[wanabidii] News Digest: ABB to buy Austrian firm B&R for an undisclosed amount

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		Tuesday, April 04, 2017
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		Business
		ABB to buy Austrian firm B&R for an undisclosed amount B&R, founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer, employs more than 3,000 people, including about 1,000 R&D and application engineers. It operates across 70 countries today. ONGC submits revised plan for Iran's Farzad gas field India is the second-largest buyer of Iranian crude, and was among the few countries to continue trade with Iran while the country faced western sanctions over its nuclear programme. Approved Aircel-Maxis deal in normal course: Chidambaram Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday clarified the news report about the CBI investigation into the approval given to the Aircel-Maxis transaction. More Business News»

		Environment
		3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon The tigers, which were being transported from Ukraine, arrived at the Beirut airport on March 7, inside a ventilated 0.3-cubic-meter (10.6-cubic feet) crate, where they could not stand or move and were forced to urinate and defecate on each other, according to Animals Lebanon. NGT declines to modify SC order on BS-III vehicles A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar declined to grant the relief to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) saying that it has no jurisdiction to entertain the plea. Some of Greenland's coastal ice may be lost by 2100: Study More Environment News»

		World
		Trump, Xi Jinping will be 'odd couple' at first summit Five months after his election on a stridently anti-China platform, Trump appears to have set himself on a course for collision rather than conciliation with Xi, raising doubts as to whether the world's two biggest economies can find common ground. 'Gas' attack kills 58 in rebel-held Syria town Trump signs bill blocking online privacy  US President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about their customers' browsing habits. Critics have argued that the rule would stifle innovation and pick winners and losers among internet companies. More World News»

		Science
		BARC scientists develop cancer drugs from Rampatri Existence of dark matter mere myth? The elusive dark energy, thought to make up 68 per cent of the universe, may not exist at all, scientists have claimed. Fuel made from grass may power jets in future In the quest for sustainable energy sources, scientists have developed “grassoline“ -a biofuel derived from grass that may one day power aircraft. More Science News»

		Technology
		Reliance Jio to continue with disruptive pricing for another 12-18 months: Experts Reliance Jio Infocomm is likely to break even at the Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortisation) level by FY18 with at least 83 million customers generating an ARPU (average revenue per user) of Rs 246 per month, analysts and experts said, enthused by the 4G newcomer’s strong 60% customer conversion to paid services. This is what Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka has to say on COO Pravin Rao's salary hike The public spat between the founders of Infosys and its board of directors is flaring up ahead of a crucial meeting next week where a series of contentious issues are due to be debated, as India's second largest software services company battles internal turmoil and global headwinds that pose a serious challenge to the outsourcing industry. GST may put spanner in Apple's India plans The revenue department will decide on custom duty exemptions for imported components based on the view taken by the electronics ministry. More Technology News»

