[wanabidii] News Digest: SpiceJet shares down 4% as Q3 loss widens

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, February 13, 2015
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		Business
		SpiceJet shares down 4% as Q3 loss widens Shares of budget airline SpiceJet today fell by 4 per cent after the company reported widening of net loss by a steep 59 per cent during the third-quarter at Rs 275 crore. SBI Q3 net profit up 30%; shares surge State Bank of India, the nation's top lender by assets, reported a 30 percent increase in quarterly profit, lagging estimates, although bad loans rose less than feared, sending its shares 6 percent higher. Sahara plans to sue Mirach Cap Sahara group on Thursday said it plans to initiate civil and criminal proceedings against US-based Mirach Capital for alleged forgery in committing an over $1 billion bailout package in lieu of the group’s three hotels in New York and London. More Business News»

		Environment
		The roar is real: Experts back tiger census results Hitting back at critics who have questioned India's tiger census methods, experts involved in the process said the big cat numbers revealed in the exercise were credible and backed by a rigorous process upheld by scientists from across the world. 'Carbon that was released from oceans helped end Ice Age' British scientists have found that carbon stored in an isolated reservoir deep in the Southern Ocean re-connected with the atmosphere, driving a rise in atmospheric CO2 and an increase in global temperatures. NHAI's reluctance to spend Rs 244cr shocks experts The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which is stubbornly refusing to shell out Rs244 crore on mitigation measures, was at one time ready to spend a phenomenal Rs1,125 crore for road widening. More Environment News»

		World
		Violence against women decried by students in Manila Around 4,000 mostly female students from a Roman Catholic school in Manila stomped their feet and raised their hands Friday as they danced to call for an end to violence against women and girls. EU leaders debate new anti-terror measures Galvanized by the recent terror attacks in France, European Union leaders on Thursday debated a range of ambitious steps to better protect their 28 nations, including exchanging airliner passenger manifests, tightening controls at the border and combating extremism on the Internet. Greek PM edges towards bailout deal Greece's new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras edged closer to securing a massive overhaul of its huge bailout on Thursday after making his case to sceptical EU leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. More World News»

		Science
		Brahmi scripts dating back to 300 BC found In a milestone discovery in epigraphy, a team of enthusiasts discovered a new site in the Maruthom forest area of Kasaragod where ancient Brahmi scripts dating back to 300 BC have been inscribed. Smoking shrinks brain's cortex: Study A study has found that smokers have a thinner brain cortex, the outer layer involved in critical cognitive functions such as memory and language. A thinner brain cortex is associated with adult cognitive decline, researchers said. Plant extract may help fight brain tumour Treatment with a plant extract alleviates symptoms of Cushing Disease caused by a tumour in the brain, scientists say. More Science News»

		Technology
		Google to bring internet-powered ballons to India Google said it was working with the Indian government to bring its balloon-powered internet and its kite-powered wind energy to the country. Buyers' guide: PC vs Apple Mac Everytime you are in the market to buy a new computer, you have to struggle with the basic question of where your allegiance lays -- a PC or Mac.Take a look at how you can pick your side: 13 tough interview questions Facebook asks job candidates Working at Facebook is surely a dream for most. However, the social media giant is also one of the most difficult companies to get in, according to Glassdoor, an online jobs community. More Technology News»

