[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold hits 5-mth high of Rs 28,500; Silver regains Rs 40K/kg mark

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, January 21, 2015
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		Business
		Gold hits 5-mth high of Rs 28,500; Silver regains Rs 40K/kg mark Rising for the fifth day, gold today added another Rs 320 to trade at an over five-month high of Rs 28,500 per ten grams and silver regained the Rs 40,000 per kg level after a gap of four months at the bullion market, driven by wedding season demand amid firming global cues. SpiceJet shares slump nearly 8% on fresh financial worries Shares tumbled after Mumbai Airport asked the budget carrier to immediately pay the pending dues of Rs 5 crore and provide a bank guarantee of Rs 15 crore. Toyota still world's top automaker with 10.23m vehicles sold in 2014 Toyota sold 10.23 million vehicles last year, it said on Wednesday, outpacing General Motors and Volkswagen to remain the world's biggest automaker. More Business News»

		Environment
		Survey finds 198 bird species in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary The first ever bird survey carried out in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary has recorded 198 bird species, including 26 migratory bird species. Tadoba, Pench, Melghat tiger reserves adjudged 'very good' Beat High Profile Parks Like Bandhavgarh, Kaziranga, Ranthambore Western Ghats zone holds world's single-largest tiger population A single ecological continuum spread across three states of India in the biodiversity rich Western Ghats region holds the world's single-largest tiger population, according to a government report. More Environment News»

		World
		43 civilians killed in Syria regime raid on IS At least 43 civilians were killed and 150 wounded in a Syrian regime air raid targeting the Islamic State group in the northeast, a monitoring group said today, updating an earlier toll. 12 stabbed on Tel Aviv bus in terrorist attack Pictures released by the police showed a large knife lying on the ground. France charges 4 men with helping Paris gunman France has formally charged four suspects with assisting one of the Islamist gunmen who carried out the Paris attacks, a prosecutor said Wednesday. More World News»

		Science
		Coffee may protect against skin cancer Drinking four cups of coffee a day may protect against malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, a new study has claimed. Now, 'smart mirrors' that lets you virtually try on clothes New “smart mirrors” have recently been developed that allows people to virtually try on clothes, it has been reported. Magic bullet claims of vitamin A for newborns busted International experts and articles in prestigious journals are not always right and magic bullet claims need careful examination before becoming policy. More Science News»

		Technology
		Now, brace for Swachh Bharat cess on phone bill Your phone and internet bills may go up as the government plans to levy a cess on telecom services to create a corpus to fund the Swachh Bharat drive. Asus EeeBook preview Asus is back with its EeeBook, a low cost super compact notebook. We got a chance to spend a few days with the device and here are our initial impressions… 5 interesting phones launched recently The year 2015 has opened on a high note for the smartphone market in the country. More Technology News»