		Education
		Maths section tricky and lengthy in JEE (Main), aspirants say Supreme Court stays CBSE's decision to fix upper age limit of 25 years for NEET Supreme Court stays CBSE's decision to fix upper age limit of 25 years for NEET All medical aspiring students can now appear for NEET this year irrespective of their age, as the Supreme Court on Friday stayed CBSE’s decision to fix an upper age limit of 25 years for taking the entrance examination for MBBS course. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Uddhav Thackeray calls meeting of Shiv Sena ministers on April 6 Love heals: 2 acid attack survivors to wed in June Two acid attack survivors, who till a few months ago were hesitant to face the world, will now forge a new beginning together. Nala Sopara resident Aarti Thakur, 27, will wed 32-year-old Prashant Pingle from Bhusawal in June, after the two met in November last year in Mumbai during an event organised by the Human Rights Law Network. Cuffe Parade restrictions for Metro-III to stay: High Court Residents of three Cuffe Parade high-rises got no reprieve from the Bombay High Court over restrictions placed on a road for Metro-III work. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Trucks strike to get bigger as their talks fail with insurance regulator The truckers strike against hike in third party insurance premium is set to escalate as talks between the insurance regulator and the truckers brokered by the road transport ministry failed on Monday. Delhi bus travellers inhale less soot than those in cars: Study Gandhi Nagar seethes at years of neglect More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Applying for blue book is passport to humiliation: Transgenders Discontentment widespread among CISF men reported that over 200 CISF personnel deployed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru are seeking legal aid over working conditions. Birds love these two men in Bengaluru The temperature in the city is going up by the day and is expected to touch 40 degrees Celsius this summer too. While most of us feel selfish to share the smallest of things we possess, or spend time or resources on something we aren’t likely to gain from, not so these two persons. Basavaraju and Srinivas V built cement ponds for birds inside the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) premises seven years ago, and refill them to this day. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad man arrested for 'triple talaq post card' to wife Days after a man divorced his wife of one day by pronouncing triple talaq through a post card, the south zone police swung into action and arrested him. He has been booked under sections 498 - (a husband or relative of husband subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 420 (cheating). Planned crisis? Cashless ATMs may be attempt to push people on digital path Less Supply Behind Crisis, Say Bankers Residents cry foul, say cash woes unending Residents thronging ATMs in the city on Monday in the hope of finding cash were left disappointed with most of them being forced to return empty-handed. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		One-year-old boy goes missing from TN hospital A one-year-old boy, who was admitted to Palani Government Taluk Hospital for fever, has gone missing. Police suspect that it was a case of kidnap and launched a search for the boy. Man held in money laundering case is accused of cheating Indian Bank K Liakath Ali, 36, who was arrested by Chennai zonal office of Enforcement Directorate (ED), has been accused of cheating the Thousand Lights branch of the Indian Bank. Siblings fatally run over by truck in TN Two children, who were going to school, died on the spot when they were run over by a truck near Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday morning. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat University orders shutting down of NC Bodiwala College Gujarat University's higher education department issued an order last week, to shut down NC Bodiwala College in Kalupur. Soon after the order was issued, the management laid off 14 faculty members of the institute. Man thrashed in Sarkhej A 38-year-old man from Ranpur in Botad district has registered a complaint with Sarkhej police for assault and intimidation. Pandey resigned on Saturday to avoid embarrassing govt: Pradipsinh Jadeja Soon after the Supreme Court allowed Gujarat government to accept in-charge DGP PP Pandey’s offer to relinquish his office, MoS (Home) Pradipsinh Jadeja revealed that Pandey had submitted his resignation on Saturday itself. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Forgery by schools results in lakhs of dropouts For the Hindi speaking belt of Uttar Pradesh, it was shock that 1.6 lakh examinees of class X and XII did not turn up for the general Hindi examination conducted by UP Board. Allahabad University students sculpt way to claim Guinness Record A group of students of Allahabad University have completed making sand veena (the musical instrument of Goddess Saraswati) at Sangam. This 450-ft-long and 20-ft-high model has been made by a group of 84 students, who have worked day and night to register themselves in the Guinness Book of World Records. RSS for 'nationalist' touch to education system To give a nationalist colour to the Indian educational system, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) educational front, 'Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas', will hold a national workshop on education at Motilal Nehru Medical College from May 5 to 7. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Bar near hospital draws locals' ire In 2014, locals had protested the opening of a bar at a hotel near the health centre at N5 in IRC Village which led to the excise department and district administration not issuing it a liquor license. BJP plans 21 rallies in Odisha before national meet Aspiring to dislodge Naveen Patnaik government in 2019, when the incumbent completes 19 years, the BJP has intensified its propaganda at the grassroots level. Temperature drops by 2 to 3°C in Odisha He asked all collectors to conduct enquiry of every report of death due to heatwave published in media or received through any other means and send the report to him within 36 hours. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		In MP, liquor vends face the wrath of women Yogi Adityanath gets Shivraj's invite to Narmada Yatra Row over CM's remark on Scindias shifts to Delhi More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Punjab and Haryana high court rejects ex-CJM's bail plea in dowry death case Observing there was "overwhelming evidence" against Gurugram's former chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Ravneet Garg and his parents in the dowry death case of his wife Geetanjali, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday rejected his bail plea. Two days after transfer, DGP Mohammad Mustafa goes back to old post Dissatisfaction among Muslims over abattoir ban, says MHA alert The UP government's ongoing drive to shut illegal slaughterhouses in the state has apparently set the alarm bells ringing in the offices of the central agencies operating under the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA). More Chandigarh News»

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