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Catch all the breaking news of the day here.Five injured after two vehicles collided with each other near Manor in Maharashtra’s Palghar. All the injured have been admitted to Manor Civil Hospital. More details are awaited.(Source: ANI)Police arrested a person for allegedly raping cows at Kartaliya Baba cow shelter in Ayodhya. The accused has been identified as Rajkumar. SSP Jogendra Kumar said, "Case has been registered and the person has been sent to jail."(Source: ANI)More than 30 people were killed and many more wounded when an armed group attacked villages in northwestern Central African Republic on Tuesday, the UN's peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) said.The massacres took place in several villages near the town of Paoua, not far from the Chad border, Major General Pascal Champion, head of MINUSCA's police component, said at a press conference in Bangui on Wednesday.(Source: AFP)Pentagon is considering a request to send 5,000 additional US troops to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, according to officials.(Source: Reuters)Visakhapatnam police arrested two chain snatchers, Yempada Chandra Sekhar and Yempada Gopinath Reddy. "After interrogation we detected that they were involved in almost 51 chain snatching cases. We recovered 1117.50 gram gold and5 bikes," the police said.(Source: ANI)Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her off.Federal prosecutors in New York City say Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about 300,000 dollars that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal, then used the money for personal and business expenses. Only half of that money was paid back, prosecutors said.(Source: AP)Tripura Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman and a team of senior health officials caught a doctor red-handed conducting an abortion in the labour room of a government health centre in Santirbazar, South Tripura during a surprise visit. The doctor has been identified as Dr. Ajay Biswas.(Source: ANI)Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom has resigned, saying in a letter to Theresa May “I no longer believe that our approach will deliver on the referendum result”.(Source: AFP)Kenyan writer Wainaina, challenger of African stereotypes, dies at 48.(Source: Reuters)Justices Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel and Ajay Kumar Mittal were on Thursday, 22 May, appointed chief justices of Delhi and Meghalaya high courts respectively.While Justice Patel is currently posted at the Jharkhand High Court, Justice Mittal is with the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice Patel will be the chief justice of the Delhi High Court from 7 June and Justice Mittal will head the Meghalaya High Court from 28 May, separate notifications issued by the Law Ministry said on Thursday.(Source: PTI)Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday, 22 May, extended by a month the state of emergency imposed in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday bombings that killed nearly 260 people.The president issued a special gazette notification extending the state of emergency by a month, citing "public security".The emergency law gives police and the military extensive powers to arrest, detain and interrogate suspects without court orders.Sri Lanka initially imposed the emergency on 23 April to crack down on the nine suicide bombers who attacked three churches and as many luxury hotels 21 April, killing more than 258 people and injuring 500 others.(Source: PTI)The CBI informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it has broadened the scope of probe into the National Stock Exchange co-location scam and is looking into the aspect of criminality by public or private players in the misuse of NSE data.The CBI's submission came in a status report filed on the scope of the investigation in the case.NSE co-location facility allows stock brokers to take on rent specific racks and co-locate their servers and systems within the exchange premises.(Source: PTI)Sterlite Copper on Wednesday expressed hope that it will resume operations in the next couple of months at its Tutocrin plant which was shut after 13 people died during protests a year ago.On 22 May 2018, anti-Sterlite protests turned violent with the agitators fighting pitched battles with the police and 13 people were killed in police firing.The first anniversary of the incident was observed in Tuticorin Wednesday, with scores of locals turning up to remember the victims."We are hopeful of starting the plant in next couple of months," Sterlite Copper CEO Pankaj Kumar told PTI over phone.Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh, Army Commander, Northern Command, met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar today. He briefed the Governor about the overall security situation along the International Border, LAC, LoC, hinterland and the operations being conducted by the Army.The Governor and the Army Commander also discussed the security arrangements in place for Amarnath Yatra 2019, reports ANI.GST Network on Wednesday released a demo tool for the new and simplified return filing form which will be launched sometime later in the year.The prototype available on webportal https://demoofflinetool.gst.gov.in/instructions gives stakeholders a feel of what the new return filing system will look like. GSTN also sought stakeholder feedback on the proposed offline tool.It will allow users to use functionality such as drop down menus, invoice upload, upload of purchase register for matching with system created inward supplies.(Source: PTI)The Indian Air Force successfully fired BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft today. The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target, reports ANI, citing IAF.The leader of Australia's Queensland state on Wednesday sought to expedite Adani's controversy-hit coal mine in the country and asked the Indian energy giant to sit down with the environment regulator to work out a "definitive timeframe" to obtain approvals for the project.It comes days after Labor suffered a poor voter turnout across the state in the federal election, which has been widely attributed to the party's position on Adani's Carmichael mine project.