[wanabidii] News Digest: Reliance Capital Q4 profit rises 53% to Rs 407cr

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		Friday, May 29, 2015
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		Business
		Reliance Capital Q4 profit rises 53% to Rs 407cr Financial services conglomerate Reliance Capital on Friday reported 53 per cent rise in its fourth quarter net profit to Rs 407 crore, driven by robust gains in its mutual fund and general insurance businesses. Oil prices up in Asian trade Oil prices edged higher on Friday following a mixed US petroleum report that showed a healthy decline in crude and gasoline reserves but a rise in oil production that could aggravate the global supply glut. India Cements posts Rs 36.60cr profit in Q4 India Cements on Friday reported a standalone net profit of Rs 36.60 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. More Business News»

		Environment
		Australia confident Great Barrier Reef not 'in danger' Australia said on Friday it was confident it had done enough to prevent the United Nations from listing the Great Barrier Reef, the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem, as being 'in danger'. 'Dementor' wasp, giant stick insect among new Mekong finds Many of the newly-described species are already under threat from new roads and dams and the region's rapacious demand for wildlife meat and luxury timber, the WWF said in its report. 'Draw safety plan of Gomti barrage before rains' LUCKNOW: The chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Alok Ranjan has directed Jal Nigam for construction of trunk drains on both banks of Gomti River to prevent dirty water and sewage of the city from falling into the river. More Environment News»

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		Science
		Health related problems that one may face due to excessive smoking Most of us are pretty clued-up on the dangers of smoking when it comes to our health, but did you know that the habit could also play havoc with your looks? Have a look at what you inhale when you smoke Over 4000 chemicals in a single puff of cigarette smoke and 69 of them were known carcinogens. Your smoking habit can put your child into poverty: Study Smoking is so addictive that parents are likely to forgo basic food necessities of the family in order to fund their addiction, said a new study published in open access journal BMC Public Health. More Science News»

		Technology
		Android M vs Android Lollipop: 6 new Android M features Here's a breakdown of the six big changes that are coming in Android M in comparison to Android Lollipop. Google announces Android M features at I/O 2015 The theme of Android M is “to improve the core user experience” of Android, said Dave Burke, Google's vice-president (engineering) for Android. Productivity secrets of 11 Indian tech CEOs More Technology News»

		Education
		IIT Madras defends derecognition of student group, says it violated guidelines IIT Madras on Friday defended its decision to derecognize the Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle (APSC) by stating that the student group had violated the guideline issued by the institute. DU open school BCom paper leaked on WhatsApp for third time For the third consecutive day annual exam papers of BCom final year of School of Open Learning got leaked on WhatsApp. DU committee clears over 30 courses Over 30 courses may be launched in colleges across Delhi University, increasing the total number of undergraduate seats in DU by several thousand More Education News»

