[wanabidii] News Digest: Market nosedives; Sensex slumps by 200 points, Nifty breaks below 9600-mark

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, June 12, 2017
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		Business
		Market nosedives; Sensex slumps by 200 points, Nifty breaks below 9600-mark Sensex and Nifty continued to extend early losses on Monday with bank, auto and infrastructure stocks dragging the indices down. Sensex fell by over 200 points in intra-day trade to touch the low point of 31,044.28. Nifty also breached the 9,600-mark to reach day low of 9,598.50. RBI nearly done with listing loans for resolution through bankruptcy: Arun Jaitley Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is at an advanced stage of preparing a list of bad loans where resolution is required under the country's insolvency and bankruptcy rules, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. Government moves ahead to resurrect stalled power projects Signalling the intent of the government, Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said the ministry is doing its job to revive stalled and stressed thermal and hydro power projects. India intends to create 175 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2022. More Business News»

		Environment
		70% of Chinese companies fail air pollution checks More than 70% of companies checked by Chinese authorities failed environmental standards. State media reported during the latest round of air pollution inspections. The findings came after two months of inspections across 28 cities in smoggy Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and other nearby areas. New species of flying squirrel, a 'surprising' discovery Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a "crisis". More Environment News»

		World
		The Maute brothers: Southeast Asia's Islamist 'time bomb' Governments across Southeast Asia had been bracing for the time when Islamic State, on a back foot in Iraq and Syria, would look to establish a 'caliphate' in Southeast Asia and become a terrifying threat to the region. Nawaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia amid Gulf crisis Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is visiting Saudi Arabia to discuss with its leadership the rift in the Gulf after several Arab and Islamic countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		Nasa Curiosity rover finds diverse minerals in Mars rocks Nasa's Curiosity rover has found a wide diversity of minerals in rock samples from Mars, which suggests that conditions changed in the water environments on the red planet over time. Layers of rocks at the base of Mount Sharp on Mars accumulated as sediment within ancient lakes around 3.5 billion years ago. New frontier in cancer care: Turning blood into living drugs Immune therapy is the hottest trend in cancer care and this is its next frontier creating "living drugs'' that grow inside the body into an army that seeks and destroys tumors. In Seattle, Fred Hutch offered a behind-the-scenes peek at research underway to tackle cancer related challenges. New robotic device may improve stroke survivors' mobility More Science News»

		Technology
		Sony WS623 Walkman music player launched at Rs 8,990 Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has launched its WS623 Walkman music player in India. Priced at Rs 8,990, the device will be available across all Sony Centers from June 15. Motorola expected to announce Moto Z2 Force, Moto X4 or Moto E4 Plus on June 21 Lenovo-owned Motorola is all set to launch a new smartphone in Brazil. The company has sent out media invites for a launch event scheduled for June 21, where it will likely unveil Moto Z2 Force, Moto X4 or Moto E4 Plus smartphones. The invite doesn’t hint anything at the smartphone that’ll be launched. More than 70% apps share users' personal data with Google, Facebook: Study More than 70% of smartphone apps are reporting personal data to third-party companies like Google and Facebook, a new study has warned. More Technology News»

