News Digest: HC seeks CDs of Amit Shah's 'hate' speeches

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		Thursday, April 10, 2014
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		India
		HC seeks CDs of Amit Shah's 'hate' speeches Hearing two writ petitions filed by BJP leader Amit Shah seeking a stay on his arrest in connection with two FIRs lodged against him for alleged hate speeches in Bijnor and Shamli districts, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the case until Thursday and directed the state counsel to produce CDs of the speeches. The tussle in UP is around SP, BJP, Modi: Akhilesh Yadav  Barely 24 hours prior to voting in 10 important seats in western Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said the “fight in UP would essentially centre around SP, BJP and Modi,” as if acknowledging that the BJP prime minister pick had an image bigger than his party. Chances of El Nino in 2014 put at over 70% In what could be bad news for Indian agriculture , conditions in the Pacific Ocean seem to be increasingly favouring the onset of an El Nino this summer. More India News»

		Business
		KFC creates a veg menu for India KFC, the Kentucky-based fast-food chain known for its “finger-lickin’ good” range of chicken fillets and burgers, has finally given in to India’s penchant for vegetarianism. Toyota to recall 45,000 Innovas for faulty airbags Toyota on Wednesday announced a global recall of nearly 64 lakh vehicles — amongst its largest ever — to fix a defect that may de-activate an airbag in vehicles manufactured between February 2005 and December, 2008. Dalal Street questions Ranbaxy spike Questions are also being raised at large stake buys in Ranbaxy by Silverstreet Developers LLP, an entity related to Sun Pharma, in the months prior to the deal announcement. More Business News»

		Environment
		Anacondas land in Chennai, to reach Thiruvananthapuram zoo today Cargo hold area at the Chennai airport had a special consignment from Sri Lanka on Wednesday.The consignment had seven anacondas including six females, en-route to Thiruvananthapuram zoo. Gautala sanctuary to get cameras for tracking animals The wildlife division has sent a proposal seeking 12 trap cameras for the sanctuary, which will also help in the bi-annual animal census activity. 10 birds poisoned in Amravati forest In a shocking incident, 10 birds including seven peahens, one each fantail flycatcher, crow peasant, and pond heron died of poisoning in Pohara-Malkhed forest near Amravati. More Environment News»

		World
		23 killed, 120 wounded in Islamabad bomb blast At least 23 people were killed and nearly 120 injured when a powerful bomb went off at a crowded marketplace in Islamabad early on Wednesday. Don't make irreversible mistakes: Putin to Kiev Russian President Vladimir Putin urged on Wednesday a positive outcome to the first international peace talks on Ukraine but also upped the pressure by warning Kiev’s leaders against making any irreversible mistakes. Student goes on a stabbing spree in US school The 16-year-old boy walked down a hallway flashing two knives, stabbing fellow pupils and the guard as they began arriving for what should have been a routine school day. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Kejriwal backs out from Kapil Sharma's show Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal was scheduled to shoot for Kapil Sharma’s comedy show yesterday, but it was cancelled at the last minute. Virat joins Anushka in Jodhpur Once again, Virat Kohli has landed up on Anushka Sharma’s film sets, and this time, he didn’t try to evade photogs or keep it clandestine. Shah Rukh Khan to babysit for five days While Shah Rukh Khan prepares for his next shoot, SRK has the additional responsibility of babysitting. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		New gun fires at 7 times the speed of sound The US navy has announced plans to deploy its first ever electromagnetic railgun, a "game changing" device that fires projectiles without explosives over distance of 160 km and at seven times the speed of sound. Sneeze produces gas cloud Researchers have found that a human sneeze produces a gas cloud that keeps potentially infectious droplets aloft over much greater distances than previously realized. Nasa says weird Mars lights are not a sign of life A Nasa robot has snapped pictures showing glints of light on the Martian horizon, which some UFO enthusiasts have seized on as a sign of alien life on the Red Planet. More Science News»

