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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, October 30, 2014
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		Business
		Sensex closes at record high Dalal Street investors discounted end of easy money policy in the US, popularly QE3, and pushed the sensex to a new record closing high on Thursday. ICICI Bank Q2 profit up 15%, beats estimates ICICI Bank Ltd, India's biggest private sector lender, reported a record quarterly profit on Thursday. DLF asked to give fund-requirement plans for interim relief As it fights a Sebi ban on accessing capital markets, realty giant DLF was asked to provide details of funds it immediately needs to get an interim relief to redeem capital locked in mutual funds. More Business News»

		Environment
		DU professor discovers 7 frog species The 'frogman' of India, Delhi University professor S D Biju, has another feather in his cap. Global meet on climate change in Kerala in February Tackling climate change, disaster management are among the issues set to be discussed at an international conference to be held here in February next year. Growth should not be at the cost of environment: Jairam Ramesh While India venerates and respects its biodiversity on one hand, the other hand it treats it with neglect and disdain by destroying it, said former environment minister Jairam Ramesh. More Environment News»

		World
		Sistine Chapel gets brighter look, cooler feel The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a state-of-the art illumination and air conditioning system designed to better show off the chapel's precious frescoes. Debris revives hope of finding Amelia Earhart's plane Researchers probing the 1937 disappearance of famed American aviator Amelia Earhart's plane said they now believe a slab of aluminum found decades ago on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean came from her aircraft. In tight electoral race, Bill Clinton bats for Ami Bera Congressman Ami Bera's re-election bid has got a major boost with former US President Bill Clinton campaigning for him in the California seat where the Indian-American is locked in a tight contest. More World News»

		Science
		Russian Soyuz launches successfully Just hours after the NASA-contracted Antares rocket headed for the International Space Station (ISS) exploded after launch, a Russian Soyuz rocket was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Now, an app to monitor tweets to spot suicidal pals Suicide prevention charity Samaritans has launched a service to help people spot whether their friends could be at risk of taking their own lives.  Key to happy married life: Plan your children late Couples who postpone chil8d8bearing to later in life experience the highest and most lasting levels of happiness following the birth of their children, new research has shown. More Science News»

		Technology
		First impressions: Oppo N3, the phone with a motorized swivel camera We got a chance to spend some time with the Oppo N3 and here are our first impressions… US report puts Indian IT in the dock US-based The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) has alleged that several Indian IT companies, including large ones, are imposing restrictive employment contracts on employees they send to the US. 8 biggest flops in tech history Technology is tough to create and even tougher to predict. What can seem like a breakthrough product today can quickly turn into a nightmarish mistake. More Technology News»

