[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold futures fall by Rs 66 on profit-booking, global cues

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		Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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		Business
		Gold futures fall by Rs 66 on profit-booking, global cues Gold prices drifted lower by 0.23 per cent to Rs 29,235 per 10 ten grams in futures trade as speculators indulged in profit-booking at prevailing levels amid a weak trend overseas. Globally, gold fell 0.13 per cent to $1,235.40 an ounce in New York yesterday. Rupee opens lower by 4 paise against dollar The rupee was trading lower by 4 paise at 66.96 against the dollar in early trade on Wednesday at the forex market as the American unit strengthened overseas. Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose 96.71 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 28,858.30 in early trade today. ONGC may soon take over HPCL or BPCL The govt, however, does not intend to tinker with any of the other upstream cos such as Oil India Ltd, or downstream ones like Indian Oil Corporation. More Business News»

		Environment
		Health ministry to study deaths due to pollution soon "There is a speciality in India. We are less influenced by things which are Indian and more by those coming from outside. There are many serious institutions in India, NGOs, govt organisations which do research on this issue. And a proud country always trusts in its own data," he said. Scientists find new miniature frog species in India The researchers, who spent five years exploring the lush Western Ghats mountains, said the tiny amphibians were there in abundance but had likely been overlooked because of their size. They also found three other species of night frogs, according to the report in the PeerJ medical sciences journal. 'Bird Survey-2017' to be taken up at Kanha Tiger Reserve A survey of various species of birds would be taken up next month in Madhya Pradesh's famous Kanha Tiger Reserve with the active participation of bird enthusiasts. The Reserve's management has sought the active participation from the bird enthusiasts for this survey. More Environment News»

		World
		Why immigrants are rushing to apply for US citizenship Donald Trump: Different strokes Bacha bazi: Afghan practice of child sex slavery More World News»

		Science
		Monster pulsar discovered 50 million light years away Indigenous cryogenic engine C25 feat to propel GSLV-Mk III launch in April Nuclear power could soon be harnessed from oceans More Science News»

		Technology
		Samsung India's digital ad crosses 100 million views on YouTube Samsung India’s digital campaign on taking customer service to the doorsteps of consumers has crossed 100 million views on YouTube in seven weeks of its launch, the company said on Tuesday. Read TCS' new CEO Rajesh Gopinathan's letter to employees India's largest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has just got a new CEO -- Rajesh Gopinathan. Gopinathan takes charge from N Chandrasekaran, who has been elevated as chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the $103-billion Tata group. Airtel, Idea shares down after RJio's offer announcement Telecom stocks came under selling pressure today, led by Airtel which lost 4% after Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced a slew of offers, including 20% more data than any rival from April. More Technology News»

