News Digest: BJP: Nothing illegal, learn from Rajiv's 1989 example

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, May 17, 2018
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		India
		BJP: Nothing illegal, learn from Rajiv's 1989 example aw minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reminded Congre- ss leaders about Rajiv Gandhi's decision in 1989 of not staking claim to form the government despite heading the single-largest party. Karnataka elections: SC refuses to stay BSY swearing-in, hearing on Cong-JD(U) plea to continue Friday The apex court made it clear that the swearing-in and the government formation would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it. After hearing the matter for more than three hours, a three-judge bench directed that the letter sent by the BJP to the governor for forming the government be placed before it. BJP seeks to win over rivals' Lingayat MLAs to form govt There are about a dozen Lingayat MLAs in Congress and JD(S) who could rally around to backing Yeddyurappa, considered the tallest politician from the community. The community supported BJP, largely rejecting Congress's move to offer religious minority status to Lingayats, choosing instead to back their leader for the CM post. More India News»

		Business
		Flipkart India trims losses to Rs 244.7 crore in FY17 Tata Steel reports Q4 net profit at Rs 14,688 crore Rising minimum salary requirements in UK hit skilled expat workers More Business News»

		Environment
		Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation. Europe's bottled water producers seek to increase plastic recycling Europe's bottled water producers set a goal on Tuesday of raising collection rates of plastic bottles to 90 per cent by 2025 from 60 per cent to improve recycling and cut pollution. Niagara Falls Aquarium begins building jellyfish exhibit The $440,000 project will let the aquarium permanently house jellyfish for the first time in its history. Plans call for about 100 jellyfish representing four species. They will swim in tanks in a darkened exhibit space with dramatic lighting. More Environment News»

		World
		Facebook's Zuckerberg to appear at European Parliament Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear before members of the European Parliament to answer questions about the improper use of data of 87 million Facebook users by a political consultancy, the speaker of the legislature said on Wednesday. 'With friends like these': EU chief tears into Trump EU president Donald Tusk lashed out at Trump over his decisions to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal and to impose trade tariffs on Europe, which have caused a transatlantic rift. Tusk even compared the US administration to Europe's traditional foes Moscow and Beijing in his broadside, which came as the 28 EU leaders met in Bulgaria to discuss how best to react to Trump. Turkey expels Israeli consul in spat over Gaza violence Turkey has ordered the Israeli consul general in Istanbul to return to Israel "for some time", in a diplomatic row that follows the killing of 60 Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces. Turkey has been among the most vocal critics of the Israeli use of deadly force against protesters at the Gaza border. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Tamil films to look forward to this weekend From Arvind Swami’s family drama ‘Bhaskar Oru Rascal’ to Vijay Antony’s ‘Kaali’, here is the list of films to look forward to this weekend. 'Bhavesh Joshi Superhero'to release on June 1 Recently, the makers of the film released a new poster that revealed the new release date as June 1. Alia Bhatt in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's next The actor spoke to a daily about working with Ashwiny. She opined that she is definitely going to be working with Ashwiny, who she believed is a fabulous director. She added that the film is almost confirmed, but she’d like to everyone to wait for an official announcement. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		NASA CubeSats beam back 'classic portrait' of Earth, Moon NASA's first mini satellites to travel into deep space have beamed back an image of the Earth and the Moon, which appear as a 'pale blue dot' and a tiny white speck floating in space. Spacewalking astronauts tackle pump work at space station ​Drew Feustel (FOY-stull) and Ricky Arnold emerged from the International Space Station on Wednesday. They need to rearrange the space station's external cooling system by swapping the positions of two spare ammonia pumps. Chimps sleep on cleaner beds than humans: Study The researchers wanted to know how this compares with some of our closest evolutionary relatives, the chimpanzees, which make their own beds daily. Researchers in Tanzania collected swabs of 41 chimpanzee beds or nests. More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL: Mumbai beat Kings XI by 3 runs, move to fourth Defending champions Mumbai Indians kept themselves alive in the tournament as they defeated Kings XI Punjab by three runs in their must-win game at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Mumbai jumped to fourth in the Indian Premier League standings after registering their sixth win in 13 games. ICC report fears formation of rebel governing body A breakaway rebel governing body and lack of interest from broadcasters are among "18 threats" that international cricket faces right now, according to a report of the ICC's Strategic Working Group which will discuss these issues with the BCCI on Thursday. 'Proper big dog' coming to County, Moeen Ali on Kohli Some assumptions in the Surrey dressing room are sure to come crashing down when "proper big dog" Virat Kohli joins the side, said England all-rounder Moeen Ali as he reflected on the Indian captain's much talked-about county stint next month. More Sports News»

