[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex plunges 274 points on GST logjam

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, December 09, 2015
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		Business
		Sensex plunges 274 points on GST logjam Equities tumbled for a sixth straight session today as the BSE Sensex plummeted by 274 points while the NSE Nifty cracked below the 7,700-level as investors grew worried about a possible delay in the key tax reform bill. As Rajan tightens screws, banks can still hide debts A tool provided by the Reserve Bank of India to help lenders tackle bad debts is instead helping to camouflage the scale of the problem, evidence of how the country's banks will struggle to meet an ambitious clean-up target in 16 months' time. India ready to impose more curbs on steel imports Indian companies, struggling to compete due to high borrowing and raw materials costs, have in recent months successfully lobbied to get duties on some products and quality checks strengthened. More Business News»

		Environment
		Global warming could cause fall in oxygen: Study Earth's oxygen could dramatically fall due to change in ocean temperature of just several degrees, which may likely result in the mass mortality of animals and humans, a new study has claimed. Beijing smog reaches over 25 times safe levels Beijing ordered hundreds of factories to shut and allowed children to skip school as choking smog reached over 25 times safe levels on Tuesday, casting a cloud over China’s participation in Paris climate talks. Despite outcry, Japan to resume whaling Japan will dispatch a whaling fleet to the Antarctic after a one year suspension, the government said, defying international criticism and a UN legal ruling that the “research“ expedition is a commercial hunt in disguise. More Environment News»

		World
		8 dead in Taliban attack on Afghan airport At least eight people were killed after Taliban militants stormed the airport complex in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city, triggering an all-night gun battle, officials said on Wednesday. Russia launches first Syria strikes from submarine The strikes came with Syria's splintered opposition due to begin Saudi-organised talks in Riyadh on Wednesday for difficult discussions on forming a united front in potential talks with President Bashar al-Assad to end the country's years-long conflict. US Republicans wary of immigration from Mideast: Poll With his call for blocking Muslims from entering the United States, Donald Trump may be tapping into deep concern among Republican voters about allowing Middle Eastern immigrants into the country, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. More World News»

		Science
		Frequent green tea consumption may hamper fertility: Study Are you a green tea lover? Read this carefully as the cup packed with anti-oxidants and other health benefits may adversely affect your fertility and development in case of frequent use, warn researchers. Glaciers in Everest have shrunk by 28% in 40 years Mt Everest is the source of a number of major Asian rivers including Brahmaputra and Ganges. Glaciers on Mount Everest have shrunk by 28% over the past 40 years due to climate change, according to a report. Novel technique can help improve diabetes treatment Scientists have deployed a new drug discovery technique to identify an anti-diabetes compound with a novel mechanism of action, which may lead to a new type of treatment. More Science News»

		Technology
		Microsoft's 16 predictions for 2016 Microsoft Research is the 1,000-strong arm of the company that deals with The Future. Its job is, essentially, to focus more on what comes next than what comes now. Like every year, Microsoft's Researchers have set out predictions for the coming year too. Here are 16 predictions they are making. Mozilla's Firefox OS for smartphones is dead In a move that will surprise no one, Mozilla has announced it's pulling the plug on the Firefox OS for smartphones. 8 USB gadgets to make your PC smarter Here are some useful and downright quirky gadgets that you can use along with this ubiquitous port… More Technology News»

