News Digest: Bring Manipur under President's rule, says lone Rajya Sabha MP from Mizoram

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		Sunday, June 18, 2023
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		India
		Bring Manipur under President's rule, says lone Rajya Sabha MP from Mizoram No change in premium for 3rd party motor cover for 2023-2024 As situation improves in Purola, few Muslims reopen shops More India News»

		Science
		Heads Up: How brain mapping tests mind of crime suspects Trained on text data, AI could change social scientific research, AI scientists say Signalling potential life, phosphorous detected in ocean on Saturn's moon More Science News»

		Technology
		Project Tailwind: Google's AI-powered note-taking tool, how it works, availability and more At I/O 2023, Google showcased a number of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools it is working on. One of them was Project Tailwind – an AI notebook aimed at making note-taking smarter for consumers. According to the company, Project Tailwind will enable users to take a user’s freeform notes and automatically organise as well as summarise them using AI technology. 'No extramarital affair', Chinese company threatens to fire employees for cheating; read memo A Zhejiang-based company has reportedly announced the “extramarital affairs prohibition” order. According to a report in Jimu News, the warning applies to all married employees. The company passed the order in a staff rule recently. Grammys announces 'big AI ban' that may be sweet music for many Grammys has announced a 'big AI ban'. The message from the Recording Academy is loud and clear: "Only human creators are eligible" for the Grammy Awards. The announcement from the body that grants the world's most recognized music awards seeks to curb the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the industry. The use of AI has quickly spread since December when OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a free chatbot backed by Microsoft Corp that can generate human-like dialogue based on simple inputs. Since then, several AI apps have mushroomed, allowing users to create/animate still photos, create avatars in films, write songs, essays and articles -- threatening to displace humans in many jobs. More Technology News»

		Business
		Reports on 'missing' banknotes misinterpretation of info: RBI There's need to mobilise green finance to fund projects: SBI chairman Pandora Papers: ED seizes Rs 30.60 crore investments in case against businessmen brothers Investments in securities worth Rs 30.60 crore have been seized in connection with an alleged foreign exchange violation case against Vikram Swarup and Gaurav Swarup whose name figured in global financial data leaks called 'Pandora Papers', the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday. More Business News»

		Sports
		1st Test: Khawaja revives Australian fortunes on frustrating day for England Opener Usman Khawaja (126 not out) scored a stunning hundred to revive Australia’s Ashes fortune on Saturday, guiding the visitors to 311 for 5 at stumps on day two of the opening Test against England at Edgbaston. Indonesia Open: Satwik and Chirag enter men's doubles final The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty managed to overcome a game deficit and secure a hard-fought victory against Min Hyuk Kang and Seung Jae Seo of Korea. This triumph propelled them into the final of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event on Saturday. Our protest is not politically motivated: Sakshi and her husband Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and her husband, wrestler Satyawart Kadian, emphasised that their recent protest was not driven by political motives. They clarified that despite facing harassment in the past, they chose to remain silent because the wrestling community was not united at the time. More Sports News»

		Education
		NEET-UG: Physics score over bio for tie-breaker The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to revise the tie-breaker process for deciding ranks of candidates securing identical NEET scores by prioritising marks obtained in physics, followed by chemistry and biology. This is unlike the current practice of giving priority to marks obtained in biology, followed by chemistry and physics. UKSSSC Forest Inspector Result 2023 released on sssc.uk.gov.in, direct link to download Today, the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC) has announced the UKSSSC Forest Inspector Result 2023. Candidates who appeared for the Forest Inspector Recruitment Examination 2023 can now access and download their UKSSSC Forest Inspector recruitment results from the official website - sssc.uk.gov.in. UPSC CAPF Interview Schedule 2022 released on upsc.gov.in, check dates here The UPSC has published the interview schedule for the Central Armed Police Force Exam 2022. The interviews will commence from July 3, and a total of 762 candidates will be attending them. Reimbursement of travel expenses will be given to candidates, limited to second or sleeper-class train fares. More Education News»

		Environment
		Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat Biparjoy brings heavy rain to Rajasthan's Barmer, 5,000 shifted to safer places Barmer district has been witnessing heavy rainfall and flooding due to the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy. As a result, the district administration, along with the Indian army and other authorities, has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety of the affected population. Cyclone Biparjoy Live Updates: Heavy rain in Rajasthan's Jalore, Barmer; Cyclone to turn into deep depression by evening More Environment News»

