[wanabidii] News Digest: Jaitley to meet Rajan on Monday to urge rate cut

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, November 27, 2014
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		Business
		Jaitley to meet Rajan on Monday to urge rate cut Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Dec. 1 to urge a cut in interest rates when the central bank holds a policy meeting the next day, a senior finance ministry source said. Sensex up 53 points ahead of GDP data, RBI policy In choppy trade, the benchmark sensex on Thursday rose 53 points on the back of gains in shares of BHEL, Hindalco and Infosys ahead of quarterly GDP data release tomorrow and the RBI's monetary policy review next week. GDP growth to slow to 5.1%, but no rate cut yet: Poll India's economic growth probably slowed to 5.1 percent in the July-September quarter from a year ago, but economists polled by Reuters doubted whether that would be enough to persuade the central bank to cut interest rates just yet. More Business News»

		Environment
		Macaws bring harmony to Caracas' chaos In one of the world's most hostile urban jungles, the spectacle of rainbow-colored tropical birds streaking across the late-afternoon sky has become a natural respite from rampant crime and choking pollution. 56 countries seek carbon capture incentives in next climate deal Fiscal incentives for carbon capture should be part of the global climate change agreement that replaces the Kyoto Protocol, 56 countries belonging to the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said in a statement on Tuesday. Bodies of 500 sea lions found on Peruvian beach Peruvian authorities were investigating Sunday the deaths of some 500 sea lions whose rotting corpses were found on a northern beach. More Environment News»

		World
		Nine injured in knife attack in China Nine people were wounded on Thursday by a knife-wielding man who went berserk and attacked them near a supermarket in southern China, the fifth such incident this month in the country. US police shot black boy seconds after arriving US police officers shot dead a 12-year-old black boy carrying a replica gun within seconds of their patrol car arriving on the scene, a surveillance video released Wednesday showed. Interpol launches hunt for former 'Putin banker' Interpol has launched a hunt for a powerful Kremlin insider turned critic who was once known as "Putin's banker" but more recently ran into bankruptcy and left the country. More World News»

		Science
		More you work, the more you're made to, ask the Wasps Remember the numerous Wednesday night bar conversations that revolve around how one is made to work more than others at office because she or he is known to work, some your friends have had with you, and some you may have overheard? Shakespeare's First Folio found in French library A copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio, the first-ever compilation of the Bard's plays published in 1623, has been discovered in the library of an ancient port town in northern France. New method found to turn sawdust into petrol Your car may soon run on sawdust. Researchers have successfully converted sawdust into building blocks for petrol. More Science News»

		Technology
		Amazon in talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 billion: Report Amazon has reportedly completed first-level talks with Jabong management. The fashion portal is being valued at a whopping $1.1-1.2 billion. MIT offered help, not IISc, says Murthy Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy said it was disappointing that Indian universities do not work with domestic industry the way global ones do. India to US: Tech companies violating copyright law For years, the US has blamed lax policing in countries such as India for a boost to piracy. More Technology News»

