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		Monday, November 30, 2015
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		Business
		Bharti Airtel to invest Rs 60,000 crore in network expansion Bharti Airtel on Monday said it will invest Rs.60,000 crore in three years to provide better quality network to its customers. Sensex up 44 points ahead of GDP data The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 44 points to 26,172.72 in early trade on Monday, extending gains for the third straight session as investors indulged in widening their positions ahead of GDP data for the September quarter. Rupee weakens 8 paise vs dollar The rupee depreciated 8 paise to quote at fresh over two-year low of 66.84 against the dollar in early trade on Monday on month-end demand for the American currency from importers and banks. More Business News»

		Environment
		Rare migratory bird spotted in the Nilgiris For A Indrajith and his grandfather A Boopathy November 21 was a most memorable day, as they got a chance to record one of the rare migratory birds – a blue and white flycatcher (cyanotic cyanomelana) – at Kotagiri in the Nilgiris. Why Maharashtra Raj Bhavan's colourful peacocks are disappearing Killer Mongooses Attack Birds And Gobble Up Eggs On 47-Acre Estate Japan to resume 'research' whaling in Antarctic Japan will resume "research" whaling in the Antarctic by the end of March next year, local media reported on Saturday, despite a call by global regulators for more evidence that the expeditions have a scientific purpose. More Environment News»

		World
		Christians, Muslims are 'brothers': Pope Francis Pope Francis today said Christians and Muslims were "brothers", urging them to reject hatred and violence on a visit to a mosque in a flashpoint Muslim neighbourhood of the Central African Republic's capital Bangui. Israel convicts 2 for 2014 killing of Palestine teen Monday's verdict could further increase Israeli-Palestinian tensions amid a two-month violence that has been convulsing the region. Barack Obama visits Paris attack site President Barack Obama laid a single rose at a memorial for the victims of the Paris attacks on Monday shortly after arriving in the city, visiting the Bataclan, the concert hall where the deadliest attacks took place during the onslaught some two weeks ago. More World News»

		Science
		'We need to introduce Earth Science to improve India's climate' Neel M Karia, a student from Mumbai, bagged a gold medal at International Earth Science Olympiad, which was held in Brazil. He spoke on his preparation for the competition, his experience and ways climate can be improved in India. IIT-M develops method to track cyclones accurately To reduce the window of mistakes and to improve the accuracy of forecasts, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras are developing a technique that will depend that is fed into high quality data from satellites on supercomputers. Even 8 decades after invention, polygraph's accuracy contested A polygraph, commonly known as lie detector, is a device used to detect lies by measuring several physiological variables of the person being questioned. More Science News»

		Technology
		OnePlus X review The elegant design, display panel, performance and clean software are the highlights of OnePlus X, and even the battery life is not too bad. In the camera department, the smartphone offers a decent snapper that falters slightly under lowlight conditions. Microsoft launches Lumia 950, 950 XL; priced at Rs 43,699 and Rs 49,399 Microsoft has launched its new line of Lumia smartphones in India. The all-new Lumia 950 and 950 XL go on preorder starting today on Amazon, Reliance Digital stores and Microsoft Priority sellers. The users who pre-order the smartphones will get Microsoft Display Dock, worth Rs 5,999, free. 10 tricks every Windows & Mac user should know Recently a Redditor asked fellow users what computer tricks everyone should know. People submitted a wealth of tricks for Macs, PCs, web browsers, specific sites like YouTube, programs like Excel, and more. We looked through the thread and found the 10 most useful tricks for Windows PCs and Macs... More Technology News»

