[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex provisionally closes 202 points down

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, October 29, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex provisionally closes 202 points down A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), provisionally closed Thursday's trade 201.62 points or 0.75 per cent down. IndiGo's Rs 3,018 cr IPO over-subscribed 3.63 times InterGlobe Aviation Ltd , owner of Indian budget airline IndiGo, received orders for more than three times the number of available shares for its 30.2 billion rupees ($463.7 million) initial public offering, according to exchange data. China signs deal to buy 130 Airbus jets China and Germany signed a deal on Thursday that will see Chinese airlines buy 130 aeroplanes manufactured by Airbus Group SE. The order, valued at $17 billion, was announced after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel met China's Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing. More Business News»

		Environment
		Student discovers rare fossil in China A 120 million-year-old fossil that belonged to an ancestor of the modern long-horned grasshopper has been discovered by a student. The fossil, found in Yumen in Gansu province, preserved a 3-centimetre section of the ancient insect's wing Global temperature to rise by three degree Celsius: Study The researchers have projected that global emissions would peak in 2020 and decline afterwards to 10 per cent below 2010 levels by 2030. Assuming countries would keep on their efforts after 2030, these could limit the long term temperature increase to around three degree Celsius. Come out with roadmap on climate finance: India to rich nations New Delhi has once again asked the rich nations to come out with a clear roadmap having new "predictable" and "additional" resource flow to meet requirements of finance of developing countries for supporting their climate actions. More Environment News»

		World
		Pak quake survivors need help rebuilding before winter The death toll from Monday's quake centered in Afghanistan's sparsely populated Badakhshan province that borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China stood at 390. At least 272 people were killed in Pakistan, 121 in Afghanistan and three on the Indian side of the disputed Kashmir region. 38 missing in the Aegean after migrant boat sinking Lesbos has borne the brunt of the refugee crisis in Greece, with more than 300,000 reaching the island this year, and the number of daily arrivals recently peaking at 7,500. China's president to visit Vietnam amid South China Sea tension Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam from Novemeber 5-6 amid heightened tension in the South China Sea. He will also visit Singapore on the November 6-7. China claims most of the South China Sea through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. More World News»

		Science
		Pocket-sized device to warn of asthma attacks Researchers have developed a pocket-sized device that plugs into a smartphone and can detect early warning signs of asthma attacks. Study highlights key hindrances to organic farming Despite the government's constant efforts to promote organic farming, only 16.3 per cent farmers of Rajasthan use organic inputs, while fear of less production and unavailability of organic inputs form the major hindrances to the chemical-ridden farming. New component of Milky Way discovered The astronomers have found 655 candidate variable stars of a type called Cepheids. These stars expand and contract periodically, taking anything from a few days to months to complete a cycle and changing significantly in brightness as they do so More Science News»

		Technology
		Are high prices hurting iPhones 6S, iPhone 6S Plus sales in India? Apple has acknowledged that the higher pricing of iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in India and some other markets due to foreign exchange fluctuations has had an impact on their sales, but said it's investing for long term in the country. Samsung reports profit, but not because of smartphones Samsung reported its first earnings gain in more than a year as a record profit from computer chips masked a decline in its smartphone business. Mark Zuckerberg gets hero rating in IIT-D, insists Internet.org is not a villain Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said that he supported net-neutrality "100%", but added that he also strongly backed zero-rating. More Technology News»

