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		Friday, December 16, 2016
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		Business
		Gold slumps to 10-month low, sheds Rs 500 Traders said sentiment was downbeat, largely in sync with a weak global trend where gold slipped to a 10-month low as the Federal Reserve indicated it will raise interest rates faster than previously expected, boosting the US dollar and eroded the demand for the precious metal as a safe-haven. No woman director at 15 PSUs: Government As many as 15 public sector firms, including ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation, have failed to comply with regulator SEBI's norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards till December 13, Parliament was informed on Friday. Raids at branches impacting morale, say bankers Over the past few days, law enforcement agencies have raided branches of various banks, unearthing unauthorised cash disbursals and fake accounts. More Business News»

		Environment
		Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect' When the world celebrated the signing of the landmark Paris climate pact last December, it was hard to imagine that only a year later it might face an existential threat.A Trump administration hostile or simply indifferent, to climate change action could dim the odds of preventing dangerous warming. Climate change a factor in strange weather events A new scientific report finds that man-made climate change played a role in two dozen extreme weather events last year but not in a few other strange weather events around the world. A report released Thursday by the NOAA found that climate change was a factor, in 24 of 30 strange weather events. Majuli to be India's first carbon neutral district The project, SACReD, Majuli has been initiated to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Majuli Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha said on Thursday. Jha introduced the importance of climate-based decision making and highlighted the need for low emission development strategy for Majuli to ensure sustainable development. More Environment News»

		World
		China's 1st aircraft carrier conducts live-fire drills China's first aircraft carrier battle group has carried out its maiden live-fire exercises on a massive scale, in a show of strength amid increasing tensions with the US over the South China Sea and Taiwan. As Trump riles China, Taiwan tallies defence costs South Korea issues top bird flu alert South Korea on Friday issued its top bird flu alert for the first time, giving officials extra powers to contain an outbreak that has already triggered the slaughter of more than 10 percent of national poultry stocks. More World News»

		Science
		Rise in breast cancer gene testing after Angelina Jolie's NYT writeup, but... Do celebrity endorsements for health-related matters work? They create an awareness don’t always get the desired results, said a study published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ. NASA launches 8 mini-satellites for hurricane forecasting The plane carrying the satellites took off shortly after sunrise Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. An hour later, the co-pilot pushed the button that released the Pegasus rocket and attached satellites from the belly of the plane, 39,000 feet above the Atlantic and 100 miles east of Daytona Beach. Santa doesn't care about nice or naughty kids: Harvard study A quirky – but scientific -- study published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ medical journal states that contrary to the popular notion that Santa gives presents to children who are "nice" and not "naughty", it may be that visits from Santa have more to do with socio-economic factors. The study has been done by researchers from the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health after calling up 186 hospital pediatric departments. More Science News»

		Technology
		Cyrus Mistry removed as director from Tata Teleservices Board Mistry said in a letter to the board last month that the business was "continuously haemorrhaging" and had even questioned the alliance in his statements to the group. Yahoo hit by world's biggest hacking attack Yahoo has warned that it had uncovered yet another massive cyberattack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history. Wipro creates independent India unit Effective April, the India and Middle East unit will be reorganized into two separate businesses, signalling the increasing opportunities in the domestic market as the government embarks on large-scale digital transformation projects. More Technology News»

