnataka, he/she has to abide by stricter rules. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Op Nayeem: A top secret mission to counter the enemy within Two weeks after renegade Maoist Nayeemuddin was gunned down, crucial details have emerged about how the operation to eliminate him was kept top secret for weeks. Officer crunch: Additional SPs may head district HQs Telangana's plan to re-jig districts and create 17 new ones leaves the government staring at, apart from other issues, a severe senior officers' crunch in the the police department. Hyderabad universities take steps to pre-empt ragging The University Grants Commission's (UGC) latest notification broadening the definition of ragging has given a fillip to the battle against the menace with the city's universities taking special efforts in curbing it. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Karunanidhi likely to attend assembly session on Monday Sources say they had weighed the option of Karunanidhi attending the assembly on Monday when the demand for grants for the home department, which is under chief minister J Jayalalithaa, is moved. At 14.9mn, Tamil Nadu has highest broadband subscribers in country Tamil Nadu has the highest number of broadband internet subscribers in the country. French government raises a toast in honour of Kamal Haasan The French government will honour actor Kamal Haasan with the Chevalier de L'Ordre Arts et Lettres (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) which is part of France's premier award The Legion of Honour. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		CEE to host International ESD conference for educators in September ATS nabs absconder with a red corner notice issued against him Factory owner arrested for raping two minor sisters More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Govt grants land, Buddha to stand tall in Kushinagar The 13-year-long wait to develop Kushinagar as a Buddhist centre could well be over with the UP government giving land on lease to the trust behind the project. Allahabad hosts event under Namami Ganga programme Ministers, both from the center and state along with people representatives from 1651 village panchyats of the 52 districts of the Five states, which are besides the bank of river Ganga, assembled at the Sangam city to mull over the policy that should be followed to clean the holy river. AU fails to implement sporting draft At a time when the country is finally picking up medals at the Rio Olympics, sportsmen at Allahabad University still await the attention of the authorities that have even failed to implement the sports ordinance and the regulations governing sports activities on the campus for the last three years. The regulation, drafted for the first time in the 125-year history of the varsity, was to become a part of AU Ordinance. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Pvt schools cry foul as state holds back NOCs Now, an app to boost pulse yield in Odisha The Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) is working on developing a mobile application to improve pulse production in the state. Srabani returns from Rio Odia sprinter Srabani Nanda returned to a rousing reception on Sunday.Srabani said she would continue her practice for international events in the future. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		MP IAS Kalpana Srivastava gets CAPAM-2016 award for 'Lado' at Malaysia Lado Abhiyan - an innovative campaign initiated by the Department of Women & Child Development, Madhya Pradesh aimed at eradicating child marriages has been conferred with CAPAM International Innovations Awards (IIA) – 2016. Dreaded dacoit Bharosi Mallah shot dead in Chambal Dreaded interstate dacoit of Chambal, Bharosi Mallah, who had been active in the ravines for the past 30 years, was killed by Sheopur police in an encounter around 4 am on Sunday. Rainfall activities to decrease next week in Madhya Pradesh More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		This Kaur pulls up her fitness with 'shabads' Prayers only for the male child everywhere CPS debate: Kalia slams party senior Shanta Kumar More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: Laptops, not stones, will help Kashmir: Rajnath

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, August 21, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Laptops, not stones, will help Kashmir: Rajnath 5 members of Mumbai bizman's family joined Islamic State in June Dhaka attack mastermind was in India, reveals arrested IS operative The mastermind behind the Holey Artisan attack in Dhaka and the murder of English professor Rezaul Karim at Rajshahi university is fugitive Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh leader Mohammed Suleiman, a key Islamic State operative held in India has revealed. More India News»

		Business
		Urjit Patel right man to succeed Raghuram Rajan: Murthy After backing a second term for Raghuram Rajan, Infosys founder and IT doyen NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday called Urjit Patel as the "right man" to succeed Rajan and hoped the new Governor will balance growth and inflation. Urjit Patel will contribute to India's growth story: Jaitley Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday exuded confidence that Urjit Patel will contribute to India's economic development as the next Reserve Bank governor. Merger to add $120 billion to asset base: SBI State Bank of India on Saturday said the ongoing merger of five of its associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank will add Rs 8 trillion or $120 billion to its assets and will create a banking behemoth with global scale. More Business News»

