[wanabidii] News Digest: FIIs pump in Rs 9,000 crore in first week of September

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		Sunday, September 07, 2014
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		Business
		FIIs pump in Rs 9,000 crore in first week of September Continuing their bet on the government's reforms agenda, overseas investors have poured in nearly Rs 9,000 crore in the Indian capital market in the first week of the month. Finance ministry to take up 35 FDI proposals Finance Ministry will take call on 35 foreign direct investment proposals, including that of Bharti Shipyard and Verizon Communications, later this month. L&T expects to bag large power plant contracts this fiscal With 3,000-4,000-mw worth thermal projects expected to be kicked off in various states during the current fiscal, engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) expects to bag at least one-two large projects, a senior company official has said. More Business News»

		Environment
		California blue whales, once nearly extinct, back at historical levels California blue whales, the largest animals on Earth once driven to near extinction by whaling, have made a remarkable comeback to near historic, 19th-century levels, according to a University of Washington study released on Friday. Javadekar promises rhino protection force for Assam Promising to curb rhino poaching in Assam, Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar announced a Centre-funded special rhino protection force for the state. Insa urges policy makers to take action against climate change In the run up to the UN climate summit in New York, Indian scientists and the Indian National Science Academy (Insa) urged policy makers to take “actionable steps” to reduce the impact of climate change. More Environment News»

		World
		Blasts heard near Donetsk airport in Ukraine Ukraine, Russia and the Kremlin-backed separatists signed a ceasefire deal in the Belarusian capital Minsk in an effort to end more than four months of bloodshed in the region. US air strikes target militants near Iraq's Haditha Dam It was Washington's first offensive into Iraq's western Anbar province. Myanmar cancels planned parliamentary byelection The commission had announced in March that byelections would be held later this year to fill more than 30 seats vacated for various reasons. More World News»

		Science
		SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off with communications satellite Privately owned SpaceX, as the company is known, planned to launch the second satellite, AsiaSat 6, two weeks ago, but delayed the flight to recheck the rocket's systems. Scientists inch closer to treating triple-negative breast cancer A new study has revealed that researchers may be able to make improvements in outcomes for women with triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that disproportionately affects younger women. Expensive thrills don't do much for your happiness If you follow the gospel of "#YOLO," the trite acronym for "you only live once" that is used to justify any number of exhilarating risks, you are probably not an older person. More Science News»

		Technology
		First impressions: Moto 360 smartwatch Is the Moto 360 the best smartwatch among the current crop? Moto X (Gen 2) preview: New avatar but will it be worth the price? It won't be wrong to say that it's a completely new phone and not just an iterative upgrade. 8 ridiculously expensive gadgets money can buy See eight of the most ridiculously expensive gadgets money can buy. More Technology News»

