[wanabidii] News Digest: NSE introduces new filing mechanism on electronic platform

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, May 07, 2017
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		NSE introduces new filing mechanism on electronic platform The announcements filed by listed companies under the new system will be disseminated directly on the NSE website without the exchange's intervention. This would help in instantaneous dissemination of corporate announcements. Vistara to introduce signature drink for passengers Full service airline Vistara plans to introduce a "signature drink" and rework its menu choices for passengers onboard. The airline serves an average of 200 different kinds of meals on its network, covering breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Government to sync trade policy with GST: Nirmala Exporters as well as the commerce department are worried over the current refund process.Under the new regime, GST will have to be paid upfront and only after the shipment moves out can an exporter claim a refund. More Business News»

		Environment
		India's green car plan prioritises electric vehicles over hybrids Other suggestions in the blueprint include incentivising the use of electric cars as taxis by lowering taxes, interest rates on loans for purchases and electricity tariffs for fleet operators, and lowering duties on makers of such fleet cars. Wolves return to Denmark for first time in 200 years Noise-mapping at every airport to check noise pollution Taking serious note of noise pollution from aircraft during its take off and landing and also during its movements at airports, noise-mapping of all airports across the country will be taken up. Suitable mitigation measures to minimize its impact will also be suggested. More Environment News»

		World
		Flooding forces Mosul residents to flee in rickety boats The flooding has cut off all crossing points between east and west of Mosul, the second-largest city of Iraq. Hundreds of families exhausted by war have been crossing the Tigris river on small, rickety fishing boats capable of holding only five or six people. Wildfire forces evacuations in southern Georgia Seventy-nine people in St. George in Georgia's southernmost county have been evacuated after a wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp began encroaching onto private property. The wildfire started by lightning on April 6 and has since burned more than 150 square miles (389 sq. kilometers) on public lands. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		Technique developed for turning Mars or Moon rocks into concrete Civil engineers at the Stanford University have worked with colleagues at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a form of concrete that could be produced on Mars or the Moon. Rocket to take 1,500 images of Sun in five minutes: NASA A sounding rocket, designed to take 1,500 images of the Sun in just five minutes from about 320 kilometres above the Earth's surface, is set to be launched today, according to NASA. World's biggest X-ray laser generates first light The laser will allow scientists to get a glimpse of new materials, drugs and chemical reactions at the atomic level. The 3.4-kilometre-long European XFEL is mostly located in underground tunnels in Germany. More Science News»

		Technology
		Netflix, Tesla listed among potential takeover targets for Apple Citigroup listed seven companies as potential takeover targets for Apple Inc, including Netflix, Walt Disney and Tesla Inc, as a way to put its cash hoard of more than $250 billion to work. Wipro receives threatening letter, beefs up security IT major Wipro today said it has augmented security measures at all its office locations after receiving a "threatening letter from an unidentified source". US Labour Department seeks legislative changes in salary structure for H-1B visa holders The US Labour Department has said a legislative change is required in the four-tiered wage structure to take stronger action against firms using H-1B visas to replace their American employees with workers from countries like India. More Technology News»

