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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, June 19, 2014
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		Business
		Dr Reddy's recalls over 13,000 bottles of hypertension drug: FDA Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd is recalling 13,560 bottles of the high blood pressure drug metoprolol succinate in the United States after it failed a dissolution test, the US Food and Drug Administration said. Ford India launches Fiesta sedan Ford India today launched the new version of its mid-sized sedan Fiesta, priced up to Rs 9.29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Diverse flavours of India on plates of Emirates fliers Dubai-based international carrier Emirates has introduced enhanced menus across ten destinations in India reflecting regional tastes and customer preferences. More Business News»

		Environment
		Environment ministry to crowd source green ads Seeking to involve the general public in its effort to create awareness over green issues, the environment ministry has decided to 'crowd source' ideas or creative inputs for its 'official' advertisements. New lizard species named after Mumbai scientist A Mumbai scientist has earned a rare distinction of getting a new species of gecko — discovered last year from the Western Ghats in Maharashtra — named after him. India has right to grow, emissions may rise: Govt In what may be a strong signal to rich nations on climate change, India on Tuesday said the developing countries have a "right to grow" and in the process their "net emission (of greenhouse gases) may increase". More Environment News»

		World
		Taliban strike Nato trucks in Afghan Afghan officials say three Taliban suicide bombers targeted Nato fuel trucks at the border with Pakistan, setting off a gunbattle with police guards. Injured German caver rescued after 11-day ordeal Explorer Johann Westhauser, 52, suffered serious head injuries in the accident about 1,000 metres below ground in the Riesending cave complex, Germany's longest and deepest. Spain's new King Felipe VI sworn in Felipe swore an oath of allegiance to democratic principles in front of lawmakers and senators, who shouted “Viva el Rey!” (Long live the king!). More World News»

		Science
		British university makes antibiotic resistance breakthrough Scientists at a British university have claimed a breakthrough in the race to beat the global health threat of antibiotic resistance. In a single gene, a path to fight heart attacks Two major studies published on Wednesday independently identified mutations in a single gene that protect against heart attacks by keeping levels of triglycerides very low for a lifetime. Now, you can send `scented` text messages to your loved ones Harvard engineering professor David Edwards has invented a new device along with his former student, Rachel Field, that can send 'aromas' through mobile messages. More Science News»

		Technology
		Amazon Fire Phone: 7 unique features Amazon Fire Phone: 7 unique features Facebook back after brief outage Social networking service, Facebook, is back after a brief outage. SAP Labs India MD quits, sparks rumours of joining Infosys SAP Labs India managing director Anirban Dey quit the company on Wednesday, and set off immediate speculation that he may be heading to Infosys. More Technology News»

