Current Affairs India: News Digest: Code to ban bribes from companies to doctors in final stages

Saturday, July 15, 2017

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Code to ban bribes from companies to doctors in final stages
After a two-year delay, a mandatory marketing code for the pharmaceutical industry to stop the bribing of doctors and health professionals may soon come into force.

India has the most FB users: Report
The report pegs Indian users at 241 million, a shade ahead of the Unites States' 240 million. However, Facebook has contradicted the number, claiming the "monthly active" users - or those who log in at least once a month - in India stands at 201 million.

186 cases of abuse in AFSPA enforced states in 4 yrs
Between 2012 and 2016, J&K accounted for 49.5% of the complaints, while a little over 31% were from people in Assam. 127 cases of rights violations had been disposed of.

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Business

Infosys CFO MD Ranganath to move to the US
"The company has asked, for business reasons, M D Ranganath, the CFO, to operate from the US," Infosys said in a filing. It added that based on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the board of directors has approved a revision to his salary.

India's export up 4.39 % in June; trade deficit widens

Wholesale inflation falls sharply to 0.90% in June, food prices ease
The slowdown in wholesale inflation comes against the backdrop of retail inflation easing to a record low of 1.54 per cent in June. The WPI figure is at the lowest level in at least eight months -- since the availability of data for the new 2011-12 base year series.

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Environment

Five poachers arrested, tiger skin seized
Five suspected poachers were arrested today and a tiger skin was seized in Barpeta district by forest department officials. According to forest department officials, personnel from Panbari Range of Manas National Park caught the five poachers near the park this morning.

Climate change deepens threat to Pacific island wildlife
Ocean-bound wildlife is particularly vulnerable to environmental pressures, especially endemic species living on only one or a handful of islands. Among other things, this remoteness makes migrating to another land mass nearly impossible.

This NGT order changes everything about cleaning Ganga
In a significant order seeking a fundamental change in strategy in cleaning the river Ganga, the National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed that 100 meters from the edge of Ganga between Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh should be treated as “no construction or no development zones.”

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World

Trump's travel ban watered down by another court setback
In another setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Hawaii further weakened the already-diluted travel ban by vastly expanding the list of US family relationships that visitors from six Muslim-majority countries can use to get into the country.

70 Pakistanis killed in rain-related incidents in 3 weeks
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority says at least 70 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in various parts of Pakistan in the past three weeks. This week's rains flooded some streets in an upscale area of Islamabad.

US has no proof IS leader Baghdadi is dead: Mattis
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said on Friday he cannot confirm whether or not Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, after reports from Syria that the jihadist leader had been killed.

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Entertainment

Movie review: Shab
‘Shab’ is a story about broken people on the lookout for a real connection that can lead to happiness.

Pic: Karisma gets nostalgic about her vacay

Watch: Ajay-Ileana's 'Mere Rashke Qamar'
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is back with yet another scintillating track which is bound to stir your souls.

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Science

New treatment offers hope to 30,000 leukemia patients
In what is expected to be a major breakthrough in treatment of acute leukemia, a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has unanimously endorsed a leukemia treatment that could be the first gene therapy available in the world.

Indian scientists claim discovery of galaxy 'Saraswati' in universe
A team of Indian scientists has claimed to have discovered an “extremely large supercluster of galaxies”, Saraswati, in the universe. “Since the light from this galaxy has just reached us, we will be able to study how it (galaxy) was in the past,” is what the scientists have to claim.

US panel endorses new gene-altering cancer treatment
If the FDA accepts the recommendation, which is likely, the treatment will be the first gene therapy to reach the market.Researchers and drug companies have been in intense competition for decades to reach this milestone.

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Sports

Zaheer will be contracted for 150 days a year: Ganguly
India's new bowling consultant Zaheer Khan will be offered a contract of 150 days per season, informed Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly.

Wimbledon: Federer beats Berdych to reach final
Roger Federer's relentless pursuit of an eighth Wimbledon title continued as he beat stubborn Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-4 to reach the final for the 11th time on Friday.

Gambhir, Nehra rubbish Ranatunga's fixing allegations
India's World Cup heroes found former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga's demand for an inquiry into the 2011 final as "outrageous". India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to win their second World Cup title in 50-over cricket.

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Technology

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.

