[wanabidii] News Digest: Difficult to accept Cong demand to cap GST rate: Jaitley

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, March 17, 2016
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		Business
		Difficult to accept Cong demand to cap GST rate: Jaitley The government hopes that the biennial elections in the Rajya Sabha will give it enough seats in the Upper House of Parliament to pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.​ India cannot surpass China's GDP: China daily India cannot surpass China's GDP, a state-run Chinese daily said underlining that "unrealistic" praise and forecasts for India are just giving an "illusory picture". The daily said that China's growth may slow down, but the possibility of zero and negative growth is "almost nonexistent". Bharti snaps up Videocon's telecom biz for Rs 4,428 cr Videocon's telecom operations were snapped up by Bharti Airtel for Rs 4,428 crore, the deal coming a day after the Dhoot family-owned company called off a partnership with the Aditya Birla group-controlled Idea Cellular. More Business News»

		Environment
		Mexico City extends air pollution alert into a 4th day The city's first air pollution alert in 11 years resulted in a driving ban that kept hundreds of thousands of cars from the roads. A metropolitan commission said that had helped, but hot, dry, windless conditions were expected to last through mid-day. Blame global warming, New Zealand losing glaciers Climate change 'redistributes' global water resources Rising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems but also the distribution of water around the globe, thereby affecting the availability of potable water, a new study has found. The findings will help scientists understand changes that are likely to affect global water resources. More Environment News»

		World
		Trump victory a major global risk: UK research group The prospect of Republican front-runner Donald Trump winning the US presidency represents a global threat on a par with jihadist militancy destabilizing the world economy, according to British research group EIU. US faces major Zika virus outbreak risk in summer A possible Zika outbreak has been predicted in a number of US cities during summer. A study by US National Centre for Atmospheric Research says as the weather warms, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is spreading the virus in much of Latin America and the Caribbean, will likely become abundant. Myanmar prez-elect submits government formation plan Myanmar's president-elect U Htin Kyaw on Thursday submitted a proposal of forming the new government to parliament, as part of the process in preparation for taking office. Kyaw has proposed the formation of 21 ministries with 18 ministers to be appointed. More World News»

		Science
		Treat thyroid ailments without fail Diseases of the thyroid gland are often not taken seriously but these can lead to various health complications if not treated on time. New fuel cell to turn urine into electricity What is a Tully Monster? Scientists finally provide an answer It boasted a torpedo-shaped body, a trunk-like snout ending in a claw-like structure studded with two rows of conical teeth, and its eyes were set on the ends of a long rigid bar extending sideways from the head. Up to about 35 cm long, it had a vertical tail fin and a long, narrow dorsal fin. More Science News»

		Technology
		10 richest tech billionaires in the world Here's over to 10 wealthiest tech billionaires of the world. VR on the cheap: How to watch without a headset Hollywood studios, news outlets and consumer brands are all dabbling with virtual reality. Many everyday folks will soon join them using 360-degree cameras coming soon from Samsung and LG. Tablet PCs sales in India see marginal jump in 2015: Report Thanks to government buying, the sale of tablet PCs in India rose marginally in 2015 with 4.4 million devices sold across the country -- registering a growth of 13% over 2014, according to a CyberMedia Research (CMR) report. More Technology News»

