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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, October 15, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Mercedes-Benz launches GLE in India German Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz on Wednesdat launched in India SUV GLE. Reliance Capital announces Rs 150-cr ESOP scheme eliance Capital is part of Anil Ambani-led business conglomerate Reliance Group and is present in insurance, mutual fund, broking and non-banking finance businesses among others. Gold up by Rs 115 on festive buying, global cues Bullion merchants said gold rallied on the back of increased buying by jewellers for the ongoing festive and wedding season and a firming trend overseas where the precious metal soared to about five-month highs on speculation that the US Federal Reserve will delay interest rate hike. More Business News»

		Environment
		More Asiatic lion cubs sighted in Gir sanctuary We have sighted about 100 Asiatic lion cubs in the sanctuary during the four-month closure period which is likely to attract more tourists, including foreigners, to the place," Gir National Park's deputy conservator of forests Sandeep Kumar said. Heavy air pollution in 80% of Chinese cities: Greenpeace he average level of PM2.5 particulates -- small enough to deeply penetrate the lungs -- in the 367 cities tested was also more than four times the maximum recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), Greenpeace said. Rare Oriental Darter bird spotten by Thane environmentalist The rare sighting of the Oriental Darter bird at Bhandup pumping station on Wednesday morning has swept a wave of relief over environmentalists in and around the city. More Environment News»

		World
		Myanmar signs peace accord with eight armed groups Among the eight groups are Kayin National Union, Kayin National Liberation Army - Peace Council, All Burma Students' Democratic Front, and Chin National Front, reported Xinhua. 'Orphan' kids locked up in 'medieval' jails on Greek island After arriving by boat from Turkey, children as young as 11 are routinely being detained in filthy police cells - and the UN has been forced to intervene, Shock as 12-year-old on Australian terror radar The boy was listed on a federal court order among a group of males linked to Farhad Jabar, 15, who shot a police employee in the back of the head in Sydney this month while reportedly shouting religious slogans. More World News»

		Science
		Astronomers may have found giant alien 'megastructures' orbiting star near the Milky Way A large cluster of objects in space look like something you would "expect an alien civilization to build", astronomers have said. Modern humans migrated out of Africa to China first: Study Upturning the generally accepted theory that modern humans migrated out of Africa 50,000 years ago, analysis of human fossil teeth found in China suggests that they reached present day China 80,000-120,000 years ago. This also means that modern humans populated East Asia at least 40,000 years before Europe. Cure for cancer might accidentally have been found By attaching malaria proteins to cancer cells, tumours could be burrowed into and then destroyed — and it seems to be effective on 90 per cent of types of cancers. More Science News»

		Technology
		World's 10 Best tech MNC workplaces The study carried out by the Great Places to Work Institute covers a wide variety of industries and 47 countries. So, here's over to 10 best tech MNC workplaces in the world. US varsity cites two Indians' work in $862 million patent case against Apple Gurindar Sohi and T N Vijaykumar are not names that will leap out of your latest iPhones as you gush over the performance of Apple's much-coveted devices. Samsung: No pressure from iPhones The Samsung distributors, however, disagree to the claim that the launch of latest iPhone would not put a pressure on them. More Technology News»

