News Digest: After Special Olympics golds, boy now pushes wheelchairs for living

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, December 26, 2017
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		India
		After Special Olympics golds, boy now pushes wheelchairs for living How a young widow brought her father to book Textile ministry seeks more funds for powerlooms More India News»

		Business
		You can easily subscribe, launch ransomware attack Ransomware is now being offered as a service — like many cloud services are. Not only can you subscribe to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) on what is known as the dark web, the providers will also give you step-by-step instructions on how to conduct an attack. So even a novice can launch sophisticated, and often profitable, attacks. Over half of McD's outlets close down in North & East India With the closure of 84 outlets on Monday, over half of McDonald’s restaurants in North and East India have now downed shutters, which may put pressure on franchise partner Vikram Bakshi to sell out to the global burger giant. All McDonald's east India outlets shut: Bakshi McDonald's estranged joint venture partner Vikram Bakshi on Monday said nearly all outlets of the fast-food chain in east India has been shut and several others in the north are on the verge of close down due to discontinuation of supplies by its logistics partner. More Business News»

		Environment
		New spider species named after Bob Marley 'Photosynthesis began 1.25 bn yrs ago on Earth' The world's oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a study which found that the basis for photosynthesis in today's plants was set in place 1.25 billion years ago. Selection of researchers for tiger population estimation In an online examination which was held in all the 17 states having tiger reserves on Saturday, around 596 science graduates and post-graduated out of 728 registered appeared for the exams. Out of these 250 will be interviewed to select 59 finalists. National tiger census will start on February 18. More Environment News»

		World
		Julian Assange's Twitter account goes offline, then back WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s Twitter account mysteriously disappeared and reappeared on Monday. The account reappeared without loss in number of tweets posted but having lost a considerable number of followers. Dark, desperate life without power in Puerto Rico Three days before Christmas, Doris Martinez and daughter Miriam Narvaez joined their neighbors in a line outside city hall in Morovis, a town of 30,000 people still living without electricity in the mountains of central Puerto Rico more than three months after Hurricane Maria battered the US island. Christmas message: Pope calls for peace in Jerusalem Pope Francis called for "peace for Jerusalem" and "mutual trust" on the Korean peninsula as he highlighted the suffering of children in conflicts across the world in his Christmas address on Monday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Kapoor family gathers for their traditional Christmas brunch Christmas Brunch is an annual tradition for the Kapoor Khandan and today everyone from the Kapoor family was spotted gathering for the brunch. Pic: Taimur steals the limelight from Ranbir The much-awaited picture of Ranbir Kapoor playing with nephew Taimur is here. It was just last week that Taimur celebrated his first birthday amidst his family in the Pataudi Palace. Taimur joins Kareena-Saif for the Kapoor brunch Come Christmas and it's time for the annual brunch that has the whole Kapoor khandaan coming together. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Folic acid in pregnancy can up risk of allergies in kids According to a study, taking folic acid in late pregnancy may increase the risk of allergies in children affected by growth restriction during pregnancy. Folic acid is widely used to prevent neural tube defects in the fetus and to aid in the development of the central nervous system. Scientists create world's smallest Christmas card Scientists have created the world's smallest Christmas card - measuring just 15 micrometres wide - that could fit over 200 million cards in a single postage stamp. The 15x20 micrometres card requires a powerful microscope just to see it, let alone read the festive message inside. Hubble spots 'holiday ornament in space': NASA Scientists at NASA using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a what looks like a colourful holiday ornament in space - a planetary nebula with glowing wisps of outpouring gas that are lit up by a central star nearing the end of its life. More Science News»