		Education
		Super 30 wins laurel again, 27 out of 30 qualifies for IITs Yet another year, yet another tale of success for Super 30. It is 27 out of 30, as the results of JEE-Advance were announced for admission to different IITs.  Chitrang Murdia of Rajasthan tops JEE Advanced Murdia, who secured an overall score of 334/360 in the test, is something of a maths whiz, losing just three marks in the section. IIT-JEE advanced results declared, Rajasthan's Chitraang Murdia is topper Rajasthan's Chitraang Murdia is the topper of JEE (Advanced) – 2014. Aditi from IIT Roorkee zone is the topper among female candidates securing an all-India Rank of 7. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		High court relief for Shah Rukh Khan in surrogacy case The Bombay high court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by activist Varsha Deshpande against a lower court order not allowing her access to records of the surrogate mother in the case of actor Shahrukh Khan’s new born last year. Auto, cab fare hike: Activists to move HC The MMRTA will take a final call on the autorickshaw and taxi fare hikes on Friday afternoon, said officials. Meanwhile, commuter rights activists said they plan to move the Bombay high court against any such hike. Teen killed in Vasai for 'honour', 1 detained One person has been detained in UP for the alleged honour killing of a 15-year-old boy in Vasai. The Valiv police found the decomposed body of the teen, Abhishek Yadav, in the forests at Sashunavghar in Vasai on June 15. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Prices rising, govt moves to break mandi monopoly A day after the Centre asked states to curb food inflation, the Delhi government has set the ball rolling to do away with vegetable and fruit wholesale markets. Khirki raid: Talk of chargesheet against Bharti The Khirki raid controversy involving Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti raised its head once again on Wednesday amid reports that the police were planning to file a chargesheet against the former law minister. AAP says BJP fishing for MLAs Aam Aadmi Party has claimed that it has recordings of conversations between its MLAs and BJP representatives who have allegedly been trying to buy over AAP legislators during the past few days. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		School bus crushes 8-year-old outside home A school bus attendant’s alleged negligence claimed the life of a young girl who had seconds earlier alighted from the vehicle. Namita, 8, was crushed under the rear wheel of the Swaraj Mazda, as she bent to pick up her lunch bag which the attendant dropped out of the window. Man falls into lift shaft from 7th floor, dies A 48-year-old construction supervisor died after he accidentally fell into a lift shaft from the seventh floor of an under-construction building on Monday night. From junk pile to arty house Vijay Dutt tripped over some metal pieces lying unused in a garage he visited.He picked them up and made 24 candle stands, which now adorn the walls of his airy living room. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Andhra Pradesh's bid to snap power to Telangana nixed AP decided to reduce the power supply to Telangana as a tit-for-tat measure for the latter denying 10 TMC drinking water to Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam districts from the Nagarjunasagar last week. One more body found in Beas river Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) The body of one more student of V N R Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering was traced in the Beas river on Wednesday, taking the total bodies recovered to nine. Hyderabad HC quashes case against Ratna Prabha Justice Suri Appa Rao in his judgment described the allegations levelled against Ratna Prabha by the CBI as 'baseless' and also recorded a finding that the CBI has not made out any prima facie case against her. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Chennai temperature touches 39.2 degrees Celsius Over the last week, the temperature breached 40-degree Celsius mark four times. Tamil Nadu transport minister travels on MTC bus to 'gauge public perception' The minister boarded a bus (route number 12B) at Santhome and travelled up to Luz Corners. Hindu Munnani activist's murder condemned BJP state president Pon Radhakrishnan said Suresh had been involved in social service for the past several years and his death was a great loss to the society. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Choice filling for commerce begins from Thursday The choice filling for the commerce admissions began from Wednesday. Now arti on lines of Ganga riverfront in Ahmedabad The city will soon see a Sabarmati arti on the lines of the Ganga arti. Ahmedabad Peace Committee which has the Mayor Minakshi Patel as chairman made this suggestion. No information booklet for BSC irks students The admission to the first year of Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) again began amidst controversy with the banks only issuing the required pin for online registration. The banks did not issue the information booklet. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Women's organisation seeks strictaction against errant tempo drivers A women social organization on Wednesday handed over a memorandum to Inspector General Mutha Jain demanding strict action against overloaded three wheelers flouting traffic norms. 'Stifled' firemen struggle in battle against blaze The district has reported 205 fire breakouts, including the recent four at Johnstonganj and Chowk from April 1 till date.The incidents resulted in heavy casualties in the form of life and property. IIIT-A holds condolence meet The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad fraternity held a condolence meet on the tragic demise of institute's alumni Harsha Suryanarayan, one of the top coders and algorithmist of the country on Wednesday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Monsoon arrives in Odisha After a slight delay, the southwest monsoon finally hit Odisha coast on Wednesday, triggering rain at some isolated pockets. All-party meet: Panel to resolve rath row An all-party meeting here on Wednesday approved constitution of a high-level committee, headed by Puri MLA Maheswar Mohanty, to hold consultations with stakeholders to amicably resolve the controversy surrounding devotees mounting chariots during Rath Yatra. BJD MLAs slam scheme for farmers The ruling BJD members on Wednesday landed the state government in an embarrassing situation in the assembly when they alleged that farmers failed to avail healthcare facilities at different state-run and private hospitals under Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana (BKKY). More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		PMT scam: 125 medics detained across Madhya Pradesh In the biggest statewide crackdown on medical students who cracked the PMT examination through fraudulent means, over 125 medics, including 27 girls, were picked up in one swoop on Wednesday. Science Centre takes mobile bus ride to tackle superstition They are trying to tackle superstition with science. In an attempt to get rid of superstitious practices prevalent in different districts across the state, the Regional Science Centre, Bhopal has decided to send mobile bus in rural areas this year. In state, rape scourge hits foreigners' footfall Rising incidence of crime against women, including rape incidents has greatly discouraged foreign tourists from visiting tourist destinations in the state. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Database of Punjab students studying abroad to be compiled The Punjab government on Wednesday finalized a plan to compile database of students of Punjab studying abroad on study visa with an aim to ensure their safety and check their exploitation by travel agents. Villagers take pledge against drugs Barnala: Making a new beginning, residents of a small village in Barnala district took a pledge at a gurdwara not to take drugs and start a campaign against drug peddlers. Indefinite protest against spate of abductions Angry over the spate of abductions in the district, several organizations on Wednesday started an indefinite dharna in front of a police station here. More Chandigarh News»

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