[wanabidii] News Digest: SoftBank pays $135m to former Google executive Nikesh Arora

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, June 20, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		SoftBank pays $135m to former Google executive Nikesh Arora Japan's telecom carrier SoftBank paid vice president and ex-Google executive Nikesh Arora a whopping $135 million in the year to March. Path to 10% not impossible: FM Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley has exuded confidence that with the government pursuing economic reforms, policy changes, pumping in money in key sectors like infrastructure, the path to 10 per cent growth is not impossible. Greece says European Central Bank won't let its banks collapse The European Central Bank will not allow Greek lenders to collapse as this would create a domino effect and topple banks in other parts of Europe, a Greek state minister said on Saturday. More Business News»

		Environment
		US proposes new standards to cut down on pollution The US government proposed new standards aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from medium and heavy-duty vehicles. Tigers' scent spray may be better way to track them Scientists have demonstrated a new technique to non-invasively survey tigers using their scent sprays that can be detected much more frequently in the wild than scat. White rumped vultures population flourish in Kangra The endangered white rumped vultures have found a safe haven in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh as ex-situ conservation programme has finally paid the dividend with their number increasing. More Environment News»

		World
		Charleston church shooter planned to attack college Friends of the white gunman who shot and killed nine black people inside an historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina said he first talked about attacking a college campus, the Washington Post and NBC News reported on Friday. US doc sanctioned 'abnormal' troop training A state board revoked the license of a former US Army doctor on Friday, finding that he plied students with hypnotic drugs during battlefield-trauma training and performed dangerous procedures, including intentionally inducing shock. Putin says Russia weathering sanctions President Vladimir Putin boasted on Friday that Russia had found the "inner strength" to prevent sanctions causing a deep economic crisis, and told the West to stop using "the language of ultimatums." More World News»

		Science
		Earth embarking on sixth mass extinction: US study The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warned Friday, and humans could be among the first victims. Comet probe Philae dials home, 'doing very well' Europe's robot lab Philae phoned home on Friday after several days silence in its journey towards the Sun on the back of a comet and is "doing very well", the German Aerospace Center (DLR) said. TOI impact: Energy supplied by humanitarian kite The Zéphyr project, a photovoltaic balloon designed by students, aims to supply energy to disaster areas. More Science News»

		Technology
		10 'hidden' Gmail features you must try Gmail is a pretty powerful email service, but you can still find all sorts of goodies and extra features in Gmail Labs.Here's over to 10 Gmail Labs features you should enable right now. Apple Pay vs Android Pay vs Samsung Pay vs PayPal Big tech companies are competing to help you pay for a store purchase with your phone. Indian smartphone market: It's no longer just Samsung vs Micromax Xiaomi announced a drop of Rs 5,000 on its top-of-the-line Mi 4 smartphone on June 19, four months after its launch. Not to be outdone, Samsung offered a discount of Rs 6,000 on its Galaxy Grand Max but just for one day. More Technology News»

