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		Saturday, July 15, 2023
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		India
		How Met office knows what the monsoon will do next summer HCL Tech skips salary hikes citing cost inflation PM Modi leaves for UAE after concluding France trip Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for the UAE after concluding his two-day visit to France where he held wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and was conferred with the country's highest civilian and military honour, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. More India News»

		Science
		Chandrayaan-3 a shot in the arm for Gaganyaan-1 The perfect launch of Chandrayaan-3 on Friday has come as a shot in the arm for Gaganyaan-1. For, a modified version of the same rocket — LVM-3 — will be used for India’s maiden manned mission. “LVM-3 has injected Chandrayaan-3 into the precise orbit, once again proving it is the most reliable heavy-lift vehicle of Isro,” said S Mohan Kumar, project director of LVM-3 and mission director of Friday’s launch. Moon Ki Baat In 16 minutes, the Chandrayaan-3 launch was proclaimed a success. Now we have to wait 40 days to see if India’s third Moon mission will be a success. Isro’s LVM-3 lifted off from Sriharikota at 2.35pm amidst roars and applause from 10,000-odd spectators at the spaceport — and millions who watched the livestream. At 3.01pm, the “mooncraft” was in a precise transfer orbit of 36,500km x 170km TN college researchers develop stepper motor for Chandrayaan-3 launcher More Science News»

		Technology
		Amazon Prime Day sale: 35% or higher discount on fridges, washing machines and ACs Amazon Prime Day sale 2023 is live. Amazon Prime Day sale is The two-day sale starts July 15 and runs through July 16. There are deals on a range of appliances. Here we have listed fridges, washing machines and ACs available at a minimum 35% of higher discount that you can look at. Windows PC users, Microsoft has released an important security update for you Microsoft has confirmed 132 security vulnerabilities affecting various Windows products. Six of these are currently being exploited, and thirty-seven are remote code execution vulnerabilities. Of the thirty-seven, only nine were deemed 'Critical' by Microsoft. One of these zero-day vulnerabilities is related to remote code execution within Microsoft Office and Windows HTML. Why Carl Pei is threatening this smartphone brand Nothing launched its flagship smartphone Nothing (2) in India earlier this week. The smartphone is known for its glyph design interface. Now it seems that another smartphone maker is set to imitate the famous design of Nothing Phone (2). More Technology News»

		Business
		HCL Tech skips salary hikes citing cost inflation It's BoomGPT time for US tech stocks Flipkart staff cash in on $700 million esop More Business News»

		Sports
		Major League Cricket Live: Washington Freedom 3 down against Seattle Orcas 1st Test: Ashwin, Jaiswal shine as India crush West Indies by an innings and 141 runs The world's top-ranked bowler, Ravichandran Ashwin, proved too formidable for the ill-equipped West Indies batting line-up. His second five-wicket haul of the game set up India's commanding victory by an innings and 141 runs in the opening Test of the two-match series on Saturday. India's big win was also set up by Yashasvi Jaiswal who made a sublime 171 on debut. 'Brij Bhushan aides tried to intimidate wrestlers deposing before panel' Close aides of former Wrestling Federation of India's president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is accused of sexually harassing six women wrestlers, allegedly tried to intimidate female complainants on multiple occasions when they deposed before the members of the government-appointed oversight committee, according to a written complaint. More Sports News»

		Education
		Plastic surgery rebuilds lives, restore confidence: Dr Sumita Shankar Plastic surgery has become an essential aid to restore hope and confidence in accident victims. India celebrates its National Day of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery on July 15, which has now become internationally recognized as World Plastic Surgery Day. Indian plastic surgeons face specific challenges with victim injuries such as acid attacks, electrical burns, and animal bites. IHCL setups specialised skill centre in Ponda in collaboration with Tata Strive Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has collaborated with Tata STRIVE to launch a dedicated skill centre in Ponda, Goa. Aimed at providing job-oriented skills to local youth, the initiative is part of Paathya, which focuses on overcoming the employability gap. The state-of-the-art centre will be able to train up to 400 individuals across five courses, including healthcare, IT services and electrical and air conditioning. Himachal HC takes serious note of denial of admission to MBBS course against vacancy The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has ordered the National Medical Commission and Atal Medical and Research University to pay Rs 2 lakh each to a petitioner who was denied admission to an MBBS course due to two students who forged their NEET mark sheet. The students' admission was cancelled and two seats became vacant. More Education News»

		Environment
		Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter Extreme weather: Deaths have reduced, property loss increasing, says IMD chief Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blame Over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world's oceans have changed colour, displaying a subtle greening towards the tropics that researchers say points to the effect of climate change on life in the world's seas. In the new research published on Wednesday, scientists said they had detected shifts in colours across more than half of the world's oceans -- an expanse bigger than Earth's total land area. More Environment News»