		Environment
		U'khand okays 500-acre turtle sanctuary in Rishikesh Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has sancttioned a 500-acre land in Rishikesh for opening up of a turtle breeding centre in an effort to clean up Ganga. 'Zero' results for Centre's efforts to clean Ganga: NGT The efforts by the Centre and Uttar Pradesh to clean the Ganga have borne "zero" result, the National Green Tribunal said on Friday, as it pulled them up and sought reports on the discharge of industrial waste in the river between Haridwar and Kanpur. Shutterbugs recall tryst with Machhli More Environment News»

		World
		Chinese president offers Myanmar same treatment as Pak China offered a range of incentives including financial assistance and support for building energy projects to Myanmar during the ongoing visit by its de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Xi Jinping even offered to upgrade relations with Myanmar treating it almost on par with China's ties with Pakistan Turkey to take more active role on Syria in next 6 months Turkey will take a more active role in addressing the conflict in Syria to prevent the war-torn country being divided along ethnic lines, Turkish PM Binali Yildirim said. He said that while Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could have a role in interim leadership, he must play no part in its future. Japan hit by 6.0 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day today, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said. More World News»

		Entertainment
		WATCH: Alia-Katrina's water aerobics session Ileana to file case against producer? WATCH: Aishwarya-Sonali's throwback video More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Why frogs can tell you more about the forest than tigers Chinese scientists discover molecule to repair organs Chinese scientists have discovered a small molecule which can regenerate the tissue and could make organ transplant much easier in future. They have discovered a drug, XMU-MP-1, which can promote repair and regeneration in the liver, intestines and skin. Nasa's Curiosity rover beams 360-degree panorama of Mars Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover has captured a stunning 360-degree panoramic view of features called 'Murray Buttes', combining more than 130 images taken on the fourth anniversary of probe's landing on the red planet. More Science News»

		Sports
		Rio live: Mo Farah wins 2nd straight 5000m gold The United States women's basketball team thumped Spain 101-72 to claim a sixth straight gold medal to rubberstamp their credentials as one of the greatest Olympic sporting dynasties of all time. Rio Olympics: Neymar hands Brazil football gold medal Neymar delivered Brazil's first Olympic men's football gold medal on Saturday with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout victory over Germany after the sides had drawn 1-1 after extra-time in a thrilling game at the Maracana stadium. Sakshi gives new wings to Rohtak's GenNext wrestlers Sakshi Malik's triumph at the Rio Olympics that saw her winning a historic bronze medal has given new wings to India's GenNext wrestlers. More Sports News»

		Technology
		10 absolutely useless websites to help you kill time The World Wide Web can is certainly a treasure trove of information, with a large number of websites amongst the billions in existence providing knowledge regarding anything and everything. I stayed on keyboard auto-complete feature for a day, and it was fun Not only I messed up in the office but also managed to piss off a couple of PRs (who also happen to be close friends of mine), when they asked about my weekend plans. 7 most-viewed tech executives on LinkedIn The list has CEOs across industries technology, finance, human resources, internet and marketing and advertising. More Technology News»

