[wanabidii] News Digest: Hindujas top list of wealthiest Asians in UK, Mittal second

Saturday, March 18, 2017

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Hindujas top list of wealthiest Asians in UK, Mittal second
NRI businessmen Hindujas have retained their position as the richest Asians in the UK in 2017. Steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal secured the second place in the Eastern Eye Asian Rich List, Britain's 101 Wealthiest Asians 2017.

I-T dept makes public list of 29 defaulters owing Rs 448 cr
A senior official said the public list, with details of the individual or entity like their PAN card number, last known address and assessment range and defaulted amount of tax, is also aimed to make aware the people at large so that they inform the department in case of information against them.

Why urban Indians are heading to buy weekend homes
Urban India’s increasing quest for solitude is turning places like the Himalayas & the countryside around Mumbai into vacation-home hotspots.

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Environment

Indian grey hornbills make nests early this year
Indian grey hornbills, the birds that nest in cervices of trees have shown a remarkable change in their nesting behavior in the city. This year the birds have built their nests a much earlier.

Tata Chemicals Haldia plant gets shutdown notice
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Tata Chemicals to shut down its fertilizer plant in Haldia (West Bengal) for violating liquid waste discharge rules. The CPCB directive follows an analysis of the company’s samples, which showed a non-compliance in effluent discharge norms.

Arctic ice loss driven by natural swings: Study
The study indicates that an ice-free Arctic Ocean, often feared to be just years away, in one of the starkest signs of man-made global warming, could be delayed if nature swings back to a cooler mode.

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World

Trump not safe in White House: Former Secret Service agent
"The Secret Service cannot even keep one person off the grounds - what will they do if 40 terrorists charge the White House? And believe me the terrorists are already thinking about that," a former Secret Service agent said.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

Bangladesh kills militant armed with explosives
The killing of the suspected militant came a day after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a security forces base near the international airport in Dhaka.

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Science

Indian aerospace startup plans to brew beer on the moon as an experiment
Bengaluru-based aerospace startup, Team Indus, may launch a spacecraft on-board ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to conduct a series of experiments on the Moon including brewing beer to observe survivability of yeast in space.

SpaceX launches communications satellite into orbit
SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched a communications satellite into space from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite will be placed in orbit more that 35,000 kilometers above the earth and provide telecommunications service to Brazil.

Having children may add two years to your life: Study
Despite giving you sleepless nights, constant worry and financial headaches, parenthood may be key to having a longer life, particularly in older age when health and capacity start to decline, a new study has claimed.

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Technology

Facebook's VP of HR on what not to share in your job interview
According to Facebook 's VP of HR Tudor Havriliuc, talking about your failures can actually give you an edge.

Bank apps regain ground, grow faster than Paytm and other apps
In the bank versus e-wallets sweepstakes, lenders have now gained lost ground. As of February , the number of transactions put across through e-wallets have dropped 10% month-on-month in February , while banks have gained 20% in the same period, over a larger base.

Government plans to set up e-portal to track and trace medicines
Concerned with the quality of drugs sold in the country, government proposes to create a digital platform to track and regulate their sale, right through the entire trade channel

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Education

60% of engineering graduates unemployed

Karnataka government sets 3-month deadline for pre-schools to register
Karnataka government has set a three-month deadline for all pre-primary schools across the state to register with the education department. Pre-primary schools that fail to comply are liable to be declared “illegal”.

UGC recast to free up higher education put on fast track
The Prakash Javadekar-led ministry of human resource development has finalised the first roadmap to bring in a new system that is less prescriptive and encourages minimal regulation.

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Mumbai

Maharashtra Budget 2017: Highlights

Investor Jhunjunwala buys South Bomaby building to construct a bungalow
Nearly four years after Rakesh Jhunjunwala bought six flats in Ridgeway Apartments for Rs 176 crore, he purchased the remaining six houses in January for Rs 195 crore.

PAL-Peugeot bosses face jail for ignoring Thane court's order
Heads of the now defunct car manufacturer PAL--Peugeot Ltd have been sentenced to six months of imprisonment for ignoring a consumer forum order passed 18 years ago to refund the booking amounts of two of its car purchasers.

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Delhi

2 missing Nizamuddin clerics in custody of Pakistani intelligence agencies over links with MQM: Report

What Sushma Swaraj told Pakistani columnist Mehr Tarar about 2 missing Nizamuddin clerics
Well known Pakistani columnist Mehr Tarar assured minister Sushma Swaraj that "Pakistanis in general" revere Sufis and the "safe return" of the two missing Nizamuddin clerics is the responsibility of her country. To which Swaraj replied saying she hoped "Pakistan shares your (Tarar's) feelings".

