[wanabidii] News Digest: China cuts growth goal, puts focus on reform

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, March 05, 2017
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		Business
		China cuts growth goal, puts focus on reform China aims to expand its economy by around 6.5 percen. China set a target of 6.5 to 7 percent last year and ultimately achieved 6.7 percent growth, supported by record bank loans, a speculative housing boom and billions in government investment. Railways Ministry in talks with 6 global firms for high speed trains Discussions by the railway ministry with top six global companies for the launch of very high speed trains in India that can travel at a speed of 600kms per hour were in the advanced stage, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday. Centre, states broadly agree on CGST, IGST provisions The GST Council at a meeting on Saturday broadly agreed on the contours of two key legislations - CGST and IGST - but a final approval is likely only by mid-March. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley met with his state counterparts and discussed the GST legislation. More Business News»

		Environment
		Here's why pandas became black and white A study has found that most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The arms and legs are black, helping it to hide in shade. This dual colouration stems from its poor diet of bamboo & inability to digest a broader variety of plants. Won't stop public display of penguins at Byculla zoo: HC Pune NGT asks builder to pay Rs 40 lakh for 'green damage' More Environment News»

		World
		Wave of IS car bombs targets Iraqi troops in west Mosul Iraqi troops encountered the 'heaviest' clashes yet with Islamic State group fighters Sunday in western Mosul since the start of the new push more than two weeks ago, according to a senior commander. Donald Trump: Different strokes More than 100 million at risk of starvation globally: UN official The number of people facing severe hunger worldwide has surpassed 100 million and will grow if humanitarian aid is not paired with more support for farmers, a senior United Nations official said. More World News»

		Science
		Uber uses secret weapon to thwart regulators A feature named “Greyball“ identified regulators who posed as riders while trying to collect evidence that Uber's service was breaking local laws governing taxis. To stymie those efforts, Uber served up a fake version of its app to make it appear the undercover regulators were summoning a car. Study shows why you look like your name If you automatically know someone you're just meeting is named Katie, there's a good reason for that. Hubble captures 'incredibly' massive galaxy More Science News»

		Technology
		The typo that caused one of the biggest Amazon Web Services outage Amazon says an incorrectly typed command during a routine debugging of its billing system caused the five-hour outage of some Amazon Web Services servers on Tuesday. H-1B visas: Here's finally some 'good news' The US has assured India that the H-1B visas issue was not a priority for it and would be part of the larger immigration reforms package that the new Trump administration is working on. Apologetic Uber says drivers still earning well Uber India president Amit Jain on Friday apologized for the disruption that its riders and drivers had experienced over the past few weeks. He admitted that driver incentives had been reduced to build a more sustainable business, but said that 80% of the drivers who are online for more than six hours were still making between Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,500 a day after Uber's commission (25%). ​ More Technology News»