(Source: PTI)SpiceJet on Wednesday announced the launch of 20 new domestic flights, with 18 of them connecting the financial capital with a host of metro and non-metro cities.The new services, which include flights to regional destinations such as Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada and Tirupati from Mumbai, will be launched between 26 and 30 May, SpiceJet said in a statement.All new flights being introduced will be operated daily, except the one for Mumbai-Kolkata route which will be not be operational on Wednesday and Sunday, with Boeing 737 NG aircraft, the release said.(Source: PTI)The Islamabad High Court divisional bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani granted bail till 13 June to Asif Ali Zardari against Rs 200,000 surety bonds in a case related to alleged award of illegal contracts.Zardari's counsel Farook H Naek told the court the National Accountability Bureau had summoned Zardari on 23 May in an inquiry related to award of allegedly illegal contracts to a private firm in Sindh, The Express Tribune reported.(Source: PTI)The CBI on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it was asking for more time to complete the investigation in a bribery case involving the agency's former special director Rakesh Asthana so as to conduct the probe in a free, fair and transparent manner.Justice Mukta Gupta, after hearing the submissions of the counsel for CBI, Asthana and two others, reserved the order on the application by the CBI seeking extension of time to complete the probe in the case lodged against Asthana, DSP Devender Kumar and middleman Manoj Prasad.Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Vikramjit Banerjee, representing the CBI, said they were giving effect to the court's January order by which the agency was asked to complete the investigation in the case within 10 weeks.(Source: PTI)ISRO Chairman K Sivan on Wednesday flagged off the shipment of India's largest liquid hydrogen storage tank at the VRV Asia Pacific's manufacturing plant at Sri City in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.VRV Asia Pacific manufactured the storage tank with a Liquid Nitrogen (LIN) shield, in a collaborative effort with Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, under the Make in India initiative, according to a press release.(Source: PTI)A Pakistani court has allowed the country's anti-corruption watchdog to interrogate jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for allegedly using 20 bullet proof vehicles imported for the proposed SAARC summit in 2016 for himself and his family, according to a media report.Accountability Court judge Muhammad Arshad passed the order on an application filed by the anti-graft body, seeking permission to interrogate the 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo at the Kot Lakhpat jail, where he is serving 7-year-sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case.(Source: PTI)“Two terrorists belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen were neutralised in the Kulgam encounter. They have been identified as Zahid Mantoo of Shopian and Irfan Ahmad Bhat of Kulgam. Huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered from the bodies,” news agency ANI quotes DIG South Kashmir Atul Kumar Goel as saying.The United States, Britain and Norway called for a swift agreement between Sudanese protesters and generals on installing civilian rule, saying it would be harder for them to work with any other new authority.Talks between protest leaders and army generals who seized power after ousting longtime leader Omar al-Bashir last month have stopped since late Monday following disagreement about who should lead a new ruling body - a civilian or a soldier.The Western troika, which has previously been involved in mediation in Sudanese conflicts, said the country "urgently needs an agreement" to end the period of uncertainty, according to a joint statement released late Tuesday.(Source: AFP)The government is learnt to have cleared the names of four judges for their elevation to the Supreme Court, sources said on Wednesday.Once the appointments formally come through, the top court will have its full sanctioned strength of 31 judges (including the chief justice). As of now, the apex court is functioning with 27 judges.The four names cleared by the government are justices Aniruddha Bose, AS Bopanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant.(Source: PTI)Air India on Wednesday announced that various new flights would begin from next month on domestic as well as international routes in order to meet passengers' heavy demand during the summer vacation.The national carrier said it will offer additional 3,500 seats per week on Mumbai-Dubai-Mumbai route from 1 June.Moreover, it will offer additional 3,500 seats per week on Delhi-Dubai-Delhi route too from 2 June by operating two new flights using its B787 Dreamliner aircraft."The airline will offer one way Economy class promotional fare of Rs 7777 (all inclusive) from both Delhi and Mumbai to Dubai for sale and travel up to 31 July 2019," Air India said in a statement.(Source: PTI)Two teenage girls from Jharkhand were allegedly raped by four persons, including two minor boys, for the last six months in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, police said on Wednesday.An FIR was registered in the matter by a child welfare committee in Bhopal on 18 May where the girls aged 15-16 years reached earlier this month after giving a slip to the accused.The incident was reported at Raila police station of Bhilwara on Tuesday, DSP Himmat Singh said.The accused are on the run, reported PTI, citing police.The police claimed on Wednesday to have gunned down a person, allegedly involved in two dozen cases of dacoity and murder, in an encounter in UP’s Muzaffarnagar.According to the police, the encounter took place in Kotwali area on Tuesday night. During the exchange of fire, the accused, Ashu, was shot and a constable suffered injuries.Ashu, wanted in several cases of dacoity and murder in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Baghpat districts, was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead, the police said.