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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, June 21, 2016
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		Business
		Sensex down 83 points on profit-booking Sentiment remained cautious ahead of the UK referendum on whether to stay in the European Union due on Thursday. The 30-share barometer declined by 82.52 points or 0.31% to 26,784.40 in early trade. Rupee down 11 paise against dollar in early trade Besides, a weak opening in the domestic equity market weighed on the domestic unit, dealers said. However, weakness in the US dollar against major world currencies in the global market, limited the rupee fall. Gold futures slide on weak global cues Gold futures fell by Rs 111 to Rs 30,584 per 10 grams on Tuesday as participants cut bets amid a weak global trend. This is the third time in four days that gold has fallen. The fall is being attributed mainly to the UK referendum on whether to stay in the European Union, scheduled for Thursday. More Business News»

		Environment
		Green panel for relaxing coastal norms: RTI An environment ministry panel recommended reduction of no-development zones in coastal areas and encouraged tourism facilities within such "sensitive" zones, an RTI reply has revealed. Fishing communities have alleged the ministry never made the report public but started implementing the proposals Conservationists plan to relocate 500 Malawi elephants Next month, wildlife experts in Malawi will start moving up to 500 elephants to a sanctuary that they hope could eventually serve as a reservoir to restore some elephant populations in other parts of Africa where the threatened species has been heavily poached. Pizza shops, steakhouses 'damaging' urban environment Pizza shops and steakhouses that use charcoal or wood burners can produce significant emissions and damage the environment in major cities, according to a new study in Brazil. It has found an emerging risk caused by wood burning stoves to the environment. More Environment News»

		World
		Riots hit South African capital over mayoral candidate Residents in poor areas of South Africa's capital, Pretoria, have set buses on fire and blocked roads in riots attributed to discontent over the ruling party's selection of a candidate for the mayoral elections. Any exemption to India's NSG entry must apply to Pak too: China China's state media on Tuesday defended Pakistan's nuclear record and argued that any exemption to India for NSG entry should also be given to Pakistan. This is the first time Chinese official media has directly made a case for Pakistan's inclusion in the NSG. 16 killed in clashes in Central African Republic Sixteen people have been killed in two days of clashes between Fulani herdsmen and the mainly Muslim Seleka militia in the restive Central African Republic. More World News»

		Science
		Shadows vanish for a minute at Ujjain village Shadows of objects vanished at Dongla village of Ujjain district for a minute due to a typical astronomical position of Sun on Monday – the longest day of the year. NASA mission discovers infant exoplanet around young star Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and its extended K2 mission, astronomers have discovered a newborn fully-formed exoplanet (planets that orbit stars beyond our Sun), making it one of a very few such planets found to date. Unexpected number of 'hot Jupiters' found in star cluster Astronomers have found that there are far more planets of the "hot Jupiter" type than expected in a cluster of stars called Messier 67, a finding that may help better understand planet formation. The cluster is about the same age as our Sun. More Science News»

		Technology
		International Yoga Day: 10 yoga apps and websites to stay fit On the occasion of International Yoga Day, we bring you a listing of some great Yoga-centric apps and websites. These will make your journey towards leading a healthy and better life much easier. Brainwavz M5 earphone review: Sturdy earphones with decent sound Brainwavz signature sound is a smooth, crisp neutral sound, the M-series is their foray into a different sound signature. We tried and tested the new M5 which is priced at Rs 2,399 Apple Macbook Pro is coming, here's the biggest proof It is said that the 13-inch non-Retina Macbook Pro laptops are still in stock to buy at majority of the stores, Apple is not keeping it out for users to try in person. More Technology News»