		Education
		Supreme Court stays upper age limit for students fixed by Bar Council of India for admission to LLB Supreme Court issues notices to Centre, MCI over exclusion of Urdu in NEET SC notice to Centre, CBSE for inclusion of Urdu in NEET Currently, NEET - a common entrance test for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses across the country - is being conducted in ten languages: Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese, Telegu, Tamil and Kannada languages. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		RPF constable shoots himself dead at Mumbai Central station A 25-year-old RPF constable died after he allegedly used his service rifle to fire upon himself, the police said on Saturday night. Dalvir Singh was on his way to escort duty on Gujarat Mail when the incident occurred. Chintan Upadhya's plea to let kin operate bank account adjourned After bumper crop, shortage of gunny bags hits tur dal supply The bumper production of tur dal has led to drop in prices, but shortage of gunny bags is affecting its storage and transportation. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Benami assets 'linked' to Delhi minister Satyender Jain attached: Income Tax department The department issued the order last week under the provisions of the new Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 that came into force on November 1 last year. EC to soon decide fate of parliamentary secretaries The fate of the 21 AAP MLAs from Delhi, who face the prospects of disqualification on grounds of having held `office of profit' as parliamentary secretaries, may be decided soon with Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi saying that the arguments in the case may wind up either on March 16, when the next hearing is due, or the subsequent hearing. Include realty sector in GST, says Manish Sisodia Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has written to the Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, asking for inclusion of the real estate sector within the ambit of GST. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Cop with dual identity finds himself in tight spot A head constable at the Jayanagar police station moonlights as a farmer in his village in Kanakapura and has accepted a grant of land from the government. The case has landed up in Karnataka high court. Kolar gold fields might reopen and clear workers unpaid dues Music is the only language here More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		University of Hyderabad receives DRDO grant of Rs 113 crore for research The University of Hyderabad received grant of Rs 113 crore in the third phase from the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) for research on high energy materials. TRS govt to woo backward communities with cars, buffaloes, subsidies Bolero vehicles for fishermen, washing machines for washermen, buffaloes for Yadavas, sheep for shepherds, power looms on subsidy for weavers, financial assistance to barbers for setting up salons and subsidy for goldsmiths and potters. MP B Vinod Kumar lashes out at Cong for criticising Telangana govt Karimnagar MP B Vinod Kumar on Saturday made scathing remarks against senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh for criticising TRS government. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		DMK demands transparency in tender process The DMK has sought transparency in the issue of tenders floated by PWD and other departments which are involved in construction of public infrastructure. BJP, AIADMK engage in war of words A war of words broke out between AIADMK and BJP on Saturday, triggered by persistent attacks on AIADMK by Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan. Water mantra for summer: Harvest, store, recharge Severe Drought Stares States Across Southern India In The Face More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Moderate intensity quake hits Kutch in Gujarat An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter scale shook parts of Gujarat's Kutch district today, an official said. No casualty or damage to property was reported in the quake, which occurred at around 2.45 AM today. After 21 years, General Motors to exit Halol plant in April TiEcon brings together start-ups and investors, IIM-A abuzz with entrepreneurs The heritage campus of Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) was abuzz with entrepreneurs on Saturday as more than 650 participants including entrepreneurs, start-ups and industry experts attended the second edition of entrepreneurial conference — TiEcon — orgainzed by TiE Ahmedabad, an individual chapter of global not-for-profit organisation TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs). More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Away from communal strife, a Mughal-Rajput bonding Nawal Singh was a Sikarwar Rajput before he converted and became Deendar Khan, a well-built Mughal warrior. An adopted son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, the legacy of Deendar Khan is alive in Dildarnagar, a town dominated by Muslim pathans in Ghazipur, after three centuries. Priest enters fray to change BJP's fortunes In a first, a teerth purohit (pilgrim priest) is contesting elections from Mirzapur's Sadar seat. Fielded by Bharatiya Janata Party, the candidate Ratnakar Mishra is no less than the party's chief priest. After nine months of Jawahar Bagh violence, Allahabad High Court orders CBI inquiry In a major setback to the UP government, the Allahabad high court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into the Jawahar Bagh violence that claimed 29 lives, including that of two police officials, and left over 100 injured in Mathura on June 2 last, following a botched operation to evict cult leader, Ram Vriksha Yadav and his Swadhin Bharat Vidhik Satyagrah followers. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		PM Narendra Modi remembers Biju Patnaik on his birthday "On his birth anniversary, I pay my tributes to the beloved Biju Babu. He served society with diligence & positively impacted many lives," Modi tweeted. Government introduces reforms in answer sheet evaluation The government has decided to reform its system of evaluating answer sheets of students between classes I and VIII in the coming annual examinations. Berhampur University girl student stabbed on campus A postgraduate girl student of Berhampur University sustained injuries when a boy allegedly attacked her with a knife on the campus on Saturday.The victim was a fist year history student. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Abduction case: Forest guard surrenders, sent on judicial remand Forest guard, who allegedly abducted minor da Forest guard, who allegedly abducted minor daughter of his landlord, surrendered before the Pansemal police on Friday. ughter of his landlord, surrendered before the Pansemal police on Friday. Hockey India invited us and we are happy to play here: Herman Kruise They are ranked 20 in the world. They can’t play hockey for almost 6 months in their home owing to heavy snow. They have neither a physio nor a manager. BJP luring disgruntled Congress leaders ahead of 2018 polls Ahead of state assembly polls in 2018, the BJP plans to enact the coup of 2013 when it had successfully managed to win over senior Congress leader and deputy leader of opposition More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Unkept promises: Sakshi Malik pins Khattar govt on Twitter Although the wrestler did not comment after that, her mother Sudesh Malik told TOI: "The chief minister had made certain announcements (after Sakshi's win) and it was followed by sports minister Anil Vij on September 3. This included a job as sports director at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), but she is still waiting for the appointment letter." Commuters set to pay more for Chandigarh Transport Undertaking bus travel Travelling in Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) buses was set to cost more as the authorities were considering to increase fare and rates of passes. Private bus hits couple, irate villagers go on rampage Angry over a private bus hitting a couple on a motorbike, some villagers damaged three buses of Raj Transport Company, which run between Bathinda and Amritsar, near Aklia village on Saturday afternoon. More Chandigarh News»

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