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		Saturday, June 24, 2017
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		Business
		For first time, RBI makes banks accountable for misselling Banks for the first time have been made accountable for misselling third-party products like insurance policies or mutual fund schemes. Customers can also file complaints against banks for problems with mobile and digital banking services. H-1B talks unlikley during Modi-Trump meet: WH The White House has said that there were no specific plans to raise the H-1B visa issue during US President Donald Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But if raised by the Indian side, the Americans are ready for it, the official said. States' fiscal deficit soars to Rs 4.93 trillion in FY16 According to the second edition of RBI's statistical publication titled 'Handbook of Statistics on States 2016-17', which was released today, the gap is projected to improve to Rs 4,49,520 crore as per the budget estimates of the states for fiscal 2017. More Business News»

		Environment
		It's a girl: Japan zoo's star panda baby gets a checkup The baby panda who has become an overnight celebrity in Japan is a girl. It's difficult to determine the gender of a panda newborn. The zoo had also been careful not to separate the baby from her mother. The still nameless cub has been doing well, drinking mother ShinShin's milk. Frogs with burrowing skills found A Delhi University student has found four new species of burrowing frogs from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. The frogs were confirmed as new species in a DU lab by using an integrated taxonomic approach that included DNA studies, detailed morphological comparisons and bioacoustics. Tigers at risk of poaching over sharing locations on social media Field directors of tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh and other states have been asked to take steps to prevent circulation of pictures and video footages of tiger movements on WhatsApp groups and Facebook. More Environment News»

		World
		27 apartment blocks in London fail fire safety tests Twenty seven high-rise apartment blocks have failed fire cladding safety tests that were launched in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. Communities department said local government staff would work with the fire services to determine what action needed to be taken next. US ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pak US state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said acting special representative Laurel Miller is returning to a position at the Rand Corporation and that secretary of state Rex Tillerson has not yet decided what to do with the post. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		NASA's CHESS rocket to study interstellar clouds NASA is launching a new CHESS sounding rocket on June 27. It will study vast interstellar clouds to understand more about the earliest stages of star formation. CHESS is short for the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph. CHESS will fly for about 16 minutes total. Mystery behind 'bright nights' solved Scientists have solved a centuries-old mystery of "bright nights" - an unusual glow that appears in the sky after dark and lets observers see distant mountains, read a newspaper or check their watch. Asian strain of zika virus has mutated: Scientists More Science News»

		Technology
		Moto G5 available on Amazon at cashback of Rs 1,000, conditions apply Lenovo-owned Motorola launched the Moto G5 smartphone in India in April this year. The company priced the device at Rs 11,999 and it is exclusively available on Amazon India's website. Zopo Speed X smartphone with dual camera Zopo has launched its latest smartphone in India. Dubbed Zoppo Speed X, the smartphone comes with dual-rear camera setup and an AI-based chatbot Niki. TCS ranked among top 2 IT services job creators in the US Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was ranked among the top two job creators in the US for the IT services sector over the past five years, according to a study. More Technology News»