		Education
		NEET super specialty exam to be held on June 10, 2017 "The examination being conducted by the National Board of Examinations, shall be held as a computer-based test and shall comprise of 200 multiple choice questions from the MD/MS curriculum followed at medical colleges in India duly prescribed /adopted by Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Health Ministry," said the statement. Prakash Javadekar confident X Boards will be reintroduced from 2017-18 "This month there will be a CBSE Board meeting, in which there will be a resolution (for compulsory class X board exams). So, I am very sure from academic session 2017-18, Board examination will be mandatory for all students," Javadekar told PTI. Bihar CM writes to Sushma Swaraj, asks Centre to maintain autonomy of Nalanda University ​Hurt over George Yeo’s recent resignation as Nalanda University’s chancellor, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has written a strong-worded letter to the external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, urging the NDA Government not to tamper with the essence behind the ‘idea of Nalanda’. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Nanavati doctor arrested for sexually assaulting 28-year-old woman in ICU A resident doctor at Nanavati hospital in Juhu was arrested on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a patient in the intensive care unit six months ago. Mumbai: Woman falls from crowded local train, dies Overcrowding of local trains claimed yet another life on Wednesday after a 27-year-old woman died after falling from an overcrowded local train between Chunabhatti and GTB Nagar during peak rush hour. Jaya's death stalled Doppler decision: BMC The BMC on Thursday cited the deaths of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and former city mayor Ramesh Prabhu for its failure to take a decision on approving the site for a second Doppler radar for the city. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		New Delhi Municipal Council will take inputs from traders and residents for 2017-18 budget New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), for the first time, will make their budget for 2017-18 based on suggestions that they receive from residents and traders in and around their area and even visitors. Woman raped in Moti Bagh after being offered lift to Noida A 20-year-old-woman was allegedly raped in south Delhi's Moti Bagh area after the attacker offered her a lift to Noida, police said on Friday. Motor licensing officer suspended More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Pilgrims' progress to Sabarimala caught in a dispute between Karnataka-Kerala The LDF government, which took office in May 2016, has imposed a whopping cost on tourist vehicles with All-India permit entering the state from Karnataka. An Innova now has to pay Rs 25,000 and a Tempo-Traveller around Rs 1 lakh to enter Kerala. Tourist vehicles from other south Indian states, however, face no such hassle. 'Outsider' to face trial for abusing south Indians on Facebook The Karnataka High Court has refused the plea of a Maharashtrian engineering student in Bengaluru to quash a case against him for his derogatory remarks on south Indians. The HC said he has to face the trial in the case and it was for the lower court to decide whether his comments, made on a Facebook post, constituted an offence. Maasti Gudi director gets bail The high court on Thursday granted bail to Nagashekar, director of Kannada film Maasti Gudi, and stunt director Ravi Varma. They were arrested after actors Uday Raghav and Anil Kumar drowned in TG Halli reservoir on November 7 while shooting a helicopter stunt. Justice Rathnakala has directed the petitioners to furnish a bail bond for Rs 1 lakh each and cooperate with the ongoing investigation. The local court at Ramanagaram had rejected bail to the duo on November 21. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Private school director kidnapped? Traders to put safety net at Chandralok complex Kaleswaram LI project gets boost from Andhra Bank More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		5.26% of travellers arriving at Chennai airport avail e-tourist visa Chennai international airport recorded the fourth largest arrival of foreign tourists, who availed e-tourist visa to visit the country in November this year. Signature on Jayalalithaa's rebirth statement questioned in PIL A rebirth statement of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, issued on November 13, with a signature while she was undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals, has become the subject matter of public interest litigation. The PIL raises suspicion over genuineness of the signature. Woman construction worker's organs donated The organs of a 45-year-old woman, who was declared brain dead at the K G Hospital in Coimbatore on Thursday evening, were donated on Friday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Four trains from Ahmedabad to have discounted tickets Bank staff give memo to RBI IIT-Gandhinagar to help Army beat harsh conditions More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Unclaimed bag near bank creates a flutter An unclaimed bag lying near a nationalized bank at Civil Lines on Thursday sent police into tizzy. SHIATS security tightened after employees assaulted SHIATS on Thursday handed over a three-point memorandum to the SSP and ADM (City) demanding stringent against those involved in the incident. Note ban hiccup: Excise department meets only 74 per cent target in Nov Demonetisation had forced the country-made liquor shops, wine shops and bars in the city to switch to cashless modes of payment. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Woman held for branding infants Police on Thursday arrested a woman named Manju Nayak from Barakhama following the death of an four-month-old after she allegedly branded the infant and her twin brother with a hot iron rod to cure them of illness. Gangadhar Meher University students send mass SMSes to higher education minister Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi Incensed by the scarcity of teachers, students of Gangadhar Meher University (GMU) sent text messages to higher education minister Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi's phone on Thursday, demanding that vacant teaching posts be filled up. Naveen Patnaik unveils tribal dance fest Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the national tribal dance festival at Utkal Mandap here. Tribal communities from Assam, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh will perform during the three day festival. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Family donates elderly man's body "My father believed in simple living, he worked in postal department and got retired from post of chief accounts officer in 1994.Since he didn't do any social work with any NGO, he had a wish to serve the society," . Lokayukta case: State government nod to prosecute IAS Ramesh Thete Digvijaya Singh to file case in CBI court, says lawyer Vivek Tankha More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Punjab Cabinet gives sanction to creating 1,650 jobs in govt In what was likely the last Punjab cabinet meeting before the model code of conduct is enforced in the state, the Parkash Singh Badal government on Thursday sought to create more jobs including 1,400 in police and 250 in health departments. SAD Jalandhar (rural) unit joint secretary Tarunpal Singh Atwal joins BSP SAD Jalandhar (rural) unit joint secretary Tarunpal Singh Atwal on Thursday joined BSP in the presence of the party's state affairs in charge Avtar Singh Karimpuri and state president Rashpal Singh Raju. Nabha gangsters still at large, 2 senior superintendents of police's get bullet-proof vehicles Two young senior superintendents of police (SSPs), who have served long in the Badal family bastions of Bathinda and Muktsar, have been provided with bulletproof vehicles apparently after intelligence inputs cited threat to these cops from the gangsters who escaped from the Nabha jail last month. More Chandigarh News»

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