		Education
		UGC overlooks rules in forming panel for inspection of deemed universities When the Supreme Court ordered inspection of seven deemed universities it had little clue how the University Grants Commission will dilute the process by disregarding its own rules. Innovation takes centrestage at IIT-Kharagpur When brilliant minds compete for a prize, the results are guaranteed to be astounding. Indian universities miss out on another global ranking Even as the ministry of human resource development readies an India-centric ranking of higher educational institutions, just four Indian institutions figure on another list of top universities in the world. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Bruna Abdullah at the launch of the Madame Style week in Mumbai ​Brand Madame announced the launch of the Madame Style week, which is all about the visual communication created by a stylist 2 bogies of Amravati Express derail near Kalyan, no casualties The train services on Central Railway between Kalyan and Kasara was affected after two bogies of Amravati Express train, including its engine derailed near Kalyan railway station on Thursday morning. TOI manifesto for new Maharashtra govt Maharashtra is politically the second-largest state in the country with 48 MPs in the Lok Sabha. But in economic terms, it towers above every other state—about 80% larger than the next state (UP) and more than twice the size of Gujarat. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Positive move, says SC on Delhi government formation effort SC described as positive the reports that Najeeb Jung would be consulting all the political parties in its efforts to form a government in Delhi. Quota can't help transgender kids in school never the biggest problem for this group anyway.Staying in school. North Corporation to report on `illegal' mall A mall allegedly built illegally in Kirti Nagar came under the scanner of Delhi high court on Wednesday after it asked North Delhi Municipal Corporation to file a status report. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Women more worried than men about slums Women don’t have starkly different responses from men when it comes to issues dogging Bangalore, but they certainly have their own set of priorities. BJP takes Rashmi case to governor The BJP on Wednesday took the attack on bureaucrat Rashmi V Mahesh and cases of child abuse in private schools to governor Vajjubhai R Valla. Fed up with constant fights. man kills wife He made elaborate plans to kill his ‘annoying wife’ and pass it off as a murder for gain committed by strangers. But the 62-year-old’s game was up when hardnosed cops smelt something amiss in the crime. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Fresh loans elude farmers in Telangana Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's appeal to RBI governor Raghuram Rajan notwithstanding, farmers are unlikely to get fresh loans as the state government has failed to put together the list of beneficiaries of the loan waiver scheme in as many as seven of the nine districts selected for it Telangana martyr's wife attempts suicide The issue of non-inclusion of all those who lost their lives in the struggle for creation of Telangana nearly claimed its first victim when Sabitha, the wife of Pradeep, who lost his life during the agitation, attempted suicide in Vikarabad of Ranga Reddy district. 'Tortured' wife kills husband Two persons were murdered in separate incidents in the city on Tuesday morning. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Thousands pay homage to Muthuramalinga Thevar The guru puja day progressed without any major incidents, except for a minor stampede when some a group of people tried to enter the Thevar memorial at Pasumpon with force. 'Saviours' completes one year of service 'Saviours', a task force of local volunteers that undertakes all sorts of rescue mission across Malappuram completes one year of its service. Chennai school teacher directed to pay Rs 50K for pinching student's cheek Pinch a student’s cheek, and pay a fine of Rs 50,000! A woman teacher learnt this lesson the hard way. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		NRI accuses senior politician of duping him of Rs 95 NRI Roshan Shah, who was booked on complaint of a BJP supporter for posting obscene comment on a senior BJP politician’s granddaughter on Facebook, has now accused the politician, her daughter and their two NGOs of duping him of Rs 95 in connection with an online purchase from the NGOs. Sardar's banyan still stands tall in Ras A centenarian banyan tree in Ras village of Anand district is still standing tall with huge trunk and big roots. Gujarat high court orders probe into Charanka land deals Gujarat high court has asked the principal secretary of the revenue department to conduct a thorough investigation into the alleged land purchase scam by the state government for its solar park project at Charanka village in Santalpur block of Patan district. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HC seeks report on black bucks at Akbar's tomb Taking serious note of consistent deaths of black bucks in the garden of Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara in Agra, the Allahabad High Court has directed UP’s chief wildlife warden to prepare a plan in consultation with the National Board for Wildlife for protecting the endangered species and submit a report within six weeks before the court. Mysterious explosion in shop leaves 1 injured An explosion in a tea shop at Bangad Dharamshala near Madhwapur under the Kydganj police station on Wednesday morning turned into a major puzzle for the police. Till the filing of the report, the bomb disposal squad and forensic experts were struggling to ascertain the nature and cause of the explosion that left a labourer injured and damaged three adjacent houses. AU students can now access British history online Students and teachers of the Allahabad University’s arts faculty, who want to access the records or proceedings of the British and Irish history, can now get it online. The Central library of AU would soon be getting an online access to the English Historical Document (EHD), one of the most comprehensive collections of documents on British history. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Baliyatra insured for rupees 3.5 crores The district administration has insured the seven-day Baliyatra for a whopping Rs 3.5 crore.The amount is almost Rs 1.5 crore more than that last year. Baliyatra insured for rupees3.5 crore The district administration has insured the seven-day Baliyatra for a whopping Rs 3.5 crore.The amount is almost Rs 1.5 crore more than that last year. Man buries body against heavy odds Till Tuesday, Indrajit Dora of Kharamunda village in Bargarh district had no claim to fame.But he has now become the talk of the western Odisha town after turning into a Good Samaritan. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		HC seeks status report on probe against ex min aide Shukla made a fresh appeal for bail after his earlier bail plea was rejected in April this year.He was arrested for his alleged role in Pre-Medical Test (PMT) 2012 examination scam by STF on February 6. Gyan Ganga Institute signs MoU for remote robotic lab Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology and Management (GGITM) signed an MoU with APS Labs Germany and Indo Euro Synchronization for establishing remote robotics lab with robotic company ABB. Youth found dead in Gandhi Nagar A 24-year-old youth was found dead on the ground of a dental college in Gandhi Nagar area on Wednesday morning. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Special camp for psoriasis patients organized on the occasion of 'World Psoriasis Day' National Skin Hospital, Mansa Devi Complex on the occasion of "World Psoriasis Day" on 29 October organized a special camp for psoriasis patients. Multiple health benefits of regular walks Walking regularly helps people restore their work life balance, makes them calmer, happier and more positive towards life, reveals Max Bupa Walk for Health Survey 2014, a first of its kind study of nearly 1000 walkers in Delhi and Mumbai. World Stroke Day observed with special focus on women's health "Stroke" does not discriminate. It afflicts people of any age group, any social strata and either gender. More Chandigarh News»

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