[wanabidii] News Digest: US probes Mirach Cap's 'forged' letter to Sahara

Friday, February 20, 2015

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US probes Mirach Cap's 'forged' letter to Sahara
Federal authorities in San Francisco are probing US-based Mirach Capital Group, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, amid allegations that the group gave a forged bank letter to Indian conglomerate Sahara as part of financing negotiations.

Govt to tap global funds for infra push
The government is expected to outline a strategy to tap into the growing interest from global pension funds and other long-term investors to finance infrastructure projects, a move that will also reduce the pressure on it to find resources in the Budget.

Paytm plans up to 50,000 outlets
Digital wallet provider Paytm is looking to set up 30,000 to 50,000 retail outlets where its 2.4 crore customers can load cash on their digital wallet.

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Environment

More sick sea lion pups washing up on California beaches
Four times more sick and dying sea lion pups than normal have gotten stranded on California beaches this year, and experts say unusually warm ocean water along the West Coast is to blame.

Govt to ask Delhi to prepare master plan to check pollution
Concerned over rising pollution in the national capital, environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said the ministry will ask the AAP government to prepare a master plan to deal with the problem.

Some animals 'enjoy' music like we do
Certain birds can learn how to produce song-like vocalisations, a pre-requisite to learning new songs.

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World

Russia jails Putin critic Navalny for two weeks
Russia's leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in custody for handing out leaflets in the subway.

Obama does not love America: Giuliani
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has sparked off a political firestorm in the US with his remarks that President Barack Obama does not love America, a comment termed as "horrible" by the White House.

US teen indicted for joining ISIS
A US teen has been indicted on charges of joining the ISIS, the terrorist organisation that has captured a large part of Syria and Iraq and has threatened regional peace.

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Mumbai

Huge asset found from excise officers
The Anti Corruption Bureau, which on Wednesday arrested Thane excise superintendent Manohar Anchule and excise inspector Ramesh Dhanshetty while accepting a bribe of Rs 18 lakh from a subordinate, have found huge assets in their house searches.

Work piles up at Mumbai's 3 RTOs after ban on entry of agents
Even as citizens have welcomed the ban on agents at RTOs, there are widespread complaints of files not being cleared on time at the city’s three RTOs.

Aspiring model drugged, raped; boyfriend held
A 24-year-old aspiring model has accused her boyfriend of drugging and raping her at her Oshiwara residence a fortnight ago. Her boyfriend has been arrested.

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Bangalore

Allegations are baseless, says Deshpande
Higher education minister R V Deshpande on Thursday termed false and baseless the allegations of his role in the acquisition and allotment of 600 acres for the IT corridor in Varthur-Whitefield area.

Students to camp out at RV College
It's time for students to do some bivouacking on the campus even as they indulge in merrymaking. Come February 26, the RV College of Engineering (RVCE) on Mysore Road will host the city's first campout college fest.

One-man panel to probe BBMP irregularities
Determined to clean the Augean stables in the city civic administration, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced a one-man commission to probe a string of irregularities in BBMP.

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Hyderabad

AP govt to provide free medical tests for poor
The Andhra Pradesh government is to soon launch free diagnostic services across the 11 teaching hospitals, nine district hospitals, 30 area hospitals and 190 community health centers (CHC) under the public private partnership (PPP) mode.

Man arrested for sneaking into animal enclosure
Police arrested a 22-year-old mechanic for trespassing into the animal enclosures of Nehru Zoological Park last year.

6 held for practising black magic
South Zone police on Thursday arrested six persons accused of indulging in black magic and cheating people during raids at various parts of Old City.

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Ahmedabad

Gujarat to share business gyan with other states
The Centre has asked the Gujarat government to share with other states its knowledge and experience of how to make it easy to do business.

Ensure private hospitals treat poor H1N1 patients free: HC
Gujarat high court on Thursday directed the state government to ensure that the 'common man' gets free treatment for swine flu in private hospitals of the state.

Communication conference at MICA
The content consumers turning into content makers and the oppressed finding their voice on global platform to raise issues.The technology has thrown open a world of possibilities.

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Allahabad

Prank calls give tough time to cops
Cops posted at the police control room are finding it difficult to put a break on prank calls. Hundreds of such calls are received daily.

AU stresses need of multi-specialty hospital
The Allahabad University has given a reply to the HR ministry on Wednesday on a proposal of setting up a hospital in the university and also highlighted the pathetic condition of the lone dispensary.

HC reserves order on Noida 'sports city'
The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved order on the maintainability of a PIL challenging plans to develop ‘Sports City’ in Sector 150 of Noida. The city would be spread over 300 acres of land and the plan has already been launched and advertised.

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Bhubaneswar

Jaundice spreads to Odhisha capital
After Sambalpur and Cuttack, jaundice has reared its ugly head in the city.

Crime branch in Rayagada to probe suicide
Cuttack/ A three-member team of Crime Branch (CB), headed by a DSP-rank officer, on Thursday landed in Rayagada to probe the alleged suicide of district welfare officer Dhaneswar Prusty.

Legislators turn heat on officers
Cutting across partylines, MLAs came down heavily on bureaucrats on Thursday, accusing them of not showing due respect to elected representatives.

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Bhopal

'It's H1N1 pandemic influenza 2009, not swine flu'
The disease causing large number of deaths across the country is not the swine flu.

Two more swine flu deaths in Bhopal, toll 26
Swine flu claimed two more lives on Thursday, taking the toll to 26 in Bhopal this year. Twenty-four others are critical.

PM Modi praises MP's agriculture miracle
Madhya Pradesh received Krishi Karman award for maximum wheat production for third consecutive year in Suratgarh, Rajasthan on Thursday.

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