News Digest: Bollywood relieved as 'Udta Punjab' allowed to fly

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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		India
		Bollywood relieved as 'Udta Punjab' allowed to fly 16-yr-olds may get licence to ride 100cc bikes After Udta verdict, Nihalani faces online puns More India News»

		Business
		New RBI debt recast norms to help clean up bad loans The RBI has allowed lenders to carve out the "unsustainable" portion of their loans to troubled corporates and convert them into equity. The new restructuring scheme will help public sector banks in cleaning up large chunks of their bad loans, which amount to Rs 4.76 lakh crore. The extent of loans which cannot be supported by cash flows are termed unsustainable. DLF rental arm gets $1bn bids from biggies Retail inflation nears 2-year high More Business News»

		Environment
		68 nesting sites of estuarine crocs found in Odisha park Wildlife personnel in Bhitarkanika National Park have spotted 68 nesting sites of estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles even as the annual breeding ritual of these reptiles has reached its peak. Wildlife officials predict that the number of nesting sites may go further up in coming days. Bengal seeks Centre's nod to catch wild elephants Ruling out any proposal to kill animals as in Bihar to save crops, the West Bengal government has sought the Centre's nod to catch wild elephants and not kill them to protect farmlands and lives of people. Bengal minister Binay Krishna Burman said wild elephants have killed over 100 people in the state last year. Beijing records highest electric vehicle registrations A total of 17,600 individual and company applicants submitted applications for EVs, about 5,000 more than the previous round, according to bjhjyd.gov.cn. Beijing plans to allow 60,000 new energy vehicles on the road this year, with 25,424 already assigned in the first two rounds, Xinhua reported. More Environment News»

		World
		Qatar convicts Dutch woman who says she was raped A Doha court convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar. The 22-year-old woman was also fined 3,000 Qatari riyals ($800) and will be deported once she pays the fine. She had denied the charge against her. In Philippines, Islamists 'behead' 2nd Canadian hostage Canada said it was investigating reports that one of its nationals kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago had been killed. The Abu Sayyaf gang said they would murder Robert Hall if they did not receive 300 million pesos ($6.5 million) ransom by Monday. Russians in Marseille violence were 'trained to fight' Russians trained to fight were involved in the worst of the fan violence that erupted in Marseille at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, the French city's chief prosecutor said. Thirty-five people were injured during three days of fighting involving Russian, English and French fans. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Ranbir and Gauri shopped together in London Gauri Khan and Ranbir Kapoor went shopping together in London. Kareena and Sonam in 'Veere Di Wedding' Rhea Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor have brought together four powerhouse performers in their next film, 'Veere Di Wedding'. Varun Dhawan denies interfering in 'Judwaa 2' More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Mars facing seasonal dust storms: Nasa Nasa's Mars Orbiters have for the first time revealed a seasonal dust storm pattern on the Red Planet—paving the way to improve the scientists' ability to predict the potentially hazardous phenomena for future robotic and human missions to the planet. Solar Dome project nominated for display in international expo In a unique recognition, Scientist and solar power expert Santi Pada Gon Chaudhuri’s solar dome project has been nominated for display in the Astana Expo 2017 that will be held in Kazakhstan. 25-year-old goes 555 days without a heart Stan Larkin went a massive 555 days wearing an 'artificial heart' backpack, which filled in after his ticker was removed while he awaited a transplant donor. He was diagnosed with familial cardiomyopathy when he was a teenager. More Science News»

		Sports
		Anil Kumble in race to become India's chief coach Anil Kumble had earlier served the BCCI as the head of technical committee till September last year. The 45-year-old is currently the chairman of the International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee. India lose 1-2 to Belgium in Hockey Champions Trophy India captain PR Sreejesh's lacklustre show under the bar saw the team succumb to a 1-2 defeat, their first of the tournament, against Belgium in the 36th Champions Trophy at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre in London on Monday. India seal series with eight-wicket win India beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the 2nd ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This win marks India’s first ODI series victory since July 2015, when they whitewashed the same opposition under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane. More Sports News»

		Technology
		iOS 10: 10 new features announced at WWDC 2016 iOS 10 comes with a whole variety of new enhancements and features. These include a redesigned lockscreen and notification center for overall better user experience, enhanced Apple Maps, Phone, Messages, Music and News apps, Siri API access for third party apps and more. Apple WWDC 2016: iOS 10, new features of Siri and more announced Apple made a whole bunch of announcements at its recently concluded Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2016. These include new features and enhancements across all four of its operating systems/platforms – watchOS, tvOS, iOS and OSX, which will now be known as macOS. Apple opens up Siri to third-party apps The new feature will enable iPhone users to connect with non-Apple services to send messages, make payments and search photos, for example. More Technology News»

