[wanabidii] News Digest: Domestic air traffic growth jumps 20% in June

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		Wednesday, September 06, 2017
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		Business
		Domestic air traffic growth jumps 20% in June Driven by a strong increase in domestic traffic, the overall passenger traffic growth also remained healthy at 17% y-o-y in June, up from 16% in May. Sensex, Nifty reduce losses but close on negative note The 30-share BSE Sensex lost 147.58 points to close on 31,661.97 while 50-share NSE Nifty finished on 9,916.20, down by 36 points. The markets had opened on negative sentiments in morning and the bourses extended losses as Sensex slumped by more than 220 points to hit intra-day low of 31,586.53. Home Trade scam: Sebi bars foreign director for 10 years The company had sought to position itself as a new-age finance portal comprising several e-commerce ventures with the help of glitzy advertising campaigns involving several top stars from cricket and Bollywood. More Business News»

		Environment
		Gadkari to set up task force for speedy implementation of Ganga cleaning projects 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 More Environment News»

		World
		Suu Kyi slams 'iceberg of 'misinformation' over Rohingya Global outrage over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslims is being fuelled by "a huge iceberg of misinformation", Aung San Suu Kyi said on Wednesday, after the UN led calls for her government to end violence that has forced 125,000 to flee to Bangladesh. Trump repeal of migrant amnesty wrong, cruel: Obama "To target these young people is wrong, because they have done nothing wrong. It is self-defeating because they want to start new businesses, staff our labs, serve in our military, and otherwise contribute to the country we love. And it is cruel," Former US president Barack Obama said. Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' in N Korea impasse Putin's comments, following an international summit in China, came after the United States called for the "strongest possible measures" against North Korea for detonating what it called a hydrogen bomb on Sunday. More World News»

		Science
		Magnetic pulses may treat schizophrenics who 'hear voices' Scientists have identified a brain area that causes patients to "hear voices", and could be targeted with high frequency magnetic pulses to treat the condition. People with schizophrenia experience a range of symptoms. One of the best-known is hearing voices, known as Auditory Verbal Hallucination. Scientists help spiders spin stronger silks 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. More Science News»

		Technology
		20 hot Google Chrome extensions you must try Xiaomi's India revenues top $1 billion, plans new units Xiaomi India can currently produce 5 million devices on a quarterly basis, and is now looking at "much higher numbers" as business expands rapidly, Manu Jain, MD of Xiaomi's local operation, said. AI may trigger World War III, predicts Elon Musk The billionaire's prediction was in response to a comment from Russian President Vladimir Putin who said: "Artificial intelligence is the future not only of Russia but of all of mankind." More Technology News»

		Education
		Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018: Not a single Indian university in top 200 The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 of top 1,000 universities in the world has been released. New UGC policy: Research scholar could lose registration for plagiarism As part of its effort to have zero tolerance towards plagiarism, the UGC has drafted a new policy to curb the menace. According to it, a research scholar could face cancellation of his or her registration if found to have plagiarised, and a faculty could be debarred from publishing any work. 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. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Wockhardt Hospital organizes organ donation seminar Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road conducted an Organ Donation seminar where more than 100 doctors, medical consultants, NGO's workers and patients participated. 15 killed during immersion of Ganesh idols in Maharashtra First tunnel boring machine (TBM) arrives for underground Metro III project The first Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) to be used for 33.5 Metro III corridor arrived at Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) , from Guangzhou in China, on September 5. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has set a deadline of September 2019 to complete the tunnelling work. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Congress President Sonia Gandhi's SPG commando goes missing An SPG commando from Congress President Sonia Gandhi's security cover has gone missing since September 3 under suspicious circumstances. Uzbek woman gang-raped in car in Delhi The woman told police that her auto broke down near Vasant Kunj and the driver asked her to board another vehicle. While she was waiting, three men came in a white car and stopped the vehicle next to her. They pulled her inside the car and two of the occupants took turns to rape her, she alleged. 'Brit pedophile may have abused 34 kids' The British national arrested for sexually assaulting three children at a blind school in south Delhi is suspected to have victimised 34 other kids from different parts of the country, police said. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		US embassy condemns murder of Gauri Lankesh BJP urges Karnataka to 'seriously' probe Gauri Lankesh's murder Gauri Lankesh death raises concerns about freedom of expression: Amnesty India More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Ramesh to contest MHA move to cancel dual citizenship With no inflows in Telangana reservoirs, hydel power dreams fizzle out CM overseas scholarship prog: 588 students avail privileges More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		SRM medical seat scam: Madras HC allows disbursement of Rs 85 crore to affected students Justice M S Ramesh also refused to quash the FIRs filed against Pachamuthu and Madhan, but instead directed the Central Crime Branch (CCB) to continue investigation and file a final report within eight weeks. TN govt must not take policy decisions as it lost majority in assembly, Stalin says The Tamil Nadu government which has lost majority in the assembly should not take policy decisions and if it does take, the chief secretary must desist from either approving them or helping the government in taking such decisions, said DMK working president M K Stalin on Wednesday. I have support of all 135 AIADMK MLAs, Tamil Nadu CM says Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday said his government has the support of all 135 AIADMK legislators and enjoys a majority in the assembly. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		'Trap Blue Whale before it bites' CM Vijay Rupani says State govt exploring ways to ban the game, will bring an ordinance if required Man regrets triple talaq, returns to wife, but neighbours label relationship as illicit Unable to locate a matchbox, an inebriated Juhapura man beat up his wife and pronounced talaq thrice. Realising his mistake soon, he apologised and returned to her. But neighbours look down upon her for living with a man who is ‘no longer her husband’ Class X supplementary: Only 7 of 480 cheats pass retest More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		2 parents promised medical seats for kids cheated of Rs 30 lakh After Lal Bahadur Shastri, India now has a leader to follow: Mohan Bhagwat Allahabad high court stays YEIDA's demand notice to Jaypee Group The Allahabad high court on Tuesday stayed the demand notice of more than Rs 1,000 crore sent by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) to the Jaypee Group. The notice had been issued for enhanced payment of compensation to land owners, whose land was acquired and transferred by Yamuna Expressway Authority to the group. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha cabinet approves recommendations of 7th pay commission Odisha 7th Pay Commission: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal to implement the recommendations of the 7th pay commission for over eight lakh state government employees and pensioners. All three major parties confident of winning 2019 polls in Odisha Odisha approves policy for installation of mobile towers and optical fibre cable To regulate installation of mobile towers and laying of optical fibre cable (OFC), the state cabinet led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a dedicated policy. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Need to build bigger gaushalas for accommodating more cows: CM Chouhan Stressing on the need to establish more gaushalas amid political ruckus over Gaurakhshakas in the state, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said small gaushalas will not serve the purpose for thousands of stray or abandoned cows in the state. Mining policy overlooks guidelines on employment, transportation 9 tested positive for dengue, 6 for H1N1, highest in one day so far More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Hundreds of needy persons benefitted from wall of kindness in Fazilka Officials took 4 days to react to complaint against Dera during Punjab polls Panipat court helps Muslim widow thrown out of late husband's house Coming to the rescue of a Muslim widow thrown out of her house along with three minor daughters after her husband's demise, a Panipat court has said she had the right to reside in the matrimonial house even if it was still in her late father-in-law's name. More Chandigarh News»

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