News Digest: Bihar's ban on alcohol hits diagnosis of TB in state

Bihar's ban on alcohol hits diagnosis of TB in state
The ban on liquor in Bihar may have had some positives but it has taken a toll on the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the state. Conducting tests for diagnosing tuberculosis has become an uphill task in Bihar since the ban on liquor was imposed in the state last year, said a senior health department official.

Four tonnes of beef found near Pune, nine arrested
The rural police arrested nine persons and seized four tonnes meat, suspected to be cow beef, on the Pune ­Ahmednagar highway near Ranjangaon, 55 km from here, in the early hours of Sunday.

Unique, numbered pens to be used for presidential poll
Marking the ballot with personal pens, which will be collected from the voting MPs/MLAs by a polling staff before they enter the voting chamber, may lead to invalidation of the vote. The special pens have been procured from Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd, which also supplies indelible ink used by EC to mark index fingers of the voters.

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Advancing Budget helped boost spending by 30 per cent: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said advancing the Budget by a month had helped increase overall expenditure by nearly 30%, with a 48% rise in spending on infrastructure development.

India's BPCL makes its first US oil purchase
India's Bharat Petroleum Corp has made its first purchase of US oil, buying high sulphur crudes Mars and Poseidon in a tender, its head of refineries R Ramachandran said.

AI Express plans fleet expansion, eyes more overseas routes
The plan is being prepared amid the government working on a road map for disinvestment in Air India, the debt laden parent of the low-cost carrier which remains bullish on growth prospects.

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Green Eco: Saving 2 tigers gives more value than Mangalyaan!
Comparing tigers and Mangalyaan may seem bizarre but a new bio-economic analysis throws up interesting statistics, saving two big cats gives more value than the cost of India's much-hyped maiden mission to Mars.

Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: Study
Unabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, the report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) claimed.

Wild lioness photographed nursing leopard cub
The startling photographs, taken in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area, are the first evidence of such inter-species bonding between predators that are normally mortal enemies.

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Israel to reopen Jerusalem holy site after deadly assault
For the first time in decades, Israel closed the site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount on Friday after an attack by 3 Arab citizens of Israel who opened fire from the sacred site with automatic weapons and killed 2 police officers before being shot dead inside the compound.

Iran detains president's brother, sentences American
Iran's judiciary said Sunday that the brother of President Hassan Rouhani has been detained, and a Chinese-American citizen sentenced to 10 years behind bars for "infiltrating" the country.

Pakistani boy tortured to death over goat theft
A 14-year-old Pakistani boy was allegedly tortured to death for stealing a goat in Punjab province, a media report said on Sunday. The incident triggered a protest by the boy's family, who alleged that police refused to register a murder case against the suspects, including the owner of the goat.

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Shahid Kapoor calls wife Mira Rajput his 'strength'
Shahid, who is quite active on Instagram and keeps his fans posted on a regular basis, recently shared a picture of himself and with wife Mira and captioned it, "My strength. Always lucky for me."

Malaika goes shopping with son in New York
Malaika Arora is currently vacationing with her gang in New York and her Instagram clicks are proof that she is making her presence felt in the city.

Kareena, Karisma party hard with girl gang
Karisma Kapoor took to her Instagram account to share a picture with her girl gang. The former actress seems to be having a blast with her sister Kareena Kapoor Khan, aunt Rima Jain and others.

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75 per cent of human gene is junk DNA: Study

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Mars
Aldrin, 87, commemorated the upcoming anniversary of the 1969 mission to the moon under a historic Saturn V rocket and raised more than $190,000 for his nonprofit space education foundation, ShareSpace Foundation. Aldrin believes people will be able to land on Mars by 2040, a goal that NASA shares.

Zika unlikely to get worse due to prior dengue fever: Study

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Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win record eighth Wimbledon title
Roger Federer thrashed suffering Croat Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon singles crowns on Sunday, five years after landing his seventh. Federer claimed victory in less than two hours to become the oldest man to claim the title in the professional era.

Women's HWL Semi-Final: Argentina beat India 3-0
With this defeat, India finished at the fourth spot in the points table with four points having played a goalless draw against South Africa on Saturday, a 1-4 loss against USA on Monday and a 1-0 victory against Chile on Wednesday. Argentina topped the table with 12 points.

Mithali Raj closes in on top spot in ICC batswomen rankings
Mithali Raj, who helped India disposed of New Zealand to set up a semi-final clash against six-time champion Australia in Derby on Thursday, has scored 356 runs in the tournament, including the match-winning 109 against the Kiwis.

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Here's how much apps added to the GDP
“The internet economy could contribute up to $537.4 billion to India's GDP in 2020, of which a minimum of $270.9bn could be attributed to apps,“ says the study.

TCS confident of achieving yearly target despite small hit this quarter
TCS, like its peers in the $150-billion IT industry, is seeing slower pace of large deal closures and it is increasingly relying on smaller digital deals.

