[wanabidii] News Digest: Air India to dry lease 14 planes from Kuwait

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, June 14, 2015
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		Business
		Air India to dry lease 14 planes from Kuwait National carrier Air India would dry lease 14 Airbus A320 planes from a Kuwaiti lessor as it seeks to replace its ageing narrow-body fleet with new fuel efficient planes. FDI inflows in services sector increased by 46% in 2014-15 With the government taking steps to improve ease of doing business and attracting investments, FDI inflows into the services sector grew by over 46 per cent to $3.25 billion in 2014-15. Top 10 Sensex cos lose Rs 54,189 crore in market valuation Amid a weak stock market, the combined market valuation of top 10 Sensex companies has seen an erosion of Rs 54,189 crore during last week, with IT major TCS being the worst hit. More Business News»

		Environment
		NGT asks committee to determine flow of river Yamuna The National Green Tribunal has directed a principal committee, constituted by it, to hold a meeting to determine the environmental flow of Yamuna from Hatnikhund barrage in Haryana up to Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Newborn lion-tailed macaque attracts visitors at Vandalur It was born more than a month and a half ago but it was only on Saturday that visitors to the Vandalaur zoo got to see the lion-tailed macaque. HC to Maharashtra: Spell out steps to clean Godavari The Bombay high court has asked Maharashtra government to declare within a week what steps it would take to make the Godavari river in Nashik, where Kumbh Mela starts next month, pollution-free and its water fit for drinking. More Environment News»

		World
		Britain pulls spies as Moscow cracks Snowden files: reports Britain has been forced to remove some of its spies after Russia and China accessed the top-secret raft of documents taken by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, British media reported. International court calls for South Africa to arrest Sudan president The International Criminal Court has called for South Africa to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to have arrived in Johannesburg for a summit of the African Union. China to drop entry permit for Taiwan residents China plans to drop the entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents visiting the mainland, the official Xinhua news agency cited a senior Chinese politician as saying on Sunday. More World News»

		Science
		Exercise helps people overpower depression Exercise has a positive effect on depression, a dissertation from Sweden's Sahlgrenska Academy has revealed. Surgeon promising first human head transplant makes US pitch An Italian neurosurgeon's project to undertake the first human head transplant has received a skeptical welcome in the United States, where he made a pitch to donors and fellow scientists. Hipsters aside, 'yuccies' are here These young urban creative professionals are a blend of yuppies and hipsters. More Science News»

		Technology
		10 hot smartphones launched recently in India The month of May witnessed the launch of several new smartphones. Here’s the list of 10 hottest smartphones that were unveiled recently in the Indian market. Buyer's guide: Digital cameras under Rs 15,000 If you are looking for greater control over shutter speed, aperture, exposure, etc, then opt for a 'bridge' camera. 'Death of net neutrality will kill media freedom' The proposal of doing away with net neutrality, as mooted by a Trai consultation paper, raises the possibility of media websites too falling prey to the carriage fee model. More Technology News»

