[wanabidii] News Digest: SC stays sale of 2G spectrum by Maxis

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		Friday, January 06, 2017
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		Business
		SC stays sale of 2G spectrum by Maxis Dubai airport sees maximum flyers to and from India Indians form the biggest chunk of flyers at Dubai airport, reinforcing the image of Emirates being India’s de facto national carrier as it is the single largest international airline here in terms of flying people in and out of the country. Cash crunch may ease by Feb-end, says SBI report 67% of the demonetised notes are likely to get replaced by month-end, while 80-89% of notes will be replaced by February-end, the report said. More Business News»

		Environment
		World heat shatters records, a new sign of global warming Last year was the hottest on record by a wide margin, with temperatures creeping close to a ceiling set by almost 200 nations for limiting global warming, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. How we shop hurts endangered species The hidden danger to wildlife posed by imported consumer goods -- an espresso coffee in Beijing, a tofu salad in Chicago -- can now be pinpointed and measured, researchers said Wednesday. Now, all puppies to be sold with micro-chips ​​The new rules, which have been proposed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change also make it mandatory for the state government to form a state board or society for prevention of cruelty to animals. More Environment News»

		World
		Joe Biden asks Donald Trump to 'grow up' Biden dismissed Trump's complaint on Twitter about how the Obama administration has handled the transition. The vice-president told "PBS NewsHour" in an interview that it's time for Trump "to be an adult." 'Mastermind' of Bangladesh cafe siege killed: Police The bodies of Nurul Islam Marzan and another suspected extremist were found after officers raided a property in Dhaka's Rayer Bazar neighbourhood, a spokesman for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police told AFP. No doubt Russia interfered in polls: US intel chief The top US intelligence official said on Thursday he was "even more resolute" in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, rebuking persistent skepticism from Republican President-elect Donald Trump about whether Moscow was involved. More World News»

		Science
		Don't take your cellphone to hospitals, bugs on it can infect patients, warn scientists Scientists have warned that mobile phones spread infections in hospitals. Their advice: Do not carry your phone inside a medical ward or ICU lest the handset infects patients. It is known that mobile phones are a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and viruses. Research links living near major roads to dementia A massive new study has found correlation between dementia and living near major roads. Over a 10-year period, researchers from Public Health Ontario looked at 6.6 million people staying at different distances from major roads. They found that those staying as close as 50 meters to a major road showed a 7 per cent higher risk of developing dementia, possibly due to a combination of air and noise pollution. Fast radio bursts: Scientists find the source of the most mysterious message in the universe A mysterious type of radio wave from deep space, discovered only a decade ago, has been traced to a precise source for the first time, astronomers said Wednesday. More Science News»

		Technology
		Your OnePlus 2 will now support Reliance Jio's network Back in September 2016, OnePlus had announced that it would soon roll out an update for OnePlus 2, enabling 4G VoLTE support for the smartphone. Keeping its promise, the company has now started rolling out the update for OnePlus 2 users in India. BHIM app: NCPI upset with Flipkart, Amazon and others; here's why National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the agency that handles all retail payment systems in the country, is "getting impatient" with companies such as Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm and Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation for taking time to integrate with UPI, which forms the core of Bhim. Asus unveils Zenfone 3 Zoom Smartphone, announces Zenfone AR at CES 2017 Asus is no longer a brand just associated with computer hardware and accessories. In 2016, Asus has come out of its shy shell and evolved into a much bigger brand catering to different electronic segments. The Taiwanese company (yes, Asus is not Chinese like many think of it to be) did foray into various gadget sectors and one of them (and a fruitful one) is the smartphone business. More Technology News»

