[wanabidii] News Digest: India's economic growth revised up by almost 50%

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		Sunday, February 01, 2015
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		Business
		India's economic growth revised up by almost 50% India's economy grew almost 50 per cent faster in 2013/14 than earlier thought, the government said on Friday after changing a formula, a reminder of the challenges that unreliable statistics present to Indian policymakers. US recalls two million cars again over airbag defect US transport authorities have recalled more than two million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles for a second time over faulty airbags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running. 'Greek funding would be a decision for ECB council' ECB Vice-President Vitor Constancio said on Saturday that a decision on whether to give Greece emergency funding would be up to the central bank's Governing Council. More Business News»

		Environment
		Jackal research and translocation project launched Wildlife SOS in collaboration with U P Forest Department and Archaeological Survey of India are launching a wildlife research project to study and eventually translocate about 30- 35 wild jackals from Akbar's Tomb in Sikandra, Agra to safe natural habitat. Female elephant electrocuted in Tamil Nadu A 20-year-old female elephant was electrocuted near the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. 185 rare Asian Black Spotted turtles seized by BSF The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 185 rare Asian Black Spotted turtles close to the Indo-Bangla border late on Thursday. More Environment News»

		World
		Boko Haram launches assault on Nigeria city Maiduguri Boko Haram fighters on Sunday stormed the northeast Nigeria city of Maiduguri, sparking an hours-long battle with troops for control of the strategically crucial Borno state capital, witnesses said. Japan outraged as video shows hostage beheaded The Islamic State group released a video on Saturday purportedly showing the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. Japan launches new spy satellite Japan on Sunday successfully launched a back-up spy satellite, its aerospace agency said, after cancelling an earlier lift-off due to bad weather. More World News»

		Science
		Now, fake human arms to help detect cancer Synthetic human skin is being made by Google as part of its work to create a wristband that can detect cancer, impending heart attacks and other diseases. Structure of anxiety disorder protein revealed New research has revealed the crystal structure of a key protein, TSPO, which is associated with several forms of anxiety disorders. HIV may stay hidden in 'quiet' immune cells In what could lead to a cure for HIV, researchers have found that the human immunodeficiency virus may stay hidden for years in certain "quiet" immune cells. More Science News»

		Technology
		WhatsApp starts rolling out voice calling feature As per a user, the calling feature is included in WhatsApp’s new build (2.11.508) which is only available on WhatsApp’s website. Samsung to launch Galaxy S6 in March Samsung will launch its next flagship smartphone Galaxy S6 by March-end. In pics: Inside Apple's largest store in Asia Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history. More Technology News»