		Education
		Higher education enrolment rate dismal in Bihar Will Bihar be able to achieve the national target of raising gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education to 30% by 2020? As per indications, it seems impossible. Rising number of aspirants signals return of 2-year MBA On the academic floor, the MBA is once again gaining ground. Applications to management schools are rising and the demand to study business has gone up significantly. CAT 2015 threw a few surprises for students The common admission test (CAT) 2015 threw a few surprises this year for aspirants seeking admission to the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on Sunday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		'TeamLease' NETAP to assist govt to promote apprenticeships TeamLease Skill University, India’s first vocational education university has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ministry of skill development & entrepreneurship, to promote apprenticeship in the country. Kim Sharma attends Moroccan-themed party at Olive Bar & Kitchen in Mumbai Restaurateur AD Singh’s flagship eatery in Bandra celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Special report on 'India's energy outlook' to be presented at IIT-B The 'Presentation and discussion of the World Energy Outlook Special Report: India Energy Outlook', will be officially launched on December 1 at the Victor Menezes Convention Centre of the IIT-Bombay. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		AR Rahman performs at NH7 Weekender festival in Delhi The red-tapism of Delhi bureaucracy that had once strangled its own reputation, has finally loosened enough to let the city’s music scene breathe. Governing body meeting to decide St Stephen's constitution Teachers' and Delhi University representatives have abstained from the ongoing governing body meeting discussing the amendment of St Stephen's college Constitution in protest. Delhi runs the masked marathon Dressed in designer fitness gear and fluorescent shades, Delhiites turned up to face the chilly Sunday morning for the annual Delhi Half Marathon. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		#SaveWhitefield protest a huge success While some techies took an off from work, some quickly stepped out of their tech parks and joined in shouting slogans and voicing their discontent towards BBMP. Bengaluru waste-picker heads to Paris for COP 21 While the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) plans to introduce stringent measures in the city to ensure proper waste segregation by Bengaluru's citizens, 33-year-old Mansoor Ahmed, waste-picker from the city, will be in Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. 3,000 netizens to hit the road to save Whitefield If the number of people who signed online for #Save Whitefield protest is any indication, the protest against bad roads and civic apathy is becoming louder and clearer. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad cops fail to crack down on international drug mafia A series of arrests and seizure of contraband drugs in the city over the past one week underscores how the government has failed to cut the growing tentacles of the international drug mafia. Accused no. 1 in Chittoor mayor's killing surrenders in court The main accused in the sensational murder of Chittoor mayor Anuradha and her husband, surrendered at a local court in Chittoor on Monday. Police crack down on 111 quacks Days after a quack tried to burn the body of a patient who died due to wrong medical treatment at his clinic in Hussainialam, south zone police conducted surprise raids on clinics across Old City on Saturday and apprehended 111 quacks practicing medicine. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Blue bird visits blue mountains: Rare migratory bird spotted in the Nilgiris For A Indrajith and his grandfather A Boopathy November 21 was a most memorable day, as they got a chance to record one of the rare migratory birds – a blue and white flycatcher (cyanotic cyanomelana) – at Kotagiri in the Nilgiris. Chennai Beach - Arakkonam suburban train to depart from MMC early Tuesday Southern Railway has changed departing station of a suburban train for a day due to line block / power block to facilitate engineering works at Washermenpet yard on December 1. HC refuses to restrain TN from giving permission to Muslim outfits to hold Babri demolition anniversary With Babri Masjid demolition anniversary just six days away, two Hindu outfits in Tamil Nadu knocked on the doors of the Madras high court with two different pleas. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Infighting in PAAS resurfaces The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) - which led the six-month long Patidar OBC reservation stir from July 2015 and held a massive maha-rally on August 25, which was followed by widespread violence in the state - is witnessing major infighting now, with four key leaders, Hardik Patel, Chirag Patel, Ketan Patel and Dinesh Bhambhania, in jail for the last two months under sedition charges. Motown votes to accelerate growth After having reaped rich dividends of rapid industrialisation post relocation of Tata Motors' Nano plant from Singur in West Bengal, Gujarat's auto hub Sanand voted for more development as voters queued up to exercise their franchise. Sanand witnessed peaceful voting for 24 taluka panchayat seats on Sunday. ANMA, BMR hold meeting Delegates from across the country participated in the seminar with businessmen and traders from the Middle-East and UK. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Tourism ministry identifies 12 circuits in UP for development under Swadesh Darshan scheme The Ministry of Tourism has identified 12 circuits for development under the Swadesh Darshan scheme in UP. Elaborate security for first phase of panchayat polls, say cops Around 12.59 lakh voters including 8.20 lakh male and 4.39 lakh female would cast their franchise in the first phase of panchayal poll for the post of member, gram panchayat and pradhan at 1,060 polling booths in five development blocks including Meja, Urwa, Koraon, Manda and Karchana on Saturday. Allahabad as car thieves' paradise: 1044 cases reported in 10 months The city of Sangam has once again gained notoriety after registering highest (1044) cases of car thefts in Allahabad zone in past 10 months of this year. Ironically, apart from Kaushambi and Fatehpur, five out of eight districts including Pratapgarh, Banda, Hamirpur, Mahoba and Chitrakoot have too registered 10-33 percent rise in cases of car thefts. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Class 9 dropout ASHA from Odisha draws PM's applause It was just another busy day for Jamunamani Singh when she received the greatest news of her life. Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered praise on the accredited social health activist (ASHA) for her work to control malaria in her locality in Balasore district. Government appoints Aditya Padhi as new chief secretary The state government on Saturday appointed 1983-batch IAS officer Aditya Prasad Padhi as the next chief secretary of the state. Abdul Kalam thought of quitting presidency over Bihar dissolution: SM Khan Former president APJ Abdul Kalam had thought of resigning when the Supreme Court quashed the presidential proclamation dissolving the Bihar assembly without allowing chief minister Nitish Kumar to prove his majority on the floor of the house in 2006. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		In times of droughts and suicides, braveheart women bring hubbies back from brink More than 90% of the farmers were drought hit this year in Madhya Pradesh, said the reports. Many indebted committed suicide after seeing no future of them on this earth. Official booked for peeing in public in Madhya Pradesh A senior official of the irrigation department was booked for urinating in public in Vidisha district on Sunday evening. MP to first in the country to have ITIs in sign language Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said 10 ITIs in sign language will be opened at divisional headquarters. This work will be accomplished within a year. Chouhan was addressing deaf and dumb children in Indore on Sunday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		School students take to cleaning as MC fails to act to their complaint As the Municipal Corporation failed to get the green belt in sector 19 cleaned, students of Government model Senior Secondary school in sector 19 started cleaning it themselves. Workshop at DAV College Chandigarh Department of psychology DAV College, sector-10 Chandigarh conducted a workshop on challenges during practice as psychologist for psychology students. Dr. Shashi Sethi had delivered a lecture, where she shared her experiences more than 20 years of her practice career. She highlighted the current problems during practices. Offering prayers and 'chai' in Paris US NGO volunteers show solidarity with terror-hit France through their sewa. More Chandigarh News»

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