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		Thursday, March 24, 2016
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		Business
		Heineken ups stake in United Breweries Beer maker Heineken International consolidated its stake in United Breweries (UBL) by picking up over 21 lakh shares of Vijay Mallya-led firm for Rs 179 crore through open market transactions. The shares were sold by Financial services firm ECL Finance and private sector lender Yes Bank. Govt won't dilute stance to waive patent rights Paytm for direct deals with merchants Payments platform Paytm is sending termination notices to payment aggregators such as PayU, Citrus, Justpay, Ezetap, and others. The company is insisting on exclusive arrangements with merchants from April. This could adversely impact the revenues of the payment aggregators More Business News»

		Environment
		First contact in decades with rare rhino in Indonesia Environmentalists have made physical contact with a Sumatran rhino on the Indonesian part of Borneo island for the first time in over 40 years, the World Wildlife Fund said, hailing a "major conservation success". The critically endangered rhino was caught in a pit trap in East Kalimantan province. 'Coal plants use enough water to supply 1bn people' Coal plants are draining an already dwindling global water supply, Greenpeace has warned, saying they consume enough to meet the basic needs of one billion people and deepening a worldwide crisis. It named China, India and Turkey as three countries that have the most planned plants on areas that are running dry. NGT seeks complete data on sewage discharged in Ganga The National Green Tribunal on Monday slammed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) over the quantum of sewage discharged in Ganga from various towns of the state and directed it to submit complete data on domestic and industrial waste released in the river. More Environment News»

		World
		Iraq launches offensive to recapture ISIS-held Mosul The Iraqi military backed by US-led coalition aircraft on Thursday launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, a military spokesman said. It was not immediately clear how long such a complex and taxing offensive would take to be successful. Sudanese forces use 'sexual violence on female activists' Sudan's security forces have used sexual violence and intimidation to stop female activists from protesting and carrying out human rights campaigns, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. The powerful National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) regularly detains rights workers. NZ votes to keep current flag in nationwide poll New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57 per cent to 43 per cent in a nationwide poll that ended on Thursday. More than 2 million people voted in the ballot to decide whether to keep the British Union Jack on their flag or replace it with a silver fern. More World News»

		Science
		Prague zoo finds new use of elephant dung--making paper At first, their elephant dung was sold to gardeners as fertilizer. Now Prague Zoo has come up with a new use for it: making paper. Poor sleep results in poor grades, says Dutch study Indian students could learn from a new Dutch study that has linked poor grades to lack of sleep. Fish fatty acids could reduce depression Additionally, this study underscores the importance of EPA and DHA omega-3s for overall health and well-being, and supports an existing body of research on the connection between omega-3s and depression. More Science News»

		Technology
		Android Marshmallow: 10 key features you may not know If you are wondering when you will be able to enjoy Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, well that completely depends upon the make of your smartphone. Also, since the update was rolled out sometime ago, here's sharing with you a list of top 10 features that makes it worthwhile. Video-on-demand aggregators prepare for a bright future in smartphones Viacom 18’s advertising-led VoD platform VOOT and Balaji Telefilm’s subscription-based VoD platform in July will be something to watch out for. Instagram introduces notifications tab on desktop website Instagram has reportedly acquired video-sharing app Luma which allows users to capture and add filters to videos. More Technology News»

