[wanabidii] News Digest: Vedanta India to acquire up to 5.33% stake in Cairn India

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, May 28, 2015
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		Business
		Vedanta India to acquire up to 5.33% stake in Cairn India Vedanta India will acquire up to 5.33 per cent stake, worth over Rs 2,200 crore, in its group concern Cairn India next week. Mutual fund industry body AMFI scouts for a new CEO Mutual fund industry body AMFI has begun the search for a new chief executive and set up a three-member committee to find a successor to the current CEO H N Sinor. Royal Enfield unveils limited edition range of bikes, gear Royal Enfield, the two-wheeler division of Eicher Motors, on Thursday unveiled a range of limited edition bikes, inspired by the 'despatch riders' of the World Wars, which will be sold online only. More Business News»

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		Science
		New human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia A new human ancestor species which roamed the Afar region of Ethiopia 3.3 to 3.5 million years ago has been discovered by an international team of scientists Diseases resistant to drugs on WHO radar The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a new global strategy to fight drug-resistant diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, urinary tract infection and even HIV at the 68th World Health Assembly, a forum that serves as the agency’s highest decision-making body. Everest glaciers may disappear by 2100 Glaciers in Nepal's Everest region could shrink at least 70% or even disappear entirely by the end of the century as a result of climate change, scientists warned on Wednesday. More Science News»

		Technology
		YU Yuphoria review We spent almost two weeks with the Yu Yuphoria to find out if it’s the best phone available under Rs 10,000. It is raining Rs 1 crore salaries at e-commerce companies: Report E-commerce companies could roll out 500 jobs with salaries of more than Rs 1 crore each this year, according to estimates by five search firms. India's internet traffic to grow 33% annually: Cisco Cisco said annual IP traffic will grow 4-fold from 2014-2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 33% More Technology News»

		Education
		Skill development training for 500 million by 2022: Kaptan Singh Solanki At the education summit organized on the 48th Foundation Day of Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) on Thursday, its president Anshu Kataria demanded a piece of land or space in any of the government offices in Chandigarh for the operation of the association. IMA offers 'training @ doorsteps' for corporates Indore Management Association (IMA) organized a day-long workshop: 'Training @ doorsteps' for corporates at Cummins Turbo Technologies India Limited, Pithampur, on Wednesday. Gujarat HSC science results 86.10 per cent Girls once again had a better pass out percentage than the counterpart boys in the class XII semester IV results declared by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education board here on Thursday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		New heart test: Do your good cholesterol work efficiently New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that it’s not the level of good cholesterol– better known as HDL – that it important, but their efficacy that determines whether a person get heart disease or not. Mumbai doctors use minimal access to operate on spine Doctors at Parel’s Global Hospitals claimed to have performed a unique spine surgery to give a 82-year-old patient of spondylitis a new lease of life. For VC, let's go beyond paper qualifications Dr Rajan Welukar will cease to be the vice-chancellor of the University of Mumbai in about a month’s time. His selection was mired in controversy, and he later had to face many litigations. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi power tussle: LG meets Union home secretary Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday met Union home secretary amid the continuing standoff with the Delhi government over sharing of powers. Take care, birds and animals drop dead in Delhi It's not just humans, even birds and animals in the city are bearing the brunt of the rising mercury level Delhi assembly recommends govt to bring legislation for NCT Public Service The Delhi assembly’s resolution recommending that the Kejriwal government bring a legislation for the creation of an NCT Public Service has only conceded a key point that the May 21 home ministry notification had sought to make. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		K'taka tiger reserves top country in upkeep When the national tiger census report was released in January this year, Karnataka had every reason to feel proud. The state is now home to 406 tigers, the highest in the country. Rajan had links with film world, says CID Rajan Nataraj aka Pari Rajan, alleged kingpin of the multi-crore lottery scam, was closely connected with the film industry in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Rajan printed tickets in Kerala, names aides More skeletons are tumbling out of the single-digit lottery scam. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Heatwave: 100 more die Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, rain relief for some districts The scorching summer killed another 99 people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Wednesday, taking the overall toll in the two states to 900. Heat wave-hit teachers urge govt to cancel spl classes, postpone exams In the wake of severe heat wave across the city, the state teachers’ union (STU) has asked the government on Wednesday to cancel special summer classes being conducted for SSC students, who have failed in mathematics and science. Cong flays KCR for 'ignoring' Sonia's role in T formation The Telangana Congress on Wednesday took up cudgels against chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao accusing him of reneging on his promise to include Sonia Gandhi’s contribution to the formation of Telangana in state textbooks. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Missing Tamil Nadu sailor's wife thinks he is stranded in an uninhabited island Six months after a vessel carrying provisions and construction materials went missing with seven crew members off the Andaman Nicobar Islands, the wife of the boat’s captain still believes he is alive.  Cakewalk for Jaya as DMK backs off from R K Nagar bypoll The DMK on Wednesday announced its decision not to take on chief minister J Jayalalithaa in the R K Nagar bypoll scheduled for June 27, making the by-elections a cakewalk for Jayalalithaa in this Chennai constituency, which is an AIADMK bastion. HC orders issue of notice to TN govt The Madras high court on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to the state government on a petition filed by ‘police’ Fakruddin, arrested in connection with the murder of a BJP functionary, seeking a direction to authorities to remove him from solitary confinement at Puzhal Prison here. More Chennai News»

