[wanabidii] News Digest: India's SpiceJet reports $11.2 million net profit in Q1

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		Tuesday, July 28, 2015
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		Business
		India's SpiceJet reports $11.2 million net profit in Q1 Indian budget airline SpiceJet Ltd reported on Tuesday a net profit of 718 million rupees ($11.2 million) for the three months ending June, after cutting costs and flying more passengers. Toyota falls behind VW as world's biggest automaker Toyota has fallen behind Volkswagen in the race for the world's biggest automaker title, figures showed Tuesday, as the German giant outsold its Japanese rival in the first half of the year. BP misses second-quarter profit forecast on spill charge BP's second-quarter profits missed expectations on Tuesday after the British oil and gas company took a $9.8 billion (6.30 billion pounds) pretax charge related to a settlement of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. More Business News»

		Environment
		'Investment flows can't be treated as climate finance' India today said investment flows — which can have green benefits — cannot be treated as climate finance, that should ideally come from public funding or there should be a subvention for industries to adopt climate-friendly technologies. Soon cheaper, efficient metal-based solar cells maybe available In a breakthrough discovery, scientists have revealed a new method which could lead to cheap, efficient metal-based solar cells. Eco-tourism at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve gets a boost In a bid to promote eco-tourism in the buffer zone of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, an expedition has been organised between August 14 and 16. More Environment News»

		World
		China: No plan to build military bases in Maldives The Indian Ocean island nation passed legislation last week to allow foreigners to own land within a project site on condition at least 70 percent of the area is reclaimed from the sea. Cavorting, snorting British peer quits House of Lords A senior British peer said on Tuesday he was leaving the House of Lords, Britain's unelected upper parliamentary chamber, after a newspaper published a video which it said showed him using cocaine and cavorting with prostitutes. China escalator swallows toddler's mother: Report A woman was killed after she plunged through flooring over an escalator in a Chinese department store thrusting her toddler to safety as she fell to her death. More World News»

		Science
		Two undergrads discover densest galaxies ever Imagine seeing a million stars dazzling the night sky instead of a few thousand that we see from Earth. Such a fantastic sight could be visible if there was a planet near the heart of two galaxies discovered accidentally by two undergraduates at San José State University. Decoded: How Malaria parasite enters liver A cell protein paves the way for the malaria parasite to enter the liver, where it multiplies ten-thousand-fold and is released into the bloodstream, scientists have discovered. Why Hitchcock movies thrill us so much The movies of legendary English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, nicknamed the `Master of Suspense', have made our palms sweat and pulses race for more than 65 years and now researchers have learned why . More Science News»

		Technology
		Here's everything you need to know about upgrading to Windows 10 On July 29th, Microsoft will release the most significant overhaul of its operating system in years when it launches the long-awaited Windows 10. Most Android phones at risk, can be hacked by text Cybersecurity firm Zimperium has warned of a flaw in the world's most popular smartphone operating system that lets hackers take control with a text message. OnePlus 2 vs OnePlus One: 10 new features OnePlus 2 is finally here, ending months of wait for the fans and speculation by the users. Here we take a look at the 10 features OnePlus 2 has that OnePlus One does not… More Technology News»

