Tuesday, 8 August 2017

[wanabidii] News Digest: Axis Bank cuts interest rate on savings bank account

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Today's Headlines

Axis Bank cuts interest rate on savings bank account
Axis Bank is the fourth lender to reduce the interest rate after market leader State Bank of India (SBI) begun the process of reducing interest rate on savings bank account.

Sebi scanner on shell companies hit hard; Sensex, Nifty face heavy losses
The 30-share BSE Sensex lost 259.48 points to close on 32,014.19 for the day while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty ended trading on 9,978.55 down by 78.85 points. Analysts had said that the 9,980-mark would be crucial for Nifty amid losses.

To get the hire right, startups expand background checks
As much as 87% of discrepancies found during a recent survey by background screening solutions firm First Advantage were at the level of senior management.

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Twin pandas celebrate 1st birthdays at zoo in Vienna
Twin panda cubs Fu Feng and Fu Ban are celebrating their first birthday at a zoo in Vienna with gifts of their favorite foods sweet potatoes and carrots.

Growing bear population means thousands more teeth to sort
The growing population of the bears in the United States has scientists sorting through thousands more teeth, which are important to get a handle on the health of America's bruins.

Billy Bragg addresses global warming threat in his new single
Singer Billy Bragg has addressed the dangers of global warming in his new single "King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood".

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Trump advisers at odds over US foreign policy
Trump advisers McMaster and Bannon have clashed loudly and repeatedly during recent White House discussions over Afghanistan war strategy, according to four administration officials.

South China Sea row: China, Vietnam meet cancelled
Vietnam has emerged as the most vocal opponent of Beijing's island-building spree in South China Sea, where more than $3 trillion in cargo pass every year.

Army-basher Asif is Pakistan's foreign minister
In a show of defiance, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif 's party appointed on Monday Khawaja Muhammad Asif, a trenchant critic of the military, as Pakistan's foreign minister. Incidentally, Asif is also infamous for his downright sexist and misogynist views.

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Giant exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere discovered
Scientists have for the first time discovered glowing water molecules in the atmosphere of a giant Jupiter-like planet located 900 light years from Earth that is hot enough to boil iron. This is the first evidence of an exoplanet stratosphere - the layer of atmosphere where temperature increases with higher altitudes.

New technique reveals inner structure of live embryos in 3D

New Pac-Man like microbot can capture, transport single cells

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Airtel offering 84GB data to prepaid users at Rs 399

Amazon to hold Great India Sale on August 9 to 12th
On the occasion of 71st Independence Day, e-commerce major Amazon is holding a four-day sale. Amazon's Great India Sale will start on 12 am (midnight) on August 9 and go on till 11.59 pm on August 12.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active with shatter-proof screen, 4000 mAh battery launched
South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung has expanded its Galaxy smartphones portfolio with the launch of the new rugged smartphone – Galaxy S8 Active.

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IIT-Kharagpur to raise number of female students

UGC forms panel for high education standards

India will gain 100% literacy in next 5 years, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar says

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Maharashtra Opposition demands resignation of minister Subhash Desai
The Opposition demanded the resignation of industries minister Subhash Desai over the denotification of 31, 000 acres of MIDC land which they allege was done to favour developers. The Opposition disrupted the assembly and staged a walkout on the issue.

Action against home dept, police officials in inferior bomb suits case: Maharahstra CM
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that one home department staff member and 3 others from the office of the Director General of Police had been punished in connection with the procurement of 82 inferior bomb suits in the wake of the 26/11 attacks.

IT professional held for stalking fashion designer in Andheri

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21 Green Nobel winners join Chomsky, speak for Narmada victims

Defamation case: Court to frame charges against Kejriwal, Sisodia on Aug 23

Delhi Court to frame charges against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia on August 23
The court had said in the order that the contentions on behalf of accused persons do no sustain and it proceeded to frame notice under the CrPC against them.

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Bengaluru's Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts to host The Peace Run
Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts (SaPa) is all set to bring one of world’s most widely celebrated events for peace to Bengaluru--The Peace Run.

