[wanabidii] News Digest: Rupee falls 30 paise to trade over 28-month low

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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		Business
		Rupee falls 30 paise to trade over 28-month low  Moreover, sustained capital outflows weighed on the domestic unit but the dollar's weakness against some other currencies overseas capped the rupee's fall, traders said. RIL Q3 net up 39% to record Rs 7,290cr Reliance Industries' (RIL's) third quarter (Q3FY16) consolidated profit rose 39% to a record Rs 7,290 crore ($1.1 billion), boosted by the highest refining margins in seven years. SC restrains govt from divesting HZL shares In a setback to the government's disinvestment plans, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stalled the proposed sale of its 29.5% equity in Hindustan Zinc (HZL), the erstwhile public sector company where Anil Agarwal's Vedanta is now the majority owner. More Business News»

		Environment
		Ocean warming doubled in recent decades Half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades, says a new study. Plenty of fish in the sea? Maybe not, says study The global fisheries catch has been underestimated by more than half since 1950, with tens of millions of tonnes unreported every year, said a study on Tuesday, and warned that stocks may be running low. Pneumonia kills Uttarakhand leopards Forest conservator of north Kumaon Prem Kumar has told TOI that in the year 2014-15, 13 of 24 leopard deaths in the four hill districts of the region — Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Pithoragarh — occurred because of pneumonia. More Environment News»

		World
		Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump for president Sarah Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee who flirted with her own White House run and emerged as a conservative icon, endorsed billionaire businessman Donald Trump for president on Tuesday. Gates Foundation accused of 'dangerously skewing' aid priorities  Controversial new report calls for Bill Gates' philanthropic Foundation to undergo an international investigation IS confirms death of 'Jihadi John' in Syria drone strike The Islamic State group confirmed Tuesday the death of British jihadist "Jihadi John", saying he was killed in a drone strike in their Syrian stronghold of Raqa in November. More World News»

		Science
		Ants leave coded signs on how to build huge nests Ants live in nests or colonies that may house thousands with complex interconnecting paths and chambers. So, how do ants know what to do when building such a nest? This question has puzzled people for centuries. A team of scientists from France appear to have finally solved the mystery. Now, type more to cut down blood pressure If you are often snubbed by your parents for text messaging, then you must make them read this article as a new study has revealed that typing could help reduce blood pressure. Study links physical attraction with height genes A recent study has suggested that a person's choice of romantic partner can be determined by genes. More Science News»

		Technology
		17 words only Facebook employees understand Facebook is a huge company with approximately 12,000 employees, so it is only natural that there will be some words that may sound like gibberish to outsiders. If you take a visit to Facebook's campus in Menlo Park, words like "purple tie" and "epic" won't mean a piece of clothing or a synonym for awesome. Kingston HyperX Cloud Drone headphones review: Good budget headphones for gamers The Kingston HyperX Cloud Drone headphones are priced at Rs 3,999 and come with a swivel mic and volume control and braided cable of 2m length with a splitter. Return of the stylus: Top 5 gadgets that come with a stylus Steve jobs detested this tech and never wanted to see it with an Apple product. More Technology News»

