News Digest: Chopper scam: ED seeks assets details of 10 babus

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, May 05, 2016
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		India
		Chopper scam: ED seeks assets details of 10 babus The probe into alleged bribery in the chopper deal moved beyond IAF ex-chief S P Tyagi, his cousins and brokers and will examine purported beneficiaries like serving and former officials in the defence ministry and IAF whose designations are mentioned in middleman Christian Michel's handwritten note AI offers option to book seat for a fee Getting a seat with extra leg room on an Air India flight will no longer mean pulling strings with the government-owned airline. From this month, the Maharaja will offer its preferred seats for pre-selection to economy flyers for a charge. Lightning rod Swamy winds up Cong members in House More India News»

		Business
		A modular kitchen from the Tata stable in future? JSW Energy to acquire JSPL's 1,000MW plant for Rs 6,500cr Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Energy on Wednesday said it will acquire Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's 1,000MW power plant in Raigarh for Rs 6,500 crore with some pre-arranged conditions. The move will help the Naveen Jindal'-led JSPL pare debt burden. The consolidated debt of JSPL is around Rs 46,000 crore. Telecom sector sees over $4bn FDI in nearly two years Telecom sector attracted over $4 billion worth foreign direct investments in nearly two years since April 2014, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. He said FDI equity inflow in telecom sector from April 2014 to February 2016, has reached $4,091 million, which is over Rs 26,000 crore. More Business News»

		Environment
		Severe drought forces Zimbabwe to sell off wildlife Drought-hit Zimbabwe has invited local farmers and private game rangers to buy wild animals as it destocks national game reserves to save fauna from starvation, the wildlife authority said. Zimbabwe has in recent years resorted to exporting elephants to countries like China in a bid to raise funds. Earth may be home to 1 trillion life forms Altogether, these data represent over 5.6 million species from 35,000 locations from across the world, except Antarctica. The scientists combined microbial, plant and animal community datasets from government, academic and citizen science sources, resulting in the largest compilation of its kind. Rescued S America circus lions explore new home Africa Lions, rescued from Peru and Colombia circuses and airlifted to South Africa, explored their new territory after being released into Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary north of Johannesburg on Sunday. One of the 33 lions, a male called Zeus, let out a mighty roar before stepping out of his cage. More Environment News»

		World
		Beijing sends entertainers in contested South China Sea China's military has dispatched ships and planes — even constructed new islands to assert its maritime claims. Now it's deploying a new set of tools to uphold Chinese sovereignty: magicians, singers and actors. Photos of the performances showed a glimpse of the extensive work China has been carrying out in the area. EU countries could face big fines for rejected refugees The penalties are part of a European Commission plan to be made public on Wednesday to more evenly share the burden of hosting hundreds of thousands of people fleeing conflict and violence in places like Syria, with the current asylum system on the verge of collapse. Filipino jihadists threaten 3 hostages after beheading 1 Muslim militants have threatened to kill three more hostages in their jungle base in the southern Philippines, more than a week after beheading a Canadian man when their multimillion dollar ransom demands were not met. The militants beheaded Canadian John Ridsdel on April 25. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Kangana Ranaut: I am naive. I trust too soon The day she accepted her third National Award, Kangana Ranaut spoke to DT in Delhi about preferring to be naive and trusting rather than cynical, even if it means having as many 'alarming incidents' around her as she has Fan to Judwaa: When Khans played double role 5 times actresses proved they are hit machines rom Vidya Balan to Kangana Ranaut to Deepika Padukone, there have some actresses who tasted success at their own merit and made a mark. Here’s taking a look at some films which needed no men to be super hits. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Indian scientists among recipients of Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics 'Planet Nine' may not exist, scientists say Scientists have found that there is low probability of the existence of the mysterious 'Planet Nine', that may circle our Sun at a distance of about 64 billion to 225 billion kilometres. Earlier this year scientists had presented evidence for Planet Nine. One in three US antibiotic prescriptions 'unnecessary:' study Miami, May 3, 2016 (AFP) -Nearly one in three antibiotic prescriptions doled out in the United States is "inappropriate," said a study Tuesday that called for improved stewardship of this important medicine. More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL 2016: Andre Russell takes KKR to top KKR’s opening pair of Gautam Gambhir (54) and Robin Uthappa (70) compiled their fifth 50 plus partnership (101) this season to take their team to a total of 164 for 3 at the Eden Gardens, before Andre Russell (4/20) helped KKR restrict KXIP to 157/9. IPL 9: We bowled like champions, says Andre Russell His four-wicket haul guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a seven-run win over Kings XI Punjab and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell said they bowled like champions in their IPL match. My place in football history is assured, says Ronaldo Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is confident he will go down in history as one of the sport's best players helped by his status as the Champions League's all-time top scorer. More Sports News»

		Technology
		6 CyanogenMod features we need in stock Android Here are a few things you can do in CyanogenMod 13 that would be great to see Google add in Android N. Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch) review: Is this the best iPad ever? Apple’s iPad Pro (9.7-inch) is the younger sibling of the iPad Pro (12.9-inch) launched last year. With the sinking tablet market and the improving hybrid laptop market, this iPad is a big deal for Apple. We reviewed it to see where it stands in the Indian market. Google, Fiat Chrysler team up for self-driving cars Unlike prior testing in which Google bought Toyota Motor Corp vehicles from dealers and retrofitted them, the search engine giant will work with FCA directly on the test models. More Technology News»

