[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex, Nifty recover early losses; finish fairly flat

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		Friday, June 09, 2017
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		Business
		Sensex, Nifty recover early losses; finish fairly flat The equity benchmarks on Friday recouped the early losses to end in green for the week. The 30-share BSE Sensex finished 48.70 points (0.16 per cent) higher at 31,262.06 while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty surged by 21 points (0.22 per cent), closing at 9,668.25. Infosys denies promoters selling stake in company Infosys Ltd denied a media report on Friday that the founders of India's second-biggest software services exporter were looking to sell their entire 12.75 per cent stake in the company. Infosys shares tanked by as much as 3.5 per cent in early trade on Friday. Online banking to kill physical banks in 5-6 yrs: Amitabh Kant Low cost Internet based transactions and business efficiency due to technology advancements are expected to kill physical banks in next 5-6 years, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday. He said India is now home to about 900 financial technology players and received funding of $3 billion. More Business News»

		Environment
		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". Australia must do more to protect reef: UNESCO UNESCO urged Australia to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term targets to improve its health were unlikely to be met.Progress towards achieving water quality targets has been slow, and Australia was at risk of falling short of its 2050 goals. More Environment News»

		World
		Man holding hostages at job centre in England "It is believed the man responsible is known to the Job Centre and this is being treated as an isolated incident at this stage," Northumbria Police said in a statement. Saudi, allies issue Qatar-linked 'terrorism' list "This list is connected to Qatar and serves suspicious agendas in an indication of the duality of Qatar policies," said the statement from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		Key ingredient of life found circling infant stars Two teams of astronomers said they have for the first time detected a key chemical building block of life swirling around infant stars that resemble our Sun before its planets formed. The findings could offer clues on how chemicals sparked into living matter on Earth several billion years ago. Isro sets focus on PSLV-C38 launch by June 28 After the historic launch of the 640 ton, first developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) -Mark III (D1) on June 5, the team of scientists from Isro centres here have set their target to launch its second developmental flight GSLV-Mark III –D2 by Jan 2018. Red onions may help combat cancer: Study Scientist claim that eating red onions may help fight cancer. It will pave the way for a natural pill that can treat the deadly disease. The team found that red onions have high levels of quercetin,which enriches the scavenging properties of quercetin molecules. More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple iPhone 7 available online at a discount of Rs 17,000 Amazon India is offering a discount of Rs 17,000 on Apple iPhone 7. Honor 9 specifications leaked online ahead of official launch Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is all set to launch its Honor 9 flagship smartphone in China on June 12. Days before the launch, some details about the smartphone have surfaced online. Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage goes on sale in India Samsung recently launched a more powerful version of its Galaxy S8+ flagship smartphone in India. Priced at Rs 74,900, the smartphone comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The same is now also up for sale on Flipkart and Samsung shop. More Technology News»