Brothers gift over 2,000 toilets to sisters in Belagavi
In a unique gesture, 2,082 toilets were gifted to sisters by their brothers in villages of Belagavi district on Rakshabandhan celebrated on Monday.

Reservoir in sea to end Bengaluru's drinking water problems?
T G Sitharam, senior professor at the department of civil engineering at IISc said the proposal to bring water from the west-flowing river was a sustainable water resource development strategy for Mangaluru and Bengaluru.

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Boy ends life for video game

University of Hyderabad professor appointed as TSCHE vice-chairman-2

Tirumala doors shut for 10 hours for lunar eclipse
Following lunar eclipse on Monday, the main doors of the shrine of Lord Venkateswara were closed in the traditional way as per the tenets of agama shastra.

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Man gored to death during bull race in Tamil Nadu
A 45-year-old man was gored to death by a bull during a manju virattu event (bull race) conducted in a village near Karaikudi in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Another man, who sustained grievous injuries, was rushed to Sivaganga Government Hospital.

Jyotika looked pretty at kanjivaram expo by Tulsi Silks at Luz House in Chennai
For Chennai women, Sundays are quite eventful. And they love hopping from one event to another.

Two cops commit suicide in Tamil Nadu
In two separate incidents, two cops attached to the Chennai city police committed suicide on Monday.

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Trouble for Ahmed Patel: Congress MLA Karamsi Patel cross-votes

Gujarat RS polls: Digvijaya Singh's 'don't ditch' tweet to Vaghela has no effect
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has a Twitter message for his former colleague Shankersinh Vaghela with regard to the Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat that's underway: "Don't ditch". He wants Vaghela to vote for Congress candidate Ahmed Patel in Tuesday's Rajya Sabha poll in Gujarat.

Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat: Top developments
The poll for three Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat has assumed all the proportions of a national election, thanks to the fierce contest anticipated between the Congress's Ahmed Patel and his former party colleague Balwantsinh Rajput, who skipped to the BJP last month. Here's a 10-point guide to navigating all the twists and turns in this political saga:

More Ahmedabad News»

Ex-SP MLA held in 3-year-old forgery case
Former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA from Phulpur, Saeed Ahmad, was arrested in connection with a three-year-old forgery case by the Civil Lines police on Sunday night.

Shrawan draws to a close, Shiva devotees pray on final Monday

Aishwarya visits Sangam with Abhishek to immerse father's ashes
Devotees at the Sangam area of the city were for a surprise on Saturday morning when they saw a streamer arriving at the confluence of the three rivers and bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan immersed the ashes of her late father.

More Allahabad News»

Odisha cabinet approves ordinances to ensure land and property rights to slum dwellers
With an eye on the forthcoming urban polls due in September, next year, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved promulgation two ordinances to provide land and property rights to the economic weaker sections (EWS) living in towns and cities.

Odisha to launch new scheme for uplift of transgenders
Even as people belonging to transgender community continue to face a raw deal in the society despite government’s tall claims about their upliftment, the department of social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities (SSEPD) is gearing up to launch a new scheme—Tritiya Prakriti Surakshya Abhiyan (TPSA).

'Amit Shah's magic won't work in Odisha'
Popularity Of Naveen And BJD Remain Intact, Says Maharathy

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Medha arrested, put in hospital as police storm protest site

Brothers gifts toilets, resolve against de-addiction on Raksha Bandhan

Donning different hats, talented IPS officers flaunt brawn and brains

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Haryana stalking incident: 'Varnika is like my daughter', says BJP's Subhash Barala
The BJP's Haryana unit chief Subhash Barala finally spoke to the media on Tuesday saying that a woman his son allegedly stalked last week is "like my daughter" and denying there is any pressure to influence the investigation of the alleged stalking incident.

Gangster involved in bank robbery case arrested by Moga police
Moga police on Monday night arrested gangster Talwinder Singh, an associate of notorious gangster Gangajit Singh Hathoor, who is involved in various robberies and extortions.

No dilution of charges in stalking case: Punjab CM on Varnika case
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday condemned the alleged incident of stalking of a young girl Varnika Kundu in Chandigarh by the son of Haryana BJP President and said that no attempt should be made to dilute the charges against the accused

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