(Source: PTI)The Jammu and Kashmir Police will "soon" file a charge sheet in the Bandipora rape case, officials said on Wednesday, 22 May.Tahir Ahmad Mir was arrested for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in north Kashmir's Bandipora district."Police will file the chargesheet in the competent court of law against the accused person soon," a police official said, adding that there is no truth in the suggestions that the medical examination of the girl had not established sexual assault.(Source: PTI)India is open to sharing its economic prosperity and business opportunities with the world for a more stable and prosperous future, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Jawed Ashraf said in Singapore on Wednesday.Addressing a gathering of 300 delegates, including diplomats and business leaders, at the opening ceremony of day-long World Opportunities Forum, Ashraf said the development India was witnessing in the arenas of infrastructure, education and skill development were the among the best in the world."We look forward to work with the world in sharing our opportunities, prosperity and working together to make the world a better, more peaceful, more stable, prosperous and sustainable in the future,” Ashraf said at the event.(Source: PTI)AgustaWestland Money laundering case: Sushen Mohan Gupta has also moved a bail application in the court. Court seeks reply of Enforcement Directorate. Hearing to be held tomorrow.(Source: ANI)A man was arrested for allegedly raping a teenager in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said Wednesday.(Source: PTI)A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said Wednesday.The incident occurred in Purkaji town on Tuesday, they said.(Source: PTI)AgustaWestland Money laundering case: Enforcement Directorate has filed a supplementary charge-sheet against alleged middleman Sushen Mohan Gupta in a special court of Rouse Avenue.A man was stabbed by an auto driver and two of his accomplices in southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj, police said Wednesday.(Source: PTI)Two Indian businessmen have become the first in the community here to be issued a 10-year-visa of the United Arab Emirates under the Gulf nation's long-term residency scheme to woo investors and talented students, according to a media report.(Source: PTI)Two of Japan's top mobile phone carriers said Wednesday they will delay releasing new handsets made by Huawei after a US ban on American companies selling technology to the Chinese tech giant.(Source: AFP)An Indian-origin scientist and his team in the US have won a whopping USD 20 million contract from an agency of the defence department to develop a system that could allow a soldier to control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles or even a bomb disposal robot with his thoughts.(Source: PTI)Air India has raised concerns with Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over alleged falsification of documents by Deputy CFOI (Chief Flight Operation Inspector). Air India captain (Flight Instructor candidate) has filed a complaint with the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO).(Source: PTI)The navies of India and Singapore on Wednesday concluded their bilateral naval drill in the strategic South China Sea, where China is flexing its military muscles.(Source: PTI)The Assam Rifles and the Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday signed a 'Charter of Affiliation' to utilise each other's assets for operational training, sports and adventure.(Source: PTI)Taiwan's navy has held a major live-firing exercise off the island's east coast in an area increasingly threatened by Chinese ships and planes.(Source: AP)The Jammu and Kashmir Police has installed CCTV cameras at 10 exit and entry points in the border town of Rajouri, an official said Wednesday.(Source: PTI)Enforcement Directorate raid underway on former Directors in IL&FS case. More details awaited.(Source: ANI)Jet Airways shares jump over 8 pc on Hinduja stake buy buzz.(Source: PTI)Defence Ministry Spokesperson has clarified that the IED blast reported in Mendhar was a training-related incident and no fatal casualties have been reported. One soldier has been seriously injured with others suffering from minor injuries.(Source: ANI)A 52-year-old man running a charitable institution in Mumbai allegedly raped a Brazilian woman who came here to study as part of a youth exchange programme, police said on Wednesday.(Source: PTI)The first anniversary of the police firing during the anti-Sterlite protests, which left 13 people dead last year, was observed here on Wednesday with scores of locals turning up to remember the victims.(Source: PTI)An Islamic cleric and a businessman were arrested by the Assam police for their alleged involvement in a hawala transaction amounting to Rs 8.45 lakh, which was sent from Kuwait.(Source: PTI)Prosecution argument ends in bail plea of Kasaragod ISIS terror module case accused Riyas Aboobacker. NIA submits charge sheet and around 2 lakh pages documents from accused's phone. NIA found audio clips from his phone that shows his connection to ISIS. Court to deliver judgment on 24 May.(Source: ANI)Rouse Avenue Court reserves order on a complaint seeking direction to police for registering an FIR against Congress President Rahul Gandhi under charges of sedition for accusing PM Modi of "hiding behind the blood of soldiers and doing dalali on their (soldiers') sacrifice"(Source: ANI)External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj at the meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.(Source: ANI)In a major boost for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), China has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jet to Islamabad as part of a project undertaken by the two countries over a decade ago for the development and manufacture of the aircraft.