[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex ends slightly lower on global cues

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, April 17, 2017
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex ends slightly lower on global cues After reaching the day's low of 29,363.28, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday recovered partially before settling down 47.79 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 29,413.66 — its lowest closing since March 27. Ola, Uder drivers might go off road tomorrow The strike might hit private transport service in Delhi and other neighbouring cities as some groups of tourist taxi providers, autorickshaw union, as per agitating Sarvodaya Drivers' Association, have extended their support to it. SBI says low credit growth, high GDP suggest decoupling State Bank of India said steep decline in credit growth, which hit a multi-decadal low in 2016-17 despite the economy clipping at around 7 per cent, suggests decoupling of credit growth and GDP. More Business News»

		Environment
		Environmental groups warn UK government on post-Brexit deals Greenpeace, WWF, and Friends of the Earth have signed a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May stressing that environmental protection must remain a priority after Britain leaves the European Union. They were joined by tennis star Andy Murray and singer Will Young. Zoo confirms April the giraffe's calf is a male Before an online audience of more than a million viewers, April the giraffe gave birth to a male calf on Saturday at a New York zoo, ending weeks of proverbial pacing by animal lovers in a virtual worldwide waiting room. 'US will lag as global climate action marches on' More Environment News»

		World
		12 injured in suspected acid attack in London club A Fire Brigade spokesman said an "unknown corrosive substance" was thrown in Mangle, a club in east London, in the early hours of Monday. It was identified as "an acidic substance" from testing, he said, adding that there were around 600 people in the club at the time of the incident. Russia warns US against unilateral strike on North Korea "We do not accept the reckless nuclear missile actions of Pyongyang that breach UN resolutions, but that does not mean that you can break international law," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, adding "I hope that there will not be any unilateral actions like the one we saw recently in Syria." Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		New Google Earth to be launched on April 18 Here's how heavy drinking causes accidents People who are heavy drinkers, those that drink between 10 and 40 alcoholic drinks per week, may perceive that they can handle the alcohol, as it leads people to judge that they are not impaired. 3D-printed patch can help mend 'broken' hearts More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple, Google, Facebook will continue their dominance even in 2075: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak Wozniak was speaking ahead of the Silicon Valley Comic Con (SVCC), which is themed as "The Future of Humanity: Where Will We Be in 2075?" TRAI forms subgroups to weed out outdated rules Telecom regulator TRAI has constituted three subgroups in areas like licencing, tariff and service quality, to identify and weed out obsolete regulations and order. Watch out WhatsApp, Hike plans to 'beat' you with this feature The app is holding talks with an Indian bank to support the back end of the payments service, one of the people quoted above said. Hike Messenger declined comment. More Technology News»

