[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold, silver losses add up on weak cues, soft demand

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, May 28, 2016
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		Business
		Gold, silver losses add up on weak cues, soft demand Gold prices fell Rs 20 to Rs 28,850 per 10 grams on Saturday, tracking a weak trend overseas amid easing demand from jewellers and retailers at the domestic spot market. Silver followed suit and lost Rs 70 at Rs 39,000 per kg on lack of buying support from industrial units and coin makers. SBI Q4 net profit falls 66% to Rs 1,264 crore Country's largest lender SBI on Friday posted 66 per cent slump in standalone profit to Rs 1,263.81 crore for the 4th quarter of last fiscal ended March 31 as it more than doubled the provisions for bad loans. SBI had reported net profit of Rs 3,742 crore in the corresponding, January-March quarter. Sensex gains over 100 points on foreign inflows More Business News»

		Environment
		Stillbirth risk in third trimester by air pollution A study says that exposure to air-borne pollutants can up the risk of stillbirth in the third trimester of pregnancy. Nearly 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 2015, with the wide geographical variation in prevalence suggesting most of these deaths were preventable. Thousands of quarries closed as NGT deadline nears NGT had ordered all those stone quarries which have failed to obtain an environment clearance in the Balesar region to be shut. Miners have decided to take up the issue with Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the the national meeting of state mines ministers. Antartica's marine life vanished with dinosaurs A study published in the journal Nature Communications revealed that the mass extinction event 65 million years ago that killed the dinosaurs also proved fatal for the entire marine life in Antarctica. Scientists have found more than 6,000 fossil specimens to support their claim. More Environment News»

		World
		More than 2,000 boat migrants rescued off Italy Italian Coastguards saved over 2000 Libyan migrants in 17 different operations in the Mediterranean. Around 14,000 people were taken off often flimsy vessels over the whole week. There is no official record of the casualities but the IOM estimates total Mediterranean deaths to be 1,475 this year. Trump raises US$ 6 million in first fund raising event Donald Trump has raised an impressive US$ 6 million and received pledges for another US$ 4 million in his first fundraising event after emerging as presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a media report has said. Museum of Russian impressionist art opens in Moscow A museum of Russian impressionist art opened in a former chocolate factory in Moscow on Saturday, to promote the country's art movement of which little is known. It exhibits some 70 works by Russian artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More World News»

		Science
		Watch out: Those aged 30-35 are likely to have BMI higher than 30, says study NASA to make second attempt to inflate expandable habitat on ISS NASA is set to make a second attempt to inflate BEAM, the inflatable habitat on International Space Station after it failed to inflate on Thursday. The first attempt on Thursday failed because the module's length and diameter did not increase with the increased internal pressure as expected. New incentives needed to develop antibiotics to fight superbugs The 1st US case of a patient with an infection found to be resistant to the antibiotic colistin, the ultimate antibiotic was announced on Thursday. These resistant bacteria are called "nightmare bacteria." Pharma companies across US have expressed an urgent need of research in antibiotic medicines. More Science News»

		Technology
		10 Android smartphones that cost more than iPhone in India Gone are the days when the latest version of Apple iPhone used to be the most expensive smartphone available in the market. Smartphone sales drop in India Smartphone sales fell 8.2% sequentially in the January-March period, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) India. Tesla Model S for kids starts shipping The one-seater Tesla Model S cars created by Radio Flyer is designed for children in the age group of three to eight years. The model comes in three colour options – Blue, Midnight Silver Metallic, and the Iconic Red. More Technology News»