US hiring will not impact India hiring, claims Infosys
Asserting that hiring in the US will not impact its recruitment plans in India, the Bengaluru-based company said it has rolled out campus offers to 19,000 people here.

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Learning with the Times: PETN more powerful than TNT, also used as landmine detonator

Annamalai University offering PG diploma in multiple disabilities
With more schools promoting inclusive classrooms, there is an increasing demand for trained special educators. So V-Excel Educational Trust has tied up with Annamalai University to offer distance education programmes in multiple disabilities and vocational training.

Shah pitches for linking education system with country's cultural ethos
BJP president Amit Shah today pitched for linking the country's education system with its cultural ethos to remove "distortions" as he termed dynasty politics, casteism and minority appeasement as "cankers" affecting the country.

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High court quashes rape charges against Mumbai youth

Opposition netas may vote for Ram Nath Kovind: MLA Ravi Rana

'CAG exposed fake beneficiaries of 2008 farm loan waiver scheme'

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Create a law abiding culture: High court to Centre, Delhi

15 'Parakram' vans for Independence Day security

Gangster held in west Delhi

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When Serbia fell in love with this theatre group

Bid to build house in 24 hours missed by a whisker

Woman accuses hubby of assault

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Physical Literacy Days sees huge turn out

Jains chant 'Navkar Manthra' 36 lakh times for World Peace
5,000 Jains Chant “Navkar Manthra”, 36 lakh times for World Peace in cityon sunday and created a record in the city for chanting it for record number of times in just two hours.

Brewed over chords and culture for a musical high
Masala Coffee, the eight-member band from Kerala, performed to a packed house as a part of the ongoing Hyderabad Arts Festival on Saturday

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Amma canteens drying up Corporation coffers
Optimisation in business parlance means minimising operational cost and achieving a net increase in revenue.

Waterlogging hits motorists outside Ripon Buildings
The Sydenhams Road near the Ripon Building has turned accident-prone since the last two three days due to sewage stagnation.

Artist of the soil who donned many roles
One of the few proponents of nativism and Tamil aesthetics in contemporary arts and a strong voice for the rights of Sri Lankan Tamil fell silent with the death of artist Veera Santhanam on July 13.

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Teaching empathy and justice, Bapu style

After R&D deal with Army, IIT-Gn set to tie up with Navy

Bachelors are eating into meals meant for labourers

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Helmet mandatory for two-wheeler riders in Sangam city from July 20
District authorities have decided to make helmet mandatory for two-wheeler riders in Sangam city from July 20. The defaulters would be dealt strictly and their vehicle would be seized on spot.

Women kanwariyas flock to Dashashwamedh ghat to collect Ganga water
Savitri (50), along with her four family members, on Sunday started journey for Kashi Vishawanath temple to offer jalabhishek to lord Shiva. This was the first when Savitri decided to accompany her family members for kanwar yarta at the ongoing holy month of Shravan.

Refilling of ponds brings cheers on villagers' faces
Smiles writ large on the faces of people of more than a dozen villages including Sonvarsa, Juhi, Ramgarh and adjoining areas after ancient ponds , being revived and restored by them through shram -daan, are now filled with rain water in hilly terrain of Shankargarh.

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SVNIRTAR to get 7-Axis robotics machine to make sockets for artificial limbs
Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), an autonomous institute run by the central government, at Olatpur in Cuttack district will install a 7-Axis robotics machine for manufacturing of sockets for artificial limbs.

Railway bridge washed away in Odisha, train services affected
Train services have been badly affected in Rayagada-Titlagarh section after a railway bridge between Therubali and Singapur Road in Rayagada district washed away due to heavy flow of flood water in the Nagabali River on Sunday.

Flash floods in Odisha: State seeks Army, IAF help
Heavy rains swelled two major rivers causing flash floods in Odisha's Rayagada district, prompting the state government to seek the help of defence forces, as four IAF choppers were pressed into service for relief operations

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Ministers meet Speaker, seek security of MLAs

Now, no semesters for BA, BSc & BCom

574 single-teacher schools in MP: DPI

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Nobody stopped to help Ludhiana pastor for 11 mins
The CCTV footage of Saturday’s brutal killing of Ludhiana-based pastor outside a church in Ludhiana revealed that people did not come forward to help the victim even as he lay injured for 11 minutes after the assailants pumped three bullets into him.

3 killed as car falls into canal
Three persons, including a sub-inspector of Haryana police, were killed and two others were injured when the car they were travelling in rolled into a canal near Gohana on Sunday.

CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda responsible for farmers' woes, says minister Manish Kumar Grover,
Blaming former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for farmers’ woes, Haryana co-operation minister Manish Kumar Grover, on Sunday, alleged that it was in Hooda's ten-year regime the fertile community land was sold to builders at throw-away prices in the name of land acquisition.

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