		Education
		CBSE extends dates for verification & obtaining of photocopies; details on website on Friday The Board stated that application process for online rechecking/ verification has been extended till June 27 and for obtaining photocopies till June 30, 2017. The details will be made available by the Board on its website on Friday. From 2018, CBSE boards to begin a month early Come 2018, Class X and XII Board exams will take place in February instead of March as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to advance the cycle of exams and related activities from 2018-19 as a part of reforms focused on “error-free evaluation“. Delhi HC to examine scrapping of answersheets' re-evaluation by CBSE The Delhi High Court has remarked that the Central Board of Secondary Education's examiners would also make mistakes or errors in totalling of marks and evaluation. In the wake of several petitions being moved by students, Delhi High Court to examine scrapping re-evaluation of answersheets'. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Landslide hits Mumbai suburb, one child injured Recently, BMC demolished several slums on the hill slope adjoining Tansa Pipeline following a high court order. The civic authority left the debris unattended after demolishing the houses and it was gradually moving down after intermediate showers in the last few days. Video: Mumbaikars enjoy high tide at Worli sea face Mephedrone accounts for 54% of narcotics seized in six months More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		This is how east Delhi may stay if corp can't resolve salary row Pedestrian run over, motorist killed in Delhi Two men were killed in two separate road accidents in the capital on Thursday night. BJP forgets death anniv of Syama Prasad More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		'It's all about improving quality of life' As an architect of TenderSURE, a road project that changed the cityscape, Swati Ramanathan, chairperson of Jana USP and co-founder of Jana Group says with or without Smart City funds, Bengaluru has to do some projects anway to fix the urban mess. Bengaluru makes it to Smart City list, set to spend Rs 1,700 cr India's Silicon Valley finally made it to the Smart City list announced by the Centre on Friday , after missing the cut twice. The BBMP plans to spend Rs 1,700 crore to improve infrastructure in the city. Video: Pro-Kannada activists up in arms against use of Hindi in Namma Metro More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad: TCS inks pact with JNTUH for student internships JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad, and Tata Consultancy Services Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Saturday which will facilitate collaboration between the two institutions on various aspects, enabling mutual benefit Readying plan to transform all cities in Andhra Pradesh into smart cities: Minister Uncovered drain sparks health scare An open drain in Nawab Sahabkuntta poses serious threat to residents and traders.Locals said negligence on part of the authorities to lay a slab over the drain has made the situation bad. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		TN extends term of special officers of local bodies for another six-month term Tamil Nadu issues order to reserve 85% medical seats for state board students The state government has issued an order that will reserve 85% of government quota seats for students from the state board in the MBBS/BDS admissions, health minister C Vijayabaskar said here on Saturday. Rental rants in namma Chennai If you are an ad-pro, single, or a non-vegetarian, renting a house in the city can become an ordeal. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		No rape charge if nikah follows elopement: Gujarat high court Eloping with a minor Muslim girl does not attract abduction charges nor the charge of statutory rape if the couple gets married. This is because the courts have approved of marriage of Muslim girls before they reach the age of 18 as per Sharia laws. Delhi woman, two Nigerians arrested Assistant commissioner of police, Rajdeepsinh Zala, said the two Nigerians were in India on business visa and used to stay in rented accommodation in Mehrauli, Delhi. Deities return, cops rev up for Rath Yatra As Lords Jagannath and Balab hadra, and Goddess Subhadra returned to Jagannathji Temple in Jamalpur from Ranchhodraiji Temple in Saraspur on Friday after spending a fortnight at their maternal uncle's residence, thousands of citizens cheered on the temple premises. In accordance with the ritual, the deities were blindfolded. The blindfolds will now come off on the second day of the month of Ashadha (Ashadhi Bij), the day of the Rath Yatra, Sunday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		One arrested for Congress leader's murder The Varanasi field unit of STF, on Friday, nabbed a contract killer near Varanasi Cantonment railway station. Saroj brothers keep up their promise of tutoring village kids "Study hard to make your dreams come true," they were told by the Saroj brothers. Lots of enthusiasm for International Yoga Day celebrations International Yoga Day events were organised in Allahabad at Parade ground. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Overbridge ready on Puri road, 2 years after schedule The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) completed construction of a road over-bridge (ROB) on the Puri-Bhubaneswar highway in Samjajpur on Friday, two years after deadline. 'Tainted' inspector's posting returns to haunt Balasore SP Puri: Chariot mounting devotees may face action Amidst tussle between Shree Jagannath Temple administration and a section of priests on the issue of banning pilgrims’ access on chariots, the shrine body warned to arrest people if they climb the chariots on the day of Rath Yatra on Sunday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Kamal Nath to repay dead farmer's loans Former Union minister and MP from Chhindwara Kamal Nath will repay the loans taken by a farmer and resident of his constituency who committed suicide on Thursday. After Mandsaur, MP farmers' agitation might shift to Bundelkhand Hardik Patel, the Patidar leader from Gujarat, is in touch with farmers organisations in Madya Pradesh and is planning a state-wide agitation. Form Anand club & get start spreading happiness Want to do your bit to spread happiness in society? Well, try it out. Madhya Pradesh state happiness department has come out with a concept of Anand Clubs, wherein people can register themselves with happiness department and start working to spread happiness. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Sunday launch for 5 smart projects Child's DNA doesn't match with dad, surrogate mom booked A surrogate mother, her sister and family friends have been booked for cheating an NRI after the DNA examinations of the child failed to match with that of the father.Accused surrogate mother identified as Harjinder Kaur, her sisters Lakhwinder Kaur, who is a nurse in government hospital of Faridkot district of Punjab, and Jaswinder Kaur and their associates who include Harjinder's male friend Puneet are booked in a case of cheating and breach of trust registered against them at Sector 14 police station here. 15% MBBSBDS seats to be filled by central counselling In a bid to bring about transparency in the admission process, the CBSE has made it mandatory to fill 15% MBBSBDS seats in all private deemed medical universities through central counselling to be conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This is the next best thing in medical education after implementation of NEET and common counselling for state quota seats, experts said. More Chandigarh News»

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