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		Friday, October 02, 2015
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		Business
		Mahindra XUV500 crosses 1.5 lakh cumulative sales mark Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Friday said its premium SUV XUV500 has crossed the 1.5 lakh cumulative sales milestone, including exports, since the launch in September 2011. Emerging markets to see net capital outflow in 27 years Net capital flows to emerging markets in 2015 will be negative for the first time since 1988, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said in a report. Asian stock markets drift ahead of key US job report Asian stock markets were muted on Friday as investors waited for a US jobs report that could influence whether the US Federal Reserve chooses October or December for its first interest rate hike in nearly a decade. More Business News»

		Environment
		India submits its climate action plan India on Thursday submitted its 'climate action plan' to a UN body at Bonn in Germany, telling the world that the country would fight the climate change by taking energy efficiency route and reducing its 'emission intensity' (carbon emission per unit of GDP) substantially as well as increasing the share of clean energy by huge 40% in its total energy mix by the year 2030. New lizard species discovered in Kozhikode The finding by a team of scientists led by B H Channakeshava Murthy of the Western Ghats Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kozhikode, was published in international scientific journal Zootaxa last week. NGT directs UP authorities to stop sand mining An NGO today moved the National Green Tribunal against the rampant illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, prompting the National Green Tribunal to direct authorities to immediately stop these activities. More Environment News»

		World
		US urges Russians to focus airstrikes on Islamic State Pentagon officials urged the Russian military on Thursday to focus its airstrikes in Syria on Islamic State fighters rather than opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, US administration officials said. VW scandal: France opens probe into possible fraud Paris prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into possible fraud over the pollution-cheating software installed in diesel engines by German auto giant Volkswagen, a judicial source said on Friday. Oregon shooter described as shy and skittish The man killed by police on Thursday after he fatally shot nine people at a community college in southern Oregon was a nervy 26-year-old who lived close to the campus and described himself as shy, according to neighbours, reports in the media and online said. More World News»

		Science
		Pune varsity-ISRO invite applications for the joint research programme The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) jointly with the Indian Space research Organisation (ISRO) has invited applications for the joint research programme for the year 2015-16.  US brain research gets boost with $100 million gift Research into brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and traumatic injury got a boost Thursday with a $100 million foundation gift. Experts to hold space drill to save Earth Scientists are to send two spacecraft to knock an asteroid off course, as part of a test to block such rocks in future, which may threaten humanity. More Science News»

		Technology
		5 things you probably didn't know about Nexus 5X, 6P Google has just refreshed its Nexus lineup with the release of two new smartphones - Nexus 6P and the Nexus 5X. Post the launch event, the Nexus team at Google hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit to clear doubts related to the two devices. Here they answered questions on naming, specs, design and features that were not disclosed during the launch event. So, here are 5 things you probably didn’t know about the new Nexus phones Lenovo Vibe Shot review: Better than OnePlus 2? The company’s new Vibe Shot is a camera-focused phone which was showcased during this year’s Mobile World Congress. Is the Vibe Shot a capable smartphone? We try to find out in our review… H-1B visas to go cheaper as 'discriminatory' fee lapses In a breather for Indian IT firms, the "discriminatory" $2,000 H-1B fee mostly imposed on them has now lapsed in a Republican-majority US Congress. More Technology News»

