POLITICS NEWS
Karnataka polls: Congress manifesto a potpourri of time-tested freebies, copies jumlas that helped Modi win 2014. Take BJP’s 2014 Lok Sabha election manifesto, drop it in a pot and boil it on low heat. Then add AIADMK’s 2016 manifesto and the Congress’ 2017 manifesto for Punjab. Stir it well and let it simmer. Now add BJP’s 2018 Tripura manifesto and stir it again. Season it with jargon like “inclusive”, “participative” and such head-spinning stuff. Serve it hot.
Karnataka Election 2018: Amit Shah addresses rally in Bagalkot, urges people to support BS Yeddyurappa. BJP chief Amit Shah addressed a public meeting in Karnataka's Bagalkot on Saturday and urged the people to give an opportunity to BJP's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa. "He will work towards making Karnataka number one state," the BJP president said.
Karnataka elections: Congress MLA NA Haris hopeful of third term, plays down assault charges against his son. Bengaluru: Congress MLA NA Haris was recently in the eye of a storm when his son Mohammed Nalapad allegedly assaulted a fellow guest at an upscale restaurant in the heart of Bengaluru. The incident may have been a reason why Haris’ name didn’t find a mention in the first list of Congress candidates fighting the Karnataka polls this time. Despite the odds, Haris is confident of getting elected for a third term. Excerpts from the interview:
Rajnath Singh says BJP to contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls on issues of development, good governance. Kanpur: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the BJP will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on the issues of development and good governance.
SPORTS NEWS
Indian hockey team in desperate need of course correction not window dressing with 2018 World Cup looming. While theatres in Punjab are getting ready to welcome Khido Khundi, Soorma and Harjeeta — all Punjabi films with hockey as the central theme (the last two being biopics on former India captain and Olympian Sandeep Singh and winning captain of the 2016 Junior World Cup Harjeet Singh — a different script is playing across the real landscape, almost cinematic in its twists, turns, conflicts and last-second whodunits.
NBA Playoffs: Indiana Pacers force Game 7 against Cleveland Cavaliers; Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz enter semis. The Toronto Raptors punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the third straight season on Friday with a 102-92 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Neeraj Chopra recommended for Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award; PT Usha nominated for Dronacharya Award. New Delhi: Commonwealth Games 2018 gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been recommended for the country's highest sporting honour the Khel Ratna Award by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday.
Istanbul Cup: Caroline Wozniacki retires mid-way during quarter-final due to abdominal injury. World No 2 and top seed Caroline Wozniacki was forced to retire from her Istanbul Cup quarter-final against Pauline Parmentier of France on Friday after suffering an abdominal injury.
INDIA NEWS
Dalit family’s struggle after murder of 16-year-old shows how India’s justice system is failing its lowest castes. Navi Mumbai: Past the newly constructed Eastern Freeway and its scenic seaboard views, about 35 kilometres from one of India’s costliest business districts, Nariman Point, the car hit a stretch of tar lined with yellow butterfly-winged streetlights, heralding passage into Navi Mumbai.
Centre proposes amendment to POCSO Act to provide justice to male victims of sexual assault. New Delhi: The Centre is planning to amend the POCSO Act to provide justice to male child victims of sexual assault, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said, days after an ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind provided the death penalty for rape of girls under the age of 12.
Narendra Modi govt must note Dalai Lama's changed outlook towards China, realise irrelevance of Tibet card. Just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to China to hold a paper-less informal summit at Wuhan with the Chinese president Xi Jinping, Tibetan spiritual guru Dalai Lama said that Tibet could stay with China if it promises to preserve its ethnic culture and autonomy.
Muslim teachers' request to provide time for Friday prayers leaves Delhi government in jitters. A Delhi Minorities Commission letter forwarding a request to provide time for Friday prayers to Muslim teachers in primary schools has left Delhi Education Department in jitters and officials hiding behind technicalities.
WORLD NEWS
Despite warmth, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump still differ on trade and Iran nuclear deal. Washington: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US president Donald Trump were unable to overcome differences on trade on Friday at a White House meeting where they nonetheless put on a show of warmth and friendship despite tensions between the two allies.
Washington to discuss with allies, Pyongyang about retaining US troops in Korean Peninsula, says James Mattis. Washington: US Secretary of Defence James Mattis said Washington will discuss with allies and Pyongyang the need to retain American troops on the Korean Peninsula.
UN says monsoon will put tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees at risk in Myanmar, seeks urgent financial aid. United Nations: The United Nations has said that lives of tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees hang in the balance as monsoon and cyclone seasons threaten their makeshift camps in Bangladesh.
Donald Trump cleared in Russia probe by Republican-led House Intelligence panel; claims 'it's a witch hunt, that's all it is'. Washington: The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday released a lengthy report concluding it found no evidence that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, drawing praise from the president and rebuttals from Democrats.
BUSINESS NEWS
Reliance Industries' telecom business Jio makes profit for second quarter in a row. Oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd said on Friday its telecoms business Jio reported its second straight quarterly net profit since its launch nearly two years ago, as its cut-price plans continue to attract subscribers.
National e-commerce policy: Experts highlight eight factors that the upcoming document should focus on. The government is planning to finalise a framework for a national e-commerce policy in six months, to deal with issues relating to taxation, infrastructure, investment, technology transfer, data protection and regulation. India's e-commerce sector is expected to grow to $200 billion by 2026, from $ 38.5 billion in 2017. India is dubbed as the fastest growing e-retail market in the world, thanks to increasing Internet penetration, a rise in smartphone usage, a large pool of millennial consumers and a growth in digital payments. Yet, there is no clear-cut policy on the burgeoning sector.
Budget airline IndiGo's president Aditya Ghosh resigns; company appoints Rahul Bhatia as interim CEO. Low-cost carrier IndiGo's President Aditya Ghosh has put in his papers after a decade of piloting the airline, helping it garner a majority share of the world’s fastest growing major domestic aviation market.
Maruti Suzuki earmarks Rs 5,000 cr capex for FY19; plans to invest in product development, engineering. New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), on Friday, said it has earmarked Rs 5,000 crore for capex in the current fiscal. The firm plans to invest in various activities including new product development, engineering, maintenance of plants and boosting its sales network.
CRICKET TOP NEWS
IPL 2018: Shubman Gill shows with blitzkrieg against DD that his place in KKR line-up is at the top of the order. Shubman Gill is capable of taking a far more responsible role for KKR with the bat, but only if the team management utilises him in the top-three.
IPL 2018 Report Card: Delhi Daredevils' new captain Shreyas Iyer shines; Andre Russell only performer of note for KKR. Dinesh Karthik's decision to field first backfired as the Daredevils rode on whirlwind knocks from Iyer and Prithvi Shaw and cameos from Colin Munro and Glenn Maxwell to post a total of 219/4 on the board.
IPL 2018: Krishnappa Gowtham on lessons learnt at Rajasthan Royals, earning India cap and more. Gowtham was very vocal about the way people like Zubin Bharucha (head of cricket), Amol Muzumdar (batting coach), Shane Warne (team mentor) and Sairaj Bahutule (bowling coach) welcomed him into the Rajasthan Royals family and made him feel at ease.
IPL 2018: Mumbai Indians seek to keep campaign afloat against table-toppers Chennai Super Kings in crucial clash. While Mumbai Indians have managed only one win in their six matches, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennaqi Super Kings has won five of their six games.
Virat Kohli's English county stint may be in doubt as BCCI wants him to play Afghanistan Test. Kohli himself was keen to get some gametime in England ahead of the tour. One would remember his struggles against James Anderson and Stuart Broad the last time India toured England for a Test series, in 2014.
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