		Education
		Government working on aptitude test for school students The HRD ministry is developing an aptitude test that will help school students assess their areas of interest so that they can choose and pursue right courses. It has formed a task force comprising officials of CBSE, NCERT and psychometric experts for developing a "prototype" of this proposed test. Hungary mulls education reforms after protests says media Hungary is considering reforms to its public education system, a senior official said on Tuesday, following three major protests in two months against the centre-right government's centralized control over schools. Delhi University among world's elite, again It may have dropped one notch from last year, but Delhi University again ranks among the world's top 20 institutions for development studies. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Study charts caste identities In social media Three including two teens killed as car hits divider on highway at Manor Mumbai family stranded in Brussels, now taken to Amsterdam More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		AIIMS to pay Rs 25 lakh for negligence DJs in demand for Holi house parties in Delhi Bura na mano, aaj show nahi hai More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Uber cabbie misbehaves on trip Police are searching for Uber cabbie Suresh, who allegedly indulged in inapproriate behaviour while dropping a female passenger to her destination. Microsoft planning new campus in India for $1bn? Microsoft has made up its mind to set up its new campus in Bengaluru, involving an investment of $1billion for five years. The new campus will consolidate many of Microsoft's India operations and also provide for significant expansion. In India, Microsoft has its biggest presence in Hyderabad. IMD open day: Visitors ask, when will city get rain? It's their job to predict the health of a day , to gauge in advance what's in store for the next 24 hours and even more.Officials at the Met department know what the clouds exactly indicate and which way the wind is blowing. On Wednesday , the common man got a glimpse of how the weatherman works and the tools he uses. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Shoe hurled at JUNSU president Kanhaiya Kumar in Hyderabad `Cannot suppress our voice with lathicharge' With the police preventing the entry of JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar into the University of Hyderabad on Wednesday, he addressed the students and media personnel outside the university gate. Arrested students face two separate cases After keeping the students and faculty members who were detained on Tuesday in custody for 24 hours at various police stations without informing their families or friends, Gachibowli police decided to produce them before a magistrate late in the night. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		6,000 turtle hatchlings released into sea off Chennai coast Volunteers of the TREE Foundation, a Chennai-based sea turtle conservation group, has released 6,000 hatchlings into the sea since January this year. Alagiri meets Karunanidhi, two years after his expulsion from DMK The meeting between Karunanidhi and his estranged son comes hardly two months before the assembly election in Tamil Nadu, that too a day after Vijayakanth’s DMDK announced an alliance with People’s Welfare Front. Foot and mouth disease: Almost 100% of cattle vaccinated in Tamil Nadu The vaccination is being done in coordination with all the four southern states. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Jet Airways grounds flights from Bhavnagar, Porbandar In this village, men really, really want to make asses of themselves Ramesh Suvagiya, a 38-year-old farmer from a sleepy Gujarat village, is looking forward to Thursday when he can have his face blackened and go around his village begging - atop a donkey. In many South Asian countries, being paraded on a donkey with a blackened face and a garland of shoes is a time-honoured way to shame someone. But not here, because Borvav's men pledge to ride around on an ass with their faces blackened and beg -- if they have a son. State backtracks on GR for holding FIRs against staff The state government informed the Gujarat high court on Wednesday that it has substituted the government resolution (GR) issued on February 2 with two fresh GRs issued on February 6 and March 19. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Students showcase talent at science fair A two-day mega Science Fair was organised at Delhi Public School, Allahabad, where students exhibited their talent in various competitive events and interacted with experts. 'Eco-friendly nuke power better than fossil fuel' Interacting with the senior scientists of the institute, the senior official touched on a wide variety of areas where nuclear science is of importance to the country. MEMU train between Allahabad, Kanpur More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Squad to ensure city has a happy Holi The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and police have jointly formed a squad to conduct inspections in shops selling harmful colours that are high on chemicals or toxic substances. 3rd sandalwood tree axed within 4 days in Phulbani Morning classes in schools from April 2 In the wake of rising temperature, the state government on Tuesday declared morning classes in schools from April 2.No school will remain open after 11am, according to the government order. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Tribals give Bhagoria a modern makeover With the tribes of Jhabua and Alirajpur sporting smartphones, cameras and other gadgets, the seven-day long festival displayed modern flavour this year. Victim hard up for money Disguising as doctors, conmen targeted people desperate for money by offering Rs 50 to Rs 90 lakh. Duped by fake docs, man commits suicide A man committed suicide after he was duped by two persons impersonating as doctors of Apollo, Hyderabad. The duo allegedly made an offer of Rs 90 lakh in exchange for one of his kidney. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Top govt docs hire Munnabhais to do their duty in Rohtak A `Munna Bhai MBBS' kind of plot has been unravelled in Rohtak's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Haryana. Four senior doctors--three neurosurgeons and the head of the intensive care unit (ICU)--have been booked for `outsourcing' their duties to others for a price, allegedly even to people outside the medical profession, putting lives of patients at grave risk. Won't allow SYL to be built: Badal Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said construction of the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal would not be “allowed at any cost and under any circumstance.“ He asked the state to be prepared for a tough battle ahead to safeguard its river waters. '7 cases this year' More Chandigarh News»

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