News Digest: Singapore govt stand suggests AI aircraft was flying close to MH17

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		Tuesday, August 05, 2014
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		India
		Singapore govt stand suggests AI aircraft was flying close to MH17 When Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in Ukraine on July 17, two other passenger aircraft — of Air India and Singapore Airlines — were flying close to it. JD(U)-RJD alliance suffers dissension The coming together of arch-foes, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and RJD boss Lalu Prasad, hasn’t been without its consequences, with a number of JD(U) members quitting to join Rashtriya Lok Samata Party headed by Union minister of state Upendra Kushwaha. Impeach MP judge accused of harassment: Indira Jaising Former additional solicitor general Indira Jaising and other women activists on Monday demanded the impeachment of the Madhya Pradesh high court judge whose alleged sexual harassment of a woman district judge in Gwalior was highlighted by TOI. More India News»

		Business
		Mahindra may tie up with Peugeot When contacted, M&M refused to comment.An emailed reply by PSA Peugeot said, "PSA has recently implemented a new organization by region. CAG pulls up finance ministry on tax refunds The finance ministry has been pulled up by the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) for making tax refunds of close to Rs 6,700 crore without Parliamentary authorization. Subrata to start property sale talks on Wednesday Sahara chief Subrata Roy will start negotiations for sale or mortgage of some his overseas hotel properties from the Tihar jail conference room on Wednesday to raise the remaining Rs 7,000 crore to fulfill his bail conditions. More Business News»

		Environment
		Roads turn killer for big cats in Karnataka One fine morning a few years ago, a leopard emerged from Kaggalipura forest and strode onto the NICE Road stretch connecting Bannerghatta Road and Kanakapura Road. 5 tiger nails seized near Tumsar in Maharashtra Even as the dust on tiger skin seizure in Bhandara is yet to settle, forest officials have confiscated five tiger nails from the house of one of the arrested accused at Davezari village in Tumsar. Sunderbans mangrove trees losing capacity to absorb CO2: Study The vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the atmosphere due to rise in the salinity of water, rampant deforestation and pollution, a study has found. More Environment News»

		World
		Ebola toll hits 887 in West Africa The outbreak began in February in the forests of Guinea. Libya's new parliament calls for unity Lawmakers gathered in a heavily guarded hotel in Tobruk because three weeks of fighting in Tripoli and Benghazi had made Libya's two main cities unsafe for the parliamentary session. Iraq air force to help Kurds fight Islamic State Maliki has been at odds with the Kurds over budgets, oil and land, and tensions deepened after the Islamic State seized control of large swathes of land in the north and west of OPEC member Iraq. More World News»

		Entertainment
		When Shah Rukh Khan played the role of a monkey Shah Rukh Khan recently confessed that he lost his stage fright while participating in a Ramlila in Delhi during his teenage years. Shahid Kapoor takes Shraddha for a ride It was snowing practically every day, when Vishal Bhardwaj was shooting Haider with Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in Kashmir. Revealed: The women Shahid Kapoor dated More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Found: An ancient penguin taller than humans Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the biggest penguin to have ever waddled the Earth, standing taller than a human and weighing more than 18 stone (115kg). Now, send remains of your pet to space A private spaceflight company has launched a new service that will allow people to give a cosmic send-off to dead pets by blasting their remains into space. Playing video games daily for less than an hour benefits kids Young people who indulge in a little videogame-playing are better adjusted than those who have never played or those who play for three hours or more, Oxford researchers say. More Science News»

		Sports
		Charges against Indian officials dropped IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta and wrestling referee Virender Malik, who were arrested in Glasgow, will be released after no charges found against them. I can't believe I have done it: Kashyap "It's unbelievable that I have created history by becoming the first shuttler in men's singles to win a CWG gold in 32 years," Parupalli Kashyap said. India happy with top-5 finish at CWG India achieved their objective of finishing in top-five at CWG but the arrest of officials on charges of alleged assault seems to have dampened the jubilant mood. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Oppo N1 mini coming to India this month Oppo had launched the N1 mini in the Chinese market in June, pricing it at 2699 yuan. Kingston MobileLite Wireless review: Add zing to your iPhone Kingston MobileLite Wireless does not come with in-built storage, but allows buyers to use pen drives or microSD/SD cards up to 2TB. Facebook, Twitter strategy in focus as brands goof up Brands around the world, from Europe to America to India, have made several faux pas on social media in recent times, and in many cases they pay a big price by losing customers. More Technology News»

