[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold extends weakness, dips below Rs 27,000

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, August 27, 2015
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		Business
		Gold extends weakness, dips below Rs 27,000 Tracking a weak overseas trend and slackened demand from jewellers at prevailing levels, gold continued its losing streak for the third straight day and tumbled by Rs 380 to Rs 26,650 in the national capital on Thursday. Know your rights and duties as an MF investor Every mutual fund investor enjoys certain rights under Sebi’s laws and rules and fund houses are bound to extend those rights to their investors. Rupee higher 26 paise against dollar in early trade The rupee recovered by 26 paise to 65.88 against the US dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in early trade today on selling of the American currency. More Business News»

		Environment
		Grow plants if you want to curb urban heat: Nasa The presence of vegetation in urban areas - along the roads, in the parks and in your neighbourhood - can limit city heat effect to a great extent, says a Nasa study. Tawang hydel projects threaten rare crane The graceful black-necked crane, which spends every winter in the Zemithang area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district bordering China, finds itself caught between the country's development narrative and the religious beliefs of the Buddhist Monpa tribe. CSE welcomes Delhi govt move to use recycled C&D waste A green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for its building projects in future and urged it to to announce a composite policy on such wastes for improved collection. More Environment News»

		World
		China detains 12 over Tianjin blasts, accuses officials of dereliction China has formally detained a dozen people over explosions in the city of Tianjin this month that killed at least 145 people, and has accused 11 officials and port executives of dereliction of duty or abuse of power. Pak court orders arrest of ex-PM Gilani A Pakistani court on Thursday issued arrest warrant for former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani in a corruption case. Malaysia to block websites promoting anti-govt rally Malaysia will block websites attempting to spread information about a two-day rally due to be staged in three cities this weekend by a pro-democracy group demanding Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation. More World News»

		Science
		Soon, solid-state batteries that can last forever New batteries could hold much more charge, last pretty much forever and not be liable to blowing up like existing technology, according to researchers. Black holes are a passage to another universe, says Stephen Hawking Humans could escape from black holes, rather than getting stuck in them, according to a new theory proposed by Stephen Hawking. Indian scientists discover Alzheimer's dark secrets In a major breakthrough, Indian scientists have managed to get a glimpse of the protein fragments known as amyloid beta, which hallmark Alzheimer's disease. More Science News»

		Technology
		Sony Xperia C4 review: A decent upgrade The Sony Xperia C4 is the company’s new selfie-focused smartphone. Indian teen's app gets praise from Facebook COO Sandberg Nineteen-year old Harsh Songra was woken up on Wednesday by Facebook notifications after Sheryl Sandberg published a post about him and his startup, My Child App. WhatsApp for Android gets 5 new features Not only do you get more control over your messaging options with the new update, it also gives you more emojis and decreases the amount of data used in WhatsApp calls. More Technology News»