		Education
		Supreme Court directive to benefit 18,000 MBA, MCA, BE students The Supreme Court (SC) order giving directions to admit students who have not cleared their entrance test in Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Application (MCA), Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Pharmacy will be beneficial to around 1,850 students who were earlier given provisional admissions by the self-financed institutes. International literacy day to be celebrated on September 8 The National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) will organize International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations in the country on September 8. Medical Council of India creates advisory committee to address academic concerns Medical Council of India has created an advisory academic committee to take care of the various academic concerns, so as to ensure that the relevant challenges are duly met. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Daddy bikers kick-start love for racing in tots, teens In the Patel's TV cabinet, family pictures and other curios have been elbowed to the fringes by an ever-growing crop of trophies. Doctor held for raping teen in car A 48-year-old doctor took a 17-year-old patient in his car to an isolated area off Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Thane and allegedly raped her inside the vehicle on Friday. Wife calls spouse 'hijra', court grants him divorce Two cases in the family court have shown how all-encompassing 'mental cruelty' can be in divorce matters. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Lives at risk with 10,000 illegal bottled water units in Delhi More than 10,000 illegal packaged water bottling units are operating in the National Capital Territory, often using the labels of the 64 licensed manufacturers, putting the health of millions of people at risk, officials maintain. TV show makers come auditioning for fresh faces, Dilli-wala attitude Makers are increasingly turning towards Delhi to find fresh talents for their TV shows, and auditions take place quite regularly in the capital. Illegal liquor recovery: 6 FIRs filed across Delhi The Excise department has registered FIRs in six cases where it recovered illegal liquor during raids across Delhi. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bangalore No 1 buyer of furniture sold online The coming together of a robust real estate market with a tech-savvy population has made the country’s IT capital set online furniture sales on fire. Working Sunday for Karnataka's babus as they will clear pending files today It’s Sunday morning blues for babudom today. Key bureaucrats and their staff, in a drastic departure from norm, will march to Vidhana Soudha to put in a hard day’s work. Operation Live Heart not first for our cops According to traffic police, in the last one month, live hearts have been transported twice between BGS Hospital, Southwest Bangalore, and Narayana Hrudayalaya, South Bangalore More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		CAG rips Andhra government on bauxite mining In a clear warning to the Telugu Desam government, which is planning to reopen bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam district, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India observed that the memoranda of understanding signed by the previous Congress government with Jindal South West Holding Ltd and Ras Al Khaimah during 2005-2007 was only to loot precious mineral wealth in the picturesque Araku valley. CAG rips YSR government's bauxite mining lease In a clear warning to the Telugu Desam government, which is planning to reopen bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam district, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India observed that the memoranda of understanding signed by the previous Congress government with Jindal South West Holding Ltd and Ras Al Khaimah during 2005-2007 was only to loot precious mineral wealth in the picturesque Araku valley. KCR meets PM, seeks special status for Telangana Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord special status to the state on the lines of Andhra Pradesh. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		The Motorcycle Diaries: Two LSP members travel across Tamil Nadu to create right to service awareness The yatra, which started in January this year, has covered over 7,000km in 32 districts in the state in 50 days. Jayalalithaa revamps cabinet again, Ramana back Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday dropped milk and dairy development minister V Moorthy from the cabinet. Former govt staff held for cheating job aspirants Central Crime Branch officers of the city police on Friday arrested a former secretariat employee on charges of cheating 15 engineering graduates of Rs40 lakh after by promising them jobs in the state government. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Court quashes order to derecognize school Gujarat high court has come to the rescue of a school that wanted to shift because of a problem of over-crowding that happened after the education department imposed another school in the same building. Woman accuses hubby, in-laws of murder attempt A 26-year-old woman has registered a complaint of attempt to murder along with mental and physical harassment against her husband and in-laws with Sola police. 'Missing' jeweller held, ornaments worth Rs 11 lakh seized Shivji Soni, a Naranpura-based jeweller who had earlier registered a fake complaint of abduction and robbery of gold ornaments worth Rs 11 lakh and later went missing, was caught by Naranpura police on Friday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Alleged ragging: Allahabad University authorities to take cops' help Acting on the alleged case of ragging reported on the campus of Allahabad University by some student leaders and failing to contact the affected student, the varsity authorities have decided to take the help of police authorities. NCR launches e-demand facility for railway wagon registration North Central Railway had launched e-demand facility for registration of railway wagons. This has been done for making wagon registration process more easy, quick and transparent. Idol makers warned to follow UPPCB guidelines The district administration and police checked the spots where idol makers were making idols to check whether they are following norms set by Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in making the deities. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Missing Sambalpur youth rescued from UP Sudarsan Meher of Sambalpur got his son on Saturday.He was rescued by Uttar Pradesh (UP) police from the house of Jaiprakash Jatt at Dhanoura in the northern state. Incessant showers worry idol makers in Cuttack The incessant rain has not only thrown normal life out of gear in Millennium City but also adversely affected Durga Puja preparations. The artisans in the city are worried as idol-making has got delayed. Open up umbrella to study in classroom Students of several city schools are having a hard time due to incessant rain over the last few days. The heavy rain has exposed poor infrastructure facilities in schools with seeping walls and dripping roofs. Finding it difficult to manage in some schools, teachers have asked students not to come to school till the rain stops. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		MP sitting on permissions to prosecute corrupt babus Madhya Pradesh government is sitting over requests of state Lokayukta seeking sanction to prosecute corrupt officials. More than 100 such requests including around 40 made in 2013 are pending, despite apex court's direction for clearing such requests in three months. MP BJP forgets Atal-Advani, all hail Modi-Shivraj On August 26, BJP patriarchs Atal Behari Vajpayee, LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi were axed from the party's Parliamentary Board. Ten days later, they have disappeared from posters at Madhya Pradesh BJP's working committee meet where discussions revolved around success stories of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to a lesser extent about chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. If BJP forgot its elders to usher-in a new era, it would still be understandable. But the party here also intentionally or otherwise forgot to place its national president Amit Shah on the banners. Look-out notice issued against IAS couple Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police on Saturday issued a look-out circular (LOC) against on-the-run former IAS officer couple Arvind Joshi and Tinoo, following an arrest warrant issued against them by district court in a disproportionate assets case. Information has been sent to airports, through Intelligence Bureau (IB), across the country to prevent Joshi couple from leaving the country. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Prof RK Kohli takes over as vice chancellor of Central University of Punjab Renowned ecologist Prof RK Kohli has taken over as second vice chancellor of Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. He took charge from the acting Vice Chancellor Prof P Ramarao. Manpreet demands white paper on militancy period related special term loan eople’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal has demanded white paper from Punjab government on the special term loan extended by the union government to state government during militancy. Another cop dragged on car bonnet in Chandigarh The accused did not stop the car and kept driving for some 200 metres and also hit another person, a motorcyclist. More Chandigarh News»

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