Vodafone rolls out 'Vodafone Sakhi Pack' for female subscribers
Vodafone, one of India’s leading telecom operator, has launched a new service called ‘Vodafone Sakhi Pack’ for its female subscribers in UP West and Uttarakhand.

Infosys fares better than TCS but short-term pressure continues
The divergence in the performance of the country's top two software exporters was visible in their share prices.

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Education

Centre mulls jammers in schools to prevent access to porn sites
In a bid to block access of students to pornographic websites, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that it is exploring the option of installing jammers in school premises but ruled out the possibility of putting the machines in school buses as suggested earlier.

PGDM students at SPJIMR carry fewer textbooks thanks to Kindle
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) students at S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) in Mumbai now carry lighter backpacks as they have been provided with Kindle e-readers preloaded with e-copies of text books and other reading material.

MCOPS student represents India, wins best poster award

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Mumbai

Maharashtra among wettest places in country

PIL seeks SIT inquiry into Khadse land deals, HC asks state govt to spell out action taken

Chawl resident killed for opposing builder

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Delhi

Teen couple found dead in south-west Delhi hotel
A 17-year-old schoolboy and an 18-year-old girl pursuing an MBBS degree were found hanging on Friday evening from a ceiling fan in a hotel room in Dwarka, south-west Delhi, that they had booked on the OYO app.

Up to 5% point dip in third cutoff at Ambedkar University

Deputy proctor snatches TOI reporter's cellphone

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Bangalore

Urban centres in Karnataka will have more parks, playgrounds, recreational spaces

Not playing dirty tricks: Karnataka tells Goa

Enraged over relocation rumours, PU students take protest route

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Hyderabad

Rain likely in Hyderabad over next 3-4 days
After a two-week lull, the city is likely to receive a fresh spell of monsoon showers, over the next three to four days, predict local met department officials.

ICET: 98% MBA, MCA seats filled
According to press note issued by the convenor of TS-ICET, of the 23,358 seats, only 328 seats were left vacant after the first phase.

LPG subsidy: Telangana beats Andhra Pradesh, lives up to PM Modi's 'give-it-up' spirit
3.85L People Give Up Their Subsidy In T

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Chennai

5559 acres of temple land retrieved in last 6 years
Thousands of acres of land belonging to temples across Tamil Nadu continues to be in the name of private persons.

M K Stalin flays government's poor record in ease of doing business
The poor rating that Tamil Nadu holds in the ease of doing business ranking by Niti Aayog rocked the TN assembly on Friday.

MLA S Mariappan Kennady's seek to save Keeladi artifacts
Members cutting across party lines pleaded with the government to save the 5,000-odd artifacts unearthed during an excavation at Keeladi near Madurai.

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Ahmedabad

Scare for Gujarati pilgrims in J&K

After trailer, blockbuster rain likely in city today

City heritage now part of GU syllabus

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Allahabad

Youth shoots at girl, himself; dies in hospital
A youth killed himself after shooting a girl on Thursday near Shantipuram locality under Soraon police station.The deceased has been identified as Ajeet Mauyra (24), a resident of Hathigaon.

Sangam witnesses lifesaving demonstration

Cong unit set to rein in its 'poster boys'
He claimed that partymen had often enough held events or put up posters without informing or seeking directions from senior leaders because of which, senior leaders had been put in the dock.

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Bhubaneswar

Team of officials visit wards in Bhubaneswar to assess waterlogging issue
Stung by widespread criticism from residents of the city on waterlogging issue, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday formed a team of officials and sent them to 20 vulnerable wards of the city to assess drainage and cleanliness problems. They will also cover the rest of the wards in a few days.

NHRC issues notice to chief secretary on Koraput encounter case
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to chief secretary of Odisha requesting him to show cause as to why monetary relief of Rs 1 lakh should not be paid to the next of kin of the deceased Gangadhar Kirsani, 30, of Koraput district.

Naveen Patnaik announces party's urban outreach programme
The ruling BJD on Friday announced to launch a new programme — Ama Sahara — Ama Urnati (our town…our development) — with an aim to consolidate its support base among urban voters by popularising its pro-people schemes.

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Bhopal

Civic, panchayat polls on August 9

Bhopal still reeling under deficit

Katni mining firms told to pay up crores in dues

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Chandigarh

5 hurt in acid attack as Cong, SAD workers clash

HP refers Shimla schoolgirl's rape-murder case to CBI

PU gets Rs 3.5cr to set up BioNEST

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