		Education
		This placement season turns out to be best for young IIT students Ropar and Mandi invited more companies across sectors this year. This seems to have worked well, resulting in a higher number of offers this year. Genpact and Calcutta University create financial services strategic partnership Genpact, a global leader in digitally-powered business process management and services, today announced an agreement with Calcutta University for a consultancy and research partnership in banking and financial services analytics. Schools seeking CBSE affiliation will again need go-ahead from state More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Rail fracture hits Central Railway, Kalyan-Kasara train services disrupted 30-year-old woman stabs herself while waiting for friend near race course in Mumbai Note ban: PIL over ordinance More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		SpiceJet aircraft lands under emergency conditions at Delhi's IGI airport Land freed for developing industrial hub in northwest Delhi Delhi's shame: Clips show hooligans on December 31 night Police said they had registered a case of molestation on the basis of eyewitness accounts. They have identified 15-20 youths who had allegedly pelted the cops with stones. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka chief minister to launch the first NRI policy for state Bengaluru, it's time to reclaim the night Bengalureans speak out after Kammanahalli molestation video surfaces Time to reclaim the night More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Children have a ball at Numaish A day in Rashtrapati Nilayam Not driving out of fear, says a cabbie On the first day of the strike, Krishna G* (name changed on request) willingly joined hands with his colleagues.He stayed off work and raised his voice against the apathy of Ola and Uber managements to drivers' plight. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		TN schoolgirl participating in boxing tournament dies A 14-year-old schoolgirl died while participating at a district-level boxing tournament in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on Friday. PMK asks Centre to promulgate ordinance to enable conduct of jallikattu PMK leader S Ramadoss on Friday demanded that the central government amend the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and promulgate ordinance to enable conduct of jallikattu in Tamil Nadu during the Pongal festival. Maharashtra goods train derailment: Southern Railway diverts eight trains Southern Railway diverted the following trains due to the derailment of a goods train at Wihirgaon on the Kazipet – Balharshah section in Maharashtra in the early hours of Friday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Once again it's time to get best out of waste It's time to make the best out of waste. TOI's `Joy from waste' campaign, the third edi tion of Pasti ki Masti in Ahmedabad and Vadodara, begins today. 'Chicken poses no threat of flu' President of the Broiler Farmer Coordination Committee (BFCC) Anu Patel met top officials of the animal husbandry depart ment and urged the state government to declare the poultry industry `safe' (from bird flu). “This is necessary to save the industry from a crisis,“ Patel said. ​ Vibrant Gujarat MoUs to touch Rs 30 lakh crore-mark As the countdown begins to Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2017, the state government may sign MoUs worth Rs 30 lakh crore, surpassing the investment pledged during the previous edition in 2015. Already, 21,910 MoUs with investment promises of over Rs 25 lakh crore have been lined up. With a few more days to go, the figure will swell past Rs 30 lakh crore-mark. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Work for renovating ghats of Allahabad commemces Bhoomi Pujan (commencement of work) for the renovation of the existing ten ghats and of the city and construction crematoriums at Six places, besides the river Ganga was done at the Sangam city, on Wednesday. Demonetisations hits hard 'Child Gods' of Sangam At a time when cash crunch had made common man suffer for the past around two months, the ‘child gods’, who meet their daily bread and butter by begging on the sandy banks of Sangam, too are facing the brunt. These 4 to 10 years old kids disguise themselves as various Hindu god’s to beg for alms. Traffic cops conduct surprise checks To curb incidences of auto-lifting in posh market areas, a team of police lead by SP (city) Vipin Tada conducted a surprise vehicle checking drive at Civil Lines and high court road, on Tuesday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Picnicker beaten to death by friends A 35-year-old man, who had gone on a picnic with his friends, was beaten to death at Babejor under Jamankira police limits, around 50 km from here, on Thursday. Publicise RTE among poor, private schools told "Private schools don't give admission under the 25% reservation quota taking alibi that there are no applicants. 'Death of crows not related to bird flu' Mass culling operation has been successfully completed in Keranga village where bird flu was detected. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		NGT wants decision on treated wastewater Currently, the BMC supplies 11.33 lakh litres of clean and good quality water per day to railway department for washing and several other uses at Habibganj railway station. Assess biomedical waste disposal quantity in hospitals: NGT being disposed of through in-house facilities in various hospitals which under the new rules of 2016 have been prohibited from disposing of the BMW through in-house disposal facilities. Barbs fly in run-up to BHEL election Election to the BHEL Thrift Society was mired in controversy on Thursday with vice-president and president hurling accusations at each other.Voting for the society's top post is on January 8. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Panel sets benchmark for election spending: ;'Topi' for 5, siropa for 90 The Election Commission of India has fixed rates of various articles related to electioneering in Punjab. Some of these articles are quite common in the political arena, with parties using these quite often, such as topi (cap) and siropa (robe of honour). Rebuffed by AAP, TMC issues 1st list Ending the uncertainty, Punjab unit chief of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Jagmeet Singh Brar released the first list of five candidates to be fielded by the party. Those named include: Former minister Harbans Lal from Fatehgarh Sahib, Begum Parveen Nusrat from Malerkotla, former MLA Vijay Sathi from Moga, Prof Manpreet Kaur Brar Rajeana from Bagha Purana, and Giriraj Rajora from Balluana (SC). Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh seeks dismissal of Akali govt Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh has demanded immediate dismissal of the Badal government, saying it had been "completely exposed in the Fazilka jail incident, where a known henchman of home minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was caught holding a kangaroo court on Wednesday along with two dozen other Akali-linked criminals". More Chandigarh News»

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