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		Friday, June 12, 2015
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		Business
		India encourages Singapore for investment Wooing Singapore's small and medium enterprises to venture into its market, India on Friday said the time was right for a "quantum jump" in the bilateral economic relationship. RIL to invest Rs 2 lakh crore in oil business "RIL will expand retail presence to more than 900 cities by next year," Mukesh Ambani said. Sensex jumps 101 points in cautious trade The government will release data on industrial production (IIP) for April as also consumer price index-based inflation for May after market hours today. More Business News»

		Environment
		UN climate talk: October bid for climate text Another round of UN climate talks wrapped up today after making little headway towards producing a text for a worldwide pact due in just six months' time. What countries have offered for Paris climate agreement Ethiopia on Wednesday became the latest country to present a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions for a global climate pact that's supposed to be adopted in Paris later this year. Conserve rainwater: Minister to Gurgaon administration In view of rapid water depletion here, Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh on Wednesday directed the local administration to ensure maximum conservation of rainwater during upcoming monsoon season. More Environment News»

		World
		Pentagon again asks China to end island building US defense secretary Ash Carter met a top Chinese general on Thursday and repeated a US call for a halt to land reclamation in the South China Sea, while stressing that the Pentagon remained committed to expanding military contacts with China. Germanwings co-pilot researched deadly drugs A living will spells out a patient's wishes for medical care if he is unable to communicate with doctors. China detains 9 for spreading rumors about military Chinese authorities have detained nine people for spreading rumors on the Internet that several military officers were involved in protests and for damaging the military's image, the military's official newspaper said on Friday. More World News»

		Science
		NASA's Hubble finds 'sunscreen' layer on distant exoplanet Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to detect an atmospheric layer on a blazing-hot exoplanet that absorbs ultraviolet and visible light, acting as a kind of "sunscreen". Robin flies high, becomes UK's national bird India has the peacock, America has the bald eagle and now Britain has the robin. Drug to check cholesterol gets FDA panel nod An expert committee that advises the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday that the agency approve the second in a new class of drugs that can drive cholesterol levels down to unheard-of levels. More Science News»

		Technology
		TCS, Infosys face US probe for H-1B visa violations The move by the Labour Department comes days after the NYT had reported that hundreds of employees at Walt Disney were laid off and replaced with Indians holding H1-B visas. Microsoft Lumia 540 review: A great budget Windows Phone handset Will the Lumia 540 turn out to be the perfect budget smartphone? We take it for a spin to find out if it has what it takes to be the gateway to Windows Phone ecosystem. iOS 9 features already available on Android While Apple didn’t give iOS a major overhaul visually, it did introduce some new features and upgrades to system apps. Interestingly, a number of these features have been available on Android phones and tablets for a long time, though they are not part of stock Android. More Technology News»

