[wanabidii] News Digest: Markets rally as Sensex jumps more than 150 points, Infosys sees gains

Monday, August 28, 2017

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Markets rally as Sensex jumps more than 150 points, Infosys sees gains
The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 154.76 points to close on 31,750.82 while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty closed on 9,912.80, up by 55.75 points.The markets' rally was led by Infosys which closed with a gain of more than 3 per cent on both the indices.

FDI consolidated policy includes startups, allows 100% foreign venture capital funds
Start-ups can issue equity or equity linked instruments or debt instruments to FVCI against receipt of foreign remittance, said the document which incorporates all the changes made in FDI policy over the past year.

Govt mulling 2% relief on GST for digital payments

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Environment

Loveless monkey adopts chicken at Israeli zoo

More than 200 doomed Puerto Rico dogs saved by airlift to US
"The shelters in Puerto Rico have no choice," said Kimberly Alboum, director of policy engagement and shelter outreach for the Humane Society of the US. "They run out of room and, unfortunately, they have to euthanize for space. It's heartbreaking for the staff and it's devastating because these animals are all highly adoptable."

Pollution at crisis levels in North India: Niti Aayog
Noting that air pollution has reached crisis level in Northern India, government think-tank Niti Aayog has recommended a slew of measures like imposing higher taxes on petrol in and around the more polluted cities to encourage commuters to share cars and take public transportation.

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World

Car bombing at busy Baghdad market kills 12 people
The explosives-laden car went off at the wholesale Jamila market in Baghdad's Shiite district of Sadr City, a police officer said. The explosion also wounded 28 other people, he added, saying the death toll was expected to rise further.

China law threatens 15 days of jail for improper anthem use
The draft legislation would make it illegal to play the anthem at funerals and on other "improper" occasions, as well as to "maliciously" modify its wording or present it in a "distorted or disrespectful" way, the Xinhua News Agency said.

Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar's northwest
The mass escape from the northern part of Rakhine state was triggered by widespread coordinated offensives by Rohingya insurgents wielding sticks, knives and homemade bombs in attacks on Friday on 30 police posts and an army base.

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Science

Turns out, 80-year-olds as street-smart as 18-year-olds

Genes that make you friendlier identified

How eating cheese changed human skull shape
The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had significant effect on the shape of human skulls, new research has found.

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Technology

Moto G5S Plus smartphone to launch in India tomorrow
Lenovo-owned Motorola is all set to launch its third smartphone under the G series in India. The company has sent out media invites for the launch event on August 29, where it will launch the Moto G5S Plus smartphone.

India and Pakistan hit by spy malware, claims cybersecurity firm Symantec
Symantec Corp, a digital security company, says it has identified a sustained cyber spying campaign, likely state-sponsored, against Indian and Pakistani entities involved in regional security issues.

Xiaomi Mi 5X smartphone to launch in India on September 5
It seems that Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is all set to launch its first dual camera smartphone in India.

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Education

11 lakh teachers to be trained by March 2019

Under new rules, less than 50% private MBBS seats filled
Deemed universities and private colleges across the country are staring at a huge crisis of unfilled undergraduate medical seats under the new system of centralised counselling introduced under the Supreme Court’s orders this year.

IITs, IIMs may be told to rate, certify institutes
“We have a huge talent pool of teachers and students who can use the entire exercise of evaluation as a learning tool,” Prakash Javadekar said.

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Mumbai

BJP's Dimple Mehta is new mayor of Mira Bhayander
BJP corporator Dimple Mehta was elected the mayor of the newly elected Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC).

Audit report alleges poor waste management by Maharashtra civic bodies
A performance audit on the management of municipal solid waste (MSW) by select municipal corporations in Maharashra found that the selected 7 corporations had not prepared a comprehensive city plan for the management of municipal solid waste in accordance with the MSW manual.

