[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex gains 53 points on RIL earnings; capital goods, tech gain

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, April 25, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex gains 53 points on RIL earnings; capital goods, tech gain The 30-share index, which had lost 42.24 points in the previous session on Friday, recovered 52.89 points, or 0.20%, at 25,891.03, with capital goods, technology, realty, IT and banking sectors supporting the upside. Reliance Industries takes steps for talent retention Reliance Industries, owned by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, had made an attempt previously to build talent at a senior level. Around four years ago, it rolled out a programme for senior management, called Reliance Accelerated Leadership Program. Govt working on proposal to invest Rs 6,000 crore on airports The proposal is in line with the government’s stated plan to take flying to the masses, by boosting air connectivity to small cities and towns. "The project will be implemented by the Airports Authority of India," the official said. More Business News»

		Environment
		Delhi Zoo to have a butterfly park Home to over 1,300 animals and birds, the National Zoological Park in Delhi is gearing up to set up a butterfly park. This will become one of the main attraction factors for children, the authorities said. Groundwater depletion shifting Earth's axis: Scientists Rescued circus elephant 'Rhea' reunited with her long lost sisters More Environment News»

		World
		Clinton campaign slams Trump for mocking Indians Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has slammed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump for mocking an Indian call centre worker during an election rally this week, saying it shows disrespect towards the community and is reflective of his divisive rhetoric. Obama to send up to 250 more troops to Syria: Official US President Barack Obama will announce plans to send up to 250 more military personnel to Syria on Monday, according to a senior administration official, intensifying US assistance to rebels as a ceasefire falters. Xi calls for vigil against religious infiltrations from abroad Xi's observations would have resulted in major changes in the way Chinese authorities deal with religious and minority issues. Being general secretary of the Communist Party and the top most leader, Xi's remarks are treated as guidelines for law making and implementation in China. More World News»

		Science
		Fruits and vegetables lower risk of heart attacks: Study Isro to help Karnataka find water sources In the middle of a second consecutive drought, a desperate Karnataka government has approached Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to find 'water sources' that it could tap in near future. Delay in diagnosis worsens drug-resistant TB in country The universal DST is a part of the World Health Organisation's strategy to 'end TB by 2035'.Currently, a patient is first tested for simple TB that needs six to nine months of treatment. More Science News»

		Technology
		12 sectors technology will shrink jobs in Is your career safe? Find out... Canon EOS 1300D review: Evolution of the entry-level DSLR The Canon EOS 1300D is a handsome deal with the 18-55mm and 55-250 mm LG K7 review: Another run-of-the-mill smartphone We reviewed the LG K7 to see whether it has what it takes to disrupt the budget smartphone market, and here are our findings. More Technology News»

