[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex tumbles over 400 points after hitting lifetime high

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, January 30, 2015
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		Business
		Sensex tumbles over 400 points after hitting lifetime high The benchmark BSE sensex dropped sharply by 448.81 points in late morning trade on Friday due to fresh selling pressure in banking, consumer durable and FMCG sectors despite buying in realty and power stocks. Indian to be $4-5tn economy in 10-12 yrs: MoS finance Minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha on Friday said the Indian economy has potential to become a USD 4-5 trillion economy in the next 10-12 years. SpiceJet board approves up to $243m share sale plan Ajay Singh, who helped found the airline in 2005, agreed this month to buy a controlling stake from billionaire majority owner Kalanithi Maran's Sun Group in a bid to turn around the money-losing airline. More Business News»

		Environment
		Most of Hawaii's coral recover from mass bleaching Coral rely on algae for food and their survival. India's 1st fenced elephant sanctuary comes up near Bengaluru The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) - an international animal rights and conservation group - and the Bannerghatta Biological Park, Karnataka have joined hands to create India's first elephant sanctuary in a fenced, forested space that allows elephants to move around freely within the secure area. Germany commits 3 million Euro for Ganga cleaning Germany will provide 3 million Euro to support India's ongoing Ganga rejuvenation plan and explore various options to develop the country's national river. More Environment News»

		World
		27 killed in attacks in Egypt's North Sinai, Suez Twenty-seven people were killed in four attacks in Egypt's North Sinai and Suez, security and medical sources said, in some of the worst anti-state violence in months and after commemorations around the anniversary of the 2011 uprising turned deadly this week. 14 killed in Shiite mosque bombing in Pakistan At least 14 people were killed and over 40 injured in a powerful bomb attack at a minority Shia mosque in Pakistan's Sindh province during the weekly Friday prayers, police said. John Kerry fined for failing to remove snow outside home The city officials on Thursday slapped Kerry with a $50 fine for failing to clear the snow-clogged sidewalk on the Pinckney Street side of his Beacon Hill mansion, The Boston Globe reported. More World News»

		Science
		Co-inventor of laser, Nobel laureate Charles Townes, dead Charles Townes, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser, a feat that revolutionized science, medicine, telecommunications and entertainment, has died at age 99, the University of California at Berkeley reported. Two biofuels produced from single algae A common algae commercially grown to make fish food holds promise as a source for both biodiesel and jet fuel, according to a new study. Skull find breaks new ground in evolution study Anthropologists exploring a cave in Israel have uncovered a rare 55,000-year-old skull fossil that they say has a %story to tell of a reverberating transition in human evolution, at a point when and where some early humans were moving out of Africa and apparently interbreeding with Neanderthals. More Science News»

		Technology
		Google reports disappointing Q4 revenue Google's slumping stock price has primarily been driven by two factors: steadily rising expenses and a general shift by people toward using smartphones instead of desktop to do searches and peruse digital content. World's biggest smartphone maker? It's a tie Samsung lost the battle of the big phones last quarter as Apple's copycat large iPhone lured buyers in the crucial Chinese market. Xiaomi Mi 4 vs OnePlus One: Which one to buy Xiaomi has introduced its 2014 flagship smartphone, Mi 4, in the Indian market. The phone is priced around Rs 20,000, bringing high-end hardware specifications to the mid-range segment, similar to the Mi 3 smartphone that it launched in July. More Technology News»

