News Digest: Parents fight off leopard, save 3-year-old girl in Bijnor

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		Thursday, May 11, 2023
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		India
		Parents fight off leopard, save 3-year-old girl in Bijnor Shut down hospitals if you can't protect doctors: HC to Kerala Ex-special CBI judge, realty company MD booked in graft case More India News»

		Science
		First babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people Metaherbarium and Microreserves could prevent plant extinction: Study In a review published in the journal Trends in Plant Science on May 2, a plant ecologist suggested an approach for preventing all future land plant extinctions across the globe which includes training more plant experts, building an online "metaherbarium," and creating "microreserves." Nasa launches two small satellites to track hurricanes NASA has launched two small satellites from New Zealand to improve tropical storm tracking, potentially providing greater data for weather predictions. The satellites are capable of flying over typhoons or hurricanes hourly, instead of every six hours like their predecessors. The first satellite will remain in orbit for six months, measuring humidity, temperature and rainfall data by monitoring hurricanes. More Science News»

		Technology
		This is how AI may change the way we work Microsoft's Work Trend Index report "Will AI Fix Work?" suggests that humans are working beyond their capacity, resulting in hindering innovation. Next generation AI can help by increasing creativity and productivity resulting in a new and improved way of working. The report provides insights for business leaders who want to responsibly adopt AI in their organisation. Although 58% of respondents in the Asia Pacific worry that AI will replace their jobs, 78% would delegate work to AI to reduce their workloads. Additionally, businesses can use AI to personalise customer interactions and gain a competitive edge. Apple notifies winners of WWDC 2023 Swift Student Challenge Apple's WWDC 2023 Swift Student Challenge winners have been notified and will receive exclusive gifts along with the chance to win an in-person event lottery. The challenge, aimed at student developers, requires participants to create a Swift Playgrounds project that is evaluated based on its technical skill and creativity. Winners receive exclusive outerwear, AirPods Pro, a custom pin set, and one year in the Apple Developer Program at no cost, and a chance to attend WWDC in-person in June through a special lottery. Realme 11 Pro+, 11 Pro, and 11 launched in China: All the details Realme has launched the Realme 11 series in China. The series features three models, including Realme 11 Pro+, Realme 11 Pro, and Realme 11. The Pro models have a curved AMOLED display and leather finish. Both Pro models are powered by Dimensity 7050 chipset with 8GB/12GB RAM. The Realme 11 has a Super AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90Hz, 64MP camera and is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6200 chipset. The models come in multiple colours with a starting price of CNY 1,599 (around Rs 18,900). More Technology News»

		Business
		MG in talks with RIL, Hero for stake sale in Indian operations Why aircraft lessors' woes may lead to costlier flights Naik hands over L&T's reins to Subrahmanyan More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings crush Delhi Capitals by 27 runs, inch closer to play-offs Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical performance on Wednesday to register a commanding 27-run victory over bottom-dwellers Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The second successive win helped CSK consolidate their second spot in the Indian Premier League standings with 15 points from 12 games, a point behind the table-toppers Gujarat Titans (16 points from 11 games). Sport would be 'dull' without conflict: Swann on Kohli-Gambhir spat Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir's verbal spat in the IPL match might have disappointed some fans and cricket experts but the former England off-spinner Graeme Swann reckons without any conflict the sport would be "dull" without such incidents. Wrestlers finally approach magistrate court The group of protesting wrestlers, who are demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, approached the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM), Harjeet Singh Jaspal, on Wednesday with a plea to monitor the police investigation against the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) sidelined president and to expedite the judicial process into the matter. More Sports News»

