News Digest: 167 women's studies units face UGC funds cut

167 women's studies units face UGC funds cut
The Indian Association for Women's Studies on Wednesday expressed concern over the future of 167 women's studies centres in universities and colleges across India following a University Grants Commission (UGC) notice that makes funding for them after September 30 uncertain.

Highway liquor ban not in cities: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that its original December 15 order to ban sale in liquor shops and bars within 500m of highways was aimed at vends along roads connecting cities and not along stretches that fall inside the city or town areas governed by municipal bodies.

Army on standby ahead of Dera Sacha Sauda verdict
Both Punjab and Haryana have asked the Army to be on stand-by ahead of the CBI court's verdict in a rape case against the head of Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, on August 25. This is in addition to central paramilitary forces and state police being deployed in various districts.

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Government to set up alternative mechanism for merger of state owned banks
The government aims to create strong and competitive banks in public sector space to meet the credit needs of the growing economy, absorb shocks and have the capacity to raise resources without depending on the state exchequer, he said.

RBI to issue Rs 200 notes: Finance Ministry

Not considering ban on Rs 2,000 notes: Arun Jaitley

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Arctic researchers to study wind effects on marine life
The Sikuliaq (see-KOO'-lee-ak), owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will depart on Friday from Nome for the trip through the Bering Strait to waters on and off the continental shelf in the Beaufort.

Rare butterfly spotted in Scotland after 133 years
The sighting in a field in Berwickshire, 100 metres from the English border, has raised hopes that climate change has helped it become the 34th butterfly species to live and breed in Scotland, reports the Guardian.

Constipated gorilla in Kansas zoo recovering after surgery

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Dutch police detain driver of Spanish van near cancelled gig
Police in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam detained the driver of a van with Spanish license plates and a number of gas tanks inside after a concert by an American rock band was cancelled Wednesday night following a threat, the city's mayor said.

Civilians among 30 dead in Yemen air raids

Florida: White man who killed coloured person to be executed

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Toshi-Sharib's response on niece's viral video
Cricketers like Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa recently shared a video of a little girl, on their social media handles, condemning violence against children for educating them. The little girl in the video is singer Toshi Sabri’s three-year-old niece Haya.

Kajol reminisces good old days with daughter Nysa
Kajol and Ajay Devgn's daughter Nysa is all grown up and ready to head to Singapore to pursue her studies. As the family get ready to see her off, it is no wonder that mommy Kajol found herself reminiscing about the good old days.

Karisma, Malaika visit Gauri Khan's store
Recently spotted at Gauri Khan's newly launched decor store were actresses Karisma Kapoor, Malaika Arora and Amrita Arora.

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Vitamin B intake may up lung cancer risk in men: Study

Now, dissolvable milk capsules for your coffee!

Invited scientific proposals for Venus, Mars, asteroid projects: Isro chairman

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World Badminton Championships: Saina, Srikanth reach pre-quarters
Saina Nehwal led the charge as Indian juggernaut continued to roll at the World Badminton Championship with Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth entering the pre- quarterfinals of singles events, on Wednesday.

Rooney announces retirement from international football
England's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney announced on Wednesday he is retiring from international football with immediate effect, despite England manager Gareth Southgate telling him he had earned a recall.

Long streak of matches will help Dhoni find momentum: Kohli
Dhoni's form and future has been under scanner post his Test retirement but a string of limited overs matches in the next three months will enable the former skipper get some momentum and consistency going his way, feels skipper Virat Kohli.

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How to watch Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch live
The D-Day is almost here. South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung is all set to launch its next flagship phablet Galaxy Note 8 at an event in New York, US, today. Successor to the company's ill-fated phablet Galaxy Note 7, launched last year, the smartphone has been keeping the tech grapevine churning for months now. The Galaxy Unpacked event is scheduled to start at 11am EDT (8.30pm IST).

LG soon to launch K8 2017 smartphone in India at Rs 9,999: Report
South Korean tech giant LG will soon launch its budget smartphone – K8 2017 -- in India. According to the Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom, LG K8 will be priced at Rs 9,999.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 now available in open sale on Amazon and Mi.com websites
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched its budget smartphone Redmi 4 in India in May this year.

