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		Friday, February 05, 2016
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		Business
		Steelmaker ArcelorMittal suffers $7.9 bn annual loss The results compared to a loss of $1.86 billion a year earlier. Toyota says net profit jumps to $16 billion Toyota on Wednesday said nine-month net profit jumped nearly 10 percent to 1.9 trillion yen ($16 billion), with the world's top automaker focusing on squeezing more productivity out of its plants, as unit sales fall in most regions. Employers may get sops for creating extra jobs This is in line with government's commitment to create more jobs. A panel of secretaries has proposed fiscal and monetary incentives for consideration in the budget. More Business News»

		Environment
		Govt' new wildlife vision banks on an eye in the sky The draft National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-31 has urged that drones and “electronic eyes” be used to monitor protected areas to check poaching. Melting ice sheet in Antarctica may impact sea level: Study Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean may result in rising global sea levels by three metres, warns a recent research. Check air pollution, WHO urges SE Asian region Noting that outdoor air pollution increases the risk of cancer, World Health Organization urged the governments of Southeast Asian region to tackle the issue with "urgency" as the area has 14 of the world's top 20 polluted cities. WHO said that every year 8.2 millions die from cancer in the world. More Environment News»

		World
		Three missing Hong Kong booksellers held in China Chinese police have said for the first time that they are holding three Hong Kong booksellers who went missing on the mainland in 2015, sparking accusations that Beijing has "total contempt" for law. This confirms rights guaranteed under the principle of "One Country, Two Systems" are being eroded. Britain rejects UN panel ruling on Assange  Britain on Friday said it would contest a United Nations panel opinion that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was a victim of arbitrary detention and said the computer hacker would be arrested if he left the embassy. North Korea begins fuelling rocket: Report Pyongyang has announced it will launch a satellite-bearing rocket sometime between February 8-25, which is around the time of the birthday on February 16 of late leader Kim Jong-Il, father of current supremo Kim Jong-Un. More World News»

		Science
		Bio-marker for 5 types of cancer found, may make diagnosis easier A tell-tale marker of five different types of cancer has been discovered by researchers of the US National Institutes of Health, raising the possibility of diagnosing cancer with a simple blood test, without any other clinical symptoms. Nasa spacecraft spots 'floating' hills on Pluto Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of frozen nitrogen glaciers on Pluto carrying numerous 'floating' hills that may be fragments of water ice. These hills individually measure one to several kilometres across. Michelangelo defied arthritic hands to create masterpieces Renowned Italian artist Michelangelo likely suffered from arthritis in his later years, but addiction to work may have extended the use of his hands until he died, a new study suggests. More Science News»

		Technology
		SwiftKey founder 'sold his share of £170 million Microsoft app for a bike' Chris Hill-Scott, now 29, founded a startup called SwiftKey in 2008 with two friends, Jon Reynolds, 30, and Ben Medlock, 26, that just sold to Microsoft for £174 million. 10 new features your smartphone may get in 2016 Smartphones evolve fast — and new technologies also see very quick adoption by consumers. As we head into a spate of new launches, here's a sneak peek into the technology we’ll see this year. Google search head Amit Singhal's retirement message  India-born Singhal posted a retirement message on Google Plus. More Technology News»