		Education
		IITs asked to teach Sanskrit: Smriti Irani Innovations at work ​Students display projects such as a system to print Braille books and nanomaterials that can remove effluents Mock Model UN Over 7,500 students of class VIII to X from over 150 schools across India participated in the conference. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Human capital risk management an urgent board level concern HC lifts ban on constructions in Kalyan and Dombivli Deputy registrar of housing's office inaugurated in Mira Road More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Odd-even: Few takers for special bus service for MPs DTC's 'MP Special Bus Service', launched by the Delhi government to ferry lawmakers to Parliament, found few takers on Monday morning. In view of the Parliament session, the Delhi government had on Sunday announced six air-conditioned special buses to ferry MPs and appealed to them to follow the odd-even scheme. Getting the basics right a smart idea NEW DELHI: It may never become one of the Centre’s smart cities, but the Delhi Cantonment Board is not distressed. Having already won the best cantonment award in consecutive years in 2014 and 2015, it has its heart set instead on becoming a ‘smart cantonment’. Can-do Cantt Board beats the civvies For almost a kilometre and a half, the Ring Road cleaves the village of Naraina in southwest Delhi into two. On both sides of the road are dense residential areas, with concrete structures untidily standing next to each other without even a chink separating them. But observe carefully and you would notice that one half of the village is cleaner than the other. That is the CB block of Naraina, managed by the Delhi Cantonment Board. Its dustier counterpart comes under the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Dr Rajkumar's birth anniversary marked in Bengaluru This is his 87th birth anniversary Bengaluru may no longer be 'airconditioned city' The city surpassed its April 30, 1931 temperature record as the meteorological department officially recorded a maximum temperature of 39.2 degrees on Sunday.The city surpassed its April 30, 1931 temperature record as the meteorological department officially recorded a maximum temperature of 39.2 degrees on Sunday. Cong gets prime land worth Rs 7.6cr for just Rs 54 Lakh Months after the BJP-led government in Maharashtra courted controversy by allotting a piece of prime land to actress and MP Hema Malini for a dance academy, the Karnataka government has done something similar. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Made to do sit-ups in the heat for crash, man dies A 40-year-old man died after he was forced to do sit-ups in the scorching heat by four young men as 'punishment' for bumping into their car. The incident took place at Bowenpally in Secunderabad on Friday. Mission Kakatiya doomed, says NGRI report Mission Kakatiya, the government’s flagship programme to restore 46,531 tanks across the state, does not have a scientific approach and the state might end up losing crores of rupees, the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) has said. Cong Khammam MLA also defects to TRS In a major jolt to the Congress ahead of the Paleru by-election in Khammam district, Puvvada Ajay Kumar, MLA from the Khammam assembly constituency, has decided to defect to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu election: Discontent in Congress as party allots Sriperumbudur seat to 'former LTTE supporter' Just like its alliance partner DMK, Congress too has its share of discontent over the selection of candidates for the May 16 Tamil Nadu assembly election. Five killed as truck rams four houses in Tamil Nadu Five people were killed on the spot when a container truck rammed their houses at Puduchatram in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Monday. Tamil Nadu election: Actor Powerstar Srinivasan joins BJP Tamil actor Powerstar Srinivasan joined BJP on Monday in the presence of Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Low turnout in college lecturer exam Noxious attack on Narmada, two Changodar units booked 'Accused damaged canal to pump waste' More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Complaints on WhatsApp keep traffic cops busy The WhatsApp number of traffic police, launched to help commuters caught in jams and also to streamline traffic, is flooded with complaints and suggestions.It receives five to six complaints with photographs daily. Conquering male bastion: City girls man petrol pump Fairer sex in Sangam city are now taking up jobs in areas once considered a man's domain. Scorching heat: District Magistrate orders change in school timings In veiw of hot weather conditions, district magistrate has ordered revision in school timings from Monday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Ponzi firms funded BJD in polls to protect their interests: Lulu Upping the ante against the BJD over chit fund scam, the Congress alleged that the ruling party was heavily funded by different Ponzi firms in 2014 general elections. Jagannath Temple invokes Ranjit Singh, stakes claim to Kohinoor As the Centre is gearing up to bring back Kohinoor diamond from London, priests of Jagannath Temple in Puri have renewed their longstanding demand of placing the famed jewel on the crown of Lord Jagannath. State gets national award for empowering panchayats The state government on Sunday got Incremental Devolution Index Award 2015-16 for providing maximum power to panchayats in the last three years. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Students in Bhopal's Barkatullah University threaten to jump from the water tank With no water for fire tender, 3 charred to death A 25-year-old woman and her two children were charred to death by the time fire tenders arranged water in drought-hit Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. Draft scam: Role of excise officials under lens A day after Madhya Pradesh Police registered an FIR against authorities of Canara Bank in Katni district for withholding payments of 17 demand drafts (DDs) - worth Rs 7 crore - presented to it by the state's excise department, Lokayukta's special police establishment too have registered a preliminary enquiry against officers of the excise department on Sunday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Pak arrests Hindu leader in murder of Sikh politician 52-year-old Singh was the special assistant to chief minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on minority affairs. Strict action against cops found misusing power: DGP Haryana director general of police K P Singh on Saturday said misuse of power in the police force would not be tolerated and any cop found doing so would face strict action. State plans major crack down on celebratory firing A week after a three-year-old girl was killed in celebratory firing at a wedding in Yamunanagar, Haryana police have decided to crack down on the practice and rein in trigger-happy revelers. More Chandigarh News»

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