[wanabidii] News Digest: Foreign airlines fighting for share of Indian flyer pie

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, November 07, 2015
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		Business
		Foreign airlines fighting for share of Indian flyer pie The Indian globetrotter is being wooed like never before by foreign airlines. Since Indian carriers have a meagre one-third share in the pie of international traffic to and from India, airlines from abroad are putting their best foot forward here. Ford-UAW deal includes $9bn in new investment: Sources Ford Motor Co has pledged to spend $9 billion over four years in new investment in the United States if a tentative contract with the United Auto Workers union is ratified by UAW Ford workers, people familiar with the deal said on Friday. China's gold reserves likely rose by 14 tonnes in October China likely added about 14 tonnes of gold to its reserves in October, according to Reuters calculations from central bank data on Saturday. More Business News»

		Environment
		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. CPCB to monitor actions to combat air pollution Union environment ministry on Friday decided to set up a control room within the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to constantly monitor day-to-day actions of state agencies to control air pollution in Delhi and NCR. By '30, solar power to make up 18% of energy generation Solar energy is expected to account for 18 per cent of total power generation capacity in India by 2030 from one per cent at present, playing a key role in the country's efforts to achieving 40 per cent installed power capacity from renewable energy. More Environment News»

		World
		Protests in Taiwan as Ma leaves for meet with Xi Angry protesters tried to storm parliament in Taiwan and 27 were arrested at the airport today as leader Ma Ying-jeou headed to a historic summit in Singapore with Chinese President Xi Jinping. China, Taiwan leaders to meet after six decades Leaders of political rivals Taiwan and China will meet on Saturday for the first time in more than 60 years for talks that come amid rising anti-Beijing sentiment on the self-ruled democratic island and weeks ahead of elections. 2 of 4 men indicted for supporting al-Qaida arrested An Indian and another man among the four persons indicted by a federal American court on charges of providing financial support to slain al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki to aid violent jihad, have been arrested in the US, while the rest two are in the UAE. More World News»

		Science
		Scientists nudge New Horizons towards mysterious object NASA scientists have successfully nudged the New Horizons spacecraft, currently some 5.1 billion kilometers away, towards a scheduled flypast of an object in the Kuiper Belt in January 2019. Two NASA astronauts wrap up second spacewalk NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren on the International Space Station (ISS) ended their seven hour and 48 minute spacewalk on Friday, successfully completing some key tasks in the outer space. Untested 'gene editing' tech saves baby with cancer Ababy girl who was close to dying from cancer has been rescued by a cell therapy envisioned as a “one size fits all” treatment that had never been tested in people, doctors reported on Thursday. More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple Watch in India: 10 things to know US technology giant Apple has launched its much-awaited Watch in the Indian market. US technology giant Apple has launched its much-awaited Watch in the Indian market. The company is selling Apple Watch variants at price starting from Rs 15 words only Google employees understand Google is massive company with more than 40,000 employees and has crafted a culture of Googlers who speak the same language. To outsiders, the language used by employees of the internet company might sound like jibberish, but within the company, the Google dialect is second-nature. 3 new Android smartphones with unique features New Android phones appear with regularity, but not many appear to be really new. Sure, cameras get upgrades & phones keep getting faster. But in most, you'd be hard-pressed to pick new features that aren't just tweaks. So it's a delight to see 3 phones with unusual characteristics in their hardware. More Technology News»

