[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex falls for second day, down 266 points

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, February 09, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex falls for second day, down 266 points Extending its losing run for a second straight day, the BSE Sensex slumped by 266.44 points to 24,020.98 on sustained foreign fund outflows, while IT stocks fell after Cognizant lowered revenue guidance for the year. Gold reclaims Rs 28,000-mark Gold prices shot up to reclaim the psychologically significant Rs 28,000 barrier, its highest level in more than a year, as frenzied buying continued unabated at the domestic bullion hub in Mumbai. PNB Q3 net profit plunges as bad loans surge Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday reported a 93.41 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 51.01 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, on account of higher provisioning for bad loans. More Business News»

		Environment
		Greenhouse gases fuelling long-term global warming The Earth is known to be able to restore its temperature equilibrium after a period of natural warming. Identify wild animals in conflict with human: Govt To reduce incidents of human-animal conflicts, an environment ministry's draft wildlife conservation plan has suggested identification and documentation of wildlife species that regularly come into such conflict. Corbett Reserve tops in tiger population: Report In a report unprecedented in its detail, the Wildlife Institute of India finds out that among 44 tiger reserves of the country, Corbett Tiger Reserve has the maximum number of 215 tigers. Corbett is followed by Bandipur and Nagarahole reserves in Karnataka with 120 and 101 tigers respectively More Environment News»

		World
		Pakistan approves Hindu Marriage Bill After decades of delay and inaction, the Hindu minority community in Pakistan will soon have a marriage law as a parliamentary panel has unanimously approved the Hindu Marriage Bill. The bill will now be tabled in the National Assembly where it has fair chances of being passed. Police clash with protesters on Hong Kong streets Baton-wielding Hong Kong police fired warning shots and pepper spray early today after a riot erupted when officials tried to shift illegal hawkers, the worst clashes since pro-democracy protests in 2014. Trump, Sanders look to emerge from New Hampshire with wins Trump leads a Republican field that has been in flux in the final days of campaigning across snowy New Hampshire. A rocky debate performance by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has jeopardized his chance to pull away from a trio of governors and firmly establish himself as the chief rival to Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. More World News»

		Science
		Bacteria can 'see' by using their body as lens A team of British and German researchers claimed to have found that a tiny bacteria can see their world the same way humans see. Bacterial cells act as the equivalent of a microscopic eyeball or the world's oldest and smallest camera eye, the scientists have found. Planets similar to earth have identical interiors A new research has suggested that like earth other rocky planets also have a thin outer crust, a thick mantle and a Mars-sized core. Too much or too less: India battles body mass index blues A staggeringly large number of Indians in 15 states are either overweight or underweight, and suffer from anaemia, according to the latest release of National Family and Health Survey (NFHS 4). More Science News»

		Technology
		Valentine's Day: 7 hot dating apps Valentine’s Day is around the corner and everyone is feeling the love in the air. Couples are busy with their partners and singles are looking for love. So, this valentine’s day we help you to find your special someone the appy way. We bring you list of 7 valentine apps to make your day special. Google's Sundar Pichai set to become highest-paid CEO in US Google’s Sundar Pichai is poised to become one of the highest-paid executives of a publicly traded company this year after parent Alphabet awarded him restricted stock worth about $199 million. Facebook CEO unhappy with Trai's ban on Free Basics The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday barred all forms of differential pricing of data services, barring in emergency situations. More Technology News»

