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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, April 28, 2014
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi in back-to-back rallies in Visakhapatnam The stage is set for rival star campaigners, Narendra Modi of the BJP and Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of the Congress, to crisscross the Seemandhra region virtually at the same time as campaigning heads for the last dash ahead of the May 7 elections. Patient suffers as air ambulances booked till elections An Allahabad resident continues to battle for life even as his wait to be airlifted to a Mumbai hospital gets longer. Reason: the family—though it can afford the expense—has not been able to hire an aircraft, most of which are engaged by major political parties till the last leg of polls. As many errors crop up in Mumbai, NGO studying electoral rolls in 21 cities While many legitimate voters could not find their names on the electoral rolls during the Lok Sabha polls, names of some dead persons and phantom voters crept in. More India News»

		Business
		Amazon lobbies in US for Indian FDI After supermarket giant Walmart, it is online retail major Amazon which appears to be lobbying hard with the US lawmakers to seek their support for facilitating its “foreign direct investment in India”. US No. 1 FII source, beats Mauritius Once known as the biggest gateway for flow of funds into India, Mauritius has slipped to the second place after the US in terms of quantum of money being brought in by overseas investors into Indian markets. Headhunters bear risk of mis-hiring at top It’s no longer incumbent on just a fresh recruit to prove his worth in a new company. More Business News»

		Environment
		Over 20,000 hatchlings make it to the sea Volunteers from Student Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) and forest department staff have found and relocated more than 350 turtle nests this season, which is 100 more than the last nesting season. Nature lovers dive underwater to clean up Grande Island Venkat Charloo, of Barracuda Diving India, said, "All Goans should fight for making these islands into marina parks that will not only help preserve the ecosystem on land, as well as the underwater marine life". Death of fish in Sirpur Lake: Officials blame it on heat A day after death of fish in Sirpur Lake, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) swung into action and got in touch with fisheries department to find out possible solution to the problem. More Environment News»

		World
		Tornado kills 2 in US: Official Authorities say a tornado has killed two people in a small Oklahoma town. NY bill would bar condoms as proof of prostitution New York City spends more than a million dollars every year to distribute free condoms to combat unintended pregnancies and diseases such as AIDS. Yet city police are allowed to confiscate those very condoms as evidence of prostitution. Will seek membership of international bodies:Palestine The PLO's central council on Sunday adopted a plan to pursue attempts to join 60 United Nations bodies and international agreements, according to a statement from the governing body of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'We romanced a lot and it was hot, hot romance' Jackie Shroff is emotional, reckless and practical and has superstardom written all over him. He is all giving like his mother and has the face of his father and the only man he considers more stylish than himself is his friend Danny Denzongpa. Jodha says director mentally tortured her Paridhi Sharma, who plays the title role in Jodha Akbar, almost quit the TV show a few weeks ago over differences with her director Santram Verma. Now, I want to see the bedroom: Vir Das The recently released Revolver Rani (RR) sees Vir Das graduating to a lead role from supporting ones. The next 15 months, he says, will also see him experimenting with genres other than comedy. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Tech to stop drivers from texting American tech giant Apple has filed a patent application for a system that aims to make texting at the wheel impossible by blocking drivers from sending messages from cellphones. Here's a water bottle that you can eat Finished drinking your bottle of water? Now eat it! A design student in the UK has developed an edible bottle that could rid the world of excess plastic waste. Sun's new neighbour as cold as Earth's North Pole Astronomers have discovered the coldest star of its kind - as frosty as Earth's North Pole - just 7.2 light years away. More Science News»

		Sports
		Liverpool lose grip on title with defeat Liverpool's hopes of winning their first title in 24 years suffered a huge setback when their 2-0 defeat at home by Chelsea blew the EPL title race wide open. Sania-Cara end runners up in Stuttgart Sania Mirza will have to wait for her first title of the 2014 season as she lost the summit clash of Porsche Grand Prix with partner Cara Black on Sunday. 3-in-a-row for Sharapova in Stuttgart Maria Sharapova claimed a hat-trick of Stuttgart titles on Sunday after coming from behind to win a three-set battle royal with Ana Ivanovic in the final. More Sports News»

		Technology
		'Apple: An empire without an emperor' An excerpt from Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs by Yukari Iwatani Kane 6 activity websites for kids Here’s a bunch of cool activity websites to keep your children occupied this vacation season. Apple offers to fix rare fault in older iPhones Apple has offered to fix some older iPhone 5 smartphones with flawed on-off buttons. More Technology News»