		Education
		UGC relief for graduates of two-year course In a major announcement, University Grants Commission (UGC) provided relief to all the students who had graduated in two-year undergraduate course before 1986 by notifying that their degrees will now be treated at par with the current three-year undergraduate programme. 'Allahabad HC order an opportunity to improve standard of education' Uttar Pradesh government today welcomed the Allahabad High Court order asking politicians, bureaucrats and judges to send their wards to primary schools run by the government and termed it as an opportunity to improve the standard of education. Higher education is our priority: Jharkhand CM The Jharkhand government on Wednesday said higher education is its priority and results can be expected in its development in five years' time. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		MMRDS to give Rs 61 crores to develop regions adjoining Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has decided to provide funds worth 60.61 crores for the development of Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts on the outskirts of Mumbai. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. DNA report everybody forgot is what nailed Indrani Mukerjea's lies The DNA report was the basis for the questioning of the suspects by the Mumbai police chief. HC grants Maharashtra more time to reply on Radhe Maa complaints Bombay High Court on Thursday granted the State one more week to file its reply stating what it has done regarding complaints made against self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Dera Mandi: A pristine forest in Delhi is a birdwatchers' paradise When someone suggests a trek in a south Delhi forest, one is most likely to think of Asola or Bhatti. However, when the vehicle veered off the known path and proceeded through broken roads and a farmhouse-lined avenue towards a totally new destination, the thrill of exploring a new part of the city took over. Dera Mandi forest, the lesser known cousin of Asola and Bhatti, does not lie very far from them and is probably not even as green. But it stands out because it is the only alluvial forest in the city, home to flora that cannot be found anywhere else in the Ridge or even in Delhi. More Metros on busy lines for off-peak hours in Delhi Your wait for a Metro during off-peak hours is likely to be cut short from August 31. Father-son duo ran fake taxi firm, duped 300 of Rs 6 crore A father-son duo running a fake radio taxi company that had duped more than 300 people of Rs six crore was arrested along with their business partner by the economic offences wing of the Delhi Police. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Govt move to recover 430 acres of industry land in Bengaluru flouts HC orders At a time when the government is under criticism for not being industry-friendly, it has come to light that the revenue department's May 2, 2015 action of handing over 711 acres of land in Kadugodi, Whitefield, to the forest department is against court orders. PM quizzes cops in video interaction In a first of its kind in the country, Modi interacted with three police stations, including the Cubbon Park one, through video-conference. Poll over, city left without power Bengalureans have begun feeling the pinch of power cuts, just a day after BBMP poll resutls. On Wednesday, several parts of the city went without power supply during peak hours. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Top Hyderabad ENT surgeon found dead in his BMW A top ENT surgeon of the city , who left home to perform a surgery on Tuesday, was found dead in his BMW with bruise marks on his lips, early Wednesday . Chain-snatching spree goes on in city Cocking a snook at the Cyberabad police, who are on the roads to prevent snatching offences, a lone biker snatched away 2.5-tola gold mangalsutra of a housewife, pillion riding on a bike, at Batasingaram on Wednesday afternoon. 2 more held in Big C robbery attempt case Task Force sleuths apprehended two more offenders involved in Big C armed robbery attempt and handed them over to the Jubilee Hills police on Wednesday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Nine express trains to get additional coaches Railways will also replace some sleeper class coaches with AC two-tier coaches in accordance with the change in trend in passenger traffic on four trains. Man beats wife to death in Chennai Police arrested a 28-year-old labourer working at the Chennai Harbour for beating his wife to death on Thursday. Quick response teams will be formed to reduce human-animal conflict in TN, Jayalalithaa says The Tamil Nadu government is planning to form quick response teams to prevent human-animal conflicts, chief minister J Jayalalithaa announced in the assembly on Thursday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Congress disrupt Gujarat Assembly over Patel agitation The Congress MLAS led by the Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela have disrupted the Gujarat Assembly and have decided to march to the Governor OP Kohli’s residence and demand president rule in the state. Final round of Clean & Clear Delhi Times Fresh Face 2015 held at mall round Gulmohar park mall in Ahmedabad Though the final round of Clean & ClearTM Ahmedabad Times Fresh Face 2015 auditions came to an end, the participants didn't leave any stone unturned in ensuring that they gave their best and impressed all. Patidar rampage bloodied khaki too The violence of Tuesday night caught many policemen by surprise and left many of them severely injured. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		STF arrests four for smuggling weapons The Special Task Force (Allahabad unit) on Wednesday claimed to have busted an inter-state arms’ smuggling racket and arrested four key members of the gang, near Subedarganj, Railway Bridge Road while plotting to dispose of weapons. All the four arrested arms are between age group of 20-26 years. Girl, cousin jump to death in front of train Bodies of a 21-year-old girl, identified as Manjoo, and her cousin, Mahesh Yadav, both residents of Saray Magan (Bahariya), were recovered in mysterious circumstances near Karjan Bridge railway track on Allahabad-Lucknow route on Wednesday morning. Preliminary police investigations indicate suicide. City's smart journey to begin with riverfront along Yamuna As part of Smart City project, around 1.35 km of riverfront would be developed around Yamuna Bank Road and Arail Ghat by the Allahabad Development Authority (ADA), Irrigation and power departments at a cost of Rs 147.36 crore. Decorative and herbal plants would be planted along the stretch to give the area a serene look. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Bhubaneswar, Rourkela of Odisha figure in 'smart city' project The Centre has selected Bhubaneswar and Rourkela cities under its ambitious ‘smart cities mission’ project. Union minister of urban development Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday declared nominations of total 98 cities in the country under the flagship scheme. Smriti Irani to attend IIT-BBS convocation Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani will attend the fourth convocation of IIT Bhubaneswar scheduled on September 12, institute director R V Rajakumar said here on Wednesday. Koraput bypass to ease traffic The National Highway (NH) 26, passing through Koraput town, will soon get a six-km bypass to ease traffic inside the town. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Court terms cops insensitive and irresponsible for shoddy rape probe Police are not only inactive, insensitive and careless, but also irresponsible, observed a judge in Madhya Pradesh's Anuppur district while discharging a person accused of rape of a minor girl as there were discrepancies in chargesheet filed by cops. Umaria collector injured in accident, assistant killed A truck rammed the car of district collector of Umaria K G Tiwari on the outskirts of Bandhavgarh National Park on Tuesday, killing his assistant and injuring him and the driver. In state of 7.26 cr people, 40% illiterates: Census More than 40% people in a state with a population of 7.26 crore are illiterates, according to Census 2011 data. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Colleges toast their winners in style Independent candidates along with Students Organisation of India (SOI), INSO, Hindustan Students Association (HSA) and other parties swept the polls in colleges held under tight police security on Wednesday. Once again, the big departments have their say As the hands of the clock in the Panjab University (PU) Gymnasium Hall moved forward, representatives of student groups that were falling behind waited for the ballot boxes from the traditional departments to be opened - hoping that would turn the tables in their favour, or at least decrease the margin of their losses. Sound and light show set to return In an endeavor to pay tribute to the architect of the city, the UT administration will organize a series of events to commemorate 50th death anniversary of Le Corbusier. More Chandigarh News»

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