News Digest: How can you link periods to purity: SC on Sabarimala ban

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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		India
		How can you link periods to purity: SC on Sabarimala ban The Travancore Devasvom Board, which manages Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, on Monday justified ban on the entry of females in the age group of 10-50, saying it is an age-old practice and such restrictions were followed in other religious places too. JNU fines Kanhaiya Rs 10,000, suspends Khalid & Anirban The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday handed out punishments for the February 9 event on campus, with the three students facing sedition charges in court over “anti-national“ slogans raised during the function attracting differing penalties. Rajya Sabha panel likely to expel Mallya from House on May 3 Controversial tycoon Vijay Mallya could lose his Rajya Sabha membership as early as May 3, with the ethics committee of the Upper House on Monday unanimously concluding that he should be expelled. The panel, though, gave him a week's time to explain his case before it again meets on May 3 to take a final call on Mallya. FULL COVERAGE: P 7 Mallya's second term as an independent MP would ha ve ended in August this year. More India News»

		Business
		Boom time for Noida movie-goers as no. of screens to double About a decade ago, if you wanted to catch a movie in Noida, you had two options: you could either visit Alka Cinema at Sector 15 or drop in at Dharam Palace at Sector 18. Odd-Even rule pushes up used car sales in NCR Delhi’s experiment with odd-even car numbers has had an unexpected fallout – an increase in demand for used cars. According to used car portals, the Delhi-NCR region has seen double the national average of sales growth riding on the demand for odd or even number plates. UltraTech Cement Q4 net up 11% The Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Group's flagship company UltraTech Cement has reported 11% growth in standalone net profit at Rs 681 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2016, as compared to Rs 615 crore in the corresponding quarter in the previous year. More Business News»

		Environment
		Delhi Zoo to have a butterfly park Home to over 1,300 animals and birds, the National Zoological Park in Delhi is gearing up to set up a butterfly park. This will become one of the main attraction factors for children, the authorities said. Groundwater depletion shifting Earth's axis: Scientists Rescued circus elephant 'Rhea' reunited with her long lost sisters More Environment News»

		World
		Metro station hit during Brussels attacks reopens Senior Burundi general assassinated in school attack Brig Gen Athanase Kararuza was ambushed by gunmen who fired on his car with rocket-propelled grenades when he dropped his daughter at school in capital Bujumbura. He was seen as one of few remaining high-ranking Tutsi army officers still close to President Pierre Nkurunziza, an ethnic Hutu. Pakistan arrests prominent al-Qaida financier Pakistani authorities in Karachi have arrested a prominent al-Qaeda financier who has been on a UN sanctions list since 2012. He is being questioned on the role he might have played in militant attacks in Pakistan in recent years. More World News»

		Entertainment
		BT exclusive pic: Hrithik-Kangana in happier times Bombay Times sources an exclusive picture of Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut from a private party the two actors attended. Salman: We need to make stars in other sports Salman Khan is clear what his job as the Olympics brand ambassador is. As he says, ‘Main woh hoon jo gaadi ko peechhe se dhakka de sakta hai’ PIC: Vintage photo of Karisma, Kareena with mom The Kapoor sisters have always managed to captivate our hearts. Be it their drop-dead gorgeous looks or their mighty acting chops; the sisters never fail to amaze us. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Experts discover a new state of water molecule Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have unveiled unique and unexpected behaviour of water molecules that is unmatched by any known gas, liquid or solid states. Malaria affects migrant youngsters more than others: Study Malaria seems to strike migrant youngsters more than it seems to strike other groups in society in India, according to a recent survey based on claims data at SBI General Insurance Co. Fruits and vegetables lower risk of heart attacks: Study More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL: All-round Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI by 25 runs Mumbai Indians rode on fifties from Parthiv Patel (81) and Ambati Rayudu (65), and some stellar death bowling from the likes Jasprit Bumrah (3/26) and Mitchell McClenaghan (2/32) to beat Kings XI Punjab by 25 runs at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali. SC slams BCCI, says youngsters not getting chance The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up BCCI for "monopolizing" cricket in the country and said several youngsters wanting to be Dhonis and Kohlis are not given equal opportunity if they are not on the right side of the cricket body. Comments by West Indies players disrespectful: ICC The ICC said that certain comments and actions by some of the West Indies players after clinching the World T20 were "inappropriate, disrespectful and brought the event into disrepute". More Sports News»

		Technology
		12 sectors technology will shrink jobs in Is your career safe? Find out... Samsung Galaxy Note 6: 10 things to expect Samsung will reportedly unveil its Galaxy Note 6 phablet in July.Here are 10 things you can expect from the next Galaxy Note from Samsung. Canon EOS 1300D review: Evolution of the entry-level DSLR The Canon EOS 1300D is a handsome deal with the 18-55mm and 55-250 mm More Technology News»

		Education
		Gujarat govt gives universities list of topics for PhD theses Students enrolling for a PhD in Gujarat’s universities might as well be researchers on the ground for the state bureaucracy. In a first, the state government has dictated a list of 82 topics for doctoral theses which include various welfare schemes and programmes of the state and central governments. Uttarakhand state board results likely to be announced on May 26 IITs asked to teach Sanskrit: Smriti Irani More Education News»

