[wanabidii] News Digest: Government announces new exchange traded fund, Bharat-22

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, August 04, 2017
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		Business
		Government announces new exchange traded fund, Bharat-22 Maharashtra assembly proposes hike in motor vehicles tax The proposal says that after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into effect, VAT and octroi were abolished. In order to compensate the probable loss of revenue, it was necessary to raise the motor vehicle taxes levied under the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax Act. Markets stage comeback; Sensex, Nifty close strongly in green More Business News»

		Environment
		4 Siberian tiger cubs make public debut at Hamburg zoo The striped foursome, two male and two female cubs, explored their enclosure at the northern German city's Tierpark Hagenbeck for the first time on Thursday. Their mother, five-year-old Maruschka, gave birth to the cubs on June 15. A giant panda gives birth to twins at record 23 years old Zookeepers never expected the 23- year-old giant panda to give birth again when she was moved to a nature reserve in southwest China to live out the rest of her days. Government prohibits imports of red sanders wood The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT), in a notification, said it has shifted imports of this wood from "free" to "prohibited" category. More Environment News»

		World
		Police send postcards with an edge to Europe's most wanted European police forces are sending a series of cheeky "wish you were here" postcards this summer in a bid to track down 21 of the continent's most wanted criminals. "Dear Artur, Belgian fries are the best and we know you miss them. Come back to enjoy them - we'll have a nice surprise in store for you," says one postcard from the Belgian police. Ethiopia lifts state of emergency imposed in October Ethiopia's government on Friday lifted a state of emergency imposed in October after hundreds of people were killed in anti-government protests demanding wider political freedoms. It was some of the country's worst violence since the ruling party came to power in 1991. New Pakistan PM Shahid Abbasi's cabinet sworn in The Cabinet of Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in on Friday with media reports saying that Khawaja Asif has been appointed the country's first full-time foreign minister since 2013. More World News»

		Science
		Massive earth-sized storm spotted on Neptune Astronomers have observed a gigantic storm system about the size of Earth near Neptune's equator, a region where no bright cloud has ever been seen before. 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. Partial lunar eclipse to be visible from all places in India on August 7 “The entire partial eclipse will be visible from central and east Africa, central Russia, China, India, the Far East and most of Australia”, said the ministry of earth sciences in a statement. It said the next eclipse of the Moon will occur on January 31 next year. More Science News»

		Technology
		JioPhone may run special version of WhatsApp, Reliance talking with WhatsApp engineers Soon after the unveiling of JioPhone by the Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Amabani late last month, there have been reports about the phone not supporting the populat instant messaging app WhatsApp. Coolpad Note 5 Lite C smartphone with Android 7.0 Nougat OS launched in India at Rs 7,777 Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad has launched its first offline exclusive smartphone in the country. With the launch of Coolpad Note 5 Lite C, the company aims to gain a strong foothold in the offline market as well. 10 preferred engineering colleges for top 1000 JEE rankers More Technology News»