		Education
		National institutes should've students-centric approach: Irani Expressing concern over growing depression among students due to non-performance in studies, Union HRD minister Smriti Irani on Friday announced a scheme for some national-level institutes in which weak students would be assisted by a mentor student. JNU students vote against UGC guidelines on student safety 1,678 students who participated, 1,545 voted against the University Grants Commission's student safety guidelines at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Common counselling for NITs/IITs has helped: Smriti Irani Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said common counselling helped reduce stress on students and also vacant seats in IITs and NITs. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Engineering student from Mumbai's Goregaon found hanging in Vasai jungle A third year engineering student from Goregaon who had left home for college on Thursday was found hanging in the jungle of Vasai on Friday. A musical tribute to late Gulshan Kumar Kickstart's Aman Anand conceptualised and produced a music concert for T-Series that was a celebration of music, which brought together the who's who of the music and film fraternity. Subhash Ghai inaugurated the fashion and lifestyle exhibition Medusa by Sonal Jindal in Mumbai Mumbai's fashionistas have a blast at this shopping expo... More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Man shoots himself at New Delhi's busy Rajiv Chowk Metro station An investigation is underway into how he managed to enter the station with a gun. ACB to probe awarding of ads by Delhi government The LG-appointed chief of anti-corruption branch, M K Meena, has ordered a probe and issued a notice to the Delhi government based on a complaint alleging irregularities in awarding of advertisement contracts. The latter has denied the charge. Vijay Goel panned over paean to PM Modi A song in the 1954 movie Jagriti honoured Mahatma Gandhi as Sabarmati ke Sant (saint of Sabarmati); six decades later BJP MP Vijay Goel has found another sant in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Chain-snatchers target 4 women; cops in a huddle Police commissioner NS Megharikh has had two review meetings with the top brass in the commissionerate in the last two days but chain snatchings in the city continue unabated. October 1 deadline over but Bengaluru still in the dark Vast swathes of the city continued to be dogged by unscheduled and prolonged outages on Thursday. At just 17, girl is helping poor kids pedal to school Many pursue their passion but few help others live their dream. Malini Rao falls in the second category. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		CAT gives ultimatum to Centre on cadre division Disapproving the inordinate delay in explaining the rationale behind its cadre division exercise, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 500 on the central government and gave an ultimatum that if it fails to do its job by October 7, it would conclude the hearing in the case. Man who ripped off Flipkart arrested A con artist who duped e-commerce giant Flipkart by stealing valuable parts of electronic goods he had ordered to be delivered to him, but his luck ran out recently when the e-tailer kept a watch on him and caught him red-handed while he was trying to return a gadget claiming it was faulty. Why test meat, why not their brains, asks Owaisi Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said India could soon turn into a “banana republic”, a day after the lynching of Mohammed Ikhlaq and his son in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, over rumours of eating beef. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Second terminal at Tambaram to be ready next year, says SR GM Southern Railway general manager Vashishta Johri said that railways was planning to complete work to make Tambaram a second terminal by next year. More land is needed to be make Royapuram into a terminal Southern Railway general manager Vashishta Johri said that Royapuram teminal could be built only if state government allots land that belongs to Stanley Hospital. Passengers should keep stations and trains clean, says Southern Railway GM Hundreds of volunteers belonging to an NGO took part in cleaning campaign at Central railway station. They swept and mopped the floors, collected garbage and cleaned paan stains and litter from the floor and also from bus shelters at the station. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Syria crisis fuels jeera exports from India The ongoing crisis in Syria has prompted cumin seed (jeera) importers to turn to India, especially Gujarat, to source the commodity. A painter's bungalow and his unfulfilled wish His art marked a historic turn in development of Indian modern art and realism at the turn of the 20th century.But deep down Raja Ravi Varma had the deepest regard for the patron of art Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Swine flu wave likely in November: Ahmedabad munucipal corporation More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Woman becomes AUSU president after 88 years A research scholar has become the first female president of Allahabad University Students’ Union after a gap of 88 years. Duranto Express to stop at Kanpur station from today The new railway time table will come into effect from October 1. As per the new time table the timing of many trains passing in North Central Railway region has been changed. Students' union elections: Polling remains peaceful in AU, 4 colleges Cops remained on their toes throughout the day and did not allow any gathering in and around the varsity and colleges. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha CM distributes digital ration cards under food Act Odisha is all set to launch the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 as chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday started distribution of digital ration cards to the beneficiaries. Innovative decor ideas for pandals in Bhubaneswar Most puja committees have invited idol-makers from West Bengal or Kumartulli in Kolkata. AMRUT: State moots 10225cr proposal The state government has identified a total of 526 projects in nine urban areas. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Chouhan meets Japanese deputy PM, invites him to Global Investors Summit 2016 On the third day of his official tour to Japan and South Korea, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday met Japanese deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso in Tokyo and invited him to Global Investors Summit 2016 to facilitate greater cooperation and investment in Madhya Pradesh. Govt not cooperating in Vyapam probe, CBI tells HC The CBI team which is in Gwalior to investigate Vyapam scam has accused state government of non-cooperation. Two months after the probe was handed over to CBI, the agency does not have a proper office in the city to carry out its operations. SC grants conditional bail to SAIMS chairperson Supreme Court on Thursday granted conditional bail to Dr Vinod Bhandari, chairperson of Shri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS), who was arrested for his alleged role in medical pre-PG 2012 scam. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Minor raped by lover, friends in Ludhiana Distance learning MCA not same as regular, says Punjab and Haryana HC A candidate who has not attended classes cannot be said to be at par with the candidate who has, the court said. RBI gives Punjab Rs 19,000 crore for paddy purchase This is Rs 3,000cr less than Punjab’s demand. More Chandigarh News»

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