		Education
		Biometric attendance for Allahabad University students For the first time at Allahabad University, attendance of students would be registered through biometric attendance machine. National civic fest: Students and their ideas steer change at civic level  It was a whirlwind of thought-provoking ideas at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan auditorium on Friday, thoughts that poured out of young minds and actually helped fix civic woes. GIAN attracts foreign faculty, but just in tech institutes Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), the much-touted programme to attract foreign faculty to teach for a term in India, is slowly finding its feet but primarily in IITs, NITs and techical education. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mira-Bhayander demolition head suspended for not controlling illegal constructions The demolition head of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) Dadasaheb Khetre has been suspended by the civic chief for failing to control illegal constructions in the region. Seventh heart transplant patient goes home City seventh heart transplant patient, a 45-year-old man from Navi Mumbai, went home on Monday. The recipient had been waiting for a heart for over three months and was desperately in need of an organ to live. State medical council lodges complaint against "fraud" doctor The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has lodged a police complaint against a Sangli resident, possessing a medical degree from Russia, for obtaining recognition using fraudulent certificates. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		He sprayed 70 cans of perfume to mask stench from girlfriend's corpse A day before the wedding, the Khatri household in north Delhi's Rajpura locality was drowning in perfume. Odd-even likely to return after Board exams The Delhi government is not keen to implement the next phase of the odd-even scheme during the school exam season. Metro rail entities demand regulator for fare fixation Accommodating the demands of Metro rail companies of setting up of a regulator for timely revision of fares, the urban development ministry will now have this provision in the proposed new bill for all such projects. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru's residential unsold inventory 2.2%: Report The report vindicates the stand of Credai, which maintained since the middle of last year that the city’s real estate market is not as gloomy as portrayed to be and is comparatively better than Delhi NCR and Mumbai. E-comm sites drawn towards visual search More and more e-commerce and fashion sites are introducing visual or image search. They drive home the message to wipe out hunger from classrooms Three hundred bikes zooming along Bengaluru's roads on a Sunday morning could have been mistaken for a customary ride by flamboyant biker clubs. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad doctor involved in firing on partner commits suicide Shashi Kumar, 40, shot himself with his revolver at the farm house at Nakkalapalli in Moinabad mandal of Ranga Reddy district around midnight, police said. Move over Andhra 'bhojanam', Vijayawada takes to Hyderabadi biryani The appetizing 'Andhra bhojanam', which is synonymous with Vijayawada seems to be making way for the mouth-watering Hyderabadi biryani, which has taken the city by storm. Tata to partner state in double-bedroom scheme Tata Group has agreed to partner with Telangana government in implementing the state's flagship scheme of building free twobed room houses for poor. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Relatives allege foul play in Coimbatore nursing student's death Tension prevailed at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday when the body of a nursing student, who died after falling off a hostel building on Monday night, was brought for a postmortem. Delete bogus names on voters' list: Karunanidhi DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission take immediate steps to delete bogus names on the voters’ list as Tamil Nadu assembly election will be held in two months’ time. Four killed as car hits road median and truck in Tamil Nadu Four people died when a car they were travelling in hit a road median and a container truck near Kundadam in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday morning. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ahmedabad musicians hit the right notes at festivals Music festivals in the city are fast becoming the hub for budding musicians not only get to showcase their talent, but also to meet like minded souls. Ford unhappy with fiscal incentives by Gujarat govt Almost a year after it inaugurated its car plant in March 2015, US auto giant Ford is unhappy over fiscal incentives offered by the Gujarat government. The company has complained that the draft of government resolution (GR) pertaining to sops does not reflect aspects discussed and agreed in the state support agreement (SSA). Ford India has also requested the government to update the final GR with mutually agreed terms. Ahmedabad let's get smart: Cops caught unawares on Day 1 It was the first day of implementation of the new structure of fines for traffic-related offences in Gujarat. However, in Ahmedabad, many traffic cops were not aware of the structure. The transport department officials also admitted that they have not been able to send the notification to the parties concerned. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Around 1.25 crore devotees likely to take holy dip on Mauni Amavasya With around 30 lakh devotees and pilgrims already flocked Sangam to take holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya snan scheduled on Monday, men-in-khaki on Sunday turned the entire Magh Mela campus into a fortress. `Ayodhya issue should not be politicised' Shankaracharya of Puri Jagadguru Swami Adhokshayajananda on Saturday targeted the Sangh Pariwar outfits for “playing with the sentiments of people and raising sensitive issues keeping in mind the 2017 UP assembly elections and Lok Sabha elections in 2019." No reservation for creamy layer, says Justice Sacha Former Justice Rajinder Sachar said “creamy layer“ should not get advantage of reservation system in the present context and caste system should be abolished. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Sambalpur folk fest a crowd puller Thousands of people are thronging the PHED ground here every evening to witness the performances of eminent folk artists in the Sambalpur Lok Mahotsav. Govt nominates 5 ambassadors for Swachh Bharat Mission The state government on Saturday nominated five eminent personalities from Odisha as brand ambassadors for the Swachh Bharat Mission. Renovation of major drain begins in Berhampur The much-awaited renovation work of Sapua Nala, one of the major drains flowing on the outskirts of Berhampur, started recently. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Raipur students opt for yoga and outdoor sports to breathe out exam stress Sore eyes, an out-of-the-bed look, a stack of rough notes, sample test papers and stationary spread all over the study table — this is a common site when exams are round the corner. Two arrested for using fake ID to enter Gwalior airbase Two persons have been arrested while they were trying to enter the Maharajpur air force base in Gwalior on Monday. The accused have been booked under India official secret act. MP govt ends toll tax on 32 bridges In a major decision on Monday, the Madhya Pradesh government abolished toll tax recovery from 32 bridges which collected less than Rs 10 lakh revenue annually. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Orange is colour of this V-Day A group starts #OrangeItUp campaign, asks people to pin up orange ribbon and pledge to stand against gender-based violence Waris Ahluwalia barred from plane for wearing turban Indian-American Sikh actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia on Tuesday claimed that he was banned from boarding a flight because of his turban. Dhillon, Mann back in Cong fold Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday inducted two Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders - Deepinder Singh Dhillon and Harry Mann - into party fold. More Chandigarh News»

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