[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold, silver recovers on festive demand

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		Saturday, October 11, 2014
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		Business
		Gold, silver recovers on festive demand Gold prices recovered by Rs 30 to Rs 27,400 per ten gram in the national capital on Saturday on scattered buying by jewellers and retailers, driven by festive season. Reliance looking to sell US shale gas interest for $4.5bn Reliance Industries is looking to sell its 45 per cent stake in the Eagle Ford basin shale oil and gas venture in the US for an estimated USD 4.5 billion. S&P lowers France outlook to 'negative' Ratings agency Standard and Poor's kept its 'AA' rating for France on Friday but lowered its outlook from "stable" to "negative" on fears over the country's budget situation. More Business News»

		Environment
		Activists allege illegal transfer of elephants in Kerala Animal rights activists have voiced concern over illegal transfer of ownership of captive elephants in the state. Tamil Nadu accounts for 1 in 4 tiger deaths this year One in every four tiger deaths reported across the country this year has been from Tamil Nadu. Thick polluted fog engulfs Beijing, govt issues yellow alert Polluted fog is back again to haunt the Chinese capital as the government issued a yellow alert for air pollution for the next three days advising residents to take a number of precautions. More Environment News»

		World
		Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said Friday, while a Madrid nurse was fighting for her life and authorities worldwide tried to prevent panic over the deadly disease. Powerful Typhoon Vongfong churns towards Japan Powerful Typhoon Vongfong churned towards Japan on Saturday, injuring at least 20 people as it pounded the southern Okinawan islands with ferocious winds and driving rain. Red Bull awards $13m to its customers for not giving them wings Red Bull has recently been ordered to pay up $13 million over false advertising US lawsuit as apparently their slogan 'it gives you wings' isn't true. More World News»

		Science
		Want to stay thin? Strap ice packs around body Exposure to cold temperatures can convert white fat tissue from the thighs and belly to beige fat that burns calories for heat. Send your name to the Red Planet The US space agency, known for its keenness for public interaction, is making a list of people who want to send their names to Mars. Nasa to mine moon for water? Nasa is exploring the idea of mining the Moon to provide drinking water for future manned outposts when humans are successful in colonising the lunar surface. More Science News»

		Technology
		Moto X (Gen 2) review: A big, big step forward Does the new Moto X belong in the big league or is it just a feature-rich phone meant for only a few? We find out Moto X (Gen 2) review... 10 top tech stories of the week Here's a quick look at what made news in the world of technology in the week just gone by... 10 top technology trends for 2015 Wonder which are the technology trends that are likely to have a significant impact on organizations in the year 2015? Here's looking at the top 10 technology trends that will prevail in the coming year. More Technology News»