		Education
		Hold AIPMT & declare results by August 17, SC tells CBSE The court on June 15 cancelled this year's AIPMT finding it rigged by tech-savvy students and directed the CBSE to conduct a fresh exam within four weeks but a bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre extended the deadline by one month after the CBSE expressed its inability to conduct the exam by July 15. IIT-Madras not the only choice for Tamil Nadu's students An engineering classroom in IIT Madras is usually a melting pot of different cultures as this premier institute plays host to students from across the country. JEE results: TN board scores least in south Students of state board schools have put up a poor show in the JEE (Advanced) this year, with only 33 clearing the test — the fewest among all southern states. Educators are worried. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Auto-taxi unions should not resort to strikes: Transport chief State transport commissioner Sonia Sethi has warned auto-taxi unions not to resort to any strike and inconvenience the public in Mumbai. CR to organise yoga sessions on Sunday The Central Railway will organise yoga sessions at its headquarters, divisions and workshops on Sunday on the occasion of international yoga day. Central Railway reschedules train timings for Saturday Central Railway has cancelled, short terminated as well as rescheduled the timings of several long distance trains on June 20. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Lalitgate: AAP protests outside Sushma Swaraj's residence Aam Aadmi Party's youth wing on Saturday protested outside external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's residence in Delhi over the Lalit Modi controversy. Even chaiwallahs were part of EWS admissions scam They earned their bread from regular jobs but the butter came from selling school seats meant for the poor to wealthy parents. Teachers protest 'privatization' A large gathering of university and college teachers from across the country got together for a dharna at University Grants Commission to protest against “increasing privatization and commercialization of higher education and the attack on teachers’ service conditions”. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Priya Mani and Robin Uthappa celebrate legends in Bengaluru 12 ‘true legends’ from the state felicitated Bengaluru women swear by the morning twist Come what may , Sangeetha Ramakrishnan, an immigration specialist sees to it that she does n't miss her yoga sessions in the morning. “Dis cipline is an important lesson that yoga teaches you. As bachelor of yoga, master asanas and more Classes on how and when to brush one's teeth or bathe, in true yogic manner ­ that's part of the syllabus drawn up for the Bachelor in Vocation (yoga), BVoc, a three-year course. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Video news: All in one minute @ 10am Cheap varsities: Visa to Uncle Sam's land Experts observed that students are attracted to such varsities for opportunities to work while studying. HC permits yoga event in front of Charminar In response to a writ petition seeking direction to organise a yoga programme on June 21 – International Yoga Day – in front of the historic Charminar, the high court on Friday permitted petitioner T Uma Mahendra, a BJP leader, to organise the programme at Quli Qutub Shah Stadium with its inaugural programme near Charminar. The BJP leader approached the HC after the Charminar police denied him permission. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Telecom firm fined Rs 28K for false bill A telecom company, which generated a false bill after failing to terminate a data card connection despite receiving a request from a customer, has been fined 28,000 for deficiency in services. Folk theatre aims to foster better coexistence with wildlife If you think Theru Koothu is a dying art and does not have many takers today, think again. A group of wildlife experts is taking the folk theatre a step forward to create awareness on how to manage the increasing incidents of man-animal conflicts. The team is planning to teach people who live in the conflict zones, the importance of coexistence through ‘Theru Koothu’. Jaya unveils memorials of TN fighters Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday inaugurated a memorial of freedom fighter Veerapandiya Kattabomman in Kayathar in Tuticorin district. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Fall of catwomen: Women enrolment dips in IIM-A Amid all the hype about diversity in classrooms, the country's premier Bschool, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) still has a student ratio heavily skewed in favour of engineers and male students. City police commissioner mobbed by taxi drivers at airport The prepaid taxi drivers, illegally operating at airport, harassed city police commissioner Shivanand Jha on Friday. HC stays RTO recruitment Gujarat high court on Friday stayed Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) from filling up 120 posts of assistant inspectors in the Regional Transport Office (RTO) for not adhering to quota system and not selecting women candidates according to the law. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Four of a family commits suicide Four of a family – a woman and three of her minor children committed suicide by jumping before a goods train near Karam Ali Ka Purwa between Kunda and Manikpur railway stations in wee hours of Friday. Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that family tussle compelled them to take such an extreme step. Cricket finds many takers among city girls Girls studying in high school and inter colleges are increasing taking to playing cricket. They can be found toiling hard at a special camp for girls being organized at Dr K N Katju Inter College ground. The camp is part of the secondary education department’s effort to encourage girls to take up sports. Katarniaghat tourist houses getting spruced up Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary is going to be developed into an eco-tourism hub and state tourism department would announce a special package soon. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		9 servitors asked to explain rite ruckus HC quashes graft FIR against ex-DGP Mishra Congress seeks judicial probe into Nabakalebara fiasco Congress on Friday upped the ante against Naveen Patnaik government over Nabakalebara fiasco and demanded a statement from him. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		'Bhuk Aag Hai' staged during Rangotsav at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal Curtains fell on the seven day long Madhya Pradesh Rangotsav, organised at Bharat Bhavan, with the play 'Bhuk Aag Hai'. 15 disabled couples tie nuptial knots at Sendhwa An air of happiness and fervour prevailed at Sendhwa in Barwani district on Friday. 50 express trains to be cancelled on June 20 due to Itarsi station fire Railway traffic continued to remain disrupted on the third day. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Rs 50 MSP hike for paddy is a joke: Bains Independent MLA Simarjeet Bains on Friday termed the Rs 50 hike in minimum support price (MSP) of paddy as a "cruel joke" on farmers, demanding that MSP hikes should be more practical. Speeding truck kills two Two persons were killed after a speeding truck hit them near Gyaspura Chowk, here, on Friday morning. Auto drivers protest brings city to halt A protest by auto-rickshaw operators and drivers on Friday morning gave a tough time to commuters in the city. More Chandigarh News»

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