		Education
		State education boards to declare Class 12 results by May 31 The state education boards have agreed to declare Class 12 result by May 31 every year. New panel to review UGC fellowships The Union human resource development ministry has set up a five-member committee to review University Grants Commission (UGC) fellowships. Jaffna University keen on tie-up with Universities in India University of Jaffna is planning to tie-up with varsities in India to strengthen educational and cultural ties between the two countries, vice-chancellor of the University Vasanthi Arasarathnam has said. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		CCTV captures images of Sena leader's attackers in Kashimira A closed circuit television (CCTV) has captured the images of the assailants who fired at a Shiv Sena leader in Kashimira on Tuesday night. Paytm expands service to include insurance renewals Alipay-backed Mobile payment and e-commerce platform Paytm is making a move to include third-party financial products by facilitating online renewals for several private life insurers. Snag forces disruption of Central Railway services in Mumbai Central Railway fast trains to and from Mumbai are running late following a rail fracture reported between Thane and Diva early this morning. The railways have imposed speed restrictions on the stretch, following which trains are running at restricted speed thus affecting their punctuality. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Youth `falls off' train in MP, dies A 26-year-old student from PGDAV College died after allgedly falling off a train in Madhya Pradesh while returning from an educational trip from Chennai on Monday. 1984 anti-Sikh riots: CBI reply sought on Tytler case A trial court on Wednesday sought a reply from CBI on the efforts made by it to ascertain the veracity of allegations that Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who was recently given a clean chit in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, had influenced a witness and made hawala transactions. No decision yet on SC's poser to Centre on uniform civil code The law ministry is yet to firm up its stand on the uniform civil code. Any decision is unlikely before the conclusion of campaigning of the final phase of Bihar assembly elections. The government is facing a deadline to respond to a Supreme Court poser on its stand on a common code. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka the hub of counterfeit products, says Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard, a global IT major, says raids by enforcement agencies have yielded counterfeit print cartridges and components worth Rs 1.4 crore agencies in four cities across Karnataka. Gutka available in Karnataka despite ban Gutka may have been banned in the state but is still available, thanks to manufacturers packaging the contents in a different way. Instead of selling the mixture in a single sachet, manufacturers have come up with twin packs — pan masala and tobacco. This was revealed by a study which examined the ban's impact in select states. Midday meals to cost more? If tur dal prices remain at their cur rent high, the midday meals served to children in government and aided schools are likely to be affected. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		No queuing up, key RTA services will go online Regional Transport Authority (RTA) is all set to convert 15 essential services into an online exercise - a move that is expected to minimise the time spent by the consumer in the RTA office, reduce the menace of touts and bring about transparency. Two held for chain snatching bid in Hyderabad In a new twist to an accident case, which turned out to be a snatching bid, the Pahadisharif police have arrested a driver and an office boy, who injured a housewife and her two children, while attempting to steal the gold chain of the woman pillion rider. Women's panel opposes commercial surrogacy The State Commission for Women (SCW) said on Wednesday that it is strongly opposed to commercial surrogacy and wants a new Act that opposes commercialisation of women's womb and regulates activities of the industry. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		CISF constable shoots himself dead at Chennai airport A 27-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable deployed at the Chennai airport shot himself dead with his service rifle on Thursday afternoon. Thieves attack women at spa in Chennai, escape with valuables Four masked thieves attacked two employees and two customers at a spa in Koyambedu here and escaped with Rs 20, 000, a laptop and four cellphones on Wednesday night. Tamil Nadu govt has failed to curb spread of dengue: Karunanidhi The Tamil Nadu government has failed to prevent the spread of dengue in the state, alleged DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Thursday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		IT dept adds 2.28 lakh new taxpayers in Gujarat, collections up by 19% In the last four months, the Gujarat circle of the Income Tax department has added around 2.28 lakh new taxpayers in the state as a part of drive to narrow down the gap between potential taxpayers and actual taxpayers. Man pays ex-wife Rs 10,000 in coins to protest alimony In a gesture of protest, a man paid his estranged wife Rs 10,000 in coins on Wednesday. Patels to get priority in Cong's civic poll list For the first time, Gujarat Congress has declared its intention to give Patidars and other middle class (general category) communities priority in the upcoming statewide lo cal body elections. These sections are typically a hard-core BJP votebank. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Polling booths in dacoit infested belt of Chitrakoot turn into fortress In an attempt to ensure free and fair polling in dacoit infested belt of Manikpur, Markundi and Bahilpurwa circles of Chitrakoot district in the fourth and final phase of panchayat polls for the post of block development committee (BDC) members, the cops on Wednesday claimed to have turned all the 23 hyper sensitive booths into fortress. HC dismisses PIL against Shukla as withdrawn The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) as withdrawn that sought to restrain Rajeev Shukla, a Member of Parliament (MP), from functioning as secretary of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA). AU researcher working on new age solar cells A young researcher from the Allahabad University’s (AU) department of physics has come up with breakthrough research in new age solar cells that could revolutionize the photovoltaic technology that harnesses solar energy. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Schools welcome move to ban junk food near campuses Schools in the city have welcomed Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI's) proposed guidelines to ban junk food and food with high amount of salt, sugar and fat, near their campuses. Dal at subsidized rates Providing relief to the people, the state government on Wednesday started selling pulses at subsidized prices at fair price shops in six cities. Baby's body fished out of canal, mombooked for murder Police on Wednesday recovered the body of the one-year-old baby girl, who went missing after her mother jumped into a canal along with her at Balianta here on Tuesday following a fight with her husband. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Angry over forced sex woman sets husband's privates on fire Unhappy with her marital relationship, a 22-year-old woman doused her husband’s private parts with kerosene and set it on fire in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. Tiger strays into engineering institute in MP, caged after six hours A tiger that had strayed into the premises of Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering (CIAE) on the outskirts of Bhopal was captured after a six-hour long operation on Thursday morning. RTI: After 4-yr struggle, girl to get dad's pay slip It took four years for a girl to get her father’s salary details from the Madhya Pradesh government. The struggle of Apurva Agarwal, 21, a student pursuing chartered accountancy and resident of Agra began in 2011 when she sought the salary slip of her father, Mukesh Agarwal, who works in revenue department at Gwalior, under Right to Information Act. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Haryana fixes MRP on pulses for retail selling To check the surging prices of pulses in the state, the Haryana government on Wednesday decided to fix maximum rates of different pulses for retail selling. DGP tells nodal officers to start touring villages to sort out differences among castes Haryana panchayat bodies amendment act case: Verdict reserved The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reserved its verdict on amendments made by the Haryana government in the Panchayati Raj Amendment Act. More Chandigarh News»

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