		Education
		CBSE Class 12 accounts paper lengthy too Action must be taken against fake varsities: Centre CBSE sets up committee of subject experts for maths As students of class XII across the country complained about a lengthy and tricky Mathematics paper and demanded leniency in evaluation, the Central Board of Secondary Education set up a committee of experts to look into the matter. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		AC rake for Central Railway suburban line Money laundering: Bhujbal confronted with nephew Sameer Enforcement Directorate (ED) contented senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal with his nephew and former MP Sameer around four-and-half hours on Thursday in a Rs 870 crore money laundering case connected with Maharashtra Sadan scam. Man hacks email ID of MBA student, demand Rs 5 lakh A 23-year-old girl was threatened by an unidentified person who demanded Rs 5 lakh after hacking in the email address linked to her social networking accounts and threatened to upload obscene photographs if she failed to give the amount. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		AIIMS doctor found dead in hostel room A junior resident doctor working with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was found dead in his hostel room here on Thursday, hospital authorities said. Stiff fines likely for littering, riding drunk on Metro Eating or littering inside Metro trains may attract Rs 1,000 fine and the offenders may even be taken out of the coaches Passing storm: Rain, hail likely over next 2 days Another spell of rain and thundershowers has been predicted for Delhi for March 17 and 18. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Flying start - My daughter was my biggest motivator When Kumar Ramachandran sold his engineering device services company Vignani Technologies to Foliage, a US-based technology consulting and engineering services company in 2014, he wondered about the next entrepreneurial step he could take. He recalls his daughter then telling him: “You have earned your money; now do something that impacts the society and not just you.“ Namma changemakers - Armed with pens, stories, brooms, they make B'luru a better place They may not have been in the list of 6 out of 33 finalists who bagged Namma Bengaluru Awards 2016, meant to celebrate those who have contributed for the city's growth. But that doesn't take the credit away from them. TOI gives a lowdown on how these spirited souls became changemakers. Court can't intimidate petitioners: Lawyer Before hearing the petitions, Justice Rani inquired about the presence of petitioners in the courtroom and told them to be ready for the consequences if their pleas are rejected with costs."Be ready. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Two youths arrested for duping Flipkart, Amazon Task Force sleuths have arrested two fraudsters duping e-tailers Flipkart and Amazon by returning their product parcels filled with sand. Hyderabad woman kills her kids, arrested A housewife, Rajini Chutke, on Wednesday night killed her two children at their house and fled.The incident happened at businessman Vinay's house at Teacher's Colony in Tukaramgate. RTA to crack whip on drunken drivers in Hyderabad Jolted by the death of four medical students of Osmania Medical College in a road mishap while returning to Hyderabad from Vijayawada in a Dhanunjaya travels bus, RTA officials have decided to crack the whip on private travels bus drivers, who drive under the influence of alcohol. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Sniffer dog pressed into service to trace man-eating tiger in Nilgiris The Tamil Nadu forest department on Wednesday brought a trained sniffer dog, a German shepherd, from the neighbouring Bandipur Tiger Reserve to the Nilgiris North forest division to trace an elusive tiger that killed a worker in a private tea estate near Gudalur in the Nilgiris last week. Velu Nachiyar, Jhansi Rani of Tamil Nadu Asked to name warrior queens from the country, few would go beyond the Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, and probably none would be able to name women from south India. This Pakistan cricket fan loves Chennai dosas as much as the game itself A few days ago, Khaver Siddiqi of Karachi was travelling by an autorickshaw in the city . Not knowing the local language, he found it difficult to converse with the driver. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Amdavad frames it right, the photo-booth way Photo booths are suddenly cropping up almost everywhere in the city - be it at restaurants, weddings, flea markets, reunions, birthday parties and even festive celebrations.Even corporate events are taking cue. BMW India launched the new 7 series in Ahmedabad at YMCA International Centre It is a given that many of us have a penchant for luxury cars which exude class, elegance and power. While many of us have a keen eye for fashion that bespeaks nothing less than royalty . And then there are those fabulous evenings when our passion for luxury world class cars and splendid fashion meets. Re and splendid fashion cently Ahmedabad too saw one such glittering evening. VHP to launch a major Ghar Wapsi drive Government data shows that in the last five years (till March 2015), 1,838 applications for religious conversion were received from across the state, out of which 94.4% applications were from Hindus. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Holi season is adulteration time With the festival of colours just round the corner, it is also the time for mouth-watering sweets and hence, their adulteration.Khoya and Paneer remain the most commonly adulterated food items. HC sets aside select list of SIs, PAC platoon commanders The Allahabad high court on Wednesday set aside the select list of sub-inspectors in civil police and PAC platoon commanders of a 2011 recruitment process. BA student cries ragging, AU to probe A BA-II student of Allahabad University has lodged a complaint against a research scholar residing in the same hostel. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Congress corporator held for land grabbing Police on Wednesday arrested R Murali Mohan, the Congress corporator of Ward no.5, in connection with a land-grabbing case. Three arrested for trafficking dalit girl Police on Wednesday arrested three persons, including a woman, for allegedly trafficking a minor dalit girl from Kendrapada district and engaging her in the flesh trade in Bhubaneswar. Mayurbhanj education officer in fake document row Assistant block education officer (ABEO) of Khunta in Mayurbhanj district Bhagaban Mohapatra has been accused of submitting forged certificates.Police started investigation after registering a case on Saturday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Cong MLAs deny raising salary hike Hike in salary and perks of legislators and ministers evoked an uproar in the state assembly on Wednesday with Congress denying any demand for it from their MLAs. Ministers, however, hinted that a bill related to salary and perks is likely to be cleared in the House in current session. Govt homes in on fake NGOs, hints at action Amid investigations into alleged irregularities and foreign funding of NGOs across the country, the Madhya Pradesh government has zeroed in on fake NGOs and misuse of social organisations for minting money. Cong walkout over health staff stir, encroachments removal Opposition Congress members staged walkout in the assembly on Wednesday over government health employees' strike and removal of encroachments in Indore. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		22 Days later : Prof Virender surrenders before police, arrested Congress MLAs stage protest outside Assembly, move New Delhi In yet another major embarrassment to Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government in Haryana and Narendera Modi-led NDA government at the centre, suspended Congress MLAs on Thursday took out a protest March and staged dharna outside assembly house here. Haryana CM writes to governor, seeks help With farmers in Punjab filling up the SYL canal in Patiala and Ropar districts after the Punjab government de-notified the land acquired for the project, the Haryana government has urged the governor to immediately restore status quo of the canal in Punjab's territory as on March 14. More Chandigarh News»

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