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Trump Orders Tariff Rises on Remaining Chinese Imports
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from China, less than 24 hours after Washington raised tariffs on approximately $200 billion of Chinese goods.
"The President also ordered us to begin the process of raising tariffs on essentially all remaining imports from China, which are valued at approximately $300 billion," US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement.
(Source: AFP)
North Korea's Weapon Tests Not "Breach of Trust": Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Friday in an interview with Politico that North Korea's recent weapons tests were not a "breach of trust."
"They're short-range and I don't consider that a breach of trust at all. And, you know, at some point I may. But at this point no," he said.
"These were short-range missiles and very standard stuff. Very standard."
(Source: AFP)
Four Dead, 29 Injured in Colombian Factory Explosion
Four people died and 29 were injured, including 17 children, following an explosion at a factory where gunpowder is handled in Colombia's capital Bogota on Friday, authorities said.
The explosion happened at midday in a factory that produces wicks for a local Andean game called tejo or turmeque, in which metal discs are thrown at targets that contain gunpowder and explode on impact.
(Source: AFP)
Delhi Narcotics Bureau Busts Drug Manufacturing Lab, 3 Arrested
Three people were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau of Delhi Zonal Unit, which busted a clandestine drug manufacturing lab and seized approximately 1800 kg Pseudoephedrine and 2 kg Cocaine.
(Source: ANI)
Six Live Blank Ammunition Recovered From a Passenger at Mumbai Airport
CISF recovered six live blank ammunition (rubber) along-with a magazine in the hand baggage of a passenger at Mumbai airport on Friday, 10 May. The passenger was handed over to Airport Police Station. Further investigation is underway.
(Source: ANI)
IAF Receives Its First Apache Guardian Attack Helicopter in the US
Indian Air Force receives its first Apache Guardian attack helicopter at its production facility in Arizona, in the US. India has signed a contract with the US for 22 of these choppers.
(Source: ANI)
ITC Chairman YC Deveshwar Passes Away at the Age of 72
ITC Chairman YC Deveshwar has passed away at the age of 72. He was one of India’s longest-serving corporate chiefs with over two decades at the helm as the executive chairman and chief executive officer at ITC till 4 February, 2017.
(Source: CNBC-TV18)
Facebook Sues Analytics Firm Rankwave Over Data Misuse
Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn't breaking the leading social network's rules, the US company said Friday.
A lawsuit was filed against Rankwave in a California State court in Silicon Valley to enforce terms the company agreed to in order to operate apps on the social network, according to director of platform and litigation, Jessica Romero.
(Source: AFP)
Indonesian Police Hunt Inmates After Mass Prison Break
More than 100 inmates escaped from an Indonesian jail on Sumatra island on Saturday, police said, in the latest breakout to hit the country's creaking prison system.
The prisoners fled the jail in Siak district on Sumatra island early in the morning after rioting and a fire broke out at the detention centre.
(Source: AFP)
2008 Malegaon Blast Accused Samir Kulkarni Writes Letter to Maharashtra CM, Demands Security
2008 Malegaon blast accused Samir Kulkarni has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister demanding security. Sameer Kulkarni was released on bail in October 2017. He has not specified the threat to him but has requested the CM for security cover on an urgent basis, reports ANI.
Robert Mueller Won't Testify Next Week, Talks Ongoing: House Democrat
Robert Mueller, the US special counsel whose report on Russian election interference has shaken a divided Washington, will not testify before Congress next week, a top Democrat said on Friday.
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler had wanted Mueller to testify on 15 May, but he said a date for the highly anticipated appearance before lawmakers remained under discussion.
"It won't be next week," Nadler told reporters. "But we're negotiating with him, we're talking to him and the Justice Department." Nadler has said that the committee would subpoena Mueller if necessary, but expressed hope that such a step could be avoided.