Heavy rains lash Mumbai

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Delhi

Delhi HC dismisses Kejriwal's plea against speedy trial
The Delhi High Court today dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea questioning the decision of a judge to expedite hearing of a defamation suit filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against him and five other AAP leaders.

Bawana bypoll: Big win for AAP in Delhi
AAP candidate Ram Chander won the Bawana byelection by a huge margin of 24052 votes.

'Super rich' husband to pay Rs 4 lakh monthly alimony
The fact that the husband figured in the list of "Super Rich" category of a business magazine and the net worth of his business was around Rs 1,000 crore, was taken note by the court in fixing the maintenance.

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Bangalore

Congress leaders fight for 'chairs' in Karnataka

With Israel's tips, farmers make every drop count

Glitches in portal, traders seek deferment of GST collection
Only 34% Of Registered Merchants Paid Tax Online; 28% In State

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Hyderabad

Illegally parked bikes an eyesore near Charminar, create a traffic nightmare
The historical Charminar is increasingly being used as a parking zone by citizens.

20 years on, Bismillah Colony still awaits water
Heavy rains over the last few days may have destroyed potable water sources in certain localities, but for residents of Bismillah Colony under the Maheshwaram constituency, nothing has changed for the last 20 years.

Kin of Nizam want special survey of land to be done
With the state government deciding to take up a comprehensive survey of all land parcels in the state to rectify errors in revenue records, the descendants of the last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, have urged chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to focus on the Nizam's lands that are under encroachment.

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Chennai

AIADMK resolves to convene general council and executive committee to oust Sasikala
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam and their supporting MLAs on Monday resolved to convene AIADMK general council and executive committee at the earliest.

AIADMK resolves to convene general council and executive committee to oust Sasikala

Historian reveals secrets of bronze sculptures
not only for its beauty, but for the manufacturing process behind it.

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Ahmedabad

Firemen deployed at immersion sites

Autorickshaw gang busted
A gang involved in robbery of autorickshaw passengers in the outskirts of Ahmedabad city was busted on Sunday by a team of Ahmedabad rural police’s local crime branch (LCB).

CCTV caught stranger entering house: Cops
New CCTV footage obtained by investigators in the murder of Rasiklal Mehta, 93, in his Navrangpura bungalow, shows an unidentified man had entered the building at 9:08am on the day of the murder.

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Allahabad

Rs 290 crore for civil airport in Allahabad before Ardh Kumbh

Allahabad HC orders inquiry into Swarnjyanti Puram land allotment, former GDA officials under scanner
At a time when GDA is under CAG scanner, more skeletons are tumbling out of GDA's closet.

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology hosts 'Swagat 2017'
After a month-long exercise and wanderings through the maze of counselling for admission in one of the most prestigious NITs of the country, the newly admitted batch of first year students of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad chilled out at the annual freshers’ function “Swagat 2017” at the sprawling Rajiv Gandhi Multi Purpose Hall on Saturday.

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Bhubaneswar

Odisha's own industrial security force ready for deployment
The first batch of recruits of newly raised Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) completed their 10-month training period on Monday and are ready for deployment at industrial undertakings and establishments.

Two railway cops booked for rape in Cuttack

IMD predicts heavy rain across Odisha in next 24 hours

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Bhopal

Ram Rahim Singh's girls school in MP close down after conviction

H1N1, dengue claims 2 more lives in Bhopal
Two more people lost their lives in Bhopal on Saturday, one each due to H1N1 and dengue/chikungunya. After dengue and H1N1, chikungunya is emerging as another threat this season.

Bhopal takes to beer, liquor loses zing

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Chandigarh

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets 10 years jail for rape
Rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday sentenced to 10 years jail for the rape and sexual exploitation of two female disciples.

CBI judge reaches Rohtak to pronounce quantum of sentence
Judge Jagdeep Singh will pronounce the sentence against the 50-year-old sect head in a special court room within the Sunaria jail complex, which lies on the outskirts of the city, amid tight security.

Villagers ready for 'violent' Dera followers with bricks and sticks

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