		Education
		CBSE seeks extension for re-evaluation The CBSE has filed a petition in the Orissa high court seeking an extension for the deadline to announce the results of 18 students whose answersheets were re-evaluated. This has dealt another blow to the students, who had been hoping to study outside the state. JEE (Advanced): Kota maintains winning streak with 45 in top 100 JEE (Advanced): Hyderabadi is all-India topper among girls With an all-India rank of 35, Hyderabad-based Ramya Narayanaswamy emerged as the topper among girls. With 7,505 qualifiers, the twin states together boasted of a soaring success rate, leaving behind UP with 7,210 rank holders. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Decide on grievances against highway liquor ban: HC directs Maharashtra 'State MPCB chief is not qualified for post' Delayed by 2 days, monsoon hits Mumbai ​While the advancement of the monsoon has been slow, rains have slowly covered parts of the region. The monsoon has also covered parts of central Maharashtra and Marathwada. The IMD has forecast moderate rains in Mumbai city and suburbs in the next 24 hours. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		AAP govt mulling giving reservation to Delhi students in city colleges Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked Education Minister Manish Sisodia to explore the possibility of giving 80 per cent reservation to students of the national capital in the Delhi government-aided colleges. Your wait for bus could get shorter In a bid to strengthen the city's ageing bus fleet, Delhi government has started the process to procure 2,000 new buses, which will be inducted soon. ​ Pilot at AIIMS - QR codes to check fake medical certificates Faking illness to get leave from office is going to get a lot more difficult.The government is planning to introduce provisions such as using a QR code for verification of medical and fitness certificates. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Expansion of power grid: Piyush Goyal blames Karnataka for non-cooperation Union power minister Piyush Goyal on Monday sought to put the blame on the Karnataka government for not cooperating with the Centre on expanding the transmission network of the southern grid. Daily wagers' sons crack IIT exam, next test is fees BBMP 'pourakarmikas' launch indefinite strike, garbage disposal takes a beating More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		IIT kiss of success from Hyderabad powerhouse With an all India rank of 17, Ashrut Vaddela was not only the Telan gana topper, but also stood second in South India in Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). The top rank in South India was secured by Shafil Maheen N from Thalakkad in Kerala with him bagging all India rank 4. Jnanpith awardee C Narayana Reddy passes away Dr C Narayana Reddy, the 85-year-old poet-author-writer-lyricist, died due to health complications. He was also a former Rajya Sabha MP and vice-chancellor of Telugu University. The Telugu film industry has condoled his death. India's girl topper Ramya Narayanasamy dreams of 3D prismatics Ramya Narayanasamy from Madhapur is an inspiration for many IIT aspirants. With the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Advanced) results being declared on Sunday, she emerged as the all India topper among girls with the 35th rank. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		TN govt is not ready waive off farm loans, Stalin says The Edappadi K Palaniswami government in Tamil Nadu has funds to celebrate its 100 days in office but it is not ready to waive off farm loans, DMK working president M K Stalin said on Monday. TN announces kuruvai subsidy package for farmers in delta region The scheme was launched in view of the insufficient water in Mettur reservoir, the lifeline of Cauvery delta. It is for the third successive year that the scheme has been announced. MLAs supporting Panneerselvam to raise issues in TN assembly like opposition legislators Panneerselvam claimed that majority of the AIADMK members were with his group. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		In a memorandum to President, Gujarat activists condemn 'human shield' incident of J&K Shankersinh Vaghela returns; attends Congress meetings To control the situation, Gehlot was given the task to take Vaghela into confidence again.Gehlot had also conducted a meeting with the senior leader and assured that "all is well" in the party. 'Gujaratis have warmed up to newer teas' More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Potato seller's sons, who cycled 40km for classes, make it to IIT The brothers used to cycle all the way from their village, Sevait in Soraon tehsil, around 40kms from the city to study for the joint entrance exams, while assisting their father at a mandi near their village. Unsung heroes of Allahabad who laid down their lives in freedom struggle Majority of people of the city know about the contributions of great martyrs like Chandra Shekhar Azad , Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru etc who had laid down their lives in the freedom struggle, but there are over 2000 unsung heroes from the Sangam city whose names were still confined to decades old documents. After being refused 'desired baksheesh', eunuchs create ruckus in wedding More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Late-night CBSE call stumps students seeking re-evaluation It was a night without end for some of the 18 Class XII students whose exam papers were to be re-evaluated by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for discrepancy in their results. RBI asks state cooperative societies to stop calling themselves 'banks' While the rules have it that cooperative societies cannot call themselves banks, some of them have been identifying themselves as 'mini banks'. CBSE declares re-evaluation results after midnight 18 students of class XII got a shock when the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mailed their re-evaluated results around 12 midnight on Monday. After re-evaluation, marks of many students remained unchanged while some got nominal changes. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Madya Pradesh: 11000 farmer suicides reported in 9 years Property broker booked for rape A 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a property broker on the pretext of showing a plot. The incident took place on June 9. A day after the incident, the survivor reported the matter at Chhola Mandir police station. Ondoor warehouse blaze destroys goods worth Rs 3crore A major fire broke out at a warehouse in Govindpura industrial area on Sunday morning, destroying goods worth Rs 3 crore. It took some 15 fire tenders at least four hours to put out the blaze. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Gang of drug peddlers busted, 4 held Jalandhar rural police have claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of drug peddlers after recovering 3 quintal and 23 kg of poppy husk from four persons. After 11 years, Panchkula boy 1st in JEE Sarvesh Mehtani from Panchkula has topped the IIT-JEE (advanced) in a feat achieved by a student from the Tricity after a gap of 11 years. Upload info on expenses above 1,000 on website: Vice-chancellor The VC had got developed a new software under which the complete information of purchase and spending will be uploaded. More Chandigarh News»

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