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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, June 17, 2014
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex rebounds 331 points in late buying surge Recently battered stocks led by oil and gas, banking and PSUs led the rally today while positive cues from global indices helped sensex maintain gains, say brokers. Rival airlines team up to clip Tata SIA wings in Indian sky India's fiercely competitive airlines have teamed up to oppose the entry of another new airline. China's FDI inflows decline by 6.7% in May Foreign direct investment into China fell 6.7 per cent year-on-year to $8.6 billion in May amid a steady drop in inflows from the US, European Union and Japan. More Business News»

		Environment
		Centre plans to turn eastern states into organic farming hub The central government is planning to turn India's eastern states into an organic farming-hub, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said. Rapid response teams to counter wild elephants in Kerala In the wake of increasing incidents of wild elephants straying into human settlements in forest fringe areas, Kerala government has set up eight Rapid Response Teams (RST) to undertake urgent steps to check the menace. Madhya Pradesh tests Modi's lion-transfer mood The Madhya Pradesh government has forwarded a proposal for Rs 80 crore assistance to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), for the lion conservation project to be taken up at Kuno-Palpur. More Environment News»

		World
		Egyptian PM Mehleb's new govt sworn in Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb was sworn in on Tuesday at the head of a new government that retained key economic and security ministers but created a new investment post to attract funds to an economy racked by years of political turmoil. More deadly riots flare in Sri Lanka resort More deadly violence flared in a Sri Lankan coastal resort where Buddhist hardliners set shops and homes alight for a second night running in defiance of a curfew, police and residents said on Tuesday. Break over, Obama returns to Iraq nightmare Barack Obama returned to Washington on Monday after a brief family break in California to find himself confronted once again by the nightmare from which America thought it had escaped: Iraq. More World News»

		Science
		Methane model can sniff out extra-terrestrial life Methane, known as a sign of potential life, can now help detect extraterrestrial life on other planets. Soon, decayed tooth may repair itself British scientists have discovered a technique which can make a decayed tooth repair itself. A bionic pancreas device created In a breakthrough for the global fight against diabetes, a bionic pancreas device has passed the major test to control insulin levels in diabetics. More Science News»

		Technology
		TCS may soon be world's second biggest tech employer Tata Consultancy Services has become the world's third largest employer of people in the technology sector, with over 3 lakh employees. Vishal Sikka bets on alliances with Oracle, SAP, IBM Infosys has quietly created a new portfolio of managing alliances with software product majors Oracle, IBM, Salesforce and SAP. Toshiba launches world's first Ultra HD laptop at Rs 86,000 Toshiba Satellite P50t-B T3110 is the only laptop in the world that can play 4K content. It has been priced at Rs 86,000 and will be available for sale by the end of June. More Technology News»

