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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, November 01, 2014
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		Business
		Audi recalls 6,758 units of A4 sedan in India German luxury carmaker Audi is recalling 6,758 units of A4 sedans in India, manufactured between November 2011 and October 2014, to upgrade software in airbag control unit. Maruti October sales dip 1.1% to 1,03,973 units Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Saturday reported a 1.1% decline in total sales in October at 1,03,973 units as against 1,05,087 units in the same month last year. Fiscal deficit touches 83% of FY15 target The fiscal deficit touched nearly 83% of the full-year target at the end of the first half of the current financial year, raising some worries, but the government is confident of keeping it within the target of 4.1% of GDP. More Business News»

		Environment
		Rumours make tiger tracking tougher There is no trace of the stray tiger a week after its pugmarks were found at Hasankhera village on October 25 Kolkata most polluted metro; India has highest PAH level: Study Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its pollution levels recorded highest among eight tropical Asian countries. Panel reviewing green laws gets one-month extension A high level committee, which has been reviewing green laws to suggest appropriate amendments to bring them in sync with the government's development goals, has got another month to finalize its report. More Environment News»

		World
		British tourists warned about revenge terrorist attacks The Foreign Office on Saturday warned of a serious terror threat to tourists across the world due to the British military intervention against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. US school shooting: 3rd teen girl dies in hospital A 14-year-old US girl has died after being critically injured when a fellow high school student went on a shooting rampage last week, hospital officials said on Friday. Rowling releases short Harry Potter story for Halloween Author JK Rowling has released a short new 'Harry Potter' story for her fans on Halloween. More World News»

		Science
		Virgin to continue space mission despite crash of its test flight, vows Richard Branson Virgin Galactic will continue its space mission despite the crash of its spacecraft on Friday during a test flight over Mojave. Earth's water is from meteorites: Study Oceans flooded the Earth earlier than thought, according to a new study that found primitive meteorites were a likely source of water on our planet. Nasa's Orion spacecraft ready The construction of Nasa's new Orion spacecraft was completed on Thursday. More Science News»

		Technology
		10 top tech stories of the week Here's a quick look at what made news in the world of technology in the week just gone by... Review: Flipkart's Digiflip Pro XT911 tablet The top model in Flipkart’s lineup is Digiflip Pro XT911. But does the new tablet work better than its predecessor or falters when put under pressure? We find out in out Digiflip Pro XT911 review… 8 biggest flops in tech history Technology is tough to create and even tougher to predict. What can seem like a breakthrough product today can quickly turn into a nightmarish mistake. More Technology News»