		Technology
		OnePlus 6 to launch in India today: Here's how you can watch the event live For those OnePlus fans who won’t be able to make it to the event and want to catch the launch live, the company will be live streaming the launch event for them. 17 years ago, Steve Jobs forever changed the way gadgets are sold Apple co-founder Steve Jobs changed the face of Apple retail stores forever on this day in the year 2001. With the opening of the first Apple store, Jobs intended to change the way people buy Apple products and services. Google News with AI comes to iOS, Android: Top 5 feature to check out The new Google News app will offer a personalised news briefing of the top five stories along with latest local stories. More Technology News»

		Education
		Registration deadline for Swachh Bharat Summer Internship extended till June 15 The government of India has extended the registration deadline for the Swachh Bharat Summer Internship till June 15, 2018. Earlier, the last to apply was May 15, 2018. NIOS to conduct D.El.Ed exam for untrained in-service teachers from May 31 The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will conduct the D.El.Ed examination for around 13 lakh untrained in-service teachers from May 31 to June 2. Odisha government warns parents and students against fake institutes Odisha government on Wednesday warned parents and students about various fake junior colleges operating across the state. Ahead of the admission into plus two courses begins the school and mass education department has asked parents to ensure admission through online mode only. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Encroachers in South Bombay could get up to Rs 50 lakh Teen texted apology to pals before suicide The 15-year-old left his grandfather's 10th floor flat around 2.30am and went to the refuge area on the 14th floor where he spent hours before jumping off the building around 5.55am. Chargesheet against 3 in 320 crore land scam 5 crore.In Maharashtra, the maximum number of investors were from Thane, Pune, Satara and Solapur. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		'Begging no crime if government can't give food' How can begging be an offence in a country where the government is unable to provide food or jobs, the Delhi high court on Wednesday observed while hearing two PILs seeking to decriminalise begging. Youth killed in petty row, 1 detained A 24-year-old man was bludgeoned to death allegedly by one of his friends over a petty issue in outer Delhi's Narela on Tuesday night.Police said that the friend has been detained and enquiry is on. 20 AAP MLAs' case back in EC today The Election Commission will tomorrow resume the hearing in the case of 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs after the Delhi High Court set aside their disqualification for allegedly holding office-of-profit. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Despite victory, B'luru strongmen can't take things for granted Human trafficking: Karnataka HC rejects bail to three transgenders The Karnataka high court has rejected bail to three transgenders who were arrested on charges of human trafficking and kidnapping. Karnataka Election: 3 candidates with Kerala roots win Even as many Karnataka ministers lost in the assembly election, the victory of U.T Khader - the lucky few who sailed through - may have made people from Kerala proud. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Syeda Falak clinches gold at 4th International Karate Championship Citizens troll Hyderabad Traffic Police FB handle to protest removal of their fave 'Admin H' Mission T' tops BJP's agenda now More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		First in five years, Tamil Nadu Class XII pass % falls This, education experts say, is mainly due to a more standardised questionnaire cum evaluation and also because students were focusing more on competitive exams like NEET and JEE. Moneylender held for abetting woman's suicide In yet another case of usury death, the police arrested a 51-year-old man on charges of harassing an elderly woman who killed herself at her house in Villivakkam on May 6.The police said B Thangamani, 65, had borrowed . TNHB issues fresh notices to staff in quarters to be razed More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Mercury soars above 43°C at six places in Gujarat Gujarat babu rules record books with 19 PG degrees When exams end, life begins for most examinees: they get rid of memory tonics, stop obsessing about lucky pens, and quit worrying in general.But here is a man who can't get enough of the examination buzz. Doctor at doorstep for the elderly in Gandhinagar More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Locals block road, seek arrest of killers Scores of locals including lawyers on Tuesday blocked vehicular movement on the busy Collectorate road in protest against police failure in arresting killers of lawyer Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, who was gunned down last week on his way to court. Six held for BJP corporator's murder District police, on Tuesday, claimed to have worked out BJP corporator Pawan Kesari killing case with the arrest of six persons including the mastermind, from different areas. Bail granted to doc in BRD medical case The Allahabad high court has granted bail to Dr Satish Kumar, one of the nine accused in the death of several children at Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Gorakhpur, allegedly due to disruption in oxygen supply. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Prema Pain Mahabharata's mahurat a grand affair Upcoming Odia film Prema Pain Mahabharata's mahurat was held at the Press Club of Odisha near Master Canteen Square on Monday. Odisha's BJP leaders supporting Chhattisgarh projects on Mahanadi: CM Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday accused BJP leaders from Odisha of supporting the Chhattisgarh government's projects on the Mahanadi river, which affect Odisha's interests. Odisha Police to launch campaign to check child rapes More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Dad throws party after son fails Class 10 exam in MP In an unusual gesture, a man from Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district threw a party for his son who had flunked his Class 10 exams on Monday because he wanted to "motivate" the teenager to perform better. Suspended former MLA Kalpana Parulekar returns to Congress Jha takes a dig at Scindia's lunch politics More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Chandigarh gasps as cars double in 9 years Swachh survekshan: Chandigarh is third cleanest in country 'Proper waste management need of hour' More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: BJP will take heart from emphatic show in face of Congress challenge

