[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex up 49 points on global cues

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, December 23, 2014
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex up 49 points on global cues The 30-share barometer moved up by 49.46 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 27,751.25 with capital goods, auto, banking and consumer durables sector stocks, leading the rise. New sales network for Maruti's LCV Co Plans To Bring The Vehicle Next Year; Will Not Opt For All-India Launch Singh seeks more time for fund infusion in SpiceJet Cash-strapped SpiceJet will have to wait longer for fund infusion. More Business News»

		Environment
		Flamingos give a miss to Ajmer lakes for 3rd time In the last three years, migratory birds like flamingoes have shifted their winter abode from the lakes of Ajmer. Govt shares outcome of Lima climate talks with Parliament A week after conclusion of the Lima climate talks, India on Monday lamented that the rich nations have failed to deliver adequately on the issue of finance and said the "goal of mobilizing 100 billion US dollars per year by 2020 is still a far cry". Pedalling their way to a greener environment Spreading awareness for an alternative mode of transport and a pollution-free environment, a bunch of cycling enthusiasts are waging a battle for cycle-friendly lanes in the city. More Environment News»

		World
		US at UN calls North Korea 'living nightmare;' China overruled The United States and other Western members of the UN security council on Monday slammed North Korea's human rights record after voting to over-rule China's objections and add the hermit state to the council's agenda. Twin bomb blasts in northeast Nigeria bus station kill 20 Two bomb explosions at a bus station in the northeast Nigeria on Monday killed at least 20 people and wounded 40, an emergency services official said, and witnesses said many of the victims had rushed in to help those wounded in the first blast. North Korea's Internet collapses after Sony hack North Korea's Internet went completely dark Monday after hours of instability, cyber experts said, suggesting the country's network could be under attack following the hacking of Sony Pictures. More World News»

		Science
		Experimental DNA vaccines show promise in Ebola fight Scientists may have finally found an effective vaccine against Ebola, with two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent Ebola virus and the closely related Marburg virus proving to be safe and generating a similar immune response in healthy Ugandan adults as reported in healthy US adults earlier this year. Self-destructing phone for spies soon Boeing and BlackBerry are working together to make an ultra-secure phone for US security staff, which will allow them to communicate securely and blow itself up if it falls into the wrong hands. Fast food slows down children's brains: Study Parents, please note! Fast food may slow the brain and make children perform worse in school, a new study has warned. More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple iPad Air 2 review: Thinner and better Is the iPad Air 2 the best 10-inch tablet money can buy? We try to find out in our review… Samsung to launch curved smartphone at Rs 68,500 Consumer electronics company Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note Edge in India in January 2015, the first smartphone from the company with a curved right edge. 10 best Android smartphones of 2014 With so many smartphones, which ones can be called the best in the business? Take a look at our list of favourite Android smartphones of 2014 to find out… More Technology News»

