News Digest: SIT may not get to know to know source of black money stashed abroad

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		Friday, May 30, 2014
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		India
		SIT may not get to know to know source of black money stashed abroad It would remain a challenge to figure out what part of the black money is generated from criminal activities such as drug smuggling, arms deals, policy manipulations etc which have serious implications for national security, beyond just financial integrity. Power supply reduced by half in rural UP after election results The Uttar Pradesh power consumers it seems are paying the price for ignoring candidates of the ruling SP and voting for the BJP. Woman killed after TTE pushes her off train in Jalgaon A woman was killed after a travel ticket examiner (TTE) allegedly pushed her out of an AC compartment of a moving train at Maharashtra’s Jalgaon railway station on Thursday. More India News»

		Business
		Govt likely to continue with Aadhaar: Bankers Bankers say that the new government is likely to continue with Aadhaar given the huge savings that it can bring by plugging leakages in subsidy payments and the support it provides to extending banking services to the unbanked. Times Internet buys majority stake in CouponDunia Times Internet, a digital product company, which is part of the Times Group, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based CouponDunia Media Private Limited. Air India privatization an option, aviation minister says Facing an existential crisis, Air India may have to be privatized as infusion of tax-payers’ money into the loss-making airline cannot be endless. More Business News»

		Environment
		Video streaming more eco-friendly than DVD viewing Video streaming can be much better for the environment, requiring less energy and emitting less carbon dioxide (CO2), than some traditional methods of DVD renting, buying and viewing, a new study has found. Antarctic ice began melting earlier that thought: Study Coming on the heels of recent studies that suggest destabilization of part of the West Antarctic ice sheet has begun, a study shows that the Antarctic ice sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought - at the end of last ice age. Asiatic lion's abode set for Unesco leap The proposal for the World Heritage Site status for Gir and Girnar could make it the county's first to be on both cultural and nature site lists. More Environment News»

		World
		The rifts behind Nigeria's mass kidnap When local people warned that hundreds of Islamist militants were heading towards his remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria, Danuma Mphur hurried to summon help. UN security council renews mission in Somalia The UN security council on Thursday extended a UN mission in Somalia for one more year to continue providing "good offices" in the country's peace and reconciliation process. China sets target of 2 million extra babies annually China has set a target of producing two million extra babies annually, health officials said on Thursday. This will mean an 11% jump in the country’s birthrate. More World News»

		Entertainment
		When Prachi Desai was asked to pad up her breasts Actress Prachi Desai, who has wowed the audience with her looks in in Mohit Suri's 'Ek Villain', reportedly lost her temper when she was asked to pad up with silicone cups. Deepika beats Katrina as the most desirable woman The Times 50 Most Desirable Women is India’s pick of the women who possess the looks, the curves and the confidence to get a place on this coveted list. OMG: Mallika Sherawat draped in Indian flag only Mallika Sherawat seems to have done it again – stepped right into a controversy, that is. And this time, she is all set to raise the political temperature this scorching summer with the first look poster of her upcoming flick, Dirty Politics. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Social media boosts health in elderly Are you in your 60s? Involve in social networking to stay healthy! Having regular positive interactions with family and friends and being involved in several different social networks can help older adults be healthier, according to new study. Star Trek's voice translator set to become a reality Microsoft has announced what it called a breakthrough in real-time voice translation and said it would offer a test version through its Skype messaging unit before the end of 2014. 5 things to know about SpaceX's flight plans SpaceX has made supply runs to the International Space Station under a Nasa contract. Now it's eyeing carrying astronauts to low-Earth orbit. More Science News»

		Sports
		Top guns are on the way out: Nadal "Our generation is now on the way out, you know, like Murray, Djokovic, Ferrer, and Berdych, and Tsonga, as well, we have been here for a long," said Nadal. India beat SA 4-1 in final practice game A spirited India defeated South Africa 4-1 in their final practice game to round off their warm-up campaign ahead of the hockey World Cup on a positive note. Andy Murray advances to third round Seventh seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain reached the French Open third round on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Australia's Marinko Matosevic. More Sports News»

		Technology
		With Beats buy, Apple may be eyeing stylish wearables Apple's $3 billion purchase of Beats Electronics is at least in part recognition that Beats founders Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine might be able to help Apple incorporate more style and flair into its premium technology gadget. BG Srinivas may join Infosys rival as CEO & MD BG Srinivas, who was Infosys' highest-paid executive (annual compensation of Rs 7.52 crore in 2013-14 fiscal), led key portfolios like financial services, manufacturing and public services. 7 things you didn't know about Google's self-driving car Google caused a flurry of excitement by unveiling an all-new self-driving car that takes its array of add-on sensors and integrates them into a vehicle that looks like a cross between a Smart car and a Cozy Coupe. More Technology News»

