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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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		Business
		Greece gets new funds approved by eurozone creditors Greece has won an essential batch of bailout funds from international creditors following agreement among the 19 eurozone finance ministers and can start looking forward to debt relief in the future. The first disbursement of $8.4 billion could already begin by the middle of next month. Row between Iran, Saudi Arabia threatens any Opec deal Earlier in May, OPEC failed to decide on a long-term strategy as Saudi Arabia objected to Iran's proposal that the exporter group aim for "effective production management". Now, the Sunni-Shia conflicts seem to be setting them at each other's throats. Cheque bounce case against Mallya adjourned to June 6 A local court on Wednesday adjourned to June 6 its order on the two cheque bounce cases filed against beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. Earlier, the court had issued warrants directing the police to produce Mallya before it. More Business News»

		Environment
		NGT notice to Environment Ministry on Surajpur wetlands A plea claiming construction of permanent structures and chopping of trees inside Surajpur wetlands in Greater Noida on Tuesday prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek environment ministry's response on the issue. Hangul, the rare Kashmir deer, may soon go extinct The endangered hangul, also known as Kashmir deer, is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat. In the last census that was done in 2011, its population was found just over 200, according to the wildlife department figures. Carbon emission helping Octopuses to thrive More Environment News»

		World
		Protests turn violent outside Trump rally in New Mexico Protesters at Donald Trump's New Mexico rally shouted out slogans against him and held up banners which read "Trump is Fascist" and "We've heard enough". They also burned T-shirts and other items labeled with Trump's catchphrase, "Make America great again." Taliban bomber hits court minibus in Kabul, 10 killed Najib Danish, the Interior Ministry's deputy spokesman, said the suicide bomber, who was on foot, detonated his explosives vest as he walked by the vehicle carrying court employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday. Greek police move 2,000 migrants from Idomeni camp Greek police officials said they transferred 2,031 migrants from the overcrowded camp of Idomeni to newly opened camps near Greece's second city Thessaloniki. The group transferred yesterday included 662 Syrians, 1,273 Kurds and 96 Yazidis. Around 700 police officers, took part in the operation. More World News»

		Science
		Two 'young' craters discovered on Moon A team of scientists has discovered two geologically young craters — one 16 million years old and the other between 75-420 million years — in Moon's darkest regions. Impact craters tell the history of collisions between objects in the solar system. Millets important source of nutrition: experts A summit was organized in Bhopal by Action for Social Advancement, to sensitize key stakeholders about millet crops with regard to its nutrition, climate change mitigation value, and importance for agro- biodiversity. Gastric surgery should be standard diabetes treatment: Specialists Gastric surgery should be a standard treatment option for diabetes patients, world's leading diabetes organizations said. Surgery for reducing the stomach and induce weight loss should be recommended to patients whose BMI is 40 or over, regardless of their blood glucose control, they said. More Science News»

		Technology
		9 best waterproof-smartphones available in India Who says smartphones need to kept away from water? Samsung launches 'Made in India' Galaxy Tab with biometric technology The South Korean tech giant claims the Galaxy Tab Iris offers cashless and paperless services in different applications dealing with banking, eGovernance services and more. Chinese startup Moxi Group plans to launch bendable smartphones this year A little-known startup in China is gunning to be the first to sell bendable smartphones this year, seeking to upstage Samsung Electronics, which has started to dabble in flexiblescreen technology . More Technology News»