(Source: AFP)
PM Curtails Tenure of Senior Railway Officer Who Sought Complementary IPL Passes
The central deputation tenure of senior bureaucrat Gopal Krishan Gupta, who had sought complementary passes for IPL matches from Delhi cricket association, has been curtailed and he has been sent back to his cadre - railway ministry.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved premature repatriation of Gupta with immediate effect, an order issued by the personnel ministry said without mentioning any reason.
(Source: PTI)
Fire Breaks out in New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
Fire broke out in the power car of New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express near Khantapada in Odisha. The fire has been brought under control and no casualties or injuries have been reported. As a safety measure, generator car has been detached.
(Source: ANI)
Turkish Opposition Journalist Hospitalized Following Attack
A journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and its nationalist allies has been hospitalised after being attacked outside his home.
The Yenicag newspaper says Saturday that columnist Yavuz Selim Demirag was beaten up by about five or six people with baseball bats after appearing on a TV show Friday.
The reason for the attack was not known but it comes amid tensions over the top electoral authority's decision to cancel the results of the 31 March mayoral race for Istanbul, which was won by the opposition, and order a revote to take place 23 June.
(Source: AP)
Venezuela Braces for Unrest as Maduro Clamps Down
Venezuela braced on Saturday for another day of nationwide protests after President Nicolas Maduro clamped down further on opposition leader Juan Guaido, locking up his deputy in a military prison following a dramatic arrest.
Edgar Zambrano, deputy speaker of the opposition-majority National Assembly, is being held in preventive detention for "the flagrant commission of the crimes of treason, conspiracy and civil rebellion," the Supreme Court said in a statement announcing the verdict of a lower court.
(Source: AFP)
16 Injured in Accident on Jammu-Srinagar Highway
At least 16 people, including six women, were injured on Saturday, 11 May, when a private bus hit a stationary truck on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu district, police said.
The bus was on its way to Jammu from Udhampur when the accident took place at Jajjar Kotli after the bus driver lost control and rammed into the truck, they said.
The 16 injured, including six women, were taken to a government hospital for treatment, the police said.
(Source: PTI)
7 of Family Killed as Van Gets Crushed Between Two Trucks Near Gwalior
Seven members of a family, including two girls, were killed and two others injured when their van was crushed between two trucks at a toll-plaza on Agra-Jhansi Road near Gwalior, a police official said Saturday.
The incident took place late last night, Gwalior citys superintendent of police, RN Pachouri said.
"The van had stopped behind a truck at the toll plaza when a lorry hit it from behind. Due to the impact, the van got crushed between the two heavy vehicles. Seven of the nine passengers in the van were killed," he said.
Two others suffered serious injuries in the incident and were rushed to a hospital.
(Source: PTI)
Two Convicted of Raping Minor Girl in Jharkhand
A court in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district has convicted two men of raping a 15-year-old girl two years ago after taking her to Hyderabad.
Ramgarh Additional District Judge (I) Babita Prasad convicted Suraj Barla (23) and Rajesh Munda (25) under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Friday, 10 May, Additional Public Prosecutor SK Shukla said.
He said the court would pronounce the quantum of punishment on 13 May.
(Source: PTI)
Fire Breaks out in New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express, Passengers Safe
A fire broke out in New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express between Balasore and Soro stations; power car has been seriously damaged, but passengers are safe, news agency PTI quotes officials as saying.
Landmark UN Plastic Waste Pact Gets Approved but Not by US
Nearly every country in the world has agreed upon a legally binding framework to reduce the pollution from plastic waste except for the United States, UN environmental officials say.
An agreement on tracking thousands of types of plastic waste emerged on Friday at the end of a two-week meeting of UN-backed conventions on plastic waste and toxic, hazardous chemicals.
Rolph Payet of the United Nations Environment Program said the "historic" agreement linked to the 186-country, UN-supported Basel Convention means that countries will have to monitor and track the movements of plastic waste outside their borders.
The deal affects products used in a broad array of industries, such as health care, technology, aerospace, fashion, food and beverages.