		Education
		Not enough hostel seats in DU, students clamour for Rent Act Sky-rocketing cut-offs is not the only hassle for those aspiring to study at Delhi University, but also the shortage of hostel seats which has the students scrambling for private facilities. Sahitya Akademi opens new centre for oral literature If proof of the pudding is in the sampling, so too are pleasures of an oral language manifest in the listening. IIT-Goa misses a year, as state govt dithers on land The new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) allotted to Goa by the Union human resources development (HRD) ministry will not admit students for 2015-16, IIT Bombay has said in a release on Saturday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		WR rail block between Borivali and Goregaon today There is a jumbo rail block on the Western Railway on the Up and Down slow lines between Borivali and Goregaon stations today. Major disaster averted, Mumbai fire department claims The Mumbai fire department on Sunday morning continued with their fire fighting operations, after a fire broke out at Mumbai Port Trust on Saturday evening. Raids at Maharashtra information commissioner houses unearth huge disproportionate assets The Anti Corruption Bureau seized huge disproportionate assets from the house of information commissioner Deepak Deshpande on late Saturday. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Showers bring relief to Delhiites on weekend It was a rainy Sunday morning in Delhi with mercury plunging by several notches, making it a pleasant weekend for Delhiites who have been reeling under an intense heatwave. CCTV in 5,000 Delhi buses in I phase, Rs 100 cr to be spent In an effort to enhance security in city buses, particularly for women commuters, Aam Aadmi Party government has decided to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in 5,000 buses in the first phase, besides deploying trained marshals. Tomar clueless on H2O, says 'all chemistry one chemistry' Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar tied himself up in knots while parrying basic questions on chemistry, which he claimed to have studied at a college in UP’s Faizabad. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Sharing is the new black From clothesswapping parties and rent-free shopping drives for the needy to barter trading ventures, Bengaluru's shopping milieu is bringing in environmental sensitivity and philanthrophy to the equation. Belagavi's tower clock to fall silent A British-era tower clock here will be silenced forever to enable widening of a road. Builders, manpower firms main tax evaders Have you ever wondered what happens to the money you give f or service tax while buying a property? It seems not all builders are remitting that to the government. For, builders and manpower providers constituted nearly 65% of se rvice tax (ST) evaders in Bengaluru during the last financial year. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Saturday Night Fever in Spoil, Hyderabad Saturday Night Fever in Spoil, Hyderabad Crackdown on unrecognised schools In a crackdown on unrecognised schools in Old City, the school education department on Friday sealed 10 schools that had failed to apply for recognition. 'My sister asked for water, but I was helpless' Three generations of a family were wiped out in the accident at Dhowleswaram barrage in East Godavari district in the early hours of Saturday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Fishing ban period on western coast: It's marriage, pilgrimage season for Kanyakumari fishermen Like their counterparts in Kerala and Karnataka, more than 15,000 fishermen in the coastal villages like Manakudi and Neerodi in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu will keep away from fishing till July 30. Appoint new information commissioners in Tamil Nadu: PMK  The party also urged the government to initiate legal action against officers refusing to provide information under the RTI Act.  Coast Guard captures boat carrying banned marine species off Tamil Nadu coast The Coast Guard seized 20kg of banned marine species from five men on a fishing boat off the Uchipuli coast in Tamil Nadu on Saturday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		US customers fund $11,580 vacation for NRG storekeeper A Florida-based American executive has raised $11,580 (Rs 7.5 lakh) through a crowd-funding website for a 48-year-old Gujarati shopkeeper’s 15-day Europe holiday. Suicide attempt at CM's function Everybody was shocked when a 30-year-old man slit his wrists at a public function of chief minister Anandiben Patel at the Sabarmati riverfront on Saturday evening. Ahmedabad model accuses casting director of harassment It was nightmare for a city-based model, when a person named Kishore, hailing from Odisha, identifying himself as casting director from a prestigious film production company started harassing her over cellphone. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad University to start MSc rural development The students would be able to pursue a new MSc course in Allahabad University. Police constable run over by a truck in Kaushambi A police constable was killed in an accident after he was hit by a truck at Kokhraj toll plaza in Kaushambi district on Saturday. Chowkidars to lead anti-crime drive in rural Kaushambi Unable to check spiraling crime graph, Kaushambi police has once again turned to chowkidars to put a tab on anti-social elements of the district. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		BJP plans to showcase Modi's success in state The BJP plans to aggressively take up the "achievements" of the Narendra Modi government at the grassroots level and compare it with the "failure" of the Naveen Patnaik government here. Mentor institute gives final diagnosis for IIM What was being feared for a long time is almost certain now. In all probability, the proposed Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Odisha, will not admit students in this academic year. Nabard brings variety of mangoes to Bhubaneswar Mango lovers in the city have a sumptuous treat this year at the four-day mango festival organized by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) here. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Monsoon advances to MP After prolonged heat wave, wait for the monsoon is over in Madhya Pradesh. South west monsoon has reached parts of the state, meteorological centre Bhopal announced on Sunday. 10 months after announcement, Indore UAE flights yet to take off International air connectivity to Indore through two Gulf-based airlines seems to have grounded even before they took off. Maiden epilepsy surgery performed successfully in city City’s first surgical intervention in treating a patient with epilepsy was performed on a 16-year-old successfully, informed private doctors at a press conference on Saturday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Hepatitis C medication to become cheaper Roche recently announced that Exxura, the medication used for the treatment of Hepatitis C, will be available at a substantially lower price – 65% less than its original price across all government institutions in the country. Truck robbed outside Attari check post A group of armed assailants fled with a truck filled with Pakistani cement without paying entry tax at the barrier of excise and taxation department, near the integrated check post of Attari, on Saturday. Cops mull booking coach for Narayan Sai's transit Haryana Police are trying to get an entire rail coach reserved to bring Narayan Sai, son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu, from Gujarat to Panipat in connection with the alleged assault that took place in May on Mahender Chawla, a key witness in sexual assault cases registered against Asaram Bapu. More Chandigarh News»

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