[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex, Nifty post worst drop in nearly 8 weeks

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, December 08, 2014
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex, Nifty post worst drop in nearly 8 weeks The 30-share BSE Sensex fell to touch the day's low of 28,097.12 following fall in recent outperformers like HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. Huffington Post launches in India, sets sights on China News website Huffington Post launched its India edition on Monday in a tie-up with media conglomerate Times of India Group, as the AOL-owned site expands into markets where internet use is growing rapidly. E-tailers beef up logistics for GOSF E-commerce companies and their logistics partners seem to have learnt their lessons from the innumerable delivery bloopers and delays that happened during the Diwali sales this year. More Business News»

		Environment
		Javadekar begins his bilateral round at Lima climate conference With countries fine-tuning their positions for the high-level segment of the climate conference, Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday had a bilateral meeting with the US special envoy for climate change Todd Stern where both the countries exchanged their views on issues concerning adaption, climate finance and Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Big polluting nations must do most on climate: Australia Nations with the biggest greenhouse gas emissions should be doing the most to fight climate change or the efforts of other countries will be cancelled out, Australia's foreign minister Julie Bishop said on Monday. Debate on emissions to heat up week 2 of Lima climate talks Its week 2 at the climate talks being held in Lima, Peru. Ministers began arriving today and more huddles are expected to break the deadlock over climate change. More Environment News»

		World
		At 6am, awaiting hostage release. After 8am, learning he's dead Hours before his expected release, the South African hostage was killed by his Qaida guards when a military operation by the United States to save his cellmate — Luke Somers, an American photojournalist — went wrong. 'Horrendous' weather to hit parts of UK this week Temperatures are set to plummet over the coming days, with Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern parts of Wales, northern England and parts of the Midlands likely to be worst affected. An Ebola doctor's return from the edge of death The medical record, from an Ebola case, made for grim reading, but Dr. Ian Crozier could not put it down. Within days of the first symptom, a headache, the patient was fighting for his life. More World News»

		Science
		Australian researchers achieve highest solar power efficiency Australian researchers made a major breakthrough when they set a world record for the highest levels of solar power efficiency ever achieved, media reported on Monday. Junk food, no play put city kids at health risk Spending too much time on the PlayStation rather than the playground, is taking its toll of our smart-age kids. Out of 43 attempts, only 20 Mars mission have been successful November 28, 2014 was the 50th anniversary of Nasa’s Mariner-4 mission to the red planet. This was the first successful mission to another planet as the flyby managed to send back 21 images showing lunar-type impact craters. It was the seventh attempt for flyby encounters to Mars. Prior to this, one flyby mission by America and five by the Soviet Union had all resulted in failure. More Science News»

		Technology
		Early investors in Indian e-commerce book huge profits Amid all the cash burn and eye-popping valuations, early investors in India's burgeoning e-commerce sector are beginning to book profits. Twitter suspends 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's account The suspension follows Saeed’s recent tweets against India after his vituperative rally in Lahore. 4 best smartphones under Rs 20,000 launched recently Gone are the days when one has to shell out big bucks to get top-end features in smartphones.Let's take a look at the four best smartphones under Rs 20,000 launched recently: More Technology News»

