[wanabidii] News Digest: Subsidised LPG cylinder price to spike post GST

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, July 04, 2017
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Subsidised LPG cylinder price to spike post GST Under GST, which subsumed more than a dozen central and state levies, a 5 per cent tax was levied on subsidised LPG. This essentially meant that states where VAT was nil or less than 5 per cent, rates have gone up. Sensex, Nifty stay choppy through the day before ending flat Both Sensex and Nifty ended flat with the 30-share index on BSE finishing at 31,209.79, down by 11.83 points. The broader 50-share NSE Nifty fell by 1.70 points to finish at 9,613.30. The indices had opened on a positive note with Sensex gaining more than 100 points in early trade. Zydus Cadila's anti-diabetic drug gets USFDA marketing nod The approved drug is a fixed dose combination of two anti-diabetic drugs indicated for type II diabetes and will be produced at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at the pharma SEZ in Ahmedabad. More Business News»

		Environment
		Wildlife SOS saves newborn flapshell turtles A pair of recently hatched flapshell turtles was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit from Shahkunj Colony, Mathura. The hatchlings were kept under observation for a few hours after which they were released in Keetham Lake. Rare butterfly thrives on, and because of, US military bases Assam to raise new force for rhino protection More Environment News»

		World
		Putin, Trump to meet on July 7 in Hamburg: Report Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold a first meeting with US leader Donald Trump on Friday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Niger: Boko Haram kidnaps 37 women; 9 killed Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern Niger, the regional governor said Tuesday. N Korea tests 'intercontinental ballistic missile' US Pacific Command confirmed the test and said it was a land-based, intermediate range missile that flew for 37 minutes, adding the launch did not pose a threat to North America. It was estimated to have reached an altitude that "greatly exceeded" 2,500 kilometres, Japan said, More World News»

		Science
		Male fish mutating into females because of waste chemicals, expert warns SpaceX craft returns to earth after 2nd space station trip A SpaceX Dragon capsule that brought supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean. NASA unveils stunning image of haze-covered Jupiter NASA's Earth-bound Gemini North telescope has beamed back a stunning image of Jupiter showing haze particles over a range of altitudes, as seen in reflected sunlight. More Science News»

		Technology
		'India's 15 best technology companies to work for in 2017' Microsoft planning job cuts, may cut sales staff: Reports Chief Executive Satya Nadella has sought to reduce the tech giant's focus on software, shifting to cloud computing and business services. LG becomes the first durables company to increase TV prices LG is the first among consumer durable makers to hike television (TV) prices. From LG LED televisions, LG Smart LED sets to LG UHD LED sets, dealer prices have increased in the range of 1.3 to 7% in the western region. In Delhi/NCR region, prices have gone up marginally by under 2%. More Technology News»

		Education
		IIT Bombay students go on relay hunger strike to protest against fee hike IIT-kgp starts helpline for girl students Transgenders to get free education at IGNOU Encouraging the third gender to pursue higher studies, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to provide free education to transgenders from its July session. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Lakhs of devotees throng Pandharpur for 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' Open school student 'denied' admission at South Mumbai college A student who cleared her Class XII from the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was reportedly denied admission at KC College, Churchgate, allegedly because she has completed her studies from an open board. Relay hunger strike in IIT-Bombay against fee hike After two earlier protests have failed to yield results, IIT-Bombay students started a relay hunger strike on Monday against the fee hike (non-tuition fee) imposed in May this year. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Braving filth and stink, they have little time for courtesies and smiles Pleasant Tuesday morning in Delhi It was a pleasant Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, the weather office said. Bickering, mass fights for space on packed train took Junaid's life If you transport people like animals, won't they behave like them," asks Rishi Kumar, who has been using the Delhi-Mathura local to travel between Hodal and Palwal railway stations every day for over a decade. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru cops go online to return lost iPhone Police's experiment of sharing messages with public interest through memes is already a hit among the citizens. Hindi on nameboards: KDA sends 2nd notice to BMRC The development came a day after some unidentified persons masked the Hindi letters on signboards of the Kempegowda-Majestic and Chickpete Metro stations on Sunday. Garbage, streetlights are biggest bugbears for citizens, says BBMP It is garbage piles and lack of streetlights that annoy citizens. In the past 18 months, the BBMP's helpline was flooded with 32,036 complaints on waste being thrown in neighbourhoods, vacant sites or not being collected. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Man found dead with throat slit KCR pledges support for Kovind Ram Nath Kovind accorded warm welcome in Hyderabad NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind arrived Hyderabad on Tuesday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Rajasthan police arrest ISIS supporter in Chennai A Special Operation Guard (SOG) police team from Rajasthan arrested a 36-year-old man, suspected to be an ISIS supporter, in Chennai on Tuesday. Train manufactured for Kolkata Metro flagged off from ICF in Chennai Railway Board chairman A K Mittal on Tuesday flagged off an eight-coach train manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai for Kolkata Metro. Two cops smuggle teak logs in police vehicle, arrested "There were four to five men felling trees.When they saw us, they abandoned the logs and tried to escape," assistant conservator of forest Rafi said. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		How a village with a penchant for teaching became Gujarat's guru gram This village has 1 tree for every 2 persons Stall where Modi sold tea to become tourist spot More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		History-sheets of SP MLA, son allegedly destroyed, probe ordered Rs 100 crore makeover for Allahabad station before Ardh Kumbh The ministry of Railways has planned a Rs 100-cr makeover for Allahabad railway station ahead of the ardh-kumbh 2019. The station would have a skywalk, a first for a railway station in UP, which would connect all the foot overbridges (FoBs), existing and new, at the station. AIMIM to take up membership campaign to expand its base in city More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Trader accused of filming obscene video on the run Sundargarh police registered four separate cases in the incident where Ankurpalli villagers ransacked liquor shops in protest against the circulation of obscene videos featuring women. 'Take action against corrupt officials' Shops to keep shutters down to ease traffic flow for inauguration Business establishments in the city will down their shutters from 1.30pm to 10pm on Wednesday to help ease traffic flow during the inauguration of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Bhopal: Buried baby found alive after hours Children playing near a burial ground at a village in MP's Barwani got quite a fright when they heard whimpers underground.They ran to a nearby house, following which the couple who lives there came out to check. 14 districts without DEOs, academics goes for a toss Every third birth in Bhopal is through C-section More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Post demonetisation, 4,700 Punjab, Chandigarh firms deregistered Panel to probe 25 crore scam case against IAS officers Committee members include senior IAS officers Navraj Sandhu and Sanjeev Kaushal, director general, state vigilance bureau Parminder Rai and advocate general B R Mahajan. 'Chandrababu Naidu asked Chautala to support Kovind in president polls' More Chandigarh News»

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