		Education
		Maharashtra SSC result: Highest success rate in last four years The SSC exam results announced online on Tuesday saw the state record its highest success rate in at least four years. Teri University under ministry, UGC lens over deemed tag The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked Teri University to submit a detailed report on various allegations labeled against it by an RTI activist. CBSE schools triple as board's popularity grows across India The Central Board of Secondary Education, which was largely designed for those who moved home and could not be loyal to a state board, is picking up popularity across the nation. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Campa Cola demolition to be filmed The demolition of illegal flats in Campa Cola compound beginning June 20 will be filmed and used as proof against the residents if they offer resistance. Police arrest Jagjit Singh's grandson in assault case The Bandra police arrested two youngsters, including grandson of singer Jagjit Singh, for assaulting a 44-year-old architect on Carter Road on Saturday night. Maharashtra SSC result: Highest success rate in last four years  The SSC exam results announced online on Tuesday saw the state record its highest success rate in at least four years.  More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi becomes first kerosene-free city in India The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that the national capital has become the first 'kerosene-free city' in the country. People bonded over football at Levels Club & Lounge by J One, MG Road, Gurgaon It was a night full of thrilling music, sizzling dance moves and bonding over football at Levels Club & Lo unge by J One, MG Road, Gurgaon, with live music by DJ Ankit. Urban development secretary puts 'better Delhi' plans on fast track If the plans discussed at an unprecedented meeting between the Union urban development secretary and heads of government and civic agencies in the capital come to fruition, Delhi would be a city transformed within a few years. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bangalore-Kanakapura Road to become four-lane Kanakapura road was among the few roads motorists preferred to avoid because of its numerous curves, turning it into a death trap. Encourage scientific temper: Karnataka CM Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged citizens to shed superstitious beliefs and develop a scientific temper while announcing a Rs 10-crore grant to the Vision Group on Science and Technology headed by CNR Rao. CM to BBMP: Make realistic budgets Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday took the BBMP to task for its "unrealistic budgets and huge borrowings". More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Andhra jails overflowing with red sander smugglers Jails in Rayalaseema are now flooded with red sandalwood smugglers following Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to the police to crack down on the practice. Gas leakage kills two engineers at Vizag Steel Plant Two years after a major blast left 19 dead at state-run Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd's Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, two engineers were killed in the container laboratory of the same Steel Melting Shop-2 (SMS) of the plant here on Monday reportedly due to gas leakage. Double-murder case cracked The South Zone police on Monday cracked the case of the brutal murder of Samina Fatima. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		SC judge offers to recuse from Jayalalithaa case Justice Vikramjit Sen, heading the Supreme Court's lone vacation bench, on Monday offered to recuse from hearing Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's appeal questioning the procedure adopted by a Karnataka trial court in a disproportionate case against her. Chennai boys who topped MBBS counselling best in engineering too It is double delight for two Chennai boys who are at the top of the engineering counselling rank list released on Monday in Anna University. Scaffolding at work site falls killing 5-yr-old girl A five-year-old girl died after a scaffolding fell on her while she was playing with her brother at a construction site for a railway over-bridge at Athipattu near Minjur, 45 km from here, on Sunday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		MCH aspirants upset with test results The students who appeared for the Master of Chirurgical (MCh) entrance examination are up in arms against the administration after their results were declared on the same day the examination was conducted. Man held for molesting minor Vejalpur police caught a 35-year-old man after he was named for molesting a four-year-old girl from the same area in Juhapura on Sunday. Girl alleges rape in Sarkhej, police suspect love affair gone awry A 19-year-old girl from Markarba accused her neighbour of raping her inside her home at knife point on Saturday night. Police suspect that the two were involved and the complaint was filed when the matter came to light. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad high court seeks replies in shiksha mitras case Passing the order, Justice Pradeep Kumar Singh Baghel directed to fix June 19 to re-hear the case.The court passed the directives on a writ petition filed by Shiv Rajan and three other BTC and BEd passed candidates. 'Traders are law-breakers' soft target' Members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) traders' wing on Monday expressed concern over deteriorating law and order and poor power supply condition. No 'father figure' in museum The Allahabad Museum boasts of a treasure trove of artifacts and objects dating back to over 5,000 years. Dozens of these artifacts belong to Mother Goddess, but there is no statue depicting father as an art object. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Monsoon delayed, may hit Odisha by Wednesday There will be slight delay in the onset of monsoon.It is now expected to hit Odisha by Wednesday, latest forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Two Chilika Fresh non-veg outlets in Bhubaneshwar Seafood lovers can now enjoy fresh fish, shrimp, crab and prawn from Chilika Lake as the state government has decided to set up two 'Chilika Fresh' outlets in the city. Khadi board to brand products Odisha Khadi and Village Industries Board has identified two unique handicraft products from every district for marketing and branding. More Bhubaneswar News»

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		Chandigarh
		As Badal tries to return to contentious issues, Dal Khalsa reminds him of his forgotten promise of a panel for Punjab The move of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal to return to Panthic agenda and taking up contentious issues of Punjab with Prime Minister Narendera Modi and top BJP leaders has also given handle to other Sikh organizations for putting him also in the dock on the similar issues. Protesters stopped from entering politically-active Talwandi Sabo With chief minister Parkash Singh Badal regularly holding 'Sangat Darshans' in the area ahead of assembly bypoll, the police did not want to take any chances. Beas tragedy: Attempts to recover more bodies fail, search to continue Parents and guardians of the missing engineering students from Hyderabad lost all hopes about recovery of bodies on Sunday as even the technologically advanced sonar system could not detect bodies in Beas river. More Chandigarh News»

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