[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex, Nifty finish on positive note at the end of choppy week

Friday, September 01, 2017

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Sensex, Nifty finish on positive note at the end of choppy week
The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 161.74 points to close on 31,892.23 while the 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 56.50 points to close on 9,974.40. The market successfully saw off another meltdown scare after government data showed that India's GDP has slowed down to a 3-year low in first quarter of 2017.

Rajiv Kumar takes charge as Niti Aayog vice-chairman
Kumar replaced Arvind Panagariya, an Indian-American economist who left the think tank yesterday to return to academia. Kumar was a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). He holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University.

Here is govt's next plan to make India cash-mukt
Govt may launch a big-ticket campaign on Gandhi Jayanti to announce some of these measures for a cashless economy. Campaign will run till Republic Day.

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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

US-Russia ties battered by new row over diplomats
Russia and the United States were locked in a fresh diplomatic slugging match on Friday after Washington ordered the closure of Moscow's San Francisco consulate and two other facilities.

Kenya court cancels presidential election results

Muslims around world celebrate Eid
Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday on Friday as some 2 million Muslim pilgrims carry out the final rites of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia.

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Science

Asthma drug may cut Parkinson's risk by half
Researchers have found that a type of asthma drug may halve a patient's risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a chronic disease with unknown causes.

How NASA is aiding response to hurricane Harvey
NASA has said it is providing technical assistance and scientific expertise to help respond to hurricane Harvey which has been a disaster of unprecedented proportions for those who live and work in southeast Texas.

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System: All you need to know
Isro will today launch the navigation satellite 'IRNSS-1H' to augment the existing seven satellites of the NavIC constellation hovering over India.

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Technology

IFA 2017: Lenovo unveils Yoga 920, Yoga 720 and Miix 520 Windows 2-in-1 devices
Chinese smartphone maker Lenovo launched its latest convertible laptops and 2-in-1 at the ongoing trade show IFA 2017 in Berlin today.

Here's your chance to get minimum Rs 2,000 'discount' on OnePlus smartphones
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has completed 1,000 days of its operations in India.

Micromax Canvas Infinity to go on sale on Amazon today
Indian smartphone maker Micromax launched its Canvas infinity smartphone in India recently at Rs 9,999. The smartphone will go on sale today (September 1) on Amazon at 2 p.m.

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Education

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’.

In a U-turn, CBSE allows sale of stationery inside school premises
The Central Board of Secondary Education has allowed its affiliated schools to sell “stationery and other materials required by the students,” from the tuck shops. The circular stated that in order to facilitate distribution of NCERT books a ‘tuck shop’ may be opened inside the premises.

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Mumbai

Bombay HC seeks reply from BMC on manhole policy following doctor's death

Mumbai building collapse: Death toll 33, search operations called off

Firemen fear smoke from sweet mart affected victims
The seven-storey Husaini building collapsed in Bhendi Bazaar on Thursday claiming the lives of 23 persons.By the time the fire brigade could reach, anxious relatives and locals were thronging the area.

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Delhi

SC allows Pune woman to abort 25-week fetus with no skull
The woman had approached the SC for directions to the respondent authorities to allow her to undergo medical termination of pregnancy as she apprehended danger to her life having discovered that her fetus was diagnosed with anencephaly, a defect that leaves fetal skull bones unformed.

Delhi: Woman dies while washing clothes
A 38-year-old woman was electrocuted while using her washing machine on Thursday morning in Aman Vihar of outer Delhi.The victim, Poonam Kochar, was rushed to a hospital where she was declared brought dead.

First of driverless trains on Magenta Line to roll from October

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Bangalore

Bengaluru: Foam from Bellandur lake threatens to spill over once again

SUV owned by Yeddyurappa's son runs over man in Karnataka
A 24-year-old man died on Thursday night after he was hit by an SUV owned by BY Raghavendra, the son of former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. Raghavendra is also the sitting MLA from Shikaripur in Karnataka.

Congress seeks answers from state BJP leaders on Modi's 'failures'

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Hyderabad

Poll code violation by Balayya: Court to take up hearing today

Y S Jaganmohan Reddy gets no relief on court appearance

HC seeks AP stand on Ayesha re-probe

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Chennai

Cheers! TN allows reopening of bars in hotels, clubs

Tamil Nadu governor failed to carry out constitutional duty, M K Stalin tells President

TTV threatens legal action against organisers of general council meeting

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Ahmedabad

Gujarat: Doctors extract seven teeth from one-month-old's mouth
Doctors in Ahmedabad have removed seven teeth from the mouth of a one-month-old boy, in two operations. In an unusual case, the boy was born with seven teeth.

Married woman stabbed over 30 times in Mehsana

Civic body cancels tenders of blacklisted road contractors

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Allahabad

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.

Abattoirs closed, where will lakhs go for Bakarid sacrifice?

When Teej fever gripped the ladies
A social club in Allahabad organised a grand Teej function at a city hotel recently.

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Bhubaneswar

Woman delivers baby in auto rickshaw in Angul; collector orders probe
A woman of Phuljhari village under Kishore Nagar police limits in Angul district delivered a baby girl inside an auto-rickshaw on her way to the local hospital on Wednesday evening.

11 projects inaugurated, stone laid for 8 projects in Bhubaneswar
On the occasion of the Local Self Government Day, the Bhubaneswar municipal corporation (BMC) on Thursday conducted inauguration ceremony of 11 welfare projects and foundation stone laying function of eight new projects in the city.

Man tied to bike, dragged in public view for eve-teasing

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Bhopal

Chinese 'spy' dies in Madhya Pradesh village without seeing home in 54 years

90 lakh cattle in Madhya Pradesh to get Aadhaar tags

Uma Bharti's tweet reveals row over Ken-Betwa river linkage project
Ken-Betwa link: The clash between Madhya Pradesh government and the union ministry over finance, execution and sharing of water from Ken-Betwa river linkage project apparently resurfaced on Thursday with a tweet from central water resources minister Uma Bharti.

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Chandigarh

PSPCL moves PSERC for determination of additional surcharge

Cloudy skies, rain expected today
Despite weather forecast of lower temperatures, the temperature in Chandigarh has been shooting up from the past two days.

MDC police arrested 247 dera followers
SIT To Probe Violence

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