		Education
		Delhi University changes nomenclature of 12 degrees Delhi University has changed the nomenclature of at-least 12 degrees offered by it, following instructions from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to abide by the names notified in its gazette. Sanskrit to be 3rd language in Classes 6-8 in Kendriya Vidyalayas, Centre tells SC The decision is expected to affect over 70,000 students across 500 KVs from Classes 6 to 8 who will be asked to switch from German to Sanskrit. No move to tweak NCERT books, HRD ministry says The government on Wednesday dismissed that there is any move to change NCERT textbooks, particularly on history. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		'Delayed witness statement can't be discarded' If a witness in a case delays giving statement to the police, fearing the men in uniform and the court, it does not mean that the statement can be discarded. 7 killed in railway deaths on Tuesday Seven commuters were killed and six others were injured in separate railway mishaps on Tuesday. Father held for raping minor girl for a year A Nalasopara resident (35) has been arrested for allegedly raping his minor daughter for a year. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Construction companies ready to accept illicit black money: Report An undercover operation by Cobrapost has exposed major construction companies willing to accept and launder illicit black money. Infant twins joined at liver separated Two-month-old twin girls, Saboora and Safoora, who were joined at abdomen and shared a common liver since birth, were separated after a complex surgery at a Gurgaon hospital recently. Floor area ration hike for plots over 750 sq m passed The urban development ministry has approved the proposal of Delhi Development Authority to increase floor area ratio (FAR) norms for residential plots in the capital. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Writers, artists get Rs 10k for lifetime achievement Poor artists! What else can one call them if the government art academy honours lifetime achievements of writers, artistes and sculptors with a reward of Rs 10,000? Stars to attend Rajkumar memorial night Noted South Indian actors Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi and Mammootty may attend Kannada thespian Rajkumar's memorial entertainment night on Saturday. Congress veteran gets a post that doesn't exist The state Congress leadership was left with egg on the face when it found that a board chairman's post offered to a party worker did not even exist. The appointment order is set to be withdrawn by Thursday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Runaway kid keeps his date with Charminar Wanderlust drove a 10-year-old boy to venture out on his own from a remote area in Prakasam district to the wide world beyond. 'Auto'cracy: 1L vehicles to stay off roads from tonight Hundreds of auto rickshaws across the twin cities will stay off the roads from midnight on Thursday causing misery to denizens, who mostly depend on these three-wheelers for their daily commute everyday. NTR name for Hyderabad airport terminal irks T BJP netas too The Telangana BJP is bracing for a showdown with the party's central leadership over the 'restoration' of N T Rama Rao's name to the domestic terminal at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad here, which is snowballing into a big fight between the ruling party and its key ally, the TDP. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		CPM smells fish in procurement of eggs for noon meal scheme in Tamil Nadu The CPM on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into what it called a scam in the procurement of eggs for the noon meal scheme in schools. Rain forecast in Chennai, other parts of northern Tamil Nadu There is a low pressure system above Sri Lanka, and southern Tamil Nadu has been receiving good rainfall. Realtor commits suicide in Chennai A 32-year-old man committed suicide at his house in Guduvanchery on the outskirts of Chennai on Wednesday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Rs 50cr gift sculpted by Bapu's spirit Some 70 years ago, when he was sketching a portrait of Gandhiji, Kanti Baldev Patel — now 90 — crossed a fine line that drew Gandhiji's ire. Patel was working on the sketch when Bapu was holding a meeting in the Wardha Ashram in Maharashtra. World Gold Council, IIM-A to set up gold policy centre The World Gold Council (WGC) and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad are setting up a gold policy centre to conduct research into how the yellow metal can benefit the country. Gujarat tops with 100cr e-governance transactions Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a call on Independence Day this year for turning the country into 'digital India' where governance would not be opaque to people. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		'Yoga helps in building concentration in kids' A study, conducted by a team of cognitive scientists from the Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS) of Allahabad University explains as to how yoga could be beneficial for children lacking concentration. Noble gesture of two AU scholars for destitute Irfan & Rizwan vow to help poor in winters Travails of schooling sex workers' kids Drop out when raids force mothers to flee More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		State to make docu on Nabakalebara Tenders to be floated soon, film will help promote tourism, says Govt Famous faces to greet Prez 2000 Celebs To attend Utkal Sangeet's golden jubilee function Industrial units owe Rs 345-cr Hirakud water tax: Naveen 14 units draw water from reservoir More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Maoist hand: explosives dump found Stockpile near copper project CAG punches holes in industry growth model At a time when CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's development model is in the spotlight, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticized the government for imprudent fiscal management. CBI arrests railway officer selling excess fare ticket book in Madhya Pradesh A joint team of CBI and railway's vigilance cell on Wednesday arrested an office superintendent (OS) of Central Railways posted at Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh on alleged charges of 'selling' a fake Excess Fare Ticket (EFT) book to a travelling ticket examiner (TTE). More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		JEE 2015: Tricity students prefer online over written exam JEE Main provides two choices for mode of application: online examination and pen-paper based offline examination. 'Kanshi Ram instrumental in making of dalit history' Panjab University's Dr Ambedkar Centre for Socio-Economic Studies on Wednesday organized a special lecture on "The Making of Image of Dr Ambedkar in North India". Protest calls worry regular Panjab University students With a proposal to hike tuition and examination fees from the upcoming session, Panjab University (PU) is likely to see another season of protests clashing with semester exams this December. More Chandigarh News»

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