[wanabidii] News Digest: Tata Motors bags order for 1,200 trucks from Army

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		Friday, July 10, 2015
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		Business
		Tata Motors bags order for 1,200 trucks from Army Tata Motors on Friday said it has bagged an order for supplying 1,200 multi-axle trucks to the Indian Army. BRICS bank to start lending by April: Kamath The New Development Bank (NDB), set up by five BRICS nations including India, will start lending in local currency by April next year and member countries will primarily be the focus of credit facility, its chief and eminent banker KV Kamath said here on Friday. TCS shares down 2% post Q1 results Shares of the country's largest software exporter TCS fell by almost 2 per cent on Friday after the company's June quarter results disappointed investors. More Business News»

		Environment
		'Indian and Pacific oceans hiding global warming' A layer of the Indian and Pacific oceans, between 100-300 metres below the surface, has been accumulating more heat than previously recognised, thus temporarily hiding global warming, NASA has reported. India too in global effort to save snow leopard habitat Thanks to camera trap imagery, Uttarakhand has been able to capture images of snow leopards in the higher reaches of Nanda Devi Biosphere, Gangotri National Park and, recently, in Bagheshwar forest division. Maha govt to celebrate Tiger Day on big scale The state government has decided to celebrate the International Tiger Day, on July 29 at large scale. The forest department is planning to organize seminars, awareness programme and exhibitions on the Day. More Environment News»

		World
		Tributes pour in for long-serving former Saudi FM Tributes flowed on Friday following the death of Saudi Arabia's prince Saud al-Faisal, the world's longest-serving foreign minister, credited with facing down successive regional crises and forging strong ties with the West. China on highest alert for super typhoon Chan-Hom Thousands of people were on Friday evacuated from China's eastern Zhejiang province as the country was put on the highest alert for super typhoon Chan-Hom. Strong quake rattles Solomon Islands; no damage reported A powerful earthquake rattled the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Friday. More World News»

		Science
		Large heart-shaped feature found on Pluto: NASA NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has beamed back the most detailed image yet of Pluto, showing a large heart-shaped bright area measuring some 2,000 kilometres across the dwarf planet's surface. PSLV-XL launch is the heaviest commercial payload undertaken by Isro, says chairman The PSLV-XL is all is set for a launch on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Poor food intake of ancestors increases risk of diabetes, heart disease New research has confirmed that obesity, type 2 diabetes and even heart diseases can be caused not just by what and how much you eat, but also by how much your ancestors ate. More Science News»

		Technology
		TCS: 6 key takeaways from Q1 results India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reported its first quarter revenues for the fiscal year 2015-16. 10 WhatsApp tips & tricks you must know WhatsApp just keeps on growing, adding new features and users all the time. Sony Xperia Z3+ review: The 'hot' one The smartphone essentially retains the same design, look and feel as that of the Xperia Z3 and brings in some under-the-hood changes. More Technology News»

