[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex dives 224 points, Nifty cracks below 9,500

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		Thursday, May 18, 2017
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		Business
		Sensex dives 224 points, Nifty cracks below 9,500 The 30-share index stayed in the negative zone throughout the session and hit a low of 30,393.72, before settling at 30,434.79, down 223.98 points or 0.73 per cent.Likewise, the 50-scrip NSE barometer Nifty slipped from its all-time high to finish at 9,429.45, down 96.30 points, or 1.01 per cent. I-T publishes names of Delhi defaulters owing over Rs 10 cr in taxes The Income Tax department today published names of five entities owing over Rs 10 crore in taxes, as part of its strategy to name and shame big defaulters in an advertisement issued in leading national dailies Railways to launch redesigned e-tendering system The railways will launch shortly its redesigned e-tendering system with more user-friendly new features to facilitate digital participation of over 60,000 vendors. The system would facilitate auto-alerts, processes relating to acceptance of supplied material and its payments. More Business News»

		Environment
		The EU: What happened to climate's poster child? The 28-member European Union, the third-largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases after China and the United States, has long been held up as the poster child of efforts to save Earth's climate. NGT directs closure of industries using pet coke without nod Arunachal Pradesh to set up Special Tiger Protection Force Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday issued specific directives to expedite establishment of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) in the state. More Environment News»

		World
		Rouhani looks to beat hard-liner as Iran prepares to vote Pak rejects Musharraf's conditions for high treason trial Musharraf filed an application before the special court on May 5 in which he expressed willingness to face the trial under military protection. He also sought assurance from the court that he would be given safe passage back to Dubai. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		High BP can lead to stroke or heart attack Drug to treat Zika infection comes closer Scientists have discovered a compound that prevents the Zika virus from spreading, a step towards finding a drug to treat the infection, which has become a global epidemic. 'Puffy planet' could help scientist search for alien life Astronomers have discovered a "puffy planet" orbiting a star 320 light years from Earth which may hold opportunities for testing atmospheres that would be useful when assessing future planets for signs of life. The planet, called KELT-11b, is an extreme version of a gas planet. More Science News»

		Technology
		WannaCry ransomware: 5 facts to remember, and 5 rumours you should ignore A massive ransomware attack, dubbed WannaCry, which started last week is still wrecking havoc on several computers across the world. Here are 5 myths and facts about the ransomware attack. Google I/O 2017: 5 key announcements from Google's biggest event of 2017 Google just held its biggest event of the year 2017 -- I/O 2017. This year's edition of the company's annual developers conference saw several new products and enhancements for the company's existing lineup. Zomato hacked, data of 17 million users stolen: Report India's largest-restaurant guide Zomato appears to have suffered a major security breach. According to a report in security blog HackRead, "a vendor going by the online handle of 'nclay' is claiming to have hacked Zomato and selling the data of its 17 million registered users on a popular Dark Web marketplace." More Technology News»