		Education
		'Current placement system to blame for IIT grads' burnout' Karnataka to amend RTE rules to teach in Kannada Having suffered a series of legal setbacks, the Karnataka government has decided to amend the rules pertaining to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, to make Kannada the medium of instruction up to class 5. Why Rajasthan faces paucity of women teachers for math and science One of the key highlights of the study undertaken with support of MacArthur Foundation shows there is a paucity of women maths and science teachers. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Ahuja Constructions held an exhibition at Ahuja Towers in Mumbai The city-based group Ahuja Constructions, along with Dennis and Gitika Taraporewala, recently hosted an exhibition aimed at bringing greater focus on the art created by gifted painters from the Indian Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (IMFPA) group. Amitabh Bachchan at the opening of the FemtoSecond Laser facility at The Vission Eye Centre clinic in Mumbai The city got its first FemtoSecond Laser facility at The Vission Eye Centre clinic in Juhu this week. A leading eye care specialty clinic, the eye centre specialises in FemtoSecond Laser, the latest platform in eye surgery, which is a completely bladeless laser assisted eye surgery technology. No mobile phones, midway exit permitted at MNS meet on January 30 In the wake of several senior leaders leaving the party in recent weeks, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has barred the party workers and leaders from carrying cell phones at Friday's meeting. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi gets a weekly haat for art lovers Now a weekly haat in a new avatar will attract art connoisseurs from across the country under one roof. Stylish or offbeat, this fair has something for all From an installation of giant ants to edible chess sets made of laddoos, the latest edition of India Art Fair is nothing if not varied. HC stays tree felling in Vasant Kunj Responding to concerns expressed by local residents the Delhi high court has stayed felling of trees on a road in Vasant Kunj area. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Actor accuses SI of assault Kannada actor Chetan Kumar has accused a Cubbon Park police sub-inspector of assaulting him over a trivial issue late on January 24 night when he was on Church Street with friends. HC quashes law minister's son Karthik Gowda's plea in rape case In a setback to Karthik Gowda, son of Union law minister D V Sadananda Gowda, the Karnataka HC on Thursday dismissed his criminal petition in a rape and cheating case.  Karnataka to amend RTE rules to teach in Kannada Having suffered a series of legal setbacks, the Karnataka government has decided to amend the rules pertaining to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, to make Kannada the medium of instruction up to class 5.  More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		UoH bags Visitor's award for best university University of Hyderabad (UoH) bagged the Visitor’s award for best university in the country. Swaroop and Yashika Soma's reception at JRC Convention Centre Swaroop and Yashika Soma's reception at JRC Convention Centre Roshni and Kushal's reception at HICC in Hyderabad Roshni and Kushal's reception at HICC in Hyderabad More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Gang-rape of disabled girl in TN: Brinda Karat slams police inaction CPM leader Brinda Karat MP on Friday criticized the Tamil Nadu police for their initial reluctance to conduct a probe into the gang-rape of a disabled minor girl in Krishnagiri district on December 25. Alagiri turns 64, supporters bring traffic to a standstill in Madurai The supporters of former Union minister M K Alagiri, who had earlier pledged to make eyes turn when they celebrated his birthday, did just that on Friday. They brought traffic to a standstill on major routes in Madurai on Friday morning. Chennai Metro Rail construction worker dies in accident A 22-year-old worker died after he fell off a scaffolding at the Chennai Metro Rail construction site in Meenambakkam here on Thursday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		IIM A graduate helps Indians express nationalism While working in the US, Peyush Agarwal, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA)'s, saw many Americans express their nationalism with `I Love New York' t-shirts. HC denies bail to 2008 serial blast accused Gujarat high court has denied bail to one of the accused in the 2008 serial blasts case on the ground of gravity of the offence and that the trial is underway. Microsoft India selects education education innovators from Gujarat Microsoft India has selected two innovative educators from Gujarat—Bijal Damani and Lakshmanbhai Kuberbhai Chaudhari— for their 2014-2015 class of Education Innovators. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Poster asks PM, RSS chief to come clean on Godse City Cong Leaders Train Gun At BJP Varsity allots hostel rooms but fails to provide possession Even though the ongoing academic session of the Allahabad University is approaching fag end, the struggle of students, who arrived from other cities and states, to find accommodation in various hostels is far from over. DM, SP to inform custodial death to NHRC within 24 hours: Member District magistrates (DMs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) have been ordered to inform National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) about custodial deaths in their jurisdiction within 24 hours. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Three boys injured in Bhushan firing Tension prevailed in front of Bhushan Steel Limited at Meramundali in Dhenkanal district after the plant’s security guards opened fire on villagers. AIIMS cuts price for private wards Good news for patients. The AIIMS here on Thursday reduced charges for its private ward, which offers separate luxury rooms for indoor patients, from Rs 2,000 to Rs 1,000 per patient a day. Students to make best out of waste The National Institute of Fashion Technology on Friday will host 90 students, who will make pieces of art out of waste materials. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Rachna Nagar: Day after loot, 3 accused in police net Sweater Colour Was The Giveaway Hindus are insecure in India: Togadia Two days after Barack Obama nudged India to uphold religious freedom, Vishwa Hindu Parishad working president Praveen Togadia said India is no longer a nation of Hindus. Women writers redefine feminism, call for action Feminism is not about bra burning. If a woman refuses to dump trash outside house, she’s a feminist. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh Beopar Mandal welcomes Govt's decision to review of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 The meeting of subcommittee of Chandigarh Beopar Mandal –CBM- regarding Food Safety was held on Thursday under its chairmanship Naresh Mahajan. Special campaign to make Aadhaar Card from February 1st Chandigarh Administration in association with UIDAI Regional Office-Chandigarh is launching a comprehensive special enrolment campaign commencing from 1st February, 2015 to cover left out residents of Chandigarh. Another drug peddler nabbed in Chandigarh Police arrested another drug peddler from Chandigarh on Sunday, who has been sent to police remand for five days. More Chandigarh News»

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