		Education
		Stanford University commends Mukesh Ambani Stanford University of US has commended Mukesh Ambani for his decade long support to students keen on pursuing higher studies through scholarships. Bamu stays fee hike at 152 PG centres The management council of the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University on Thursday stayed its decision to hike the fee for post graduate courses, which was prescribed for 152 unaided PG centres under its purview. Student organisations staged demonstrations against the proposed fee hike. CBCS syllabi before academic council A major legal hurdle, in the way of implementing choice-based credit system (CBCS) from this academic session in Delhi University, is about to be crossed. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Police invokes murder charges in Malvani hooch case In an interesting development the Mumbai crime branch probing into the Malvani hooch incident in which 104 lives were lost, have moved an application before the 37th Metropolitan Magistrate on Friday to invoke two more stringent sections of IPC Two held for smuggling beef in truck Two persons have been arrested by the Kalwa police allegedly for smuggling the beef in a truck laden with nearly 1000 kg packed in plastic bags during the wee hours of Monday. Concerns as lepto deaths reach 14, ten reported from single hospital Ten out of 14 leptospirosis deaths at Kandivli's Shatabdi Hospital has forced the civic administration to sit up and take serious note. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Arrested AAP MLA Manoj Kumar hospitalized Police has so far not been able to question the 35-year-old legislator, who was shifted to AIIMS today. Rainy morning in Delhi It was a rainy morning in Delhi on Friday with water logging in several parts of the city posing a problem for commuters. No record of visitors coming to meet Kejriwal, CM's office says in reply to RTI PM Narendra Modi and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal are on the same page on this one. Both have declined to make records of their visitors' public though for different reasons. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Winners of Bengaluru Mr India Auditions Check out these men One-teacher virtual school has 68k students She wanted to do PhD and become a teacher, but after her father's death she had to take up a job in an MNC. However, Roshni Mukherjee found a way to teach tens of thousands of school students for free. Pitch dark flyovers turn a nightmare for drivers Every night when Deepak Majipatil goes to pick up his wife from work at Hebbal to their home in Vidyaran yapura, he struggles to drive on one particular stretch. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Rahul to visit Anantapur AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi will visit Anantapur district on July 24. Centre sanctions 13cr to beautify beach corridor The Union tourism ministry on Thursday sanctioned Rs 13 crore for the development of the Visakhapatnam-Bheeminipatnam beach corridor under the Swadesh Darshan project. Farmers protest against Naidu Farmers in the district, supported by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers, on Thursday took to the streets to protest against Andhra Pradesh government’s letter to the Central Water Commission seeking an immediate halt to the Palamuru Ranga Reddy lift irrigation project. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Madurai advocates boycott Madras high court Advocates on Friday boycotted the Madurai bench of the Madras high court demanding quashing of FIRs against two lawyers. BJP cadres arrested in Coimbatore as they stage protests demanding removal of liquor shops As many as 388 Bharatiya Janata Party cadres were arrested in Coimbatore on Friday when they staged protests in several places here demanding removal of TASMAC shops (Tamil Nadu government- run liquor stores) from residential areas. What action have you taken against lawyers defying helmet rule, Madras HC asks TN govt Helmet-defying advocates of Madurai and nearby places may face action, as the Tamil Nadu government has assured the Madras high court that it would file a report on the menace by Monday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Surat Drawback fraud: DRI conducts searches at New Delhi, Kanpur The officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted searches in New Delhi and Kanpur in the Rs 9 crore duty drawback scam which was unearthed in Surat on Wednesday. Innovator of zero-electricity fridge to build smart homes Imagine a house that requires no air conditioner or fan and yet remains cool during summer or a house that adjusts the temperature itself when the mercury dips! DRI detects Rs 6 cr duty evasion by Silvassa firm The Ahmedabad unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has detected duty evasion to the tune of Rs 6 crore by a Silvassa based firm under Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS) of Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Processions to pay tributes to Hazrat Ali Processions were taken out in Old City to observe the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali on Thursday. Two killed in dacoity bid at BJP leader's house Two men, including a dacoit, were killed in a dacoity bid at the house of in-charge of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Kashi Prant and BJP leader Suresh Nagar in Karari in Kaushambi district on Wednesday night. Saroj brothers fear about family's wellbeing Brijesh and Raju Saroj are apprehensive of their family’s well being in Rehua Lalgunj village in Pratapgarh as some neighbours have protested to a toilet being built for the Sarojs near their house. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Nabakalebara first day cover on anvil nion telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Thursday that Centre would soon come out with a first day cover (a specially designed envelope) and postage stamp featuring Nabakalebara, fulfilling a long standing demand of the state government. Sriballav Panigrahi dies at 74 Former minister and senior Congress leader Sriballav Panigrahi died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday, family sources said.He was 74. Minister with BJD flag annoys BJP at Gadkari ceremony Tension gripped the inaugural ceremony of widened Bhubaneswar-Puri NH-316 at Pipili on Thursday following a face-off between BJP and BJD supporters. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Vyapam Munnabhais coached in UP hubs Mushrooming coaching schools in Uttar Pradesh have become breeding ground of Munnabhais, who helped students crack pre-medical tests conducted by Vyapam, now a global catchword for a mammoth recruitment scam. PEB accused Banti found hanging, no autopsy done Banti Sikarwar, 29, a school dropout, was found hanging from the ceiling of his home in Gole ka Mandir locality, Gwalior, on January 21, 2014. MP Governor hosts iftar party as Rajnath rushes to meet President When Union home minister Rajnath Singh went to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday evening to discuss the Supreme Court notice to Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, Raj Bhavan in Bhopal was hosting a Roza Iftar party of 400 invitees. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Hiteish Arora announced as president of the Rotary Club Hiteish Arora was formally announced as the president of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh at the ceremony organized at PHD Chamber of Commerce, Sector 31 in the presence of Poonam Sharma, Mayor of Chandigarh. Six killed, 18 injured in Himachal accident At least six passengers were killed and 18 injured on Friday when a privately-owned bus skidded off the road and rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said. Operations cell to probe wheel theft cases Rattled over increasing cases of wheel thefts, police have decided to pursue the investigation of about 36 cases of wheel thefts simultaneously and handed over the probe to operations cell. More Chandigarh News»

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