[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold sales jump about 20% for Diwali: Trade body

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		Friday, October 24, 2014
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		Business
		Gold sales jump about 20% for Diwali: Trade body Gold sales in India during the festivals of Diwali and Dhanteras celebrated this week rose by about a fifth, a senior official at the country's biggest gold trade group said on Friday. Wal-Mart India names Murali Lanka as chief operations officer The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc today named Murali Lanka as the chief operations officer of its Indian subsidiary with effect from December 1. Permanent solution on food security in WTO rules is must: India In a stern message, India has told the UN general assembly that developing countries must have the freedom to use food reserves to feed the poor "without the threat of sanctions" and a permanent solution on food security with necessary changes in WTO rules is a must. More Business News»

		Environment
		FIRs filed on Bengal villagers electrocuting elephants The West Bengal forest department has lodged police complaints against some villagers in north Bengal for allegedly electrocuting two elephants, an official said on Thursday. Migratory birds arrive in Chilika lake Migratory birds have started arriving at the Chilika.They were spotted at Mangalajodi and Nalabana Island, the designated bird sanctuary inside the 1,100 sq km lake. Fewer bird species back in Okhla Only seven species of migratory birds have arrived in Okhla Bird Sanctuary.Last year, 15 species were spotted at this time.However, this has been a general trend for most bird areas in north India, claim some birders. More Environment News»

		World
		Canada parliament gunman planned to travel to Syria The gunman in Wednesday's attack on Canada's capital had a criminal record and recently applied for a passport, planning to travel to Syria after undergoing a "radicalization process," police said on Thursday. British parliament catfight over mouse in the House A study found that due to the size of parliament, one or two cats would not be enough, while a "herd of cats" running wild would be unmanageable, lawmaker John Thurso reported to the lower House of Commons on Thursday. NY police officer critically wounded in hatchet attack A hatchet-wielding attacker charged a group of New York City police officers posing for a photograph on Thursday, wounded two, one critically, before the assailant was shot dead, police said. More World News»

		Science
		China launches spacecraft to go to Moon orbit and return back China on Friday launched an unmanned spacecraft to fly around the moon and back to Earth in order to test technologies to be used in the Chang'e-5, a future probe that will conduct the country's first Moon mission with a provision to return back. Goofy dinosaur blends Barney and Jar Jar Binks Nearly 50 years ago, scientists found bones of two large, powerful dinosaur arms in Mongolia and figured they had discovered a fearsome critter with killer claws. Nasa spots Saturn's moon Titan glowing at dusk and dawn In an unexpected and potentially groundbreaking discovery, Nasa has spotted Saturn's moon Titan glowing at dusk and dawn. More Science News»

		Technology
		Facebook unveils anonymous chat app 'Rooms' Facebook released an application that lets people create virtual "rooms" to chat about whatever they wish using any name they would like. Twitter announces Digits, an alternative to passwords When users sign up or log into an app, they will get a message with an authentication code on their phone. This code is used by the app to confirm the user’s identity. 8 common tech myths Here are some of the most common myths in consumer tech to debunk some of the biggest misconceptions out there. More Technology News»