		Education
		3,000 Bihar teachers quit fearing action over fake degrees About 3,000 school teachers in Bihar, who allegedly used fake degree certificates to get jobs, have resigned till date apprehending legal action. NIFT withdraws hostel facility for boys National Institute of Fashion Technology in Kangra has withdrawn the facility of boys' hostel. Social media holds the key for PU student leaders Though active campaigning for the Panjab University student council polls is yet to begin, student parties are making the most of their social media pages to woo supporters. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Wall collapses in Worli, kills one A wall collapse incident in the city has claimed another life. A 40 year old man was killed after a wall collapsed over him and three others at Worli, Annie Besant road on Monday night. Wall collapse in Worli, one killed A wall collapse incident in the city has claimed another life. A 40-year-old man was killed after a wall collapsed over him and three others at Worli, Annie Besant road on Monday night. Bombay high court unplugs import of Australian wine In a victory that has left Australian wine major in high spirits, the Bombay high court on Tuesday removed a plug on imports that the food safety regulator had placed on Jacob’s Creek wine. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Shahid Mallya performs at the launch of the electro-Sufi concept night in Delhi Two genres of music came together at Urban Pind recently when Delhiites gathered for the launch of the electro-Sufi concept night. Fire breaks out in Delhi's Netaji Subhash Place A fire broke out in an office building in northwest Delhi's Netaji Subhash Place on Tuesday afternoon. After making his point, Jung clears Maliwal as DCW chief Having had his way with constitutional procedures on the appointment of Delhi Commission for Women’s chief, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung on Monday approved the name of Swati Maliwal, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s choice for the job. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Kalam saw Bengaluru as world-class metropolis It was a decade ago on a Sun day that former president A P J Abdul Kalam gave a 60-minute PowerPoint presentation to 300 legislators of Karnataka and a host of special invitees on how to take the state forward. Kalam's stellar career took off in Bengaluru As a vegetarian Tamil-speaking man who loitered around a church on the beaches of Thiruvanathapuram where Isro stored its rockets in the early and mid-1960s, he was known as Kalam Iyer. A tiny chip that can save lives I magine you are inside a speeding car on a high way at night. Several metres away a wild ani mal or some other obstacle appears out of the blue and you have little time to react.The impending danger can be averted, thanks to an innovation by an MTech graduate from Indian Institute of Sci ence (IISc). Aditya Chowdary, 24, has designed a device that detects obstacles from a dis tance and alerts the vehicle driver about it. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Will excise laws hinder T's liquor policy shift? The Telangana government is finding itself in a piquant situation over its new liquor policy that has been in the works for some time now. Will Hyd go the Fatehpur Sikri way? When water vanished from Fatehpur Sikri, leaving nothing for his people, horses and camel, Mughal emperor Akbar left the city lock stock and barrel for Agra in 1585. Age limit for govt jobs relaxed A GO was issued by the general administration department (GAD) on Monday increasing the upper age limit to 44 years from 34 for recruitment of employees in various government departments. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Former Madras high court judge to conduct South Indian Artistes' Association elections Justice Padmanabhan was named by the first bench of the Madras high court comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T S Sivagnanam, which gave three months' time to complete the poll process. Abdul Kalam could have lived some more years, says teacher who motivated him to pursue astrophysics As country mourns the death of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, his physics teacher Fr Ladislaus Chinnadurai, a Jesuit priest at Beschi College in Dindigul, was inconsolable. Ten days ago, during Ramzan time, Kalam paid a visit to him and had a hearty talk with his professor. Dr Suniti Solomon, member of team that detected first HIV case in India, passes away Dr Solomon had practised public health for years along with her husband Dr Victor Solomon. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		EPFO launches special drive for activation of UAN Employees Provident Fund Organization on Monday launched a special drive for activation of Universal Account Number, KYC seeding work and Aadhar enrolment camps in association with Unique Identification Authority of India. Kalam's last work was released in Gujarat Dr APJ Abdul Kalam met Pramukh Swami, spiritual head of BAPS sect of Swaminarayan Sampraday in June 2001 at Gujarat Bhavan in a chance meeting. The relationship resulted in `Transcendence ­ My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji', 14 years later as the book was released at Sarangpur in Gujarat on June 20. It was the last of Kalam's 15 books. Gujarat was APJ's ignition key In 2002, when some grassroots innova tors walked in to meet former presi dent Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at Rash trapati Bhavan, they were touched by his hospitality. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Case against Salman, Owaisi for Memon remarks A complaint case has been registered against film star Salman Khan and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi for making alleged objectionable statement against the death penalty given to 1993 serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon. Five dead, 2 injured in road accident Five Rajasthan-based devotees including three of a family was killed while two others sustained injuries in a road accident in Pratapgarh district on Monday. WhatsApp helps cops trace missing people The cops have found a unique use of WhatsApp. They have turned this messenger app into an effective tool to share details of missing persons, unidentified and unclaimed bodies among themselves to solve cases. In the last 20 days, they have managed to trace three missing persons through dissemination of information on this app. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Quack returns baby boy to couple in Rourkela Their happiness knew no bounds when police handed over the child to them.After giving away her baby boy to Azad Ahamed alias Hakim, a quack, Rajani had a hard time convincing him to return the child. 20-kg gold adorns Keonjhar trio Thousands of devotees witnessed Suna Besha (golden attire) of Jagannath and his siblings at the Baladevjew Temple here on Monday. Truckers' stir: Govt to review freight charges The truckers' strike in mineral-rich Keonjhar and Sundargarh districts over freight price for mineral transportation entered the 10th day on Monday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Madhya Pradesh roads kill 25 every day Road accidents snuffed out 25 lives and left 112 injured in Madhya Pradesh every day last year. Unsafe Bhopal roads: 2 deaths every day in 2014 Road accidents snuffed out 25 lives and left 112 injured in the state every day last year. In this period, 9,292 people died and 41,204 sustained injuries in 39,698 cases, according to National Crime Records of Bureau (NCRB). MP discoms wrongly billed Rs 9.5cr from 1.2L consumers: CAG Madhya Pradesh power distribution companies wrongly billed 1.2 lakh domestic consumers in the name of fixed charges and unnecessarily forced them to cough up Rs 9.5 crore in a year. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Colleges students create economic electrically operated wheelchair Somnath and Sarvesh, students of mechanical engineering from Indo Global Colleges have designed an economic wheelchair for paraplegic persons or persons with orthopaedic disabilities. Following Punjab terror attack, high alert sounded in HP High alert has been sounded in Himachal Pradesh following terror attack at Dinanager town of Gurdaspur district in neighbouring Punjab. NGO workers protest against health department NGOs working under "Targeted Intervention" project of Punjab state AIDS control society protested against the state health department on Monday. More Chandigarh News»

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