News Digest: 'Sathasivam did nothing wrong by becoming governor'

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, September 07, 2014
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		India
		'Sathasivam did nothing wrong by becoming governor' Many articles and statements have appeared in several newspapers and journals criticizing Justice Sathasivam, former Chief Justice of India, for having accepted the post of governor of Kerala. 'CJI post too revered to be exposed to doubts' The appointment of former CJI P Sathasivam as Kerala governor has triggered a debate on the propriety of post-retirement assignments for judges. Heroes emerge amid loot and arson in Saharanpur The July riots left a trail of burnt shops and broken people. But a bunch of ordinary men and women rose above the communal frenzy exemplifying courage and character. More India News»

		Business
		Dena Bank looks to raise Rs 1,500 crore Dena Bank is looking to raise Rs 1,200 crore this fiscal to meet its business growth of 18% during the same period. Ebola outbreak dulls diamond industry The Ebola outbreak has started casting a shadow over the diamond industry as diamantaires have stopped sourcing rough diamonds from West African countries. Africa accounts for 50% of the global production of diamonds that is pegged at $14 billion. Andhra eyes defence, aerospace investments AP government to come out with comprehensive policy on attracting private investments in defence, aerospace sectors. More Business News»

		Environment
		Javadekar promises rhino protection force for Assam Promising to curb rhino poaching in Assam, Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar announced a Centre-funded special rhino protection force for the state. Insa urges policy makers to take action against climate change In the run up to the UN climate summit in New York, Indian scientists and the Indian National Science Academy (Insa) urged policy makers to take “actionable steps” to reduce the impact of climate change. Forest dept to open seventh vulture 'restaurant' in Gadchiroli today Even as International Vulture Awareness Day will be observed by the forest department on Saturday to highlight plight of vultures facing extinction, Naxal-infested Gadchiroli district is booming with vultures. More Environment News»

		World
		Artillery attack challenges ceasefire in east Ukraine Witnesses in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported sustained explosions outside the city and a volunteer battalion of Ukrainian fighters says Grad rockets were fired at its positions late Saturday, little more than a day after Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels signed a cease-fire following more than four months of fighting in the country's east. Boko Haram militants seize more Nigerian towns Thousands of fear-stricken residents in several towns and villages in Nigeria's northeast Adamawa state have fled their homes after troops failed to retake a major town seized by Boko Haram militants, residents have said. Islamic State beheads second captive Lebanese soldier Islamic State militants have beheaded a captive Lebanese soldier, images published on social media showed on Saturday, the second Lebanese soldier to be killed in captivity by the group since it raided a Lebanese border town last month. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I don't even know when a guy hits on me' She talks nine to the dozen, and he measures his words. She grew up on a staple of Hindi films, and he had a select few of them on repeat mode. She is a national fashion icon and he is the ‘lover boy’ of Pakistan. Yet, they get along like a house on fire. Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan, who play the leads in Khoobsurat, get catty with each other in a chat with Bombay Times. Salman shoots Bigg Boss 8 promo at airport Salman Khan recently shot for a promo for Bigg Boss 8 at the Mumbai domestic airport. Celebs who refused to be part of Salman's Bigg Boss There are many celebrities who have refused to be inmates of Bigg Boss despite getting lucrative money and a chance to become a household name and get noticed by filmmaker. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Expensive thrills don't do much for your happiness If you follow the gospel of "#YOLO," the trite acronym for "you only live once" that is used to justify any number of exhilarating risks, you are probably not an older person. When cars talk, and drivers exit Image Henry Ford famously said: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses". Luckily for drivers they weren't asked and car manufacturers have been audaciously reinventing the wheel. Low-carb may trump low-fat diets Low-fat group did lose weight but it was more muscle than fat, shows study. More Science News»

		Sports
		F1: Lewis Hamilton ends pole drought at Nico Rosberg's expense Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position in eight attempts when he outpaced his Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg in qualifying. Chhetri, Mandar score as India beat Shanghai East Asia Dominant India came up with yet another clinical display to beat Chinese Super League side Shanghai East Asia 2-0 in their own backyard on Saturday. Babita Kumari working on new strategy for Asian Games With the CWG gold in her kitty, Babita Kumari has now shifted focus to the Asian Games and is working on a totally different approach to tackle her opponents. More Sports News»

		Technology
		First impressions: Nokia Lumia 730, the selfie phone Nokia has unveiled Lumia 730, a smartphone with a 5MP wide-angle front camera. So how is it using the selfie camera? Here are our first impressions of Nokia Lumia 730 Moto X (Gen 2) preview: New avatar but will it be worth the price? It won't be wrong to say that it's a completely new phone and not just an iterative upgrade. 6 reasons why Samsung should fear the iPhone 6 Apple created the smartphone era, while Samsung has ruled the charts over the last four years. But Apple's product announcements on September 9 may change the course of the smartworld. More Technology News»