		Education
		Don't favour making any language compulsory in school, says panel for Sanskrit promotion A committee on revival of Sanskrit language headed by former chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami, has made wide-ranging recommendations but made it clear that the language need not be made compulsory in schools. Karnataka students bag top 3 PGET ranks All three top ranks in the PGET 2016-17 were bagged by students from Karnataka. In the test conducted by the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka's (ComedK) in January 2016, four of the top ten rank holders are from Karnataka. High IQ does not make you a rocket scientist School students who score high on IQ tests have always been celebrated as academic heroes in India. Not all who crack the Mensa IQ test are science-maths wizards but come from diverse backgrounds and end up in eclectic occupations. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		No day block on Western Railway this Sunday Passengers will not face inconvenience this Sunday as the Western Railway suburban section will not have the day megablock. Instead, it has decided to have a jumbo block of four hours from 12.30 am to 4.30 am -- during the wee hours -- on Sunday. State buses for Karnataka stopped temporarily The state transport undertaking had temporarily stopped all bus services to Karnataka following intelligence inputs on possible attack on buses at the Maharashtra-Karnataka border this morning. Gandhi books worth Rs 2.5 lakh sold within a week A week-long sale of books about Mahatma Gandhi sold goods worth Rs 2.5 lakh. The best titles on Bapu were available for half price. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Juggy D performs at the musical nights hosted by The Gorghead in Delhi One of the quirkiest additions to the city's nightlife, The Groghead hosted a musical night with Juggy D on Friday. Man with ISIS links nabbed in Delhi: Police A 28-year-old man with suspected ISIS links was nabbed by Delhi Police from Kashmere Gate ISBT here, making it the fifth arrest in connection with the busting of a module of the dreaded terror outfit last month. MCD strike enters Day 10, protestors warn Delhi govt Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the ongoing strike by civic body workers in the national capital and accused them of embezzling the funds allocated to MCD. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Kannada writer Sa Shi Marulaiah no more Noted Kannada writer and Karnataka Sahitya Academy awardee Sa Shi Marulaiah (85) has passed away in a Bengaluru hospital, following prolonged ill health, on Friday. Suburban railways for Bengaluru The Narendra Modi government continued to shower bounty on Karnataka on the second and concluding day of Invest Karnataka meet. Promises in billions for infra projects The Karnataka government is trying to give a facelift to Bengaluru's creaking infrastructure. The state is wooing investors to participate in 44 urban development projects for Bengaluru and other cities estimated at an outlay of Rs 90,000 crore. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		The quaint Hyderabad I grew up in is destroyed due to mindless development In a tête-à-tête with Hyderabad Times, filmmaker Shyam Benegal muses about Hyderabad, Telugu cinema and the challenge of heading the panel instituted to propose changes for restructuring the Censor Board. Ruling TDP rocked by caste conflicts The raging Kamma-Kapu conflict appears to have made its way into the ruling TDP too. AP tense as Kapu leader readies for hunger strike With the deadline given by Mudragada Padmanabham to the AP government expiring, the Kapu leader is all set to begin his indefinite hunger strike for the inclusion of his community in the BC list, in his native village here in East Godavari district on Friday morning. Padmanabham had given the ultimatum that the state government should issue a GO by Friday granting BC status to his community at the conclusion of the Kapu Ikya Garjana in Tuni last Sunday . More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Kudankulam nuclear power reactor shut down again due to steam leak in turbine The unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power project was shut down once again on Thursday night following a problem in the turbine. 13 passengers injured as four coaches of Island Express derail in Tamil Nadu Railway police said four coaches derailed when the train crossed Patchur station near Natrampalli in Vellore district around 4.15am. Tamil Nadu now home to 1 million migrant workers: Study Tamil Nadu is home to more than a million migrant workers, a government-commissioned survey has found. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti to intensify quota agitation Patidars are all set to launch an intensified agitation from February 21 to renew their demand for reservation under OBC quota as well as release of incarcerated leaders, including Hardik Patel. All districtconveners of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) met in Padadhari town near Rajkot to chalk out a detailed programme for the Ekta Yatra, which was to start last month, and monthlong agitation programmes. Ahmedabad let's get smart: Slum rehab needs jobs, not new place They are among the largest slums in the western part of the city -the Rama pir no Tekro and Parikshit Nagar, spread over 75 acres in Vadaj area. They will be redeveloped by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) as part of the ambitious `Smart City' initiative. The idea here is to house slum-dwellers in 1-Room-Kitchen (IRK) apartment blocks and free 64 acres for developing a green patch which will serve as lungs for the city. Man peeing in open no threat to woman's modesty: HC In an unusual case that came before it for hearing, Gujarat high court observed that unrinating in the open may be an indecent act but it certainly does not amount to outraging the modesty of a woman. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Police help drug smuggler tie knot Seema Kharagwal (name changed), a 19-year-old girl from Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, was caught by the government railway police (GRP) on Sunday on charges of smuggling heroin Dadua's statue in Fatehpur? Police to stall it Following the intelligence inputs and media reports that the statue of dreaded bandit Shiv Kumar alias Dadua, who unleashed a reign of terror in Bundelkhand for more than three decades, is going to be installed near Ram Janki Hanuman temple at Narsinghpur Kabraha village in Fatehpur district, police have swung into action to stall the move. 25 special squads to manage devotees on 18 ghats for Mauni Amavasya snan In a bid to regulate the flow of devotees and pilgrims on all the 18 ghats of Sangam to take holy dip on the pious occasion of Mauni Amavasya, mela police on Wednesday formed as many as 25 special squads comprising 10 policemen each. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Naveen urges Modi for announcement of National Institute of New and Renewable Energy in Odisha Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for early announcement of Centre’s plan to set up of the National Institute of New and Renewable Energy in Odisha. BJP-BJD wage publicity war ahead of Modi visit With just two days left for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the state from Saturday, BJD and BJP's publicity blitzkrieg and mad scramble to claim credit for the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)'s Paradip refinery project reached a crescendo on Thursday. Now, book your appointment with an AIIMS doctor online In a step towards making healthcare easier to access, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has enabled patients undergoing treatment at the hospital to book doctors' appointments and get lab reports online. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Madhya Pradesh cabinet meeting focusing on Simhastha Kumbh soon Madhya Pradesh government will soon organise a Cabinet meeting focusing on the upcoming Simhastha (Kumbh) Mela in Ujjain. BU: VC Scraps 11 faculty's extension order A day after issuing an order to extend tenure of 11 teaching faculty, Barkatullah University vice-chancellor prof MD Tiwari cancelled notification. Cops' no for FIR forces rape survivor to end life in Shivpuri district A gang-rape survivor attempted suicide by jumping into a well at her village, 20 km from Shivpuri district headquarters after cops refused to lodge her report, on Wednesday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Cold conditions prevail in parts of Punjab, Haryana Chandigarh, the joint capital of Haryana and Punjab, registered a low of 7.7 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal. Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh organizes "Start-Up Kashmir, Stand-Up Kashmir" Under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mission "Start-UP India, Stand-Up India", Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh organized a program "Start-Up Kashmir, Stand-Up Kashmir" to highlight the innovations done by Kashmiri students under this mission. Four women IAS officers posted in Bathinda, district with highest number of IAS With major reshuffle undertaken on Thursday, three women IAS officers have been posted on different posts in the district, raising the strength of IAS officers in the district from 4 to 5. Now the four out of top five posts in the administration have been occupied by the women officers. More Chandigarh News»

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