		Education
		Stalemate on fee hike of PG courses diffused temporarily after TMBU administration agrees to charge old fee only Stalemate between agitating students and Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) administration diffused temporarily on the issue of hike in fee structure of the postgraduate courses after the TMBU authorities agreed to take admission on old charges after eleven days’ of students agitation that hampered classes in the postgraduate departments besides vitiating the academic and administrative atmosphere of the university. Times Group campus to start B Tech, MBA courses next year Times of India group is all set to launch its Bennett University next year in July at Greater Noida near Delhi, a top Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd (BCCL) executive said. Kendriya Vidyalaya admissions to go online in 2016 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is planning to make its entry level admissions (class I) in all the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) completely online from the 2016-17 academic session. The decision was taken at the last Board of Governors meeting. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		BEST panel members fear migration of consumers to Tata Power BEST panel members fear large-scale migration of electricity consumers to Tata Power Company - now that a committee has been formed to examine the network rollout plan for TPC in island city. The #Fantastico Hunt held in Mumbai Fans across 4 cities reveal the name of the next big thing by Tata Motors in a massive online and on-ground clue hunt Hindu Mahasabha to bid for Dawood Ibrahim's property The right wing Hindu Mahasabha will bid for under world don Dawood Ibrahim's property in Pakmodia Street today (Tuesday). The auction will take place at Hotel Diplomat in Colaba from 11 am under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (forfeiture of properties) Act, with a reserve price of Rs 1.18 crore. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		DJSE 2014 not to be quashed, answer sheets of unsuccessful students to be re-evaluated: SC The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that 2014 Delhi Judicial Services examination would not be quashed but favours re-evaluation of answer sheets of unsuccessful candidates. Delhi's vehicle rule: HC refuses to pass interim order on PIL Delhi HC has refused to pass any interim direction on the PILs filed against AAP govt's plan to restrict plying of private vehicles from January 1 to combat pollution, saying it was too early to pass an order. FIR against former DU professor An FIR has been filed against the former Delhi University professor Ashok Vohra in Pratap Nagar police station of Udaipur accusing him hurting the religious sentiments of a religious community late in the evening on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		An event to cheer up physically challenged people in Bengaluru Miss Wheel Chair India Beauty Pageant 2015 saw Sportsperson Ashwini Nachappa, BNS Reddy and actress-turned-politician Thara Scientist does IISc proud, bags international award Professor U Ramamurty of the Indian Institute of Science has bagged the 2015 Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) prize, which carries a cash prize of $15,000, in the engineering category . Rector murder case - Four more priests chargesheeted Police investigating the murder of rector Fr KJ Thomas have filed an additional chargesheet, accusing seven more persons, including four Catholic priests, of involvement in the crime. Fr Thomas was hacked to death inside St Peter's Pontifical Seminary in Yeshwantpur on April 1, 2013. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		RGV's attempt to embarrass Pawan Kalyan on Chennai floods In what obviously is an attempt to embarrass actor Pawan Kalyan, well-known director Ram Gopal Varma appreciated him for coming forward to donate Rs 2 cr for Chennai flood victims. Youths arrested in Hyderabad with LSD blots The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Central Crime Station (CCS) along with Task Force sleuths arrested three youngsters in possession of narcotics at King Koti on Tuesday night. Telangana govt's SRDP hits a speed bump The Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP), the government's much-touted project to ease traffic congestion in the city, appears to have hit a speed bump. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Chennai needs medicines and mosquito repellants now As chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand and his wife Aruna open their home to the flood victims of Chennai, Vishy’s wife tells us the problems that people are now facing. Threat of TB spread looms as drug supply chain snaps Floodwater has receded in almost all parts of the city but doctors working at several health camps are not just warning about the almost inevitable outbreak of diseases in the coming weeks, but also about the spread of infectious diseases like TB and the possible resistance to drugs. Delay in decision to open sluice gates caused flood of trouble The flood that ravaged Chennai last week was not a natural disaster, but one caused by the state bureaucracy's failure to regulate release of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir (lake) in the outskirts of the city. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat fishermen alerted over 'suspected vessels' in Arabian sea Fishermen along the Gujarat coast were on Tuesday alerted over 'suspected and unidentified' pair of vessels in the Arabian sea by the Indian Coast Guard. Coast Guard alerts fishermen about `suspected vessels' Fishermen along the Gujarat coast were on Tuesday alerted over `su spected and unidentified' pair of vessels in the Arabian sea by the Indian Coast Guard They have been asked to im mediately contact Coast Gu ard, Navy or any other securi ty agencies if they spot the vessels. Court awards life term for murder A city sessions court on Tuesday awarded li fe imprison ment to Mo hammed Asif Shaikh, hol ding him guil ty of killing Danilimda re sident Sohrab Shaikh last year. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		City Government Public Library set for complete makeover The Allahabad Government Public Library, known as a perfect place for bibliophiles, is all set to get a makeover after state government has sanctioned Rs 94 lakh for its face-lift with automation and conservation of decades old books. Mini-India comes alive at NCZCC People thronging the ongoing Shilp Mela at North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) were mesmerized with the rich presentation of folk songs and dances of various parts of the country on Monday. A mini-India has been recreated at this venue. Railway to use treated water of STPs for non-potable purposes In another step towards conservation of water and show its commitment for preservation of ecology, the railway administration has decided to use non-potable water released after treatment from sewage treatment plants (STPs) for non-potable purposes of Railways. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		2 more kine houses in capital soon The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to construct two kine houses to contain bovine menace in the city.Stray cows and bulls are seen roaming freely on main arteries posing threat to commuters. Ganjam rabi crop prospects look gloomy If the kharif crops in the district were hit due to fickle monsoon in Ganjam district, the prospect of rabi crops is not that rosy either, according to farmers. Controversial Polavaram unites Cong, BJD in house The bonhomie between the ruling BJD and the opposition Congress continued in the assembly on Tuesday as both the parties joined hands to target the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre on the controversial Polavaram project. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Car turns into mangled heap near Bhopal C21: 30-year-old injured on BRTS corridor A 30 year-old-man was injured in an accident along the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) corridor near C21 Mall on Hoshangabad road here on Tuesday. Bhopal municipal corp eyewash: Squatters back in 24hrs Barely 24 hours after being removed, encroachments around residential colonies near New Market were back here on Tuesday, exposing Bhopal Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) claims to rid the city of encroachments. Her ceramics give 'akaar' to lives of martyrs' kin Like the past nine years, this time too Nirmala Sharma, 72, held “Akaar Sukumar” — a ceramic exhibition in memory of her beloved son Late Captain Dr Devashish Sharma who died when he was just 25 on December 10, 1994. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh students send over 5,000 'THANK U' cards for soldiers This New Year and Christmas is certainly to bring cheers to the army men posted at the border, with nearly 5000 handmade thank you cards being sent for them by students of Chandigarh. Gurudwara vandalized in US, anti-ISIS graffiti on its walls Anti-ISIS graffiti was left by vandals on the walls of a Sikh Gurudwara and a truck parked in its parking lot in Buena Park in Los Angeles suburbs after vandalizing it in wee hours of Sunday. In city, pay more at banquet halls City residents will have to shell out more money on weddings and parties in banquet halls. More Chandigarh News»

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