[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex, Nifty overcome flat trend to end positively

Friday, July 21, 2017

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Sensex, Nifty overcome flat trend to end positively
Both Sensex and Nifty rallied late in Friday's trading as both the indices gained around 0.40 per cent during the day. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 32,028.89, up by 124.49 points while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty gained 41.95 points to end at 9,915.25.

RIL issues 'country's largest' bonus share at 1:1
In an interesting revelation, Mukesh Ambani said that Rs 1,000 invested in the company's stock in 1977, is today worth Rs 16.5 lakh, which means that the investors' money doubled every 2.5 years.

New pension plan for elderly with 8% return

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Environment

Humans turning Earth into 'plastic planet': Study
By 2015, humans had generated 8.3bn metric tonnes of plastics, 6.3bn tonnes of which had become waste. Of that, only 9% was recycled, 12% was incinerated and 79% accumulated in landfills, researchers said. If this trends continue, 12bn metric tonnes of plastic waste will be in landfills by 2050.

Cecil the lion's son Xanda shot dead by hunters
Cecil the lion’s oldest cub has been shot dead by trophy hunters. Xanda was killed outside the Hwange National Park in north west Zimbabwe, according to lion guardians at the national park. He was just over six years old and had several young cubs.

Fewer 'good air' days in China despite official efforts
Chinese cities had fewer "good air" days in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year despite government efforts to curb incessant smog, according to official data.

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World

Nearly 80 injured in Turkey by quake: Report
Many of the injuries were caused by people jumping out of building windows and falling after reacting in panic to the overnight quake, NTV broadcaster said.

Tour groups say US to ban travel to North Korea
The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said on Friday, a month after a US tourist, student Otto Warmbier, died following his imprisonment by Pyongyang.

'Very disturbing if Trump considering Russia pardons'
The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said it was "extremely disturbing" if President Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in a probe on Russian meddling in last year's presidential election.

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Science

Neil Armstrong's moon bag fetches $1.8 million at auction
The long-lost bag used by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first-ever moon samples has been sold for a whopping $1,812,500 at an auction in the US.

New 3D-printed water sensor may prevent waterborne illnesses

Amid turning tide, AIDS claimed 1 million lives in 2016: UN
AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, a UN report said today proclaiming "the scales have tipped".

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Technology

Your 10-point guide to Reliance's free JioPhone

IT sector to see up to 38% fewer jobs this fiscal: Nasscom
n what comes as a harbinger of turbulent times setting in for the IT sector, Nasscom has said the industry would create 20-38% fewer jobs in FY18 compared to fiscal 2017.

Wipro plans Rs 11,000-crore share buyback
Wipro reported a 0.3% rise in revenue in constant currency in the first quarter that beat analyst expectations, pushing up its stock by about 5% in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Education

UGC will continue to hold NET: HRD

Pilot project started for reducing weight of school bags, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar says
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said while the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recommended only two books (language and mathematics) for classes I and II and three books for classes III to V, it has also made available all their textbooks for free access through the web and mobile devices.

All higher institutes may have to take ranking test
ET has learnt that the ministry is in talks with authorities like the University Grants Commission (UGC) while looking into the same.

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Mumbai

Former SRA boss cleared 137 files in his final month
Former SRA CEO Vishwas Patil whose actions are now under scrutiny had decided on 137 files in the last month of his tenure. Five projects were given a final clearance or Letter of Intent (LOI), according to a status report from the state housing department.

Poacher from Nashik held with leopard skin in Thane
A Nashik resident, Ramchandra Bhusare (49), was arrested from the vicinity of Thane station on Thursday for allegedly being in possession of the skin of a one-year-old leopard.

Mumbai resident loses 40k in 18 fraud online deals in one hour
A Sakinaka resident became the latest victim of of a debit card fraud when Rs 40,000 was used from his bank account to make online shopping payments on Tuesday.

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Delhi

Kovind first Prez from Sangh, cross-voting boosts margin
Former Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind will become India's 14th President and the first RSS man to hold the post, winning a contest marked by cross-voting in his favour in West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa as well as among Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members.

Showers throw city off balance
all arteries with bumper-to-bumper traffic on all connecting roads.

SC: Tough to define 'privacy' in net age
Just the act of operating an iPhone or iPad which uses fingerprints to open the device and allows the operator to store the impression and such actions, along with sharing of personal data by people on social network sites, makes defining breach of privacy a challenging task, the Supreme Court observed on Friday.

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Bangalore

NIA Court convicts man held from Kullu church for IS links

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah ends speculations on early polls

Inspector suspended for letting accused walk away

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Hyderabad

Students, parents welcome govt order to cut bag burden in Old Hyderabad schools

Madrassa makeover: Scholars unite to help students make mark in job market

Where is 'Kala Bath' and 'Kala Mooch'?

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Chennai

Ennore Creek goes missing from official map, complain activists
Two maps given to naturalists following RTI applications are contradictory. While one map, approved by the Government of India, showed the presence of Ennore Creek, spread over 6,569 acres of area in Chennai, the creek was missing in the other one, complained activists.

TN woman chops off husband's genital, goes to parents' home carrying it
A woman -- mother of four children -- was arrested at Gudiyattam in Tamil Nadu on Friday for allegedly chopping off the genitals of her husband after a fight over his illegal affairs.

Six held in Coimbatore for trying to send sanitary napkins to PM Modi
The Coimbatore city police on Friday arrested six members of the Puratchikara Ilaignar Munnani (Revolutionary Youth Front or RYF) when they attempted to send sanitary napkins to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn 12% GST (goods and services tax) on them.

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Ahmedabad

Shankarsinh Vaghela says he was expelled from Congress 24 hours back

'Congress party expelled me 24 hours ago', says ex-Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela

How Amit Shah is using Shankersinh Vaghela to script Congress-mukt Gujarat

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Allahabad

Club all PILs on abattoirs, says HC
The Allahabad high court had ordered to club all the writ petitions and PILs relating to the issue of slaughterhouses and slaughtering of animals in the state on Thursday and fixed August 16 for final hearing.

Kanwariyas: Divided by states, united by faith
They might be separated by geographical boundaries of their states but their faith and devotion towards lord Shiva seems to be the factor that unites them. Kanwariyas from states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand are thronging Allahabad to collect water from Sangam during the holy month of Shrawan, before they march towards Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath temple.

Kanwariya's death rumour sparks violence in Prayag
Rumours about death of a kanwariya in a road accident triggered violence at Baraut and adjoining areas in Handia on Allahabad-Varanasi highway on Thursday morning.

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Bhubaneswar

Government to take law department's opinion after HC quashes SEBC quota

Government raids two city malls to check GST compliance

BJD, BJP rally for political mileage from Paika Bidroha

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Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh: BJP state panel meet on Saturday
Madhya Pradesh BJP's one-day working committee meeting would be held in Bhopal on July 22 to discuss political situation ahead of civic polls in 44 municipalities of 20 districts.

Vyapam scam accused lands in CBI net
Pradeep Tyagi, one of the key accused in the Vyapam scam, was arrested by CBI on Wednesday near SAM College at Raisen College.

AIDS control ads to now be positive
In a departure from the scare tactics used earlier with regards to the disease, National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) is set to renovate its outreach campaign by portraying successful interventions in AIDS.

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Chandigarh

Won't pressurize Harmandar Singh for marriage: Parents

1981 Air India hijacking case: Delhi court grants bail to 2

Considered too foul, tertiary water treated with disdain

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