		Education
		7L students to take Jharkhand Academic Council boards on Monday Ranchi/Jamshedpur/ Around 899 centres were alloted for the Class X and 338 centres for the Class XII board examination of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) scheduled to begin from February 16. CBSE political science paper a cause for concern More than changes in any other paper, political science seems to be worrying students and teachers most. Bangalore University will be split into four varsities A sub-committee headed by higher education minister R V Deshpande on Thursday decided to split Bangalore University into four units. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Sugar-free Mango chocolates for V-Day at Konkan fest For the calorie conscious romantics who are already feeling the `choc shock' thinking of all the sweet candies and chocolates they will have to eat or gift on Valentine's day, the ongoing Konkan Saras festival at the Cidco Exhibition Centre in Vashi offers a healthy solution. MNS show black flag to Mumbai's mayor MNS party workers showed black flags to the Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar at the inauguration of the BMC flower exhibition at the Byculla Zoo on Friday. 4G towers pose 2-fold concern: Dug-up roads, radiation fears Activists have raised concern over the issue of setting-up of 4G cellular network transmission towers More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Restaurateurs Aman Bhandari and Ankkit Bahadur hosts a fashion It was all about catching up with each other and networking, when restaurateurs Aman Bhandari and Ankkit Bahadur hosted the Fashion Frat Nite at Story Unfolds at the Garden of Five Senses in the capital recently. Bollywood actors attends Lalita and Atin Choudhary's wedding in Delhi Dill's Filmy Shaadi. Christian school vandalized in south Delhi A Christian school was vandalized by a group of men in Vasant Vihar area of south Delhi early on Friday. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		City traffic cops to become more active on social media Social Media Week (SMW) has on Friday announced their partnership with the Bengaluru City Traffic Police (BCTP) to drive an awareness campaign about traffic rules and road safety in the city from the February 16 to 27. Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express derails near Hosur In a tragic incident 7-8 coaches of Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express derailed at 7.30am on Friday morning. Fans wing their way to Australia, New Zealand to catch WC action If cricket is religion, then many Bengalureans are on a pilgrimage. To Australia and New Zealand. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Police rescue 45 children from gold polishing workshops in Old City The South Zone police on Thursday rescued 45 children working in gold polishing workshops in Hussaini Alam, Charminar and a few other locations. Move to shift Chest Hospital irks junior doctors 'Will affect training and accomodation.' Sale of 'adulterated' milk goes on unabated Nearly 18 months after major milk brands were termed ‘unsafe’ during an Institute of Preventive Medication (IPM) probe, no action has been taken by the authorities concerned and the companies continue to sell the product. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Driver kills employer in Kancheepuram A driver allegedly stabbed his employer to death and inflicted severe injuries on the latter’s wife in Kancheepuram on Friday. Srirangam byelection: Polling picks up after farmers turn up in booths With samba harvest underway in the rural parts, most voters did not turn up to cast their votes in the morning. Srirangam byelection: Voting progressing at moderate pace The Election Commission said 34.3% polling was cast in 322 booths till 11am after polling began at 7am. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Plastindia 2018 will be hosted in Gandhinagar Plastindia Foundation recently announced Gandhinagar as the venue for the subsequent exhibition to be held in February 2018. The exhibition concluded last week with a whooping visitor attendance of approximately 2 lakh. Beauty salons in Ahmedabad register rise in footfall ahead of Valentine's Day With Valentine's Day just around the corner, men and women both seem to be going quite far to look good and are shelling out anything between Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 and even more to ensure they look picture-perfect, according to a survey conducted by ASSOCHAM social Development Foundation. Restrictions choke swine flu drug supply More than 5,200 Oseltamivir tablets have been disbursed in Ahmedabad city since January 1 this year. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Leopard injures 3, killed by villagers A leopard was trapped and beaten to death by villagers after it attacked and injured three persons, including two brothers, on Wednesday. The injured were being treated at district hospital, where the condition of brother duo was stated to be critical. The forest department has taken leopard’s carcass in its custody. Ayurvedic, Unani medicines made available at CHCs, PHCs There is good news for patients seeking Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medicines for various ailments. All these medicines will be available at two PHCs and 19 CHCs of the district. PM Modi's statue adorns temple in UP's Kaushambi Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his displeasure over a temple dedicated to him in Gujarat, a small Lord Shiva temple in Bhagwanpur village of neighbouring Kaushambi district boasts of a PM’s statue symbolically performing puja of Lord Shiva. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Principal booked for torturing girl student Police on Thursday booked principal and a girl student of Auxiliary Nurse Midwife Training Centre here on the charges of humiliating and torturing a 19-year-old girl student. Police net couple in Rs 86L fraud A major fraud in providing post-Phailin assistance to fishermen of Ganjam district has came to the fore. Sometimes, diseases break out sporadically: Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak With jaundice reaching epidemic proportions in Cuttack, after Sambalpur, where it claimed nearly two dozen lives, and swine flu virus spreading fast, health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak is at the receiving end. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		IT girl wins panchayat poll in Bhind badlands She spurned lucrative offers from Infosys and IBM and chose to contest panchayat elections in Bhind and won. 4 Bhopal Municipal Corporation officers injured in attack, Sadar Manzil vandalized Four officials of civic body sustained injuries in an attack by six people at old headquarters, here on Thursday morning. Day after CM visit to JP hospital, it's business as usual A day after chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inspected H1N1 isolated ward at JP hospital and exposed hospitals lapses, little has changed. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		SAD to go it alone in Tarn Taran in Amritsar The SAD-BJP ties in Punjab hit another low on Thursday when Tarn Taran unit of Akalis decided to contest the civic elections on its own in all the 23 wards of the municipal council. Clash between Taksal faction, Shiv Sena activists averted in Amritsar A clash between Hindu Shiv Sena (Sher-e-Punjab) and Bhai Amrik Singh faction of Damdami Taksal was averted on Thursday as cops dispersed them after a lathicharge. Third swine flu death in Bathinda near Chandigarh Swine flu claimed one more life on Thursday.Bathinda resident Jeet Mall passed away at a Ludhiana hospital on Thursday, taking the toll in the district to three in the last two days. More Chandigarh News»

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