[wanabidii] News Digest: Bank unions want FM to step in to resolve wage issue

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		Saturday, February 14, 2015
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		Business
		Bank unions want FM to step in to resolve wage issue Days ahead of a proposed strike by PSU banks' employee unions, a top union leader on Saturday sought the intervention of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to resolve the over two-year-old wage hike issue. Air India Express to lease 8 more planes Air India Express, the low cost arm of the national carrier, will lease eight new aircraft by 2016-17, increasing its fleet to 25 while it adds more destinations. HDFC Bank Q3 net profit jumps 20% at Rs 2,794.51 crore Private lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported 20 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 2,794.51 crore for the third quarter ended December 2014 on account of higher interest income. More Business News»

		Environment
		Chimpanzees too are influenced by marketing spin A Duke University study has found that positive and negative framing make a big difference for chimpanzees and bonobos too. 200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach, 24 die Almost 200 pilot whales stranded themselves on Friday on a New Zealand beach renowned as a deathtrap for the marine mammals, conservation officials said. Where women take up cudgels to save forests A movement that a handful of woman activists started in the early 1980s to save forests in the Himalayan terrain of the picturesque Lahaul Valley, populated mainly by Buddhists, has yielded the fruit of labour. More Environment News»

		World
		Iran's Khamenei sends letter to Obama Iran's supreme leader has sent a secret but noncommittal letter to US President Barack Obama in response to American overtures, amid talks to strike a nuclear accord. 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan early Saturday morning, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Police say they thwart 2 car bomb attacks in Egypt Police in Egypt say they have thwarted two Islamic militant suicide car bomb attacks on a police station in the restive northern Sinai. More World News»

		Science
		Nasa plans to develop submarine to explore Titan's mysterious methane sea Nasa has recently developed a concept to send a submarine to explore Saturn's moon Titan, which has mysterious vast lakes of liquid methane and ethane. Anybody out there? Some want to beam signals into space For decades, US astrophysicists seeking to make contact with extraterrestrials have basically just been listening for signals from space. Ebola transmission from dead patients possible: study Transmission of the deadly Ebola virus from deceased individuals may be possible for an extended period of time following death, a new study has claimed. More Science News»

		Technology
		5 reasons why Android Wear has not been a success When Google announced Android Wear, it was highly expected that Google will be able to replicate Android's mobile success in wearables too. Apple's secret lab working working on electric car Apple has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car citing people familiar with the matter. 7 dos & don'ts of online dating Faces, bodies, status and humour are all important in internet dating, but the biggest success factor of all could be your name. More Technology News»

