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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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		Business
		Saudi, Russia, Qatar agree to freeze oil production Brent crude oil futures pared gains on Tuesday after Qatar said that four of the world's largest producers agreed to freeze output at January levels, provided that other major exporters followed suit. India Inc giants may populate bank bureau The six-member panel will have three government officials and three experts, of which two will be from the banking sector. Sensex does a U-turn, slides 98 points Markets went into reverse gear after the benchmark Sensex lost ground completely and veered into the negative zone after it fell 98 points, dragged down by selling in capital goods, consumer durable and metal. More Business News»

		Environment
		Students clean beach to facilitate mass turtle nesting Schoolchildren cleaned about 4km-long beach from Gokharakuda to Podampeta in Odisha - the famous mass nesting site for the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles. Over 100 students of six high schools of the nearby villages together with officials and activists picked up around three tonnes of debris. Major ivory network dismantled in Congo, WWF says Authorities in Congo have dismantled a major ivory network, arresting three traffickers in a blow to poaching operations that threaten the survival of the African forest elephant, the conservation group WWF said. Officials also seized 30 kilograms of ivory ornaments and other items from them. Spider kills snake in Australian outback duel A plucky little spider has once again proved that size doesn't matter by taking on -- and beating -- a much larger venomous snake, in a very Australian telling of the story of David and Goliath. More Environment News»

		World
		Australia police seize meth-filled bras Australian police discovered millions of dollars worth of drugs hidden inside a shipment of bras, part of what they said on Monday was the country's biggest ever liquid methamphetamine bust. Cracking down on North Korea is difficult. Here's why Repeatedly over the past six weeks, since the morning North Korea surprised the world with its fourth nuclear test, the United States, South Korea, Japan and their allies have vowed to get tough on Pyongyang. Turkey vows 'harsh reaction' as missiles hit Syria town Turkey warned Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria they would face the "harshest reaction" if they tried to capture a town near the border, and accused Russia of a missile attack there that killed at least 14 civilians. More World News»

		Science
		Cancer breakthrough: T-cell therapy offers prospect of lasting cure, say scientists Patients with advanced blood cancers who were not expected to live beyond five months show complete remission after 18 months. Scientists find ways of commandeering the natural killing capacity of T-cells to identify, memorise and attack tumour cells. Poisonous flower fossil of potato-tomato family found frozen in amber NA 20-30 million year old flower, preserved in amber, is the ancestor of everything from the potato to tomatoes, tobacco, petunias and our morning cup of coffee, researchers from Oregon State University and Rutgers University have announced. 3D 'bioprinters' could soon make organs and human tissue good enough for transplant, researchers say Human tissue and organs good enough to be used for transplants could soon be made using a custom-designed 3D “bioprinter” that would help solve the problem of donor shortages. Although the printed body parts – including ear and muscle structures – have been tested only in laboratory animals, the researchers said early results indicated that the structures have the right size, strength and function for use in patients suffering from battlefield injuries. More Science News»

		Technology
		15 hot smartphones that got price cuts Planning to buy a new smartphone? Looking for best deals? Going beyond the official prices, we try to find the best smartphone deals in the recent months. Here’s a list of 15 hot smartphones that now come at a discounted price… Feel unsafe on Facebook? These 6 tips will help Got hundreds of Facebook friends you hardly know? Now is a good time to do some digital cleanup, while the year is still fresh. Review your security and privacy settings, and make sure those casual acquaintances you met at a bar eons ago aren't still getting the most intimate details of your life. Get rid of games and apps that might have latched onto your account years ago, but that you no longer use. Here are six cleanup tips: Apple confirms opening of development centre in Hyderabad It's official, technology giant Apple is opening a development centre in Hyderabad. More Technology News»

