News Digest: O Panneerselvam tweets 'alliance with BJP', deletes it

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, May 21, 2017
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		India
		O Panneerselvam tweets 'alliance with BJP', deletes it AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) leader and former CM O Panneerselvam created a flutter on social media and in political circles on Saturday after a tweet from his handle spoke about “alliance with BJP.“ 'Politics opened the door to a new world for me' Women played an active role in the 1967 Naxalbari movement. Of the 11 demonstrators who died in the police firing on May 25, 1967, eight were women. Shanti Munda (Sarkar), now 74, is one of the few surviving women from those days of blood, sweat and fire. Why Naxalbari's fiery red has acquired a tinge of saffron The Mahalis are not home. Neighbours say the tribal couple and their children haven't been around for the past week.Among the poorest families in Dakhin Kotia Jote village, the Mahalis seem to have been caught in a political crossfire ever since they hosted BJP president Amit Shah for lunch last month. More India News»

		Business
		Working to launch GST from July: State finance ministers State finance ministers, cutting across party lines, said they were working on rolling out goods and services tax from July as consultations to work out product-wise levies concluded in Srinagar. Tax refunds to exporters within 10 days: Sitharaman Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will help improve exports and assured exporters that they would get their tax refunds within 6 to 10 days under the new regime. China-Myanmar oil pipeline opens enhancing tie Crude oil began flowing from Myanmar to China over a 1,420 km long pipeline putting the relationship between the two countries on better footing. The oil reached Ruili, a border city of in China's Yunnan Province at 4 pm on Friday. More Business News»

		Environment
		Govt unveils steps to curb Ganga silting problem Within 24 hours of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar reiterating the state’s demand for a national policy on desiltation of the Ganga, the Union water resources ministry made public the report of a high-level committee that seeks to address the problem and suggests multiple measures to ensure uninterrupted flow of the river. Study reveals impact of climate change on Monsoon Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has come up with a study on impact of climate change on the Indian summer monsoon in last 10,000 years covering the related aspects of migrations, agrarian practices and societal collapses in India. NGT bans waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna and announced an environment compensation of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the diktat. More Environment News»

		World
		Thousands in Spain back no-confidence vote against PM Thousands rallied in Madrid on Saturday to support a no-confidence vote against conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy brought by the far-left Podemos party. 8 injured after plane clips LA airport truck Eight people were injured Saturday after an Aeromexico flight clipped an airport utility truck, flipping it over, shortly after landing at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Entertainment
		Watch: Aamir Khan shares his favourite Sachin Tendulkar moment Like most of us are, Aamir Khan too is a big fan of the cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' box-office collection: Film's Hindi version sets record for highest fourth Friday Not a day goes by when S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus doesn't create a record at the box office. Pic: Shahid Kapoor has stars lined up at daughter Misha's feet More Entertainment News»

		Science
		New 'smart' T-shirt monitors breathing in real time The innovation of smart T- shirt paves the way for manufacturing clothing that could be used to diagnose respiratory illnesses or monitor people suffering from asthma, sleep apnea or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. China, Japan extract combustible ice from seafloor Commercial development of the globe's huge reserves of a frozen fossil fuel known as "combustible ice" has moved closer to reality after Japan and China successfully extracted the material from the seafloor off their coastlines. Moon orbiting solar system's 3rd largest dwarf planet found More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL 2017: How Rising Pune Supergiant made the final The Pune-based franchise, in its second season, stormed into the play-offs by clinching second spot in the points table and then brushed aside Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1. IPL 2017: Smith, Rohit play down head-to-head results Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma refused to read too much into their their head-to-head record, where the enviable mingles with the undesirable, on the eve of the title clash of Indian Premier League's tenth edition. BCCI to open tender for IPL sponsorship rights on May 31 The BCCI will open on May 31 the tender process for allocating the cash-rich IPL's title sponsorship rights for the next five-year cycle. VIVO's title sponsorship rights ends with this edition of the tournament. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Microsoft withheld update that could have slowed WannaCry, claims report KILL World-Britain-cyber-security-attacks-Microsoft "Microsoft withheld update that could have slowed WannaCry: report".Story contains inaccuracies.No new version upcoming. 8 best superzoom cameras under Rs 25,000 GST: Laptops, desktops to become costlier Laptops and desktops are set to become dearer when GST comes into effect, making the industry, which has been arguing for a lower rate of tax to help boost the Digital India drive, to raise concern about the new rates. More Technology News»