		Education
		US varsity offers course on 'wasting time on net' While many students feel guilty for spending more time reading listicles, watching cat videos and exploring Facebook than studying, a new degree-level course on offer at an elite US university requires its students to procrastinate. Tamil Nadu ranks third in enrolment in higher education Tamil Nadu has been ranked third in the country in the gross enrolment ratio as per the provisional survey on higher education (2012-13) of the Union human resource development ministry. Maritime University suspends its campus director The executive council of Indian Maritime University initiated disciplinary action against P Vijayan, director of its Chennai campus in Uthandi, and issued suspension orders to him. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Informal air pervades Run for Unity in Mumbai An air of festivity prevailed over Marine Drive Friday morning. Thousands of students, senior citizens and volunteers joined the first ever 'Run for Unity' along the beachfront at 8.00am. Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan granted divorce by family court A family court in Mumbai granted Hrithik and Sussanne divorce by mutual consent. Both had come in separate vehicles and left before 11 am. There were no signs of acrimony or bitterness. Nine who made Fadnavis's first cut They are an eclectic mix: former leaders of opposition from the legislative assembly & council, an erstwhile president of the BJP’s Maharashtra unit, the scion of a prominent political family, an astute RSS strategist, a first-time MLA as well as a six-term veteran, a tribal leader from the state’s youngest district, besides OBC representatives.  More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Prohibitory orders relaxed for 13 hours in Delhi's Trilokpuri Delhi Police on Saturday relaxed prohibitory orders for 13 hours in Delhi's communal violence hit Trilokpuri area. Dahiya must be kept in jail till he refunds money, say investors Acrimonious scenes were witnessed outside the courtroom, where nearly 150 angry investors had gathered since morning to confront Dahiya, who was produced before additional chief metropolitan magistrate Vivek Kumar Gulia. Govt told to pay African women targeted in Somnath Bharti raid National Human Rights Commission on Friday directed Delhi government to pay Rs 25,000 each to 12 African women who were “victims of racial prejudice and unlawful acts”. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Discover the sepia tints of Halasuru Halasuru, that little pocket of old Bengaluru which has defied the strides of time, will celebrate its rich and diverse heritage through photos, memories, sketches, stories and heritage walks. Man held for raping neighbour A 32-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping his 17-year-old neighbour in Fraser Town, East Bengaluru. Girish Raja, an employee with a pest control company, was nabbed following a% complaint from the girl's parents. HC allows processing of wet waste at 2 locations The high court on Friday allowed BBMP to process for now the city's wet waste at the facilities available in Mavallipura and Mandur sites. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Farmers at receiving end in capital land pooling The state government’s proposal to give just 1000 sq yard per acre to the farmers under the land pooling process for capital city region is creating ripples among the farmers Labour Department let off wine shop owner in torture of minor's case In a controversial move, the labour department officials let off the wine shop owner of Kankipadu by slapping the case against the ‘manager’ of the shop instead of the actual owner Sachin Tendulkar to visit adopted village Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is visiting a remote village, Puttamraju Kandrika, in Nellore district on November 16. Sachin has adopted the village for its overall development as part of the Sansad Adarsha Grama Yojana (SAGY) programme proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		AIADMK distributes relief to suicide victims' kin Relatives of 34 men and women from across Tamil Nadu, who committed suicide after AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa was arrested on September 27, were compensated by the party through nominated representatives Panel rejects plea alleging bias in tax relief for films The Competition Commission of India has rejected a complaint by movie production house Red Giant, in which Udayanidhi Stalin is a partner, alleging discrimination by the Tamil Nadu state commercial taxes department in exempting films from the entertainment tax net. Panels will monitor Chennai college campuses to curb clashes The state will set up monitoring committees to stamp out student violence — a serious problem in certain colleges in the city — and ragging in institutions of higher education. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		GU withholds 150 enrollments The Gujarat University has decided to withhold the enrollment of 150 students who were admitted below the cut-off mark Man booked for cow slaughter A man Narendrasinh Parmar, resident of Chausar village in Vatva and son of a retired sub inspector Pratapsinh Parmar, was booked by Vatva police for cow slaughter 'Remove food carts from road near campus': M N Patel Gujarat University vice-chancellor M N Patel has written a letter to the city police commissioner, Shivanand Jha, asking the latter to remove pushcarts selling food which had sprouted on the road adjacent to the campus. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Modi gets 6-wk to reply to petition challenging his election from Kashi Hearing an election petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, the Allahabad High Court on Friday granted six weeks time to Narendra Modi to file a reply (written statement) and directed to list the petition thereafter. HC stays execution of Koli's death sentence till Nov 25 The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the execution of death sentence of Nithari case convict Surendra Koli till November 25. Rail Coach factory inaugurated at Jhansi The much awaited rail coach refurbishing factory known as ‘mid-life rehabilitation coach factory’ was on Friday inaugurated by Railway Board Chairman Arunandra Kumar amidst traditional rituals. The Rs 110 crore project would provide employment to over 900 people and open up new avenues of indirect employment generation. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		CBI arrests Tripathy in AT scam, party suspends him The buzz in the grapevine turned into reality on Friday as CBI made the first political arrest in the chit fund scam by netting Banki MLA Pravat Tripathy for his alleged complicity in Artha Tatwa (AT) Group fraud. Fate of Hi-Tech medical college in Rourkela uncertain Uncertainty dogs the fate of Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Rourkela, in the wake of its promoter Tirupati Panigrahi coming under Crime Branch (CB) scanner for fraudulent land deals. India ready for series opener at Barabati against Sri Lanka Amid heavy security, the Sri Lankan cricket team arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday for the Sunday ODI against India at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		BJP to grow bigger than Communist Party of China: Shivraj Singh Chouhan BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday asked the party unit in Madhya Pradesh to raise its membership four times and achieve a target of a two-crore strong cadre. 3 CBSE school students celebrate National Unity Day National Unity Day was celebrated by CBSE school students and NCC with great enthusiasm. Special trains in November in view of railway exams In view of railway recruitment cell (RRC) exams, special trains between Bhopal-Itarsi, Bhopal-Bina and Jabalpur-Itarsi would be run by railways on November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		After crackdown on protesters, US rights group calls upon Sikh diaspora to boycott SAD (Badal) US based right's group, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ)has given a call to boycott SAD (Badal), especially during their visits to North America and EU MC staff strike hits work in Panchkula Work came to a standstill at office of the municipal corporation (MC) as staff members went on a strike on Friday, a day after an on-duty municipal engineer Vijay Goel was thrashed by a contractor, R D Sharma. 'I want to surprise my readers with a disturbing story' Searching for a theme for her novel, author KR Meera planned to write a detailed story about the status of women. More Chandigarh News»

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