		Education
		11 innovative projects get award at GTU As many as 11 innovative projects that solved social and technical problems, were given awards by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) on 5th Annual Sankuls Day at Paryavaran Mandir recently. Microsoft selects 6 teachers, 2 schools from Gujarat as education innovators Microsoft India on Monday announced the selection of six innovative educators and two showcase schools from Gujarat in the 2015-2016 class of Education Innovators. These educators and schools are among 168 Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Experts and 45 Microsoft Showcase Schools selected across India. South Asian University professor Yogesh Kumar Tyagi named new DU vice-chancellor South Asian University's Prof Yogesh Kumar Tyagi has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of Delhi University after his name was selected by President Pranab Mukherjee from a panel of four people. Last week, the HRD ministry had forwarded the four names to the President to pick from for the post. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Chargesheet field against Peter Mukerjea Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against former media baron, Peter Mukerjea, in the Sheena Bora murder. Peter was present in court and represented by his lawyer Kushal Mor. Burglar make underground cavity, robs jewellery shop in Sakinaka An unidentified man looted a jewellery shop after digging underground way and made away with silver ornaments worth Rs 1.7 lakhs on Sunday. Central Railway services come to a halt due to Rail roko in Mumbai Train services on all the four lines of Central Railway (CR) have come to a halt since 1 pm due to rail roko near Sandhurst road station on Tuesday. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		VHP, Bajrang Dal protest outside JNU campus Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists on Tuesday staged a protest outside JNU against an event on the campus in support of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. A look inside the mind of an obsessive stalker Devender, the mastermind of the Dipti Sarna abduction case, stalked her on about 150 occasions over a year, Ghaziabad police said on Monday . And a top clinical psychologist, who has spoken at length with dozens of such deviants at Tihar jail, says such behaviour is typical of obsessive stalkers who plan for an extended period of time. FIR registered over attack on journalists: Delhi Police chief A first information report (FIR) was registered on Tuesday over some lawyers thrashing journalists at a court here on Monday, Delhi Police said. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Martyr from Vijayapura laid to rest Thousands of people gathered at Savalasang village in Indi taluk on Monday to pay last respects to Gunner Sahadev Maruti More as he was laid to rest with military honours. More died in an encounter with terrorists in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. Leopard captured in B'luru school slips out of Bannerghatta tiger cage The leopard that was caught in an east Bengaluru school after it injured two people on February 7 escaped from its enclosure in the Bannerghatta Biological Park, 20 km from here. Nearly 24 hours later, the big cat remained un traced after a day-long search in the vicinity of BBP. Biker discovers goodness on the go, wins laurels Only a few dare to live their dreams and Kedarnath GM is one of them.Consumed by wanderlust, this 32-yearold has journeyed across 13 countries.The rich experience summed up in his film, A Voyage on my Motorbike, recently won the best documentary film award to promote world peace in the Rajasthan International Film Festival. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Drunk man sets wife ablaze for not serving omelette in Hyderabad A drunk auto driver set ablaze his wife for not serving him omelette at Pahadisharif on Sunday night. HC raps govt over appointing VC for Vizag law university Siachen martyr's funeral in Kurnool district today More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu villages bid tearful adieu to two Siachen bravehearts The mortal remains of Sipoy G Ganesan and lance havildar S Kumar, who died in an avalanche in Siachen recently, were laid to rest with full military honours in their native villages in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. DMK chief Karunanidhi's speech is just a missed call away The DMK on Tuesday launched an initiative to reach out to voters ahead of the assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Opposition parties walk out of Tamil Nadu assembly as finance minister presents interim budget Opposition parties, including DMK, DMDK, Congress and Left, walked out of the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday as they were denied permission to speak on issues of “public importance.” More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Hardik misguided Patels, quota unlikely: Patel leader on tape The tape contains telephonic conversation between Lalji Patel (the leader of Sardar Patel Group) with Khodabhai Patel, another leader of the community. Utsavs give boost to inbound tourism in state The year 2016 has kicked off on a positive note for tourism sector in the state. The tourist festivals -Diu Fest, Polo Utsav and Rann Utsav -have given the much-needed boost to the inbound tourism in the state during the current season. Now, smart cards for Sabarmati jail inmates Sabarmati Central Jail is going to be 'smart' shortly . The jail authorities plan to introduce smart cards for undertrials as well as convicts to replace the ageold coupons that are used by the prisoners to buy necessary items from the jail canteen. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Dharmendra Yadav faces protest from ABVP activists at Allahabad University Samajwadi Party (SP) MP from Badaun, Dharmendra Yadav had to face stiff protest by the ABVP activists on the campus of Allahabad University on Monday. The MP was at Union Hall of AU to participate in a function organised to honour him by AU student union. Slain dacoit Dadua's statue unveiled at Fatehpur temple Nine years after his reign of terror ended in a police encounter, slain dacoit Shiv Kumar Patel alias Dadua has come back to haunt the state administration with the unveiling of his idol at a temple in a small hamlet of Fatehpur district on Sunday. Sonia springs surprise, comes to Allahabad on "private" visit Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrived here this evening on a "private visit", taking local party leaders by surprise. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Cleanest city in east India: Bhubaneswar Another high for Odisha after Bhubaneswar was recently voted the smartest city in the country.The state capital was on Monday ranked the cleanest city in eastern India by the Union ministry of urban development (MoUD). Keonjhar tense after girl suicide Tension mounted at Bangore village in Keonjhar district on Monday after a girl student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Hadagarh, 100 km from here, died after allegedly jumping into Hadagarh dam waters. Odia writer gets Sahitya Akademi award Noted writer Sakuntala Baliarsingh has been selected for Sahitya Akademi Translation Award 2015 for her book 'Kaberi Bhali Jhiatie'. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		ED puts on hold attachment of SAIMS chief's properties ED officials posted in Madhya Pradesh sent a detailed report on Bhandari's assets to their Delhi headquarters, seeking approval for further action, however the agency's top brass has put it on the back-burner on grounds that his case is pending with CBI, said home ministry sources. HC rejects Morena mayor's application against arrest warrant Ashok never attended any hearing since 2009 despite a perpetual arrest warrant against him, said Rajeev Shriwastawa. 'Missing' Guna priest set to return from China on February 19 The priest from Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, who landed up in China without any travel documents in June 2015, is all set to take a flight back to India on February 19. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Jats continue stir in Haryana, road, rail traffic disrupted Rail and road traffic was again affected in Rohtak-Jhajjar region today as the Jats intensified their ongoing protest demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions under OBC category. In a first Chandigarh villagers fined for defecating in open According to reports, the village panchayat in Sonhat village in Koria district (local elected council) passed an order on few months back to impose this penalty on those who do not opt toilets and defecate in open. The rule was made under the clean India mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year. Police solev heritage furniture theft case City police have claimed to solve another theft of heritage furniture designed by French architect Le Corbusier and his nephew Pierre Jenneart on Tuesday. More Chandigarh News»

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