[wanabidii] News Digest: No immediate tax relief for telcos, revision only next fiscal

Saturday, September 02, 2017

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No immediate tax relief for telcos, revision only next fiscal
The government will not give any immediate tax relief to stressed telecom companies, but will consider the demand only in the New Telecom Policy (NTP) that may come around the beginning of next fiscal year, a top official in the telecom ministry said.

Credit card growth beats home loan
The slowdown in home loans could be attributed to the slump in real estate segment coupled with SBI’s merger with associate banks, which resulted in branches going slow in disbursements of retail loans as the bank focused on rationalising its branch network.

RBI has directed resolution of 12 accounts by December: Axis Bank
In a regulatory filing, the private sector lender said it has a total exposure of Rs 2,492 crore in these 12 accounts. Of this, total fund based outstanding of the bank was Rs 1,843 crore and non-fund based outstanding was Rs 649 crore.

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Environment

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.

Fulfil climate vows: India to rich nations
India’s consistent stand on the issue was articulated by environment minister Harsh Vardhan who said though India was fully committed to its climate actions under the Paris deal, it was “critical and necessary that equal focus is given to pre-2020 actions by developed countries” under Kyoto Protocol.

Multi-drug resistant bacteria proliferating through poultry waste

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World

Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals begin

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Eid after fleeing violence
The festival comes as renewed violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state forces thousands of Rohingyas -- a stateless ethnic minority -- to seek refuge in Bangladesh, with many drowning as they attempt to cross the border river in makeshift boats.

Sri Lanka allays Indian concerns on Hambantota port
"Only the Sri Lanka Armed Forces have the responsibility for military activities in our ports and airports. We are also working with foreign private investors on the commercial development of our ports," Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

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Science

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.

US President Trump to nominate Oklahoma congressman to lead NASA
The White House said President Donald Trump plans to nominate an Oklahoma congressman to serve as the next administrator of NASA. Trump on Friday announced his pick of Republican Jim Bridenstine to lead the nation's space agency.

Decoded: Why we yawn when others in the room do
Researchers at the University of Nottingham in the UK have found that our ability to resist yawning when someone else near us yawns is limited. Our urge to yawn is increased if we are instructed to resist yawning.

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Technology

Samsung Galaxy Note 8's pre-bookings start in India
Samsung has started taking pre-orders for its latest flagship phablet Note 8 in India.

WhatsApp Business has reportedly made its India debut
WhatsApp has started testing its business feature in India with online ticket booking service BookMyShow.

Spaceship campus: 9 things about Apple co-founder Steve Job's last work

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Education

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.

New premises of Unesco inaugurated in Delhi

IIT Ropar professor Bags NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award
Dr Durba Pal, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, has been awarded the prestigious Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award 2017 by The National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) for her work on ‘Role of Fetuin-A in lipid induced insulin resistance’.

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Mumbai

Local train services resumed at Titwala-Kasara route

Over 14,000 farmers from city apply for loan waiver

Son of murdered cop gets job in force

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Delhi

Left-backed front wins DU Teachers' Association polls for 4th time

MLA's charge of ill-treatment baseless, says LG office

26 lakh students to be trained in checking mosquito breeding

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Bangalore

Spunky graduate students put up an impressive show
OPPO Times Fresh Face 2017 at Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies

A spirited show of confidence and talent
OPPO Times Fresh Face 2017 at Acharya Institute of Technology

HC rejects assault survivor's abortion plea

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Hyderabad

Not allowed to hoist flag, says Muslim woman

Religious leaders, politicians take out peace march on eve of Bakrid

Artificial ponds boon for Ganesh immersions

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Chennai

Protests erupt in Tamil Nadu over medical aspirant's suicide
A day after MBBS-aspirant Anitha committed suicide, impromptu demonstrations and blockades erupted across Tamil Nadu on Saturday. In Chennai, students and politicians protested at nine places, and at least 450 people, including 80 women, were arrested by police.

'Knocking on Raj Bhavan's door may not help cause of rebels'
It is more than a week since 19 rebel MLAs, supporting T T V Dhinakaran, petitioned governor seeking a floor test, but the governor has not yet taken any decision.

Blue Whale game: They will kill me... player cries for help
It was curiosity that had initially drawn both to the challenge, which entails an online administrator assigning them 50 tasks, most of them self-destructive. The last one is to commit suicide. One of the children was a 13-year-old from Chennai.

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Ahmedabad

Blue Whale Challenge claims yet another life

Tricolour on Gujarat's tallest mast tears twice in fortnight

Twin sisters post identical NEET scores

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Allahabad

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.

Allahabadis gets dancing tips from wedding choreographers
The wedding season is slated to begin from November. Learning dance steps from choreographers for the special occasion seems to be latest fad in the city.

IIIT-A to organise rock concert
Joining the country in a nationwide celebrations of 70 years of Independence along with the 75 years of Quit India movement, the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad would be organizing a rock concert - Yeh India Ka Time Hai on September 1, at 6:00 pm in the main auditorium.

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Bhubaneswar

RD University candidates clean campus premises as part of poll campaign

Seven killed in lightning across Orissa
At least seven persons were killed and several others injured on Friday in separate lightning strikes in the state.

Ramadevi University candidates clean campus premises as part of poll campaign
Poll fever gripped the Ramadevi Women’s University, state’s first women’s university, as the candidates contesting Students’ Union polls have intensified their campaigns by adopting different techniques.

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Bhopal

Villagers join hands to repair highway in Sheopur

MANIT fishes in troubled waters

Official nabbed for seeking bribe on GST threat

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Chandigarh

Bars rely on social media to be back in high spirits

Police catch 11 outsiders in post-midnight raid

Let courts monitor dera headquarters sanitization, says government

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