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Under new rules, less than 50% private MBBS seats filled
Deemed universities and private colleges across the country are staring at a huge crisis of unfilled undergraduate medical seats under the new system of centralised counselling introduced under the Supreme Court’s orders this year.

IITs, IIMs may be told to rate, certify institutes
“We have a huge talent pool of teachers and students who can use the entire exercise of evaluation as a learning tool,” Prakash Javadekar said.

The Science of Happiness
In an introductory lesson on the Science of Happiness, Dacher Keltner, a UC Berkeley psychologist, underlined the relationship between the success of a person and his/her compassionate and nurturing traits. Here are some of the highlights from his introductory lecture at UC Berkeley:

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AAI withholds salary to whistleblower and her suspended husband for 2 years

'Terror suspect' held in Bandra turns out to be Russian musician overstaying visa

Navi Mum man who supplied drugs to B'wood celebs arrested

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Jaypee flat buyers take fight to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Thursday a PIL on behalf of nearly 32,000 home buyers who face uncertainty over their investment in housing projects in Noida and the National Capital Region (NCR) being developed by Jaypee Infratech since National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) initiated insolvency proceedings against it.

Police bust secret casino in South Delhi farmhouse, 30 held
It was a farmhouse spread over 13 acres in the heart of south Delhi, where Bollywood movies and TV soaps were shot. But when the farmhouse was not used as a set, it turned into a secret casino where the rich and mighty of Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon played for high stakes.

Bawana polls low, but demands growth

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Virtual reality: Facebook marriage that ended in separation

All Bellandur Lake properties must be STP-compliant or lose water & power

We'll repair potholed roads by Sunday: BBMP chief
arterial roads in Bengaluru pothole-free."I will go on an inspection to check the status of the roads on Sunday night," Prasad told TOI.

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Toddler tumbles after riding toy car down mall ramp, left bloodied
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Playing On Hyderabad Roads: Death By Manhole
No Clarity On Jurisdiction For Maintenance

Pawan Kalyan was first reader to my poetry: Renu Desai
Renu Desai started her career as a model. She made her Telugu debut opposite Pawan Kalyan and married her first hero. She worked as a costume designer for his movies.

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Chennai:13-year-old awaits abortion, FIR against 'husband' yet to be filed
More than a week after child protection bodies in Kancheepuram rescued a 13-year-old girl who 'married' a 20-year-old man, an FIR is yet to be registered.The teenager is now 12 weeks pregnant.

Tamil Nadu releases NEET-based ranklist, to start counselling today

Poor standard of education in state to blame for low NEET marks: HC

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Cop arrested India's attention as a teen
This millionaire IPS officer had assets disproportionate to his age.Those assets - knowledge and talent - helped .

MP says no to lions from Gujarat

Drive to boycott Chinese products
Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), economic wing of the Sangh Parivar, has announced that it will launch a state-wide drive from August 25 to boycott Chinese goods, in the wake of China’s anti-India warmongering.

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Indian Air Force helping flood relief
Due to heavy rain in last two weeks and most of the rivers flowing above the danger level, help is being provided by the Indian Air Force to the villagers of several villages of western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Allahabad school girl becomes cop for a day

Friends Forever
Divya Kapoor threw a Friendship Day party for all her buddies recently.

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Wounded Burmese python treated, sent to zoo
A seriously injured Burmese python on Wednesday was sent to Nandankanan zoo after its successful treatment for ten months.

Odia scientist makes waves with probiotics
Pinaki Panigrahi, who made headlines this week for research on how probiotics curbed infections in newborns, has more to offer.

Khurda station gets Wi-Fi, Sambalpur-Jharsuguda becomes electrified section
Minister of state for Railways Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated two railway projects and laid foundation stone for another project through videoconferencing from East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquarters at Bhubaneswar.

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'Chennai Gang' busted, booty worth Rs 20L seized

Smooth sail for state sailors, win 14 medals

Scanty rainfall in 40 districts put BJP in a tizzy

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Alliances to turn tide in varsity elections

CTU buses to ferry cops on day of verdict

2 more held for firing outside builder's house

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