		Education
		Delhi govt to launch mobile app for school management bodies By next year, centralised admissions for nursery US university receives $1.5 million grant for Jainism studies An Indian-origin philanthropist in the US has made a grant of $1.5 million to a prestigious American University to advance studies in Jainism. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Congress, NCP hopeful of retaining base in rural Maharashtra With the high decibel campaign for the 10 Municipal Corporations, 25 Zilla Parishads and 283 Panchayat Samitis focused on the Shiv Sena-BJP, allies in the Maharashtra government, opposition Congress and NCP are hoping that they can retain their base in the urban and rural areas. Mumbai Police fires back at Shobhaa De after she tweets image of fat cop It seems Shobhaa De can't catch a break. The author was once again trolled on microblogging site Twitter, this time by none other than the Mumbai Police, after poking fun at an overweight man she believed to be a Mumbai Police personnel. High Court tells NRI doctor to pay Rs 15,000 for daughter's education The Bombay HC has ordered an NRI doctor to pay Rs 15,000 per month as maintenance to his 13-year-old daughter who lives with his estranged wife in Pune. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Protests at Delhi's Ramjas College, students clash Violent protests continued at Delhi University's Ramjas college today, with clashes between ABVP and All India Students Association (AISA) members taking place, ANI reported. Fake Rs 2000 notes from 'Children Bank of India' at Delhi SBI ATM A youth who had gone to withdraw Rs 8000 from an SBI ATM in Sangam Vihar was in for a shock when the Rs 2000 notes from the machine bore the mark of "Childrens Bank of India". A case was registered based on the youth's complaint at the local police station. No harmful protests, JNU warns students More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Flipkart cuts office lease deal in Bengaluru Avik Das and John Sarkar. Sexual abuse: School shut, 3 officials held Deepika Burli.The chain's Marathahalli school branch, where the incident allegedly took place, will remain shut till investigations are completed. 'It's easy to blame government hospitals' On the defensive about the functioning of primary healthcare centres and government hospitals in the state, Karnataka health and family welfare minister Ramesh Kumar, in an interview to TOI on Tuesday, refused to hold the illequipped primary health centre in Tumakuru's Kodigenahalli More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao fulfils Rs 5 crore vow at Tirupati Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday visited the temple town of Tirumala for the darshan of the presiding deity, Lord Sri Venkateswara, on Wednesday . KCR's visit is in fulfilment of the vow he had taken during the struggle for separate Telangana that he would offer gold ornaments to Lord Venkateswara if the new state was formed. Kalahasti competes with TTD, hikes VIP ticket price to Rs 500 Competing with the Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams (TTD), the famous temple of Srikalahasteeswara at Srikalahasti will allow devotees for a special darshan on purchase of `500 tickets. The temple receives about one lakh devotees on the Mahasivaratri, which falls on Friday. TJAC chairman told to obey court order, postpone rally Government chief whip P Rajeshwar Reddy and whip in the legislative council B Venkateshwarlu on Monday said if TJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram was concerned about students, he should postpone the proposed rally on the issue of unemployment and follow the court's advise. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		TN trust vote: Madras HC refuses to pass interim orders on DMK plea, seeks video evidence The Madras high court on Wednesday refused to pass interim orders on a petition filed by the DMK contesting the passage of a confidence motion moved by the Edappadi K Palaniswami government in the assembly on Saturday. TN constitutes panel to implement 7th Pay Commission recommendations The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday constituted a five-member committee to implement the 7th Pay Commission recommendations for the benefit of more than 18 lakh government employees and several lakhs of teachers, pensioners and family pensioners. TN trust vote: AIADMK leader Panruti Ramachandran takes on DMK, says speaker protected democracy Tamil Nadu's assembly Speaker P Dhanapal's decision on the trust vote of the Edappadi K Palaniswami ministry is final, said senior AIADMK leader Panruti S Ramachandran on Wednesday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ahmedabad police break language barriers, help unite Bengali family Farmer welfare added to agriculture department name in Gujarat The government in the budget speech also announced an organic agriculture university apart from various incentives for farmers. Gujarat govt to set up two sainik schools in Veraval and Surat Apart from Digischool, smart classrooms, e-learning and digital education, the Gujarat Government has decided to have two sainik schools one each in Veraval and Surat. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Big guns fire in Allahabad, but where is Mayawati? Exactly halfway through the seven-phase elections in UP, and there's still no perceptible wave for any party or combine. With no clear frontrunner in sight, the game remains open. Akhilesh Yadav turns on charm, promises 24-hour power Akhilesh attacked the prime minister once again on his (Modi) allegation that there is discrimination in distribution of power in the state and asked him to swear by Mother Ganga if there is any disparity. Phulpur's 'PM house' laments Congress' decline From first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his successors Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi to Janata Dal’s Vishwanath Pratap Singh, all had frequented the house of Bhure Vaidya. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Don't get disheartened, wake up, Naveen tells BJD MLAs BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked his party MLAs not to dishearten with party's drubbing in the panchayat polls. Odisha sees marginal drop in accident deaths AICC seeks report on party's poor poll show As the curtains fell on the panchayat election on Tuesday, the BJP dislodged the Congress from the principal opposition party with the BJD still holding on to its top slot. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Udyan Das's uncle, aunt refuse to see him Maternal uncle and aunt of triple murder suspect Udyan Das refused to see him here on Tuesday and sought justice for their sister Indrani, mother of the accused. Udyan had allegedly killed his parents and buried them in their Raipur house. MP wheat production to be 2 crore tonne this year: Governor OP Kohli Governor OP Kohli in his address in the state assembly on Tuesday claimed that the state government has been successful in improving the financial condition of citizens. Tense cops lock police station main gate Cops of Govindpura police station where triple murder accused Udyan Das has been kept since Monday morning, are so tensed that they have locked the main gate while citing security reasons. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Man flees after sodomising minor A man fled after allegedly subjecting a seven-year-old boy to sexual abuse in Radaur town of Yamunanagar district on Tuesday. The accused lured the boy by promising to take him on a ride at a fair when the victim was playing with other children outside his home. Electricity supply restored to ex-CM's house Karan Kaur Brar, daughter-in-law of former CM Brar, in Muktsar on Monday after it failed to pay the dues on time. 'Unknown fever' kept Nirmal Singh Bhangoo in Mohali hospital for 8 months Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, accused by CBI of duping investors of Rs 45,000 crore, spent eight months in a small private hospital in Mohali instead of a jail even as doctors struggled to diagnose his illness. More Chandigarh News»

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