News Digest: PNB ratings under watch, says Crisil

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, February 18, 2018
		Today's Headlines

		India
		PNB ratings under watch, says Crisil ​​A notice to the stock exchanges by PNB detailed that it had outstanding debt papers aggregating a little over Rs 22,200 crore. All these papers have been put under ratings watch and hence could be affected by a downgrade. CVC summons top officials of finance ministry, PNB for explanation A top CVC official confirmed that senior officials of PNB, including its chief vigilance officer, and the finance ministry would be asked explain why such irregularities went undetected for so long. Asenior PNB executive said: "The CVC meeting is routine; the issue of fraud may be discussed." Time to study PSU bank privatisation: Chief economic advisor "We need to recognise how much stress there is in the banking system. Bank of Baroda closed down its South Africa operations and now PNB is facing problems," CEA Arvind Subramanian , addressing the Madras Management Association. More India News»

		Business
		Buying a property? Know the GST rates first Indian banks may take more than $3 bn hit from PNB fraud: Tax department As of March 2017, banks had extended loans and guarantees worth Rs 11,400 crore to companies tied to billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, the tax department said in a note seen by news agency Reuters. China vows to protect interests as US eyes trade sanctions The US Commerce Department on Friday recommended imposing heavy tariffs on China and other countries to counter a global glut in steel and aluminum, laying out an array of possible options in a report to President Donald Trump. More Business News»

		Environment
		Chinese giant pandas unveiled to public in Finland Two giant pandas on loan from China have been unveiled at a zoo in central Finland and they have frolicked, galloped, climbed trees and played in the snow after a month-long quarantine. 100,000 orangutans killed in Borneo Borneo orangutans dying off as forests are lost: Study More Environment News»

		World
		Mexico helicopter crash kills 13 on ground in wake of earthquake Iranian president pledges to stick to nuclear deal commitments Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members on Saturday, after coming under fire for his overall handling of the scandal and his support for a Chilean bishop accused by victims of witnessing and ignoring their abuse. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Ajay Devgn and Kajol spotted with kids Ajay Devgn and wife Kajol were spotted leaving a suburban restaurant on Saturday after lunch along with kids Nysa and Yug. Kareena parties the night away with her BFFs Despite her tight schedule, she does make some time to have a blast with her near and dear ones. Rishi predicts 'huge stardom' for Priya Varrier Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor is impressed by the 'expressive' and 'innocent' Priya Prakash Varrier. He has predicted a bright future for the 18-year-old, who became an internet sensation with a wink and a shy but mischievous smile in a music video. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Elevated dopamine levels can cause hallucinations: Study Scientists find link between chronic pain and diet change Short kids may be at higher risk of stroke More Science News»

		Sports
		Yadav-Chahal key to India's success in overseas conditions: Tendulkar Sachin is confident that Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will play a major role in India's performance in overseas conditions as the cricket world is "yet to figure out" a method to counter the two young wrist spinners. Goffin out after ball hits eye, Dimitrov in Rotterdam final Grigor Dimitrov moved into the final of the Rotterdam Open on Saturday as David Goffin was forced to retire after he was hit in the eye by a ball which bounced off his own racquet. ODI series loss was a reality check for South Africa: Duminy Stand-in T20 skipper JP Duminy said the 1-5 ODI series loss was a reality check for South Africa and the hosts would rely on fresh faces and an "aggressive mindset" in the new format to counter rampaging India in the three-match T20I series. More Sports News»

		Technology
		City Union loses $2 million in cyberattack, retrieves half The ministry of external affairs and consulates in the respective countries have been alerted. The bank is hopeful of getting all the money back, Kamakodi said. BSNL to launch 4G services in Arunachal soon BSNL has already started a number of wi fi hotspots in the border state of Arunachal Pradesh and would launch 4G services shortly, according to senior telecom officials. Reliance Jio is offering Rs 2,200 cashback on these smartphones More Technology News»

