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		Business
		BoI raises Rs 3,000cr via Basel-III complaint bonds Public sector lender Bank of India today said it has raised Rs 3,000 crore by issuing Basel-III complaint tier-II bonds. The coupon rate on the bonds with a tenor of 10 years is fixed at 8.52 per cent. Gold begins 2016 with a glitter on jewellers buying In Delhi, gold of 99.9 and 99.5% purity recovered by Rs 120 each to Rs 25,510 and Rs 25,360 per ten grams respectively. It had lost Rs 260 yesterday. Maruti December sales up 8.5% at 1,19,149 units Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported a 8.5 per cent increase in total sales in December at 1,19,149 units as against 1,09,791 units in the same month in 2014. More Business News»

		Environment
		'Banning phosphate in detergents can be looked into' Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government will surely think of banning use of phosphate in detergents when there was an alternative to do so. Javadekar said he would see what best practices could be put to use in making phosphate-free detergents. Norway to help India manage construction waste India will sign an MoU with Norway for training of human resource to handle construction and demolition waste, in tune with the Clean India Campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chill not to freeze New Year's Eve thrill in Himachal hills The snow will not freeze the thrill in the hills of Himachal Pradesh as the sun will add warmth to the celebrations. Tourists will thus herald the New Year on a sunny note, the Met office cheerfully says. There will be long sunny days at most of the tourist destinations in the state till the New Year dawns. More Environment News»

		World
		Kim blames SKorea for mistrust in New Year speech North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in last year's speech he would be open to a summit with Seoul but tension surged in August after a landmine blast on their border wounded two South Korean soldiers. Iran-US tensions flare over new sanctions threat Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has denounced possible new US sanctions on his country which could jeopardise a hard-won nuclear deal due to be finally implemented within weeks. Media should give more space to good news: Pope The media should give more space to positive, inspirational stories to counterbalance the preponderance of evil, violence and hate in the world, Pope Francis said on Thursday in his year-end message. More World News»

		Science
		Sugar in Western diets may increase breast cancer risk: Study The high amounts of dietary sugar in the typical Western diet may increase the risk of breast cancer and its spread to the lungs, a new study published today has warned. The findings demonstrated dietary sugar's effect on an enzymatic signalling pathway known as 12-LOX (12-lipoxygenase), researchers said. Watch: A junkyard of space debris around Earth A unique video by Stuart Grey shows us how a staggering amount of space debris has accumulated around the earth in decades. Brain activity of worms recorded in 3D Scientists have developed a new method to record 3D footage of neural activity in nearly the entire brain of a free-moving animal, an advance that could help better understand how neurons coordinate action and perception in animals. More Science News»

		Technology
		16 people to watch out for in 2016 Here is a list of 16 founders we believe the startup world must watch out for in 2016. Odd and even plan: 8 apps to your rescue Delhites are also gearing up to cope up with the city government's odd and even plan. So, here we bring a list of eight apps that surely will come handy during these 'odd-even days'. Awards for the most fascinating stories of 2015 Here are the awards for the most fascinating stories of 2015, with the added bonus that the qualifying events have implications that will reverberate into 2016 and beyond. More Technology News»