		Education
		Haryana launches e-textbook portal for school students Inaugurating the website, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said as of now, 26 textbooks of classes IX to XII have been uploaded on the portal and these can be easily converted into audio files. These included 11 books of class IX, nine books of class X and three books each of classes XI and XII. Tamil Nadu SSLC 2017: TN Class 10 board results declared HBSE 12th Result 2017: Haryana Board Class 12 exam results 2017 announced More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai teen, 9-year-old boy nail sex offender In JEE(A), OBC qualifiers almost equal open category aspirants Heartbroken Thane lad reunited with lost pet, thanks to alert domestic help More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Terror propagandists lethal too, says HC 'Where are the affordable meals?' Pre-election water crisis a political ploy, says Gautam More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Documents submitted for cards, loans misused Special team formed to nab V Nagaraj's 'missing' wife Works of Arakkal, other artists in Metro trains and BBMP parks soon More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		HC junks orders cancelling land given to Dalit farmers Hyd is now den of anti-nationals: BJP Unrest among staff as transfer ban continues More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Marina meets: Cops warn of stern action Greater Chennai Police have warned of stern action against those gathering in groups or conducting meetings on the Marina. 10,000 TN engg seats down, no admission in 28 tech institutes Three VC search panels submit names to governor More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Shedding religion, atheist wants to be called 'RV155677820' A city-based autorickshaw driver, born a Hindu, wants freedom from religion and wishes to be known in government documents as 'RV155677820'. But his desire to renounce religion is stuck as the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act does not have provisions to turn atheist. Narendra Bhandari: Collector of cosmic secrets Narendra Bhandari, a professor with the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad — who has also worked with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, and the University of California, San Diego — has spent considerable time of his five-decade career collecting and analyzing meteorites. Two con call centres busted in Ahmedabad A team of Gujarat University (GU) police that went to President House building near Central Mall in Ambawadi to check a complaint about loud music and liquor party at 8 pm on May 19 stumbled on two call centres functioning illegally. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Now, pay 200% more fee to study at Allahabad University If you are planning to seek admission in Allahabad University, you might be in for some bad news. AU administration has decided to hike fee for all courses, after almost a decade, from the next session onwards. Compared to the current fee structure, AU courses are going to get costlier by over 200% from the next session. Traffic curbs for district bar association polls Traffic diversions will be in place in view of the District Bar Association polls scheduled on Saturday. Even after a week, cops clueless as vice-principal remains elusive Even after a week of lodging of an FIR against the vice-principal of St Joseph's College, Father Leslie Benedict Cutinha, accused of thrashing a student with a stick, remains elusive. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Undeclared powercuts add to summer woes in Bhubaneswar With summer at its scorching worst and temperature recording above 40 degree Celsius in the city, unscheduled power cuts have added to the misery of city denizens. Sunstroke toll rises to 8 in Odisha As Odisha sizzled in the blistering summer heat, the sunstroke toll mounted to eight in the state on Saturday. Being a consuming state, Odisha likely to benefit from GST "GST being a destination-based tax and being levied by states where it is used (rather than produced), the SGST on the final product will ordinarily go to the consuming state. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Eye goes missing from corpse in MP hospital The eye of a 26-year-old woman was found missing after her body was taken out of the morgue at a hospital in Gwalior on Saturday. While doctors claimed the eye was gouged out by lizards, the deceased’s family alleged foul play. Erratic water, power supply adds to woes this summer Corporator protests new jetty at Upper Lake More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Rights group urges legal action after CM's disclosure on the killing of 21 surrendered militants Man found murdered in Punjab's Fatehabad In a shocking incident, skeleton of a 32-year-old man, who had gone missing since Friday evening was found in the charred car parked in the outskirts of the Bhattu Kalan sub-urban township of Fatehabad on Saturday morning. BJP introspecting on defeat in Punjab Assembly polls: Amit Shah We within the party are introspecting on the defeat in the Punjab Assembly election and we are also trying to bring improvement, said Amit Shah. More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: Gujarat witness: Didn't see Babu Bajrangi in mob