		Education
		Modi congratulates CBSE students Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the students who passed the CBSE Class XII examinations, results of which were announced on Thursday. High marks in Class XII exams to push Delhi University cutoffs Going by the CBSE and ISC results, cutoffs in Delhi University's undergraduate admission is likely to see a new high. Class XII result: Delhi bags top honours in all streams Students from the city have topped the CBSE Class XII boards in the aggregate as well as the different streams this year. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		'Illiterate' Rakhi backs HRD minister Smriti TV actor-turned-politician Irani found herself in a controversy over inconsistencies in her educational qualifications in the affidavits filed in 2004, 2011 and 2014 Two shooters held in Sena leader murder case The accused, Chandrakant Mahskar (24) and Gangaram Linge (29), were arrested from Bhiwandi Mhada lottery on June 25 The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has marginally reduced the rates of its new flats by 3% to 4%. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Kejriwal responds to anger over undemocratic functioning Before it steps into its next election in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party is expected to go through major restructuring. Ex-Delhi chief minister defends refusal to sign bond Kejriwal also said the Lok Sabha result did not reflect AAP’s performance. Forest chief wants leopards in Asola If Delhi’s new forest department chief has his way, leopards and hyenas could return to Asola Bhatti, the capital’s lone wildlife sanctuary which was part of the terrain where these predators roamed in the not-too-distant past. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Sincerity proved his undoing, says ADGP family The family of the top cop transferred after he was caught clicking objectionable photos of a woman in a coffee shop on Thursday stood up for him, though the incident has shaken them. ADGP wasn't put in jail, walked in himself, says B'lore commissioner City police commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar said he’s being unnecessarily dragged into the controversy involving senior KSRP officer P Ravindranath. The ADGP had alleged that charges filed against him were part of Auradkar’s conspiracy. ADGP Ravindranath may get show-cause notice The Karnataka government appears to have decided not to yield to pressure tactics of ADGP P Ravindranath, who is in the dock after allegedly clicking objectionable pictures of a woman in a coffee shop on Monday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Telangana Rashtra Samithi bandh partial in Hyderabad Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supporters moved on motorcycles across the city to force businesses to down their shutters as part of the bandh to protest merger of some villages in Khammam district with Seemandhra for the construction of Polavaram irrigation project. Confusion over fish medicine venue Fish prasadam distribution may be hit as the Exhibition Society has refused to allot the venue for the annual ritual on Mrigasira Karthi day. Telangana Transco to come into being on June 2 A separate transmission company has been created for power transmission in the Telangana region. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Society that rescues animals needs care The bank is what draws your eye when you walk through the arch from Vepery High Road. Only the presence of a placid cow or two straying across the yard gives you an inkling of the true purpose that the red brick building was raised for. No horseplay here Groups of students clad in white coats are gathered around the dissection tables. A few are examining the body of a dead deer while others study the carcass of a dead calf at another table in the small red brick building that dates back to 1903. Poor imitation, the bane of bhani in Carnatic music The passing away of Jayalakshmi of the famed Radha-Jayalakshmi duo struck a sad note. Jayalakshmi had internalized GNB (G N Balasubramaniam —1910-65) whose style of singing a.k.a. bhani has occupied the minds of many lovers of carnatic music. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ahmedabad Police busts bogus passport racket linked to New Jersey Crime branch sleuths on Thursday arrested one Divyesh Upadhyay, a resident of Sabarmati, and busted a bogus passport racket. Gujarat University's BCom admission centralized With the HSC (general stream) results expected to be declared on May 31, the admission fever has started griping the students. Inter-terminus link at Ahmedabad airport to be active from next week The passengers getting down at international terminal at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and wanting to catch a local flight at domestic terminal will now not have to hire a cab or call relatives as the inter terminus link at the city airport is soon going to be functional. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad residents spend sleepless nights over thefts Ninety-three cases of thefts in houses/break-ins in four months and 13 in last fortnight have forced Sangam City residents to spend sleepless night. Minor sisters raped, killed, hanged from tree In a shocking incident at Ushaiti village under Badaun Kotwali on Tuesday night, two minor girls aged 14 and 15 years were raped and killed. Demand to restore Jhunsi-Puramufti bus service Volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a group of daily commuters on Tuesday urged the divisional commissioner to restore Jhunsi-Puramufti bus service for the convenience of daily commuters. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Passengers block tracks after train AC malfunction Tension gripped Bhubaneswar railway station on Thursday after the air conditioning systems in three compartments of an express train allegedly started malfunctioning. Rituals start for divine marriage in Sambalpur The week-long Sital Sasthi started here on Thursday with 'patrapendi' (marriage negotiation) ritual of Nandapara jatra committee. Cops bust sex rackets in Laxmisagar area Police on Thursday busted sex rackets operating from two beauty parlours and a house in Laxmisagar area here and rescued 11 girls. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Cops to book mother after 'dead' son comes alive Jabalpur police will file a closure report of kidnapping and murder case registered against nine people in connection with the disappearance of a 25-year-old man from district's Barha village. Ratlam businessman detained for role in PSC paper leak Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday detained a businessman from Ratlam district for his alleged involvement in Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) paper leak case. Man booked for forcing wife for group sex A woman on Wednesday filed a complaint against her husband for forcing her to have group sex. She also alleged that her husband also indulged in dirty talk about her mother. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Day of free parking as contractors go on strike With paid parking contractors protesting Municipal Corporation's (MC) decision to charge service tax, around 25 parking lots were available for free to city residents on Thursday. Now, music, theatre PhD entrance in Hindi, Punjabi In a bid to encourage students from diverse language backgrounds and rural areas, Panjab University (PU) is now allowing entrance test for PhD at the departments of music and Indian theatre in Hindi and Punjabi medium. Hackers fleece retd armyman, woman of Rs 2.50 lakh Though the incident took place in July 2013, the cyber cell lodged an FIR on Thursday after a thorough investigation was done. More Chandigarh News»

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