		Education
		Rs 1cr up for grabs at IIT-B's business start-up plan contest today A personalized parenting application, affordable healthcare products, low-cost multi-line refreshable Braille display were among a range of ideas in the fray at Eureka, a business plan competition which is part of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay’s Entrepreneurship Summit 2015. Where is West Bengal's education system headed? Frequent campus violence, mass copying, irregularities in admission procedures, frequent student protests over trivial matters are plaguing West Bengal's once-reputed educational institutions that have at one time produced some of India's best known faces, both leaders and scholars. LSAT-India to be the primary admission test for many prestigious law schools A number of prestigious law schools and universities across India have announced that they will be using the Law School Admission Test (LSAT-India) scores for admissions, bringing the total number to such institutes to 60. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Rail block on Western Railway today There will be a jumbo rail block on the slow lines between Santacruz and Goregaon stations today. Harbour line megablock may inconvenience commuters There will be a rail block on the Harbour line today, which may inconvenience commuters. 'SIM racket accused has terror links' The city police suspect that Govandi resident Sharif Khan, from whose house 2,173 active SIM cards and fake government documents including Aadhar and PAN cards were seized recently, was in touch with international terror suspects via a Facebook account. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi election 2015: Arvind Kejriwal apologises, promises not to quit again DJ Barkha Kaul throws a party to celebrate her victory in Delhi It was all about celebrating girl power behind the console, when DJ Barkha Kaul threw a party with hubby Vinayak Kaul, after winning the best female DJ in India award at the Live Quotient Awards. Raveena Tandon launches the sixth outlet of Zaira Diamonds in Delhi Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon was recently spotted at the launch of the sixth outlet of Zaira Diamonds in the capital in Rajouri Garden. Anil Agarwal, owner of the store, and Manoj Jain, managing director, Zaira Diamonds (India) Private Limited, were also present at the launch. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Times Litfest Bengaluru: Net is an absolute human right The right to the internet is an absolute human right, Bengaluru-based lawyer Lawrence Liang said. Pranesh Prakash, policy director, Centre for Internet and Society, said people should fight for this right “as we fight for the right to food“. Times Litfest Bengaluru: Touching on live issues Blossoms in the Rain, the Kan nada poetry session, revived memories of incidents of rape that rocked IT City, with poets T Yellappa and MR Kamala focusing on this social crime. Times Litfest Bengaluru: Sex not a must-have `Sex'. And this time say it with feeling. The near full house, asked to re peat the `s' word after afternoon session speakers ­ Shinie Antony and Preeti Shenoy -let it stretch, roll off their mouths. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Ravita Mayor celebrates her anniversary at Taj Deccan in Hyderabad Ravita Mayor celebrates her anniversary at Taj Deccan in Hyderabad Ladies shop at Petals Exhibition at Taj Krishna in Hyderabad Ladies shop at Petals Exhibition at Taj Krishna in Hyderabad Art aficionados meet at Muse Art Gallery in Hyderabad Art aficionados meet at Muse Art Gallery in Hyderabad More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		10 workers killed as effluent tank collapses in Ranipet Ten workers, nine of them from West Bengal, were killed in the early hours of Saturday when a tank of an effluent treatment plant at Ranipet Sipcot industrial estate in Vellore district collapsed on the compound wall of an adjacent factory where they were sleeping. 75-year-old woman robbed at home in Korukkupet Two men attacked a 75-year-old woman and robbed her of a five sovereign gold chain at Munishwar Nagar in Korukkupet on Friday. Cop attacked for stopping drunk motorbike drivers A special sub-inspector of police was attacked after he stopped three men on a bike for drunk driving near Triplicane police station on Wallajah Road on Friday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Mahatma Gandhi's first speech in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad is the capital of Gujarat and the place where I took my [matriculation] examination. Feb 1 to fab 100: On this day In 1915, Bapu returned from South Africa to Ahmedabad On January 9, 1915, Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa; nearly a month later, on February 1, his history-transforming life began in Ahmedabad. So today marks the 100th year of his return to the city. Swachchta drive at Ahmedabad school sweeps up gold bars, Rs 1cr cash When the Kendriya Vidyalaya School in the ONGC campus in Chandkheda undertook a cleanliness drive on Saturday, they found Rs 1 crore in cash and 21 gold bars worth Rs 59 lakh. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Man arrested with 170 'pre-activated' SIMs, 1,190 CAFs The Sarai Inayat police on Saturday arrested a person and claimed to have busted a racket selling ‘pre-activated’ SIM cards issued on fake identity proofs. Guard locks self in room, fires in air Panic gripped Kotwali area after guard of a dharamshala locked himself in a room and started firing in air on Saturday evening. 300 prisoners to write board exams Around 300 inmates, spread across various jails, are nowadays spending a lot of time in their respective cells surrounded by books. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		First in-country e-auction of liquor through central PSU With the state government launching e-auction of country spirit (CS) and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) off shops from April, the cabinet on Saturday gave its nod to assign central PSU, MSTC Limited, of developing the electronic platform. All set for World Wetland Day Strategies will be drawn up for wetland management in Odisha on the occasion of World Wetland Day to be celebrated on Monday. Sourav recalls Barabati links Former captain of Indian cricket team Sourav Ganguly on Saturday reminisced his connections with Barabati Stadium in Cuttack before making his international debut. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Thieves on the prowl again, make off with Rs 15 lakh booty Thieves decamped with cash and valuables worth around Rs 15 lakh from a locked house in Rachna Nagar. Voters furious over booth botch-up Mukesh Giri, a resident of Barkheda C sector ward 56 in BHEL is fuming over poll staff botch-up.His wife was not allowed to cast her vote and instead told to visit a booth 3 km away in ward 60 to cast her vote. Incredible Madhya Pradesh: Lock Man's lost weapon gives jitters to cops A family from Guna has continued its century-old legacy of launching a unique form of protest. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		HP Youth Congress chief claims to follow non violence Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress president Vikarmaditya Singh on Saturday said that personally he was against the violence. Mayor takes stock of construction in Mahila Bhawan City mayor Poonam Sharma on Saturday took stock of construction work of Mahila Bhawan in Sector 38. She was accompanied by former city mayor and chairperson of Women Empowerment Committee Harjinder Kaur and official of MC's engineering and administrative wings. Hotel management institute organized chef competition Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, a premier Hotel Management Institute under Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, on Wednesday organized a chef competition in the Institute premises for the students. More Chandigarh News»

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