National News
Harish Rawat wins floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly: sources
Harish Rawat led Congress has won the floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly, according to sources. According to BJP MLA Rajesh Shukla, 33 MLAs voted in favour of Harish Rawat while 28 MLAs voted against him. Read more
Bihar Teen murder: Accused JD(U) MLC's son Rocky sent to 14-day judicial custody
Rocky Yadav, the son JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi who was arrested today on charges of killing a teenager in Bihar's Gaya town, was today produced before a local court which sentenced him to judicial custody for 14 days. Read more
Delhi's Tina Dabi tops UPSC's civil services exam, here are the top 20 rankers
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today decalred the final results of the Civil Services Examination, 2015. Read more
Over Rs 70K cr in indirect tax evasion, undisclosed income unearthed in two years, govt claims
The crackdown on black money by authorities has resulted in the unearthing of as much as Rs 50,000 crore in indirect tax evasion and another Rs 21,000 crore in undisclosed income in the last two years, the government has said in a statement. Read more
Sonia Gandhi has a history of running away from India: Subramanian Swamy
Responding to Sonia Gandhi's emotional outburst where she declared that no one can take away her citizenship, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cutting remark about her Italian origins, Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has questioned Congress supremo's passionate declaration asking who was trying to take her citizenship away. Read more
On Modi govt's 2nd anniversary, BJP plans campaign to target opposition, highlight Emergency
As the Narendra Modi-led government completes two years in office on May 26, the Bharatiya Janata Party has plans to launch a campaign to highlight the government’s "achievements" and also apprise people of measures that were stalled due to Congress-led opposition's "obstruction" in Parliament. Read more
International News
Iran has taken significant steps to roll back N-programme: US
Iran has taken "significant steps" to roll back its nuclear programme under which it has eliminated 98 per cent of its highly enriched uranium stockpile and disconnected thousands of centrifuges, the US has said. Read more
Munich: Man shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’, stabs 4 people, 1 dead
A man attacked passengers with a knife at a train station in the Munich area in southern Germany early on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and three others critically wounded, officials said. Read more
US will never default because it prints money: Trump on debt
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that the US will never have to default on its debts, because it can always print more money. Read more
Business News
Xiaomi Mi Max phablet launch: Here’s everything you need to know
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched Mi Max phablet, and MIUI 8, the next generation of its Android-based operating system (OS) at an event in Beijing, China. Read more
Indian e-commerce fastest growing market in the world: ASSOCHAM-Forrester
India's e-commerce revenue is expected to jump from USD 30 billion (approx Rs 1,450 billion) in 2016 to USD 120 billion (approx Rs 8 lakh crore) in 2020, growing at an annual rate of 51 per cent, making it the fastest growing online market in the world, a joint ASSOCHAM-Forrester report has said. Read more
Samsung leads affordable segment of India’s smartphone market
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has emerged as the company with the largest share of 58 per cent in India’s affordable smartphone market in Q1, 2016 according to reports by Counterpoint Research. Read more
Entertainment News
Annoyed Azharuddin walks out of an interview because of Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Azhar’
Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi is on the toes these days and it is because of his forthcoming movie ‘Azhar’, which happens to be his first release this year. Read more
Raman Raghav 2. 0 Trailer Out: Nawazuddin never looked this dangerous and Vicky Kaushal convincing
If you thought that in superstar Salman Khan starre ‘Kick’, the notorious laugh of actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was somewhat freaky or his act in ‘Badlapur’ sent a chill down your spine, wait till you see him in the trailer of Raman Raghac 2. 0. Read more
Did Ankita Lokhande verbally abuse Sushant Singh Rajput? Here’s the truth
Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande used to be that perfect couple of B-town. However the break-up of this couple came as a rude shock for everyone. Read more
Sports News
With eye on ICC, Shashank Manohar steps down as BCCI President
Ending days of speculation, Shashank Manohar has resigned as the President of Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI). Read more
Saurav Ganguly unsure of Dhoni lasting till 2019 World Cup, pitches for Kohli era
Expressing concerns over the Indian cricket team leading into the 2019 World Cup, former skipper Saurav Ganguly said that he does not think that the current limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has it in him to last till the 2019 World Cup. Read more