		Education
		India launches international visiting professors programme for science scholars A live web-interaction session with the 'visiting professors' on Rajya Sabha Television is also envisaged under the programme. Delhi University diverted OBC fund to buy laptops: Panel UGC-appointed Satyam Committee has found that Delhi University diverted more than Rs 100 crore from OBC fund to buy 62,600 laptops, most of which are lying unclaimed. Faced with charges, NCERT director quits Of all the heads of autonomous institutions under the HRD ministry, NCERT director Pravin Sinclair was expected to fight any move to oust her. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Fire in shopping mall in Mumbai, no casualties A fire broke out at a jewellery showroom in Bandra on Saturday. As voter count surges, district gets more EVMs A huge chunk of enthusiastic new voters enrolled themselves since the Lok Sabha polls to exercise their franchise in the October 15 state assembly polls Civic chief, clerk booked for bribe holds land worth crores: ACB ACB officials said they had unearthed valuables and property documents worth “crores of rupees”. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Decision on Delhi assembly after Diwali: Centre The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it would "soon" take a decision on the fate of Delhi assembly, which has been kept in suspended animation after the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government resigned in February. Panel set up to decongest Delhi The urban development ministry on Friday constituted a high-powered inter-ministerial committee to prepare a report on decongestion of Delhi roads. Delhi budget skips wellness of mind Delhi spends only 2% of its health budget on infrastructure development and programmes aimed to tackle mental illness. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bangalore kids get caught in 'rap'ture Hip hop, as an art form, has been around for years. But in India, it became popular after rapper Eminem hit international the music scene in a big way, so much so that many kids aspired to be like him and tried rapping. Techie stabbed, robbed of ATM cards, cellphone Sai Ram, who works with the recruitment division of a private software firm on 100 Ft Road, Madiwala, was 300 metres from his office when three miscreants riding a Bajaj Pulsar accosted him, Madiwala police said. Reddy's security outside jail not our job: Prisons dept The prisons department said it's in no way connected to the custodial arrangement of jailed ex-minister G Janardhana Reddy when he's sent out of Central Jail, Parappana Agrahara, for medical treatment. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Rakul Preet celebrates her b'day at OTM in Hyderabad Rakul Preet celebrates her b'day at OTM in Hyderabad Kamini Saraf's Fashion Yatra at Taj Krishna in Hyderabad Kamini Saraf's Fashion Yatra at Taj Krishna in Hyderabad Woman techie goes 'missing' in Hyderabad A 27-year-old woman software engineer remained untraced 48 hours after she went 'missing' while on way to her office in Madhapur on Thursday morning. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu CM seeks continuation of fertilizer units in state Tamil Nadu has sought extension of naphtha-based fertilizer units in the state until there was enough supply of gas to the Madras Fertilizers and Spic units in Chennai and Tuticorin. When Kalli got the better of Sunny, almost Born in the temple town of Kumbakonam, Kalli, as he is known fondly on the cricketing circuit, remembers spending most of his evenings swimming in the river Cauvery. Every day at the beach selling cotton candy Twelve-year-old Arjun spends most of his day at Marina beach — but not to play cricket or build sand castles. He spends his day at the beach selling cotton candy. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ahmedabad malls may see 48.2% drop in footfalls this festival season: Survey Shopping malls have started feeling jittery as the footfalls in Ahmedabad's malls is likely to go down by 48.2%, says a survey by industry body Assocham. SBI Pinkathon to be held in Ahmedabad on October 12 Several women in Ahmedabad will participate in a marathon on Sunday to spread awareness on breast cancer. Thara zameen par for Swachch check On her first day in office on Friday, the new Ahmedabad municipal commissioner D Thara made it clear that she means business when it comes to sanitation. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		AU plans audit of sports infrastructure With the aim of strengthening the existing sports infrastructure and procurement of new equipment for various disciplines, the authorities of Allahabad University are planning to conduct an audit of all its existing sports resources. HC seeks reply on railway cops select list On the writ petition challenging the select list for the post of constables in Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) in North Eastern Railway (NER), the Allahabad High Court on Friday asked the director general, RPF, Railway Board and IG-cum-chief security commissioner RPF, NER, Gorakhpur to file their respective replies. HC orders DG to probe into infant's death at PHC The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the director general, medical health, UP, to conduct an enquiry and submit report in respect of birth and thereafter death of a child in front of primary health centre (PHC) at Jasra in Allahabad. It was alleged that a pregnant woman was not allowed admission in the PHC as she, due to abject poverty, had failed to fulfill the illegal demand of money of the hospital's doctors and staff. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		'Sorcery': Couple killed in Keonjhar Saharpur village, about 25 km from here, witnessed a gory scene on Thursday night when a group of villagers killed a couple, suspecting them of practising sorcery, by sliting their throat. Hoardings taken off to prevent mishaps Anticipating a wind speed of 80 to 90 kmph during the cyclonic storm on October 12, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday asked private advertisers to remove hoardings and other display boards. Revenue collection up The state has recorded 10.19% increase in revenue collection by August-end compared to corresponding period last financial year, official sources said. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		CBI raids army's vehicle factory in Madhya Pradesh The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday raided premises of ministry of defence's vehicle factory at Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) in connection with alleged corruption in awarding tender to a Kanpur based company. Kailash Satyarthi: From crumbling address in Vidisha to world spotlight "Marriage was the turning point in his life," said his elder brother, Jagmohan Sharma.He was married to a family with Arya Samaj leanings. EOW brass smells plot to cover up builders' illegal action Officers strongly feel it is a deliberate ploy by a section of officers in cahoots with power builder lobby to thwart investigating agency's attempts to get at the truth. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh civic body clean areas under Swachchha Bharat Abhiyan During the drive, the entire area was cleared of garbage, horticulture waste, debris and other municipal solid waste by deploying extra manpower and machinery. Chandigarh all set to kick-off National Crafts Mela The Mela will be held in collaboration with North Zone Cultural Centre at Kalagram. The theme of the Mela is "Colours and Sound of North India". 2 BJP MLAs back SAD-INLD man in Haryana Haryana seems to be the melting pot of political identities and affiliations. In the land of ‘Aya Ram Gaya Ram’, BJP’s ally at the Centre and Punjab, SAD, is supporting INLD in Haryana.  More Chandigarh News»

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