		Education
		DU ranked among top 10 universities in India University of Delhi has been ranked among the top ten varsities in the country by Quacquarelli Symonds University World Rankings. Karnataka's Manipal University was ranked highest among private universities in the country. Textbook tells students to 'write emails as short as skirts' ​The book 'Basic Business Communication', authored by C B Gupta,​ advises students to write emails short enough to be interesting like skirts, has created an outrage on social media.​ Gupta said he took the analogy from an article written by a foreign author. From 2018, only NCERT to publish school textbooks The NCERT presented its plan of action and said it would be ready for the increased volume as well as with the revision process before the start of the next academic session,“ said an official of the HRD ministry. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Pigeons a nuisance, shut Dadar kabutarkhana: MNS Harmless, resilient cohabitants or carriers of disease? The Raj Thackeray-led MNS has reopened the debate on how we should view growing number of pigeons in our neighbourhoods by demanding permanent closure of the iconic Dadar Kabutarkhana and a crackdown on illegal feeding centres across Mumbai. Pedestrians' rights? Hardly any, find global experts on 5km walk A group of around 100 international road experts got first-hand experience as they navigated a 5km stretch on foot from Lower Parel to Worli and back early Thursday. Rains at our door, BMC chief says Mumbai ready for it India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a wet weekend for the city even as civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta on Thursday expressed confidence that the metropolis was ready for the onset of rains. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Kapil Mishra protests outside Arvind Kejriwal's residence with supporters Mishra was accompanied by some supporters who were earlier associated with the Anna movement besides the mother of AAP volunteer Santosh Koli, who had died after an accident in 2013. Chhota Shakeel's aide arrested, was planning to target Tarek Fateh Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested an aide of gangster Chhota Shakeel, who was planning to target a high-profile person here. Why direct link to Indira Gandhi International Airport is still a long way off Can a route be developed to quickly take people from cen tral Delhi to Indira Gandhi International Airport? Concerned about the hurdles in the current approaches to the airport, Delhi Development Authority is conducting a feasibility study to find out how the two terminals can be best linked with central Delhi. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Tests show 'fake rice' is not plastic Experts who analysed sample of 'fake rice' that Mirror submitted say it is just poor quality rice; and farmers say it is not possible to have 'plastic rice' as it is economically unfeasible IAS officer Anurag Tewari's brother seeks appointment with CM New apartments with 20 or more units must have STPs More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		University of Hyderabad finds place among top 2.3% universities in the world It's the first time UoH has bagged the feat Congress veteran Palvai Govardhan Reddy dies of cardiac arrest Sangareddy boy shot at in US, Sushma Swaraj steps in A 26-year-old Indian student from Sangareddy , Mubeen Ahmed is battling for his life following bullet injuries he suffered in a suspected racial attack in the US. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday asked India's ambassador to the United States, Navtej Sarna to send a report on the incident. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Minister's statement reveals BJP govt at Centre controls TN, Stalin says A day after Tamil Nadu milk and dairy development minister K T Rajenthra Bhalaji said there was nothing wrong in supporting the BJP in the presidential election, the DMK on Friday said it shows that the AIADMK government in the state is being controlled by the Centre. National Seed Diversity Festival begins at Anna University in Chennai More than 120 seed conserving farmers from 15 states across the country have congregated on the Anna University campus here to showcase a variety of quality seeds of different crops such as paddy, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables besides cotton as part a three-day National Seed Diversity Festival. Centre proposes water transport corporation to start ferry services between Chennai and Kanyakumari on sea route In a bid to utilise the sea route to link different coastal cities, the Union shipping ministry has proposed to join hands with the Tamil Nadu government for launching a water transport corporation. The corporation will ferry services connecting Chennai with Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Class II girl raped by school peon in Una An eight-year-old girl studying in class II of a private school in Una town was allegedly raped by the peon on June 3. The girl’s mother lodged a complaint against the peon Hardik Rabari on Thursday after the girl narrated the trauma to her. Jesus Christ a demon in Gujarat textbook Controversy erupted over the class 9 Hindi (second language) textbook published by the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) using adjective 'hevaan’ or demon before Jesus Christ. 'We never promised waiver of farm loans' More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		One held in Dheeraj murder case The prime accused allegedly in contractor Dheeraj Singh murder case was arrested on Thursday. Anuj Agarwal alias Cheenu, a resident of Mutthiganj, was arrested near roadways workshop. State Election Commission drive to woo young voters in Allahabad Deputy district election officer, Allahabad, Mahendra Kumar Rai told TOI, "The campaign will target young people in the age group of 18-21 years who have not yet registered as voters. Police to cut dacoit Babuli's liquor supply, force him to come out of hiding How to force a tippler bandit come out of hiding in dense forests? Easy. Choke his supply of liquor, feels Chitrakoot police. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Sunstroke toll mounts to 17 in Odisha Bhubaneswar, Jun 8 () Sunstroke toll mounted to 17in Odisha today even as the temperature dropped furtherfollowing more rains which brought significant respite fromthe scorching heat. Air India to start Kolkata-Bhubaneswar-Hyderabad flight Air India announced a daily flight on the Kolkata-Bhubaneswar-Hyderabad route, starting June 10. e-Library in Odisha State Archives to ensure easy access to books, old records Now the researchers or scholars, who normally visit the Odisha State Archives, will not have to search books or old records physically. Because the State Archives is going to launch e-library system to solve this issue. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Madhya Pradesh protest: Another debt-ridden farmer commits suicide Amidst farmers agitation followed by the police firing leading to death of five protesters in Madhya Pradesh, a 45-year-old debt-ridden farmer committed suicide in state's Raisen district. This is the second suicide within 24 hours. Farmer dies in police custody sparking fresh violence in Mandsaur A farmer detained by police a day ago died allegedly in custody of Bhaugarh police prompting his wife to attempt suicide and sparking fresh violence in Dalauda area of Mandsaur district on Friday. Day-long curfew relaxation in Mandsaur city, Pipliamandi Curfew was on Friday relaxed for the day in Mandsaur city and Pipliamandi as the situation in the areas hit by violent protests by farmers improved. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		HC directs Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to adopt villages to empower women The idea behind this to empower the women of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh so that they do not take any extreme steps like suicide. 3 of family booked for killing neighbour in Patiala The district police have booked a man, his wife and son on charges of having murdered their 70-year-old neighbour on Wednesday who used to object to their kundi connections. Punjab farmers warn of another Mandsaur Farmer outfits of Punjab have decided to hold protests across the state on June 12 against the killing of five farmers in police firing in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh during a stir for better farm produce prices. More Chandigarh News»

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