[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex, Nifty retreat from record highs on profit-taking

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, January 28, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex, Nifty retreat from record highs on profit-taking The BSE Sensex closed lower 0.04 percent at 29,559.18 China's yuan joins top 5 most-used global currencies China's yuan has become one of the five most widely used currencies in global payments, an international financial transactions agency announced on Wednesday. SBI to raise Rs 15,000 crore through public issue State Bank of India (SBI) will raise Rs 15,000 crore through a public offer including rights issue to fund business and meet global capital adequacy norms. More Business News»

		Environment
		UNESCO releases global action programme on 'education in sustainable development' ESD is a concept through which education looks systematically at dispersing information regarding sustainable living to students and communities, involving change in curricula. Sariskar, Panna reserves move up the growth ladder, Ranthambore stays put: Study While the once wiped out Sariska National Park has taken giant strides in the past four years and done well for itself, not much has improved in effective management at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in the recent years despite the number of big cats constantly multiplying at the reserve. Obama wants India to embrace cleaner fuels Offering help in the adaptation of climate change, American President Barack Obama on Tuesday said unless countries like India embrace cleaner fuel world does not stand a chance against climate change. More Environment News»

		World
		Communist officials in Tibet punished for helping Dalai Lama Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities deemed harmful to China's security, a party agency said on Wednesday. Al Shabab leader renounces violence, quits terror outfit The leader of the Somalia-based Islamist militant group, Al Shabaab, who carries a three million dollar bounty on his head, has reportedly quit the terror outfit and renounced violence perpetrated by the al-Qaida-linked organization. Gunmen storm luxury Libyan hotel, killing American, 9 others In the latest sign of Libya's descent into chaos, gunmen stormed a luxury hotel used by diplomats and businessmen in the capital Tuesday, killing 10 people, including an American, a French citizen and three people from Asia. More World News»

		Science
		Stem cell breakthrough may lead to baldness cure Scientists have successfully used human stem cells to generate new hair, paving the way for a potential new cure for baldness. Russia may create orbital station with India, China Russia is exploring the possibility of a joint manned orbital station with India and China as part of a common strategy to create technological alliances and may take up the matter with the two Asian space giants in July. 'Love cheats are perfectly suited for politics' People who tend to cheat are most suitable for politics than any other profession, claims a new study. More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple posts biggest quarterly profit in corporate history Apple has sold 74.5 million iPhones during the three months that ended December 31, beating analysts' expectations for the latest models of Apple's most popular gadget. IBM likely to lay off 5,000 employees in India IBM is expected to lay off a few thousand people in India in the coming months as the company moves towards newer technologies as it seeks to deal with dropping revenues and growing margin pressures. 6 gadgets and apps to document your life More Technology News»