		Education
		Nearly 10L teachers' posts lying vacant across country: Union MoS HRD Union minister of state for human resource development (HRD) Mahendra Nath Pandey said on Saturday that there are nearly 8-10 lakh posts of teachers lying vacant in schools and higher educational institutions across the country. Admissions to Maharashtra's private medical colleges delayed Wait for medical aspirants seeking admissions in private colleges became longer as the State’s Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell failed to release the admission schedule three days after the NEET results were out. IIM-K to celebrate 20 years of academic excellence Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) will complete 20 years of academic excellence on August 21, 2016. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Gau rakshaks bully Mumbai executive with a leather bag Varun Kashyap, a creative director with a production house, was harassed by a group of self-proclaimed “cow protectors” in Mumbai over a leather bag he was carrying in an autorickshaw. Police filed a non-cognizable complaint against three men on Saturdayas “there was no physical harm done to Kashyap”. BMC to submit fresh proposal for coastal road soon The BMC will submit a fresh proposal for the coastal road with detailed studies for approval soon, civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta has said Illicit liquor seizure triples in four years More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		No law yet, but Mishra calls a mohalla meet Delhi to give 2cr to Sindhu, 1cr to Sakshi Court exempts CM from appearance More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		A plate and tumbler bank! Shwethambari Bongale, homemaker from Jayanagar, had seen many people struggling to handle huge piles of trash left behind after various celebrations. Shouting slogans not anti-national: Parameshwara Farmers who get rid of aged cows, male calves could be in trouble More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Two govt officials held for accepting bribes A tehsildar and an additional revenue inspector were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Warangal district of Telangana for allegedly taking bribes. Fitments stolen from babus' vacant quarters Lakhs of rupees spent by the government on equipment and different fitments for All India Services (AIS) officers' residential quarters are going into the drain as they are getting stolen after the babus vacate their houses. HC seeks report on police 'harassment' of industrialist Justice M S Ramachandra Rao of the Hyderabad high court on Friday directed Telangana's home secretary to probe into allegations that Narsingi police of Cyberabad had harassed and ill-treated an industrialist and his workers. The judge also sought a report on the incident. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Mercury surges to 3°C above normal After a few days of hot days and warm nights, temperature in the city rose to 37 degrees Celsius in Nungambakkam on Saturday, an increase of 2.4 degrees over Friday. Finding 2000-yr-old Roman trade links 8 airport loadersheld for stealingfrom flyer luggage More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Una floggers told Muslim teen to film attack As the chargesheet in the case relating to the Una atrocity against dalits is likely to be filed before September 11, investigations have revealed that the teenaged Muslim boy arrested by Una police before the probe was handed over to CID was told by the cow vigilantes to film the flogging. Rains bring temperature below 30°C After leaving Amdavadis to bear the heat and humidity for a week, the rains made a comeback on Saturday, pushing the maximum temperature below the 30-degree mark. Naroda robbers may have posed as cops Footage from CCTV cameras gathered by the local police indicate that those who robbed Bharat Patel, a trader, may have been dressed in khaki. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad hosts event under Namami Ganga programme Ministers, both from the center and state along with people representatives from 1651 village panchyats of the 52 districts of the Five states, which are besides the bank of river Ganga, assembled at the Sangam city to mull over the policy that should be followed to clean the holy river. AU fails to implement sporting draft At a time when the country is finally picking up medals at the Rio Olympics, sportsmen at Allahabad University still await the attention of the authorities that have even failed to implement the sports ordinance and the regulations governing sports activities on the campus for the last three years. The regulation, drafted for the first time in the 125-year history of the varsity, was to become a part of AU Ordinance. Engineers, MBAs queue up for sweepers' jobs in Allahabad No educational qualifications are required for the job that involves cleaning streets with brooms, maintaining drainage and municipal sewer lines. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Six youths injured as groups clash in Patrapada village Police on Saturday arrested six persons for attacking six youths at Patrapada late on Friday night.They allegedly opened fire and attacked them with sharp weapons during the scuffle. Accused gets life term for CPI leader's murder The court also fined him Rs 40,000 and acquitted K Dandapani Reddy due to lack of evidence. Wagon factory unlikely at Sitapalli "Manufacturing of wagons in the country is very high compared to the demand.The government's priority is to reduce congestion on various railway routes of the state," Sinha responded to a media query on the project. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Vyapam scam: CBI gets forensic lab report on hard disk, pen drives CBI team investigating Vyapam scam has received the much-awaited forensic report on hard disks and pen drives, which hold the key to busting the multi-layered scam. Khajuraho temples inaccessible after stop dam collapse The southern group of temples in Khajuraho will not be accessible to tourists after a major portion of a stop dam and road was washed away following heavy rain at the international tourist destination on Saturday. The incident took place after flooding in Khudar river. Traffic jams, violations mar BJP's Tiranga Yatra BJP’s Tiranga Yatra in Madhya Pradesh was a display of blatant violation of traffic rules by politicians and lawmakers, triggering traffic gridlocks all through its route. The yatra virtually brought traffic in the state capital to a halt on Friday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		3 of Barnala family among 5 killed in Rajasthan accident Five persons of a family, including a couple and their one-year-old daughter from Tapa town of Barnala, died in a road accident on Friday night. Baljinder starts campaign in Talwandi Sabo Baljinder Kaur of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday kick-started her election campaign of the state assembly polls to be held next year. Haryana, Delhi vie to honour Olympian More Chandigarh News»

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