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, May 16, 2018
		Today's Headlines

		India
		BJP will take heart from emphatic show in face of Congress challenge Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala bound by SC order to call Congress-JD(S)? Jogi Jr pokes Rahul with emojis after Congress debacle More India News»

		Business
		ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case: I-T dept questions Venugopal Dhoot Dhoot appeared before the designated probe officer at the I-T department office in Mumbai after he was issued summons to join the investigation. He was questioned for about four hours. The case pertains to a possible and alleged tax evasion angle in ICICI Bank issuing a Rs 3,250 crore loan to the Videocon Group in 2012. Rupee in free fall, sinks 56 paise to new 16-month low against dollar Allahabad Bank divests its CEO Usha Ananthasubramanian of all powers More Business News»

		Environment
		Europe's bottled water producers seek to increase plastic recycling Europe's bottled water producers set a goal on Tuesday of raising collection rates of plastic bottles to 90 per cent by 2025 from 60 per cent to improve recycling and cut pollution. Niagara Falls Aquarium begins building jellyfish exhibit The $440,000 project will let the aquarium permanently house jellyfish for the first time in its history. Plans call for about 100 jellyfish representing four species. They will swim in tanks in a darkened exhibit space with dramatic lighting. Thai environment protesters claim victory in battle over forest housing Environmental activists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai claimed victory after the country's military government agreed in talks on Sunday not to use forested land to develop luxury property. More Environment News»

		World
		The wizard of 'New Journalism' Tom Wolfe dies at 88 ​​Wolfe died on Monday of an unspecified infection in a New York City hospital, his agent, Lynn Nesbit, said in a phone interview on Tuesday. Further details were not immediately available. Facebook cracks down on 30 million posts for sex, terror, hate content Facebook said improved technology using artificial intelligence had helped it act on 3.4 million posts containing graphic violence, nearly three times more than it had in the last quarter of 2017. Israel faces diplomatic fallout over Gaza killings Turkey expelled Israel's ambassador, while Ireland and Belgium summoned Israeli envoys. Leading European countries and the UN human rights office called for an investigation of the bloodshed. More World News»

		Entertainment
		'Race 3' team off to Jaisalmer to finish shoot When Virat addressed Anushka as "My Love"  Taimur is learning cricket from father Saif  Speaking about sharing the load of parenthood equally, Kareena reportedly said that while Taimur loves to spend time with Kareena who showers him with all the warmth and cuddles, he is also learning cricket from his father Saif. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Eat yogurt 'appetizer' to cut down chronic inflammation risk The findings showed that yogurt may help reduce inflammation by improving the integrity of the intestinal lining, thus preventing endotoxins -- pro-inflammatory molecules produced by gut microbes -- from crossing into the blood stream. Nasa spacecraft provides new evidence of water plumes on Europa Data collected by Nasa's Galileo spacecraft in 1997 was put through new and advanced computer model to untangle a mystery - a brief, localised bend in the magnetic field - that had gone unexplained until now. Previous ultraviolet images from Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope in 2012 suggested the presence of plumes. Low-carb diet may protect eyesight More Science News»