		Education
		Tawde goes to Mumbai schools, finds students carry 6kg bags Students of primary school stooping because of the weight of their heavy school bags is a common sight. Yet on Friday, school education minister Vinod Tawde was taken aback when he visited three schools in the city to weigh these bags. Maharashtra back to CET for engineering from next year The state government is most likely to withdraw its participation from the Joint Entrance Exam (Main) conducted by the Centre for admissions to the state’s engineering colleges. Government schools in HP losing students to private institutions Government schools in Himachal Pradesh seem to have failed to meet the expectations of parents as enrollment in these schools has consistently been falling over the years while private schools have been registering more number of students. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		BMC demolishes ramp outside Shah Rukh Khan's 'Mannat' Several letters were written to the BMC demanding the ramp be demolished.  HC clears Parel redevelopment, rejects residents' plea in Mumbai The Bombay high court has cleared the decks for a mega-redevelopment project in Parel, refusing any relief for 111 families who were opposing it and now face eviction. 16 more test positive for swine flu in Mumbai The count of swine flu cases in the city continued to rise with another 16 people testing positive for the virus. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		AAP govt good news for RTE activists, pvt schools worried Having Aam Aadmi Party back in power is good news for Right to Education activists. They now have a government that’s “interested.” 22-yr-old student hangs self A 22-year-old pursuing a course in designing at School of Planning and Architecture allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at the institute hostel on Friday afternoon. Whistleblower likely to head anti-graft dept Senior Indian Forest Services officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who was unceremoniously removed as the chief vigilance officer of AIIMS, may head the anti-corruption branch of Delhi government which looks into bribery and corruption cases involving officials. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka's Belthangady is hottest at 38.8°C Belthangady Hobli in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district recorded maximum temperature of 38.8°C on February 13 at 3pm. One caught for fake job racket The central crime branch (CCB) of the city police arrested one person for running a fake job portal promising jobs in multi-national companies in Bengaluru and elsewhere in the country. "I see dance as a political instrument" Argentina-born dancer and choreographer Constanza Macras currently lives and works in Germany, where she runs the dance company Dorky Park, started by her in 2003 along with dramaturge Carmen Mehnert. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		I am a story-teller: Ashwin Sanghi The literary world has given him many identities. Some refer to him as a “fiction conspiracy thriller” writer, while others prefer to address him as the author of a series of "historical/mythological thrillers”. 30 Guntur doctors under lens for Aarogyasri fraud The ethics committee of the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council backed by the Medical Council of India (MCI) is investigating a Rs 60 crore medical fraud allegedly committed by 30-odd Guntur government doctors and departmental heads of Aarogyasri Health Care Trust (AHCT). 37 test positive for swine flu The Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) has detected 37 fresh swine flu positive cases, including a 32-year-old medico from Gandhi Hospital. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		HC comes to rescue of freedom fighter's family Don't acquire lands of freedom fighters, defence personnel, Madras HC tells government. Srirangam bypoll records high turnout of 82.54% The byelection for Srirangam assembly seat, vacated by former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, recorded an unprecedented 82.54 % polling, indicating a decisive vote for one party. Offie who bowled over city of nizams Not all players who have played cricket in the country can claim to have experienced the diverse ethos of two prominent centres of the game in the south -Madras and Hyderabad. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Alabama racial attack: US holds terror for victim's wife Shakuntala — wife of 57-year-old Suresh Patel who was hospitalized with partial paralysis after a racial attack by policemen in Madison City, Alabama — says she is feeling helpless in Kheda even as her husband battles for life in the US. State Wakf Tribunal to be notified soon The state government has initiated steps to establish a waqf tribunal that will act as an appellate authority for waqf properties in the state and also hear grievances against the state Wakf Board. 2 IIM-A graduates take altruistic risk As their classmates at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) jostle for jobs, Anurag Singal and Chaitra Chandrasekhar have decided to give the fat salaries a miss to contribute to society. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Leopard injures 3, killed by villagers A leopard was trapped and beaten to death by villagers after it attacked and injured three persons, including two brothers, on Wednesday. The injured were being treated at district hospital, where the condition of brother duo was stated to be critical. The forest department has taken leopard’s carcass in its custody. Ayurvedic, Unani medicines made available at CHCs, PHCs There is good news for patients seeking Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medicines for various ailments. All these medicines will be available at two PHCs and 19 CHCs of the district. PM Modi's statue adorns temple in UP's Kaushambi Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his displeasure over a temple dedicated to him in Gujarat, a small Lord Shiva temple in Bhagwanpur village of neighbouring Kaushambi district boasts of a PM’s statue symbolically performing puja of Lord Shiva. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Hindus worship Buddhist idols in Odisha's villages Entire villages in Odisha have been worshipping Buddhist idols believing them to be those of Hindu deities for centuries. Plus II: Green light to e-evaluation Despite reservations from some principals, the state government on Friday decided to go ahead with online evaluation of Plus II science answer papers this year. Naveen announces Rs 1600 crore pre-poll sop for Sambalpur Chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced development projects worth Rs 1,600 crore for Sambalpur in what was seemingly an expensive pre-poll sop as the ruling BJD on Friday soft launched its campaign for the upcoming civic body polls in Rourkela and Sambalpur. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Developing smart city in China eaiser than India: Vijayvargiya Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concept of smart city and its attainability was debated and discussed at a GenNext Cities seminar here on Friday. Injured Sourabh clinches gold for MP in National Games A great player takes his chances when there are openings.This is what separates players who make it and those who don't. NGT admits contempt plea against CM for mai ka laal remark An NGO, Nagrik Upbhogta Manch, had sent a legal notice to CM quoting TOI report on the issue. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Tara's police remand extended by 2 days near Chandigarh Amidst slogans of 'Khalistan Zindabad' by sympathizers, terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara was produced in a Bathinda court on Friday. School teacher, accomplice booked for raping 2 students near Chandigarh A government school teacher and his accomplice were booked on Friday for allegedly raping two minor girls in a village in Karnal district. Man who threw shoe at Badal ends fast near Chandigarh Former Aam Aadmi Party activist Vikram Singh, who was arrested for hurling a shoe at Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, on Friday ended his 65-day hunger strike. More Chandigarh News»

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