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, May 20, 2017
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		India
		Gujarat witness: Didn't see Babu Bajrangi in mob One more witness came before the special SIT court hearing the Naroda Gam massacre case and deposed on Friday that he did not see the key accused persons - Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and VHP leader Jaideep Patel -in the mob that was rioting in the area on February 28, 2002. How a powerless village gets its IPL fix Court convicts 1st secretary-level bureaucrat in Coalgate case A special CBI court on Friday convicted former coal secretary H C Gupta and others in a case pertaining to the allocation of a coal block to Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Limited (KSSPL). More India News»

		Business
		Extend gains or face action under GST law: Govt to cos The government on Friday warned that businesses should pass on the benefit of lower taxes to consumers or face anti-profiteering action provided under the GST law. We expect inflation to moderate by 2%: Revenue secy The government expects inflation to moderate by around 2% after the launch of GST as tax incidence on several products will come down with companies passing on benefits to consumers, revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia told TOI. GST rates: Five-star stay, eating to be more expensive The government has decided to tax five star hotel services at the highest slab of 28%, much more than the combined service tax (6%) and luxury taxes levied at different rates by individual states at present. More Business News»

		Environment
		Study reveals impact of climate change on Monsoon Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has come up with a study on impact of climate change on the Indian summer monsoon in last 10,000 years covering the related aspects of migrations, agrarian practices and societal collapses in India. NGT bans waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna and announced an environment compensation of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the diktat. Hopes rise for safe birth by Japan's probably pregnant panda More Environment News»

		World
		Ex-FBI chief to testify publicly before lawmakers James Comey, the former FBI chief whose firing by President Donald Trump has triggered uproar, has agreed to testify publicly about Russian interference in the 2016 elections, lawmakers announced on Friday. Donald Trump embarks on first foreign trip Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Entertainment
		Deepika and Elle Fanning enjoy a sunny day out at Cannes Deepika Padukone, who set the Cannes red carpet on fire with her fierce fashion style on the first two days, was captured enjoying a day out with Hollywood actress Elle Fanning. 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams': What to expect from the film The long-in-the-works project based on Sachin Tendulkar’s journey from a young boy who aspired to play for the Indian cricket team to the man who reached the highest echelons of international cricket, is raring for a release. Pic: Geeta Basra with her darling daughter Hinaya More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Moon orbiting solar system's 3rd largest dwarf planet found High BP can lead to stroke or heart attack Drug to treat Zika infection comes closer Scientists have discovered a compound that prevents the Zika virus from spreading, a step towards finding a drug to treat the infection, which has become a global epidemic. More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL 2017: MI beat KKR to set up title clash with RPS A dominant Mumbai Indians steamrolled Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League season 10 to set up summit clash with Rising Pune Supergiant on Sunday in Hyderabad. A good season for SRH but an unfortunate end Sunrisers Hyderabad had an impressive season overall but a couple of unfavourable results ultimately ended their campaign in the Eliminator. 2 undeserving medicos in Rio team? CBI launches probe The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a preliminary enquiry into allegations of nepotism and favouritism against some Indian Olympic Association officials in sending two medical professionals with the Indian team to the Rio Olympics last year. More Sports News»

		Technology
		IT pros, Nasscom wants you to 'upgrade' your skills IT body Nasscom on Thursday said up to 40% professionals of the estimated four-million workforce need re-skilling over the next five years if they need to keep pace with the changing face and automation of the industry. Wannacry ransomware attacks in India doubled to 193: Official The number of computers reported infected by a global ransomware attack in India has more than doubled to around 193 on Thursday from a day ago, a central cybersecurity official said, adding that steps taken by the government have helped limit its spread. IT stocks rally as Donald Trump storm gains momentum Trouble for US President Donald Trump is good news for Indian IT. More Technology News»