		Sports
		India rise to second place, Kohli slips to third in T20I rankings India captain Virat Kohli lost his pole position in the latest ICC T20I Rankings as his absence due to personal commitments led to loss of 48 ranking points. Rohit Sharma steals the show in maiden series as captain Stand-in India skipper Rohit Sharma ruled the limited-overs leg of the home series against Sri Lanka, finishing as the highest-run scorer in the two formats while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal ended up as the top wicket-taker. Dale Steyn would be challenged by India: Harbhajan Singh Comeback from a career-threatening injury is never easy and that's why South African pace ace Dale Steyn might not turn out to be as big a threat for India in next month's highly-anticipated Test series, feels senior spinner Harbhajan Singh. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Infosys looks to reboot under new CEO after stormy 2017 E​ach new year holds the promise of a fresh beginning. And a fresh start is exactly what the USD 10 billion revenue Infosys -- once considered the IT bellwether -- and its two lakh workforce now need after a stormy 2017. Moto X4 Android One edition starts receiving Android Oreo update It seems that smartphone maker Motorola has started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Android One Edition of its Moto X4 smartphone. These two Honor smartphones are available on discount on Flipkart Indian e-commerce major Flipkart is offering discount on recently launched Honor smartphones. Customers can purchase the Honor 9i and the Honor 8 Pro as part of the Honor Celebrations from Flipkart. More Technology News»

		Education
		50,000 madrassa teachers not paid by Centre for two years Over 50,000 madrassa teachers in 16 states, including UP, Uttarakhand, MP and Jharkhand, registered under the Centre’s Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrassas (SPQEM) have not been paid the central component of their salaries for two years now, forcing many to quit their posts. Results for TNDTE Diploma out: Here's how to check Prof Dhirendra Pal Singh appointed UGC chairman More Education News»

		Mumbai
		AC local thrills commuters, but high fare turns up heat Season's greetings for Mumbai commuters New train to have CCTV cameras and women cops More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Magenta line: From south Delhi, Noida is now just a 19-minutes ride away Lunch thali for Rs 10: BJP civic bodies seek way to voters' hearts In India's capital, a place where girls need escorts to defecate More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Woman cheated of Rs 6.8 lakh by her 'Facebook friend' Newlywed couple commits suicide RERA, GST likely to make co-operative society sites costlier More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		KTR tweets against Revanth comments Municipal administration and urban development minister K T Rama Rao tweeted about the comments made by Congress' Revanth Reddy against health minister Lakshma Reddy. Election to cooperative societies put off in state Encroachers dump mud to shrink lakes & claim land More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Police round up 100-plus errant bikers Special trains to clear rush Two pairs of special trains will be run between Villupuram and Yesvantpur (Bengaluru) to clear the extra rush during holidays. Three men arrested for attacking, biting cops Three youths were arrested on Monday for biting and attacking police on special night patrolling with lathis. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Boy, 13, killed while trying to protect mom from molesters Cop's Son, Who 'Led' Group Of Attackers, Held City soaks in Christmas festivities Ladies tailor held with firearms More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Gang of solvers busted, 3 arrested Sleuths of crime branch, on Sunday, claimed to have busted solver's gang by arresting three persons including mastermind of the gang and recovered fake Aadhaar cards, marksheets and Rs 80,000 cash in Cantonmment area. Police attach Atiq brother's property Police attached the property of ex-MLA Khalid Azim alias Ashraf when he failed to appear in court despite summons in a murder case.Ashraf is the brother of Atiq Ahmad. Five pontoon bridges, 15 ghats for Mela devotees Crores of pilgrims are expected to visit Magh Mela commencing from January 2. The Mela administration claimed that 15 ghats have been set up for the devotees to take holy dip. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Nandankanan, Puri beach witness heavy rush on Christmas Odisha: Heavy rush in trains, passengers face difficulties finding confirmed berths Gangadhar Meher University to start French course The Gangadhar Meher University (GMU) will offer a course in French from January next year. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the university’s academic council. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Geospatial technology to keep track of forest guards Cong to frame chargesheet against BJP govt before assembly polls NITI Aayog to help state raise the bar on school education More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		CM Amarinder Singh hosts NDA batchmates for reunion after 58 years 3-day Shaheedi Jor Mela begins at Fatehgarh Sahib 11 months on, PPSC yet to declare judicial services main exam dates More Chandigarh News»

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