		Sports
		I knew I'll be back in India: Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten got down to business immediately after getting into town as the Delhi Daredevils conducted their first practice ahead of their UAE sojourn. 'Indians face competition from within' "New Zealand played well in their own conditions. We challenged India and got it right. We were in some bit of form," said New Zealand great Sir Richard Hadlee. Bayern knock Man United out of CL Holders Bayern Munich recovered from the shock of a stunning Patrice Evra goal to score three times in quick succession to beat Man United 3-1 in quarters. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Indian version of Galaxy S5 slower than global version? Here is answer To see how well Exynos and Snapdragon versions of Galaxy S5 compare, we ran some benchmarks on both devices. Panic on web as Heartbleed bug leaves millions of users vulnerable Web administrators and computer security researchers on Tuesday scrambled to fix a serious vulnerability in OpenSSL encryption used by thousands of web servers, including those run by email and web chat providers. Samsung, Apple's big smartphone dilemma As smartphone action shifts to mass market, leaders Samsung and Apple are under pressure to make their high-end phones more affordable. More Technology News»

		Education
		No new engineering colleges this year, says UGC There will be no new engineering college or increase in seats in the existing engineering colleges in the coming academic year. Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna achieves100% placement Adding another feather in its cap, the Chandragupt Institute of Management Patnaachieved 100 per cent placement for its 5th batch of postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM) students this year. Schools to remain open till May 8 to fulfil RTE norms Even though all schools in Nagpur are set to wrap up their final exams by next week, students will have to continue attending classes till May 8. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Maharashtra LS Polls: Serious charges like rape, murder against 55% mainstream party nominees in 2nd phase Serious criminal charges like murder, attempt to murder and rape have been made against 44 of 346 or 13% of the candidates contesting from 19 constituencies in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in the state on April 17. In all, 71 or 21% of them have ‘criminal cases’ against them. English, women's issues, slum rehab... Rakhi has covered it all It’s time for the first campaign of the Rashtriya Aam Party, whose face is known to be as fiery as its recently approved symbol—a green chilli Mumbai BJP leader, aides beat up family in road rage City BJP spokesperson Yogesh Verma and his supporters assaulted a grieving family on the Western Express Highway on Wednesday evening when the family objected to Verma’s SUV forcefully overtaking their car, driving them against the highway’s side railing. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		High on hope, under-30 candidates make electoral debut Around 18 debutants have filed their nominations to contest against political bigwigs in Delhi. For them, it’s their professional training and a background in social activism that they believe will help them connect with their electorate. Lok Sabha polls: After Delhi, all roads lead to Varanasi As soon as polling ends in Delhi on Thursday, the focus of the Aam Aadmi Party will shift towards Varanasi where party leader Arvind Kejriwal is contesting against Gujarat CM and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.  Delhi a bellwether for national results Given the fact that Delhi accounts for just seven of 543 Lok Sabha seats, it might seem like what happens in the capital is just a minor detail in the larger national calculus.  More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Leopard creates panic on campus A leopard that entered Manipal University campus was trapped on Wednesday . The big cat had apparently sneaked into the city on Tuesday night .  Transferred I-T officials told to stay put Fifty-four income tax commissioners across the country , who were promoted and transferred in February , have been asked not to report to their postings till the new government takes over , department sources said . Election tourists fly down to battlefield High-profile electoral battlefields are turning into camping grounds of a different kind: Poll tourists are homing in to be a part of the big fat Indian election. And most of them are coming in from foreign shores.  More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Uttam wangles Kodad Assembly ticket for wife Despite maintaining that ticket would be given to only one member of a family, the Congress on Wednesday gave the Kodad Assembly ticket to party’s Telangana unit working president Uttam Kumar Reddy’s wife Padmavathi in a hush-hush manner. Srikant Reddy in Malkajgiri race The battle for the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha became more interesting on Wednesday with Janapalana candidate Palem Srikant Reddy filing his nomination papers for the seat minutes before the process closed.  