Dhoni, Karthik and state teammates evacuated from Dwarka hotel fire

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Bangalore

Caught copying? Can't write exam for up to 3 years
Bill To Curb Unfair Means Passed In LC

Not fare, & lowly: Woman asks for change, gets slapped in BMTC bus
A 41-year-old woman was assaulted by a BMTC bus conductor after she demanded to know why he hadn’t given her the right change for her ticket. The woman was treated at KC General Hospital after the man reportedly slapped her, leaving her with a bleeding left ear and a broken earring. Her 3-year-old granddaughter was with her when the incident took place on Saturday last week. The conductor, G Uday Kumar, was arrested after she staged a protest and lodged a complaint.

3 years on, ATM attack victim identifies her assailant
Thirty-nine months after she survived a harrowing attack in an ATM kiosk in the city, Jyothi Uday on Friday positively identified her assailant Madhukar Reddy, who was arrested by Andhra Pradesh police last month.

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Hyderabad

Air Costa grounded, staff without salary since January
The financial crisis plaguing Vijayawada- based Air Costa airlines has come to haunt 600 employees, who have been denied salaries for two months. While promoters of the regional carrier that suspended operations on February 28, assured staffers of clearing January payments by March 15, sources confirm, salaries were not debited. Predictably, the March 25 deadline set for payment of February salaries is unlikely to be met, they said.

Kansas governor thanks Indians, promises to help Kuchibhotla's widow stay in US
Sunayana Dumala, the widow of Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed in a shooting in Olathe on February 22, will be helped to return to the US and stay there. This assurance was given by Kansas governor Sam Brownback at a ceremony at Topeka, the capital of Kansas recently.

Unicab bizman held for cheating 180 car owners
The owner of cab service was arrested for duping 180 car owners to the tune of Rs 2 crore by the KPHB police on Friday . He had promised to pay car owners a huge amount every month for leasing their vehicles, but failed to do so.

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Chennai

Racer Ashwin Sundar, wife charred to death after their BMW car catches fire in Chennai
Professional car racer Ashwin Sundar and his wife Nivedhitha were charred to death after their BMW rammed a tree on Santhome High Road in Chennai and caught fire. The two were trapped inside the car as they could not open the doors.

Doles outgo up 150% in 5 years, equals 65% of TN tax income

2.62 lakh eligible to vote at RK Nagar
The Election Commission on Friday announced that the RK Nagar constituency, which will see a byelection on April 12, has 2.62 lakh voters.

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Ahmedabad

This is how young professionals cope with monday blues

Search engines to work on new anti-piracy code

Cul-fests keep city collegians on their toes

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Allahabad

Allahabad Museum to become first to produce electricity
From April 30, Allahabad Museum would become the first museum in the country to become self-reliant in power through solar photovoltaic (SPV) technology.

Two girls caught cheating in Allahabad
Two girls of class 10 were caught cheating on the second day of the UP Board exams here on Friday, taking the total number of those caught using unfair means to 24.

Number of youths opting for RSS up after BJP's victory
Call it impact of BJP's resounding win in the Assembly election or RSS's well-planned outreach programmes in Prayag region, there has been a sudden surge in the number of youths willing to join the Sangh since announcement of poll results on March 11.

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Bhubaneswar

State-wide auto strike on March 22
Auto rickshaws across the state will go off the road on March 22 in protest against a hike in fee for registration, insurance and fitness certificate of the vehicles.

Cuttack district to get 1st East Coast Railway staff training centre
East Coast Railway (ECoR) is set to have a multi-disciplinary training centre in Cuttack district for the training of its non-gazetted staff.

7 of 35 mines of OMC operational
As if raw material shortage in the state is not enough to paralyse industries, rubbing salt into the wound the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) could start production of only seven of the 35 blocks allotted to it.

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Bhopal

Young Bhopalis get together to save the sparrows: World Sparrow Day

Plugging leakages in subsidies can help 56 lakh BPL become APL
Madhya Pradesh can leapfrog from a laggard (BIMARU) state to a progressive in one go if the state government wishes.

Woman sarpanch alleges caste bias and harassment by upper castes
Madhya Pradesh government’s effort to ensure equality and empower women through increased representations in panchayat and civic bodies have run into a caste battle.

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Chandigarh

Jats refuse to budge, govt bans mobile internet in Haryana districts

Classical music, dance fest begins at Tagore Theatre

Kirron Kher urges Rajnath to provide more funds for Chandigarh

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