[wanabidii] News Digest: Accenture India appoints Rekha Menon as chairman

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		Friday, August 07, 2015
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		Business
		Accenture India appoints Rekha Menon as chairman Global technology and consultancy giant Accenture on Friday said it will elevate Rekha M Menon as chairman of its India operations. High number of new launches this FY: Maruti Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India will have a "high number of new model launches" in this fiscal, including a compact sport utility vehicle, as it looks to consolidate its leadership position. Sensex gains 29 points in opening trade The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced nearly 29 points in opening trade on Friday on some buying by foreign funds and retail investors amid mixed Asian markets. More Business News»

		Environment
		Threatened tortoises & turtles rescued from Kolkata The officers of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in a joint effort with the crime control unit of the state forest department seized 76 turtles and tortoises from two traders in Sodepur on Thursday morning. Pandas may have unique body clock Unlike other mammals who are typically active either during the day, night or during twilight - at dawn and dusk - pandas may have a unique activity pattern. Action against industrial units polluting Ganga: Govt Government has asked the pollution control boards to initiate action against industrial units discharging contaminated effluents in river Ganga, Union Minister Uma Bharti informed Lok Sabha on Thursday. More Environment News»

		World
		North Korea creates new time zone as a snub to Japan The North's move appears to be aimed at bolstering the leadership of young leader Kim Jong Un. Palestinians protect Israeli female cop from stone pelters A striking photo has surfaced online of two Palestinian men reportedly shielding an Israeli policewoman while being pelted with rocks being thrown by Israeli settlers. 'Abe may express repentance in WWII anniversary remarks' Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, echoing remarks made before US Congress, may express "repentance" for Japan's role in World War Two when he issues a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the conflict, an adviser to the Japanese leader said. More World News»

		Science
		Global satellite to be named after Abdul Kalam A global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction -- GlobalSat for DRR -- proposed under the UN framework will be dedicated to APJ Abdul Kalam as a tribute to the vision of the celebrated rocket scientist and former Indian President who died July 27. Farthest galaxy found - its 13.2 billion light years away Scientists have found the farthest known galaxy, located about 13.2 billion light years away. This breaks the record set only recently, in May this year, for the farthest known galaxy. Both were found by the twin telescopes of the Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. NASA's Hubble discovers galaxy star birth mechanism Astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the universe's largest galaxies continue to producing stars long after their peak years of star birth. More Science News»

		Technology
		11 hardest Google job interview questions It’s one of the most competitive companies in the world to get a job with –- so what are Google’s interview questions like? SC calls for new law to regulate social media The Supreme Court on Thursday stressed the need for a new law to regulate social media to curb malicious and defamatory messages circulated online. Asus Zenfone 2 Laser review: Best camera phone under Rs 10K We used the phone for a few days to find out if it’s the best budget Android smartphone… More Technology News»