		Education
		NIIT offering programme in banking sales and marketing NIIT Institute for Finance, Banking and Insurance (IFBI), India's largest banking training institute, has launched a certificate programme in banking sales and marketing (CPBSM) in association with Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB). EWS parents hassled on day one of nursery admissions Friday was only the first day of online economically weaker sections (EWS) admissions and parents from this category are already exasperated. The page itself was down for a while and since it takes time for information to spread among parents of this category, many went to schools to inquire. Delhi nursery admissions to begin January 1, 88 schools yet to notify criteria Despite repeated warnings from the Delhi government, over 80 private schools in the national capital were yet to notify their criteria for nursery admissions that are set to begin from Thursday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Hema Upadhyay murder case: Chintan remanded to police custody Contemporary artist Chintan Upadhyay, arrested in connection with the murders of his estranged wife, Hema, and her lawyer, Haresh Bhambhani, was on Friday remanded to police custody till January 4. Celebs at the Mulund Festival organised by Charan Singh Sapra in Mumbai Entertainment galore at the Mulund Fest Man held for stealing 22L diamonds A Malad resident, Ashwin Devgani (35), who worked as a diamond assorter, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly stealing diamonds worth Rs22 lakh from a trader’s office at the diamond bourse in Bandra-Kurla Complex on December 10. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		A cooler market loses its warmth The slow rasp of the timepiece on the pale yellow clock tower at Kamla Market has long fallen silent. On any given time, it clocks 11.52am, and nobody knows when it chimed last. Delhi's municipal employees usher in a bankrupt New Year As the capital prepares to usher in the New Year amidst much fanfare employees of two municipal corporations of Delhi are going to have a bankrupt beginning. Amongst the unfortunate are teachers, doctors, nurses, engineers and safai karamcharis, some of whom are daily wagers. Real test of odd-even rule will be next week: BJP Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said he was overwhelmed by the response he has received so far in the implementation of Odd-Even scheme. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Will 25% RTE quota stay, ask worried parents and schools Shakuntala is a worried mother. The domestic help had been hoping to get her daughter admitted in a private school under the Right to Education (RTE) quota. But a couple of days ago when she approached some schools to apply under the 25% quota, she was shocked. School authorities informed her that from the coming academic year, private schools many not have an RTE quota. Mr Minister, here's a New Year wishlist from citizens for namma Bengaluru This New Year, residents seek answers from city minister KJ George. Doctors, artists, activists and policy-makers list out their concerns to him so that Bengaluru becomes less of a sterile, polluted, industrial landscape in 2016 but more of a clean, green and better managed urban centre to live and make dreams come true. Bengaluru gives 2016 a jolly good welcome There was hope, celebration and nip in the air as Bengalureans rang in 2016, partying late into Thursday night. The cheerful mood pervaded MG Road, Brigade Road and Church Street as revellers hit the streets by evening. There was a sizeable police presence in CBD area but security seemed to be the last concern on the minds of those who came to bid 2015 goodbye. It was in sharp contrast to 2014 when the December 28 bomb blast had set off near panic. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Govt announces new offices for 1,000 gram panchayats As many as 1,000 gram panchayats will have new office buildings built in 2016, the government announced on Thursday. AP excise policy: HC orders status quo Justice Sanjay Kumar of the Hyderabad High court on Thursday ordered status quo to be maintained for one month on AP's new excise policy pertaining to bar and restaurants. Cop's second wife attempts suicide The second wife of a constable attempted suicide along with her one-year-old son at Balkampet on Thursday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Drunk youths kill shopkeeper in Chennai A shopkeeper at Saidapet in Chennai was allegedly murdered by a group of five youngsters on Thursday night when he questioned them for drinking alcohol near his shop and creating nuisance. Masked men steal gold bars, Rs 11 lakh from jewellery store in Chennai A five-member gang robbed half kg of gold bars, worth Rs 15 lakh, and Rs 11 lakh in cash from a jewellery store at Zam Bazaar near Royapettah here on Friday morning. Three die in road accident near Sriperumbudur Three people died and four others suffered injuries when an unidentified vehicle hit them at Melakuppam in Sriperumbudur in the early hours of Friday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Health minister Nitin Patel faces Patel fury in Mehsana Gujarat police, reeling under the sixmonth Patidar reservation stir where at least nine Patels were killed in police action to control violent mobs, is all set to change the way it controls riots. In era of BRTS, users of public transport shrink Since its launch in October 2009, the Rs 1,200 crore Ahmedabad BRTS has decorated the CVs of senior bureaucrats and politicians apart from becoming a trophy for the state government to flaunt -BRTS has won three national and six international awards. Zydus M-cap dips Rs. 5.8k-cr in a day after US warning In a major setback to city-based leading pharmaceutical company Cadila Healthcare Ltd, the US Food and Drug Ad ministration (USFDA) has issued warning letter for two of its manufacturing facilities at Moraiya and Changodar near Ahmedabad for not fully complying with Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Air Marshal Sinha to be CAC chief Air Marshal SBP Sinha would take over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command (CAC) on Thursday. He would take charge from the outgoing AOC-in-C Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill, who retired on Thursday. MNNIT to devote proposed research centre to Kalam Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) has decided to set up a state-of-the-art centre for interdisciplinary research and projects in specified fields. It would undertake studies in the fields of climate change, energy, environment and disaster management. Coming soon, English classes for government teachers Come January and the government teachers would hone their skills in speaking English so as to improve the standard of teaching. State government's designated institute would conduct special workshops for such teachers from the new year so that they can, in turn, help students learn basic English. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		What you can look forward to in 2016 As the New Year 2016 begins, here are some of the key milestones and events the state can look forward to this year. Jan 15 deadline for National Food Security Act card name recall With reports coming in from many parts of the state about names of elected representatives mostly from BJD featuring on the list of National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries, the state government on Thursday came up with an escape route from the possible controversy. O Friday, it will issue a directive giving all ineligible persons on the NFSA list 15 days to withdraw voluntarily from the scheme. This New Year, say it with (expensive) flowers In the wake of increasing demand, prices of flowers have increased by 50% than last year in the city market on New Year's Eve on Thursday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Two arrested for throwing acid on girl after rape In a gruesome incident, two persons allegedly threw acid on a teenaged girl after she was gangraped in Bhind on Wednesday. MP in PM's 'Man Ki Baat' makes 2015 eventful, writes CM in blog Year 2015 was eventful for Madhya Pradesh in the sense Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the state on two occasions during his popular Mann Ki Baat radio communication for its contribution to Swachh Bharat Mission, observes chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while extending New Year greetings to people, on Thursday. While you party hard they ensure you're safe On New Year eve when people party hard past midnight or sit back home, having a quality time with their families, the ones responsible for city’s safety remain on toes to ensure that no untoward incident mars the celebrations. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Punjab on alert after Gurdaspur cop's 'abduction' A high alert was sounded in Punjab after Gurdaspur superintendent of police (SP) headquarters, Salwinder Singh, was allegedly attacked by a group of five men in Army fatigue in the wee hours on Friday while he was returning from Pathankot. 'Congress criticism of PM's visit to Lahore is unfortunate' Additional Solicitor General of India and Ex MP from Chandigarh Satya Pal Jain has said that criticism by the Congress Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lahore is very unfortunate and totally against the country's national interest Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh has launched January 2016 batch under IKG-PTU Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh has launched January 2016 batch under IKG-PTU, Jalandhar and MRS-PTU, Bathinda. More Chandigarh News»

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