		Education
		Question mark over new chairman: IIMA proposes, Smriti disposes HRD ministry rejects names of top corporate titans for chairman of premier management institute. This is the first time that search committee reccommendations have been shot down. Hunt on for new names. No government quota seats in private colleges for MBBS and BDS Here is a bad news for students, 12 private medical colleges and 24 dental colleges which come under the umbrella of COMEDK will not share its MBBS and BDS seats for government quota from this year. Re-evaluation of papers earns Anna University Rs 75cr in 5 years Anna University has collected more than Rs 75 crore from engineering students for revaluation of papers since 2011, an RTI application has revealed. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Kohli is world's best batsman: Lawson Mumbai, May 28 () Former Australia pacer Geoff Lawson has heaped praise on in-form India's Test captain Virat Kohli, saying the star batsman is "arguably the number one batsman in the world". "Kohli at the moment, is arguably the number one batsman in the world. He is in the form of his life. Plastic menace running wild in Borivali national park Shiv Sena pulls up BJP post Rajnath's remark on Ram Mandir The Shiv Sena on Saturday dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) remarks of contesting the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh on 'development plank and not on the issue of Ram temple construction' as selfish-politics, saying it is absolutely unjustified, as the saffron party is More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Govt should pluck up courage for bold reforms, engage Opp: PC New Delhi, May 28 () Attacking the Centre over its handling of the economy, Congress today asked it to pluck up courage to go for bold reforms, saying the party will engage with the government if it means business. CBSE pass percentage for class X drops but girls still outshine boys With a pass percentage of 96.36 percent, girl outshone the boys as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday afternoon announced the class X exam results. The overall pass percentage of 2016 is 96.21 as compared to 97. Chidambaram backs 'outstanding' Rajan, says Congress has full faith in him Refraining from commenting on the recent demand by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy to remove Raghuram Rajan as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, former finance minister P. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		CET Medical city toppers plan to set up hospital in villages, serve ailing poor in government hospitals Garment workers: Praised by CM, they are tortured by cops On May 1, chief minister Siddaramaiah congratulated garment workers for creating a "successful workers' movement", which he said was historic and had led to the reversal of the central government's ill-conceived plan. But his concern stopped at that. A interim fact-finding report People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) on the violence during protests against changes in Employee Provi dent Fund rules released on Friday said many persons who protested that day are still behind bars and haven't been able to secure bail. Karnataka students shine in COMEDK's UGET engineering Like previous year, this year also seven students out of the top ten rank holders in COMEDK’s UGET for engineering seats are from Karnataka. First and second rank holders are from Bengaluru. The other ranks secured by the Karnataka students are fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		University of Hyderabad erupts in protests as tents pulled down JAC members block HCU main gate Hyderabad, May 28 () The Joint Action Committee (JAC) members for Social Justice at Hyderabad Central University, today blocked the main gate of the varsity protesting removal of makeshift tents near the shopping complex on the campus. Watch out: Those aged 30-35 are likely to have BMI higher than 30, says study More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		NDA only delivered broken promises and dismal failures: Cong Chennai, May 28 () Mounting an attack on the BJP-led NDA government which completes two years in office, Congress today charged the Narendra Modi dispensation with delivering "broken promises and dismal failures". EC cancels polls to two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats In a first in India's electoral history, the Election Commission decided to rescind the notification and conduct polls afresh "in due course of time" to two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats, Aravkurichi and Tanjavur, following evidence of use of money to influence voters. Happy to retire at 58, say Tamil Nadu govt doctors; state policy to continue Government doctors in the state seem to be happy they will continue to retire at least seven years ahead of their counterparts in the central government. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Advani hails PM Modi for work in Ahmedabad L K Advani, the BJP patriarch and former deputy Prime Minister, joined Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Friday to laud the NDA government led by PM Narendra Modi on its completion of two years in office. Advani and Anandiben were speaking at the Vikas Parva Sammelan organized on the Sabarmati riverfront. Fugitives lived their undercover lives openly A bearded, overweight, middle-aged man living in Andheri slums earning his livelihood by drafting correspondence for local citizens helping them to avail basic civic amenities from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). That is Farooq Bhana (55), a key accused in 2002 Godhra train carnage involved in the conspiracy “from beginning to end“ that killed 59 people, who was recently nabbed by Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) after 14 long years on the run. State govt to launch Digital Gujarat app by August Soon people in the state will be able to get their ration card or income certificate by simply logging on to a mobile application. Gujarat government is set to launch a mobile app, Digital Gujarat, which will provide several such services on the lines of e-services already being rendered through digitalgujarat.gov.in. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HC defers hearing of petition against PM's election till Aug 19 The Allahabad high court on Friday deferred till August 19 the hearing of an election petition filed against the election of Prime minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi parliamentary seat. Justice Vimlesh Kumar Shukla deferred till August 19 on the request for adjournment made on behalf of petitioner Ajay Rai who was defeated in last parliamentary election in Varanasi parliamentary seat by the PM. BJP seeks action against 'assault' by Samajwadi Party activists Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers staged a sit-in and gheraoed the office of the district magistrate on Friday. They were protesting against Thursday's incident wherein BJP workers were allegedly assaulted by the activists of Samajwadi Party at Subhash crossing. 26-year-old youth found murdered near Budhawa pond in Allahabad A 26-year-old youth, a resident of Umri, was found murdered near Budhawa pond under Ghoorpur police station on Friday .Locals saw the body there and informed police. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		10 involved in Cong samiti member's murder Ten persons were involved in Wednesday's incident of kidnapping, torture and death of Nuadi panchayat samiti member Ranjan Swain at Ersama, police said. Centre, State to explore mines Traders ask govt to sort out VAT issues The Federation of All Odisha Traders Associations on Friday asked the state government to consider their demand of withdrawing value added tax (VAT) on pulses and wheat products at the earliest. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Impure water on BU campus: Hostel inmates cry foul Forced to drink water allegedly contaminated water for long, at least 50 students Barkatullah University (BU), all hostel inmates, on Friday protested against the university’s apathetic attitude by raising slogans against the BU management. The protest, which began past noon at one of hostel blocks, lasted for two hours. Three cops punished for puncturing vehicles Three cops, including a sub-inspector (SI) were punished after they were caught, puncturing vehicles for wrong parking during night patrolling, on CCTV cameras in Katni town on Friday. Newly-married woman commits suicide A 22-year-old newly-married woman committed suicide by hanging herself on Thursday evening. A case was registered at Govindpura police station. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Labourer dies during manual cleaning of blocked pipeline Miscreants fire at Sonipat resident after they failed to kidnap him In an incident of road rage, three car borne men shot at Sonipat resident after they failed to kidnap him following an altercation over the alleged overtaking, near Murthal on National Highway 1 (NH1) on Saturday morning. Multi-crore sports complex is falling apart Said to have been built to match international standards, the multi-crore sports complex in Mohali is languishing in neglect, thanks to mismanagement. More Chandigarh News»

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