[wanabidii] News Digest: Soon, helpline number for digital payments support

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, December 11, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Soon, helpline number for digital payments support After a TV channel and a website to promote digital payments, a nationwide toll-free helpline number '14444' will be launched soon to educate people and provide support related to cashless mode of transactions. OPEC, non-OPEC agree first global oil pact since 2001 With the deal finally signed after almost a year of arguing within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and mistrust in the willingness of non-OPEC Russia to play ball, the market's focus will now switch to compliance with the agreement. Mistry seeks support to stay on Tata Power board Mistry is currently Chairman of Tata Power. The company has called an Extraordinary General Meeting on December 26, 2016, to consider the resolution for his removal as its director. He said that Tata Power faced several challenges in 2012, on account of situation at Mudra Ultra Mega Power Project. More Business News»

		Environment
		Ancient trees at China's Mount Tai get digital ID cards About 20,000 ancient trees on the renowned Mount Tai in China's Shandong Province now have "digital ID cards" which will provide information about environment, condition of trees, climate, diseases and pests. The information is collected by a new monitoring system for ancient trees on the mountain. Clarify stand on 'illegal' distilleries: NGT to Centre The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to clarify its stand on distilleries and sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh that manufacture, store and transport ethanol without obtaining permission from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO). China on yellow alert for smog in many cities China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a yellow alert for a new bout of smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of the country. Parts of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hunan and Jiangxi will be covered by smog for two days, starting Sunday, with some regions seeing heavy pollution, the National Meteorological Center said in an online statement. More Environment News»

		World
		Somalia suicide truck bombing kills more than 20 More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said, in a fresh strike claimed by the al-Qaida-linked Shabaab group. Death toll from Istanbul twin bombings climb to 38 The death toll from the bombing outside a football stadium in Istanbul has risen to 38 people, including 30 police officers. Kurdish militants were believed to be responsible. The two bombs exploded less than a minute apart on Saturday shortly after a football match between 2 of Turkey's top clubs. More than 10,000 flee rebel-held Aleppo Fierce fighting and heavy bombardment saw more than 10,000 people flee rebel-held areas of the battleground Syrian city of Aleppo since midnight, a monitoring group said on Sunday. More World News»

		Science
		New AI system can predict how scenes will play out China launches new generation weather satellite The Fengyun-4 satellite, the first of China's second-generation weather satellites in geostationary orbit to have been launched, is also the country's first quantitative remote-sensing satellite in highest orbit. Defective 'protein factory' behind aggressive form of leukemia Scientists have identified a defect in the ribosome, the protein factory of the cell in 20 to 40 per cent of the patients with multiple myeloma - a type of leukemia. These patients have a poorer prognosis than patients with intact ribosomes, the researchers said. More Science News»

		Technology
		Government to launch 19 e-governance schemes for Digital India initiative MEA 's goal is to launch 19 e-governance initiatives by the next financial year and efforts are being made on a war-footing, persons familiar with the developments told ET. Among the key initiatives will be a stronger cyber security mechanism for ministry websites. 11 alternatives to WhatsApp video calling Social messaging application WhatsApp recently rolled out its video calling facility. Samsung smartphones the most traded devices of 2016 in India: Report Capturing 28.52% of the Indian mobile phone market, South Korean giant Samsung sold maximum number of devices in 2016, followed by Apple iPhone 14.87% and Motorola with 10.75%, a new report said on Saturday. More Technology News»

		Education
		Oxford University Press launches new integrated learning solution Aligned to the CBSE curriculum, “Oxford Advantage” includes content both in print and digital mediums. It also focuses heavily on the teacher community by helping them maintain an ascending learning curve of professional development and training workshops. Delhi Government streamlines admission process for Class VI More firms but fewer offers at IITs this year At IIT-Bombay, the number of students picked by leading finance and consulting firms has reduced; it has shrunk from 16 to 13 as in the case with Goldman Sachs or nine to four from consulting firm BCG. Meanwhile, students across IITs have received more offers from the analytics sector. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Designer duo draw flak for Kashmir reference, blame Twitterati for chaos Mahim-Andheri Harbour stretch to have 5-hour jumbo block Harbour line block could inconvenience commuters More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi Police officer, woman found murdered at property dealer's office Car rams divider, 3 women die Three women were killed and a man seriously injured when their Maruti 800 rammed a divider and overturned on the Mehrauli Gurgaon road in south Delhi on Saturday. Road mishap: Delhi court holds victim responsible for his own death More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bike ride to Hampi by tourism department Numerologist booked for misbehaving with woman 'Ancient Indian knowledge taken out, plagiarized' More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Sanders smugglers' accounts under scanner Andhra Pradesh police have alerted I-T department officials in Chennai on suspicious bank transactions by red sanders smugglers after demonetisation. Scientists in for a spiritual treat Thousands of scientists attending the 104th ndian Science Congress in Tirupati in the first week of January will get a rare spiri ual treat. Old Hyderabad decks up for Milad-un-Nabi The Old City is all set to celebrate Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		470 people have died of shock over Jayalalithaa's demise, AIADMK says Ruling AIADMK on Sunday said a total of 470 people have died of "shock" following the demise of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and party general secretary J Jayalalithaa on December 5. AIADMK releases Chinnamma Sasikalaa's two photos Ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Sunday released two photographs featuring late chief minister and party general secretary J Jayalalithaa's aide V K Sasikalaa, referring to her as ‘Chinnamma’ (junior Amma). Jayalalithaa succession: Amma had recognised Chinnamma name, Thambidurai says More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Senior citizens pay for airline's errors The VGS-2017 is not Vibrant India Summit, but its stature certainly stands at that level Pen with swadeshi writ More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		7 returning from relative's cremation killed in road accident HC reprieve for Varanasi businessman termed as land mafia The Allahabad high court on Friday directed the inspector general of police of Varanasi to conduct an inquiry into identification of a businessman as land mafia by former SP (Crime) of Varanasi. PCS (Prelims) 2016: HC orders re-evaluation of all answer scripts The Allahabad high court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over discrepancies in the multiple choice question papers of PCS (Preliminay) Examination-2016 More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Kalahandi villagers take sarpanch hostage Struggling For Cash, They Demand Kerosene In Exchange Of Paddy Caterpillar in noon meal, teacher suspended The district education officer of Kendrapada suspended two cooks and a teacher of a government-run upper primary school after around 40 students fell ill upon eating their midday meal on November 16. Bhubaneswar government creating fear psychosis: Dharmendra "The BJD government is creating unnecessary apprehensions about shortage of cash.If only the number of SBI branches, ATMs and banking correspondents are counted, cash is available at 20,000 points. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		BJP states infamous for fake encounters: Vijayan Sanghis force Pinarayi to skip Bhopal event Incidentally, the placards show the photo of Vishal Kumar, a student who was allegedly killed in front of Chenganoor Christian College in 2012 by students who were in no way connected to SFI or CPM​ Hindi university has only four teachers University Says Recruitments By February Will Plug Gap (460 words) More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		This dentist takes care of canines This Animal Welfare Activist Urges People To Adopt Dogs Rather Than Buying Expensive Breeds Stories from Battlefield Longewala War Veteran Brig Chandpuri (Retd) Shares Notes On The Battle And The Iconic Film It Inspired India's new Sansarpur 10 Of The 18 Players In India Squad At The Ongoing Junior World Cup Are Products Of Jalandhar's Surjit Hockey Academy More Chandigarh News»

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