Apex Church body urges voters to boycott 'communal forces' The apex body of archbishops, bishops and heads of Catholic and Protestant churches in the state has requested Christians not to vote for ‘communal forces’ this general election. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Godhra woman rescued in city after 2004 tsunami united with family A 35-year-old mentally-challenged woman, who was found with her daughter in a village along East Coast Road four days after the December 2004 tsunami, has been reunited with her family based in Godhra, Gujarat. Hospital turns wasteland into veggie patch The food served in this hospital is not just cooked here, but grown here too. Villagers questioned about stolen idol Following a report in TOI on the theft of ancient idols from a temple near Sriperumbudur, officials of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment board visited the Siva Kozhutheeshwarar temple in Sivan Koodal village. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Stealing lovebirds held Two collegian lovebirds were arrested on Wednesday on charges of theft.Ankita Maheriya, 21, is a BCom student, while her lover Vishal Makwana, 22, is an engineering student. Criminal couple arrested for series of jewellery thefts A couple was nabbed by crime branch officials at Khokhra circle on Wednesday for duping people and stealing gold ornaments from them.The police recovered valuables worth Rs 1.5 lakh from the couple. Youth dupes 17 women on promise of Isro jobs, held The crime branch on Wednesday arrested a youth for cheating more than 17 women with promises of getting them jobs in the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro). More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Candidates approach astrologers for auspicious dates to file papers The candidates are taking each step cautiously to win elections.The auspicious dates are being taken into account for opening an office or to file nominations.The nomination process has already started in some districts. Chaitra Navratri concludes The nine-day fasting of Chaitra Navratri concluded with havan and feeding girl child on Tuesday.While women devotees worshipped girl child as goddess, the males participated in havan attended by all the family members. ComPTron launched for transfer of employees Good news for the railway employees as their transfer from one zone to the other railway zone can now be done easily. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Lok Sabha polls: 10 districts on guard after April 1 blast Big parts of west and south Odisha going to polls on Thursday have a substantial Naxalite presence. Security is tight in these ten districts. In the run-up to the polls, the Maoists triggered a landmine in Malkangiri on April 1, seriously injuring two BSF jawans.  Heat wave intensifies in Odisha, Sonepur records 42.6 degree C Heat wave intensified in Odisha on Tuesday with the mercury soaring above 41 degree Celsius at around a dozen places in western region with Sonepur recording the hottest at 42.6 degree C. Cuttack civic body member held in Delhi The crime branch (CB) on Monday arrested corporator of ward No.1 of Cuttack Municipal Corporation , Chitta Ranjan Das from Delhi for a fraudulent land deal. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Kavita Seth performs at a Sufi music festival in Bhopal A Sufi music festival, Ishq Sufiyana, was recently organised by a city hotel at its premises that had singer Kavita Seth of Iktara and Tum Hi Ho Bandhu fame perform at the do. Is Modi wave proving a costly affair for Congress candidates from MP? Is Modi wave proving costly for Congress candidates in Madhya Pradesh?  Congress MLA joins BJP in MP's Maihar  Tripathi has a history of swapping parties.Earlier, he was an MLA of Samajwadi Party but switched to Congress in 2009. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		No 'cover' for AAP candidates Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates in Punjab are either not afraid of rejection of their nominations or confident enough of clearing the screening process by the Election Commission. Majithia becomes point of debate among Manpreet, Harsimrat The duel between Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Congress-PPP nominee Manpreet Singh Badal from Bathinda parliamentary constituency has become personal over latter's brother and Punjab cabinet minister Bikram Majithia. Multi-pronged contests give tough time to bookies in Hansi On Wednesday, TOI visited Hansi's infamous Chopta Bazaar, considered as hub of "satta" activities and spoke to bookies in this illegal business in which Rs 200-250 cr are estimated to be at stake. More Chandigarh News»

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