		Education
		Computer spoilt students' research capabilities, expert says Former deputy director of Indian Institute of Science A Sridharan has called upon students to spend more time in labs than in front of computers. India decreases number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million in 2 years: UN India has been able to decrease its number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million between 2000 and 2012, driving the progress in South Asia, but it still has 1.4 million children not attending primary school, a United Nations report said. There's also a fake side to the reading habit Rows of books from the latest bestseller list, authored by eminent personalities or recommended by celebrities are neatly stacked in the alphabetical order on a shiny white bookcase at this techie’s house in Hinjewadi — their mint condition a dead giveaway that they have not been read. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Thane mall is probably the only visually-impaired friendly in the country Early this month, one of the many malls in Thane, along with the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), launched an audio-tactile labelling system to help blind shoppers at the mall Wholesale dealer robbed off cashbag Rs 10.5 lakhs in Mazagon at night A 41-year-old chocolate wholesale dealer was attacked on his head and robbed off his cash bag Rs10.50 lakhs after two men on bike waylaid his motorcycle on Tuesday. Relief for student who forwarded exam questions A second year MBBS student, facing arrest for forwarding a Whatsapp message with exam questions to fellow students, has got a reprieve from the Bombay high court. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		3 storey-building collapses in Delhi, no casualties reported A three-storey building in Gautampuri area of northeast Delhi collapsed in wee hours on Wednesday. Soho on their mind Alon and Carmel, a young Israeli couple in their early thirties, work, save up and spend their free time backpacking around the world. Delhi elections 2015: Arvind Kejriwal fails to file papers due to massive crowd A crowd of more than 10,000 accompanied Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday as he started his Jantar Mantar march before filing his nomination. The massive swarm milling around the AAP chief held him up and he couldn’t file his nomination. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Garden City to celebrate trees To celebrate this, a citizen-led urban tree festival, Neralu (shade in Kannada), will be held on February 7, 8 and 14 at multiple venues. Lottery ticket for Rs 10 can get you free treatment in Bengaluru Buy a lottery ticket for Rs 10 and get free medical treatment up to Rs 5 lakh irrespective of your economic status. Flex ban easy only on paper in Bengaluru The Siddaramaiah government plans to ban flex boards in the city, but the task is easier said than done. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Home department gives nod for counselling centre The Telangana home department gave its nod to the city police for establishing a Centralised Counselling Centre for women, children and aged at HACA Bhavan. Woman alleges 'indecent' proposal by ex-husband Alleging that her ex-husband had posted her nude videos and photographs on the internet in collusion with his family members, a 24-year-old woman lodged a complaint with the office of the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), South Zone, on Tuesday. Cashless transactions for hajis this year According to APSHC officials, haj applicants can now make payments using their debit or credit cards. The payments can be made online. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		BJP leaders meet Vijayakanth, discuss fielding NDA candidate in Srirangam With just three weeks to go for the Srirangam assembly byelection, BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu called on DMDK chief Vijayakanth at his party office here on Wednesday to discuss the choice of candidate. Residents in expanded areas asked to pay water and sewage tax to Chennai Metrowater Residents in the expanded areas have to pay water and sewerage tax-- a component of the property tax -- separately to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. Chennai road accident: Police trace driver of killer truck Police said Vignesh had fled the scene, leaving the truck behind, as he feared public anger. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ahmedabad based furniture brand to sell chairs online ‘HOF’- city based premier furniture brand announced its venture into the booming e-commerce market here on Tuesday. Surat airport may get international flights Air India will start a Rajkot-Delhi-Rajkot flight service from February 15, the state’s civil aviation minister, Saurabh Patel, announced on Tuesday. RTI query on VS reveals malpractice of numbers On Monday, when four Independent board members of VS Hospital gatecrashed the mayor’s VS Hospital budget presentation at her bungalow, the members had a point when they claimed that the hospital administration lacked transparency. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Volunteers help unite 20,740 lost persons in two days People getting lost is a common feature a mela but stories of people being found on time is not so usual. This year, volunteers of ‘Bhoole Bhatke Shivir’ have reunited more than 33,000 families at the ongoing Magh Mela. Saint allegedly killed by follower on Mela campus A 65-year-old saint was allegedly killed by his ‘sewadaar’ (follower) in Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti camp at Kali Sadak on Magh Mela campus under the Daraganj police station late on Monday night. A case under Section 302 of the IPC was lodged in this regard. The accused is on the run. Central zone V-C meet from today A two-day Central Zone Vice-Chancellors meet (CZVCM-2014-15) would be organised at Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS) from January 21. Organised in association with Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and attended by V-C’s of over half-a-dozen universities, the meet would discuss issues of higher education for national development. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		8 arrested for AIIMS clash Police on Tuesday arrested eight persons, four MBBS students of AIIMS and four residents of Sijua village, where the institute is located, for their alleged involvement in a clash on Monday. Tiger number falls in Odisha There was no good news for Odisha in the latest national tiger population report released in New Delhi on Tuesday. Air-conditioned centres for Plus II evaluators After the bitter experience of large-scale goof up in evaluation of Plus II answer sheets last year, the state government on Tuesday decided to provide some comforts to teachers so that mistakes are less. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Man administers pesticide to 8-day-old daughter in Balaghat dist A man administered pesticide to his 8-day-old daughter and buried her in Balghat district.He suspected the child had been born out of an illicit relationship of his wife. Board exams: MPBSE asks for cops' duty chart For the first time, MP Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) has asked all the district SPs for list of cops on board exam duty and their contact numbers.This is being done to curb cheating and resorting to unfair means. DPS class XII students get a fond farewell A farewell function was organized for outgoing batch of class XII at DPS, Neelbad on January 17. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Punjab drug haul case: HC stays ED official transfer The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday stayed the transfer orders of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer who questioned Punjab Minister Bikram Majithia in the Bhola drug case. Delhi polls: Only 1 of 4 SAD candidates to fight on party symbol The frosty ties between Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP may have thawed in Punjab but the warmth does not seem to have spread to the assembly elections in Delhi. 81 yrs after Thikriwala's martyrdom, AAP demands apology from Patiala royals Eighty one years after the icon of Riyasati Praja Mandal leader Sewa Singh Thikriwala died in a jail of the then Patiala princely state, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday sought an apology from the Patiala royal family for his death. More Chandigarh News»

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