News Digest: Psychiatric illness costs 100 ITBP jawans their jobs

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		Monday, August 25, 2014
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		India
		Psychiatric illness costs 100 ITBP jawans their jobs The country's frontline fighting force against China- the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) - has decided to compulsorily retire over 100 of its serving soldiers after they were found to be suffering from various type of psychiatric disorders, including the incurable Alzheimer's disease. British deputy PM Nick Clegg to meet Narendra Modi in trade trip Britain's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg begins a trade mission to India on Monday, where he will meet the country's prime minister Narendra Modi in a bid to strengthen economic ties. Govt dubs Nirmal Bharat scheme a dud, to power ahead with Swachh Bharat The Centre has dubbed UPA’s ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’ to end open defecation a failure and has called a meeting with states to chart the road ahead for ‘Swachh Bharat’. More India News»

		Business
		Govt to revive export interest subsidy The government is set to revive the 3% interest subsidy for exporters, while extending the benefit to more sectors, besides merging at least two schemes in next month’s Foreign Trade Policy. New middle class will form 60% of business: Diageo CEO We’re delighted to have a majority shareholding of 54.78% in United Spirits, Ivan Menezes says. CBI to close MCX probe against former Sebi chief Bhave, member CBI director Ranjit Sinha confirmed that the Bhave matter was finalized and recommendation would be soon sent to the government. More Business News»

		Environment
		Scientists warn about 'precarious' state of world's primary forests Scientists have warned about the precarious state of the world's primary forests, as a new study shows that say just 22 percent of these forests are located in protected areas, equivalent of only five percent of the original ones. Nagpur gets India's first ethanol-run bus Launching India's first ethanol-run bus in the city on a pilot basis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that a Bill to make provision for running vehicles on bio-fuels and hybrid electric would be tabled in the Parliament in the next session. Lion cub rescued from Gir-Somnath village in Gujarat About one-month-old lion cub was rescued from a farm well in a village in Gir-Somnath district on Saturday morning. More Environment News»

		World
		Boko Haram chief declares 'caliphate' in Nigeria town Boko Haram’s leader said he has created an Islamic caliphate in a northeast Nigeria town seized by the insurgents earlier this month, in a video obtained by AFP on Sunday. US journalist held by Qaida affiliate in Syria is freed An American journalist kidnapped and held hostage for nearly two years by an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria was released Sunday, less than a week after the horrific execution of American journalist James Foley by Islamic militants. China targets Uighurs with beards, burqas Outside a mosque in China’s restive west, a government-appointed Muslim cleric was dodging a reporter’s question about why young men of the Uighur minority don’t have beards when one youth interrupted. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I don't need to slap or kiss people to get work' Actor Sudesh Berry may have had a slow start of his career, but is going strong even now. Unfair to blame Anushka for Virat's non-performance: Geeta Geeta Basra, girlfriend of Harbhajan Singh, has not taken kindly to the wives and girlfriends of Team India being blamed for our cricketers' poor performance in the recent Test series in England. TOP 10: Sex Scenes of Bollywood Bollywood is becoming bold by the day and sex scenes are no longer a taboo. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Hangover after party? Blame it on your gene Hungover after a wild night of partying? Blame your genes. Researchers have found that genes may partly determine why some people get hangovers after a night of drinking while others do not. A programme that nails your emotions Researchers have designed a computer programme that can accurately recognize users’ emotional states as much as 87 per cent of the time. 'Video-less' 3D games for the blind Researchers have developed ‘video-less’ 3D games that rely on sound instead of sight to allow visually impaired players to experience the joys of digital gaming. More Science News»

		Sports
		Hamilton says Rosberg hit him on purpose Lewis Hamilton accused Mercedes team mate and Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg of deliberately colliding with him at the Belgian GP. United off the mark in Sunderland draw Manchester United secured their first point under Louis van Gaal, but were still left searching for a first competitive win, after a 1-1 draw away to Sunderland. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo wins Belgian Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo won the Belgian GP for Red Bull while Nico Rosberg finished second to extend his lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to 29 points. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Billion-dollar valuations bring Rs 1cr salaries to tech startups An angel investor says any startup that has received substantial funding is today willing to pay a Rs 1 crore-plus package to some of its senior talent. Logitech G502 Proteus Core review: Breaking the DPI barrier Here's our review of Logitech G502 Proteus Core mouse, which has the highest DPI in the world and is characterized by sleek, modern looks. Weekly digest: Best of TOI Tech Here's a quick list of what made news in the world of technology, in the week gone by... More Technology News»