		Education
		Major changes suggested in JEE The Committee of Eminent Persons (CEP) constituted by the IIT Council has made a series recommendations which will change the structure of JEE to a greater extent. These changes in the structure of JEE shall be effected from 2017 onwards. Kolkata school first in Asia to have French as 2nd language Professor Surendra Munshi, one of the best known sociologists of the country, inaugurated the Learning Pageant at The Future Foundation School in the presence of newly appointed Consul General of France in Kolkata Damien Syed on Friday. Students slam MHRD's statement on Non-NET fellowship issue Alleging non serious attitude of the Ministry of Human Resource Development over the issue of Non-NET fellowship, the protesting students claimed that the statements are diversionary tactics on Friday night. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Shopkeepers fined Rs 5 lakh for digging 260 holes The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has levied a fine of Rs 5.20 lakh on the Lokhandwala Vyapari Mandal for digging 260 holes to install lights for its annual Diwali shopping festival. Ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash performs tonight There are few other images as memorable and inextricably linked to he notion of rock star cool as Slash's stirring guitar solo in Guns N' Roses' November Ran video, where dressed in all denim and boots, cigarette precariously balanced between his lips, he calls forth a gale with just his guitar-his curly mane and a diminutive church n the background symbolic of his reign. Cellphone cameras prompt police stations to upgrade e-surveillance Even as a departmental in quiry into the thrashing of a couple by cops at Andheri is on, junior officers manning police stations have been asked to behave better with citizens now that mobile phone cameras have become ubiquitous. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Coaching tutor arrested for sexually abusing student A tutor at a private coaching institute has been arrested for sexually abusing a female student in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri. Rishi Aggarwal throws a two-day launch party at The Flaming Kick in Delhi Keeping up with the party spirit of Dilliwallahs, Rishi Aggarwal, owner of The Flaming Kick in Noida, threw a two-day launch party recently. Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor launch 'Aaj Unse' from 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' in Delhi After having a fun day at a college campus in Noida, Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor launched the track 'Aaj Unse' from Prem Ratan Dhan Payo at a press conference. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Travellers want to be adopted by Bengaluru's wanderlust family Over three months after L.I.F.E, the Little Indian Family of Explorers, got back home after concluding their extraordinary journey from Bengaluru to Paris in 111 days by road, wanderbugs from all across the country are reaching out to this family with one request : Pleas e adopt us. And there's good news for these gypsy souls as the Baid family is planning another trip in April 2017. Communal intolerance is a ploy against NDA: RSS The Rashtriya Sway amsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday took on the intelligentsia and political detractors for raising the communal bogey and using it as a ploy to attack the Centre. Indian music integrates all the dimensions of the human being' It's not hyperbole to say that John McLaughlin is one of the world's greatest guitarists. In a career that has spanned six decades, he's played with the Graham Bond Organisation, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones as well as Indian musicians like L Shankar, Mandolin Srinivas and Zakir Hussain. The frontman for Shakti and the Mahavishnu Orchestra is visiting Bengaluru with his band, 4th Dimension, to play at the Jazz In the Garden event this evening. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Pankaj Kapur back on stage after 20 years! Pankaj Kapur back on stage after 20 years! A trip down the memory lane to a Hyderabad that was... Endearing anecdotes about the old Hyderabad came rushing back at a high tea hosted by Dr Anand Raj Varma, former principal of Anwar-Ul-Uloom Degree College. Man killed in monkey attack A 40-year-old man, Sammayya, a resident of Ghanpur in Warangal district died from injuries suffered in an attack by a troop of monkeys on Saturday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Want to create ecosystem for startups: Naidu Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu said he wants the Vishakapatnam-Chennai corridor to be the next silicon valley of India. Firemen to soon get tallest ladders Helpless to prevent accidental fires, the fire and rescue services depart ment appears to have decided to equip itself better to fight fire. Are you shopping, eating, gaming at danger zones? Tens of thousands of people flock to malls in the city every day but few know the risk they put themselves at: Half of all malls in Chennai do not have fire safety certification. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Japanese pianist Toshiki Usui regales Amdavadis Pianist from Japan, Toshiki Usui, on Friday performed at the Ahmedabad management Association (AMA) in a concert organised by the Indo-Japan Friendship Association. Usui (38), who has been playing piano since he was four years old, said his source of inspiration was his mother who used to play Japanese classical music. He said the music can strengthen cultural ties between the two countries. `He stole Audi to divorce, remarry' Ghatlodia police investigating theft of an Audi Q5 car worth Rs 30 lakh arrested the absconding car driver Vijay Desai, 28, when he paid a clandestine visit to the city late on Thursday night.Desai told police that he had stole the high-end SUV to fund his remarriage. Balcony on fourth-floor of building crashes, 11 rescued : The balcony of on the fourth floor of a building near Vejalpur railway crossing came crashing down at 6:45 pm on Friday . A team of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) rescued 11 people who were present on the fourth floor at the time. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		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. Rlys accounces special trains for Diwali, Chhath In view of rush of passengers for Diwali and Chhath, railway administration is introducing special trains in various directions. UPPSC to upgrade its website Paying heed to complaints from civil services aspirants about lack off communication, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has decided to revamp its official website. This should help inform aspirants about the status of their complaint. Commission officials said half of the around 3,000 writs pending against UPPSC in courts were due to absence of a transparent mechanism. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		VSSUT to assess fly ash disposal by thermal units A team of professors from Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla will conduct an impact assessment study of fly ash disposal at 10 thermal power plants in the state. Railways starts special drive against carrying crackers on train this Diwali Railways have geared up to prevent carrying crackers in passengers, mail and express trains. Carrying inflammable items in train journey is strictly prohibited and the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has formed a special squad to keep a strict vigil on carrying inflammable items in trains. 12 child labourers rescued from Bhubaneswar railway station The children were produced before the Child Welfare Committee and, after counseling, will be kept in transit-cum-residential hostels in the city, official sources said. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Probe medical history of Joshi: MPHC Check if doctors genuine 3 arrested for assault on deputy ranger A deputy ranger was beaten up by three people on Friday. Incident took place in Swarn Jayanti Park and a case was later registered at Chuna Bhatti police station. Bhopal girls' doodle may rock Google on Children's Day Next Google doodle for Children's Day could be from City of Lakes.Two school students, Ishita Jain and Saloni Singh, are among 12 finalists who have been shortlisted for the Doodle4Google India contest. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		New plant to help produce power from waste The first Biomethenation Plant, which was planned in collaboration with Mumbai for installation, BARC, finally received the nod. GMCH fails to start research scheme, loses Rs 2.34cr Shimona.Kanwar@timesgroup. Bring people closer to nature with Haiku Vishakha.Chaman@timesgroup.Haiku should find a place in the age of Instagram and texting, said Dr Angelee Deodhar during the Chandigarh Literature Festival on Friday. More Chandigarh News»

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