		Education
		Enrolled, but not educated Government data on rising enrollment rates hides a critical fact -actual attendance rates in rural areas and among poorer children is abysmally low International scholarships for Indian students South Asia, with next generation superpowers like India and China, is growing to be an economic force to be reckoned with. Chair set up at IIT Madras for brain research Research at IIT Madras got a fresh impetus with the creation of three chairs in computational brain research, supported by an endowment of Rs 10 crore each. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Search committee for selection of Nagpur VC Maharashtra governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Monday announced the formation of a search committee for the selection of the Nagpur vice-chancellor. States' response sought on plastic national flags ban: Centre tells HC The Central government on Monday told Bombay high court that it has asked all States and Union territories to give their views on the proposal to ban on manufacture of plastic national flags. Will conclude probe into girl's death in a month: CBI tells HC Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday told Bombay high court that it needs further four weeks to conclude its probe into the alleged mysterious death of a Mumbai girl who died after partying in Pune. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi Police had issued character certificate to Uber cab driver in August According to reports, additional DCP southeast Delhi Police issued a clean character certificate to Shiv Kumar Yadav in August 2014. Delhi rape: Government promises steps to bring offender to justice Government will take all necessary steps to bring to justice the driver of Uber cab service who had allegedly raped a woman passenger here last week, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. Delhi govt bans Uber cab service following 'rape' incident Delhi govt today banned with immediate effect all operations by private cab service Uber in the city following the alleged rape incident. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka minister spends night in a crematorium To create awareness against superstitions, Karnataka excise minister Satish Jarkiholi along with hundreds of people spent a night at a crematorium here. Reopening of UG class put off as evaluation crawls The reopening of undergraduate classes in Bangalore University's affiliate colleges has been put off to December 26. Want 10 marks extra? Build a toilet at home Mandya district has shown that children can be the agent of change. School students were promised 10 grace marks if they ensured construction of toilets in their houses. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Deepak and Shwetha tie the knot in Hyderabad Deepak and Shwetha tie the knot in Hyderabad Raghu Dixit enthralls Hyderabadis Raghu Dixit enthralls Hyderabadis Pratik and Pallavi reception at Taj Krishna, Hyderabad Pratik and Pallavi reception at Taj Krishna, Hyderabad More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Three killed in road accidents near Gummidipoondi Three people, including a Class 12 student, were killed in two separate road accidents near Gummidipoondi, 45 km from Chennai, on Sunday. 'The angst of the Tamil brahmin: Live and let live' Brahmins may be at the top of the archaic social hierarchy, but in reality they hold little or no power across the country. They are numerically insignificant in most states and are not found in the public sphere at all. This is more so in Tamil Nadu than any other state. Chennai duo starts website to record, track art thefts They look nothing like Harrison Ford. One is a professional archaeologist who is more than 70 years old and the other a shippie-cum-blogger who is more comfortable doing painstaking background work than with the limelight. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ray of hope for endangered Marwari horses Scientist from India; South Korea; the University of Cambridge, the UK; and the University of New Mexico, the US, studied the DNA of a 17-year-old stud named ‘Humayun’ belonging to Virendra Kankariya of the Equestrian Club of Gujarat. Crime rate is down, but detection remains a worry City Police breathed a sigh of relief as the crime rate for serious offences slipped by 28% from last year. Chargesheet against Zala, others soon After the expert opinion given by the Forensic Science Laboratory that the lewd letters were indeed written by professor Sarman Zala of Gujarat University, the women police officials are soon going to file chargesheet in the case. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		7th Science Conclave at IIIT-A today A number of Nobel Laureates, around 30 prominent scientists and over 1,000 participants across the globe are expected to attend 7th Science Conclave at IIIT-A. UPSC, UPPSC exam dates clash Aspirants preparing for recruitment examinations of UPSC and UPPSC are facing a problem of clash of date. 1 dead, dozen hurt in bus-SUV collision A member of a marriage party was killed and over a dozen others injured when the private bus, in which they were travelling, collided head on with another four-wheeler. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Russian sorry for taking Puri temple snaps A tourist from Russia had a harrowing time while taking photographs of Jagannath Temple in Puri by climbing atop a watchtower on Friday. CBI keeps OCA men waiting Two Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) functionaries, summoned for interrogation in connection with Artha Tatwa (AT) Group scam, spent the entire day at the CBI office and were later asked to leave without being questioned. Angul used cycle pump to up tally Angul, which was caught using bicycle pump during sterilization surgeries on November 28, has lagged behind most other districts in conducting tubectomies this financial year. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		BJP fails in Tomar, Narottam's turf While ruling BJP triumphed in civic polls held in Madhya Pradesh decimating the opposition parties, there are several districts where it failed to open its account. This remains a matter of concern for the saffron party that has been harping to make MP "a Congress-free state." Tainted ASI accused of raping cop's wife nabbed The terminated cop, who was wanted in connection with a rape case, was arrested from Phanda in city outskirts while he was trying to escape to Chhattisgarh from Indore on Sunday. Major revamp of exam format from next year In a year’s time, exam pattern for bachelor of engineering courses will see a complete change in colleges affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Technical University (RGTU). More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh to celebrate first Jazz festival City’s first Jazz festival- CHD Jazz Fest ’14- kick started with a series of gigs by popular bands Tarun Balani collective, Rohit Gupta trio and TakaTrio on Sunday. Shimla to be made congestion free Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has finally geared up to de-congest the main market areas of the city as it has decided to shift all the street vendors from main markets to other areas which will be specified by the end of this month. Shot fire in celebration kills guest Celebrations turned sour during a wedding in Kharawar village of Rohtak district as the groom's close relative died after being hit in the chest by a bullet fired in celebration on Saturday. More Chandigarh News»

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