		Education
		Fee issue: Telangana to avail services of government colleges and teachers Now, Kanpur varsity exams to be held under CCTV watch In a first, over nine lakh students enrolled with CSJM (Kanpur) University and its affiliated colleges spread in 14 districts will write the annual exams beginning on March 6 under CCTV watch to check copying. CHARUSAT to start IoT excellence centre in collaboration with Poland Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) will start a centre of excellence on 'Internet of Things (IoT)' in collaboration with the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland at its Changa-based campus in Anand district. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		State government paves way for privatisation of co-op mills In a bid to script a turnaround of cooperative spinning mills and powerloom societies, the state government has decided to allow them to go in for privatisation. Corporates offer flexi hours to ease staff's commute woes With technology blurring the boundaries between work and life, the concept of work hours is passé. This has helped organizations accelerate business growth while extending empathy towards employees with flexi-work options. One of the major challenges of working in Mumbai is commuting during peak hours. Putting their lives at risk, a large majority of Mumbaikars travel in overcrowded suburban trains to reach their place of work. Flexi-work hours adopted by some progressive organizations have helped them manage their office schedules with ease. Magnetic Maharashtra starts today, 200 CEOs to attend More than 47 Global Chief Executive Officers and 165 CEOs of leading firms in India will participate in the first ever three-day Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018 summit beginning on Sunday at the BKC grounds. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		DND snatchers held after firing at cops Two men were arrested after they fired at cops at a picket in Mayur Vihar Phase I on Friday night. Soon, it was found that they were part of the armed robbers' gang targeting bikers around DND Flyway in the past one week. On their tipoff, two more were arrested. Purana Qila's visitor-friendly avatar The iconic Purana Qila may be located on an arterial road, but the footfall at the monument is way below that of world heritage sites. Now, a comprehensive redevelopment plan has been prepared to awaken public interest. 9-year-old lost boy reunited with family A nine-year-old boy, who had boarded a bus from RK Puram and lost his way, was re-united with his family members after a passenger found him crying and reported the matter to the police. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		New e-taxi service for corporate firms launched in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Hire a cycle in Sanjay Nagar for Rs 2 per hour Starting Monday, only women can use first 2 doors of Metro during peak hours More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Fee issue: Telangana to avail services of government colleges and teachers Sudden rush for Model Schools post campaigning Awareness programmes taken up by the Telangana Model Schools seem to have paid off with the institutions collectively getting nearly 80,000 applications - for entrance test - in less than two weeks time. Low tech road gives hi-tech Nanakramguda a rough ride More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		3, including 2 accused of murder, arrested for city techie mugging Four days after a woman software engineer was pulled off her bike, attacked and robbed, police on Saturday arrested three men for the crime. Cauvery verdict: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka CMs unhappy on Saturday said Karnataka would oppose setting up of the Cauvery management board as stipulated by the Supreme Court.Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu chief minister . Minister denies connection between AIADMK, PM Modi Ever since his revolt in February last, against the domination of V K Sasikala family, and launch of his 'dharmayudh', OPS along with his supporters got to meet Modi at will. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat's water sources choked, shortage floods Narmada land Gujarat likely to hike excise duty on liquor by 50% to 100% Self-immolation by Dalit activist for land rights triggers unrest Sensing emotions turning volatile, state government swung into action and accepted the demand to give possession of land to landless Dalits. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Sangam city gets Rs 1,500 crore for Kumbh The state government has allocated Rs 1,500 crores for holding Kumbh in 2019.UP finance minister Rajesh Agarwal declared this while presenting the Yogi government's second annual Budget in the Assembly on Friday. Ghaziabad school death: Chairman, principal charged Ahead of exam time, kids lend an ear to PM's Mann ki Baat When prime minister Narendra Modi interacted with students of Delhi schools on Friday, students of various CBSE schools, including all the Kendriya Vidyalayas of the city, were listening in. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Parents demand Odisha govt to form fee regulatory committee for private schools With parents of different private schools in the city coming out to streets opposing the exorbitant hike of fees, All Odisha Parents' Association on Saturday demanded the state government to form a regulatory board to monitor the private schools. Over 40,000 agitating teachers and employees boycott board exams in Odisha In the wake of the absence of around 40,000 teachers and employees of unaided schools and colleges who are on strike the state government may face problem in smooth conduct of the ensuing annual matric and plus two exams. Odisha government appoints five new IPS officers as SDPO More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Students' thumbs-down to 'poor' quality mobile leaves govt red-faced ED seizes Rs 2 cr jewellery from Bhopal showroom in PNB probe BU convocation to be an ethnic affair More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		City industrialists to go solar HSLSA organizes legal literacy mission to educate students Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HSLSA) in collaboration with Haryana education department organized 8th annual function of students' legal literacy mission on Saturday at Kurukshetra. This mission is conceived with an object of preparing the next generation for challenges of tomorrow. Twin brother-sister duo from Jammu wins Army's photography competition More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: Silence hangs heavy over Modi's plush homes

