Tuesday, August 5, 2014

4 Indians among Fortune's list of 20 extraordinary tech czars

4 Indians among Fortune's list of 20 extraordinary tech czars

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
Most papers have a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi showing him gifting 2500 kg of sandalwood to the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. "PM Modi floors Nepal with vision for future", writes Mail Today, while the Asian Age says "Modi wins Nepal hearts' and minds'.
The centre's decision to allot no marks to English in the IAS exam finds front page coverage in many dailies. 'English marks won't count in UPSC merit list' is the Tribune headline.
The government and opposition talks inconclusive on the insurance bill is put by the Hindustan Times as 'Insurance bill stuck, government says its open to changes'.
The higher echelons of judiciary hit by another sexual harassment scandal is widely reported by the press. 'A woman judge in Gwalior has quit her job after accusing a judge of the MP high court', says the Asian Age. 'CJI seeks report on sexual harassment', writes the Hindu.
It started with Sanjay Baru's book, followed by Natwar Singh's revelations. The latest is the book authored by Dr. Manmohan Singh's daughter Daman, called 'Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan'. 'Daughter springs to defend Manmohan's legacy', writes the Times of India. The paper, quoting her writes, 'Dad faced lot of resistance from within Congress'.
A block item titled 'Bright future', on the front page of the Hindustan Times, says that a school bag that can be used as a lamp, has lit up many slum children's lives. Attaching solar panels to school bags, that collect energy during days, to power an LED light at night is the brilliant idea behind it.
There seems to be no dearth of good ideas. 'IIT-D's smartcanes reach out to Mumbai's visually impaired', writes the Express Newsline, of canes, which will enable the blind to detect open windows, electric poles etc from a distance of three metres. Smart canes will also have an alarm which will go off for fast approaching obstacles like reversing cars.
And finally, do you fret over your teenager playing video games. Well, the Times of India writes, that according to a study, 'video gaming for less than an hour daily benefits kids'.a

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