[wanabidii] News Digest: India becomes Coke's 6th largest market

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, July 04, 2014
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		Business
		India becomes Coke's 6th largest market India has become the sixth largest market for Coca-Cola by volume sales, overtaking Germany as low price points and wider distribution helped the world's largest beverages maker increase sales in the second-most populous country. Sahara gets Rs 4,860 crore tax demand The income tax department on Thursday raised an interim demand of Rs 4,860 crore on the Sahara group even as it is busy selling off assets and mopping up bank accounts to arrange for Rs 10,000 crore to secure the release of chairman Subrata Roy and two directors, detained in jail since March 4. Rupee rules steady, trades at 59.72 The rupee trimmed its initial gains and was quoted steady at 59.72 per dollar on Friday on mild demand for the US currency from banks and importers on the back of higher global cues. More Business News»

		Environment
		Fish consuming vast quantities of plastic ocean waste Carlos Duarte, an oceanographer from the University of Western Australia, said there was 100 times less plastic on ocean surfaces than expected, Xinhua reported. Dudhwa's cameras click endangered birds, King Cobra Dudhwa tiger reserve is not just home to tigers but other endangered species as well. The cameras installed inside the reserve to capture pictures of tigers have also recorded two pairs of Bengal Floricans in Sonaripur grasslands. Smuggled elephant ivory price triples: Conservationists The price of ivory taken from African elephants slaughtered for their tusks has tripled in the past four years in China, the world's biggest market, conservationists said on today. More Environment News»

		World
		Israel on alert for Palestine teen funeral Israeli police flooded east Jerusalem ahead of the funeral of a Palestinian teenager believed killed by Israelis and the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. US officials barred from American's trial in China A US embassy spokesman says diplomats are barred from the trial in Shanghai of an American investigator for GlaxoSmithKline and her British husband who are charged with improperly selling personal information. France tightens airport security on US-bound flights France is tightening airport security for US flight destinations for the summer holiday period at the request of US authorities, an official statement said on Friday. More World News»

		Science
		Now ultrasound way to find if the star is baby or young 'Infant' stars can be distinguished from 'adolescent' stars by measuring the acoustic waves they emit, says a study. Two 'Earth-like' planets don't exist: Study US scientists said on Thursday two distant Earth-like planets, which some believed might be able to harbor life, do not actually exist and that astronomers were confused by a star's sunspots. Facebook test can help decipher human behaviour better Facebook’s disclosure last week that it had tinkered with about 700,000 users’ news feeds as part of a psychology experiment conducted in 2012 inadvertently laid bare what too few tech firms acknowledge: that they possess vast powers to closely monitor, test and even shape our behaviour. More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple's plan to make your iPhone more secure Apple has already upped its smartphone security standards by adding a fingerprint sensor to the iPhone 5S. How Microsoft seized a big chunk of the internet, then broke it There's a group of people at Microsoft who are like internet superheroes on a mission to protect the world from evil hackers. The bright side of Facebook's social experiments on users Facebook and much of the rest of the web are thriving petri dishes of social contact. More Technology News»

