[wanabidii] News Digest: Good time to invest in India: Rajan

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		Thursday, October 09, 2014
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		Business
		Good time to invest in India: Rajan Underscoring the need for financial sector reforms, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has stressed that the "time to deliver begins now" and there is political will to undertake reforms and improve India's economic growth. HC grants injunction against AstraZaneca Pharma India In a set back AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd, the Bombay high court stayed it's proposed delisting plan. Govt works on plan for over 6% growth The government is working on a strategy to boost growth to “6% plus” in the short term and authorities are confident that the steps taken so far will help accelerate expansion, officials said. More Business News»

		Environment
		Thick polluted fog engulfs Beijing, govt issues yellow alert Polluted fog is back again to haunt the Chinese capital as the government issued a yellow alert for air pollution for the next three days advising residents to take a number of precautions. Antarctic sea ice at record high: NASA Sea ice around Antarctica has reached its highest level since measurement started in 1979, NASA said. Rising seas seen causing routine floods in US cities: Study As sea levels rise, tidal flooding along the US coast is likely to become so common that parts of many communities, including the nation's capital, could become unusable within three decades. More Environment News»

		World
		Jihadists control more than a third of Syria's Kobani: Monitor Islamic State group jihadists were in control on Thursday of more than one-third of the Syrian border town of Kobane after pushing back its Kurdish defenders, a monitoring group said. 43 dead in suicide attack in Yemen capital: Medics A powerful suicide bomb in the Yemeni capital on Thursday killed at least 43 people in an attack on supporters of Shiite insurgents who have overrun the city, medics said. New star emerges in North Korea amid speculation over Kim The man in the olive drabs and oversized Soviet-style military cap who strode through South Korea's main airport last week has climbed from an obscure desk job in North Korea to the most powerful position outside the ruling Kim family. More World News»

		Science
		Dead star pretending to be black hole found Astronomers have found a pulsating, dead star beaming with the energy of about 10 million suns. This is the brightest pulsar — a dense stellar remnant left over from a supernova explosion — ever recorded. The discovery was made with Nasa's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. Astronomers look into heart of exploding star An international team of astronomers has been able to see into the heart of an exploding star, revealing how gamma-ray emissions are produced — something which mystified astronomers when they were first observed in 2012. To teach or not: Should scientists step out of the lab? A recent central government directive making it mandatory for more than 6,000 scientists working in different central agencies, including the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute (CSIR), to undertake 12 hours of classes in an academic year in public-funded schools across the country, has kicked up a debate about scientists diversifying to teaching. More Science News»

		Technology
		Exponential growth potential for Facebook in India: Zuckerberg Seeing exponential growth potential for Facebook in India, its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg today said he will discuss with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ways to connect villages with the digital world. IT companies to post strong Q2 growth Boosted by an improving demand environment, a stable US economy and increase in project awards, top software services companies are expected to maintain strong revenue growth for the July-September quarter (Q2FY15). 10 tricks every Android user should know Most Android phones are already pretty easy to use, but there are some easy steps you can take to make them even more enjoyable and efficient.Here are 10 tips and tricks for every Android user. More Technology News»