		Education
		Haryana launches e-textbook portal for school students Inaugurating the website, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said as of now, 26 textbooks of classes IX to XII have been uploaded on the portal and these can be easily converted into audio files. These included 11 books of class IX, nine books of class X and three books each of classes XI and XII. Tamil Nadu SSLC 2017: TN Class 10 board results declared HBSE 12th Result 2017: Haryana Board Class 12 exam results 2017 announced More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Peddlers target collegians, drugs worth 7 lakh seized Main Person Used To Get Meow Meow From Gujarat, Says Arrested Vegetable Vendor Extortion case filed against Nitesh Rane by Juhu restaurateur An extortion case has been registered against MLA Nitesh Rane, Congress leader Narayan Rane's son, and two of his aides on the complaint of a Juhu restaurant owner. Two Lucknow residents arrested with fake tourist, work visa More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Kejriwal involved in hawala, says Mishra; AAP rejects charge Sacked Aam Aadmi Party minister Kapil Mishra alleged on Friday that AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was directly linked with people engaged in hawala transactions, money laundering and black money generation. Some temporary steps taken to get city out of toll jam Jain divested of transport, Sisodia law in reshuffle More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Jumbos not welcome guests for farmers around the woods A friendly conversation in dance Tea is where his art brews More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		30 workers in Kuwait wait to reach home More than 30 workers from Telangana and AP have been allegedly deprived of food, basic necessities, and salaries by a company they have been working for in Kuwait. Soon, pass toll gates on outer Ring Road the 'smart' way Tags You can soon drive past the toll plazas on the 158-km Outer Ring Road without having to wait in a queue to pay toll tax. Crumbling block: Chandralok still unsafe even after repairs More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Flat dwellers twice burned by fire, complex owner scot-free Ten days have passed since four people died and eight others were injured when a fire engulfed an illegal five-storey building in Vadapalani that they lived in, but police are yet to file a case against the owner of the complex. Centre to set up AIIMS in Tamil Nadu by year-end: Health minister The Union health ministry is likely to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Tamil Nadu by the year-end, state health minister C Vijayabaskar said here on Friday. Nearly forced into marriage for money, 16-year-old defies odds to succeed What’s worth Rs 2,000? A lot of things, but for 16-year-old Baby Shalini, it was a sum that threatened to sell of her right to education and nearly forced her into a wedlock. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Unseasonal rains may affect mango quality The unseasonal rains coupled with heavy wind in parts of Amreli and Saurashtra is likely to damage about 15-20% of the crop. Grant 50% quota to in-service medicos: SC to Gujarat Two arrested for Ramol murder More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad University enhances fee for all courses After almost a decade, the authorities of Allahabad University have decided to enhance the fee of all the courses being conducted on the campus. There has been around 200% hike in the fee as compared to previous year. Vice-principal still on the run, cops to attach his property The district police on Thursday planned to attach the property of St Joseph's College vice-principal. Father Leslie Benedict Cutinha has evaded arrest since he was accused of hitting a class XII student and injuring his eye in the process. Deputy SP ( Civil Lines) DP Tiwari said, "Police have applied for non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the vice-principal and later would be attaching his property." Hoping for HC relief, more move out of Allahabad University's hostels "The hostel doesn't provide bed, desert cooler or study table and there is no lending library so I have had to buy most of the books. Can AU provide any space for our belongings as we vacate our room and leave for hometown?" said Anushree, a hosteller who was leaving on Thursday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Railways plans to redevelop Puri, Cuttack stations The Railways will redevelop Puri and Cuttack station of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) zone in a public private partnership (PPP) mode. Invitation of proposals for the projects will be called within end of this month, ECoR sources said. Rose valley chit fund scam: Trinamool MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay gets bail High court has directed that the MP can go on bail only after surrendering his passport and depositing Rs 25 lakh as surety. The court had concluded hearing of Sudip's bail plea on May 8 and reserved the judgment. WannaCry attack prompts Odisha police to ban internet in stations More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Campus shift: Hindi varsity on the boil Dave's Shivneri left alone Dave consigned to flamed on banks of Narmada More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Orders not followed, HC issues bailable warrants against panchayat department director Notice to Haryana government over ex-MLA's plea for security 1,056 unauthorized colonies to be regularized, development charges being reduced More Chandigarh News»

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