		Mumbai
		International consultant appointed for Metro Rail 3 The Maharashtra government has signed an agreement with a consortium led by AECOM Asia as general consultants for the 33.5 km Metro-3 Corridor which runs between Colaba-Bandra and Seepz. Maha governor's helicopter misses its way Maharashtra governor Ch Vidyasagara Rao's helicopter missed its way enroute Kinwat in Nanded and reached Telangana border. In death, 29-year-old gifts life to three A 29-year-old Thane resident became the 20th cadaver donor in the city this year, giving the gift of life to three patients with endstage organ disease on Wednesday evening, said officials of the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC). More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Fire at Delhi's Udyog Bhawan A fire broke out at the first floor of the Udyog Bhawan on Friday morning. Delhi woman allegedly commits suicide after poisoning her sons In what the police suspect to be a murder-suicide, a 30-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after poisoning her two sons, aged two and five, in East Delhi's Shakarpur area on early Friday. Students allege discrepancies in online CLAT This year's Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), which was for the first time held online, has got mired in controversy with candidates and parents making serious allegations of discrepancies. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Orion Mall launches 'Orion Festival of Giving' in Banglore Orion Mall recently launched its annual community initiative ‘Orion Festival of Giving’, in association with Smile Foundation. Having begun on May 15, the event will continue till May 31. Vidhana Soudha staff set to protest 'anti-woman' rules If legislators have it their way, Vidhana Soudha will soon be a place where you tip-toe through the halls, but the staff will have none of it. First phase of Gram Panhayat polls today A 102-year-old woman from Doddahalasuru in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district and a 91-year-old man from Gandabomanahalli in Kudligi taluk in Ballari district are among the 2 lakh-plus contestants for the 85,661 gram panchayat seats in the two-phase polls on Friday and June 2. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Aarogyasri cover eludes heat stroke victims The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments appear to have goofed up on the effective management of heat stroke cases, with experts pointing out how heat stroke is not an approved 'disease/health procedure' under the Aarogyasri scheme. '2006 housing scheme for poor still pending' At a time when the government is scouring for land to build houses for the poor, civil society members point to how a similar scheme launched in 2006 failed to take off. Theatres make a killing thanks to soaring temperature The blazing temperatures seem to have come as a blessing in disguise for theatres. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Indians join hands to march against animal abuse Organized by the volunteer group India Against Speciesism, ‘India Marches for Animal Liberation’ aims to sensitize people to the fact that animals are individuals like us who deserve freedom, not commodification. 'Palakkad Maddalam' seeks logo under GI Act Union government has upped the musical ante for ‘Palakkad Maddalam.’ The drum is all set to get a dedicated logo under the Geographical Indication (GI) Act. City projects stuck in poll code confusion Though the state election department has clarified that the model code of conduct is restricted to the RK Nagar constituency, a confused Chennai Corporation is unlikely to launch any schemes anywhere in the city fearing violation of the code. More Chennai News»

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		Allahabad
		Quenching thirst a lucrative business A small bunch of kids and youths appear on tracks opposite a platform of Allahabad railway station as soon as a long distance train comes to a halt. Allahabad feels the heat with power cuts, water crisis The city on Wednesday reeled under hot and humid weather condition after days of blistering heat wave. Congressmen pay tributes to Nehru Rich and glowing tributes were paid to architect of modern India and first prime minister Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru by Congressmen on his 51st death anniversary on Wednesday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Engineer arrested for bid to kill wife in Berhampur Kandhamal police arrested a mechanical engineer working with National Thermal Power Corporation on Wednesday for trying to kill his wife by pushing her from the roof of a house at Angul on May 19. ED to investigate kidney sale racket The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday took up investigation into the alleged kidney sale racket. 50 affected by jaundice in Cuttack Jaundice has raised its ugly head here again.Over 50 people of Mehendipur and Mahidas Bazaar have been reportedly affected by the disease in the last one week. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Niti sub-group to slash central schemes from 147 to 66 Five chief ministers attended a third meeting of Niti Aayog sub-committee on Centrally sponsored schemes headed by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at state secretariat on Thursday. Maoist commander nabbed in MP holds key behind 2013 Jheeram Ghati conspiracy Maoist commander Dilip Guha arrested by Madhya Pradesh police from Balaghat district a week ago was allegedly in know of the conspiracy behind the 2013 Bastar bloodbath that wiped out entire frontline Congress leadership of Chhattisgarh, say sources. Dikshant Parade of Chandukhedi's Sashastra Seema Bal held in Bhopal The Dikshant Parade of the fifth recruit batch of Chandukhedi’s Sashastra Seema Bal was held yesterday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Fariyaad performs at The Brewmaster, Mohali With the Tricity going all out to unwind over weekends, it's the live acts that are upping the party tempo. Foodies delight in vintage fest European flavours, light music and a vineyard all the ingredients for foodologists' European food and wine fest were in place. Coupled with wine drinking and grape stomping, the concoction turned oh-so-deadly! Dedication got this skater through For BCM School student and national-level skater Palak Singla, news of her scoring a CGPA of 9.4 gave her the happiest day of her life. More Chandigarh News»

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