		Education
		IIT Kharagpur to introduce Vastu Shastra The country’s oldest and largest IIT will introduce the rudiments to first and second-year undergraduate architecture students this August, while those pursuing post-graduation or research scholars in infrastructure will get a detailed grounding on the subject. NEET aspirants demand date extension for national level medical exam CBSE files FIR against pvt publisher for 'sexist' text More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Andheri court cancels bailable warrant against actor Sanjay Dutt The case relates to a movie called ‘Jaan ki Baazi’ being produced by Shakeel Noorani. Last Saturday, non-appearance in court resulted in a bailable warrant against the actor after Noorani's lawyer applied for a non-bailable warrant to ensure his presence. Deonar plant to cost Rs 2,000 crore, will take 2 years to come up The city administration's efforts to instal a plant to convert waste into energy at Deonar landfill is going to cost around Rs 2,000 crore. As the plant will take up two years to be set up, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation seems unlikely to meet the June 2017 deadline set by the Bombay High Court to stop dumping waste at Deonar landfill. Kandivali housewives turn vigilantes in Thakur Village Every night for the last few weeks, a group of women patrol the lanes abutting their societies in Kandivali's Thakur Village, ensuring the drunks and the drug addicts don't spill over to the pavements, and sex pests don't dare target their daughters. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Ola, Uder drivers might go off road tomorrow to protest against "low fares" The strike might hit private transport service in Delhi and other neighbouring cities as some groups of tourist taxi providers, autorickshaw union, as per agitating Sarvodaya Drivers' Association, have extended their support to it. Farooq Abdullah has questioned 'failed Kashmir policy' of PDP-BJP govt.: CPI CPI leader D.Raja said the policy of the Centre and PDP-BJP coalition government towards Kashmir has become a big failure. PIL questions AAP government's education policy A plea has been moved in the Delhi high court challenging the AAP government's education policy under which vocational subjects would replace languages like Sanskrit as the sixth compulsory subject at the secondary level. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru: Bellandur froth spills over roads, hits motorists again Bellandur lake foam has been swelling again from Friday morning. Residents of apartments around the lake told TOI that the frothing has started to increase during the weekends. 2,000 turn up for 5,000 millet marathon Siddaramaiah asks leadership to address KPCC dilemma in a month More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Inter student fails, jumps in front of speeding train An intermediate first year student killed himself by jumping in front of a train after failing in the Intermediate Public Examination, results of which were declared on Sunday. Top scorers dream big, AIIMS, IIT apple of eye For V Jaya Sadhana, who has scored 986 in the intermediate examinations, the day could not start any better. Heritage bill passage comes with scrutiny rider by panel The heritage status of many buildings in Hyderabad and across Telangana is likely to get reviewed. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Jayalalithaa death mystery: IRS officer questions PM Modi's silence, says governor drew a Laxman rekha in hospital A serving IRS (Indian revenue service) officer has moved the Madras high court raising uncomfortable questions about the mystery shrouding the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on the issue. Farmers plight: DMK appeals to traders associations to support TN bandh on April 25 DMK working president M K Stalin on Monday appealed to retail traders and their associations to participate in a statewide bandh on April 25. An all-party meeting convened by the DMK here on Sunday decided to observe the bandh to highlight the sufferings of farmers in Tamil Nadu. OPS faction moves EC challenging Sasikala's appointment as AIADMK general secretary AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) led by O Panneerselvam on Monday moved the Election Commission with a prayer to dispose of the petition relating to appointment of VK Sasikala as general secretary on the ground that she was not elected by the primary members of the party. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Mumbai doctor alerted PMO about lion cub sale offer On Saturday, the forest department had pressed the panic button when they were alerted that someone was trying to sell a lion cub and send it out of Gujarat. An alert sent to Prime Minister Office (PMO) by a Mumbai-based doctor helped the forest department get hold of the man. Kids blaze kindness trail There is no joy greater than the joy of sharing. It was an extraordinary experience for children of three residential societies to collect almost 1,000kg of old newspapers to help poor kids, as part of the TOI-Times Foundation’s ‘Pasti ki Masti’ (PKM) drive. People foil robbery attempts, nab two Two robbery attempts were foiled in city, not by police, but by citizens who braved armed robbers and nabbed them. According to local sources two robbers, one caught in Isanpur and another in Vatva, were later handed over to respective police stations. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		IITians set up start-up to wash cars,bikes Shwetank Agarwal, director and CEO of the company, told TOI that they had dreams to bring revolution in automobile sector."We were full of ideas but could not make it big initially due to financial crunch," he said. Calf carcass sparks panic in Allahabad A calf head found on the premises of Akhileshwar Mahadeo temple in Allahbad's Shivkuti locality on Saturday morning triggered panic in the area. Allahabad IG sends list of 'corrupt' cops to DGP Inspector general of police, Allahabad zone, Dr KS Pratap Kumar on Saturday sent a fresh list of 99 policemen to director general of police (DGP) headquarters, Lucknow, for their inter-district transfer. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Naveen Patnaik faces protest over Swargadwar land grab Heavy rain, thunder squalls lash Bhubaneswar Security tightened at Bhubaneswar airport after hijack threat More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Madhya Pradesh: Businessman commits suicide, blames a 'dead man' in note A 40-year-old businessman committed suicide in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, blaming another man – who died three years ago – of abetment. NLIU Bhopal gets to top 16 in Vienna moot competition MANIT hostel fee upped 7 times for freshers, seniors fume More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Barnala girl enrolled for PhD in Astronomy at University of Bern In Indo-Russian love affair, civic body plays villain The slow proceedings of Haryana Municipal Department is delaying the issue of registration certificate to the couple who had five-year courtship. The couple had submitted the no-objection certificate from the consulate general of Russia in Frankfurt but the Haryana municipal is tortuously delaying. When minister Sidhu became 'munsif', belly-laughs followed On Sunday afternoon, when former ace cricketer and Punjab tourism and cultural affairs minister Navjot Singh Sidhu chaired his first big meeting on the state's culture policy, there were inevitable belly-laughs. More Chandigarh News»

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