		Education
		Government plans to make 20 public, private institutions top class The government plans to set up a regulatory structure to make 10 public and 10 private educational institutions as world-class teaching and research institutions, HRD minister Smriti Irani told the Lok Sabha. Indian wins Commonwealth short story prize Indian author Parashar Kulkarni has won the regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016. His story ‘Cow and Company’ about four men in search of a cow was adjudged the best from Asia. Madhu Kishwar sends legal notice to CSDS over affiliation for her fellowship Social scientist Madhu Kishwar had got into a major fight with Centre for the Studies of Developing Societies (CSDS), her employer till April 30 this year, by sending a legal notice to institute director Sanjay Kumar asking him to give her affiliation for the national fellowship Kishwar got from Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR). More Education News»

		Mumbai
		IRCTC website hacked, info of lakhs feared stolen Personal data of around 1 crore customers is feared to have been stolen from the server of the e-ticketing portal Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), thus raising fears of safety and security. New twist: Peter mulling divorce, says lawyer Former media honcho Peter Mukerjea has been considering seeking a divorce from his wife Indrani Mukerjea since January, his advocate Mihir Gheewala told TOI. Initiation of the process has been deferred since his bail plea is pending. Medical errors 3rd largest killer in US: Study A new study published in the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) said that if medical error was a disease, it would be the third largest killer in the US. About 2.51 lakh people die from medical errors annually as against 6.11 lakh deaths due to heart attack and 5.85 lakh due to cancer. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Odd-even unlikely to return before winter Not enough parking space, only 50 taxis impounded Traffic police have booked 300 taxi drivers in the past two days.But only up to 50 vehicles have been impounded due to lack of parking space in the traffic pits. Registration of diesel cabs shot up in last 2 yrs More than 60,000 diesel cabs were registered in NCR in the past four years with registrations seeing a huge jump when taxi aggregators came on the scene two years ago. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Tune into Radio Mirchi 95 FM for the latest Bollywood music Radio Mirchi, India's as well as Bengaluru's No.1 radio brand, has launched its second channel in the IT City.The Hindi channel Mirchi 95 will be aired on 95.0 FM, offering the latest Bollywood music to listeners. Students give CET their best shot, ready for NEET too Amid the uncertainty surrounding the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), medical and dental aspirants turned up in large numbers to ace the Common Entrance Test (CET) on Wednesday. Cops lazy to go online, paperless project stays on paper Arun.Dev@timesgroup.The cab driver nabbed for trying to kidnap a 22-year-old woman from outside her PG accommodation on April 24 turned out to be an accused in an earlier case of attempt to murder. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		160 students awarded degrees at TISS A total of 160 students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Hyderabad received their degrees at the convocation ceremony held on Wednesday at the Rajendranagar campus of TISS. Two held for firing at cash collection agency employee Mylardevpally cops arrested two biscuit factory workers who shot at the staff of Geosanchar cash collection agency at Katedan and seized a country made fire arm from their possession on Wednesday. Only 100 tmc ft of groundwater left in AP More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Nephew held for murder of realty agent Police have solved the May 1 murder of a real estate broker with the arrest of his nephew and seven others on Wednesday.Police investigators said the assailants eliminated Balamurugan following a land dispute. Poll code dilemma: 2,500 building approvals pending Battling disability, bravehearts win jobs too Karthikeyan, a BCA student of St Louis School for the Deaf and the Blind, Adyar has had it tough: His polio-inflicted mother battles a brain tumour, his younger brother is mentally retarded. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Oil trader commits suicide over unrecovered loan of Rs 35 lakh Kotak Bank opens IFSC Banking Unit at at GIFT City Gujarat-based IRS officer best Indian finisher in Boston Marathon More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad University Students Union digs heels in, police stop its fast-unto-death Intensifying their agitation, the office bearers of AU students union tried to begin their fast-unto-death on AU campus on Wednesday but police managed to thwart it. No toilet, bride skips meals, goes back home No toilet in husband's house so another bride, this time of Kiritipur locality under Lalgunj block of Pratapgrah district, left her in-laws' home just two days after getting married. City Cong casts Net for Priyanka In the run up to the 2017 assembly polls, the youth leadership of city Congress is going all out to pressure the high command into roping Priyanka Vadra into active politics. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Techie held for extorting money from woman A joint team of Gurgaon Police and commissionerate of police here on Wednesday arrested an IT professional from Laxmisagar on charges of extorting money from a Gurgaon-based woman.He was identified as Shakti Dutta Samal. 'NFSA rice issue attempt to suppress Ponzi scam' The BJP leaders on Wednesday criticized the BJD for creating a hue and cry by demanding more rice instead of wheat from the Centre under National Food Security Act (NFSA). Odisha govt: No plan for 2nd Konark Temple The state government on Wednesday said there was no plan of constructing a second Konark Temple in the state. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Vyapam scam accused held in Kanpur Photoshopped image of washbasins used to claim bill of Modi's toilets A panchayat secretary in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh was punished after he tried to claim bills for construction of ‘taps and washbasins’ in toilets under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) by using photoshopped images. Simhastha kumbh: Second Shahi Snan on May 9 Second Shahi Snan during world's biggest religious congregation Simhastha will be held on May 9. Administration and management are making concerted preparations for it. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Haryana mulls jail term for water wastage Those damaging roads by releasing water from their homes will soon be liable for punishment as the Haryana government is mulling 3-month imprisonment for the defaulters. Punjab IAS officer told to return arbitration fee collected from farmers HC seeks SIT report on Murthal rapes More Chandigarh News»

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