		Education
		Job we met: Teach India's English edge 30,000 young Indians have been made job ready by the Teach India programme that also conducts special projects for students in ITIs, for Delhi Police and also in institutions such as Tihar Jail Edu pavilion at Vibrant to focus on holistic devpt The education department will put up a pavilion on the theme ‘Holistic Development through Education’ at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit CAT results to be declared on Saturday The results for common admission test (CAT)-2014 will be announced on Saturday when it will be uploaded on the official website in the evening. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Congress corporator disqualified over caste certificate Congress corporator of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) Mohammed Qureshi has been disqualified over his caste certificate. Accident in Mumbai-Goa highway kills one, injures six A 24-year-old youth was killed and 6 other men and women were injured after the private luxury bus there were travelling in skid and toppled on the Mumbai-Goa highway. Durga Jasraj's Arts And Artistes enthrall Mumbai Durga Jasraj's entertainment programming company Arts And Artistes left Mumbai enthralled on Saturday evening. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Intelligence Bureau cautions people about fake advertisements The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has cautioned the public about fraudulent advertisements inviting applications for various IB posts, and asked aspirants to only apply for such jobs online through the portals of UPSC, Staff Selection Commission (SSC) or Union home ministry. Centre to celebrate 'Good Governance Day' on Christmas The department of electronics and information technology (DeitY) of the government of India has announced an event to mark "Good Governance Day" on Prime Minister A B Vajpayee’s birthday on December 25, even as the Centre is yet to firm up its overall plans for the day. AAP collects 47L at fundraisers Two fundraising events, a lunch in Panchshila Park organized by AAP's Greater Kailash team and a dinner organized by the Rajinder Nagar team, saw the party collect around Rs 47 lakh on Sunday. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Fog in Delhi, chaos at Bengaluru's KIA The dense winter fog in Delhi had a cascading effect on Bengaluru too on Monday. Businessman in jail for defaming doctor A Tamil Nadu-based businessman was arrested for allegedly using Facebook and WhatsApp to defame and harass a woman doctor from the city. 3 young scientists do IISc proud, win top honour Their fields of work may be diverse but they have something in common — dedication and excellence. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		HDFC launches its 100th branch in Andhra Pradesh HDFC launched its 100th branch in Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada city on Tuesday. Kruthik and Adithi's royal reception at Chowmahalla Palace Kruthik and Adithi's royal reception at Chowmahalla Palace No swine flu tests on weekends in city Hyderabad’s only swine-flu testing lab at government-run Institute of Preventive Medicine (PIM) remains shut over the weekends despite huge risk of the disease rapidly spreading across the city. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		TNEB has incurred losses due to faulty policies and corruption, Ramadoss says Quoting an RTI reply, Ramadoss said the total loan outstanding was around Rs 1.46 lakh crore which is more or less equal to the total debt of the state government; i.e., around Rs 1.53 lakh crore for 2013-14. Tirunelveli district administration takes a magic initiative for children's rights The Tirunelveli district administration has taken up a novel way of sensitizing the public on the rights of children and the importance of giving them education. Chennai police seize heroin worth Rs 7 lakh, arrest three men Posing as traders, police personnel seized heroin worth Rs 7 lakh from three men. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		GTU Innovation Council selects 7 projects for crowdfunding As many as seven projects were launched for crowdfunding by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) Innovation Council and online platform, 'Start51'. BSF reunites Pak boy with kin Once again, India showed its soft corner for kids from the neighbouring country by handing over a four-year-old boy who had crossed over the international border into Kutch district from Pakistan in the wee hours of Saturday. Docs chalk out plan to cut infant mortality rate Pediatricians in Gujarat have chalked out an ambitious plan that includes social interventions to bring down the state's infant mortality rate (IMR). More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Lawyers attack youth brigade in public glare A heated argument led to a group of advocates beating up a police officers’s driver in front of the district courts here on Monday. Nithari killings: Stay on Koli execution extended till January 9 The Allahabad High Court on Monday extended the stay on the execution of death sentence of Nithari killing convict Surendra Koli till January 9, 2015. Allahabad HC lawyers take out procession on bench issue As a part of their ongoing agitation against proposed setting up of a Bench of Allahabad High Court in west UP, high court lawyers here took out a procession from the HC to district court and handed over a memorandum, addressed to Prime Minister, to District Magistrate in this connection. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Jaundice: CM likely to visit Sambalpur Jaundice continues to affect Sambalpur with two more persons succumbing to the disease on Sunday. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik and chief secretary G C Pati are likely to visit the western Odisha city on December 24, government sources said. CUO to introduce Sanskrit The Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput, has decided to add Sanskrit to its masters programme. Singer Sohini debuts in Indi-pop, releases album Singer Sohini Mishra of Indian Idol fame has come up with her debut Indi-pop Hindi album ‘Love Rainbow’ that promises to bring fresh air into the musical genre. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Fog delays most trains, Shatabdi late by 5 hours Trains originating from Northern India continued to run hours behind schedule on Monday on account of thick fog leading to poor visibility. Gadget freaks beware, text-neck mania holds true An American spine surgeon has recently said that text-neck mania, a condition of the spine related to bending forward to look at the phone and a constantly bent neck can increase stress on the cervical spine to an extent that the head might even fall off. Only promises, no funds; NDA govt too fails Madhya Pradesh Just a month before general elections to Lok Sabha, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sat on a four-hour-long dharna on March 6 in Bhopal to protest against UPA 's indifference towards his demand for a relief package of Rs 5,000 crore to compensate crop damage to farmers hit by unseasonal rains and hailstorms. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		HC orders CBI probe into castration of followers inside Dera Sacha Sauda In a huge blow to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday ordered a CBI ptobe into the charges of forced castration of his followers inside the dera. Make FIR copy available online within 24 hrs: Himachal HC to police Himachal Pradesh high court has made it mandatory for the police to bring the First Information Report (FIR) under public domain by uploading it on the official website of police department. Teams monitoring Pong Dam for bird flu Ahead of the arrival of migratory birds at Pong Dam, the district headquarters here on Monday issued an alert for bird flu after death of ducks at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh and subsequently other birds too in nearby areas. More Chandigarh News»

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