[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Cong alleges Rs 36,000cr PDS scam in Chhattisgarh, wants CM Raman to quit

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Cong alleges Rs 36,000cr PDS scam in Chhattisgarh, wants CM Raman to quit

Billing it the “mother of all scams”, Congress on Saturday demanded the resignation of Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh in the alleged Rs 36,000-crore “public distribution” scandal.

Lucknow topper quits US govt job for UPSC

Aspiring for a career in civil services, Niharika Bhatt—UPSC all India rank 146— returned to India in May 2014 after quitting a US government job in Washington DC and what better reward than hitting the jackpot in her maiden attempt. Apparently, her first question in the UPSC interview was what made her quit the job and return to India and pursue civil services.

Dawn of a new Ira: UPSC’s top 4 all women

While the glass ceiling in the civil services was broken long back, it was resoundingly shattered on Saturday when women secured the top four positions in the prestigious Union Public Civil Services examination 2014, with the No 1 rank-holder, Ira Singhal, also being a differently-abled achiever, which is a first.

CITIES

BMC identifies 8126 out-of-school children in Mumbai

BMC identified 8126 out-of-school children in the 12 hour survey which ended at 7 pm on Saturday. The BMC has deployed 14,124 people for it.

Woman nabbed with 8.5 kg silver along Indo-Bangla border

Border Security Force (BSF), on Friday, apprehended a 64-year-old woman near the Gede railway station in Nadia with nearly 8.5 kg of silver granules.

Water supply to be hit in east, west Delhi as DJB lines up repairs

Regular water supply will be affected in the coming two days in several localities of West and East Delhi owing to repair works being undertaken by DJB.

TECH

5 new smartphones you can buy under Rs 15,000

Mobile phone technology is moving at an amazing pace.

Fitbit Surge review

We’ve been using the Surge to try to find out if it’s really worth a buy…

Apple still isn't fixing iPhone's biggest dealbreaker

Apple may not tackle one of the most-hated problems with the current iPhone -- low storage space -- on its next generation.

SPORTS

HWL: Indian eves beat Japan 1-0; keep Rio chances alive

Indian eves registered a nerve-wracking 1-0 win over Japan in their 5-6 position qualification match of the Hockey World League 2015 Semi-Final in Antwerp.

Roger Federer beats Groth to reach Wimbledon last 16

Second seed Federer clinched a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 victory over the world number 69 who fired a 147mph ace in the third game.

Defending champ Petra Kvitova crashes out of Wimbledon

Petra Kvitova's reign as Wimbledon champion came to a shock end as Jelena Jankovic staged a fightback to claim a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 third round victory.

BUSINESS

Life Insurance Council plans fraud monitoring framework

Life Insurance Council, the apex industry body of insurers is planning a fraud monitoring framework for its members.

Corporation Bank launches Mudra Card

Hasmukh Adhia, secretary, department of financial services, union ministry of finance launched the first MUDRA card under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) at a function held in the head office of Corporation Bank here on Saturday.

Kerala to facilitate production of varieties of fish products

Seeking to capitalise the huge demand for value-added fish products in the country, Kerala government will set up a fully mechanised manufacturing and processing facility with international standards to produce varieties of fish products.

ENTERTAINMENT

'Ajay Devgn is special to me'

In the world of cinema, where people climb on rooftops to proclaim their stardom or scream about how they are a cut above the rest, Tabu is calm and quiet.

Sooraj Dooba.. from Roy tops the music charts

It’s not just the new singers who have taken over the singing in Bollywood films, but we are also seeing the emergence of the extremely young in age but talented music directors, who are churning out hits after hits leading them to now compose for some of our biggest films and superstars.