[wanabidii] News Digest: Despite spike, Oil minister says daily revision of fuel prices to continue

Monday, September 04, 2017

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Despite spike, Oil minister says daily revision of fuel prices to continue
Pradhan, who was on Sunday elevated as Cabinet minister and given additional charge of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said the daily revision immediately passes on the benefit of any reduction in global prices to consumers and avoids sharp spikes by spreading them in small doses

Sensex, Nifty lose heavily despite late gains
Sensex had lost more than 300 points in intra-day trade to hit the day low of 31,560.32 after the markets opened on a negative note on the back of weak Asian cues due to yet another missile test by North Korea. After a late partial recovery, it ended the session almost 190 points down.

PM Modi roots for BRICS rating agency, seeks strong partnership
The prime minister said a strong partnership among member nations on innovation and digital economy can help spur growth, promote transparency and support the sustainable development goals. He also called for the creation of a BRICS rating agency.

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Environment

Clean rivers on a priority basis: Water activist to Centre
Eminent water activist Rajendra Singh has urged the Centre to take up cleaning of rivers on a priority basis and emphasised on the need to educate the present generation about the importance of water bodies.

Paris pact not under threat over US exit, French minister Brune Poirson says

Not even desert safe from wildfire threat in West
Not even the desert is safe from the threat of wildfires across parts of the West where crews are battling wildland blazes in triple-digit heat.

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World

'North Korea could be preparing new missile launch'
South Korea did not indicate when a North Korean missile launch would take place, but said it could involve an ICBM being fired into the Pacific Ocean to raise pressure on Washington further.

Merkel backs end to EU-Turkey membership talks
"The fact is clear that Turkey should not become a member of the EU," Merkel said. The EU-Turkey relations have worsened since Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on opponents in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in July of last year.

North Korean TV presenter back in limelight for nuclear test

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Science

Binge boozing in early 20s can risk men's brains
According to researchers, brain functions in young men and women, aged 23 to 28, are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these changes are significantly different in men and women.

Record-breaking US astronaut and crew back on Earth
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two crewmates made a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan on Saturday, capping a career-total 665 days in orbit, a US record.

Hawking's mission to find alien life detects mystery signals
A mission to explore intelligent alien life in the universe has recorded some mysterious signals coming from a galaxy three billion light years away, according to an Indian-origin scientist working on the ambitious project co-founded by Stephen Hawking.

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Technology

Airtel's plan to take on Reliance Jio starts at Rs 8
Here are the new plans rolled out by Airtel for its prepaid subscribers:

Buying a smartphone: 10 things to consider

Solve a chess game using your coding skills and win $1 million
Devised in 1850, the Queens Puzzle originally challenged a player to place eight queens on a standard chessboard so that no two queens could attack each other.

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Education

Computer science losing out, mechanical hot pick in BTech
Experts say industry growth, which translates into more jobs and higher incomes, is what decides the path that colleges and students take. And many feel the sun is setting on the computer science engineering stream. While 25.44% of all students opted for it in 2013-14, that has dropped to around 24% this year.

Conversation with people in ministry was grating, says outgoing IIM-A director Ashish Nanda

NCERT plans pre-school model
Making the announcement during the 57th Foundation Day celebrations on Friday, NCERT director Hrushikesh Senapaty said a district-level national achievement survey involving more than 30 lakh children, a first of its kind, would be conducted on November 13.

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Mumbai

Psychologist commits suicide in Thane
No suicide note was found at the woman's residence, police rule out foul play

Nobody wants to rent their flats to MLAs
State needs to rent 175 flats to house MLAs who have been asked to vacate the dilapidated Manora hostel, but no flat owner has come forward yet

Here's why people don't move out of crumbling houses
70-year-old Gopal Chawrasiya, pic below, has been living in a Mhada transit camp in Colaba for the past 27 years. He is one of 300 people who have lost all hopes of getting thier houses back

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Delhi

Intrusion attempt at IGI airport foiled by CISF
Preliminary investigation suggests the intruder is of unsound mind and was completely ‘naked’ when he attempted to scale the wall.

Woman falls off train, dies as snatcher pulls purse

4 boys drown during Ganesh immersions, 2 others rescued

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Bangalore

No rift with CM Siddaramaiah: G Parameshwara

This petrol pump offers free food while you refuel
For thousands of Bengalureans, the city’s roads are almost second home given the amount of time they spend stuck in traffic.</i>

Bike rally will be held at any cost: BJP

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Hyderabad

Keralites in Hyderabad celebrate Onam

Rainfall warning for next 48 hours across Telangana

'Out of the box' KTR declared minister of year
Industries, municipal and IT minister KT Rama Rao was named 'SKOCH IT Minister of the Year'.He will be conferred the honour at a ceremony, scheduled to take place during 49th SKOCH Summit, on 9 September in New Delhi.

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Chennai

After graffiti, German artists now bring tape art to Chennai
A group of three German artists, along with students of Stella Maris College, introduced something new called tape art in the city.

HC directs holding of Tamil Nadu civic polls by November 17

Highway race turns fatal, car runs over 4

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Ahmedabad

'I had warned about Gorakhpur hospitals' conditions a year ago,' says Rahul Gandhi slamming 'anti-poor BJP'
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that he had warned about the poor conditions in Gorakhpur hospitals a year ago when he visited the town and still nothing was done to remedy it.

Doctors extricate giant cell tumour with complex surgery

Pandal loudspeakers spark rumours, violence

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Allahabad

Dacoit killed in police encounter

Muslim Youth donates land for Ram temple in Pratapgarh

Allahabad's major shopping complexes lack firefighting systems
Indira Bhawan, Sangam Place at Civil Lines and Nehru Complex at Ghantaghar, the three prominent shopping complexes and business establishments, lack fire-fighting arrangements.

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Bhubaneswar

Narrow escape for Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express as engine detaches from bogies

Boatmen, helpers appointed for rescue operations in state want pay hike
Boatmen and helpers, those who are engaged by the state government for relief and rescue operations during natural calamities like flood and cyclone, on Sunday demanded pay hike.

Goods train derails in Odisha
A goods train derailed near a level crossing in Odisha's Cuttack city today, affecting train services for sometime.

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Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh man made obscene calls to 300 women cops across India, held

Panchayat diktat to widow: Repent by begging on street

Girl gang raped, killed with boyfriend in Chhatarpur district

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Chandigarh

Dera park in Panchkula, was used for programmes

Mom-of-3, lover kill husband, arrested

Bank executive woman duped by husband and in laws

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