		Education
		International literacy day to be celebrated on September 8 The National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) will organize International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations in the country on September 8. Medical Council of India creates advisory committee to address academic concerns Medical Council of India has created an advisory academic committee to take care of the various academic concerns, so as to ensure that the relevant challenges are duly met. India is second largest & fastest growing source of international students to New Zealand Representing 12% of the international student population in the country, New Zealand is turning out to be an emerging attraction for Indian students aspiring to go abroad. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Doctor held for raping teen in car A 48-year-old doctor took a 17-year-old patient in his car to an isolated area off Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Thane and allegedly raped her inside the vehicle on Friday. Wife calls spouse 'hijra', court grants him divorce Two cases in the family court have shown how all-encompassing 'mental cruelty' can be in divorce matters. Not in race for CM's post, says Uddhav Uddhav Thackeray announced on Saturday he was not in the race for the chief minister's post, reports Ambarish Mishra. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Illegal liquor recovery: 6 FIRs filed across Delhi The Excise department has registered FIRs in six cases where it recovered illegal liquor during raids across Delhi. Nothing wrong to form Govt in Delhi: Amit Shah The BJP on Saturday said it has the right to form the government in Delhi as it is the single largest party in the assembly and had got the people's mandate. Green think tank revived in Delhi to tap solar power The union government’s elaborate agenda for renewable energy has led Delhi government to make the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre—which will act as a ‘think tank’ for solar energy projects in Delhi—more active. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bangalore No 1 buyer of furniture sold online The coming together of a robust real estate market with a tech-savvy population has made the country’s IT capital set online furniture sales on fire. Babus to miss Sunday siesta, clear files today It’s Sunday morning blues for babudom today. Key bureaucrats and their staff, in a drastic departure from norm, will march to Vidhana Soudha to put in a hard day’s work. Operation Live Heart not first for our cops According to traffic police, in the last one month, live hearts have been transported twice between BGS Hospital, Southwest Bangalore, and Narayana Hrudayalaya, South Bangalore More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		CAG rips Andhra government on bauxite mining In a clear warning to the Telugu Desam government, which is planning to reopen bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam district, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India observed that the memoranda of understanding signed by the previous Congress government with Jindal South West Holding Ltd and Ras Al Khaimah during 2005-2007 was only to loot precious mineral wealth in the picturesque Araku valley. CAG rips YSR government's bauxite mining lease In a clear warning to the Telugu Desam government, which is planning to reopen bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam district, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India observed that the memoranda of understanding signed by the previous Congress government with Jindal South West Holding Ltd and Ras Al Khaimah during 2005-2007 was only to loot precious mineral wealth in the picturesque Araku valley. KCR meets PM, seeks special status for Telangana Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord special status to the state on the lines of Andhra Pradesh. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Jayalalithaa revamps cabinet again, Ramana back Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday dropped milk and dairy development minister V Moorthy from the cabinet. Former govt staff held for cheating job aspirants Central Crime Branch officers of the city police on Friday arrested a former secretariat employee on charges of cheating 15 engineering graduates of Rs40 lakh after by promising them jobs in the state government. Police used friend of actor who killed husband to lay trap Kannada film actor Shruti Chandralekha, who evaded arrest for almost nine months, finally landed in the police net after investigators used a friend of hers to call her to the Majestic bus terminus in Bangalore where policemen lay in wait. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Court quashes order to derecognize school Gujarat high court has come to the rescue of a school that wanted to shift because of a problem of over-crowding that happened after the education department imposed another school in the same building. Woman accuses hubby, in-laws of murder attempt A 26-year-old woman has registered a complaint of attempt to murder along with mental and physical harassment against her husband and in-laws with Sola police. 'Missing' jeweller held, ornaments worth Rs 11 lakh seized Shivji Soni, a Naranpura-based jeweller who had earlier registered a fake complaint of abduction and robbery of gold ornaments worth Rs 11 lakh and later went missing, was caught by Naranpura police on Friday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Alleged ragging: AU authorities to take cops' help Acting on the alleged case of ragging reported on the campus of Allahabad University by some student leaders and failing to contact the affected student, the varsity authorities have decided to take the help of police authorities. NCR launches e-demand facility for railway wagon registration North Central Railway had launched e-demand facility for registration of railway wagons. This has been done for making wagon registration process more easy, quick and transparent. Idol makers warned to follow UPPCB guidelines The district administration and police checked the spots where idol makers were making idols to check whether they are following norms set by Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in making the deities. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		CBI arrests owner of Odia daily, MLA aide In the most significant development since the arrest of Artha Tatwa group CMD Pradeep Sethy, the CBI on Friday arrested the owner of an Odia newspaper and a close associate of a BJD MLA for their alleged role in the multi-crore chit fund scam. Bhubaneswar IIT is more 'trusted' than its clones at Kanpur, Mumbai: Study The Indian Institute of Technology at Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) is a "more trusted" brand compared even to the first-generation IITs at Kanpur and Mumbai, a latest survey says. Conduct safety audit at incomplete flyover sites: Cops The police commissionerate has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and its contractors to conduct a safety audit of under-construction flyovers on NH-5 where labourers and commuters have often died or suffered injuries in accidents. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Singaji scrapes coffers: Freight costs double than coal Coal is cheaper than its cost of transportation to state-owned Shree Singaji thermal power plant at Dongaliya in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Devotees start bidding goodbye to Ganesha People in the city have started bidding goodbye to Lord Ganesha with a hope that he will return next year with greater enthusiasm and good luck. BJP state executive meet on Saturday The BJP state executive committee will meet for a day on Saturday to ratify the appointment of newly inducted state party president Nandkumar Singh Chouhan. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Skies clear, but cotton fields still submerged Muktsar/ Skies opened up after two days of heavy downpour in the Malwa region, but cotton fields still remained submerged at many places. Amritsar is wettest in region Vast swathes of Punjab and Haryana continued to receive moderate to heavy rains on Saturday morning, bringing down mercury by a few notches. Haryana BJP leaders want high command to restrain Badal from supporting INLD "We strongly feel that Badal should not come to Haryana to campaign against BJP candidates, and we have conveyed our sentiments to the party high command," Haryana BJP spokesperson Veer Kumar Yadav said on Saturday. More Chandigarh News»

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