Midday Newsfeed

Headlines:

• Ten-year-old boy burnt to death

A 10-year-old boy was burnt to death allegedly by five drunk members of a marriage party in Alipur village on the outskirts of the Delhi, leading to tension in the area.

• India might be losing USD 40 bn to employee frauds: Survey

India might be losing as much as USD 40 billion annually due to frauds committed by employees, according to a survey by India Forensic Research, a firm engaged in fraud examination and forensic accounting in India.

• 130-yr-old patient puzzles doctors

Doctors at AIIMS are puzzled over the age of an ascetic, who came to the hospital for removal of a bladder tumour.

• Directive to remove encroachments

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department and the CMWSSB to remove all encroachers from lands in three survey numbers, Kalvaithurai Salai, Aspiran Garden, Kilpauk, within six …

• 60% of cars fail proposed fuel-efficiency norms

A committee of the road transport and highways ministry has proposed fuel-efficiency standards that could stop the sale of many of the existing fancy wheels.

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