News Digest: 4 JD (U) MLAs get the boot for anti-party acts

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		Sunday, November 02, 2014
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		India
		4 JD (U) MLAs get the boot for anti-party acts Bihar assembly Speaker Uday Narain Chaudhary has terminated the legislative assembly membership of Gyanendra Kumar Singh Gyanu (Barh), Neeraj Kumar Bablu (Chhatapur), Rahul Kumar (Ghosi) and Ravindra Rai (Mahua), all suspended JD (U) MLAs. 'Indian women hardly have any say in decision making' The Central Statistics Office’s publication “Women and Men in India 2014” found that women occupied seven out of 45 ministerial positions in the Narendra Modi’s council of ministers, which is a little more than 15%, against around 10% in 2004. BJP's rise brings disparate Left forces together In the face of BJP’s relentless rise, the Left parties are in a churn that has forced even erstwhile adversaries to close ranks to fight what they call “concerted rightwing offensive fueled by the corporate-Hindutva forces”. More India News»

		Business
		Jet fuel price down 7%, but fare cuts unlikely SpiceJet COO Sanjiv Kapoor said: “We have some of the lowest fares and highest fuel costs in the world. 7.3% ATF cut welcome relief, will help reduce bleeding. That's all.” Govt cuts import tariff value on gold, silver The government yesterday slashed import tariff value on gold to $391 per 10 grams and silver to $551 per kg following weak global price trends. Two CAs under lens for cooking books of company The Institute of Chartered Accounts of India is investigating allegations that a chartered account, who figures on the CBI’s list of undesirable contact men. More Business News»

		Environment
		UN panel scrambling to finish climate report After an all-night session, the United Nations' expert panel on climate science was scrambling on Saturday to finish a report on global warming that a top UN official said offers "conclusive evidence" that humans are altering the Earth's climate system. Rumours make tiger tracking tougher There is no trace of the stray tiger a week after its pugmarks were found at Hasankhera village on October 25 Kolkata most polluted metro; India has highest PAH level: Study Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its pollution levels recorded highest among eight tropical Asian countries. More Environment News»

		World
		Demonstrators demand impeachment of Brazil president Police in Brazil's biggest city say more than 2,000 people staged a peaceful demonstration demanding the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Spanish woman cured of Ebola moves to normal room A Spanish nursing assistant who recovered from an Ebola virus infection has left the isolation unit where she was being monitored and moved to a normal room, a hospital statement said Saturday. Shortages, inflation threaten Venezuela Christmas Venezuela is stepping up efforts to combat shortages and rising prices so families can have a merry Christmas complete with 12-cent sacks of sugar and 50-cent chickens. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'I had only done wine, work and women' Piyush Mishra talks about The Shaukeens and how he has become the person he is despite his morally weak past Hrithik Roshan spends time with his children in Goa We recently reported that Sussanne Khan celebrated her birthday in Goa on October 26 this year, along with family and friends. While estranged hubby Hrithik Roshan was not part of these celebrations, he did fly to Goa soon after Sussanne left for home. AbRam to Azad Rao Khan: Cute star kids of Bollywood More Entertainment News»

		Science
		The world at your feet — the cue to our desires Interview with David H Zald, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Vander bilt University, Nash ville, and a fellow of the Center for Integrative and Cognitive Neuro science, studies the neural basis of emotional processing. Can drinking water put your heart at risk? Ana Navas-Acien can’t quite recall the moment when she began to worry about arsenic in drinking water and its potential role in heart disease. Heartfelt ethical wills are now high-tech Jo Kline Cebuhar first encountered the ancient concept of creating an ethical will while she was a volunteer at a hospice in Iowa. More Science News»

		Sports
		ISL: FC Goa defeat Delhi Dynamos FC 2-1 FC Goa registered their first victory in the Indian Super League as they defeated Delhi Dynamos FC 2-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda. EPL: Cool-hand Hazard preserves Chelsea's lead Eden Hazard's penalty ensured Chelsea maintained a four-point lead at the Premier League summit following a 2-1 victory against Queens Park Rangers. EPL: Sanchez brace sends Arsenal into top four Alexis Sanchez scored twice and Calum Chambers added another as Arsenal won 3-0 at home to bottom club Burnley to claim fourth place in Premier League. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Twitter outrage over 'suspension' of accounts Twitter timelines of most Indian users were abuzz on Saturday due to a controversy about some accounts being 'suspended'. 10 top tech stories of the week Here's a quick look at what made news in the world of technology in the week just gone by... 13 most popular tech CEOs in US It's tough being a CEO. You have to constantly meet your sales goals, introduce new ideas, motivate your employees and keep expanding the business, too. More Technology News»

