[wanabidii] News Digest: Disappointing end to Samvat 2071; Sensex tumbles 378 pts

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, November 10, 2015
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		Business
		Disappointing end to Samvat 2071; Sensex tumbles 378 pts The Samvat year 2071 ended on a weak note on Tuesday with the benchmark BSE Sensex plunging by over 378 points to a six-week low of 25,743.26 on sustained foreign fund outflows amid muted overseas cues. RBI governor appointed vice chairman on BIS Board Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan has been appointed as vice chairman of the board of the Bank for International Settlements. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, BIS fosters international cooperation amongst central banks with a view to ensuring global monetary and financial stability. The BIS board meets at least six times a year. Tata Steel partners with IDC in Middle East Tata Steel has joined hands with a leading UAE-based petrochemical company, aimed at broadening its market base for energy sector products in the Middle East. More Business News»

		Environment
		China smog around 50 times WHO recommendations Pictures showed smog so thick that buildings in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province in the northeast, were rendered invisible. Aus, China to share info on Antarctica ice condition Australia and China on Monday inked a deal to share information about sea ice conditions around Antarctica for better navigation and shipping in the Earth's southernmost continent. Antarctica, the Earth's fifth largest continent, is covered in ice. Antarctica covers Earth's South Pole. Endangered monkeys doing well in China The population of golden snub-nosed monkeys in a national nature reserve in central China is likely to increase substantially, primatologists working on a census of the rare animal said. More Environment News»

		World
		Lufthansa cancels 136 flights due to cabin crew strike Lufthansa says it is canceling 126 long-haul and 10 shorter flights Tuesday as a cabin crew strike goes into its fourth day. Fuel shortages ground domestic Nepal flights 70 per cent of domestic flights were cancelled on Sunday and half of the flights were cancelled on Tuesday due to the ongoing fuel shortage in Nepal as the kingdom is seeing protests by Madhesis and other communities. Obama, Netanyahu seek to mend US-Israel ties Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured US President Barack Obama on Monday that he remained committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as they sought to mend ties strained by acrimony over Middle East diplomacy and Iran. More World News»

		Science
		​Ice spewing volcanoes, moons spinning like tops: The weird Pluto world revealed A slew of discoveries about Pluto, based on images and data sent by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has set the scientific world abuzz. Energy drinks are bad for your heart, says international study Energy drink consumption can lead to high blood pressure, increase in heart rate and serious cardiovascular risks, a latest international study by the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) showed. Energy drinks may increase blood pressure: Study Consumption of an energy drink elicited a 6.2 per cent increase in systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure increased by 6.8 per cent; average blood pressure increased after consumption of the energy drink by 6.4 per cent. More Science News»

		Technology
		Diwali: 4 unconventional gadget gifts under Rs 8,000 In 2013, you gifted a five-megapixel camera phone to someone you love. Last year, you upgraded to a 10MPs handset, and this year, you intend to buy a 21MP phone. Sure, the object of your affection will be happy, but let's get a little more creative this year. Pledge to gift a gadget that has some novelty associated with it. To give you a heads-up, we have a few recommendations. Indian-American owned companies fined for H-1B visa misuse Two Silicon Valley companies owned by an Indian-American have been ordered to pay $103,000 in fines to the federal government and $84,000 in back wages to its employees carrying H-1B visas. Flipkart's U-turn on app strategy? Relaunches mobile website Flipkart has reintroduced a mobile web option -- as Flipkart Lite -- something it had discontinued in March. Flipkart worked with Chrome and Opera to build this first-of-its-kind site and plans to do the same with Firefox. More Technology News»