(Source: PTI)Three persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing over 100 smart phones from a shop in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said Wednesday.(Source: PTI)Five people of a family killed and two seriously injured after a truck rammed into a car at NH -26 near Jaring in Kalahandi district, Odisha, early morning today.(Source: ANI)Two workers of a flour mill died after inhaling a toxic gas in northwest Delhi's Keshav Puram area, police said on Wednesday.(Source: PTI)West Bengal Visva-Bharati University students in Birbhum protesting against 20% fee hike allegedly locked the gate of the university yesterday. 200 teachers and staff are still inside university premises. VC says, "Saddened by students' behavior. Yesterday, we had 5-hour discussion with them."(Source: ANI)An Indian-American judge has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to block House Democrats from getting his financial records, dealing an early setback to his administration in its legal battle with Congress.(Source: PTI)A vacation bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Arun Mishra and also comprising Justice M R Shah, allowed all mentioning for urgent listing on day after tomorrow (24 May).(Source: ANI)Eighteen people, including 13 women dancers, were arrested from a bar in Palghar district of Maharashtra for allegedly indulging in obscenity, police said on Wednesday.(Source: PTI)Four people were booked for allegedly cheating a Maharashtra government official on the pretext of getting him transferred and facilitating clearance of a land, police said on Wednesday.(Source: PTI)Delhi Customs at Indira Gandhi International Airport seized various foreign currency collectively valued at Rs 2.30 Crore on 19 May from 3 Indian passengers intending to depart to Bangkok. All 3 passengers arrested.(Source: ANI)Indonesian police have arrested at least 20 people accused of provoking riots in Jakarta following official results showing President Joko Widodo had been re-elected, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.(Source: Reuters)More than 150 million people are gaining access to electricity every year, reducing the ranks of those who live without power, but this is not enough to meet global development goals, according to a report released Wednesday.(Source: AFP)Police seized a suspicious boat at Pannapudi Patooru village in Nellore district yesterday. Case registered under Sec 102 of Cr.P.C (Unclaimed property).(Source: ANI)China Eastern Airlines has filed a claim seeking compensation from Boeing over the grounding and delayed delivery of 737 MAX aircraft following two deadly crashes, an airline spokesman confirmed Wednesday.(Source: AFP)Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to move SC today seeking anticipatory bail claiming that his arrest by CBI in Chit fund scam cases appears imminent and that he has no legal remedy as lawyers in West Bengal are on strike.(Reports)Farmers at Talwandi Kalan village in Ludhiana burn wheat straw.(Source: ANI)An Alaska air carrier involved in two deadly floatplane crashes in a week has voluntarily suspended operations, federal officials said Tuesday.(Source: AP)DCP (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav: Man killed and his body chopped off for disposal by his 22-year-old son in a fit of rage in Farsh Bazaar; he says his father used to scold him often. Accused apprehended. Investigation underway.(Source: ANI)Two terrorists killed by security forces in Gopalpora area of Kulgam.(Source: ANI)A child was abducted by former driver of his father's car yesterday evening from his school's gymnastic hall. He was rescued in the night by police in Bhadohi. Accused who had demanded Rs 3 cr as ransom, shot himself in panic on seeing the police and succumbed to his injuries.(Source: ANI)Indonesian police have arrested at least 20 people accused of provoking riots in Jakarta following official results showing President Joko Widodo had been re-elected, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.(Source: Reuters)Western Railway: Due to technical glitch in signalling at Goregaon at 7.05 am, train movement was affected. It has been restored at 07.50 am. Trains will be delayed for some time due to this. Inconvenience is deeply regretted.(Source: ANI)North Korean state media on Wednesday slammed former US vice president Joe Biden as an "imbecile" and a "fool of low IQ" after he criticised leader Kim Jong Un.(Suurce: AFP)Exchange of fire underway between terrorists and security forces in Gopalpora area of Kulgam. More details awaited.(Source: ANI)Despite heavy rainfall, a village in Dang district, Gujarat, reels under water shortage during the summer season. Locals say, "There is acute shortage of water for meeting daily needs. We have to travel 3 kms each day to fetch water. We do not have sufficient water to drink."(Source: ANI)ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan: Chandrayaan 2 is going to be a landmark mission for India which will be launched between July 9th and 16th. Chandrayan 2 is the most challenging mission undertaken by ISRO. It will land at a place where no body else have landed before.(Source: ANI)Two labourers of a flour mill in Lawrence Road died after getting stuck inside a tank of the mill. Fire official says, "Victims got inside the tank to clean it. Since the tank was closed for a while now they might have inhaled the poisonous gas that formed inside the tank."(Source: ANI)An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit Andaman Islands region, United States Geological Survey said.(Source: ANI)Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday after the release of official election results.National Police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo said protests turned violent late Tuesday and continued through the night. He said Wednesday that dozens of people were detained.(Source: AP)Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches PSLVC46 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. PSLVC46 will launch the RISAT-2B radar earth observation satellite into a 555 km-altitude orbit.(Source: ANI)(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)

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