		Sports
		IPL: Kuldeep sets up KKR's six-wicket win over RR Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred with an impressive four-wicket spell as he guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. Manohar re-elected unopposed as independent ICC chairman According to an ICC release, Manohar, who became the first independent ICC chairman in 2016, will continue for a second two-year term following his unopposed election. Ireland Test debut ends in five-wicket defeat by Pakistan Pakistan debutant Imam-ul-Haq saw his side to victory as Ireland's first match in men's Test cricket ended in a gallant last-day defeat by five wickets at Malahide on Tuesday. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Huawei Honor 10 launched at Rs 32,999 on Flipkart: All you need to know The AI-centric Honor 10 smartphone is powered by the latest octa-core Kirin 970 processor with 6GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. Google Assistant gets 6 new voices on Android: Here's how to find them At Google I/O 2018, CEO Sundar Pichai said that the Google Assistant is now available on 500 million devices including mobile, speakers and more. This malware can steal your saved passwords, credit card details from Chrome, Firefox browsers A new malware called Vega Stealer is doing rounds of the internet. Researchers claim that Vega Stealer is designed to gather saved financial data from Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. More Technology News»

		Education
		TN +2 Results: Tamil Nadu 12th result 2018 releasing today @ tndge.in The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) Tamil Nadu is going to release Tamil Nadu +2 Result 2018, TN HSC +2 Result 2018 today. Auditors detect Rs 82L financial irregularities in St John's College accounts Say records show malpractices, violation of Govt orders, principal's role 'suspicious' Students plan mega protest against Agra university Student unions of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University are planning a major protest against the university administration against on May 30 a range of issues, including delay in declaration of exam results and lack of a system to address students' issues. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		IMD official fined 1,000 for levying GST on RTI plea Taking note of the harassment to the applicant with various demands, the CIC directed IMD to pay a token compensation of Rs500 to the applicant within 15 days. CIC on caste riot probe panel, can't clear RTI cases: Activists SRA scam: Mhada CEO summoned cleared/unlisted More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		No FIR so far in suicides of Bansal, family despite note Bansal had named four CBI officials in a suicide note, levelling allegations of torture.He had named a DIG, an SP, a deputy SP, an IO and a "fat, balding hawaldar". ...But EDMC House united in rejecting plan Eatery owner bought opium from gang, sold it to truckers More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnatka High Court: It's inapt for strangers to depose in matrimonial case It would be inappropriate for a stranger or an outsider to depose in a matrimonial case, the high court has said. Bengaluru boy enters global Olympiad Ramchandra Kishor Apte, a homeschooled boy from the city, is one of the four Indian students to represent the country in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2018, to be held in Tsukuba, Japan, in September. Bengaluru techie booked for sexually harassing colleague A 27-year-old executive with a major IT firm in Electronics City alleged a colleague has been harassing her sexually since December 2016. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Men board ladies coaches in peak hours! Free parking arrangements for Old City this Ramzan Culprits used skimmers to steal data from ATMs More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Medical aspirants crunch numbers in NEET hopes Man held at gunpoint by cop granted Rs 1 lakh damage 1 lakh in compensation to a man who charged a police inspector with threatening him at gunpoint to demand a bribe. Chennai: Two anti-vice officers caught in sex rackets More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Toxic waste now being dumped at Pirana The city's gargantuan smouldering garbage mountain at Pirana is turning into a favourite spot for the illegal dumping of toxic chemicals, which could even be life-threatening if they burn. '425 TP schemes to be finalized soon' BJP celebrates its K'taka performance More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Lockers heist: 6 held with Rs 10L cash, mastermind still on run Allahabad: Body-worn cameras to help cops keep strict vigil during Kumbh-2019 UPPSC debars techie from exams for stapling Rs 1,000 notes in answer scripts Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has debarred an engineer from appearing in any exam conducted by it for three years, for attaching Rs 1,000 currency notes and writing mobile number on his answer script of Combined Junior Engineers Examination-2013 held in 2014. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		People from all over India celebrate Gita Govinda in city Sri Jayadev Rastriya Samaroh – a five day long classical dance festival - is on at Bhanjakala Mandap where dancers from different parts of the country as well as abroad have been performing. Airport police station to have Odisha's first child-friendly unit Human trafficking racket busted in Bhubaneswar, six held More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		A day dedicated to feathered friendship MP villagers pedal 5 km to fetch water from UP Will Congress put brakes on yatras? More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Kasauli incident blot on state police: Thakur Name officers who allowed illegal construction, HC tells principal secy Vigilance bureau nabs discom JE, agent accepting bribe More Chandigarh News»

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