		Education
		Venture event The venture finals for the Wharton Business Plan Competition is slated for May 1, when the eight finalists will compete for over $125,000 in prizes. Market review The farther from the United States, the more clearly companies communicate corporate performance, says a new study from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. 'It is never too late to learn' Kevin D’Souza, pursuing an MBA in general management at AUT University in New Zealand, shares his story of taking a break after 14 years in senior management in advertising More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Election staff forced to work under 'dismal conditions' The death of two teachers from exhaustion while on election duty has focused attention on the dismal conditions under which polling staff are forced to work, an issue various teachers’ organizations had tried to bring to the authorities’ notice even before the election. Chhagan Bhujbal listed kin as voters in two places: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, the BJP candidate from Mumbai North-East constituency, has accused senior NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal of double registration of his kin on the voters’ list. Officials blame lower turnout for Mumbai repoll on weekend mood Sunday’s mini repolling exercise witnessed a contrast, though it registered a comparatively lower turnout than on Thursday, as anticipated by polling staff. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Man gets Rs 10 lakh for loss of vision A 29-year-old man, who lost 20% vision in one eye after being hit by a car in 2012, was awarded a compensation of over Rs 10 lakh by a motor accident claims tribunal (MACT). Day-to-day trial in CWG graft case The trial in a CWG-related graft scam, in which Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi and nine others are facing prosecution, will be conducted on a day-to-day basis, a special court has said. Metro plans Malaysia training Delhi Metro is sending its engineers abroad to improve their skills in underground tunnelling. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		How many know how Kempegowda built Bangalore? History tells us many things. It tells us about our beginnings and the influences that shaped us. Armed with this knowledge, we can understand why we are what we are, and it helps us decide in what direction we should position our footsteps. Lacing a text with local flavour In 2011-12, the National Curriculum Framework Revision and Textbook Preparation committee came up with revolutionary additions to the textbook of social science for fifth graders in the state syllabus. For students, a textbook case of local amnesia When Mythili K, a class X student of a school in Malleswaram, asked her mother what happened in Bangalore during the freedom struggle, the latter drew a blank. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi in back-to-back rallies in Visakhapatnam The stage is set for rival star campaigners, Narendra Modi of the BJP and Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of the Congress, to crisscross the Seemandhra region virtually at the same time as campaigning heads for the last dash ahead of the May 7 elections. K Chandrasekhar Rao gheraoed by Osmania University students   In what seemed to be a loss of face, TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao was gheraoed by students on the Osmania University campus on Sunday. Rao was gheraoed by over 2,000 students during a brief stopover while he was on his way to attend a road show at Chilkalguda. Partha Sarathy in a fix over discrepancy in affidavits Former minister K Partha Sarathy, who is contesting on a YSR Congress ticket for the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha seat, seems to have landed himself in a tight spot by filing two affidavits with contradicting details. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		From Hong Kong to the hills, TN leaders brush off campaign dust After a hectic election campaign, leaders of various political parties in the state have decided to take a break from their regular routine. FIR against 6 firms for working on polling day City police on Sunday registered FIRs against six companies which violated the election commission’s orders to declare a holiday on polling day (April 24).  Spotted deer found dead with injuries in Taramani  A deer was found dead near Voluntary Health Services Hospital in Taramani on Saturday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		How the lotus bloomed on this Congress turf Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, enjoys tremendous goodwill in Bharuch which sent him to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980 and 1984.  Anand Sharma slams BJP for misusing Bapu's image, tears into Gujarat model Senior Congress leader and Union commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma on Sunday accused the RSS and BJP of misusing the image of Mahatma Gandhi as a promotional item. BRTS unable to find operator for new fleet For almost one-and-a-half years now, the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) has been waiting for an operator to take the responsibility of running the 223-bus new BRTS fleet. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Two students held for cyber fraud Cyber Crime cell sleuths arrested two under-graduate students from Phulpur-Handia Road for online fraud on Sunday. Will NaMo magic work in Allahabad? A huge turnout of people at the filing of nomination papers of Narendra Modi in Varanasi, perhaps reinforces the fact that a wave in favour of BJP has gripped all across the nation. Mayawati accuses NaMo of playing OBC card Lashing out at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for playing ‘backward card’, BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday dared him to name the backward class to which he belonged. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		SCB Medical College and Hospital begins bone marrow transplant Doctors at SCB Medical College and Hospital carried out bone marrow transplant (BMT) on two blood cancer patients recently. Koraput police in Bhubaneswar In a post-poll violence, a group of people attacked Tara Prasad's brother Tuna Bahinipati, nephew Gupta Prasad Mohapatra and son Jyotiram Bahinipati on the intervening night of April 10 and 11. Keonjhar grapples with malaria Malaria continues to scourge the district, tall claims of containing the disease by health department notwithstanding. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Fearing FIR, private institutes begin to return 'swindled' scholarships Fearing penal and criminal action, several private institutes in the state that allegedly misappropriated scholarships meant for SC/ST students, have started returning the amount. SUVs are burglars' vehicle of choice this summer SUVs have won the favor of burglars this summer.Two incidents of theft wherein thieves came in Scorpios and decamped with cash and valuables have come to light in past three days alone. Hot 'Sun'day hits Bhopal Sweltering heat, hot winds and uncomfortably high temperature kept the whole of Bhopal indoors on Sunday.Roads were deserted as stifling waves swept the city with mercury touching 42 degrees celsius. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		2 financier's men held for kidnapping bid Two employees of a leading Manimajra-based financer were arrested for trying to kindap two shopkeepers at gunpoint from the busy Krishna Market in Sector 41 on Sunday night. Panchkula's Sector 18 waterless for 3 days Sector 18 is in the grip of a water crisis after a tubewell stopped functioning owing to a short circuit for the last three days, causing hardships to almost 500 residents. Tech to help PGI cut queues You do not have to stand in a queue of 7,000 OPD patients daily visiting PGI.Soon, the institute will set up kiosks where patients can register and get a pre-OPD card. More Chandigarh News»

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