		Education
		NTA: Extensive and compulsory frisking a must, no untoward incident reported from any centre during NEET-UG exam UPSC Exam Calendar 2024: UPSC CSE Prelims on May 26, NDA & CDS I on April 21 Today, May 10, 2023, the UPSC Exam Calendar 2024 has been published by the Union Public Service Commission. To access the full examination schedule, candidates intending to take the UPSC exams in 2024 should consult the official website at upsc.gov.in. National Technology Day 2023: History, Theme and Significance National Technology Day is celebrated annually on May 11 in honour of India's scientists and their accomplishments. The day commemorates the successful nuclear detonation tests in May 1998. The theme for National Technology Day 2023 is 'School to Startups-Igniting Young Minds to Innovate.' This year, projects worth over Rs 5800 crore related to scientific and technological advancement will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory - India and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. More Education News»

		Environment
		Canada's Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires Intense debates needed to study increasing heatwaves, below normal monsoons, abnormally heating up of oceans Atmospheric Rivers caused 70 per cent of India's floods between 1985 and 2020, says study The research team used the high-resolution atmospheric fields from the European Reanalysis Version, along with observed precipitation from the India Meteorological Department and a historical flood database from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory of the University of Colorado, USA, to study the impact of ARs formed during the summer monsoon season on flooding in India, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study in this regard in India. More Environment News»

		World
		Pak violence escalates amid fresh legal trouble, 8-day custody for Imran Rioting and arson triggered by former PM Imran Khan's dramatic arrest from the Islamabad high court premises continued to convulse Pakistan Wednesday, leading to seven more deaths and 1,000-odd arrests even as a special accountability court remanded the 70-year-old in custody for eight days and another framed charges against him in a second graft case. First babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says protesters to be dealt with 'iron fist' Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday condemned the deadly protests by the supporters of former premier Imran Khan after his arrest in a corruption case and warned to deal with demonstrators with an iron fist. "Attack on public property is an act of terrorism and enmity towards the country," he said, adding that those taking the law into their own hands would be dealt with an iron fist. More World News»