		World
		UK royal family unite for King Charles III's birthday parade Britain's royal family rounded off King Charles III's inaugural birthday parade Saturday with a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace to watch a spectacular fly-past. Three of the king's young grandchildren -- future king Prince George, nine, Prince Louis, five, and Princess Charlotte, eight -- joined the rest of the family on the balcony with the princes sporting red ties and blue blazers and Charlotte in a sailor suit with red trim. Kerala man stabbed to death in Southhampton Way Camberwell At least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border More World News»

		Environment
		Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat Biparjoy brings heavy rain to Rajasthan's Barmer, 5,000 shifted to safer places Barmer district has been witnessing heavy rainfall and flooding due to the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy. As a result, the district administration, along with the Indian army and other authorities, has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety of the affected population. Cyclone Biparjoy Live Updates: Heavy rain in Rajasthan's Jalore, Barmer; Cyclone to turn into deep depression by evening More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Migrant labourer kills ex-landlady, grandkid A 60-year-old woman and her nine-year-old granddaughter were allegedly bludgeoned to death by a migrant worker from their neighbourhood in Nandigama in Rangareddy district UAPA FIR: In a U-turn, cops drop names of Haragopal and 4 others The state government on Saturday directed the Telangana police to withdraw names of five people, including that of former dean of University of Hyderabad's School of Social Sciences, Professor Haragopal from a case linking them to the outlawed CPI (Maoist) party. Agniveers turn warriors: Sec'bad a rite of passage The passing-out parades for 209 Agniveers, who were recruited into the Indian Army through the Agnipath scheme, were held at two different locations in Secunderabad on Saturday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Increased complainants force Haryana home minister Anil Vij to resume 'Janata Darbar' in Ambala's PWD guest house Haryana home and health minister Anil Vij on Saturday announced that starting the following Saturday, people's grievances would be addressed at the PWD Rest House in Ambala Cantonment. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announces reservation of 33% ration depots for women Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said that the state government had decided to allot 33 per cent of all future ration depots to women in the state. Self-help groups applying for Ration Depot will be given priority. Harassed by financiers, labourer dies by suicide in Haryana's Jind district A labourer committed suicide after allegedly financiers harassed him in Jind district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Satish (36), a resident of Indra colony. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Cyclone Biparjoy: Not waiting for aid, Kutch in Gujarat starts rebuilding efforts Even as several towns and hundreds of villages battered by Cyclone Biparjoy are wading back to normalcy, Kutchis have shown their resoluteness once again by rebuilding their lives around the devastation without wasting time waiting for sponsored relief. Gujarat man among last to become single dad, to twins, via surrogacy The role of a father defines 37-year-old Pritesh Dave of Surat, who became a single parent of twins — a boy and a girl — early last year through surrogacy after his search for a bride always ended in rejection because he did not have a government job. One killed, two injured after house collapses in Kalupur One person was killed and two were admitted to hospital after an old house in Navawad near the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple collapsed on Saturday afternoon. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Embassy of Musical Mastery concert held at Russian House in Chennai Don't carry money to sub-registrar offices: Tamil Nadu minister Moorthy Tirunelveli museum gets statues recovered from river Thamirabarani More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Redevelopment work makes a mess of Jayamahal Road The busy Jayamahal Road that links Ballari Road and Millers Road with several residential areas and business hubs has been in a shambles since last year when the BBMP took up 'redevelopment work' with the intention to create a model road out of the existing one. 'Find my device' feature of phones helps police catch 3 miscreants The 'find my device' feature on smartphones helped city police arrest three miscreants in less than two hours after the accused robbed five engineering students, including two girls, of four mobile phones in Byadarahalli, Bengaluru west. Industry bosses moot tunnel road to beat B'luru's traffic From suburban rail to steel flyovers, several proposals have been floated, some even taken a step further, by various state governments to decongest Bengaluru. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Redevelopment work makes a mess of Jayamahal Road The busy Jayamahal Road that links Ballari Road and Millers Road with several residential areas and business hubs has been in a shambles since last year when the BBMP took up 'redevelopment work' with the intention to create a model road out of the existing one. 'Find my device' feature of phones helps police catch 3 miscreants The 'find my device' feature on smartphones helped city police arrest three miscreants in less than two hours after the accused robbed five engineering students, including two girls, of four mobile phones in Byadarahalli, Bengaluru west. Industry bosses moot tunnel road to beat B'luru's traffic From suburban rail to steel flyovers, several proposals have been floated, some even taken a step further, by various state governments to decongest Bengaluru. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Psychological tests done on 'wife' murder accused Sane With police still to arrive at a conclusion about the killing of Saraswati Vaidya, police have now put her 'husband' Manoj Sane through a series of non-invasive psychological tests to determine the truthfulness of his statements. Two loos too close & next 3km away, locals tell BMC BMC on Friday demolished a sheds built for a toilet it had proposed to set up on the promenade at Nariman Point following citizens' opposition. It was around the end of last month, when regular walkers had first noticed the tin sheds being set up on the promenade. AI to match Indian cancer patients with most effective clinical trials A new artificial intelligence (AI)-based programme will help Indian patients who have a difficult-to-treat cancer find ongoing clinical trials that could best help them. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Waqf board CEO called by high court over salaries Delhi High Court has directed the CEO of the Delhi Waqf Board to appear before the court and provide an explanation for the failure to pay salaries to the board employees for several months, despite a court order directing the clearance of all outstanding dues LG asks for floral facelift of area near Malcha Mahal The area around Malcha Mahal is all set to get a facelift, as lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday asked the authorities to carry out a five-layered plantation of various flowering trees in it. 'Nothing final on water bill scheme' Former union minister and BJP senior leader Vijay Goel on Saturday attacked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for announcing a one-time settlement policy of water bills to benefit nearly 11.7 lakh consumers. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Waqf board CEO called by high court over salaries Delhi High Court has directed the CEO of the Delhi Waqf Board to appear before the court and provide an explanation for the failure to pay salaries to the board employees for several months, despite a court order directing the clearance of all outstanding dues LG asks for floral facelift of area near Malcha Mahal The area around Malcha Mahal is all set to get a facelift, as lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday asked the authorities to carry out a five-layered plantation of various flowering trees in it. 'Nothing final on water bill scheme' Former union minister and BJP senior leader Vijay Goel on Saturday attacked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for announcing a one-time settlement policy of water bills to benefit nearly 11.7 lakh consumers. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Waqf board CEO called by high court over salaries Delhi High Court has directed the CEO of the Delhi Waqf Board to appear before the court and provide an explanation for the failure to pay salaries to the board employees for several months, despite a court order directing the clearance of all outstanding dues LG asks for floral facelift of area near Malcha Mahal The area around Malcha Mahal is all set to get a facelift, as lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday asked the authorities to carry out a five-layered plantation of various flowering trees in it. 'Nothing final on water bill scheme' Former union minister and BJP senior leader Vijay Goel on Saturday attacked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for announcing a one-time settlement policy of water bills to benefit nearly 11.7 lakh consumers. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law, lawyer among 8 named in 2nd chargesheet filed in Umesh Pal murder case The Prayagraj police on Saturday filed its second chargesheet in the killing of lawyer Umesh Pal and two of his police gunners. 121 people rescued in separate fire incidents in the past five months As many as 759 fire incidents were reported in Sangam City from January 1 and May 31 this year. However, fire personnel managed to rescue as many as 121 persons from separate fire incidents as well. Sangam City gears up for International Yoga Day In line with the theme of ‘Har Ghar-Aangan Yoga’, the citizens of sangam city are gearing to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21 in a different way. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		MP woman found hanging 2 days after gangrape cry A 40-year-old woman, who had filed a complaint of gangrape, was found hanging from a tree in MP's Anuppur district on Saturday morning. Liquor shop staff looted of Rs 1.1 lakh at gunpoint in MP's Piplani In a major daylight loot incident reported in Piplani locality, two scooter-borne accused allegedly waylaid a biker carrying cash collection from a liquor shop and snatched his bag containing cash at gun point and fled. Kishan, first tiger relocated to Madhya Pradesh's Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, killed in territorial fight Kishan, the first tiger released into Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, was found dead by a forest patrol team on Saturday. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		State sanctions Rs 225 crore for 36 ULBs The state government on Saturday sanctioned Rs 225.5 crore in favour of 36 urban local bodies (ULBs) in 10 districts under the Mukhya Mantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan (Mukta) for the current financial year. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik approved the funds for the ULBs of Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Deogarh districts under the revenue divisional commissioner (RDC), northern division. One more dies, train accident toll now 291 A 32-year-old man from Bihar, injured in the Bahanaga Bazar triple-train accident on June 2, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. With this, the total death toll in the accident rose to 291. Poachers gun down Similipal forester, 2nd killing in a month Weeks after a forest guard was killed by poachers inside the Similipal Tiger Reserve, only home to the melanistic tigers in the wild, a field officer was shot dead late on Friday night at Upper Barakamada, a core area of the reserve. More Bhubaneswar News»

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