		Education
		Aspirants in a fix over NEET-1 answer key delay 16 Indian universities among top 200 Asian institutions, Indian Institute of Science at 27th position Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is among the top 30 Asian universities in the 2016 Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings. In fact, this is the first time an Indian university has made it to the top 30, with IISc in 27th place. DU sports trials for undergraduate admissions from June 24 The trials for admission under sports category will commence from June 24, 2016 and will continue till July 1, 2016. This was decided at a meeting by Delhi University administration on Monday. With the university yet to put up the schedule on its website, and with just three days left for the trials, this could put a lot of outstation aspirants in a spot due to the short notice. The university is yet to decide on the dates for the extracurricular activities’ trials. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Jewish community in Maharashtra to get minority status The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared the proposal to accord the small Jews population in the state with minority status. Three more site enginees arrested in Rs 352 crore road repair fraud Mumbai's local trains delayed after heavy rainfall overnight More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Work it out for yourself: Loud audio at gym will cost you “I feel dizzy, as if someone is constantly ramming my head, my eardrums ache continuously and it takes me a couple of days to fully recover,” says Gaurika Kapoor, a young writer, of her experience with loud music in gyms that she frequents CPM sack another grassroot leader Jagmati Sangwan ACB books Sheila, Kejriwal governments in Rs 400 crore tanker scam In a move that could further vitiate Centre-state relations, the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government on Monday registered an FIR against the Sheila Dikshit government as well as the current Kejriwal dispensation, in the alleged Rs 400-crore tanker scam. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		The 007 curse: Ex-Karnataka minister blames new Fortuner for run of bad luck Parting muslim couples take the legal path to make it firm Lawyers say this is a move to overcome uncertainty over applicability of Muslim Personal Law. Congress gets no respite from rebellion by axed mantris A day after Sunday's cabinet rejig, chief minister Siddaramaiah continued to fight a rebellion by ministers he had dropped. The BJP and JD(S) tried to lure the disgruntled lot into their fold. A group of disgruntled MLAs from different parts of the state will meet to decide their course of action. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		IT cos will have time to prepare for Brexit impact: Nasscom Any time water kiosks to be set up in Hyderabad from July 1 Over 200 'any time water' (ATW) kiosks, offering water at Re 1 per litre, will come up in the city soon. These water kiosks will come up at bus railway stations, government hospitals, parks and tourist hotspots in the city. Hyderabad may be the third city to get water kiosks after Delhi and Kolkata. AU prof caught with live round RGI Airport police on Monday arrested an Andhra University professor when he arrived from the US with a live round in his baggage. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Madras HC asks crime branch to probe money trail in bus crew recruitment scam Former transport minister of Tamil Nadu Senthil Balaji may be in trouble, as Madras high court has directed crime branch police to go beyond lower level people in the bus crew recruitment scam, and find out to whom the huge tainted money was paid finally. CBI begins probe in EQ ticket scam Scam uncovered early this month in Ernakulam; documents collected from Headquarters in Chennai Actor's son booked for flying drone without nod Police have booked Tamil film actor's Pandiarajan's son on charges of flying a drone in Mylapore without obtaining permission on Sunday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		3 get lifer for minor's rape A local court in Godhra on Monday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment in connection with rape of a minor tribal girl in Jambughoda taluaka of Panchmahals district.Those convicted include parents of the girl. Brain fingerprint takes cops inside suspect's mind It may have been impossible for the special crime unit (Mumbai) of the CBI to charge a rape suspect, Amar, without a brain fingerprinting test, technology available at Raksha Shakti University (RSU) in Ahmedabad. Bungalow burgled in Paldi A Paldi resident has reported theft of cash and valuables worth Rs 5.79 lakh from his house. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		No respite from humid weather in Allahabad AU makes arrangements for physically challenged candidates appearing PG admission test Authorities of Allahabad University have made special arrangements for female and physically challenged (PH) candidates appearing in postgraduate admission test (PGAT), who have been allotted test centers outside Allahabad, barring the three neighbouring cities of Varanasi, Kanpur and Lucknow. 'Keshav chalisa' for UP BJP chief Maurya More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Deogarh may soon earn open defecation-free tag As many as 1,842 villages in the state have been declared open defecation-free so far.This apart, the Odisha goverment has also announced 113 gram panchayats and a block as being free of open defecation. 9000 dropouts set to get special training With schools having reopened after one-and-a-half month long summer vacation, the state government has decided to start training of over 9000 out of school children identified across the state in 2016-17. ECoR to run 140 special trains for Ratha Yatra East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run 140 special trains to Puri during nine-day-long Ratha Yatra festival starting from July 6. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Smriti Irani leads mass Yoga day event, Muslims join despite Roza fasts As Prime minister Narendra Modi kicks off yoga for embracing a happy life at Chandigarh early morning, human resource development minister Smriti Zubin Irani led state level mass yoga event at Lal Parade ground, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 2nd International Yoga Day Tuesday. Foreigners strike chord with Indian classical instruments at Bhopal "About the Indian music, I would say it is well-researched and once you start learning it, you dwelve deep in to it with the urge to learn more and more." India's only sanskrit band to spread wings More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		CRIKC society to focus on collaborative research Nankana Sahib railway station gets revamped The announcement came shortly after Rafique laid the foundation stone for upgrading the railway station. Akalis mobilize panchayats for Sutluj-Yamuna link After Shiromani Akali Dal leadership got the resolutions against Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal passed from panchayats, its campaign has now entered the next phase.Akali MLAs . More Chandigarh News»

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