		Education
		Ahmedabad institute develops new diabetes markers Present anti-diabetic drugs cost between Rs 100 to Rs 650 per mg. But the one developed by Niper costs only Rs 20 per mg and will benefit millions of diabetes patients in the country. Proposed govt engineering colleges in Bengaluru hit land hurdle    If the new colleges would have become operational from next year, each of them would have offered at least 60 seats.    'Fill vacant ayurveda seats on merit' The decision of the state government asking government college authorities of Bhavnagar Ayurveda College and Vadodara Ayurveda College to fill up the vacant 85 seats on their own has led to a major controversy. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai 2nd in top global rentals list A Knight Frank Global Cities report placed Mumbai at second spot among top 20 global cities, which offers the highest rental yields for office space. The city currently offers a 10% return annually on office space rent, said the survey released on Thursday. Australian visas for Indian students rise by 38% Australia is emerging as a popular destination for Indian students. During 2013-14, 34,100 visas were issued to Indian students, a rise of 38% as compared to the previous year. Even as the number of Chinese students outnumber those from India, the growth in student visas granted to Chinese nationals was much lower at 12% with 60,300 Chinese students being issued student visas during 2013-14. Monsoon withdrawal declared over Mumbai The south-west monsoon has withdrawn from entire Maharashtra including Mumbai today, an IMD Mumbai official said. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		LGBT community walk at Connaught Place in Delhi Harmless Hugs, a group of supporters and members of the LGBT community, recently went around CP giving free hugs. Mohammad Azharuddin inaugurates art exhibition in Delhi After a successful exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery Auditorium, Mumbai, in August, which featured artwork by masters, senior and contemporary artists, Cobalt Arts is now hosting its next show, Antarang, at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi from October 12 to 18 at Gallery 1 and 2. Uber, Ola can run diesel cabs till March 1: Delhi HC This means, the companies willing to shift to CNG can ply diesel vehicles within the capital over the next four months without the fear of taxis getting impounded by Delhi’s transport department. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Life sentence for 3 accused in Manipal gang rape case Twenty-eight months after medical student of KMC, Manipal was abducted and gang raped, the principal district and sessions court on Thursday sentenced three main accused to life and fined them Rs 1.10 lakh each. The judge Shivashankar B Ammanavar also sentenced two other accused to three years imprisonment and fined them Rs 5,000 each for destroying evidence. The incident that shook the town took place on June 20, 2013. Elders in a bind as Bengaluru druggists shut shop Protesting against online sale of drugs, over 8k pharmacies down shutters and inconvenience public. Gas leak scare sparks off hysteria at Bengaluru's T Dasarahalli There was mass hysteria at a shantytown near T Dasarahalli in northwest Bengaluru on Monday night. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Students mock ban culture in EFLU with a 'show cause notice' The campaign had attracted a flood of supporters, who shared show cause notices, memes and even protest songs. Techie arrested for raping physiotherapist in Hyderabad A 30-year-old physiotherapist working at a nursing home in Rajendranagar has lodged a complaint against a software engineer alleging that he had raped her in the past and recently began blackmailing her to fulfill his sexual desires. Inter-state Irani snatchers' gang nabbed The Cyberabad police have arrested three members of an inter-state Irani gang involved in chain-snatching offences and recovered 97.5-tola stolen gold from their possession. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Bengaluru hospital performs five unmatched bone marrow transplants under TN CM's health insurance scheme This hospital is the first group outside the state to be approved by the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project to do surgeries and claim reimbursements. Poorthi looked stunning walking the ramp at Palam Silks' 2015 Deepavali Collection fashion show at Taj Connemara in Chennai Chennai scores high when it comes to food, festivities and saris. Four killed as car collides with truck near Madurai Four people were killed when a car they were travelling in collided with a truck near Melur in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		16k chemists down shutters in state to protest online drug sales Around 16,000 chemists across Gujarat downed shutters on Wednesday to protest against the online pharmacies. Maharashtra, Gujarat account for 50% of cheese consumption Maharashtra and Gujarat seems to be having the largest cheese loving population in the country. I'll campaign in Bihar against BJP: Hardik Patel Our new out fit Patel Navnirman Sena will organize a major rally at JP Chowk in Patna when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is there, said Hardik. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Avishkar enthralls at MNNIT “Avishkar”, the annual techno-management extravaganza of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, was held on Wednesday. Distribution firm's employees robbed of 7.20L at gun point in Allahabad Three unidentified armed robbers, on Wednesday, looted cash worth Rs 7.20 lakh from the employees of a distribution firm near Basant Vihar Colony under Civil Lines police station. According to the police, the employees were going to deposit the amount at a nearby bank when the incident occurred. National Children's Science Congress begins in Allahabad The 23rd National Children’s Science Congress, organized by Union department of science and technology got underway at Kendriya Vidyalaya, New Cantt on Wednesday. Around 300 students from 31 KVs of the state are participating in the two day intra-regional event. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Dal prices upset kitchen budget Ahead of the festive season, the price of arhar dal has gone up to Rs 175 a kg, upsetting the kitchen budget. Land problem hampers railway overbridge work The Rs 35-crore Railway Overbridge (ROB) project at Saheed Nagar here is going on at a snail's pace with the public works department facing difficulties in acquiring land. Ex-manager, 8 more held for bank fraud in Rourkela Rourkela police on Wednesday arrested nine persons, including a suspended manager of the city branch of Federal Bank, for allegedly siphoning off about Rs 4.5 crore from the bank. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Impostor help for posing as cop with fake papers A constable stationed at Dewas police station was arrested for allegedly forging fake documents and degrees and presenting it to the police station in-charge. Centre gives nod to special Vyapam scam zone for CBI Centre gave its nod to set up CBI’s ‘special Vyapam scam zone’ in Bhopal on Tuesday, besides sanctioning requisite staff for investigations into the mammoth scam. Raj Bhawan forms panel to probe charges against VC A week after higher education minister Uma Shankar Gupta hinting at imposing emergency in Barkatullah University, Raj Bhawan formed a one-member committee headed by Justice (retired) Abhay Gohil to probe charges of irregularities in appointments by vice-chancellor MD Tiwari. Frustrated over delay at Raj Bhawan’s end in taking a final call on VC MD Tiwari, Gupta had recently said they would be forced to impose emergency in the university. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Desecration of holy book: Bandh in parts of Punjab Officials said an uneasy calm prevailed in parts of the state where activists held protests and blocked roads. 150 protestors were taken into custody when they tried to hold a demonstration in Ludhiana. Tension mounts as city BJP unit fights factionalism A day after the clash between anti and pro Sanjay Tandon groups at the party office, Kamlam in Sector 33, tension in the ranks mounted. Bangalore startups bank on city angels One of the last places you would expect a startup from India's Silicon Valley - Bangalore - to look for angel investors is Chandigarh. More Chandigarh News»

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