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Maduro Exhorts Venezuela Military to Fight 'Any Coup Plotter'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday called on the armed forces to oppose "any coup plotter" after a military uprising in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido fizzled out, and subsequent street clashes left four protesters dead.
On Tuesday, Guaido - who has been recognized by more than 50 countries as the crisis-wracked country's interim president - urged the armed forces to rise up against the embattled leader.
(Source: AFP)
Exchange of Fire Reported Between Terrorists & Security Forces in J&K's Shopian
A brief exchange of firing took place between terrorists and security forces in Adkhara area of Imam Sahib in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. More details awaited, reports ANI.
House Speaker Pelosi Says Us Attorney General Lied to Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused the top US law-enforcement officer of committing a crime by lying to Congress, escalating the showdown between Donald Trump's administration and the Democrats investigating him.
(Source: AFP)
Baby Dead, 3 Missing After Raft Capsizes on US-Mexico Border
A baby boy died after plunging into the fast-moving waters of the Rio Grande River as his family tried to cross into the United States on a rubber raft, authorities said Thursday.
(Source: AFP)
Austrian Innkeeper Goes Berserk After Food Complaint
Two diners in Austria bit off more than they could chew when they dared to complain about a mix-up in their food order and were compelled to run for safety from the enraged restaurant owner, police said Thursday.
(Source: AFP)
In-Flight Connectivity Likely in Next Three Months
International airlines could start providing Internet onboard over Indian skies in the next three months becoming the first to do so, while domestic passengers may have to wait for another “7 to 9 months” to start sending WhatsApp texts, browsing Twitter, streaming movies and making phone calls.
(Source: The Hindu)
Tremors Felt in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district early Friday, the meteorological said.
The tremors were felt at 4.32 am and the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometre in northeast of Mandi, Shimla Meteorological Centre Director Manmohan Singh.
(Source: PTI)
London Top Choice for Indian Investors with Record Investments in 2018: Report
London emerged as the top choice for Indian investors ahead of other cities such as Dubai and Singapore, with investments by Indian companies in the British capital reaching an all-time high last year, according to a new analysis.
(Source: PTI)
'PM Narendra Modi' to Be Released on 24 May
PM Narendr Modi’s biopic 'PM Narendra Modi' will be released on 24 May.
(ANI)
Moscow Ready to Talk With US on Venezuelan Affairs
Russia and the US have "incompatible" positions on the Venezuelan affairs, but Moscow is ready to talk with Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on 3 May.
(Source: IANS)
25 US Lawmakers Urge Authorities Not to Terminate GSP Benefits to India
A group of 25 influential American lawmakers has urged the US Trade Representative not to terminate the GSP programme with India after the expiry of the 60-day notice on Friday, saying the country's companies seeking to expand their exports to India could be affected.
(Source: PTI)
New Zealand Mosque Attack: Death Toll Rises to 51 As One Person Succumbs
The death toll in the 15 March attacks on two mosques in Christchurch increased to 51 after one of the injured succumbed to his injuries, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on.
(Source: IANS)
Economic Growth May Have Slowed in 2018-19: FinMin
The Indian economy appears to have slowed down in 2018-19 due to lower private consumption, tepid growth in fixed investment and muted exports, a finance ministry report has said.
(Source: PTI)
Crime Cell Arrests One Person For Delhi Doctor's Murder
Inter-state crime cell has arrested a Dr Chandra Prakash Verma from Roorkee, Uttarakhand in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old doctor, who was found dead with her throat slit in Delhi.
(Source: ANI)
Agusta Money Laundering: Alleged Middleman Sent to Further Judicial Custody Till 9
Agusta Westland money laundering case: Alleged middleman Sushen Mohan Gupta has been sent to further judicial custody till 9 May. He was produced by Tihar Jail authorities before special CBI judge Arvind Kumar, on Friday.
(Source: ANI)
Delhi to Get Temporary Relief from Intense Heat, Rains Likely: Weatherman
The national capital is likely to get some respite from scorching heat on Friday as the weatherman has predicted cloudy sky with light rains.
According to the city's meteorological station, the maximum temperature is expected to settle at around 40 degrees Celsius.The minimum temperature settled at 24.8 degrees Celsius.
(Source: PTI)
Jet Airways Employees Hold Protest in Mumbai
Jet Airways employees hold protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.
(Source: ANI)
SC to Hear Karti Chidambaram's Plea Seeking to Travel Abroad
Supreme Court to hear next week, the petition of Karti Chidambaram seeking to travel abroad.
(Source: ANI)
AIADMK MLAs Disqualification: SC to Hear DMK's Plea on 6 May
Supreme Court agrees to hear on Monday a plea by DMK against the decision of Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker's notice for disqualification of three AIADMK MLAs for supporting TTV Dhinakaran.
Taxi Drivers File Class Action Lawsuit Against Uber
Thousands of taxi drivers on May 3 filed a class action lawsuit against ride-sharing app Uber "for destroying their livelihoods".