		Education
		SAARC's best law teacher award The vice-chancellor of Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, has been selected for SAARC's best law teacher award, this year. Top presentation A Delhi teenager beat more than a hundred students to become the 2014 Microsoft Office specialist world champion in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, in the US. The web of justice It is not often that people think of web development when they think of social justice. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Aprajita Toor brings back focus to bespoke footwear at LFW Winter Festive 2014 in Mumbai The second last day of Lakme Fashion Week winter festive 2014 saw Aprajita Toor collaborate with her third designer to create bespoke footwear that we feel set the shoe trends for this fashion week. School buses to ask top cop for parking solution Most vans ferrying kids to and from schools are not only illegal but they also apparently usurp parking space outside institute gates, blocking the way for authorized buses. Plan to monitor special schools A monitoring body, which will regulate practices followed at special schools and therapy centres dealing with children with autistic spectrum disorder, will be set up in the city. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		SHO gets 3-yr jail for bribe demand A trial court has sentenced two cops - Surya Prakash Rawat, then SHO of Bhajanpura, and then sub-inspector Ram Kumar Tyagi - to three years' rigorous imprisonment for taking "protection money" from unauthorized restaurants and cafes. Both births and deaths drop in Delhi summer April saw the birth of a little over 24,000 children, the lowest for any month, while May and June had 26,000-odd being born, again lower than other months. 'DDA can't stop water theft due to public and politicians' DDA cannot stop illegal tapping of piped water because of "public resistance and intervention of local politicians" More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Lights, entertainment, action, kabaddi! If Bangalore’s annual World 10K has in recent years become the yardstick for frenzied activity, the opening night of the Pro Kabaddi League came pretty close to matching, if not surpassing, the buzz. Dry-cleaner stains dhoti, customer gets Rs 5,000 as damages JP Nagar resident knocked on the doors of a consumer court which awarded him a compensation of Rs 3,000 as cost of the damaged dhoti, and Rs 2,000 for litigation. No two moons on Aug 27 Pramod Galgali, joint director of the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium said people shouldn’t fall for such messages. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Big cat on Icrisat campus finally caught After five months of playing hide and seek, the leopard that had made the sprawling International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) campus its home, was finally captured early on Sunday. UPSC preliminary exam held across 83 centres in Hyderabad Preliminary civil service examinations under the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were conducted in 83 examination centers across the city. Triangular fight likely in Medak The Medak Lok Sabha constituency is poised to witness a tough triangular tussle, with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Congress and BJP gearing up for the bypoll to be held on September 13. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		RTI activists urge TN to follow Bihar helpline model Tamil Nadu may claim to top in fields like healthcare and Public Distribution System (PDS), however, it lags behind several other states when it comes to transparency in governance. Old tech gear piling up? Dump it in corpn's 'e-waste kiosks' People in the city can now drop broken keyboards, used batteries and other damaged electronic equipment in Corporation of Chennai's 'e-waste kiosks'. Blast kills man, hurts two in Tiruvallur factory A boiler explosion at a chemical manufacturing company in Kakalur Industrial Estate near Tiruvallur on Sunday morning killed a 42-year-old man and left two others injured. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Disaster mitigation in a pen drive Once inserted into the USB slot of your smart phone, tablet, laptop or even your desktop, it can warn you — hours in advance — of an approaching natural disaster. When Amdavadis ran for a cause While running along side model, actor and avid runner Milind Soman gave a high to 150-odd runners, it was the cause behind the run that brought out their true spirit. Teen pushed into prostitution by home guard jawan, rescued The city police women cell on Sunday evening rescued 17-year-old Shilpa (name changed) and arrested three, including a woman. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Dowry claims life of 25-yr-old Body of a 25-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her residence under Manjhanpur Kotwali of Kaushambi on Sunday morning. Her parents later lodged an FIR alleging that her daughter was killed and hanged by her husband and in-laws for dowry. SP workers finalise bypoll strategy A meeting of Samajwadi Party workers was held at Chowk office on Sunday to finalise strategy for the upcoming by-elections of Sirathu assembly segment. In the meeting, it was decided that a group of supporters would go to Sirathu to participate in the nomination of SP candidate Vachaspati Pasi on August 25. Special police officers to take up cases of juvenile delinquents Police have set up a special ‘Juvenile unit’ to take up the cases of juvenile delinquents. Juvenile police officers are being appointed to handle their cases systematically. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Dalit family 'evicted' from village in Sambalpur A dalit family from Rairakhol subdivision of Sambalpur has been allegedly driven away from Tantagarh village by people from upper caste two weeks ago. No tahasildar, no BDO: Development takes backseat Development activities have taken a severe beating at Maoist-hit Chandrapur block in Rayagada district as posts of BDO and tahasildar are lying vacant. Police pull up socks to probe teen's rape-murder Police have formed three teams to search for those involved in the alleged murder and gangrape of a teenage girl at Balisahi near Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Two students wanted to commit suicide over bullying at Scindia School While Bihar minister’s son, a student of Scindia School in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh battles for life at a Delhi hospital after allegedly being choked by someone in his hostel room, his elder brother told police on Saturday that another student of the same class was on the brink of suicide after being bullied by seniors. Playing to perfection They do not come from privileged background and have never entered hallowed portals of academies to get grounding in octave and strains of music. Rare blend of Hindu, Islamic architecture A most striking and interesting blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture is Bhopal's palace complex spread over 4.65 acre. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		AAP claims people threatened not to vote AAP Patiala unit on Sunday alleged that pressure from senior leaders of both Congress and SAD had led to low turnout of voters in Patiala byelection. Sop-spree continues as Hooda announces pension hike, loan waiver, pay parity Buoyed by the large turnout of supporters from across the state, Hooda said the announcements will be made effective November 1, 2014 on Haryana Day. AAP activists stage protest in Talwandi Sabo Aam Aadmi Party activists staged a protest on Sunday after some unidentified persons damaged the car of AAP candidate from Talwandi Sabo assembly seat Baljinder Kaur's media in-charge Hamdeep Singh. More Chandigarh News»

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