		Education
		WBJEE to be an 8.5hr ordeal on May 17, a weekday The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2016 for engineering and medical will be held on May 17, for the first time a weekday, to ensure that the crucial tests do not clash with the impending Assembly elections expected anytime between April 1 and May 15. Same exam and result dates for all boards? In a first, all education boards in the country, under the ministry of human resource development, will find ways to introduce common practices, including exam schedules and declaration of results. Quality education mission would secure the future of children, says Raman Singh Admitting that the state government could have erred in the proper implementation of the Right to Education Act (2009), which provides for education of all children between the ages of 6 years and 14 years without having to appear for exams till the 8th class, chief minister Dr Raman Singh on Sunday said with the launch of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Quality Education Mission, there is a scope for better and higher standards of education. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Bihar election results: No Sena win, but Saamna delights in 'beating BJP in 35 seats' Matoshree is delighted that the Shiv Sena polled about two lakh votes in the Bihar legislative assembly election on its own steam. Maharashtra 2nd in number of women arrested for rash driving Maharashtra has recorded 183 cases of women arrested for rash driving or road rage in 2014, which accounts for 15.6% of the total arrests in the country and puts the state in the second position on the list of such arrests. Kerala tops the list with 263 arrests, according o a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, 2014. PM's photograph arrives for govt offices, finally Almost a year-and-a-half after Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister, the Devendra Fadnavis-led government of the BJP and its allies has finally asked heads of all departments and state-run enterprises to display his picture in all government offices and aided institutions across the state. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi CM Kejriwal, Harsh Vardhan praise Sheila Dikshit Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday praised former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit for initiating the Azadpur-Prembari Pul elevated corridor, which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Delhi government. Diwali 2015: Delhi traffic police to use helicopter for traffic monitoring For the second time, Delhi traffic police will be using helicopter for traffic monitoring and regulation. Cricketer Chris Gayle attends get together at Junkyard Cafe in Delhi Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle picked the newly opened Junkyard Café in CP as his party place for the night recently. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Crorepati burglar drove auto by day He went around in a Honda car, would wear a suit while visiting his building to collect rent - around Rs 30,000 per month each from three flats - and led a lavish lifestyle. Special buses for festival rush To meet the festival rush, KSRTC will deploy 500 extra buses from November 10 (Naraka Chaturdashi) to November 12 (Balipadayami). Ashwin withdraws plea against probe A division bench headed by Justice H Billappa dismissed the petition as withdrawn after Ashwin's counsel filed a memo seeking its withdrawal in light of the Special Investigation team(SIT) already conducting the probe. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		President to attend KCR's Ayuta Chandi Yagam? Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is gearing up for Ayuta Chandi Yagam he is planning to perform in December, and his camp members busy in listing invitees. Invitations are being prepared and the chief minister is expected to meet high profile dignitaries personally soliciting their presence during the mega ritual. Stone laid for Urdu varsity in Kurnool Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday laid the foundation stone for a Urdu university at Orvakallu in Kurnool district. The university will come up on 125 acres. KCR keeps low key as son takes charge Warangal Lok Sabha constituency is witnessing a high-voltage poll campaign for the November 21 bypoll with the ruling TRS rallying its ministers and MPs and MLAs to campaign for its candidate. The high-decibel canvassing, however, is yet to see chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao making his presence felt with party sources saying that it is a part of the party’s well-thought out strategy to keep the CM’s participation as a low-key affair. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		8 people washed away by flash floods in Cuddalore district Eight people were washed away by flash floods in three different incidents following incessant rain in Cuddalore district in the last 24 hours. 80 rly line trespassing locations identified In a bid to prevent death on tracks, the Railway Protection Force has identified more than 80 different locations in the city where trespassing is rampant. An average of seven people are run over by trains every day on suburban routes. Rain 'opens' Vyasarpadi flyover before inauguration One arm of the ‘Y’ shaped flyover at Vyasarpadi, which the government promised to inaugurate before Diwali, was open on Monday, thanks to overnight rain. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Auto sales up by 20% in Gujarat on Dhanteras Unlike Jewelers and bullion traders who had a disappointing day in terms of sales, the automobile dealers had a reason to rejoice as Dhanteras saw a jump of 15%-20% in deliveries of cars and two-wheelers. Compared to last year two years when automobile industry was also going through slowdown, this year the sales picked up since last month thanks to festive season and muhurat sales. PhD degree to awarded within a month The academic council of Gujarat University(GU) has decided that students will be awarded PhD degree within one month of the submission of the thesis to the university. 500 kg gold sold on Dhanteras in Gujarat The auspicious occasion of Dhanteras saw sales of gold worth Rs 130 crore (500 kg) and silver worth Rs 7-8 crore (2-2.5 tonne) across state on Monday, almost 50% down in comparison to same day last year. In case of gold, around 40% of the sales were of jewellery while rest accounted for gold bars and coins. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Lekhpal aspirants create ruckus, block train movement for hours Violent agitation by Chakbandi Lekhpal aspirants brought train movement on Mughalsarai-Allahabad-Kanpur section of busy Howrah-New Delhi route came to a standstill for four to five hours on Sunday. Selfie on postage stamp soon Now one could get his selfie converted into a postage stamp. The postal department would soon start 'My Stamp' facility at Head Post Office where anyone could get his or her photo printed on postage stamp. Wanted dacoit gunned down in MP Madhya Pradesh police gunned down notorious dacoit Chunni Lal Patel alias Mehman of Chitrakoot in an encounter near Bhagada village under Nayagaon police station. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Chief secretary warns departments against delay in making cabinet memos The Odisha government has warned various departments against last moment submission of cabinet proposals without supportive documents for the cabinet’s consideration. 3L fraud in Sundargarh post office A postmaster from Sundargarh district was suspended recently for allegedly siphoning off money invested by locals. State readies for 4-nation car rally from Nov 15 Preparations are in full swing for a friendship car rally jointly conceptualized by the governments of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Vijayavargiya uses dog anology against Shotgun Barely 24 hours after BJP-led NDA's debacle in Bihar assembly election, party general secretary Kailash Vijayavargiya landed into another controversy by using dog anology against senior leader and MP Shatrughan Sinha. MP all set to seek Rs 3,500cr loan to tide over financial crisis Madhya Pradesh government reeling under a severe financial crisis and with no aid forthcoming from the Centre has once again planned to borrow Rs 3,500 crore as loan against its securities for ten years on Tuesday, the day after 'Dhanteras', which marks the begining of the five-day Diwali festival. Hindus worship Goddess Laxmi, Goddes of wealth, for prosperity and well-being. HC notice to MP govt over defunct women's panel At a time when Madhya Pradesh accounts for a high number of crimes against women, MP State Women’s Commission (MPSWC) has been non-functional for more than a year now. Taking note of it, the Madhya Pradesh high court (MPHC) issued a notice to the state government recently and sought reply on the matter in three weeks’ time. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Valuables worth 1 lakh stolen The Panchavati police station on Sunday registered a case of house break-in where valuables worth Rs 1.03 lakh were stolen from the residence of the complainant. Despite orders, stalls come up in parking areas Despite orders by the Chandigarh administration and the municipal corporation not to allow stalls in the parking lots of sector 15, 19 and 22 markets during Diwali, Monday saw shopkeepers openly flouting the rules. NHPC official from Mandi caught with 1.4kg charas A 49-year-old senior assistant with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) was arrested after 1.4kg of charas was allegedly recovered from his car at Chandigarh-Ropar highway on Monday. More Chandigarh News»

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