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		Thursday, May 12, 2016
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		India
		Will not deport Vijay Mallya, states UK Trai penalty on telcos for call drops illegal: SC Telecom companies will not compensate mobile phone users for inconvenience caused by call drops, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, quashing the penalty rule framed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). 'Go away Modi' trends on Twitter The PM had compared Kerala to Somalia in terms of infant mortality rate among its Scheduled Tribes population during an election rally in the state on Sunday. More India News»

		Business
		Dutch, Cyprus route to avoid tax still open The government may have plugged the tax loophole in the double-tax avoidance agreement (DTAA) with Mauritius and Singapore, but it may need to amend the treaty with Cyprus and the Netherlands to ensure that all gaps are filled to ensure that companies pay tax at least in one jurisdiction. Govt may look at giving Trai powers to slap penalty: Prasad The government may look at giving more teeth to telecom regulator Trai to initiate penal action against mobile operators for deficient services, even as telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told TOI that companies "need to do more" to improve quality. Carriers line up more India-US direct flights Flyers between India and the US will soon be spoilt for choice with a slew of new nonstops on the anvil. More Business News»

		Environment
		Panel slams green ministry for failing to curb pollution CPCB fails to control pollution A parliamentary panel has pulled up the Union environment ministry and the country's national pollution watchdog - Central Pollution Control Board - for their poor performance in controlling pollution and not achieving targets to create air, water and noise pollution monitoring infrastructure. Wasps discovered in India named after Brad Pitt Brad Pitt's flying namesake is a tiny creature measuring less than 2 mm. While thinking of a name for the new wasp, Buntika A Butcher, from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, recalled her long hours of studying in laboratory right under the poster of her favourite film actor. More Environment News»

		World
		Kenya to close Dadaab, world's biggest refugee camp Dadaab camp, with an estimated 328,000 refugees, mostly from Somalia, compromises Kenya's security because it harbors some of Somalia's al-Shabab Islamic extremists. However, the decision has been condemned by domestic and international rights groups and organizations dealing with refugees. When Zika hits, a push for birth control and abortion? Zika is likely to hit the continental United States, bringing frightening birth defects; Highest risk of Zika spreading is in Southern states. Due to risk of suffering brain-damaging and other birth defects caused by Zika, more women are expected to look for ways to prevent or end pregnancies. Swiss town to accept bitcoin payments The town council in northern Zug last week approved plans to accept payments of up to 200 Swiss francs (about $200) for municipal registration fees starting July 1, in what the mayor called an "experiment" aimed at making the digitally-minded town a pioneer in finance. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Fawad Khan: I would love to be a rock star again I will be cautious about my roles, as there are a lot of characters. I’d like to play which could be controversial.He comes from a neighbouring country. Salman Khan parties with real-life wrestlers The last schedule of the movie was shot in Rewari, Haryana. And after the shoot was over, there was the wrap party which was attended by Hind Kesari wrestlers, Palwinder Cheema and Jagdish Kaliraman. Ali Abbas Zafar, the director of the movie shared some pics of the party which revealed the fun and crazy side of Sultan Salman! Arjun Kapoor and Athiya Shetty spotted kissing? As per a report in Filmfare, both Arjun and Athiya were allegedly spotted kissing each other at a famous night out in Mumbai. People close to both the actors swear that they are smitten with each other and enjoy each other's company. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Patent not to impact hepatitis C drug price in India: Gilead How Zika virus invades placenta and fetus Government proposes eight per cent hike in budget for space research Jitendra Singh said that the proposed budget stands at Rs 7,509.14 crore to queries pertaining to amount of money spent on space research and whether government mulls increasing the allocations. This amount is about 8% increase compared to the revised estimate allocations made during 2015-16. More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL 9: Pollard, Buttler power Mumbai to victory over RCB Pollard's unbeaten 35 came off 19 balls and was studded with two sixes and three fours, while Buttler remained undefeated after an 11-ball 29 slamming three sixes and a four as Mumbai chased down the 152-run target in 18.4 overs. No Indian fit enough to coach Men in Blue: Azharuddin After Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher's contract ended post the 2015 ODI World Cup, the BCCI didn't appoint anyone for the coveted role and former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri was made the team director as a stop-gap arrangement. Wrestlers Khatri, Babita bag Rio Olympics berths Wrestlers Ravinder Khatri and Babita Kumari have secured spots at the upcoming Rio Olympics after their rivals failed a dope test, taking the total number of quota places from India to eight. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Planning to buy a Wi-Fi router? 8 things to remember Planning to buy a Wi-Fi router for your house, not sure which one to go for? Here's all you need to know before you put your money. Pornhub is offering $25K to hack its site Adult video site Pornhub is offering as much as $25,000 to hack its website and find flaws. PM Narendra Modi greets citizens on National Technology Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted citizens on the occasion of National Technology Day. Every year May 11 is observed as National Technology Day. More Technology News»