		Education
		Take action on plaints of unfair promotion: UGC to AMU The University Grants Commission has written to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to take “appropriate action” on complaints of violation of rules and discrimination in promotion of teachers and irregularities in recruitment. Cabinet clears plan to fail students in classes V, VIII An enabling provision will be made in the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education amendment Bill which will allow states to hold back students in class V and class VIII if they fail in the year-end exam. However, the students will get a second chance to take another exam and pass. Union Cabinet approves scrapping of 'no-detention' policy in schools The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the scrapping of the "no-detention policy" in schools till Class VIII. The cabinet also approved the Human Resource Development Ministry's plan of creating 20 world-class institutions in the country. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Bombay HC rejects bail plea of four accused in IRS call centre scam Vijay Mallya kisses racing goodbye Two fall into 2,000-feet deep valley in Maharashtra, video goes viral The two men were in an inebriated state when the incident took place at Kawale Saad Point in Amboli Ghat. The bodies have been spotted down in the valley, but are still to be recovered as heavy rain made the operation difficult. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Moderate humidity in Delhi Identify areas where vehicles banned in NCR can ply: NGT A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the states and Union Territories to earmark areas having less vehicle density. 16 years on, Delhi HC absolves DU professor Delhi high court has set aside the charges of sexual harassment levelled against a 75-year-old former professor of Delhi University by two researchers 16 years ago. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka-Goa I-T team unearths 1,000 crore in single raid The income tax (I-T) department's Karnataka and Goa directorate has detected more than Rs 1,000 crore of undeclared transactions from a raid on July 27. Kalaburagi to host Veerashaiva, Lingayat rallies Two rallies - one by the Lingayats and the other by Veerashaiva-Lingayats - will be held at Kalaburagi in the fourth week of this month to discuss the government's move to accord religion status on the community. Padma Seshadri boys win TCS IT quiz, head to finals The enthusiasm was infectious and energy palpable as more than 700 students turned up to witness the regional finals of the popular TCS IT Wiz 2017 at Chowdiah Memorial Hall on Thursday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Nizamabad MP K Kavitha's gift-a-helmet campaign gets huge response Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna slaps assistant, video goes viral 19 arrested for 'mujra' in Banjara Hills Task force police apprehended 19 people, including businessmen and a lounge bar manager, for organising a 'mujra' performance at Hydrogen Lounge Bar in Banjara Hills. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		I have no benami business, TN health minister Vijaya Baskar says Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijaya Baskar said on Friday that there was no cook or assistant named Subbiah in his home. The minister was reacting to reports that a cook named Subbiah was his benami. DMK will soon form govt in TN and address farmers' issues, Stalin says The DMK on Friday asked Tamil Nadu farmers protesting in New Delhi to come back as both the state and central governments are not ready to waive off their farm loans. Madras HC directs TN govt to improve state board syllabus on a par with CBSE syllabus The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to improve the state board syllabus and the matric board syllabus on a par with the CBSE syllabus. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Rahul Gandhi shown black flags, his convoy attacked in Gujarat "BJP goons attack Congress VP Rahulji's car in Lal Chowk, Dhanera, Banaskanta, Gujarat. Disgusting and disgraceful," Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet on Friday. Unruly Russian man goes banging doors, detained Ilshat made animal noises and disturbed residents of township on SP Ring Road Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 's longest-lasting roads are those built two decades ago Even two decades after he left, senior municipal councillors and engineers at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) remember municipal commissioner Keshav Varma from 1994-1997. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		BJP is a party of internal democracy, says Sunil Bansal Rusticated student leaders questions Allahabad University action Allahabad University rusticates 3 students for indiscipline Panel Formed On HC Order Takes Action; Students To Protest More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Hold special joint entrance exam to fill up vacant seats: High court The Orissa high court on Thursday directed the state government to hold a special Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) for admissions against seats lying vacant in the reserved category of BTech, MCA and MBA courses. International studies institute to come up at Utkal varsity Utkal University will set up an Institute of International Studies and classes in languages will be started on a pilot basis. Teen held for posting girl's nude photos Police on Thursday arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly circulating a nude photograph of a girl in social media in Ganjam's Purushottampur.Police said the accused told that he did it for fun. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Monkeys make merry on rotten onion dumps as new scam stinks Madhya Pradesh 1271 farmers committed suicide in 30 months in Chhattisgarh: Minister A total of 1,271 farmers killed themselves during the last two-and-half years in Chhattisgarh, the Assembly was told today. Bhopal: Religious organisations protest against opening of slaughterhouse Various religious organisations on Thursday staged a protest against opening of state's largest slaughter house in Bhopal'Adampur. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh: City without past? let's dig Redress our grievances, industrialists urge government A five-member delegation of the Chamber of Chandigarh Industries met UT administrator V P Singh Badnore to take up issues pertaining to the industry. Do sting on traffic cops taking bribe, says SSP Promises More Chandigarh News»

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