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		Saturday, June 11, 2016
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		India
		SC lawyers kept out of verification drive 17 Qaida recruiters indicted Now, air pollution linked to strokes More India News»

		Business
		Tatas to groom 300 women leaders for top posts RBI may free up more regulatory capital Banks may get further leeway in regulatory capital in addition to infusion from the government.Reserve Bank of India governor . India's industrial output shrinks in April More Business News»

		Environment
		New forest policy to come soon: Javadekar Centre will soon come out with a new forest policy, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said while asking states to frame their own policies so that the target of achieving 33 per cent forest cover throughout the country is achieved. Air pollution may affect kids' mental health: Study Fish peers out from inside jellyfish, alive A fish has been pictured swimming inside a jellyfish off Australia's east coast in a remarkable and rare image that has gone viral, with more than two million online views. The expression on the golden fish's face -- visible through the transparent jellyfish -- appears to be one of fear. More Environment News»

		World
		Would meet Trump to tell his views are racist: Irish PM Ireland's prime minister, Enda Kenny, today said that he is open to meeting Donald Trump, who is scheduled to visit Ireland this month, but would use the opportunity to tell the presumptive Republican US presidential nominee that his views are racist. New arrest in Brussels terror attacks Islamic State stones woman to death Militants from the Islamic State group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local news site Aranews reported on Friday. "Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Zahraa mosque in Mosul to witness the execution of the woman," media activist Abdullah al-Malla was quoted as telling Aranews. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Censoring won't help weed out Punjab's problem BT gives you an insight into the gravity of the drug abuse problem in Punjab and its devastating effect on the youth. Salman didn't remove Arijit's song from Sultan? Turns out Aditya Chopra and team 'Sultan' were behind the decision to drop Arijit’s song from the film. 'Actresses told me about first orgasm' My web series is on multiple orgasms, that’s exactly what it is. We still live in times where sex is a taboo. Female pleasure is supposed to be sacrilege, women are not masters of their own destinies when it comes to their sexual preferences. Very few can choose whom to get married to or whom to have sex with. Even fewer can choose if they can use birth control methods or terminate a pregnancy. Believe me, we live in a country where 80% of the women haven’t had an orgasm. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Melting Greenland ice linked to faster Arctic warming Iceland power plant turns carbon emissions into rock A power plant in Iceland has shown the world a new way to cut carbon emissions – by turning them into solid rock! This unexpected result came about when scientists and engineers working at the Hellisheidi power plant, the world's largest geothermal facility pumped emissions back into the earth. Bacteria hair make excellent electrical wires, study finds Scientists have found that the hair-like nanoscale filaments on some bacteria have electrical conductivity comparable to that of copper, an advance that may lead to low-cost, non-toxic, biological components for lightweight electronics. More Science News»

		Sports
		Champions Trophy: India play out 3-3 draw vs Germany In what turned out to be a brilliant comeback from the Olympic gold medallists, Germany came from two goals down to play out a draw as India squandered a great start to lose the momentum in the final three minutes. Abhinav Bindra to call it quits after Rio Olympics Abhinav Bindra, who remains India's sole individual Olympic gold medallist, said he will bring the curtains down on his illustrious career at the upcoming Rio Games where he will be the country's flagbearer in the opening ceremony. Bopanna dares to end Paes' Oly dream but AITA won't listen In a move which could have knocked Leander Paes out of Olympic reckoning, Rohan Bopanna picked Saketh Myneni as his preferred partner for the men's doubles event at the Rio Games, but the AITA is set to reject his demand. More Sports News»

		Technology
		5 reasons why you don't need a desktop PC anymore For a long time, the desktop vs. laptop argument could be summed up as being about power versus convenience. 10 people who became famous through social media Have you ever thought of doing something that you love and make a living out of it, without having to do a 9 to 5 job? WhatsApp to let users send messages with quotes soon Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out an update for its beta version, which brings a new message quote feature. The update enables users to quote somebody’s message(s) at the time of replying. More Technology News»