		Environment
		Canada's Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires Intense debates needed to study increasing heatwaves, below normal monsoons, abnormally heating up of oceans Atmospheric Rivers caused 70 per cent of India's floods between 1985 and 2020, says study The research team used the high-resolution atmospheric fields from the European Reanalysis Version, along with observed precipitation from the India Meteorological Department and a historical flood database from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory of the University of Colorado, USA, to study the impact of ARs formed during the summer monsoon season on flooding in India, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study in this regard in India. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		3 inter-state IPL betting gangs busted, 1.8 crore cash seized Three inter-state gangs involved in organising betting during the ongoing IPL season have been busted by police on Wednesday and 1.84 crore cash was seized from the accused. 25 Telangana schools score 0%, expose systemic failure As many as 25 schools from Telangana have the dubious distinction of ending up with zero percent results in the SSC 2023 examinations, results for which were announced on Wednesday. Telangana: Spine hurt, but Amarnath aces SSC despite pain Neither a spine injury nor moving to a new school in the middle of the academic year deterred Akula Amarnath from acing the SSC examinations. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		4 years on, Mohali woman held for immigration fraud; in judicial custody The local police have arrested a woman immigration agent after four years. She was produced in a court here on Wednesday and was her to judicial custody, said investigating officer ASI H S Mand. PGI faculty association meets director over institute office work space The PGI faculty association recently met director of the institute to highlight the issue of insufficient office work space. 83% of Covid cases logged in April recovered: Mohali civil surgeon In April, 83% Covid patients had recovered in Mohali. This was stated by civil surgeon Dr Rupinder Gill. She said that a total of 1,376 persons tested positive for Covid in 30 days of April and out of these 1,148 were recovered and discharged. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Orange alert: Ahmedabad singed at 43.5 degree Celsius The maximum temperature in the city remained high in the city for the second day straight, with the mercury touching 43.5°C on Wednesday, compared to 42.9°C on Tuesday. Hit by private bus, ST bus runs over 5 waiting at stop in Gujarat A state transport bus that was preparing to halt at a stop in Kalol ended up running over people after being hit by a speeding private bus. Gujaratis cite 'political persecution' in bid to seek asylum in US A growing number of Gujaratis are seeking asylum in the US, citing political and community-based persecution as their primary grounds. This surprise revelation has come to light during an ongoing investigation by the CID (Crime), Gujarat's premier police agency, which is currently investigating cases of human smuggling. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Raj Bhavan hosts Class XII topper in Tamil Nadu In a rare gesture, the guest block at the Raj Bhavan, usually reserved for the President, Vice-President, governors and former governors, was thrown open to a topper in the recently held Class XII examinations and her family members for a night. In T R B Rajaa, industries to get a 'demon for detail' It is a case of patience pays for T R B Rajaa, who will be inducted into the M K Stalin cabinet on Thursday. NIOT develops phone charger that works on seawater A low-cost portable device that works on seawater or tap water mixed with salt may soon light up small villages, coastal hamlets and regions that face frequent power outages or have no grid connectivity. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		ECI embraces podcasts to train poll officials in Karnataka on EVM operations Unlike previous elections when poll officials were provided with bulky literature on operating EVMs and other procedures, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has switched over to podcasts to train and educate the poll-bound staffers across Karnataka. Karnataka election exit polls 2023 date, time, when and where to watch live coverage Karnataka assemble elections 2023 are taking place for 224 seats with high stakes for both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. The state has more than 5.3 crore registered electors, out of which, 8.26% of voter turnout was recorded by 9 am. Blind couples walk in together to cast vote in Bengaluru Two visually challenged couples — Mahesh R and wife Rajalakshmi and Shivaraj and wife Asha — came to the Kendriya Vidyalaya at Bengaluru's CV Ramana Nagar early on Wednesday morning for casting their votes in the state assembly elections. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		ECI embraces podcasts to train poll officials in Karnataka on EVM operations Unlike previous elections when poll officials were provided with bulky literature on operating EVMs and other procedures, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has switched over to podcasts to train and educate the poll-bound staffers across Karnataka. Karnataka election exit polls 2023 date, time, when and where to watch live coverage Karnataka assemble elections 2023 are taking place for 224 seats with high stakes for both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. The state has more than 5.3 crore registered electors, out of which, 8.26% of voter turnout was recorded by 9 am. Blind couples walk in together to cast vote in Bengaluru Two visually challenged couples — Mahesh R and wife Rajalakshmi and Shivaraj and wife Asha — came to the Kendriya Vidyalaya at Bengaluru's CV Ramana Nagar early on Wednesday morning for casting their votes in the state assembly elections. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Hydraulic car parking death: Two arrested The Pant Nagar police arrested two men after the roof of a hydraulic car parking fell on a 20-year-old labourer and killed him. Police have arrested Imran Khan, the victim's employer and Amol Kamble, superviser of AJ Elevators for negligence. Tortured by ATS: Hostile Malegaon witness Another witness turned hostile in the 2008 Malegaon blast trial on Wednesday. The witness denied the statement allegedly recorded by the ATS and attributed to him in the chargesheet. Maharashtra govt to use private agencies for short-term hiring in case of strikes or emergencies Two months after the state government issued an order outsourcing recruitment for short-term government and semi-government posts to nine private HR agencies, it has issued a new directive clarifying that this method of hiring can also be used in the case of strikes by government employees or emergencies, including natural disasters. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi University notice to Rahul Gandhi for 'unannounced' visit to hostel Delhi University's PG Men's Hostel on Wednesday issued a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "unannounced" visit to the facility for an interaction with students on May 5. Twin goals of Delhi cab aggregator policy: Your safety, cleaner air Mandatory panic buttons in taxis, integration with emergency number 112 and timely resolution of consumer grievances are the highlights of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023, which aims to regulate the cab aggregators and delivery service providers in Delhi. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gave the thumbs up to the scheme on Wednesday and forwarded it to lieutenant governor V K Saxena for his approval. Labourer dies in wall collapse in Delhi's Defence Colony A labourer died after a wall collapsed on him while he was digging at a site in south Delhi's Defence Colony on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi University notice to Rahul Gandhi for 'unannounced' visit to hostel Delhi University's PG Men's Hostel on Wednesday issued a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "unannounced" visit to the facility for an interaction with students on May 5. Twin goals of Delhi cab aggregator policy: Your safety, cleaner air Mandatory panic buttons in taxis, integration with emergency number 112 and timely resolution of consumer grievances are the highlights of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023, which aims to regulate the cab aggregators and delivery service providers in Delhi. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gave the thumbs up to the scheme on Wednesday and forwarded it to lieutenant governor V K Saxena for his approval. Labourer dies in wall collapse in Delhi's Defence Colony A labourer died after a wall collapsed on him while he was digging at a site in south Delhi's Defence Colony on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi University notice to Rahul Gandhi for 'unannounced' visit to hostel Delhi University's PG Men's Hostel on Wednesday issued a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "unannounced" visit to the facility for an interaction with students on May 5. Twin goals of Delhi cab aggregator policy: Your safety, cleaner air Mandatory panic buttons in taxis, integration with emergency number 112 and timely resolution of consumer grievances are the highlights of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023, which aims to regulate the cab aggregators and delivery service providers in Delhi. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gave the thumbs up to the scheme on Wednesday and forwarded it to lieutenant governor V K Saxena for his approval. Labourer dies in wall collapse in Delhi's Defence Colony A labourer died after a wall collapsed on him while he was digging at a site in south Delhi's Defence Colony on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad HC dismisses bail plea of Karwariya brothers The Allahabad high court on Tuesday dismissed bail application of ex-MLA Uday Bhan Karwariya, ex-MLC Surya Bhan Karwariya, ex-MP Kapil Muni Karwariya and another in the 1996 murder case of Jawahar Yadav alias Panditji, a former SP MLA. Prayagraj CJM grants 4 hour police custody remand to Atiq Ahmed's lawyer Khan Saulat Hanif The chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Prayagraj on Wednesday granted four hours police custody remand to slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's lawyer Khan Saulat Hanif in Umesh Pal murder case. International standard astroturf hockey ground coming up in Sangam city under Smart City A state-of-the-art astroturf hockey ground that could host international matches even in the night is set to come up in Allahabad University (AU) by the end of next month. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Manipur: Snag delays arrival of Madhya Pradesh students Students of Madhya Pradesh stranded in Manipur will reach their native place on Wednesday. The plane carrying the students developed a technical snag before take off in Imphal. The students will stay in Guwahati for a night before flying back the next morning. Nine women among 24 dead as overloaded bus falls off bridge in Madhya Pradesh At least 24 people, including nine women and three children, died and 39 others were injured Tuesday when an apparently overloaded private bus fell off a bridge in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh. Collector Shivraj Singh Verma said 15 people died on the spot while others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Islamist module linked to global outfit busted, 11 arrested in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh anti-terrorist squad (ATS), in a joint operation with Intelligence Bureau and Telangana Police, busted a module affiliated to a global Islamist organisation, Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), and nabbed 16 youths on Tuesday. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Centre declares Kapileswar Temple as ancient monument of national importance The Centre has declared the Kapileswar Temple as an ancient monument of national importance and has sought any objection or suggestion to the declaration. The ministry of culture issued the gazette notification on May 6. The ministry of culture decided to declare Kapileswar Temple as monument of national importance. Residents fume over illegal parking, seek strict rules in Bhubaneswar Lanes, bylanes in residential colonies and areas across the city are crammed and choked with haphazardly parked vehicles leaving little space for pedestrians. Residents said due to lack of a parking policy and space in residential areas, they are facing serious inconveniences while authorities are not taking any step despite repeated complaints. Relief from heat: Temporary sheds for street vendors in Bhubaneswar The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to set up temporary sheds for street vendors and provide them designated places for business in the inner lanes of different localities. More Bhubaneswar News»

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