[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex closes above 30,000-mark, Nifty ends at record high

Thursday, May 04, 2017

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Sensex closes above 30,000-mark, Nifty ends at record high
The 50-share NSE Nifty spurted 47.95 points, or 0.51 per cent, to end at 9,359.90, a fresh closing high. Its previous closing peak of 9,351.85 was recorded on April 26.

Reformist Modi govt to retool UPA policy, declares Nirmala Sitharaman
The government plans to scrap the multiple clearances needed by overseas investors in sectors that are on the approval route with the disbanding of Foreign Investment Promotion Board. Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the cabinet could take up the proposal soon.

Trai chief rules out floor for call rates
RS Sharma said Trai believes that unnecessary interventions don’t help. “In the long run, there should be a minimalistic intervention and regulation.”

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Environment

Noise-mapping at every airport to check noise pollution
Taking serious note of noise pollution from aircraft during its take off and landing and also during its movements at airports, noise-mapping of all airports across the country will be taken up. Suitable mitigation measures to minimize its impact will also be suggested.

Three-year plan to let Delhi breathe
Underlining air pollution as a serious problem, the government's think tank Niti Aayog in its latest action agenda has come out with a five-point remedy, including higher taxes on petrol or diesel, higher parking fees and shutting down coal-based power plants in a phased manner, to deal with the menace within three years.

AAP govt asks schools to install air purifiers
"The ambient air quality of Delhi needs to be improved. In view of the gravity of harm to human health due to inferior ambient air quality, schools should take action to install air filters as per need," a communication sent to schools on Friday reads.

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World

Le Pen, Macron clash in fiery final French debate
Le Pen accused Macron of being "submissive" towards German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying: "France will be led by a woman, either me or Mrs Merkel." But Macron repeatedly portrayed Le Pen's proposals as simplistic, defeatist or dangerous and targeted her proposals to withdraw France from the euro in particular.

Two dead in shooting at Texas college
A gunman who opened fire on Wednesday on a college campus in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas, apparently killed one victim and committed suicide, police said, two days after a deadly stabbing occurred at another college in the state.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Science

Listening to insects could save our lives

Excess smartphone use bad for mental health: Study
Excess use of smartphones and other devices may lead to attention, behaviour and self-regulation problems for adolescents already at risk for mental health issues, a new study warns.

Chinese scientists take quantum leap in computing
Chinese scientists have built the world's first quantum computing machine that goes beyond the early conventional or classical computers, paving way to the realisation of quantum computing.

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Technology

BPL parts ways with Flipkart, to sell products on Amazon
In a setback to Flipkart, white goods maker BPL has moved to Amazon and will sell exclusively on the platform, beginning Thursday.

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 4G roll-out in India fastest in the world
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the 4G roll-out in India is the fastest he has ever seen in the world and that it opens a great opportunity for Apple to grow in the country over the next few years. Apple sales in India, Cook said, grew at double digits and set a new record in the March quarter.

Cognizant to fired employees: Take nine months salary and leave on good terms
Under pressure from activist investor Elliot Management coupled with business headwinds, Cognizant Technology has offered a golden handshake to a select category of senior employees, thereby reducing its wage bills.

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Education

Demand for quality education grows as schools mushroom
In a short period of time, many educational institutions have come up across the twin cities, but residents say the focus should be on quality and not quantity.

Now, CBSE to hold Central Teacher Eligibility Test only once a year

56,000 high school teachers in Kerala to get IT training
A total of 56,000 high school teachers in Kerala will soon get specific training in Information Technology as part of the state government's general education rejuvenation mission'.

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Mumbai

No reprieve for Mumbai builders; HC refuses to lift ban on new constructions

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Mumbai ranks 29th

Fire breaks out at slipper factory in Bhiwandi

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Delhi

Midair alarm as Kolkata-Hyderabad co-pilot faints
The co-pilot took ill after the aircraft took off from Kolkata. While drinking water, he began to choke and fell unconscious. Cabin crew members tried to revive him and administered oxygen, using a quick-don mask. The flight made an emergency landing at Bhubaneswar.

Fire at CP's revolving restaurant, no one hurt
A fire broke out at a restaurant on the top floor of Antriksh Bhawan on Kasturba Gandhi Marg on Wednesday evening. Nine fire tenders were sent to douse the fire that was initially brought under control by the employees of the Parikrama restaurant.

