News Digest: SC seeks Centre's reply on veteran's OROP plea

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		Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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		India
		SC seeks Centre's reply on veteran's OROP plea implementation of one rank-one pension (OROP) in line with the one mooted by the UPA-2 government. Govt identifies 100 districts for stabilising population In a move towards population stabilisation, the health ministry has identified around 100 districts for micro-planning to achieve targeted total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.1. Diabetes control poor in 20% of patients Highlighting the need for improvement in care delivery at clinical level, the study pegs India's diabetes population at 70 million - the second highest worldwide after China. More India News»

		Business
		HDFC to float India's first masala bonds Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) will launch the country’s first masala bond issue. The country’s largest mortgage company plans to raise Rs 2,000 crore worth bonds with an option to retain another Rs 1,000 crore worth oversubscription. Your Rs 10-lakh personal loan disbursed in 10 sec Slowly, but surely, retail lending is being taken over by bots. And they are doing a good job of it. Banks are now moving beyond automation of small-ticket personal loans to parts of mortgages. Sensex jumps 1.8% to 10-month high Across-the-board buying, backed by strong global cues, expectations of better corporate numbers, fall in crude oil prices and good progress of the monsoon pushed the sensex to near its 11-month high at 26,647 points on Monday with 29 of its 30 constituents closing with gains. More Business News»

		Environment
		Climate change will cause 250,000 deaths by 2030: WHO Climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths from malaria, diarrhoeal disease, heat stress and under nutrition by 2030, a finding by World Health Organization has stated. Experts noted that climate change was already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year. 25 lakh saplings to be planted in Hyderabad Telangana government would launch an ambitious program to plant 25 lakh saplings in a single day in Hyderabad on Monday, as part of a state-wide 'Haritha Haram' tree plantation programme. Kendrapara sheep gets rare status A threatened breed of sheep found only in coastal Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts of Odisha has been conferred 'rare and singular species' tag by the central government. The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) has accorded genetic recognition to the breed of sheep, locally called 'kuji mendha', officials said. More Environment News»

		World
		Family: Dallas suspect changed after military service Military service changed the Dallas gunman from an extrovert into a hermit, his parents said in an interview excerpt published on Monday. Micah Johnson's mother, Delphine Johnson, told TheBlaze website in an interview that her son wanted to be a police officer as a child. Fighting enters 5th day in South Sudan capital Explosions and heavy weapons gunfire are shaking South Sudan's capital Juba in the fifth day of clashes between government and opposition forces, raising the specter of a return to civil war. The UN mission reported that clashes restarted near its compound in Jebel, where some 30,000 civilians have taken refuge. US to send 560 more troops to Iraq, Ashton Carter says The United States will send an additional 560 military personnel to Iraq to assist in its fight against the Islamic State, visiting defence secretary Ashton Carter announced. Carter held talks in Baghdad on the fight against the ISIS and the strategy to recapture Mosul from the jihadists. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Riteish Deshmukh's take on infidelity The actor opens up on his forthcoming film 'Great Grand Masti' (GGM), his take on adult comedies, wife Genelia Deshmukh, fatherhood and much more… Rekha: Rare images you should just not miss Did Rakul Preet Singh replace Parineeti? Rakul confirms she has signed the film, and Parineeti says she would love to work with Murugadoss in the future. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Nasa's Juno spacecraft set to refine orbit around Jupiter Nasa has scheduled a short trajectory correction manoeuvre on July 13 to refine the Juno spacecraft's orbit around Jupiter. Juno successfully entered Jupiter's orbit during a 35-minute engine burn on July 5, after a five-year journey to the king of planets. Solar-powered plane leaves Spain for Egypt An experimental solar-powered airplane has left Spain for Egypt in the penultimate leg of its globe-circling voyage. The flight, piloted by Swiss man Andre Borschberg, is expected to last 50 hours and 30 minutes. Nail-biting kids have less allergies Children who suck thumbs or keep biting their nails get scolded a lot for these bad habits. But a new research, published in the journal Pediatrics, has found that there is a positive side to these habits. Such children are less likely to develop common allergies. More Science News»

		Sports
		Kohli has created a positive environment: Mishra Hailing Test skipper Virat Kohli's positive mindset, leg-spinner Amit Mishra on Monday said the Delhi batsman has infused a new and positive environment into the Indian cricket team. I have accepted that I wasn't good in shorter formats: Ishant Ishant Sharma's has done an honest introspection of his bowling and has come to a conclusion that he has not been upto the mark in limited overs cricket unlike longer version where he is the pace spearhead. When Don Bradman sang Sunil Gavaskar's praise Speaking at the 67th birthday of Sunil Gavaskar at the Cricket Club of India on Sunday night, former Mumbai batsman Shishir Hattangadi recalled a chance meeting with Don Bradman during a tour Down Under in 1985. More Sports News»

		Technology
		20 companies barred from applying for H-1B visas H-1B visas are back in news. A legislation has been introduced in US that seeks to bar Indian companies from hiring IT professionals on H-1B and L1 visas.Below is the list of companies that have been debarred/disqualified from applying for H-1B visas. You may soon have to pay more for Android and iOS apps The levy, a tax on cross-border digital transactions, will next be applied on mobile applications bought from companies such as Apple and Google. AnTuTu reveals top 10 popular smartphones in India "India is basically the first landing point that Chinese brands launch and enlarge themselves overseas." The report also talks about the popularity of Indian domestic brands which it said "are very strong". More Technology News»