		Education
		English Honours isn't finishing school, say teachers About halfway through their first class in college, it dawns upon every English literature student that some major adjustment is in order-'English honours' isn't just storybook reading after all. High grades, but no easy admission in DU If you think the youngsters who made the dizzying grades for DU’s first list are having it easy, think again. It takes two, sometimes three days, for the papers to move in colleges. Confusion as extracurricular activity trial timings clash Amid complaints of clash of timings, extracurricular activity trials got off to a chaotic start in several colleges of DU on Thursday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Preity molestation case: Kings XI Punjab hospitality manager's statement recorded The Marine drive police on Friday recorded the statement of Tara, a hospitality manager with Kings XI Punjab, in the Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia molestation case. Self-financed seats may go up There's some good news for students still seeking admission to undergraduate programmes of their choice. A recent government resolution has allowed all state universities to give permissions to colleges seeking a 10% increase in intake capacity across courses. Prime 5.3-acre Prabhadevi plot freed from CRZ norms A developer of a prime Prabhadevi plot is the first major beneficiary of the state coastal authority’s intriguing redefinition of the Mahim shore as a bay. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Monsoon reaches Delhi, rain to pick up pace next week The southwest monsoon registered a muted arrival in Delhi with 5.5mm rainfall being recorded till 5.30pm. Several parts of the city remained dry though a maximum temperature of 32.7 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal, resulted in pleasant weather. We removed silt well in advance, met target: Corporation The recent CAG report dismisses Delhi’s desilting and flood control measures as a fraud. The corporations, however, reject the claim and have once again passed the blame on to other civic agencies. '590 drains need regular desilting' Under the watchful eye of LG Najeeb Jung—who has held close to 15 meetings on desilting of drains—PWD claims to have finished the first round of cleaning its drains and is hopeful that waterlogging problems will reduce this year. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Tree plantation drive in Bangalore on July 5 SayTrees draws its name from the phrase 'Say Cheese' . It is a community of passionate tree planters working towards preventing the loss of green cover and promoting afforestation in urban and rural areas. MLA told constables: Cops are like my boots Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar, accused of abusing and manhandling two constables who tried to stop him from partying beyond the stipulated hours in an upmarket lounge bar on Tuesday night, is missing since Wednesday night, police said. Slap gate: Incident minor, says George as BJP stalls House Two days after two police constables were slapped and abused by a Congress MLA and his aides for doing their duty, home minister K J George termed the incident as a "minor one" on Thursday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Times of India presents The Sharik Hasan Quartet at Hotel Marriott in Hyderabad Times of India presents The Sharik Hasan Quartet at Hotel Marriott in Hyderabad Times of India presents The Sharik Hasan Quartet at Hotel Marriott in Hyderabad Times of India presents The Sharik Hasan Quartet at Hotel Marriott in Hyderabad Jayesh hosts his b'day bash at his residence in Hyderabad Jayesh hosts his b'day bash at his residence in Hyderabad More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu govt is encouraging anti-dalit activities, alleges Thirumavalavan He said the VCK would move court against police for framing false cases against Natham Colony youths. Tension grips Dharmapuri district on Elavarasan's first death anniversary Miscreants damaged three government buses on Friday morning. Chennai building collapse: 49 construction workers hailed from AP, official says Thirty eight among the 62 construction workers who perished in the tragedy hailed from Andhra Pradesh. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		HC sets deadline for removal of unauthorized beacons The Gujarat high court has once again asked the state government to act in strict manner to remove beacons from top of the vehicles belonging to people who are not entitled to use them. Violent crimes on the rise In 2013, Gujarat reported a 21% rise in the number of crimes committed in the state. Ahmedabad couple stunned as their love clip hits porn site A couple living in a posh area in the city was recently astounded to see their own lovemaking video recorded six years ago on a porn website. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Roads in UP most unsafe in country: National Crime Bureau Record The roads of Uttar Pradesh account for more deaths than any other state in the country. Slow pace of repair work irks Mayor Mayor Abhilasha Gupta along with senior corporators on Wednesday inspected Buxi Bandh and sewage treatment plant, located on the banks of Ganga. Locals press for recovery of missing boy Residents of Chota Baghara and adjoining areas on Wednesday urged senior police officials to look into the case of a teenager missing since Monday evening. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Utkal students seek better hostels A group of students from Utkal University on Thursday submitted a memorandum to vice-chancellor Ashok Das pressing for their demands for repair of the university hostel buildings and good quality food at the hostels. Saradha chief sent to judicial custody Kingpin of Saradha chit fund scam Sudipta Sen was on Thursday brought here for interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the company's alleged illegal money trail and diversion of public deposits to other businesses. Call in time saves worker family of cremation rituals Sample this scene: An old father at Swargadwar in Puri watching a pyre being readied a few feet away for cremation of his son. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Drought alarm: All 51 districts in Madhya Pradesh rain deficit Madhya Pradesh is staring at drought if monsoon fails to gain momentum.All 51 districts are short of their quota of rain so far. Commercial use of property: Notice slapped on Katare's wife State government has served notice to wife of Leader of Opposition Satyadev Katare for using "residential space" for "commercial purpose" in Arera Colony. MPPSC boss wanted extension of tainted exam controller A query under RTI revealed that chairman of scam-riddled Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) made a request to the state government for extending the deputation of tainted controller of examinations for evaluation of exams whose question papers were leaked. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Haryana has right to create separate gurdwara body: Phoolka Phoolka said incorporation and regulation of religious bodies is part of the state list under the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India."As such, the subject is under the domain of the state legislature. Prices of onion, potato surge in Amritsar as buyers panic Despite the Centre's move to put stock limit on onion and potato to check rise in their rates, prices of these two essential kitchen commodities surged in Amritsar on Thursday. Virbhadra rubbishes Sukhu seeking explanations from ministers, MLAs Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday disagreed with the stand taken by state Congress president Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, seeking written explanation from ministers and MLAs on the defeat of party candidates in the parliamentary elections. More Chandigarh News»

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