		Education
		HRD ministry plans scheme to track students' performance The Union HRD ministry is planning to launch a unique scheme to track the academic performance of school children across the country and also identify the dropouts.The scheme has been named 'Shaala ASMITA', an acronym for All School Monitoring Individual Tracking and Analysis. Ensure NEET is never forced on Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa writes to PM Modi Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has asked the Centre to ensure that the common entrance exam NEET for MBBS and dental courses is "not forced" on it even in the future as its implementation would "nullify" certain policy initiatives taken by the state. US tops, India ranked 24th in QS higher education strength rating More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai's home to highest number of angel investors Now, take a selfie in BEST bus and win prizes To improve its public image which has seen a downward spiral in recent times, Mumbai's BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) bus services has come up with a novel idea. Faced with govt apathy, Maharashtra farmer sells land to build dam A 42-year-old farmer from a small village in Maharashtra's Akola district has sold a large chunk of his farmland to build a dam for himself and farmers of his village after he got no aid from the state government. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Boy orphaned twice over as goons kill dad over Rs1,085 bill At 16, Mohit has lost his parents twice over. On Monday night, four drunken goons entered a Lajpat Nagar eatery and shot dead the owner, Mohit's foster father Pappu Vasudev, following an argument over settling a bill of Rs 1,085 they had run up earlier in the evening. Mohit's foster mom had died just 12 days ago. Air ambulance crash lands in Delhi: Wind direction helped plane avoid busy area A critically ill patient being airlifted from Patna had a miraculous escape along with six others on board a small air ambulance that crash-landed about 10km short of IGI airport here on Tuesday afternoon. Both engines of the Beech King Air C-90A (VT-EQO) failed within 13 minutes as the turboprop was on final descent into Delhi. Mishra's mom blasts AAP govt on power, water DJB chief Kapil Mishra’s mother, Annapurna Mishra, on Tuesday took the Delhi government to task on the water and power crises in the city More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Uber too, gets space at Bengaluru international airport After Ola, Uber signs up with KIA to have dedicated parking cum pick-up zone outside the P-2 terminal. The aggregator signed a MoU with Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) - Bangalore on Wednesday, called U-Zone. GIRLS OUTSHINE BOYS IN PUC II RESULTS The PUC II results are out and girls have outshined boys again. Out of 6,36,368 students who appeared for the examination, 3,64,013 have cleared the exams. Paralysed in all limbs, Amritsar boy scores 99.04 percentile in CAT More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Half of rowdy-sheeters are below 25 years age: RTI query The south zone police have opened a staggering 164 rowdy sheets since last January, revealed information under the Right to Information Act. But what is alarming is the fact that more than half of the “culprits“ are below the age of 25, and some are teenagers, who experts say deserved counselling. City residents vow to fight to the finish Harried GHMC struggles to raise funds for SRDP Options More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Mercury breaches 40-degrees C mark for 2nd consecutive day Class X results: Pass percentage touches 93.6% Sivakumar R from Virudunagar tops the state with 499/500. Class X Chennai topper wants to be a pilot With a 100 in math, science and Social Niranjan scored 498/500. He dreams of becoming a pilot. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Rs 2000 crore drug-bust: Role of prime accused's relative being probed from Gujarat ​The police are now probing the role of a close relative of one of the prime accused in the Rs 2000 crore drug-bust case. The investigators suspect this relative, who is an exporter, operates from a Gujarat port, and could possibly be exporting raw ephedrine to the Kenya via sea route. No heart attack, doctors dig out bullet from chest A sleep on a cot outside her house in Raikhad, 28-year-old Hansa Chaudhary woke up with a sudden piercing pain in her chest. She was rushed to the hospital where the doctor ruled out a cardiac arrest. The mystery behind the pain was cleared the next day when she spotted blood on her right side. Vaidehee settles for runners-up in Mumbai In earlier rounds, Vaidehee eased past Bhakti Parwani 6-3, 6-1 in the second round and Sonashe Bhatnagar 6-1, 6-3 in the pre-quarters. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Script used in Ashokan pillars is 'dhammlipi', not 'Brahmi', says scholor Contrary to the popular belief - both of Indian and foreign historians - that 'Brahmi' is the oldest Indian script as the same is used in the pillars and other inscriptions of emperor Ashoka, a young assistant professor from the University of Pune, Anirban Dash, claims that the script used in Ashokan pillars is infact 'dhammlipi' (script), very much similar to 'prakrit'. Witness case: Atiq, Puja appear in court Taking their appearances on record, additional sessions judge Alok Shukla fixed June 4 as the next date of hearing. Vaccination for Haj to begin May 26 Arrangements have been made for vaccination of those going for the annual Haj pilgrimage.The vaccination will be given for three days starting from May 26. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Sand transporters in Ganjam resume operations after three months Construction works, which were stalled for the last three months in Ganjam district due to the strike by truck and tractor owners transporting sand and other materials, resumed recently after the vehicle owners agreed to start transportation following discussion with the district administration. Berhampur Industrial Training Institute to add new job courses The state plans to introduce at least five different subjects in the government-run Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Berhampur and increase seats from this year. The two-year course in new subjects include Instrument Mechanic (42 seats), Mechatronic (64 seats), Agriculture Mechanic (42 seats) and one-year course in Lift Mechanic (63 seats) and Diesel Mechanic (63 seats). Ganjam villagers foil police bid to stop sorcery by tantrik Tension prevailed at Nua Gochhabadi village, 80 km from here, in Ganjam district on Tuesday when the villagers, including womenfolk, detained a police team and blocked the Belaguntha-Bhubaneswar road for several hours. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Students running cricket betting rackets in Bhopal Students in Bhopal are running organised cricket betting rackets. In less than a week, six engineering students, two civil services aspirants and a class 12 student have been arrested in two separate raids for running betting rackets in the city. Satpura plant: PCB files case against Genco chief 490 Race for Rajya Sabha nominations hots up BJP Poll Panel Meet Tomorrow To Decide Party Candidates More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		For cow slaughter, give Rs 9,000 to gaushala: HC In March 2015, the Haryana assembly unanimously passed one of the most stringent Acts against cow slaughter – the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act – which included rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh. Bailable warrant against Saini A Kurukshetra court on Tuesday issued bailable warrant against BJP's local MP Raj Kumar Saini after he failed to appear in a case filed in May last year for promoting enmity between different groups. The warrant was issued after the MP refused to respond to court notices. Politics over Prakash panel report hots up Haryana is witnessing hectic politicking over the report of Prakash Singh Committee that had probed the role of officers in violence during Jat agitation for reservation in February. More Chandigarh News»

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