		Mumbai
		'For a decade, we faced torture & humiliation' “We always pleaded our innocence in the 2006 Malegaon blasts but suffered for 10 years. We were arrested, tortured, humiliated and jailed for something we never did.The court has discharged us.Who will return 10 years of our lives and how will we ever forget the trauma we were subjected to,“ asked Noor-ul-Huda, wiping away his tears outside the Mumbai sessions court on Monday . He was among the eight who were discharged in the 2006 Malegaon blast cases. State plans policy to regularize illegal bldgs in urban areas, awaits HC nod The state government has submitted a three-part policy to the Bombay high court to regularize illegal buildings and structures in urban areas. HC counsels sympathy in medical student penalty The Bombay high court on Monday directed the state government to sympathetically consider the case of a post graduate medical student who has to pay Rs 20 lakh as penalty for opting out due to a physical condition. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Massive fire at Delhi's Ficci auditorium, 35 fire tenders rushed to spot Massive fire engulfed the Ficci auditorium in central Delhi during early hours of Tuesday. More buses need of the hour Delhi needs more buses immediately. One can understand this by not only looking at the depleting fleet of DTC buses, but also the number of trips and ridership in the odd-even phase-II. While the number of trips had gone up from 37,237—during normal days—to 44,597 in the odd-even phase I, this time, the figure is hovering around the 42,000-mark. Under fire, govt explains its odd-even case to court The AAP government told the high court on Monday that it had concieved the odd-even scheme in “light of the dangerous levels of pollution which have plagued the NCT region and harmed the health of the residents.” More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Cabbie's daughter lands a job in Dell Kusuma R's story is one of turning hardships into opportunities.Daughter of taxi driver Raju and school helper Pushpamma, this computer science graduate has beat all odds to bag a job at Dell Inc. Rs. 100 crore - TranServ gets funds from IDFC, Micromax Digital payments firm TranServ has raised $15 million (around Rs 100 crore) in its third round of funding from IDFC Spice Fund, a venture capital fund managed by IDFC Asset Management and smartphone manufacturer Micromax Informatics. Sleeping girl run over by SUV An eight-year-old girl sleeping by the roadside to beat the heat was mowed to death by an SUV on Sunday afternoon in north Bengaluru. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Sunny Leone spices up GHMC website Residents looking for solutions to routine civic problems on Monday found a topless photograph of porn-star-turned Bollywood actor Sunny Leone on the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's website, sparking a flurry of phone calls for authorities to take it down. Two Kolkata-based cyber criminals held Cyber crime police arrested a fake travel agency owner and a cheat from Kolkata on Monday for duping several people from Hyderabad.The accused were identified as Varun Jaiswal and Md Fahad. T'wood actor booked under the PD Act Jubilee Hills police booked Tollywood actor Nanduri Uday Kiran under the Preventive Detention (PD) Act on Monday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		After seizure in city, EC unearths Rs 4.87cr in dists A day after `4.7 crore was seized from the Egmore residence of an AIADMK functionary , Election Commission officials seized `4.87 crore in separate raids in the state on Monday. Shunted to inferior post, TN's first IFS officer wins HC relief Facing harassment and humiliated with postings far inferior to her seniority, Tamil Nadu's first woman Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer has won a high court order directing the government to offer her a posting in accordance with her seniority. Verdict in case against Kanchi seer on Friday A city court will on Friday pronounce its verdict in the auditor assault case in which Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati is the prime accused. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		PG facility gutted in fire near Mithakhali Vishal Gheravda and his friends lost all their belongings to a fire that on Sunday afternoon gutted the third floor of 57, Shrimali Society, where they stayed as paying guests. Gheravda, a native of Junagadh and an IT engineer, and the other youths who study and work in the city, had gone out for lunch when their accommodation caught fire reducing their clothes, electronic equipments and other valuables to ashes. Low turnout in college lecturer exam Noxious attack on Narmada, two Changodar units booked More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Youth slits own throat A 24-year-old youth on Monday slit his throat in front of his house after an altercation with his wife.Kuldeep Nishad was a resident of Kakraha Ghat, Meerapur, and the incident took place under Attarsuiya police station. Meerut acid attacks: HC seeks govt info on relief Hearing a PIL on the issue of several cases of acid attacks in Meerut district, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the state government to apprise it on the compensation to be given to the victims. After BTC paper leak, exam scraped Answers of Hindi, Sanskrit and computer question papers of Basic Training Certificate (BTC)-2014 examination were leaked on WhatsApp about an hour before the examination here on Monday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Work on Hirakud ropeway begins Work on the ropeway project connecting Gandhi Minar at Burla with Jawahar Udyan at Hirakud began on Friday.The foundation stone of the project was laid in January 2014. Fire destroys 40 houses More than 40 thatched houses were destroyed in a major fire at Harachua village in Dhenkanal district on Monday. Houses of 90 families gutted in Odisha's Sonepur, Boudh districts Houses of more than 90 families were gutted by fires in the villages of Sonepur and Boudh districts on Monday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Vehicles rule eased in Ujjain to woo visitors The organisers were disappointed over poor turnout during the inaugural 'Shahi Snan' on April 22.As against the expectation of over 50 million devotees, barely 10 lakh people turned up for a holy dip. Poachers held with leopard hide In a major breakthrough state forest officials have confiscated a leopard hide and other wildlife articles and arrested of two people from Betul district. Customs staff honey-trapped, forced to clear 'sex toys' Two senior officers of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax who were raided in connection with the Rs 100-crore Inland Container Depot (ICD) scam involving import of sex toys by CBI on April 7 were reportedly honey-trapped by the traders. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh varsity ties up for Oracle programme Rayat Bahra University (RBU) here on Monday joined Oracle University under the Oracle Workforce Development Programme (WDP) by launching three specialized degree programmes using Oracle technologies: Oracle Database and Analytics, Java and Oracle IoT (Internet of Things), and Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). 3 weeks on, dalit rape case accused still at large The district police are yet to arrest the two man accused of raping a dalit widow of Malout town in Muktsar even after three weeks of complaint being registered. BSP promises 10% reservation for poor of GC Fatehgarh Sahib: The state government's Bhagat Puran Singh health insurance scheme will help 5,686 small traders to avail the benefit in Fatehgarh Sahib district. More Chandigarh News»

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