		Education
		JNU to set up centre for disaster research Jawaharlal Nehru University has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) for establishing a Centre for Excellence in Disaster Research and Resilience Building at the varsity. Disabled students feel at home in IP with help, care IP College waived hostel fees and mess charges for PwD — persons with disability — much before DU implemented it for all. 1-year rural internship must for medical students In a desperate attempt to provide medical services in rural areas which is plagued by vacant positions in government hospitals, the state government has now made it mandatory for the students admitted in its seven self-financed medical colleges to serve for one year in rural areas. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Man who posted 'IS spokesperson' comment may be unstable: Cops City crime branch officers, investigating an online post of a man who sympathized with Yakub Memon and wished to be a spokesperson of the Islamic State (IS), suspect that he may be mentally unstable. Kerala man who saved two lives in four days Sixty-three year old K Narayanankutty Nair, a resident of BARC Colony in Anushakti Nagar, Chembur has donated his eyes, heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas, a wish that he had expressed during his lifetime. Mumbai: Second heart transplant in four days Four days after the first heart transplant in the city, a second operation got underway at a hospital in northeastern Mumbai. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Dinesh Aneja hosts a fashionable evening in Delhi It was all about style and glamour when Dinesh Aneja hosted a fashionable evening in Delhi recently. Delhi man jailed for stealing judicial files from court A man was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for stealing judicial files of a case against him from a court's record room. GPS on buses: DTC to be in the driving seat After numerous face-offs with DIMTS over the GPS issue, DTC is now planning to take over the reins itself. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Police to conduct DNA tests on rescued children and their 'parents' The city police will be conducting DNA tests on children rescued by them during Operation Smile. The children were rescued from begging from the seven jurisdictions in Bangalore city police. Whitefield residents to mark Black Fridays They plan to do it the silent way but hope to drive home their moot point that Whitefield, Bengaluru's IT hub, desper ately needs a civic boost. Beginning August 7, Whitefield Rising, a citizen's forum, will launch a movement, `Oh Mahadeva Your Pura Can Be Bachao'ed Only By You', with the sole purpose of drawing attention to the collapsing infrastructure of the city, especially that of Whitefield. Wait & watch: Poll code of conduct stalls infra work worth Rs 1,031 crore The broken roads and filthy neighbour hoods are here to stay, at least till the BBMP election is over. With BBMP election is over. With the code of conduct in place, ` 756 crore worth of road works, ` 275 crore worth of garbage tenders and those of 54 skywalks have been put on hold. Also, seven wasteprocessing units await inauguration. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Two cities from Telangana, 3 from Andhra Pradesh to turn 'Smart' Warangal, Hyderabad from Telangana and Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Kakinada from Andhra Pradesh made it to the list of 100 Smart Cities that the NDA government at the Centre proposes to develop in the coming years. T urges central govt to expedite division of staff Upset with the slow progress of the Kamalnathan Committee, Telangana on Thursday urged the Centre to expedite the division of employees keeping nativity of the employees as the main criterion. Voice transcripts from Sebastian's phone reaches FSL In a move likely to speed up the investigation into the cash-for-vote case, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths sent transcripts of voice conversation records in the HTC phone of Bishop Harry Sebastian, an accused in the case, to Telangana State Forensic Science Laboratory (TSFSL) for authentication. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tigerair flight from Trichy to Singapore grounded A Tigerair flight from Trichy to Singapore was grounded after a front tyre of the plane burst in the early hours of Friday. Traffic crippled as Modi visits Chennai to open handloom weavers' conference Modi visited the city to inaugurate the national conference of handloom weavers. Modi visit brings little cheer to state weavers "The number of handlooms in the district has come down from 70,000 to 35,000 in the last 15 years,'' says Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Federation general secretary E Muthukumar. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Man faces court's ire for video-recording proceeding A resident of Sabarmati, Vinod Shah, is in soup for video-recording the proceedings of Gujarat high court, which issued a notice to him on Thursday to present his defence in this regard. Gujarat HC upholds transfer of cops for attending bootlegger's wedding Gujarat high court on Thursday upheld police department’s decision to transfer 22 constables from Ahmedabad city to other districts after they were found attending wedding ceremony at a noted bootlegger, Suresh Langda in February. Deadly dengue stalks Ahmedabad If your child has an unusual fever which refuses to break for two or three days, rush your kid to the family physician for dengue tests. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Bikers to face music for stunts, over-speeding The police have decided to crack down on youngsters with a penchant for performing daring bike stunts on city roads and recording it on mobiles. Cooking cost of MDM slashed by 2.5% The state government slashed the annual increment in the conversion cost (cooking cost) of mid day meal by 2.5%. Earlier, the cost of MDM in schools used to be increased by 7.5% per year, but this year it has been raised by only 5%. Chief Justice recuses self from PIL on Lokayukta selection Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud on Thursday recused himself from hearing a PIL challenging the process of selection of Lokayukta of UP by the state government. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Kendrapada simmers over acts of 'spiritual guru', SP shunted As Kendrapada town, about 93 km from Bhubaneswar, remained on boil in the wake of Sarathi Baba controversy, the state government on Friday shunted the district superintendent of police Satish Kumar Gajbhiye, a 2002-batch IPS officer and appointed 2004-batch IPS officer Nitinjeet Singh as new district police chief to tackle the mob violence. Wear handloom once a week: Minister The state government has urged all government officials and the public to wear handloom clothes once every week to help weavers and especially on National Handlooms Day to be celebrated for the first time on Friday. Puri Raj Bhavan to serve 56 local delicacies to Prez The Jagannath Temple in Puri would remain off-limits to commoners during the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Heroes of Harda: They rushed out of flooded homes to save lives A 32-year-old fisherman risked his life and saved 62 passengers at the train tragedy site in Harda even as trapped passengers lay bleeding without government medical help for more than four hours. Shruti's special show at Olympics inspires one and all She was orphaned at the age of seven.She was declared suffering from learning difficulties when brought to SOS Children's Village, Bhopal a decade ago. District administration sounded flood alert 24 hours before tragedy, railways had no clue Twenty-four hours before the twin-train tragedy in Harda, local administration had sounded a flood alert and was evacuating 24 villages in the vicinity of what turned out to be ground zero. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		2 BJP leaders booked for 'ensuring' clean chit to 4 drug smugglers A case of corruption and cheating was registered against a couple of local BJP leaders in Ferozepur for allegedly bribing a DSP rank officer to drop charges of narcotics trade against four accused in a drug haul case. HSA calls general meet, strategizing for polls begins Hindustan Students' Association (HSA) called a general meeting at the sports ground of Panjab University (PU) on Thursday afternoon to prepare its members and supporters for polls. Court adjourns recording of witnesses statements in Karontha ashram murder case against Rampal A court in Rohtak on Thursday adjourned recording of statements of prosecution witnesses as one of the co-accused Krishan Kumar, a resident of Jind, failed to turn up in a case of murder at Karontha ashram in 2006 in which controversial godman Rampal is the main accused. More Chandigarh News»

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