		Education
		HRD ministry invites VCs for national seminar on yoga Ahead of the International Yoga Day celebrations, the human resource development ministry is holding a national-level seminar on yoga on June 18, where vice-chancellors of all central universities would be present. TalentSprint launches digital programmes for non-metro students Career accelerator TalentSprint has launched a series of new digital programmes aimed at BTech and BSc fresh graduates and final semester students who hail from non-metros and are seeking their first job in IT sector. New UGC regulation will cull jobs by 50% in some college departments: DUTA Delhi University teachers from over 15 departments from across colleges have discovered that if the amended UGC regulations on workload are implemented, they will face retrenchment to the tune of 30% to 50%. In this job-culling, ad hocs and even permanent faculty are vulnerable. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		'No half-ticket for kids' rule fetches railways Rs 20 crore After 'Phobia', Radhika Apte to star in an action-horror film Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) Actress Radhika Apte, who featured in the psychological thriller "Phobia" recently, will soon be seen in an action horror film, which is co-produced by Phantom production house. Cops not to file FIR against comedian The police have decided not to register a first information report (FIR) against comedian Tanmay Bhat for his recent video mocking legends Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		3 hit-and-runs in 5 minutess: Drunk youth in car kills 2, injures 1 in Delhi For cops, an earful of problems to deal with Traffic policemen deployed at the noisiest junctions in the city have an average exposure of over 105 decibels and, consequently, suffer 50% more stress than any other job. Pressure horns amplify menace Getting stuck in a jam is exasperating, but being subjected to constant blaring of horns by drivers when there’s no room for movement amplifies irritation manifold. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		As harassment cases rise, students rally for safe streets "It was 7pm.I was walking near the new InStem building.Two men coming from the opposite direction groped me and ran away.I yelled. E-cigarettes likely to face ban as govt issues notification Campaigns warning people of the health hazards of smoking seldom address the dangers posed by e-cigarettes, which are equally harmful. Cabinet rejig on cards, CM to fly to Delhi Chief minister Siddaramaiah has called a meeting of his full council of ministers on Wednesday to discuss "some important and urgent issues". More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Lawyers' stir cripples HC In fact, advocates at the district courts have been blocking the lower courts with the same demand from June 6 onwards and a huge number of them from districts turned up at the HC premises. Notorious burglar arrested Banjara Hills police have reportedly nabbed a notorious burglar, an accused in over a dozen cases, from the city.The accused, Satish, 27, is a native of Visakhapatnam. Woman ends life at mental hospital A 24-year-old woman patient of the Institute of Mental Health at Erragadda ended her life at the female ward on Monday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		This locality hasevery civic hitchbut no help yet Residents of Indira Priyadarshini Nagar in Perumbakkam have had just about enough of it all. 'Cannot stop Bar from acting on unruly lawyers' Police travel for free onMRTS, bully TTEs, leavepassengers no seats More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Hotel, site of gangrape, sealed in 'interest of public health' This seem a little far-fetched, but a hotel which was closed after an incident of gangrape, has been sealed by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in the "interest of public health". Athletes score 2% college quota Govt Jobs For Sportspersons Still Stuck Traffic cops get lessons in leadership As many as 350 traffic cops and civilians were given lessons on leadership and management on Monday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		BJP tries but can't ignore Varun Gandhi in UP Modi pays tribute to Azad Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to martyr Chandra Shekhar Azad at CSA Park, also known as Company Bagh, on Monday. Cong activists held for showing black flags to PM Many Congress workers were arrested near Anand Bhawan on Monday when they were heading towards Balson crossing. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Over 2,000 weaver birds counted in Odisha Altogether 2,470 weaver birds were spotted in the state during a one-day census carried out by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) with the help of Wild Odisha and Kalinga Birds-Odisha Birds. Around 160 bird watchers, ornithologists, nature lovers and students were involved in the census across the state. 'Maoist threat' letter to Odisha governor, Raj Bhavan on toes The commissionerate of police was sent into a tizzy after the Raj Bhavan on Monday received a threat letter from an alleged CPI(Maoist) cadre in Jharkhand, asking governor SC Jamir to relinquish office within 15 days or face dire consequences. 24 of Odisha Super 30 crack JEE (A) The first batch of Odisha's Super 30, bright but underprivileged students imparted free tutorial for cracking IIT entrance, have recorded an impressive performance in JEE (Advanced), the result of which was published on Sunday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Child dies in freak accident A six-year-old girl child died in Fiza Colony of Nishatpura area on Monday. Nishatpura police said Naureen was playing with other kids on the roof of her maternal uncle's house. RS polls: Fear of another electoral loss united Cong Assembly panel on suicides visits Kota The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha committee constituted to prepare guidelines for controlling suicidal tendencies among students due to mounting pressure of studies will visit Kota, the heart of India's coaching industry in Rajasthan, on June 14 and 15. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Lineman thrashed by BJP leader dies in hospital Conspiracy theories galore as parties trade charges Even as the Congress and INLD have moved the Election Commission over the cancellation of 14 votes during the June 11, Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana, the situation is only muddier than before. INLD moves EC, seeks probe into invalid votes in RS polls More Chandigarh News»

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