		Education
		Ombudsman must for all universities: Smriti Irani HRD minister Smriti Z Irani on Monday told Rajya Sabha that UGC has notified UGC (Grievance Redressal) Regulations, 2012 according to which each University has to appoint an Ombudsman. HRD ministry plans to boost study of Sanskrit in schools NCERT has been roped in by the ministry to organize a 3-day national seminar on ‘Challenges in Sanskrit Teaching and Learning’ from August 7 as part of the Sanskrit week. Over 600,000 primary teachers' posts lying vacant Over 600,000 posts of teachers at primary level are lying vacant under the state sector and the national literacy mission, parliament was informed on Monday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		NCP, Congress call for applications for all 288 seats Maharashtra NCP president Sunil Tatkare on Monday asked party workers to be prepared for contesting all the 288 seats, while the Congress already called for applications from its party workers for all the seats. To ship out or float new party: Narayan Rane move today Nearly three weeks after he submitted his resignation to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and with no response coming from Congress president Sonia Gandhi, industries minister Narayan Rane will declare his future course of action on Tuesday. Beautification plan down Irla drain? The Irla nullah beautification project was sanctioned in December 2011, but two-and-a-half years later, not a single paisa has been spent on it owing to internal wrangling within the state housing authority. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		How social media can connect donor to needy Facebook's Ankhi Das, director public policy, India and south Asia, speaks to TOI on the organ donation campaign. Join hands to give hope to thousands waiting for a fresh lease of life More than half a million Indians are estimated to be in dire need of an organ transplant-kidney, liver, heart, pancreas and so on. Yet, less than a thousand transplants are performed each year. Tripura shows way to regulate e-rickshaws While the Delhi high court on Monday agreed to review its decision to ban e-rickshaws in the capital, Tripura has long brought these vehicles within the ambit of legislation and is probably the first state to do so. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		D K Shivakumar, brother get notices on illegal quarrying The petitioners claimed that Shivakumar, then an MLA, wrote to then chief minister B S Yeddyurappa requesting him to withdraw forest offence cases against him. 3,400 borewells lie open in Karnataka Four-year-old Akshata's death after falling into a borewell in Nagthana taluk of Bijapur district on June 17 pushed the state government to come out with stringent guidelines for drilling borewells and their closure. Shimsha Falls festival on August 16, 17 With copious sheets of water lashing the region for a couple of months, it's time for water fest. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Three engineering graduates killed as woman ploughs her car into their bikes Three engineering students were killed and six injured when a young woman ploughed her car into their bikes on the highway near Harinathapuram area in Nellore town in the late hours of Sunday. Anxiety consumes Palestinian students living in Hyderabad They may be thousands of miles away from their homeland, but the conflict with Israel never distances itself from the dozen-odd Palestinian students in the city. Iconic cinema to call it a day While the government of Telangana has announced plans to set up a Cinema City to give the film industry a shot in the arm, it could well be curtains for the iconic Yakut Mahal cinema in purana shehar. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Day 2: Hope fades for boy stuck in borewell Efforts to rescue a six-year-old boy who fell into a 300-foot-deep borewell at Sulikeri village of Badami taluk of the district suffered a setback as mud fell over him on Monday night. Is ex-judge a superhero, asks Madras high court As if to remind the former judge about his responsibilities as head of the consumer commission, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sathyanarayanan called for a report from the commission on how many cases are pending before it, and for how long. Inquiry panel reports rarely go against govt of the day It is waste of money, most of the times,” said reputed jurist and former Madras HC judge K Chandru. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Two lion experts from Gujarat on national wildlife board After three petitions were admitted in the apex court challenging the translocation, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has got two representatives from Gujarat — both known advocates of anti-translocation. New software to photograph visitor's faces at CP office A new 'visitor manager' software has been installed at the reception of the police commissioner's office in Shahibuag. After 3rd round, nearly 20,000 engineering seats vacant With each passing round of joint admissions for engineering colleges, student numbers have been reducing. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Nithari killings: Moninder Singh Pandher gets bail in five cases The Allahabad high court on Monday granted bail to Moninder Singh Pandher, a prime accused in the Nithari serial killings, in five cases. Allahabad HC grants bail to Nithari killer Moninder Singh Pandher in 4 cases The Allahabad high court today granted bail to Nithari killings prime accused Moninder Singh Pandher in four cases. Students protest against CSAT Several students' organizations continued to demonstrate even as the PCS-2014 exam was underway, in protest against the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT). More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha alerts 12 districts as heavy rains continue With heavy rains for the past three days claiming two lives and raising fear of flood in some rivers, Odisha government on Monday alerted 12 districts for any eventuality as more rain is likely to pound some areas due to a low pressure. Opposition criticizes task force move, calls it eyewash The government's attempt to contain the controversy over misuse of discretionary quota (DQ) by forming a task force of bureaucrats doesn't wash with opposition. December deadline for Puri fest projects With Nabakalebara festival of Jagannath Temple in Puri less than a year left, the state government on Sunday set December deadline for completion of all development projects. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		11 washed away at Bagdari waterfall in Madhya Pradesh Eleven people were washed away at Bagdari picnic spot, about 50km away from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, when water level in a rivulet near the waterfall rose suddenly on Monday, a senior police official said. 12 of a family washed away at a picnic spot in MP, 6 feared dead Twelve of a family who went for a picnic have been washed away at a spot near Patan town in Jabalpur district on Monday afternoon. Youth rapes minor at shop in busy old city area in Bhopal A 12-year-old girl was raped in a shop in busy old city area in daytime on Saturday.The matter was reported to police a day after as the incident left survivor and her family in a state of shock. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Backdoor talks begin to end HSGMC battle While both the sides could not find a solution at a meeting held in Yamunanagar on Monday, it was agreed that a committee of intellectuals would be formed which would suggest a way out. Sabar Dairy's Rohtak plant to start ops by month-end Himmatnagar-based Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited (SDCMPUL), popularly known as Sabar Dairy, is setting its foot outside Gujarat for the first time. 19-year-old undertrial dies of typhoid A 19-year-old murder accused, who was lodged in Boston jail, died of typhoid at civil hospital on Monday.The deceased was identified as Sahil Kumar of Fatehgarh Sahib who was lodged in the jail since June. More Chandigarh News»

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