(Source: IANS)
Five Killed, 29 Injured as Tractor-Trolley Overturns
Five people were killed and 29 others injured when a tractor-trolley overturned in the Hariyawan area here, police said Friday.
(Source: PTI)
'India Will Have to Play Deft Diplomacy in Managing Relations with Iran and America'
India will have to play deft diplomacy in managing its relations with Iran and America, post US sanctions asking New Delhi to stop buying oil from Tehran, according to a former Indian top official.
India is among the eight nations whose six-month-long exemptions from US sanctions to stop buying oil from Iran ended on Thursday.
(Source: PTI)
Muzaffpur Shelter Case: CBI Files Fresh Affidavit in SC
CBI files fresh affidavit in Supreme Court in Muzaffarpur shelter case. CBI seeks more time to complete the probe. CBI says it is trying to locate the dead bodies of 11 girls.
(Source: Network18)
Pakistan Uses 'Terrorism as Tool' Against India: Former CIA Director
Pakistan, obsessed with India as a perceived existential threat, has "created terrorist groups to be a tool" in its struggle against India, a former top American spymaster has said.
(Source: PTI)
Man Arrested After Members of a Marriage Party Clash
A man was arrested after a clash broke out between members of a marriage party in Chhacharpur village here, police said Friday.
(Source: PTI)
India's April Jobless Rate Rises to 7.6 Percent: CMIE
India’s unemployment rate in April rose to 7.6 percent, the highest since October 2016, and up from 6.71 percent in March, according to data compiled by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) released late on Wednesday.
(Source: Reuters)
Vietnamese Woman in Kim Jong-nam Murder Case Freed
A Vietnamese woman who stood trial for the assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother was freed from prison Friday, bringing down the final legal curtain on a dramatic and often bizarre two-year murder mystery.
(Source: AFP)
Hackers Demand 6 Bitcoins Ransom for T'gana, AP Power Websites Restoration
Hackers, who attacked websites of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh state power utilities, have demanded six Bitcoins (nearly Rs 20 lakh) as ransom to give description key to restore the sites, police said Friday.
(Source: PTI)
Special Court Reserves Order ED's Plea Seeking NBW Against Saudi Investor
AgustaWestland money laundering case: Special Court reserves the order on Enforcement Directorate's application seeking issuance of open ended Non Bailable Warrant (NBW) against a Saudi based investor/businessman for alleged links to the case.
(Source: ANI)
8 Killed in UP Due to Lightning, Thunderstorm
Lightning during a thunderstorm killed eight persons in two districts of Uttar Pradesh on 2 May. Four persons were killed in Chandauli, while one person died in Sonebhadra.
(Source: IANS)
Massive Afghanistan Peace Summit Ends in Kabul
A huge peace meeting aimed at finding an exit from Afghanistan's war is due to finish Friday in Kabul, with leading politicians expected to announce visions for a much-needed breakthrough.
(Source: PTI)
Missing Shafat Malik Arrested With Arms in J&K
Jammu & Kashmir: Handwara police has arrested one Shafat Yousuf Malik along with arms & ammunition who was missing from Kangan. He was on way to join proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. Case registered, further investigation underway.
(Source: ANI)
Indian Jailed for Six Weeks for Corruption in Singapore
An Indian national in Singapore has been jailed for six weeks for giving bribe to two officials of a pest control company and compromising the health security of employees at the construction site where he was working, according to a media report.
(Source: PTI)
BJP Office Damaged in IED Blast
A BJP office in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district was partially damaged in an IED blast triggered by suspected Maoists on Friday, police said.
No one was injured in the blast, they said.
(Source: PTI)
T'gana BJP Prez Calls off Indefinite Fast over Inter Results Fiasco
BJP president in Telangana K Laxman Friday called off his five-day-long indefinite fast, seeking justice for Intermediate students in view of alleged goof-up in declaration of results, following an appeal made by the party leadership.
(Source: PTI)
Indian Navy's INS Ranjit to Be Decommissioned on 6 May
The front-line missile destroyer of the Indian Navy, INS Ranjit to be decommissioned on 6 May. The ship was commissioned on 15 September 1983.
(Source: ANI)
Afghan's Loya Jigra Demands 'Permanent' Ceasefire
Afghanistan loya jirga demands 'immediate' and 'permanent' ceasefire, reports AFP
Former Kerala Finance Minister Dead
Former Kerala finance minister V Viswanatha Menon passed away at a private hospital here Friday, his family said.
He was 92.
(Source: PTI)
CIC Postpones Hearing on Refusal of PMO to Give Details of Graft Complaints Against Mins
Citing paucity of time, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has postponed till mid-June the hearing on an appeal against the PMO's refusal to disclose details of corruption complaints against Union ministers.
(Source: PTI)
Cutting Dirty Fuel Use May Save 2.7 Lakh Lives Annually in India: Study
India could make a major dent in air pollution and save about 270,000 lives a year by curbing emissions from dirty household fuels such as wood, dung, coal and kerosene, a study co-led by researchers from IIT Delhi has found.
(Source: PTI)
Court Acquits Four Persons in MCOCA Case
A special court in the district has acquitted four persons charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), saying the prosecution failed to prove the case against them.