(Source: AP)
Journalist Shot Dead by Unidentified Gunmen in Afghanistan
An Afghani journalist and a cultural advisor to the Parliament was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the eastern part of Kabul on Sunday.
Mina Mangal, who had worked as a news presenter for three local TV networks, attacked by the gunmen on Sunday morning, reported Tolo News.
(Source: ANI)
3,000 Quintals of Onions Gutted in Storage Shed Fire in Nashik
Around three thousand quintals of onions stored in two sheds in Nashik's Nandgaon tehsil were gutted in a fire on Friday, 10 May, police said.
The storage sheds were owned by onion traders Sahebrao Khairnar and Supadu Mahajan and some 25 labourers were working there at the time of the fire, an official said.
(Source: PTI)
Army Lt Gen Faces Action for Alleged Corruption Over Misuse of Govt Funds
Acting tough against cases of corruption, the Indian Army has carried out a Court of Inquiry into allegations of corruption against a senior Lieutenant General for misuse of government funds.
"A Court of Inquiry was ordered by the Army Headquarters under a senior Lieutenant General to probe the corruption charges against the officer after complaints were received that he had misused government funds for buying equipment worth over Rs 10 lakh for personal use," senior government sources told ANI in New Delhi.
Theresa May to Set Date for Resignation Soon, Says MP
Theresa May could be forced to set an exact date for her resignation as Conservative Party leader to make way for a new British Prime Minister in the coming days, a senior Tory MP has said.
Sir Graham Brady, who chairs the influential backbench 1922 Committee of the Conservative Party, told the BBC that he expects a "clear understanding" of May's departure timetable once she has met the committee on Wednesday.
"It would be strange for that not to result in a clear understanding (of when she will leave) at the end of the meeting," said Brady.
(Source: PTI)
BSF Jawan Commits Suicide in West Bengal
A BSF jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle on Saturday at Haldarpara area of West Bengal's Nadia district, near the India-Bangladesh border, a police officer said.
NC Roy, a resident of Assam and personnel in 54 battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF), was found lying on the ground by fellow jawans near Gede border checkpoint with a bullet injury on his stomach, he said.
Roy was immediately taken to Krishnaganj Rural Hospital, where the doctors declared him "brought dead", the officer said, adding that the body has been sent to a hospital in Shaktinagar area of the district for autopsy.
(Source: PTI)
Terrorists Storm 5-Star Hotel in Balochistan's Gawadar
Terrorists have stormed a 5-star hotel in Gawadar, Balochistan. Preliminary reports suggest that three armed gunmen are inside the hotel, gunshots were also heard by some people. More details awaited, reports ANI.
13 Dead, Several Injured in Andhra Pradesh Road Collision
Thirteen people lost their lives and several were injured after two vehicles collided in Veldurthi area of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh today. More details awaited, reports ANI.
14 Killed in Bus-Jeep Collision
14 people who were travelling in a jeep were killed when a speeding private bus collided with the vehicle in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh today, said the police.
Apart from them, another six passengers in the ill-fated accident have sustained injuries and have been hospitalised, reported the police.
(Source: PTI)
Moderate Quake Jolts Western Iran
Man Charged With Murder of Indian-Origin Man in London
A 26-year-old man, Aqib Pervaiz has been charged with murder in connection with the killing of an Indian-origin man who was stabbed to death in a supermarket parking area in London.
(Source: PTI)
Man Kills Wife and Himself in Gujarat
A man has committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife at Udarna village in Banaskantha district's Tharad taluka today, said the police.
ISRO to Launch RISAT on 22 May
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that the PSLV-C46, on its 48th mission, would launch RISAT, a radar imaging earth observation satellite, on 22 May.
(Source: PTI)
Rs 19.75 Lakh Each to Be Given to Kin of 2 C'Garh Persons Who Got Electrocuted
The Consumer Disputes Redressal forum in Raigarh has ordered three Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited officials to pay compensation of Rs 19.75 lakh each to the kin of two persons who died of electric shock in 2017.
