Daily News (In Short)-14-May-2015

#* LIVE: "Adoring" crowd greets PM Narendra Modi in China's Xi'an
Beijing: Today is Day 1 of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to China. The PM will spend the day in the ancient city of Xi'an, the home town of Chinese President Xi Jinping. PM Narendra Modi interacts with supporters outside Daxingshan Temple in Xi'an. PM Modi is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at around 1 pm today.
Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China will assist in the development of the country.After visiting the museum, PM Narendra Modi is at Daxingshan Temple in Xi'an, China. Located in Xiaozhai in south Xi'an, Daxingshan Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in China.

#* 4 Indians among 7 dead in Kabul guesthouse siege, Taliban claim responsibility
The Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack during a concert at a Kabul guesthouse that left seven people dead including four Indians and an American."It was a suicide mission carried out by one of our mujaheddin from Logar. The attack was planned carefully to target the party in which important people and Americans were attending," the militants said in a statement. At least one gunman attacked the guesthouse popular with foreigners in a bold assault that showed Afghanistan still faces security challenges. Authorities cordoned off the area around the Park Palace guest house in Kabul's Kolola Pushta, a diplomatic enclave in the Afghan capital that includes a number of guesthouses used by foreigners, immediately after the attack began at about 8:30pm local time (1600 GMT).

#* Ex-CBI chief Ranjit Sinha must be investigated for abuse of power: SC
Former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha held 'inappropriate' meetings with various accused at his residence while investigating the coalgate and 2G scam cases, abused the powers of his office and must be investigated, the Supreme court said on Thursday. The apex court said it was completely "inappropriate" of Sinha to meet the accused before filing chargesheets. A bench comprising justices MB Lokur, Kurian Joseph and AK Sikri further directed the Central Vigilance Commission to assist in the probe against the former CBI chief. The court was hearing a petition filed by activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan's NGO Common Cause alleging that Sinha was meeting high-profile accused in both cases. The NGO in its application submitted that the visitors' diary at his home showed regular visits by those investigated in the telecom and coal allocation cases. Sinha has consistently rejected all allegations of wrongdoing.

#* Micromax Canvas Spark third flash sale opens Wednesday
Micromax's Canvas Spark smartphone is available for purchase in the third flash sale on Wednesday through Snapdeal, the online retailer. However, Micromax has not disclosed how many units of Canvas Spark smartphone will be available in the flash sale. This budget dual-sim smartphone sports a qHD IPS display measuring 4.7-inch with a resolution of 540x960 pixels. The displayis protected with Gorilla Glass 3. The device runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Micromax Canvas Spark is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor paired with 1GB of DDR3 RAM. Canvas Spark smartphone features a 2MP front camera and an 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and an M8 Largan lens. It has a storage capacity of 8 GB which is expandable p to 32 GB using a microSD card. As far as connectivity is concerned, the device supports Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS. Further it has a 3.5mm audio jack and FM radio.The smartphone has a 2000mAh battery that can provide up to 335 hours of standby time. It will be available in Grey-Silver and White-Gold colours. The smartphone is priced at Rs. 4,999.

#* Google's New Mobile-Friendly Algorithm: Why Websites Need to Be Responsive
On April 21st, Google unleashed what many Internet marketers and webmasters are referring to as Mobilegeddon, the search engine's recent mobile-friendly algorithm update. As more and more people are using mobile devices like smartphones and tablets to access the Internet, Google's update aims to improve search results on mobile devices. It boosts the rankings of mobile-friendly websites, while decreasing the rankings of websites that are not responsive and optimized for mobile devices. Websites that are mobile-friendly also have a mobile-friendly indication listed next to their website on Google search results.

#* NASA astronaut reveals breathtaking photographs of lightning and city lights over India
NASA astronaut Terry Vrits has been sharing some breathtaking photos and Vine videos of city lights and lightning strikes over India as seen from space, through his Twitter account. Vrits is currently the commander of Expedition 43 to the International Space Station (ISS), a mission which kicked off in March 2015. The first photograph shows moonlit clouds floating over the Indian (southeast) coastline. This gorgeous view of wispy clouds and city lights covers Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. The second image shows Chennai in all its nighttime glory, while the Vine video embedded below captures a huge lightning storm raging over the country.

#* Jahn-Teller Effect: Scientists in Japan discover new state of matter
Scientists have discovered a new state of matter called the ‘Jahn-Teller-metal’ that appears to be an insulator, superconductor, metal and magnet all rolled into one. The research could help develop new molecular materials that are superconductors at even higher temperatures, researchers said.
An international team of researchers made the discovery by studying a superconductor made from carbon-60 molecules or “buckyballs”. The team found the new state after changing the distance between neighbouring buckyballs by doping the material with rubidium, ‘physicsworld.com’ reported.

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