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, February 17, 2018
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Silence hangs heavy over Modi's plush homes While the watchman and neighbours were trying to fend off curious onlookers all day, ringing the bell to his second floor apartment with two nameplates - 'Deepak Kr Modi' (his father) and 'Neeshal D Modi' (his youngest brother) opened no doors. An address fraud too? Two of the companies, Solar Exports and Stellar Diamonds, have their registered offices at Nagindas Mansion at Opera House. When TOI visited Nagindas Mansion, a Nirav staffer said the firms had shifted to Kamala Mills in Lower Parel long ago. Neighbours surprised by unassuming retiree's 'role' ​​On Thursday and Friday, CBI teams visited Shetty's house. An official said they wanted to know when the flat was purchased, how the payment was made and what the source of funds was. They also wanted to know about his bank accounts, lockers and other assets. The officials questioned his family and relatives. More India News»

		Business
		India's fraud problems extend far beyond PNB, shows RBI data Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data shows state-run banks have reported 8,670 "loan fraud" cases totalling Rs 61,260 crore ($9.58 billion) over the last five financial years up to March 31, 2017. Sensex falls nearly 300 points as PSU banks bleed Nirav Modi case: SBI discloses $212 million exposure through PNB More Business News»

		Environment
		100,000 orangutans killed in Borneo Borneo orangutans dying off as forests are lost: Study Japan ready to help India in addressing air pollution: Harsh Vardhan More Environment News»

		World
		Lanka PM skips India visit to face political crisis at home No programme, no debate but Putin cruising to poll win Although the numbers planning to vote for him have dipped from last year's high of 76.9 percent, Putin still commands a 71.5 percent of support, VTsIOM figures show. UK PM May heads to Berlin to face tough German line British Prime Minister Theresa May travels to Berlin on Friday to meet German leader Angela Merkel, hoping to overcome near-deadlock in her attempts to negotiate a Brexit deal with the European Union. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Sonam introduces cast of 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha...' Father-daughter duo Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor have started shooting for their first film together, ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’. The film that shares its title with Anil’s famous yesteryear romantic number from the film ‘1942: A Love Story’, also stars Rajkummar Rao as the leading man and Juhi Chawla in a prominent role. 'Manikarnika' to clash with 'Gold'? Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ may clash with Akki’s film as the actress feels that the biopic on the warrior queen would make for a fitting Independence Day release Dev Patel-Radhika Apte shooting in Jaipur Dev Patel of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ fame is currently in India and has started the shooting of his next with actress Radhika Apte who just saw the release of her latest film ‘PadMan’. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Heart surgery in infants may cause deafness Researchers discovered that around 21 per cent of 348 pre-schoolers, who had survived cardiac surgery, suffered hearing loss. This rate was 20 times higher than that prevalent among the general population. Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station Andromeda galaxy was formed in 'recent' star crash: Study For the latest study, French and Chinese researchers led by Paris Observatory astronomer Francois Hammer used "the most powerful available computers in France" to crunch about a terabyte of data - the equivalent of two million 500-kilobyte photos. More Science News»

		Sports
		6th ODI: India beat South Africa by eight wickets to clinch series 5-1 After an impressive bowling display, skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with the bat to help India beat South Africa by eight wickets in the sixth one-day international at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. Kohli first to score 500 runs in bilateral ODI series Indian skipper Virat Kohli continued his sublime form in the ongoing tour of South Africa and created yet another world record by becoming the first batsman ever to score 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series. Zadran becomes youngest ever to take five-for in ODIs Teenage Afghan spin sensation Mujeeb Zadran scripted history on Friday by becoming the youngest ever player to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs. At 16 years and 325 days, Zadran broke Pakistan legend Waqar Younis' record who took his first five-for at the age of 18 years and 164 days. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Can offline expansion bring growth for smartphones in India? Are all smartphones in India sold online? Not really. This is something which should come as a surprise to the cyber-savvy buyers of gadgets and gizmos. Facebook, Twitter not affecting face-to-face contact with friends: Study Debunking a popular belief that use of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter alienates people from friends and family, a new study claims that this is not the case. Ola investigating HR head on fraud charges An Ola spokesperson confirmed the development, claiming "there is an internal investigation which is currently on and one cannot give further details at the moment. More Technology News»