(Source: PTI)
Heavy Traffic After Hailstorm in HP's Dhali, Chharabra and Mashoba
In Himachal Pradesh, heavy traffic jam continues on National Highway 5 after hailstorm in Dhali, Chharabra and Mashobra areas of Shimla.
(Source: ANI)
British-Indian Man Banned From Leaving Sri Lanka After Wife Dies on Honeymoon
A newly-wed British Indian man is stuck in Sri Lanka after his wife died from a mysterious illness at a hotel in the country on their honeymoon.
Khilan Chandaria is being barred by the Sri Lankan authorities from leaving the country until an investigation into the death of his 31-year-old wife, Usheila Patel, is concluded.
(Source: PTI)
Army Conducts COI Against Senior LT Gen for Alleged Corruption, Breach of Rules
The Army has conducted a Court of Inquiry (CoI) against a senior Lt General for alleged corruption, breach of rules and misappropriation of government funds, official sources said.
(Source: PTI)
Severe Financial Irregularities in Private School's Audit in South Delhi: Sisodia
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that severe financial irregularities were found during the audit of a private school in south Delhi.
Sisodia, who is also the education minister, said that the private school, in question, has raised its fees, development charges and annual charges by 10 to 15 per cent without informing or taking permission from the government.
(Source: PTI)
1 Died, 3 Injured as Roof of a Wedding Shop Collapsed on Them
In Delhi, one has died, and three have been injured after roof of the welding shop where they were working, built of iron bars & silt sheets, collapsed on them in Swatantra Nagar, Narela, due to construction of a drain by Irrigation & Flood Control Department near its foundation. A case has been registered.
(Source: ANI)
31-Year-Old Jumps off 6th Floor and Kills Himself in Mumbai
Inspector Raghunath Kadam, Mumbai has said that a 31-year-old man from UP's Ghaziabad killed himself at a Mumbai airport around 6:45 am today. He jumped off the 6th floor of airport. A suicide note was found in his bag that says "No one is responsible for my death," A case registered, and investigation is underway.
(Source: ANI)
Punjab's Residents Complain of Breathing & Skin Issues Due to Oil Refinery's Emissions
Bathinda, Punjab: Locals of Kanakwal village say they face several issues due to release of sulphur gas from oil refinery into surroundings; say, “we face breathing & skin problems, among other diseases. The smell is too much to tolerate. Some have even died from breathing issues.”
(Source: ANI)
Locals in Maharashtra Say Fish Are Dying Due to Drop in Water Level
In Maharashtra, the locals in drought-affected Nagaon village allege fish are dying due to drop in water level of Godavari river and have said that "water level is dropping since the past two months which is causing the deaths. Even drinking water isn't available for humans and animals.”
(Source: ANI)
3 Held With Leopard Skin in Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh
A leopard skin was seized from three persons in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district after police sent a decoy to crack a deal, a senior official said.
(Source: PTI)
'Make Products at Home': Trump to US Companies
Amid rising fears over US-Chinese trade tensions and mounting tariffs, President Donald Trump said today that firms could easily avoid additional costs by producing goods in the United States.
(Source: PTI)
Sporadic Clashes as 'Yellow Vests' Rally in Paris
“Yellow vest” protesters gathered in Paris and other French sites for the 26th consecutive week of rallies against President Emmanuel Macron, with scattered incidents of violence but overall a marked decline in the size of the crowds.
(Source: AP)
J&K Police Forms SIT to Probe Bandipora Minor's Rape Case
The Jammu and Kashmir Police said that they have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged rape of a minor girl in Bandipora district of the state.
(Source: PTI)
'China Cooperating in Girls' Trafficking Cases': Pakistan
An official has said that Chinese officials were cooperating with Pakistan after over 20 Chinese nationals and 15 of their local facilitators were arrested for their alleged involvement in arranging fake marriages of Pakistani women, removing their organs and forcing them into prostitution.
(Source: PTI)