		Education
		Promote co-education in primary classes: Kerala HC TNEA 2016: Anna University to begin counselling on June 24 Counselling for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA 2016) -- conducted by Anna University -- will begin in Chennai on June 24, starting first with candidates under the sports quota. The codes of human behaviour: Behavioural sciences A bachelor's degree in liberal arts, philosophy, psychology, economics or sociology­ and a diploma or a postgraduation in behavioural sciences can fetch you the job of marketing scientist or learning and development specialist in corporates. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Your job is to certify, not censor films: HC to CBFC The Bombay high court on Friday reminded the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) that it was empowered to primarily certify films, even as the producers of the film agreed to cut a scene and add a disclaimer. In 'Madaari' playing more mature cop than my other cop characters: Jimmy Sheirgill Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Actor Jimmy Sheirgill says that his role in "Madaari" is of a lot mature police officer as compared to his other roles of a police officer. TYBCom result to be out on June 24 The University of Mumbai on Friday released a circular postponing announcement of TYB Com semester VI results which were to be announced on Friday. The result will now be out on June 24. Nearly 1lakh students took the exam. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		5 get life for 'inhuman' rape of Danish woman The men behaved "inhumanly" to satisfy their lust, the court said, and therefore, deserved no leniency for their "barbaric and cruel" act. Kobad Ghandy cleared of terror charges The court convicted him in a case of forgery but ordered his release as he has been in jail since 2009. U2opia Mobile to invest $3 million for startups New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) In a move to boost innovation in mobile, Singapore headquartered mobile technology company U2opia has launched Catapult Programme to help startups grow by investing $3 million in over three years. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Day after husband's suicide, woman hangs herself A day after her husband ended his life over kidney problems, a 29-year-old homemaker hanged herself in their rented house on Thursday. Suspected Pak hackers deface police website In a major embarrassment to Karnataka police, who claim to be techsavvy, their website was hacked on Friday . The content posted by hackers suggested they might be pro-Pakistan elements. Top cops call for all-woman parade A day after the government accepted the resignation of Kudligi DySP Anupama Shenoy, about 120 constables and officers ­­ all women ­­ marched, rifles in hand, at a parade at the City Armed Reserve Grounds in Adugodi. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		'CBFC panel must have people with film expertise' In light of the controversy surrounding Udta Punjab, the film industry has demanded that members nominated to the examination committee of the Central Board of Film Certification have knowledge of the nuances of filmmaking so that cuts are not suggested indiscriminately. With monsoon calling, mobile signals to get worse If you have just faced your nth call drop or have been facing a weak mobile signal, there's more bad news on the way . Experts say with monsoon setting in, the situation is only going to get worse. Air Force to commission 3 women fighter pilots For the first time in the history of Indian Air Force (IAF), three women pilots will be commissioned in the fighters stream of the flying branch. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Madras HC quashes charges against SP Empathising with a superintendent of police (SP) who faced a charge memo about six years after he was involved in a lathi-charge on an AIADMK MLA and other cadres when trouble erupted during the Thirumangalam byelection, the Madras high court on Friday quashed the charges saying it was a Future of Self-Supported Skill Development courses in MSMEDI hangs by a thread Despite the rising demand for skill development courses, the MSMEDI (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute) in Chennai, which till last year offered nearly 500 courses, has not been fully operational since the December floods with hardly five ongoing courses now. Corporation sets benchmark for parks with new policy In an effort to increase the city's green cover and an eye on easy maintenance, the Greater Chennai Corporation has implemented a policy for parks. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat Technological University issues notices to 2 colleges over salary The Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has issued notices to two colleges who have still not fixed salaries of their staff. Fees of Gujarat University commerce colleges go up by 15%-35% Gujarat University has approved fee increases for courses at commerce colleges, including Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA). Fees has been raised by between 15% and 35% at the 35 self-financed colleges offering commerce and other courses affiliated to Gujarat University. One more held in mulberry silk export duty evasion scam The Ahmedabad zonal unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has made one more arrest in the multi-crore duty evasion scam in import and export of mulberry silk. Tabib Ali Sayed was arrested from Mumbai on Thursday night and was produced before the additional chief metropolitan magistrate in Ahmedabad. He has been sent to judicial custody. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Centre committed to construct roads in UP, says Gadkari The Central government will spent Rs 1 lakh crore in one year on construction of roads in Uttar Pradesh, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said while interacting with journalists through video conferencing on Thursday. Hindu meet in Nepal in October to discuss Ram temple issue International vice-president of World Hindu Federation, Samhitashastri Arjun Prasad Bastola from Nepal met BJP leader and chairman of World Hindu Federation (India chapter), Yogi Adityanath here on Thursday. Kadhi all set to be toast of BJP's 2-day national meet More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Cong observes 'dhikkar divas' highlighting BJD, NDA's failures Bhubaneswar, Jun 10 () The opposition Congress today observed 'dhikkar divas' in its bid to highlight the failures of the BJD government in Odisha and NDA government at the Centre in meeting aspirations of the people. BJD says it paid party leaders, not Sabyasachi Panda Bhubaneswar, Jun 10 () The ruling BJD in Odisha today denied that Rs 45 lakh was transferred from the party's bank account to jailed Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, as alleged by former union minister Braja Kishore Tripathy. Paradip port capacity to be increased three fold by 2025: Gadkari Bhubaneswar, June 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Friday said Paradip port's cargo handling capacity would be increased to 325 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2025. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Stuck on train's engine, body travels 1.5 km in Morena in MP People in Morena were shocked to see a dead body stuck on the engine of Hazrat Nizamuddin-Chennai Rajdhani express as it made an unscheduled stop on Friday evening. Police said that the youth was crossing the railway tracks at an underbridge before Morena station when the mishap took place and the body was stuck on the coupling of the locomotive of the train. Cong-BJP fight over third RS seat in MP Madhya Pradesh is about to witness one of its most interesting Rajya Sabha contests on Saturday as ruling BJP and Congress clash over the third seat to Upper House from the state. With 164 MLAs to vote, BJP is set to send two of its declared candidates, Anil Madhav Dave and MJ Akbar to the Rajya Sabha. But the tooth-and-nail fight is over the contest between Congress candidate Vivek Krishna Tankha and independent Vinod Gothia, supported by the BJP. RS polls : Shivraj mourns MLA's demise, BJP on back foot in number game More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Govt's 'Rising Punjab' drive to counter 'Udta Punjab' damage Here's how the Punjab government plans to counter the spotlight that the film Udta Punjab is likely to put on drug abuse in the state once it is released. It has quietly launched ‘Ubharda Punjab' (Rising Punjab). No jeans for Haryana school teachers now Generic courses can lead to lucrative career options Try to choose generic courses like electrical, mechanical, chemical, metallurgy, civil engineering, and so on. More Chandigarh News»

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