		Education
		Allahabad University VC alleges political interference, threatens to quit Allahabad University is the next Central university on the boil. However, in this case vice-chancellor RL Hangloo, appointed by this government, has threatened to resign alleging political interference on the issue of method to be adopted for admission. Now, university students to evaluate teachers Now, college students can evaluate their teachers Under the previous criteria of API scores, a 30% weightage was given to co-curricular activities and another 30% to research. Many teachers' bodies have agitated against the API system which was introduced in 2010 as it was often perceived to be not fair. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Rights activist Trupti Desai enters Mumbai's Haji Ali Pollard, Buttler guide Mumbai Indians to six wicket win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, May 12 (IANS) Mumbai Indians' middle order batsmen Kieron Pollard (35) and Jos Buttler (29) guided the team to a six wicket victory with eight balls to spare, in the 41st match of Indian Premier League (IPL) Season Nine match here at the Chinnaswami Stadium on Wednesday. Mumbai police to digitise work: Padsalgikar Mumbai, May 11 () Mumbai police is set to digitise various aspects of its functioning in a bid to cut down on use of paper, Police Commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar said today. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Ganguly casts doubts over Dhoni's future as India's captain Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has admitted that it would be quite surprising for him to see limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lead the team in the 2019 World Cup. Rajya Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code bill The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code bill. The Lok Sabha had passed it last week. Bankruptcy code biggest economic reform after GST: FinMin New Delhi, May 11 () Terming the bankruptcy code as the "biggest economic reform" after proposed GST, the Finance Ministry today said it will promote jobs, availability of credit and ensure timely resolution of financial distress of companies. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		IVF baby at age 72 is unethical, say doctors Haryana couple Daljinder Kaur, 72, and her husband Mohinder Singh Gill, 79, may be celebrating their bundle of joy in the dusk of their lives, but IVF experts and gynaecologists in Bengaluru are frowning on the process, terming it completely unethical. Yes, she can! Quadruple amputee to run Open 10K Movie stars, VVIPs and CEOs can wait. Amid thousands of runners who will hit Bengaluru roads for the TCS World 10K this Sunday, quadruple amputee Shalini Saraswathi and her indomitable fighting spirit will be the toast of the event. Farmers stop water supply to twin cities for 3 hours Hundreds of farmers from North Karnataka, under the banner of Kalasa-Banduri Horata Samiti, intensified their protest by laying siege to Aminabhavi jackwell, which supplies Malaprabha water to the twin cities, on Wednesday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Man behind Rohith stir 'quits' SFI The unrest in University of Hyderabad took a fresh turn on Wednesday when students' union general secretary and Students Federation of India (SFI) member Raju Kumar Sahu `quit' the party citing irreconcilable differences over the manner in which the agitation was being carried out on campus following the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula. In parched Hyderabad, 5L lts of water goes waste Nearly five lakh litres of drinking water meant for the city literally went down the drain after a rickety and rusted water pipeline, laid more than a decade ago, burst at Champapet in the wee hours of Wednesday. Start-ups and the Muslim entrepreneur One gets to hear the words "start-ups" and "buzz" being used frequently these days.And why should one not. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Medical council sacks 2 Tamil Nadu doctors for illegal practices The Tamil Nadu State Medical Council on Wednesday debarred two doctors from practising -one for giving her patients a 'slimming drink' that was found to be unfit for drinking, and the other for practising orthopaedics witho ut a valid postgraduate degree. Jaya slogs on her 'rest day' to safeguard fort Chennai After kicking up dust in the hinterlands, when J Jayalalithaa's poll wagon stormed the city streets on Wednesday, the message was clear to her friends and foes: Chennai seats can make the difference between trouble and triumph. EC asks TNEB to file report on sudden power cuts at nights Fears of mass money distribution to voters at night during power cuts has prompted the Election Commission to seek a report from the state energy department and the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board on the reasons for outages in certain parts of Chennai on Tuesday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Guj: 121 more villages declared scarcity-hit, total at 1,115 Ahmedabad, May 11 () One hundred twenty-one villages in parched Saurashtra, north Gujarat and Kutch region were today declared as 'partially scarcity-hit' due to acute shortage of water owing to deficient rainfall in last monsoon, the state government said. Bharuch murders carried out to foment communal trouble: NIA Ahmedabad, May 11 () The murder of two BJP leaders in Bharuch in Gujarat last year was part of a conspiracy by an international terror module operated by the "D Company" to incite communal passions, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has stated in its charge sheet in the case. Hardik Patel has lost his mental balance: BJP MP Radadiya Ahmedabad, May 11 () In a scathing attack, BJP MP Vitthal Radadiya today termed Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel as "mentally unstable" and said he was trying to project himself as a "hero" of the Patel community from jail. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad University prepares for offline tests With the authorities of Allahabad University being instructed by MHRD to conduct admissions for the coming academic session by both online and offline modes, the admission committee held a meeting on Wednesday. Water, trash issues greet Allahabad mayor on visit Mayor Abhilasha Gupta inspected more city areas on Wednesday for feedback from the people regarding civic issues, if any. Pak delicacies to tickle city tastebuds Soon, those fond of Pakistani delicacies like Karachi halwa, Sindhi biryani, Peshawari gosht, Bihari boti, white and green korma, nihari and such would get to savour those in the city. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha Assembly deadlock on for 10th day in row Deadlock continued in the assembly on Wednesday for the 10th consecutive day even as speaker Niranjan Pujari allowed leader of opposition Narasingha Mishra to speak after a week. Keonjhar Juang tribals seek bank in gram panchayat School dropout rate down by over 12% in 3 years: Govt Odisha has made significant progress in reducing school dropout rates from 18.72% in 2012-13 to 6.02% in 2015-16. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Delhi girl who reached Madhya Pradesh to settle property dispute goes missing An ex-employee of American embassy school, New Delhi has gone missing under mysterious circumstance after she reached Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh to settle a property dispute with her uncle. Bhagwat expected to have lunch with tribals at Kumbh tomorrow Bhopal, May 11 () In a bid to strike a conciliatory note with the tribals, RSS head Mohan Bhagwat is planning to have lunch with them at Simhastha Maha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain tomorrow. Bhagwat and tribals are expected to have lunch together on the banks of Shipra river at the Kumbh Mela. Bhagwat expected to lunch with tribals at Kumbh tomorrow Bhopal, May 11 () In a bid to strike a consolatory note with the tribals, RSS head Mohan Bhagwat is planning to have his afternoon meals with them at the Simhastha (Kumbh) Mela underway in Ujjain tomorrow. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		IVF baby at age 72 is unethical, say doctors Haryana couple Daljinder Kaur, 72, and her husband Mohinder Singh Gill, 79, may be celebrating their bundle of joy in the dusk of their lives, but IVF experts and gynaecologists in Bengaluru are frowning on the process, terming it completely unethical. Unable to pay debt, 2 farmers commit suicide Patiala/ Unable to pay off their debt, two farmers ended their lives in Patiala and Muktsar districts on Tuesday.Shamsher Singh, a farmer of Dullowal village in Patiala, ended his life due to heavy debt. Over 3,900 nominations received for civic polls A total of 3,961 nominations have been filed for polls in 15 municipal councils and 28 municipal committees and byelections in Haryana. More Chandigarh News»

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