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		Allahabad
		Quenching thirst a lucrative business A small bunch of kids and youths appear on tracks opposite a platform of Allahabad railway station as soon as a long distance train comes to a halt. Allahabad feels the heat with power cuts, water crisis The city on Wednesday reeled under hot and humid weather condition after days of blistering heat wave. Congressmen pay tributes to Nehru Rich and glowing tributes were paid to architect of modern India and first prime minister Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru by Congressmen on his 51st death anniversary on Wednesday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Congress obstructing growth: Venkaiah Union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday criticized the Congress for playing 'politics of obstructionism' and urged non-Congress parties, including BJD, not to 'fall prey' to its ploy. Government nod to houses for slum dwellers The state government has approved a proposal of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) to construct 240 houses for evicted slum dwellers at Chandrasekharpur here. Police give clean chit to auto driver Police on Wednesday traced the autorickshaw driver, who was a suspect in the alleged murder of social campaigner Nalini Prabha Das.Body of the campaigner was found in her house under Airfield police limits here on May 23. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Heist in cop's house, valuables worth Rs 15 lakh burgled in Bhopal Valuables and cash worth Rs 15 lakh were stolen from house of a policeman in day on Tuesday. Acid attack: Accomplice of dead stalker sent to jail in Bhopal Five days after a 25-year-old woman gym trainer suffered acid attack and her stalker, Sanjay Patil, 47, was found dead with seven stab wounds at the same spot, Patil's accomplice, Irfan, who was in police remand, was produced in court and sent to jail on Wednesday. Vidyut Jamwal and Prachi Mishra participate in a kid's festival in Bhopal Actors Vidyut Jamwal and Prachi Mishra (Miss India Earth 2012) were in the city recently to participate in a kid’s festival. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Shield from the sun or style statement? Everyone needs protection from the streaming sunshine outdoors.With the temperature soaring, people are looking for ways to protect themselves from the harsh sun. Epic act: NGT battles for Kurukshetra's 'Gita tree' Thousands of years after the epic Kurukshetra battle, National Green Tribunal (NGT) did an Arjuna act recently to protect the mythological banyan tree under which Lord Krishna is believed to have delivered the message of Bhagavad Gita. Comply with safe school vahan policy, CBSE guidelines: HC The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday directed the Association of Unaided Punjab CBSE Schools to comply with the state's safe school vahan policy and the CBSE guidelines to ensure the safety of children in school buses. More Chandigarh News»

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