		Education
		How do premium private universities achieve near complete placements? Make In India is the new mantra in industry and educators across the country are finally working on making the education experience more productive in terms of graduating students who hit the ground contributing to society. NSE to participate in Kolkata Book Fair The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Tuesday said it will participate in next month's International Kolkata Book Fair for spreading awareness about capital trading. Higher education to the aid of rural India through technology Aimed at encouraging higher education institutions to engage with problems of rural India like sanitation and hygiene, water, health and education and to provide appropriate solutions for them, the government's recently launched Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) can lead to transformational change in the country if the technologies are "relevant, robust and affordable", experts say. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mobile ticket facility at five more CR stations Five more stations on Central Railway began providing the mobile ticketing service from Tuesday, taking the total numbe of such station to 20. WR outstation train delays hit local services Western Railway commuters complained about delays in train services on Tuesday. All arriving outstation trains on the WR ran more than an hour late. Western Railway locals run 96% on time, Central Railway lags at 86% Western Railway general manager S K Sood, in his Republic Day address, announced that the WR created a record of sorts with the punctuality of its long-distance trains touching 98% in the current financial year. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		PT teacher arrested for molesting a six-year-old in Delhi A 30-year-old physical education teacher of a public school in southeast Delhi's Nizamuddin area has been arrested for molesting a six-year-old girl student inside the school. 2 Metro stations to close during Beating Retreat Delhi Metro services will be partially curtailed at two stations on January 29 as part of the security arrangements for the Beating Retreat ceremony. Survivor was not drunk: Friend A friend of the Uber rape survivor, who had booked a cab for her on the day of the incident, on Tuesday rejected the defence counsel’s allegation that the survivor and he had consumed alcohol on the night of December 5, 2014. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Rajkumar brothers get ready to got to Sabarimala in Bengaluru Shivanna and Raghanna are slated to go on the pilgrimage on February 16 More bhagya schemes roll out, but no revenue rolls in From Anna Bhagya to Bachchilu Bhagya, chief minister Siddaramaiah has been rolling out populist schemes one after another, putting severe stress on public finances. Karnataka govt to counter BJP with CAG reports The Congress government wants to counter the BJP in kind over the Arkavathy issue. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		P Kashyap throws a party at N Grill in Hyderabad P Kashyap throws a party at N Grill in Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh stops all payments The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday night issued an extraordinary circular directing all treasury and pay and accounts offices across the state not to make any payments until further orders. Agriculture offices to function from Guntur Agriculture minister Prattipati Pulla Rao on Tuesday said that the office of the agriculture commissioner will be shifted to the agriculture market committee complex (old chilli yard) in Guntur. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		CBI court dismisses bail pleas of Dayanidhi Maran aide, two others A special court in Chennai on Wednesday dismissed the bail applications of former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran’s aide and two others, who were arrested in connection with an alleged telecom scam. Illegal sand mining in Kanyakumari: Madras HC orders notice to central and state govts The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday ordered notice to the central and state governments on the illegal beach sand mining activities in the coastal villages of Kanyakumari district. Job space opens up for autistic minds Autistic Sankarlingam, 26, has been on a paid job in a major ho tel chain in Taramani for close to two years. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Kutchi queen: London bridge to Bollywood She has Bollywood actors dancing to her moves. This 25-year-old from Kutch has her own dance studio in London where she trains students in contemporary and Bollywood dance styles. City firm faces Rs 436 crore money laundering charge The Ahmedabad zonal unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday registered a case involving Rs 436 crore against city-based firm Electrotherm (India) Pvt Ltd, its chairman Mukesh Bhandari, managing director Shailesh Bhandari and six others under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). ED case against Indore company The Ahmedabad zonal unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday registered a case of money laundering involving Rs 116 crore against Indore-based Bhatia International Ltd (BIL), its chairman and managing director G S Bhatia and three others in coal imports and supply. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		High-end diagnostic centre opens at MNNIT campus Authorities of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) has added yet another feather on its cap with the inauguration of Centre for Medical Diagnostic and Research (CMDR). Rain leaves Magh Mela area in disarray Owing to 14 mm rainfall in past two days, arrangements in Magh Mela area went haywire. RK Laxman remembered Rich tributes were paid to great cartoonist RK Laxman on Tuesday More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Revenue shortfall in current fiscal The state is likely to close the current financial year with a huge fall in revenue as major sources are not yielding much. Government in dock over link with Seashore Group The state government is under CBI scanner for its alleged role in the multi-thousand crore chit fund scam.It partnered with Seashore Group despite company chief Prashant Dash's arrest in a cheating case in 2003. Governor asks VCs to plan clean campus drive Governor S C Jamir on Tuesday asked vice-chancellors of state universities to chalk out long-term strategies for the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan."The students should make cleanliness part their lives," he said. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Funds crunch to keep MP cos out of coal mine auctions Fund constraint as financial year draws to an end may restrict state-owned power companies of Madhya Pradesh from bidding for coal blocks auctions scheduled next month. Kolar residents can stay put, CM assures despite NGT orders Chief minister has assured residents of Kolar area that all illegal colonies would be made legal. BJP promises plumbers & electricians on call Manifesto Says Bhopal To Be Made Smart, Global, Digital City More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Synthetic drugs maximum in use, not heroin: BSF DG Director general of BSF D K Pathak on Monday blamed easy availability of cheap synthetic drugs for rampant drug addiction in the state and said that heroin, which was the only smuggled drug from across the border, constitutes a fraction of consumption among drug addicts. Produce clearance certificate issued by censor board: HC The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday ordered that the clearance certificate issued by the censor board for the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's movie 'Messenger of God' be produced before it. Tara remanded in police custody in 5-yr-old case Beant Singh assassin Jagtar Singh Tara was remanded in police custody on Tuesday for five days in a five-year-old case after he was produced before the court. More Chandigarh News»

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