(Source: PTI)
BEST Bus Catches Fire, None Hurt
A Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus caught fire in suburban Malad on Friday, but nobody was injured in the incident, a fire brigade official said.
(Source: PTI)
China-India Border Tensions Persist but They Prevent Escalation: Pentagon
Border tensions between China and India persist but the two countries have thus far prevented these disagreements from escalating to a level similar to the 73-day long Doklam standoff, the Pentagon has told the US Congress in a report.
(Source: PTI)
Centre Effects Senior-Level Bureaucratic Rejig
As many as 10 additional secretaries have been appointed in various central government departments as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.
(Source: PTI)
Same Weapon Used to Kill Kalburgi, Gauri Lankesh: SIT Sources
Same weapon was used to kill MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh, said SIT sources.
(Source: India Today)
UP: Minority Community Members Threaten to Leave Village over Abduction of Girl
People belonging to minority community have threatened to leave their village here if a girl, allegedly abducted by youths of another community, is not recovered.
(Source: PTI)
CBI Court Disposes Christian Michel's Plea
Delhi: CBI court disposes of Christian Michel's application alleging selective leakage of details of chargesheet, with a direction to ED director to take steps to ensure that such incident is not repeated in future.
(Source: ANI)
CBI Books ESIC Doctors for Demanding Rs 1 cr Bribe From Medicine Supplier
The CBI has booked two doctors for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs one crore from a medicine supplier with the assurance of getting him listed as an agent of a noted pharmaceutical manufacturer under central rate contract, officials said on Friday.
Vikas Gupta and Kajal Goldar, both medical officers of Employees' State Insurance Corporation, now posted at its hospitals in Tirunelveli and Kolhapur respectively, have been booked by the CBI for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, they said.
(Source: PTI)
Kashmiri Man Who Left Home to Join Hizbul Mujahideen Held, Arms Recovered
A man who had gone missing from Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, to allegedly join the the terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, was arrested on Friday from Kupwara district, police said.
"On a credible input, police, along with security forces, intercepted Shafat Yousuf Malik at a check-point near Chowgal in Handwara of north Kashmir's Kupwara district and took him into custody," a police spokesman said.
Some incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were recovered from Malik, he said.
(Source: PTI)
SC Stays Trial in Malayalam Actress Assault Case
The Supreme Court stayed the trial in the case in which Malayalam actor Dileep is accused of assaulting an actress. Trial of the case is stayed till the conclusion of the proceedings in the Supreme Court. SC had fixed the case for hearing in the third week of July.
(Source: ANI)
Amenities Enjoyed by Former Chief Ministers Illegal: Uttarakhand HC
Uttarakhand High Court while hearing a writ petition today, ruled that all amenities, such as the provision for a free bungalow and cars, enjoyed by the former chief ministers of the state are illegal.
(Source: ANI)
India Extends Retaliatory Tariff Deadline on US Products Till 16 May
The government has again extended its deadline to impose retaliatory import duties on 29 US products, including almond, walnut and pulses, till 16 May.
A notification from the finance ministry has said that implementation of increased customs duty on specified imports originating in the US has been postponed from 2 May to 16 May this year.
These deadlines were extended several times since June 2018, when India decided to impose these duties in retaliation to a move by the US to impose high customs duties on certain steel and aluminium products.
(Source: PTI)
Hindustan Unilever Q4 Net Profit up 13.8 percent at Rs 1,538 Crore
Hindustan Unilever Q4 net profit up 13.8 percent at Rs 1,538 crore. Sales increase 8.95 percent to Rs 9,809 crore.
(Source: PTI)
US Adds 2,63,000 New Jobs in April as Unemployment Rate Hits 49-Year Low
The US added 2,63,000 new jobs in April, as unemployment fell to 3.6% which is the lowest in 49-years.
(Source: AFP)
Farmer Body Threatens Pepsico With Protests If Cases Against Guj Farmers Not Withdrawn
Farmers' body, AIKS, on Friday threatened PepsiCo India with intense protests if it did not come through on its promise to withdraw a lawsuit against potato farmers and also asked the Gujarat government to come clear on negotiations with the company.
The food and beverages giant said on Thursday it will withdraw the cases it has filed against farmers in Gujarat for allegedly for cultivating a potato variety grown exclusively for its popular Lay's potato chips.
(Source: PTI)
Dollar Swap Auction Boosts Forex Kitty by USD 4.7 Billion
India’s foreign exchange reserves soared by USD 4.368 billion to USD 418.515 billion in the week to April 26, helped by the second dollar-rupee swap auction, RBI data showed on Friday.
In the swap auction conducted on 23 April, the Reserve Bank had received bids worth USD 18.65 billion against USD 5 billion on offer. It accepted just five bids worth USD 5 billion.
(Source: PTI)
Boat Capsizes off Turkey's Coast, 7 Dead
A Boat with 17 people capsized off Turkey's coast, 7 reported dead.
(Source: ANI)
North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile
North Korea fires short-range missile, AFP reported quoting local news agency Yonhap.