		Education
		CA success rate dips by 2.5% After a steady rise in the success rate of students in the final chartered accountancy (CA) exam in the last three chances, the performance of students dropped in the November 2015 exam. With 595/800, Chennai boy ranks 1st in CA exams A chartered accountancy aspirant from Chennai, James John Britto, topped the CA final examinations that the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) held last November and December last year in the results declared on Sunday. ICAI declares results of the CA final and the Common Proficiency Test James John Britto R of Chennai emerged first in the all India ranking for the CA Final exam conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India (ICAI) in November, 2015. The results of this exam were declared on Sunday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		IM operative sentenced to 5 yr RI in escape case Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Afzal Usmani, and his associate, Javed Khan, were on Tuesday sentenced to five years of Rigorous Imprisonment by a sessions court in Mumbai in escape case. Chronicler of city & its university dead Dr Aroon Tikekar combined scholarship with sensitivity to chronicle the life and times of contemporary Maharashtra. The 'scholar extraordinaire' died on Tuesday following respiratory problems. He was 71. City B -school to conduct road shows to reach out to prospective students SP Jain Global is conducting road shows in different parts of the city, in order to reach prospective candidates. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Lack of leased line is holding back crime tracking system: Delhi Police Delhi Police has not been able to achieve full implementation of ambitious Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) as its request seeking a leased line is pending with the Home Ministry, the force has claimed. Grandson kills 65-year-old for money, arrested A 65-year-old woman was found murdered inside her house in southwest Delhi's Mohan Nagar on Tuesday afternoon. The victim's grandson has been arrested. Fog delays 12 Delhi-bound trains At least 12 trains, including the Grand Trunk Express and Howrah-Duronto Express, were running late, a statement from the Northern Railway said. According to Met office, the minimum temperature in the city settled at 9.0 degrees Celsius. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Helping future doctors learn their trade Notwithstanding advances in technologies like 3D viewing of body parts, doctors have always said that the best way for medical students to learn anatomy is by working on a human body. 'It's a story about modern Bengaluru' The packed house at the launch of Ghachar Ghochar, Vivek Shanbhag's popular Kannada novel translated into English by Srinath Perur, was substantial proof of the rave reviews the book has been garnering. 'Hampi's tank was dismantled, fixed' The next time you visit Hampi, take a closer look at the stepped tank located a few metres from the Mahanavami Dibba. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Dalit suicide issue: Dattatreya says his role was 'limited' Under fire for his alleged role in incidents leading to the suicide by University of Hyderabad student Rohit Vemula earlier this week, Union minister of state for labour Bandaru Dattatreya on Wednesday said that his role was “limited to forwarding” two representations he received “on the state of affairs” in the university to the Union ministry of human resources development. Rebels pose challenge for major parties in GHMC elections With scrutiny of nominations over for the GHMC elections, all major parties are having to deal with rebels who have thrown in their hat in the ring. In most of the 150 divisions, the TRS, TDP and BJP has more than one candidate. Hyderabad on boil: CM K Chandrasekhar Rao goes shopping The whole nation may be talking about the horrific suicide of a Dalit student at the prestigious central university in Hyderabad and the subsequent protests across the country, but guess what Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was busy with? He did not even comment on the issue, and he was busy shopping for a fresh pair of clothes! More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Wild elephant injured after being hit by bus near Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu An elephant sustained minor injuries and one of its tusks was broken after a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus knocked it down near Krishnagiri on Wednesday. Jayalalithaa govt will make Tamil Nadu numero uno state in India: Governor Terming the “historic and resounding mandate” in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency as a proof of immense faith reposed by the people of Tamil Nadu in the leadership of chief minister J Jayalailthaa, Governor K Rosaiah on Wednesday asserted that the state has marched forward with unparalleled accomplishments in all the sectors and would continue to excel in the future as well. Women outnumber men on Tamil Nadu electoral roll There are 1,008 women voters for every 1,000 male voters.  More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		CID raids 12 offices of Ponzi firms across the state CID (crime) officials probing a multicrore scam raided 12 offices on January 18 and 19 in Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surat and Vapi districts belonging to agents of Deep Capital Services Pvt Ltd and Jay Khodiar Mitra Mandal and collected computers and documents related to various schemes as evidence. Surgery on Uganda girl, funded by US kid, a success The five-year old Ugandan girl born with bladder outside her body , who was funded by a seven-year old US boy who suffered the same condition, underwent a successful surgery at Nadiad kidney hospital. Shaping Davos summit to be held in city The city chapter of Global Shapers community will join an international discussion on 10 global issues on Wednesday as part of Shaping Davos initiative. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Mela was source of revenue for British Around 150 years back, Magh Mela used to be a major source of revenue for the then British regime.The revenue was used for annual salary budget, maintenance of buildings and im proving the sanitation facilities in the city. Allahabad High Court orders probe for missing boy Taking note of the plea of mother of a missing boy that her son would not be traced as relatives of the alleged accused are high-ranking police officers in the state, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed that this matter of Islamnagar police station of Badaun district be transferred from the state police to the CBI. All voices need to be heard, says President President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday called for “accommodation for divergent or contrarian views“ in society and said there is need to inculcate “spirit of democratic behaviour which calls for an appreciation of the rich diversity of our nation, assimilation of ideas ...'' More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Stop building 'Jagannath temple': Govt tells Iskcon In a blow to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), the Puri district administration on Tuesday asked it to stop construction of their proposed Jagannath Temple at Sipasarubali in Puri. BS-VI compliant fuel by 2020 Paradip refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) will produce BS (Bharat Stage)-VI compliant fuel by 2020. Nod for Angul-Sukinda track The much-awaited Angul-Sukinda Railway Line (ASRL) project has got forest clearance from the Centre and work permission from the state government. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		After dead fishes, dead tortoise found in lower lake After the death of thousands of fishes at Lower Lake in November 2015 due to water toxicity crossing all levels, the death of 10-12 years old tortoise on Tuesday, has once again brought the cleaning work by Bhopal Municipal Corporation and their concern for aquatic lives in Lower Lake under the scanner. Illegal tree felling: Govt suspends additional collector of Balaghat, no decision on former DM Kiran Gopal Former collector of Balaghat V Kiran Gopal who was shunted out of the district for his alleged involvement in illegal felling of trees is believed to have got clean chit by the government. The administration has now identified the additional collector of the district S C Paraste as the main culprit and suspended him with immediate effect for his negligence into the case. Cold wave grips Bhopal, may persist for another 48 hrs Blast of cold weather and breeze struck city on Tuesday following a brief spell of heavy winter showers in evening the previous day. The difference between the day and night temperatures plummeted to a minimum of 4°C. The sudden change in the weather also led to reduced visibility during morning hours due to fog. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Novel initiative of farm tourism begins in Nag Tibba The stunning picturesque location of Nag Tibba village of Tehri district, just 28 km from Mussoorie, is in buzz for unique experiment in realm of farm tourism in the state Panchkula youth was killed by colleagues for Rs 12000: Cops The 20-year-old man who was found murdered in Panchkula on Sunday, was killed for Rs 12,000 by two of his colleagues, said police on Wednesday. 3 of gang arrested for stealing idols Haryana Police have arrested three members of a gang involved in theft of idols from Jain temple in Shikohpur of Gurgaon.The police have recovered 25 idols from their possession. More Chandigarh News»

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