		Education
		Mumbai University 9th in list of billionaire alumni, above MIT Majority of the billionaires alive today finished their undergraduate studies from an American university. But in an interesting finding, the University of Mumbai has emerged as the only entry in the top 10 list of universities that is not American. Central, state varsities team up for research Tezpur University (TU) has recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) in Guwahati, signaling collaboration in the field of research, among others Internal power struggle threatens top management institute's future Management Development Institute, Gurgaon — controlled by Industrial Finance Corporation of India and among the top 10 management institutes in the country — is staring at an uncertain future. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Babu in rape case told not to alter FB profile The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed a senior state bureaucrat facing rape allegations not to make any changes to his Facebook page, even as it granted him interim protection from arrest till October 31. Mumbai records hottest October day in 10 years The city’s scorching heat hit a new high on Thursday with maximum temperatures touching 37.2 degree Celsius. BMC babus' bribe rate card for builders: Rs 1,200 a square feet The situation is such that recently a group of 25 top builders met to decide on approaching senior department officials to seek reasonable bribe rates. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Fire in Delhi's Shastri Park slum cluster A fire broke out at a slum cluster today in Shastri Park area of north-east Delhi, gutting several jhuggis. Delhi fire department gets 293 calls on Diwali The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received 293 calls — the highest in the past five years — on Diwali Thursday, an official said on Friday. Delhi's Diwali menus packed with both nostalgia and new flavours A great meal can make or break your Diwali experience, and whether you're looking to try something new or want to go for a traditional meal, restaurants are offering a variety of menus to satisfy the customer's wantsDiwali is no longer a festival of just hanging up lights, making rangolis or bursting firecrackers. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Young'uns hit the high note, rap in style Groovy lyrics, funky beats and some pacy rhyme jam. Rapping, as a form of music, tends to tug at heartstrings, especially of youngsters rearing to go. So it's no surprise that students in small bunches are fast doling out their own versions of the musical form, especially on buzzing campuse It's houseful in old-age homes Twenty years ago, Violet and her husband Alfred Jackson moved into the Home for the Aged, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor on Hosur Road. They came here as they didn't want to burden their married daughter, who lives in Kochi. Senior citizen chased, stabbed to death A 65-year-old man was stabbed to death in Madivala on Wednesday night. The deceased is Venkateshappa. Police said Venkateshappa, his son Mohan Raj and friend Madesh were standing in front of their house at Siddartha Colony when Vasu from the same locality attacked them with a knife. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		BWB Ladies Club's Diwali bash at Hotel Marigold in Hyderabad BWB Ladies Club's Diwali bash at Hotel Marigold in Hyderabad Namita Singhvi's Diwali party at Venetto Pasta in Hyderabad Namita Singhvi's Diwali party at Venetto Pasta in Hyderabad Triple murder — Cops to face arrest? City police reported to have decided to slap murder and conspiracy charges against three cops including an inspector in West Godavari district in connection with the triple murder of Gannvaram. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Veteran Tamil actor SS Rajendran dead Tamil cinema's yesteryear actor SS Rajendran, who was battling for life at a private hospital, breathed his last on Friday. He was 85. Vijay's fans loses life at 'Kaththi' celebrations Unnikrishnan a diehard Vijay fan was celebrating at the theatre. 'Risk of polio still persists' Although polio has been eradicated in most countries in South-East Asia, the risk posed by the crippling virus persists, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director of WHO in the southeast Asia region. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat observe New Year today People in Gujarat exchanged New Year wishes on Friday as they celebrate its new year today, the first day of Vikrama Samvant 2071. High air fares force Amdavadis to hit road this Diwali As the Diwali weekend approaches, air fares are touching new highs. With plane seats getting fewer or almost booked, Amdavadis are planning to take road trips to nearby locations to beat the out of reach air travel. Gujarat University admin staff up in arms The Gujarat University administrative staff is protesting against the decision of the university to give Rs 30 per form to post offices for handling admission forms of external students. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Alert sounded on Indo-Nepal border Alert has been sounded on Indo-Nepal border in view of Diwali festival to thwart any infiltration bid by terrorists and anti-social elements. 124 clear judicial services 2013 round 124 candidates were declared successful in UP Judicial Services (Civil Judge) Examinations -2013, the result of which was declared on Wednesday by the UP Public Service Commission (UPPSC). The commission also released the schedule of PCS (mains) -2014, to be organized in Allahabad and Lucknow between November 7 and 21. Centre should start construction of Ram temple: Singhal Vishwa Hindu Parishad patron and senior leader Ashok Singhal on Wednesday demanded that Narendra Modi led Central government should start the construction of Ram Temple at Ramjanam bhoomi at Ayodhya. Citing Bharatiya Janata Party’s election manifesto, he said that the government should work towards fulfilling all promises made in it. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		5 ADG-rank officers get new postings The state government effected a major reshuffle among senior IPS officers on Wednesday.Five ADG-rank officers got new postings. No burn unit at MKCG Medical College and Hospital There is no separate burn unit at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital.This might be a problem as the number of burn cases go up during Diwali. Relief for Sambalpur truck owners The arrest of a gang of dacoits in Keonjhar has brought cheer for truck owners in Sambalpur district.They were reluctant to ply trucks to Kolkata following incidents of loot and murder over the past few months. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Cops assure to get back stolen bravery awards of martyr Incident took place in broad daylight on Tuesday and a case of burglary was registered at Shahpura police station.Nirmala Sharma, 70, is a ceramic artist. Another youth dies in BRTS corridor A youth riding motorcycle lost life and another, who was riding pillion, sustained injuries after they collided with a divider in BRTS lane near Barkatullah University, here on Tuesday evening. Bhopal Municipal Corporation issues notices to firms over delay in building foot over bridges Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) have issued notices to five companies over their failure to build foot over bridges (FOB) at 11 different locations, two years after the contract for the same was awarded. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		'Engineering department should work to improve operation and maintenance of engineering services' On the occasion of Vishwakarma Day, Prof. Yogesh Chawla, director PGIMER in his key note address urged the employees of the engineering department to work for improving the efficient operation and maintenance of engineering services and said that an award for excellent innovative ideas would be instituted in the department. Blind IAS officer has vision for aspirants A young Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, posted as sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) in Dhalai district, Tripura, plans to launch a website for those without vision that will help them in their career. The officer, Ajit Kumar Yadav, a resident of Kheri village under Mahendranagar in south Haryana, is himself visually challenged Syndicate to take up BE-MBA students' issue The institute had put in its request as these students don't find good placements in either management or engineering fields. More Chandigarh News»

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