		Education
		NEET exam to be held on May 7 in 103 cities A total of 11,38,890 students are scheduled to appear in the examination. Among the examinees are 1,522 NRIs, 480 OCIs, 70 PIOs and 613 foreign students. IIT-Kanpur first to establish Economic Sciences department IIT-Kanpur is first among the IITs to start Economic Sciences department. The new department came into operation from Saturday and students clearing JEE Advanced 2017 and also willing to pursue Bachelor of Science (BS - Economic Sciences) program would get admission in it. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar proposes major changes in school education Inaugurating the North-Eastern Region workshop on 'Innovations and Best Practises in School Education' organised by the HRD ministry here, he listed the changes as allowing detainment in the same class and reverting to examinations for assessing academic progress of students, besides updating NCERT textbooks. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai: Week old baby girl abandoned in Vasai The cries of the baby alerted villagers who informed the Manickpur police station. The baby was wrapped in a red cloth and placed near Rojmari chawl, Chulna Road, Vasai (west). 'We don't want to offer any magic cure, Eman Ahmed will take at least a year to recover' Besides morbid obesity, Eman Ahmed is battling multiple chronic conditions - thyroid imbalance, poor kidney and liver function, COPD, lymphedema, fungal infections and bed sores. But you know she's still managing to hack into her happy hormones when she waves at her nurses in the ICU. Principal offered Rs 50 lakh to mother of raped student The principal of Nerul's MGM school has purportedly offered bribe to the parents of a raped teenager in an attempt to hush up the matter. One of the school teachers was accused of allegedly sexually assaulting many students because of which a 13-year-old got pregnant. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		After Kapil Mishra sacked, Kumar Vishwas vows another movement Hours after Delhi's Water Minister Kapil Mishra was sacked from his ministerial post, a fresh crisis arose in the AAP as founder member Kumar Vishwas vowed for "another movement inside and outside". Corruption charges against Arvind Kejriwal 'deeply saddening': Anna Hazare Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's one-time mentor and social crusader Anna Hazare on Sunday said he was "deeply disappointed" by the allegations of corruption against the AAP chief, who is in hot water after a minister claimed to have seen him receiving Rs 2 crore in cash. Kapil Mishra expose: Moral duty of Kejriwal to resign now, says Devinder Sehrawat Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Devinder Singh Sehrawat today asserted that the following party's sacked Cabinet minister Kapil Mishra's stunning revelation it is crystal clear that the Arvind Kejriwal Government has completely compromised with corruption. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Chilkur temple: Abode for visa hopefuls A temple near Hyderabad was meant as an alternative for those who could not go to Tirupati. Today, it is a mandatory stop for those who seek H-1B visas. A huge number of software and IT professionals in and around Andhra Pradesh and Telangana flock to Chilkur Balaji Temple, also known as Visa Temple. Bengaluru is chopper town for the world's fliers Docu-maker Chalam Bennurkar no more More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Rs 1 crore released for renovation of Mecca Masjid A year after announcing a package for conservation work of the historic Mecca Masjid, the Telangana State Waqf Board on Saturday issued a cheque for Rs 1crore. Concern over charity racket by using kids With the month of Ramzan around the corner, residents and activists have raised concerns over children being used as a means to gather donations for religious institutions, some of which exist only on paper. ​ 'Electronic voting machines fine, but paper audit trail needed' With controversy raging over the use of EVMs in the country during elections, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has made its stance clear. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Narrow escape for tourists after van hits parapet of Pamban Bridge It was a narrow escape for a group of tourists from Virudhunagar district as their fate tangled between the parapet of the Pamban Bridge and the deep sea below for a few minutes on Sunday morning. Fortunately, the vehicle was stuck on the parapet of the bridge and tourists and the van driver got down from the vehicle to safety. Change in pattern of train services between Madurai and Rameswaram on May 10 Hotline data shine light on murky world of child porn: Highest content show rape, 30% children below 2 years More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Army detains Pakistan-occupied Kashmir boy Defence officials suspect the 12-yr-old was sent by terrorists in connivance with Pak army Acid attack on bovines in Porbandar ​Several cows, calves and a bull were singed due to an acid attack by unidentified persons in Porbandar on Saturday. The local residents and NGO activists rushed to the spot and called an animal helpline to treat the cows. ​ Aliases meant to be super career move in underworld Where Mumbai has `Tiger' Memon or `Chhota' Rajan, Ahmedabad has its own line-up of felons, identified by their aliases got from their looks, habits, modus operandi or physical traits. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad University students turn water crusaders While the vast expanses of Allahabad region and the neighbouring districts of Banda and Chitrakoot grapple with acute water crisis, a group of Allahabad University students have embarked on a mission to make villages aware of water conservation. STF finds chip in machine to control petrol flow; 5 held Special Task Force on Saturday raided a petrol pump in the trans-Ganga locality of Jhunsi and found an external device fitted with a chip.Three more petrol pumps were inspected but were found to be following norms. Summer hostel concept not new for Allahabad University Although following the directives of the Allahabad High Court, authorities of Allahabad University have started preparations for making three hostels as summer hostel, but the concept is not new on the campus. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Naveen Patnaik inducts 10 new ministers in cabinet Jaryan rues missing Lajong tie Aizawl look to keep up momentum More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Damaged pipeline sparks water crisis in 6 old city wards Over two lakh people in 6 wards of the old city are forced to go without water on Saturday for no fault of theirs. The problem is likely to persist for next 48 hours. Government orders investigations into Aadhaar-linked PDS scam Around three dozen fair price shops run under the public distribution system (PDS) are under the scanner for alleged misuse of Aadhaar-linked ration cards in Bhopal. G Funds exhausted, dalit hostel inmates in Panna beg for food Over 100 dalit students of post-matric hostel in Panna town are at people’s mercy for food. After they were not served food for two days, students begged for dal roti on streets on Friday and protested. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		AAP overseas units put Mann in the dock Opposing expected move to appoint AAP MP Bahgwant Mann as Punjab unit chief over two dozen office bearers of Aam Aadmi Party’s different overseas units have written a letter to party supremo Arvind Kejriwal not to force this decision on party MLAs from Punjab. Mangoes, papayas turn toxic in Sec 26, shows raid City resident sends 300 plaints to PMO Complaints in the centralized grievance system go directly to the PMO where they are sorted by city and sent to the various authorities in each city to take action. More Chandigarh News»

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