		Education
		NSDC launches job fair for Class 12 students A first-of-its kind job fair was successfully organized for the Class 12th passed out students in Shimla district where around 150 students appeared for day long interviews with top organizations and more than 100 students got placed in a one of a kind initiative to conduct placements for school students. SC extends stay on AIPMT results till June 12 Over six lakhs medical aspiring students who appeared in 2015 AIPMT may have to appear for exam again as Supreme Court on Friday hinted it will cancel the paper in view of mass cheating in exam halls across the country. Baba goes to boarding school in Blighty Until recently, school talk in India’s affluent living rooms revolved around the Indian vs international schools debate. Now, the same crowd has returned to what used to be an old favourite — the British boarding school. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		South west monsoon arrives in Mumbai The Regional Meteorological Centre Mumbai declared the onset of monsoon in Mumbai on Friday. Rain showers in parts of Mumbai On Thursday late night there were rain showers at several parts of Mumbai like Juhu and Mahim at western suburbs and Thane in the eastern suburbs. Guard against making your highrise a firetrap The fire in Powai's Lake Lucerne building, which took seven lives, was the latest in a series of blazes where the simplest of safety measures were ignored. TOI gives the lowdown on safe living in Mumbai's tall buildings. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Fake degree: Probe Smriti Irani, Ram Shankar Katheria, AAP tells Delhi Police "AAP has its own internal mechanism to sort out these kinds of issues. Party Lokpal will investigate Jitender Singh Tomar's case," Sanjay Singh said. Delhi LG says govt to release Rs 493cr to pay salary of sanitation workers The LG also appealed to the Mayors to persuade the employees to call of the strike in the interest of the citizens of Delhi. Rahul Gandhi meets MCD workers in Delhi Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited east Delhi MCD office and interacted with striking sanitation workers. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		2 hours, 2 chain-snatchers, 10 women Cocking a snook at police who had erected barricades and check-points across the city to rein in their ilk, two chain-snatchers struck at 10 areas in west and south Bengaluru within two hours. They were astride a black Bajaj Pulsar. Though acquitted, terror taint still haunts bizman Syed Sadiq Sameer, 39, was among the 17 persons acquitted in a terror conspiracy case by the Dharwad sessions court on April 30, 2015. Yet the father of two believes the worst is still not over. He is desperately trying to revive his glass and fabrication business but the terror taint continues to scare off his prospective clients. Make CET more transparent: HC The high court on Thursday asked the medical education department to suggest ways to make the Common Entrance Test (CET) procedure more transparent and mischief-free. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Karaoke night at 10 Downing Street, Hyderabad Karaoke night at 10 Downing Street, Hyderabad This firebrand activist has a fun side to her too She is known more for the tireless battle that she wages against human trafficking, but Sunitha Krishnan tells Hyderabad Times that there’s more to her Telangana tapping 124 phones of AP leaders AP deputy chief minister KE Krishnamurthy on Thursday claimed that the Telangana government had tapped as many as 124 telephones belonging to Andhra leaders."We have documentary evidence to prove our charge. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Jayalalithaa launches Rs 95-crore schemes for health dept Jayalalithaa launched the schemes through video-conferencing from the state secretariat. Two die as mini lorry rams stationary truck near Chennai Two drivers were killed when a mini lorry rammed a stationary truck at Acharapakkam in Kancheepuram district on Friday morning. R K Nagar bypoll: Election Commission announces identity documents The Election Commission on Friday directed that all electors, who have got the elector’s photo identity card (EPIC), should produce it for identification at the polling station before casting their votes for the R K Nagar byelection. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Guj bizmen give roads a miss, take charter planes instead A UK-based Gujarati businessman recently gave the highway a miss and hired a chopper to fly to Dholera, Radhanpur and Khavda in border districts of the state to survey land for a project he wishes to set up in Gujarat. Buddha short-circuit: Gujarat conservation ruins cave A Buddha tourist circuit in Gujarat was among the high points of the meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in September 2014 in Ahmedabad.  Dahej industrial units hit as effluent pipeline ruptures Large number of industrial units in Dahej special economic zone (SEZ) and Vilayat Industrial Estate are staring at production losses after the main 12.5 km pipeline discharging effluents into the high sea was damaged on Wednesday morning. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		MNNIT to offer short course in med diagnostics Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) would soon launch a short-term course in bio-entrepreneurship for budding engineers keen to make a career in medical diagnostics No power since 3 days, locals blame officials' apathy The residents of Ghausnagar are struggling with power woes as the area is without any electricity since three days after the transformer near Munna Masjid conked off. The faulty transformer has still not be not been replaced. Balkharia gang seeks 'goonda tax' from bridge contractor Dreaded bandit Sudesh Patel alias Balkhar alias Balkharia and his gang has targeted labourers working at a small bridge near Bardaha river at Mau Gurdari village in Manikpur, Chitrakoot district and demanded ‘goonda tax’ from the contractor on Sunday night. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		MCL projects stuck in myriad problems Delay in land acquisition, forest clearance and lack of skilled manpower are major roadblocks in execution of projects in the state, said chairman-cum-managing director of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) A N Sahay here on Thursday. Pre-monsoon rain to bring down temp The weatherman on Thursday forecast rain in several parts of the state in a day or two, even as the mercury touched 43 degree Celsius in Balangir.At least 10 places recorded temperature over 39 degree Celsius. Govt to probe all maternal deaths The state government will probe every single maternal death, health secretary Arti Ahuja said here on Thursday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Upset over woman constable's death, armourer shoots self A couple of hours after a 27-year-old woman constable Archana Singh Tomar committed suicide, a male armourer posted at quarter guard at RAPTC ended life on Wednesday night. Chocolates with high fat level under scanner After Maggi, chocolate with high level of vegetable fat has come under scanner of food and drugs department. Officials have already started collecting samples of products being sold as chocolate in the market. 21-year-old newly married woman commits suicide in Kolar A 21-year-old newly-married woman committed suicide by hanging self on Wednesday evening. A case was registered at Kolar police station. Dispute among family members due to financial crises appears cause for extreme step, police said. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		14 bus passengers killed in road mishap Fourteen passengers were killed and at least 42 were injured, including 10 seriously, as an over speeding bus of Onkar Bus Service going from Nawanshahr to Jalandhar in the morning on Friday turned turtle and hit a tree moments after it took passengers from Behram, on Phgawara –Chandigarh state highway. To help Punjab athletes, minister sends deputy director to meet SGFI authorities Waking up to the plight of two National School Games gold medal winners from Punjab, who failed to attend trials for the selection of Indian team to take part in the World School Games due to alleged miscommunication, the state education department on Thursday sent its deputy director to Delhi to take up the issue with School Games Federation of India (SGFI). Citizen charter, mobile vans for GMSH flagged off A voluntary blood donation camp was inaugurated by home and health secretary Anurag Aggarwal at Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16 on Thursday. More Chandigarh News»

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