		Education
		Improving night schools, zilla prishad schools top priority, Prakash Javadekar says The priority of the government will be improving the condition of zilla prishad schools and nights schools, Union minister for human resource development Prakash Javadekar said. He said that since he himself has studied in a zilla parishad school, he understands their problems and challenges. DPS Ranchi ties up with US consulate in Kolkata The Delhi Public School (DPS) Ranchi on Friday tied up with the US consulate in Kolkata for development programmes in the coming months. Opeca protests hike in engg seats of state colleges The Odisha Private Engineering College Association (Opeca) on Friday alleged that the state government has been raising engineering seats in government colleges without the prior approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). More Education News»

		Mumbai
		HC axes 'flawed clause' in Pankaja's nutrition scheme The HC bench, comprising Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice K K Sonavne, set aside the tendering clause, said lawyers D S Bagul and Anil Bajaj, who represented the petitioners. MMRDA gets 3 bids to prepare master plan for global fincl hub Mumbai, Jul 11 () Even as the Maharashtra and the Central Governments are yet to arrive at a consensus over handing over land for the proposed bullet train project, the MMRDA today said it has received three bids for preparing a master plan for an IFSC in the tony BKC area here. Proving Zakir Naik fanned hatred may prove tough More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Gujarat litterateur gets Jnanpith award Gujarati litterateur Dr Raghuveer Chaudhari was honoured with the 51st Bharatiya Jnanpith award for the year 2015 by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. Centre gives Rs 658cr for 5 big Delhi projects While four will be new projects, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 85 crore for completion of the stalled grade separator at Rani Jhansi Road, a project that had started in 2006. The new projects are a flyover and underpass connecting Mahipalpur, Aerocity, IGI Airport and NH-8; a skywalk and foot over bridge (FOB) near ITO; a flyover-cum-rail over bridge near Narela for providing direct access from NH-1 to the Bawana Industrial Complex and widening of the road near Kashmiri Gate ISBT and Nigambodh ghat. Land at Rs 1/yr for offices, government hospitals More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Alert cop stops train, averts youth's suicide Charan was depressed over poor performance in academics and was all set to jump in front of a speeding train on Monday morning. Dietitians want K'taka to go the Kerala way, tax desi fat food too 87 camels rescued near Karnataka-Telangana border More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Telangana to get its own 'foreign ministry' Syria based handler directed Hyderabad ISIS module over encrypted email The five ISIS sympathisers arrested by the NIA from Hyderabad have purchased SIM cards and cell phones to use in the terror operation at various shops near Charminar. NIA sources revealed that the accused have used encrypted email service to evade police surveillance. Now, mobile science lab for rural students More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		TN gets back two 1,000-year-old idols smuggled to US It is glad tidings for Tamil Nadu as two 1,000 year-old idols that went missing from a temple in central Tamil Nadu and smuggled to the US have been recovered by the state police, and three other idols brought home by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon be handed over to the state. Bank strike called off The bank employees' strike planned for July 12 and 13 was called off late on Monday, after the Delhi High Court earlier in the day accepted the plea of the State Bank of India (SBI) to restrain the strike by its associate banks. DMK moves HC on civic polls; wants central/PSU staff on duty Chennai, July 11 () The Madras High Court today issued a notice to Tamil Nadu government and the State Election Commission on three PILs related to coming local body elections filed by a DMK MP seeking among other things deployment of central and PSU staff for poll duty and use of electronic voting More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Purse stolen from parked car A Hansol resident has filed a complaint with Vastrapur police about the theft of valuables worth Rs35,000 from his car parked near Drive-In Cinema on Sunday. Woman accuses youth of harassment A 25-year-old woman had to approach senior officials to get a complaint of harassment registered at Ellisbridge police station. After taking an application of complaint a fortnight ago, when police did not register an FIR, the woman had to approach Zone VII DCP over the case. The FIR was then registered on Sunday, said sources. Continue trials even if accused abscond: Gujarat high court tells lower courts Gujarat high court has directed all lower courts to continue with trial and pronouncement of final verdict even if the undertrial persons are absconding and do not attend court proceedings. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Public faces traffic jams despite alerts On Monday, commuters were trapped in traffic jams at different places, including Mishra Bhawan crossing, Balson crossing, Johnstonganj crossing, Chowk road and adjoining areas. Villagers built mud bund, rain washed it away Poore Turai Villagers Now Seek Concrete Dam Girl plays spoiler at wedding of 'hubby' A groom was held captive by the villagers when a girl, whom he reportedly eloped with secretly about three year back and had also stayed with her for some time in Mumbai, reached the marriage venue and spilled the beans. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		OHRC notice to Home Secretary over Kandhamal killings Odisha orders SIT probe into Kandhamal gunfight Bhubaneswar, July 11 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday ordered an SIT probe into the killing of five tribals allegedly during an exchange of fire between security personnel and Maoists in the state's Kandhamal district. Special Jagannath darshan facility for physically challenged in Puri Barefoot, a voluntary organization in association with Puri district police started the special darshan facility for the physically handicapped pilgrims in Gundicha Temple since July 8 till July 13. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Play highlights bias in society, fight against injustice Jhukti hai duniya, jhukane vala chahiye.There is power in unity, there is power in decision made by an individual, there is power in truth and all the wars against inhumanity can be won with a strong will. Post-floods, BMC kicks off anti-encroachment drive In the aftermath of the flood situation in the state capital, the BMC launched a major anti-encroachment drive here on Monday. Flooded roads turn deathtraps On Monday, more than 65 passengers on board an AC bus had a close shave in Khargone district as the driver tried to cross the bridge when water was flowing 3 feet over the road. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Explain special circumstances for Jat quota provision: HC to govt Contract killing is norm, why complain of graft: Minister Trying to play down the issue of corruption in issuance of birth certificates, Punjab health minister Surjit Kumar Jayani made a remark that reflected poorly on the law and order situation in the state. Badal cautions people not to vote for AAP Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday said that leaders of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were ignorant about issues and emotions of Punjabis. More Chandigarh News»

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