News Digest: More trouble for Hardik, his close aide now approver

Saturday, September 02, 2017

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More trouble for Hardik, his close aide now approver

Ken Juster nominated US Ambassador to India
The widely expected appointment is subject to Senate confirmation, but Juster is expected to sail through given his long service in government and expertise on India. Juster most recently served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.

HC extends Haryana Jat quota freeze

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Science

World's biggest X-ray goes into operation in Germany
The world's most powerful X-ray project generates extremely intense laser flashes, at a mind-boggling rate of 27,000 per second, inside a 3.4-kilometre (2.1-mile) tunnel below the northern city of Hamburg.

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.

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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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Business

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.

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.

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Sports

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not even half finished yet: Ravi Shastri
Head coach Ravi Shastri said that the India is set on the path of experimentation and rotation ahead of the 2019 World Cup but the 36-year-old former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains firmly in their plans.

UEFA opens Financial Fair Play investigation into PSG
PSG signed Brazilian striker Neymar for a world-record 222 million euros ($264 million) on August 3 and completed a loan move for Kylian Mbappe on Thursday in a deal that includes an option to buy the French teenager for 180 million euros.

Narsingh Yadav hopes CBI enquiry will clear his tainted name
Narsingh Yadav, who was preferred over two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar as the country's quota entry for Rio in the 74-kg class after he secured it in Las Vegas in 2015, was thrown out of the Games a day before his opening bout by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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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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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.

93-year-old donates $22 mn to Cologne Zoo

Kenya court cancels presidential election results

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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.

Multi-drug resistant bacteria proliferating through poultry waste

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Hyderabad

When Musi river had a 12-feet waterfall falling like a chadar...

Karnataka Minister Eswar Khandra's missing nephew traced in Hyderabad
The three kids who went missing in Bidar on Thursday were surprisingly traced near Andhra Bank,Koti, in the wee hours of Friday.

Karnataka agrees to release 7 tmc ft water to Telangana

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Chandigarh

Hunt on for Dera moles in police

Dera chief's daughter Honeypreet Insan was trying to free him: Police

Governor releases Sumita Misra's Petrichor, a poetic collection

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Ahmedabad

Vanishing vultures: Paper calls for ban on diclofenac

HC admits pleas seeking action against Mohan Jha

PAAS seeks permission to meet President Kovind

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