		World
		Americans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll finds Russia's Wagner fighters are training soldiers in Belarus Fighters from Russia's Wagner mercenary group are training soldiers in Belarus, the Belarusian defence ministry said on Friday. The ministry released a video showing Wagner fighters instructing Belarusian soldiers at a military range near the town of Osipovichi, about 90 km (56 miles) southeast of the capital Minsk. Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate. Extreme heat advisories have been issued for more than 100 million Americans with the National Weather Service forecasting particularly dangerous conditions in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. More World News»

		Environment
		Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter Extreme weather: Deaths have reduced, property loss increasing, says IMD chief Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blame Over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world's oceans have changed colour, displaying a subtle greening towards the tropics that researchers say points to the effect of climate change on life in the world's seas. In the new research published on Wednesday, scientists said they had detected shifts in colours across more than half of the world's oceans -- an expanse bigger than Earth's total land area. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Skyroot inks MoU with French firm to launch satellites India's leading private space-tech company, Skyroot Aerospace, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French new-space operator, Promethee, to launch satellite constellations into orbit. Big push to irrigation: Kadem, Modikunta get Centre's nod In a further boost to irrigation cover in Telangana, the technical advisory committee (TAC) of Union jal shakti ministry on Friday granted clearance to two major irrigation projects - Kadem (Gudem) Lift Irrigation Project and Modikunta Vagu on Godavari river - that were proposed by the state government. Dengue fear: 32 platelet machines to be ordered The state government has issued an immediate directive to purchase 32 single donor platelet machines for dengue treatment. Offcials are anticipating an increase in dengue cases. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Haryana will soon provide one lakh houses to eligible families, says CM Manohar Lal Khattar AAP MP Sahney visits flood-hit areas, distributes relief material The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney, who is also the chairman of Sun Foundation, visited the flood hit areas in Ropar, including the severely affected villages of Burj and as demanded by the locals donated Rs 50 lakh for construction of a dam. Punjab floods: Sunil Jakhar urges Punjab CM to immediately disburse Central govt funds While paying a visit to flood affected areas in district Ferozepur on Friday, Jakhar lambasted Bhagwant Mann government for an abjectly dismal and callous response to grievous flood situation despite timely alerts and said state government is indulging in Public Relations drama and histrionics while people across state fighting for survival after losing their homes and belongings. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Concerns raised over SBR parking strategy The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has given approval for the sale of certain floors of the Sindhu Bhavan multi-level parking facility for office purposes. Ahmedabad likely to see rain, lightning The India meteorological department (IMD) on Friday stated in its forecast that isolated places in all districts of South Gujarat and Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath districts may get light thunderstorms with lightning and surface winds of 30-40 kmph. Man duped of Rs 51 lakh with US visa lure A man from the Gota on Friday filed a complaint with the Navrangpura police, alleging that five men cheated him out of Rs 51 lakh in January on the pretext of providing him a US visitor's visa. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		ED has right to seek Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji's custody, rules tie-breaker HC judge In a legal victory for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a third judge assigned to break the split verdict by a two-judge division bench of the Madras high court on the validity of TN minister V Senthil Balaji’s arrest ruled Friday that the probe agency not being police doesn’t preclude it from seeking custody of an arrested accused. CMDA locks and seals unauthorized constructions in Chennai mall EPS reveals his 'ambitious goal' More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Govt expedites land allotment for Foxconn plant, says deal is safe The government is hoping Foxconn’s decision to call off its $19. 5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Vedanta in Gujarat will not have a cascading effect on its project in Karnataka. Although the Taiwanese firm had said it is committed to India after the “mutually agreed split”, there were still fears that it would reconsider its options in India. 3 bikers arrested for attacking car driver Police have arrested three men on charges of attacking a 30-year-old-private firm employee and smashing the windshield of his car on Gunjur Main Road in Varthur on Thursday. Spurt in dengue: B'luru now seeing 30-40 cases per day The city is witnessing a spurt in dengue cases. "Between 30 and 40 cases are being reported daily," said KV Thrilok Chandra, special commissioner, health, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), adding that there has been a rise in the past two months. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Govt expedites land allotment for Foxconn plant, says deal is safe The government is hoping Foxconn’s decision to call off its $19. 5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Vedanta in Gujarat will not have a cascading effect on its project in Karnataka. Although the Taiwanese firm had said it is committed to India after the “mutually agreed split”, there were still fears that it would reconsider its options in India. 3 bikers arrested for attacking car driver Police have arrested three men on charges of attacking a 30-year-old-private firm employee and smashing the windshield of his car on Gunjur Main Road in Varthur on Thursday. Spurt in dengue: B'luru now seeing 30-40 cases per day The city is witnessing a spurt in dengue cases. "Between 30 and 40 cases are being reported daily," said KV Thrilok Chandra, special commissioner, health, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), adding that there has been a rise in the past two months. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Fact check rule takes away person's right to defence: HC The rule enabling the Centre to set up a Fact Check Unit (FCU) to filter out fake content about its business may be excessive and takes away the right of defence to the person posting the content, said the Bombay high court on Friday expressing a concern which the Centre will likely address on July 27-28, the next date of hearing. Mom who flung baby out of window in '10 gets bail Bombay high court has released on bail a woman who was sentenced to life imprisonment last year for throwing her month-and-a-half old daughter from a bathroom window of KEM hospital, Parel, in October 2010. Train passenger tweets med problem, gets help A 30-year-old passenger received timely medical assistance from Central Railway (CR) officials after he tweeted to seek help soon after suffering from unbearable pain in the abdomen while traveling in a long-distance train. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		How luck ran out for bootlegger with a long history in crime Ravi Solanki (33), the bootlegger arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old graduate, would often look for women meeting or driving around with male friends. 3 kids drown while playing in ground filled with water in northwest Delhi Three children allegedly drowned to death at a water-filled ground in North-West Delhi's Mukundpur Chowk area on Friday evening. Police said a group of children were playing and bathing in a waterlogged ditch when three boys, all aged below 13 years, drowned in it. Delhi floods: Request for NDRF ignored, says Saurabh Bharadwaj; not the time to point fingers, says LG VK Saxena Even as some parts of Delhi continue to grapple with the flood situation, a war of words broke out between lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and flood and irrigation minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday over calling National Disaster Management Force (NDRF) and the Army to help in damage control measures. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		How luck ran out for bootlegger with a long history in crime Ravi Solanki (33), the bootlegger arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old graduate, would often look for women meeting or driving around with male friends. 3 kids drown while playing in ground filled with water in northwest Delhi Three children allegedly drowned to death at a water-filled ground in North-West Delhi's Mukundpur Chowk area on Friday evening. Police said a group of children were playing and bathing in a waterlogged ditch when three boys, all aged below 13 years, drowned in it. Delhi floods: Request for NDRF ignored, says Saurabh Bharadwaj; not the time to point fingers, says LG VK Saxena Even as some parts of Delhi continue to grapple with the flood situation, a war of words broke out between lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and flood and irrigation minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday over calling National Disaster Management Force (NDRF) and the Army to help in damage control measures. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		How luck ran out for bootlegger with a long history in crime Ravi Solanki (33), the bootlegger arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old graduate, would often look for women meeting or driving around with male friends. 3 kids drown while playing in ground filled with water in northwest Delhi Three children allegedly drowned to death at a water-filled ground in North-West Delhi's Mukundpur Chowk area on Friday evening. Police said a group of children were playing and bathing in a waterlogged ditch when three boys, all aged below 13 years, drowned in it. Delhi floods: Request for NDRF ignored, says Saurabh Bharadwaj; not the time to point fingers, says LG VK Saxena Even as some parts of Delhi continue to grapple with the flood situation, a war of words broke out between lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and flood and irrigation minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday over calling National Disaster Management Force (NDRF) and the Army to help in damage control measures. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		13 students of AU booked for campus violence, 9 suspended Allahabad University authorities on Friday suspended nine students on charges of vandalism and manhandling female teachers during Wednesday's protest on the campus following the death of Ashutosh Dubey, a student of Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) on Tuesday. Besides, FIR has been lodged against 13 students under serious sections of IPC. UP SIT files chargesheet against killers of gangster siblings Atique and Ashraf Ahmed Moonj baskets, slippers made by SHGs in high demand in Prayagraj district A group of women associated with 'Angel' self-help group (SHG) are receiving orders for latest moonj products like slippers, small racks, wall hangings, chapati basket, makeup box, among others. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		In 4 months, 8th cheetah found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park India’s ambitious initiative to reintroduce cheetahs into the wild faced yet another setback as cheetah Suraj was found dead in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. The sub-adult male had injuries similar to those sustained by cheetah Tejas, which died in mysterious circumstances just three days ago. Three minors among 7 nabbed for class 11 girl's murder in Gwalior Police have nabbed all seven suspects in the murder of a Class 11 student in Gwalior on July 10. Three of them are minors. The alleged mastermind, a history-sheeter, was shot in the leg by police while trying to escape. Govt presents status report in HC on illegally-built religious places More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		UK Jagannatha Society raises funds to help Odisha triple-train accident victims The Shree Jagannatha Society UK (SJSUK) has raised £2,000 so far for the Bahanaga triple-train accident victims through its website, charitable activities such as park runs, musical gala at Aylesbury and requests for donations during Rath Yatra celebrations. 'We are nervous and excited about the launch' L Rajasekhar, the general manager of Central Tool Room and Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar, shares his feelings with Minati Singha about Chandrayaan-3 and CTTC's collaborations with ISRO. Lone elephant kills mom of 3, destroys house in Sundargarh An elephant trampled to death a 36-year-old woman and damaged her house in the Barsuan forest range of Sundargarh district early on Thursday. More Bhubaneswar News»

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