		Education
		MBA course at SRCC on IIM lines, 65 seats up for grabs Govt to set up panel to draw up draft national education policy HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that his ministry is working on expanding Kendriya Vidyalayas as model schools and extending it to poorer sections of society. The Centre has decided that no new BEd colleges will be allowed in the country this year. HRD lens on AMU for 'flouting norms'; Ministry asks UGC to probe 'irregularities' in hiring, promotion of teachers More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Gujarat-bound Versova bridge opens for vehicles Air India floats Rs 3.5 crore tender for its art museum in South Bombay In about three months, the national carrier will have a museum of all the artworks it has collected over the years across the world, at its headquarters at Nariman Point, with a tender worth Rs 3.5 crore having been floated for setting it up. Cattle owners face eviction in Mumbai suburb Among the 70 residential quarters kept aside for cattle shed licensees inside Aarey, numerous residents have been served orders to vacate the allotted premises. According to a 1953 policy, one room could be allotted on a temporary license to a person holding 20 or more cattle. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi designer Gauri Karan dating Ghulam Nabi Azad's son Saddam? It is being said that Gauri Karan, from the sister and designer duo Gauri and Nainika, is dating Saddam Nabi Azad, the son and purported political heir of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. KV to teach science, maths online to 2,000 students as pilot project Students To Be Given Tablets To Access Material Online Brake failure may've caused Delhi car crash Rajat Sharma, the youth driving the vehicle, had started losing control of the car and might have tried to ram it into something and bring it to a halt. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Food politics: Borrowing BJP and Congress ideas, JD(S) to feed voters ahead of 2018 polls Duo asks man for ganja, cuts his fingers for lack of help Two unidentified men, under the influence of drugs, slashed the fingers of a 40-year-old man after he was unable to direct them to the place where they could purchase ganja. The miscreants were looking for more drugs approached the victim who was returning home Bengaluru plans to replace all existing street lights with LED lights Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will replace all existing street lights with LED lights. The move come in the wake of Rising power bills and poor visibility of sodium vapour lights. The civic body will float a tender to replace all five lakh street lights next week. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		IS sympathisers 'refuse' to salute national flag Telangana police said that over 15 persons nabbed for their suspected links to ISIS refuse to pay respect to the Indian national flag and anthem. ​Jail sources reveal that they openly support ISIS and spout venom against India. Youth threatening to throw acid on girl held A 25-year-old man was arrested by the Banjara Hills police for harassing a girl and threatening to throw acid on her if she refuses to marry him and marries another person. Humidity adds to discomfort, it's sizzling hot A distinct drop in temperature in the city on Wednesday failed to bring much respite to denizens, who were left sweating profusely all through the day. Reason: a sharp rise in humidity levels in the state. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Veteran journalist C P Pradeep Kumar falls in river, dies Senior journalist C P Pradeep Kumar died after he fell into the Adyar river here while crossing a causeway over it, police said on Wednesday. Fisheries varsity to offer new courses from this year Tamil Nadu Fisheries University will be offering new bachelor and master degree programmes at its campus in Chennai. This was announced by vice-chancellor of the university, Dr S Felix while talking to reporters at the Fisheries College and Research Centre (FC & RI) in Tuticorin on Wednesday. `Government should stop layoffs in IT companies' In the backdrop of largescale retrenchment by top IT companies, a union for IT employees has called for government's intervention in the matter.Addressing reporters on Wednesday , the IT employees wing of New Democratic Labour Front (NDLF) said they had already met the labour secretary of Tamil Nadu government and submitted a representation on May 16. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ransomware infects Ahmedabad collectorate The Ahmedabad collectorate office is the latest victim of ‘Ransomware’, after six computers and two Jan Seva Kendras went down. This rendered the digital trace of the collectorate work impossible, leaving no option but to return to manual procedures. It is suspected that land files and their status have got deleted from the computers. The virus which wreaked havoc across the world, blocked access to six computers in the head office of the collectorate. Thief slides key from under pillow, steals Rs 2.79 lakh booty A thief made away with gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 2.79 lakh in a robbery at a home in Naranpura while the owners were sleeping. What is interesting is that the thief allegedly took the key from under the owner’s pillow while the couple was sleeping. Will he, won't he? BJP keen to welcome back Shankersinh Vaghela Gujarat BJP is in a dilemma on how to accommodate Shakersinh Vaghela, who might come back to the saffron fold. ​As per the BJP mandate any leader over 75 cannot fight election or hold an influential position.​ More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Temperature drops sharply at Allahabad After maintaining above 40 degree Celsius of temperature for the past around fortnight, the temperature at the Sangam city recorded below 40 degree of temperature, on Wednesday. Because of the overcast sky since noon, there was sharp fall of 7 degrees of temperature in the city. Allahabad high court gives UP 2 more months to plan infra for schools The Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted two months' further time to the state government to place before it a plan to provide basic infrastructure facilities like benches, toilet etc; in primary and upper primary schools. Bandits loot and thrash baratis in Chitrakoot Making his presence felt in the badlands of Bundelkhand again, dreaded dacoit Babuli Kol allegedly thrashed and looted over half a dozen people who had come to attend a marriage ceremony at Laxmanpur village under Manikpur police station of Chitrakoot district late on Monday night. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Students veer off the beaten track with optional subjects Students had no option but to take traditional subjects as their fourth optionals, schools are now providing statistics, electronics, automobile technology, photography, physical education, legal studies, informatics practices, insurance and entrepreneurship to students to choose from. Woman claiming to be BJD MLA's wife ransacks minister's house A woman, who has been claiming to be the wife of BJD's Talcher legislator Braja Kishore Pradhan, ransacked his official residence in MLA Colony here on Wednesday. The 30-year-old woman said she was aggrieved following the MLA's denial of her prolonged claim that the two were married. CBI joint director checks progress in ponzi probes The CBI's joint director A Y V Krishna reached here on Wednesday to take stock of the progress of investigation into the chit fund scams. While the CBI officials were tight-lipped about the outcome of Krishna's stock-taking visit, sources said the top cop asked the probe agency to expedite investigation into the Seashore Group scam. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Anil Madhav Dave — a master strategist, passionate environmentalist A master strategist and a passionate environmentalist, Anil Madhav Dave was truly dedicated to initiatives for stricter environmental norms and conservation of rivers. 'I am gay, and that's okay': Bhopal marches for LGBTQ pride The sun was setting, the air was hot. Outside Vanvihar National Park, the chirping of the birds and the buzzing of the insects had another companion — the chatter of the people that had gathered there to attend the city’s first pride parade. Tracking history with old pottery, abiding faith with him More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		SGPC to move ICJ on Sikhs' right to wear articles of faith In the wake of the Italian Supreme Court turning down a Sikh migrant's plea seeking permission to wear kirpan, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for safeguarding the right of Sikhs to wear their articles of faith the world over. Woman accuses five-star hotel employee of rape Missing barber found dead, mystery shrouds A 32 year old man, who had gone missing from Pinjore on Sunday was found dead in the forest reserves of HMT Pinjore on Thursday morning. More Chandigarh News»

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