		Education
		New JU VC plans b-school and law school Those of you who dream of an MBA degree from a reputed government backed institution but could not make it to the IIMs, have heart. If all goes according to plans, you will have a brand new b-school housed inside a centre of excellence, right here in the city. Meet in Bonn for Indo-German study centre German government's proposal to establish a Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (CASHSS) in India, one of the four such centres in the world, will make a headway later this month when the evaluation meeting takes place in Bonn. CBSE releases Central Teacher Eligibility Test results The test was conducted at 962 centres across the country and at two centres overseas on September 21. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Minor school girl raped by her friend A 13-year-old school girl allegedly raped by his friend in Ulhasnagar on Wednesday night. The girl is studying in eight standard and accused Kiran Waghmare is her friend and works in a private company. Land row: HC orders Rs 40 lakh fine for 'sponsored litigation' In an unprecedented order, the Bombay high court has ordered a Mumbai resident to shell out Rs 40 lakhs as legal costs while dismissing his application seeking to stop the allotment of a sprawling plot in Versova to a cooperative housing society and halt development by a city builder. PM has picked poll rallies, ignored national security: Sharad Pawar NCP president Sharad Pawar, a former defence minister, is concerned over the prolonged absence of PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi—as he is campaigning in Maharashtra—and the non-availability of defence minister Arun Jaitley owing to ill health, particularly when Pakistan is baring its teeth at India. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Resolve e-rickshaw issue in 2 weeks: Kejriwal to government Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has given transport minister Nitin Gadkari two weeks to address concerns of e-rickshaw drivers in Delhi. Ex-bankers held for credit card con in Delhi They used to work for a bank, but on losing their jobs the two walked away with a database of about 5,000 bank clients and soon siphoned off crores of rupees through an elaborate credit card and ecommerce fraud. Last date for DDA housing scheme extended to Oct 15 After receiving an overwhelming response to its new housing scheme and due to intervening festive season, DDA has extended the last date of submission of application form to October 15. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Boy goes after ball, meets end Even as rescue workers scoured the waters of Agara lake on Wednesday to fish out the body of Geetha Lakshmi, another child's life was nipped in the bud owing to callousness of authorities in charge of public spaces. Rs 100-crore fine arbitrary exercise of power: Jayalalithaa The former TN CM claimed there is nothing in the judgment to identify the 7,040 grams of gold that should be left out vis-a-vis adjustment of the fine amount, as most of the jewellery are studded with diamonds or artificial stones. 43 hours later, girl's body found in lake 3km away The search for Geetha Lakshmi ended in Agara Lake. After 43 anguished hours, a rescue team fished her body our of the lake on Wednesday afternoon. Geetha, 8, was washed away in a drain in Bilekahalli on Monday night. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Samantha at Food For Charity event at JRC in Hyderabad Samantha at Food For Charity event at JRC in Hyderabad Telanga Art-Frat at Taramati Baradari in Hyderabad Telanga Art-Frat at Taramati Baradari in Hyderabad Vinita Passary holds a get-together at The Sky Kitchen in Hyderabad Vinita Passary holds a get-together at The Sky Kitchen in Hyderabad More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Chennai court sentences postal assistant to rigorous imprisonment for criminal misconduct A court in Chennai has sentenced the postal assistant to three-and-a-half years rigorous imprisonment in a case of criminal misconduct filed by the CBI. PIL says Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam is a usurper of power; Madras HC dismisses it Refusing to entertain the petition filed by an advocate, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sathyanarayanan said the petitioner-advocate had no locus standi to raise the issue. Long hours at wheel cause most crashes Nodding off at the wheel often has disastrous consequences but very often exhausted drivers do double shifts on long distance buses, leading to accidents. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		For GJEPC, the road to New Delhi leads from Gandhingar For the Indian gems and jewellery industry, now all roads leads from Gujarat to New Delhi. For the first time, the office-bearers of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) from Mumbai and other leading diamantaires came calling to Gandhinagar to meet and greet State Finance Minister Saurabh Patel with their long pending demands. Younglings grab Deepak Trophy at fourth attempt For some it takes as many as four attempts to win one title. The same is true in the case of Younglings football team who, after failing for three previous times, managed to capture the Deepak Trophy for the sub-junior inter-district football championship organized recently. Don't rush to cops over trivial marital tiffs: HC The Gujarat high court has advised women not to rush to the police over minor matrimonial disputes because involving the police may destroy all chances of reconciliation with their spouses. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		12-year-old girl mowed down by tractor-trolley A 12-year-old girl was killed when a tractor trolley hit her in front of her house in village Vari Gaon under Sarai Inayat police station on Tuesday. Kartik Mela begins amid filth and squalor The famous month-long Kartik Mela, which commences at Baluaghat from October 8, is being organized amid inhospitable conditions highlighted by mounds of garbage littered on the banks of the Yamuna river. Three S-I aspirants take ill during test Three aspirants appearing for a physical ability test of sub-inspectors of Uttar Pradesh Police fainted and fall on the ground at Reserve Police Lines on Wednesday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Kandhamal braces for bypoll amid cyclone threat The district administration in election-bound Kandhamal is readying for smooth conduct of elections as the IMD has predicted that cyclone Hudhud is likely to hit the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast on October 12. 'Custodial death': Family seeks action Family members of Janma Sahu, 50, who allegedly died in police custody, met DIG (northern range) Pratik Mohanty on Wednesday and demanded immediate action against the erring police officer. Six-year-old girl still untraced The six-year-old girl, Payal, who allegedly went missing from Nandankanan zoo from here on October 4, remained untraced till Wednesday night. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Five years after patient died, doctor booked for negligence City-based medical practitioner Dr SC Dubey was booked for negligence that triggered death of a patient in 2009 at Chirayu hospital. Pushback holds up Bhoj airport aerobridge Expecting completion of infrastructure work in deadline at Raja Bhoj airport would be quite unrealistic. 'Seeds of hope' expo to be inaugurated on Oct 12 Seeds of hope (SOH) exhibition will be inaugurated on October 12 by MP Council of science and technology. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Court disqualifies five HJC MLAs who merged with Congress to stabilize Hooda government in 2009 In a huge setback to Haryana chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda ahead of assembly polls, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held that the merger of five Haryana Janhit Congress MLAs into Congress in 2009 was unconstitutional. Heavy snow halts Raid De Himalaya Heavy snowfall on Kunzum La, the mountain pass that connects Lahaul and Spiti valleys on a height of 4,500 meters in Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday halted the 16th Raid De Himalaya in its tracks. Slew of measures to spur girls take up engineering courses To encourage girl students to take up engineering courses, the MHRD has come up with a new initiative. More Chandigarh News»

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