Only 93 authorised, HC asks for speed breaker count
The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the municipal corporations, traffic police and other civic agencies to inspect each road in the national capital and count the total number of speed breakers.

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Bangalore

56 porn stars, a WhatsApp media group, a BJP MLC, and Badnaam Hui Munni
Belagavi-based journalist Mahboob Makandar is an admin for the 'Belagavi Media Force', a WhatsApp group in which BJP MLC Mahantesh Kavatagimath posted a PDF file containing 56 screenshots of porn stars on Tuesday.

Multiplex body wants cap on ticket prices removed
"We urge the Karnataka government to withdraw its notification of putting a cap on ticket prices for all cinema theatres in the state at Rs 200 as we believe it is a retrograde and unfair step against the interests of film industry and people," Multiplex Association of India president Deepak Asher said.

Karnataka all set for GST rollout: Siddaramaiah

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Hyderabad

Hyderabad scrapes rock bottom, blame on merit exodus to other boards
The city failed to break its SSC jinx and registered an extremely poor pass percentage of 73.26 this year -- a close to 3 per cent drop from the 2016 pass percentage of 76.23.

Devil lies in the numbers: Math remains tough nut
Mathematics continued to be the toughest subject to crack for SSC students in Telangana, with state pass percentage in the subject dropping from 88.93 to 87.87 per cent this year.

Colleagues at radio station claim foul play
Brave, lively, warm and charismatic.These were the of-repeated compliments for Sandhya Singh by friends and colleagues at Radio Charminar .

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Chennai

Man dies of heart failure in TN, relatives say doctors' strike claimed his life
A 52-year-old man died of heart failure in Tiruvallur Government Hospital, triggering protests by his family members who alleged that the death happened as doctors were on strike.

IAF man shoots himself dead in Chennai
A 23-year-old airman attached to the Indian Air Force base at Tambaram here shot himself dead on Wednesday night.

National Institute of Ageing likely to be opened in Chennai in a year
Construction of the building for the National Institute of Ageing in Chennai may be completed by the end of this year, senior health officials said on Thursday.

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Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad municipal corporation destroys 3,888 kg mangoes
AMC also slapped and recovered administrative charge of Rs 1.46 lakh on the traders. On Wednesday, flying squads of the health department swooped down on multiple locations across the city to crack down on dubious practice of using banned chemicals to ripen mangoes and sell them to citizens.

Doctor kills self, blames husband, in-laws in 8-page suicide note

Intensive workshop for SAG coaches in city
The Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG) coaches will be trained in a four-day intensive workshop organized by the Swarnim Gujarat Sports University under its high performance training programme at the Gujarat State Cooperative Bank in the city from May 5-8.

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Allahabad

Ayodhya's daily Ram Lila resumes after 17-month hiatus

AIMIM wants Allahabad abattoirs opened
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mulimeen (AIMIM) leaders staged a demonstration at the Collectorate on Tuesday, demanding that the two slaughterhouses that were closed be reopened. The party claimed that hundreds of people were rendered joblesss and the Muslim community was compelled to live without buffalo meat ever since the two abattoirs were shut down.

'Asthma could hit even before birth'
There are around three lakh people in Sangam city who are suffering from Asthma.Doctors at MLN Medical College on Tuesday revealed the statistics and said it was an auto-immune disease and had a genetic predisposition.

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Bhubaneswar

Plus II delay irks students
The state government has decided to start the admission process in junior colleges for Plus II courses from the third week of May, almost a month after the declaration of the Class X state board exam results.

Ganja worth 48Lakh seized
A joint team of excise and police on Wednesday seized ganja worth nearly Rs 48 lakh from two men at Kalibati in Khurda district.

Women protest sale of liquor in Odisha
Scuffle between women and cops took place on Wednesday when the former tried to demolish a liquor shop at Bhalumunda in Dhenkanal district, around 110km from here.

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Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh government officer wants to spend time with Abu Salem in jail

As water crisis grips city, step-wells cry for attention

RGPV to play up success stories for image makeover

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Chandigarh

Panjab University student commits suicide on railway tracks
Panjab University student commits suicide on railway tracks. The reason is not yet known. The victim's parents are in shock. The police identified the body through the mobile phone lying near the railway tracks.

In Punjab, under-5 kids severely stunted, wasted: Report

Capt backs eye-for-an-eye policy, calls for full-time defence minister

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