NEWS HEADLINES OF THE DAY – 11 May 2017– THURSDAY Apple becomes first firm to top $800BN Mcap, represents 4% of $21TN that makes up entire S&P Index Motor Nation: Vehicles zoom in India after slump in 2007-08. 7 States more than 1 CR registered vehicle India blocks discussion on global investment facilitation at WTO as it not allowing to discuss investment Closed Toll: Pay only for the distance travelled by the commuters than for the entire stretch of toll road Study: 10-Yr Lifespan Gain For Some HIV Patients since Anti-AIDS drug became available since the 1990s India’s 5th largest IT firm TechMahindra Lays off 1000 Employees follows similar downsize by Wipro/CTS 14 of Earth mountain exceed 8K KM, Climbers reached peak of 13, K2 exception, Polish climbers on task Maternal education could be a more potent weapon against childhood malaria than biomedical vaccine Oldest signs of life on land found in 3.48 BN-yr-old fossils in Australia, pushing back by 580MN yrs older Space mission Astronauts lower physically fit, exercise capability – blood vessel less effective to carry O2 In A First, Supreme Court Goes Digital, Other Courts To Follow, start July from entry till filling only digital UDAN: Not 2.5K, Airfares to be revised every 3 months on inflationary trends, viability gap funding later IIT are likely to compress MTech into 1yr course, designed for professional, bridge to next level research India to replace Maitri station in Antarctica in next 3-4yrs, expand research activity per International law Techies Protest Sacking By Cognizant, Seek Government Intervention, submit petitions to TN/Telangana SBI Merger: Leapfrog in top 50 Global, Free 5K for new roles, Chance to look at 2.71L staff, rejig positons Navy to display stealth frigates, Boeing P-8I anti-submarine marine aircraft off coast with Singapore navy Mexico: World heaviest man weighed 600KG undergone successful gastric bypass surgery to reduce 50% UK PM Theresa May spark outcry with sexist' comment mentioning her husband handle boy job at home US Prez Trump Asks Russia to Work Together to End Syrian conflict, asks Russia to rein in Syria PM Assad Already at Odds US Media Go Ballistic after Prez Trump sack FBI Chief, grave doubt on viability of probe EU: Non-EU parent has right to stay in the bloc if their child is an EU citizen, could complicate Brexit talk European Space Agency's Euclid Mission to Map properties, effect of Energy Gets Detectors from NASA South Korea Prez 1st Speech: equal opportunity, fair process, just outcome, willing to work with N Korea US mulling extending carry-on computer ban to Europe widening security measures done for 8 nations Street Signs: Market scales new high on prospects of good monsoon, Earnings, macro numbers to be key Renault Duster’s base model with no airbags gets zero star for adult protection in Global NCAP crash test Softbank written down value of investments in online marketplace Snapdeal /cab aggregator Ola $1.4BN Hero-backed startup Ather Energy wants to clone Tesla charging model in India, hinges on Electricity Act Airtel’s cost controls cushion Jio’s impact, but worst yet to come, if Jio offer continue another dismal act Railway line linking Kashmir with rest of India, become functional by 2021, New Delhi to Srinagar 14HRS AstraZeneca asthma drug fail to meet goal of significantly reducing attacks after similar setback at Roche Champions League: Real Madrid trump Atletico on aggregate to Set up Final with Juventus, seek 12th cup Today’s Word - *Aba* - Camel or goat-hair fabric