		Education
		HC slams DU for admissions mess due to rollback of FYUP The Delhi High Court has slammed Delhi University for creating a mess ahead of the 2014 academic year admissions by first persisting with the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) and then moving on to earlier three-year discipline. US varsity offers course on 'wasting time on net' While many students feel guilty for spending more time reading listicles, watching cat videos and exploring Facebook than studying, a new degree-level course on offer at an elite US university requires its students to procrastinate. Tamil Nadu ranks third in enrolment in higher education Tamil Nadu has been ranked third in the country in the gross enrolment ratio as per the provisional survey on higher education (2012-13) of the Union human resource development ministry. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Day after, BJP ministers squabble for plum posts More than 24 hours after Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as chief minister, seven others took oath as cabinet ministers and two as ministers of state, those at the helm of the new government had been unable to allocate portfolios because of intense wrangling over key ministries. 'Cop demands Rs 40K to repay businessman' A police officer (name withheld) in the western suburbs demanded Rs 40,000 from a businessman to pay back another, said sources. Meet the crowd-pullers of the Muharram month It is nine in the evening. The green Mughal Mosque at Dongri is packed with mourners, almost all in black clothing. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Knowledge gap leads to racial crimes: Kiren Rijiju Blaming a lack of sensitivity for the increasing number of racial crimes, minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said racist attacks in the city were happening because society had not “really opened up". 30 trains to be cancelled Anticipating a foggy winter, the railways has decided to cancel 30 trains, mostly north-bound, for 47 days from December 31. Stephanian beats odds, wins three medals for India Ankur Dhama is getting faster and faster. The 21-year-old history student at St Stephen’s college returned from Incheon on Sunday with three medals in the bag. He won two bronzes and a silver for middle-long distance running at the Asian Para Games. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru school rape: Director, principal held A special police team led by DCP, Central Crime Branch, Abhishek Goyal on Saturday visited the east Bangalore school and arrested director Pramod Arya and principal Vyjayanthi. Jaishankar a habitual offender, suspect cops Police investigating the alleged rape of a girl by her Hindi teacher, Jaishankar Appadurai Nair, 37, strongly suspect the accused is a habitual offender and has molested more girls in the past. Muslim leaders plan to quit JD(S) Several other seniors are also unhappy with being marginalized in the party. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		TTD vows to protect Tirumala sanctity Security has been stepped up. Checking has been intensified. L&T may seek Rs 1,500cr more as VGF to make Metro viable Who will blink first? That describes the current standoff between the government of Telangana and Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the concessionaire for the Hyderabad Metro Rail project whose continuance is now in doubt. Man rapes daughter for falling in love Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly raping his daughter for over a year as the girl was in love with a local boy. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		The whole truth Most of us already know we are what we eat, temperamentally and physically, but how about extending that logic to the way we love? Fight plan With the school debating scene heating up, parents and students have realized they can no longer rely on mere bullet point arguments to win. And that’s why they’re now bringing in the big guns. Elangovan has to start from scratch The new TNCC president, E V K S Elangovan, has an unenviable task of holding many warring factions of Congress together. G KVasan has already indicated that he would revive the erstwhile TMC and a formal announcement is expected in this regard on Monday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Iranian ship detained in Hazira for collision Gujarat marine police and maritime regulators have detained an Iranian ship in Hazira for its alleged involvement in the high sea collision with a trawler that had killed two fishermen four days ago. Lioness strays into Amreli village, mauls five people In an unusual display of ferocity, a two-year-old lioness on Saturday attacked five people in Kachivada village of Amreli district. Higher education department's e-gyan site hacked The e-gyan website of the department of higher education was reportedly hacked on Saturday morning. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Group D of RRC exam to be held from Nov 3 Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) will be conducting the group D examination in the city on Sunday. This examination is going to be organized in five phases every Sunday starting from November 3 and finally ending on November 30. Extra coaches have also been attached in the trains to bring the candidates. Hindu family performs Azadari for 65 years It is a unique example of camaraderie and Hindu-Muslim brotherhood. A devout Hindu family performs Azadari to mourn the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. Hyena, not wolf creating terror in Gonda: Forest dept The animal thought to be wolf and creating terror in the past few days at Gonda district, turns out to be hyena. On Saturday, the team of forest department claimed it on the basis of pug marks. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		CBI arrests Tripathy in AT scam, party suspends him The buzz in the grapevine turned into reality on Friday as CBI made the first political arrest in the chit fund scam by netting Banki MLA Pravat Tripathy for his alleged complicity in Artha Tatwa (AT) Group fraud. Fate of Hi-Tech medical college in Rourkela uncertain Uncertainty dogs the fate of Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Rourkela, in the wake of its promoter Tirupati Panigrahi coming under Crime Branch (CB) scanner for fraudulent land deals. India ready for series opener at Barabati against Sri Lanka Amid heavy security, the Sri Lankan cricket team arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday for the Sunday ODI against India at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		BJP to grow bigger than Communist Party of China: Shivraj Singh Chouhan BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday asked the party unit in Madhya Pradesh to raise its membership four times and achieve a target of a two-crore strong cadre. 3 CBSE school students celebrate National Unity Day National Unity Day was celebrated by CBSE school students and NCC with great enthusiasm. Special trains in November in view of railway exams In view of railway recruitment cell (RRC) exams, special trains between Bhopal-Itarsi, Bhopal-Bina and Jabalpur-Itarsi would be run by railways on November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Six suspended after vigilance report on road cave-in Six officials of the public works department have been placed under suspension after a vigilance bureau report found them responsible for caving in of the road between Rampura and Maur in Bathinda. AAP takes out candle march for victims of '84 carnage Aam Aadmi Party took out a candle march seeking justice for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots here on Saturday evening.Party observer Narinder Singh Walia said, "We have no other demand but justice.". 30 years after massacre, a memorial for victims in New Delhi He blamed the previous Congress-led UPA government of hindering the construction of the memorial. More Chandigarh News»

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