		Education
		UP budget: No allocation of free laptops and sweaters for students Centre weaves quality education dream with target of 562 new 'Ekalavya schools' The ministry of tribal affairs has said it is working towards a target of 562 Ekalavya schools in tribal areas of the country to deliver on Budget announcement of providing every block with more than 50% tribal population high quality education through Ekalavya model residential schools by 2022. Ahead of exam time, kids lend an ear to PM's Mann ki Baat When prime minister Narendra Modi interacted with students of Delhi schools on Friday, students of various CBSE schools, including all the Kendriya Vidyalayas of the city, were listening in. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		HC raps Navi Mumbai police commissioner for ignoring cop cover directive Bldr's Son Files Plea Over Withdrawal Of Protection IIT-Bombay placements: 50 offers in phase II Flipkart visited IIT-Bombay's campus yet again in the second phase of placements that commenced mid-January.The e-commerce giant made offers for 'product management profile'. Maharashtra fined Rs 20,000 as revenue officials seize vehicles, goods Bombay high court imposed a fine of Rs20,000 on Maharashtra government over "illegal action" of revenue officials to seize vehicles and goods. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Second Arvind Kejriwal lawyer quits Arun Jaitley case Arvind Kejriwal in the defamation suit filed by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley quit on Thursday citing "embarassment" in court due to "inadequate briefing". Resolve issue of high ammonia level in Yamuna: NGT Unitech case: Chennai firm told to deposit Rs 90 crore by March More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		8 years on, probe fund for police stations still 25,000 Investigation charges towards expenses incurred by police while handling cases were introduced by then DG-IGP Ajai Kumar Singh in 2010 to spare cops the burden of bearing the cost out of their pockets. Crash toll touches four; BBMP engineer, property owner held Hitting a high note, with an eye on vote More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Iranian diaspora in Hyderabad euphoric, seek to boost business "The President of Iran has made the effort to visit Hyderabad in particularly because of the strong ties the city has with Iran. Iran President pays homage at Qutub Shahi Tombs The ongoing conservation of the magnificent and imposing tombs of the Qutub Shahi kings, the founders of Hyderabad, has received the much needed boost with the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday. Two years after 'harassment' over ISIS link, SIT shuts sedition case against 3 A national news channel, which had flashed footage of the trio announcing allegiance to ISIS, has failed to furnish material evidence against them, a top detective department official said. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Police take prime suspect in techie attack to crime scene Three days after a man brutally mugged a software engineer in Arasankazhani near Perumbakkam, just 2km from the IT Corridor, investigators on Friday took the prime suspect in the case to the crime scene. 3 die on bridge, officers booked for bad road Spurned by schoolgirl, suitor sets her on fire A 14-year-old schoolgirl from Naduvakottai village near Tirumangalam in Madurai district was doused with petrol and set ablaze on Friday evening by a relative whose proposal for marriage she had rejected. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Dalit activist who set self ablaze succumbs Family members of Vankar confirmed that he had succumbed to injuries around 10pm on Friday. 'Real' Padmavati story on show at expo 'The country faces education and health challenge' More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Ahead of exam time, kids lend an ear to PM's Mann ki Baat When prime minister Narendra Modi interacted with students of Delhi schools on Friday, students of various CBSE schools, including all the Kendriya Vidyalayas of the city, were listening in. VHP's 'Ram Rajya Yatra' crosses Allahabad Antara, Chhaya to aid female contraception In a first, both injectable and weekly oral contraceptive pills would now be available at district women’s hospitals. The two temporary methods —Antara (injectable contraceptive) and Chhaya (weekly oral contraceptive pills) — were launched on Thursday by the health department under its Mission Parivar Vikas. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha government mulls rescheduling of class timing for nursery kids Over 8.5 lakh youths skilled in Odisha in past four years Odisha govt mulls rescheduling of class timing for nursery kids The directorate of elementary education has urged the school and mass education department to take a decision regarding shifting the class time of nursery students from 7 am to 9 am. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Class 2 kids thrashed with sticks for not answering question Cops face HC wrath for arrest delay School van catches fire, 11 kids hurt More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		'Will pay tax, but Chief Minister must get rid of advisers, OSDs' Khaira, who is the leader of opposition in the Punjab assembly, said charity began at home and demanded the CM first "set an example by disbanding the army of his advisers and officers on special duty (OSD)". Jassi distances himself from Sirsa dera, wants CBI to probe Maur blast Jassi's move has come a few days after Punjab Police claimed to have got major leads behind the blast, which indicate the involvement of Sirsa-based dera in the incident. Punjab targeted killings: NIA's application seeking transfer of accused to Tihar jail dismissed More Chandigarh News»

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