News Digest: Congress MPs withdraw plea on CJI removal motion from SC

Congress MPs withdraw plea on CJI removal motion from SC
Monday’s high voltage drama involving two Rajya Sabha MPs of Congress challenging the rejection of the removal motion notice against CJI Dipak Misra in the Supreme Court and dramatically mentioning it before Justice J Chelameswar ended with a whimper on Tuesday with counsels Kapil Sibal and Prashant Bhushan abruptly withdrawing the plea.

Congress is out forum shopping, asserts Arun Jaitley
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has called the decision of Congress MPs to withdraw their petition challenging Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's order rejecting a removal motion against CJI Dipak Misra as admission of its attempts to "bowl on a friendly pitch".

Hotel occupancy in violence-hit J&K down to 10%
The ongoing attacks on tourists by stone-pelters, the latest being the assault on a family from Tamil Nadu on Srinagar-Gulmarg road on Monday in which a 22-year-old was killed, has hit the tourism industry badly, adding to its pre-existing slump this season in the valley.

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Despite 4 per cent dip, Indians get 63 per cent of H-1B visas
The number of H-1B visas for 'initial employment' issued to Indians dipped by 4% in the 12-month period ending September 30, 2017. In all, 67,815 visas were approved by the US authorities for Indian aspirants as compared to 70,737 in the 2016 fiscal.

Vijay Mallya loses over Rs 10,000 crore UK lawsuit filed by Indian banks

IOC says oil PSUs froze fuel prices to avoid consumer pain

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Thai environment protesters claim victory in battle over forest housing
Environmental activists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai claimed victory after the country's military government agreed in talks on Sunday not to use forested land to develop luxury property.

Over 10,000 endangered tortoises rescued in Madagascar
More than 10,000 crore critically endangered radiated tortoise have been recovered from traffickers, who had crammed them in a shelter without food or water. Reportedly, hundreds of them died from illness and dehydration.

EU carbon emissions rose in 2017: Eurostat
Carbon emissions in the EU were up 1.8 percent from 2016, Eurostat said, with a double-digit increase in Malta and Estonia. Finland and Denmark showed the sharpest declines while emissions in Germany, the bloc's largest economy and still dependent on coal for 40 percent of its electricity, was little changed.

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How the world sees US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal prompted furious reaction in Tehran, regret in Europe and cheers from Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Trump announces US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the US withdrawal from what he called the "defective" multinational nuclear deal with Iran, and said Washington would reinstate sanctions against the Islamic republic.

104-year-old Australian promotes right to assisted suicide
A 104-year-old British-born Australian scientist who is planning to kill himself on Thursday says he doesn't think the drugs used for assisted suicide should be available to just anyone, but that doctors should be able to prescribe them.

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Pics: Sonam Kapoor turns a bride in red
The most awaited picture of actress Sonam Kapoor is here and it is proof that she makes for the most beautiful bride in B-town.

Taimur graces Sonam and Anand's wedding
Chota Nawab Taimur Ali Khan is out again to grab the limelight and this time the little munchkin was spotted at Bollywood’s biggest occasion today, Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja’s wedding along with Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan.

Varun wraps up a song from 'Kalank'
Recently Varun took to Instagram and shared the news that the team has wrapped up with the first song of the film.

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Indian scientists discover Nano coating for synthetic leather in Ohio State University labs

Archaeologists find China's oldest bone tools
Chinese archaeologists have long been troubled by the questions such as when did ancient Chinese start using bone and whether stone tools made by early humans were present in China.

Scientists develop chip that sniffs out cocaine within minutes

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Nair returns to Test squad, Rayudu named for England ODIs
As expected, Ajinkya Rahane has been confirmed as India's captain for the one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Bengaluru next month, overseeing a familiar-looking squad which includes the recalled Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur.

Confusion over Kohli's availability for Ireland T20s
The national selection committee's decision to name India skipper Virat Kohli for the two-match T20 series against Ireland has created confusion as it's clashing with his county commitments for Surrey.

Rajasthan Royals stay alive despite KL Rahul's 95*
KL Rahul continued his excellent form to score an unbeaten 95 but failed to take his team over the line as Rajasthan Royals kept their playoff hopes alive after beating Kings XI Punjab by 15 runs in an Indian Premier League match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday night. Chasing 159, Rajasthan kept Punjab to 143/7.

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Google names 9 best Android apps for 2018

Google I/O 2018 keynote: Key highlights of Google I/O
Google at its annual developer conference--Google I/O 2018--will talk about the features of the next Android operating system version, Android P, along with other announcements. Follow the highlights live.

WhatsApp has reportedly started working on its 'new app' for iPhone users
The popular instant messenger WhatsApp rolled out the WhatsApp Business app for Android in January this year.

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Pay dues to get degrees, TISS tells its students
Sandeep Gupta, a 26-year-old student from Bihar, was to graduate on Tuesday and receive his LLM degree from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

65,000 students who passed JEE (M) won't sit for JEE(A)
Not every engineering aspirant is in thrall of the IITs.The JEE (Advanced) has seen a 30% dropout rate.

ICSE, ISC exam results to be declared on Monday

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Subsidy on milk bought for powder hiked to Rs 3 per litre

NCPA to host permanent exhibition for its founder Jamshed Bhabha from May 16
founding father, Jamshed J Bhabha, will open to the public on May 16.

Low conviction in sex test cases hits efforts to boost gender ratio
The state's sex ratio at birth jumped by a significant 12 points to reach 913 in 2017, a healthy increase considering it was on a slippery slope for two years.

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90% of Delhi in critical zone as groundwater level dips
Presenting a dismal picture, the Central Ground Water Board told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the water level has been decreasing from 0.5 metre to over 2 metres per year at different places in Delhi and could lead to a crisis if not halted.

Hype blows harder than winds as storm peters out

Why Delhi missed its date with storm

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Slum-dwellers still use collapsed bridge
The collapse of the foot bridge that connects Isro Colony slum with Cambridge Layout in east Bengaluru has come as a bolt from the blue for residents as they have no way to access the main road. Despite danger, the slum residents now walk on the collapsed bridge to reach Cambridge Layout.

Crackdown reveals liquor stored in PGs, hostels
The flow of booze seems to be at an all-time high this election season — a record 5.2 lakh litres of liquor were seized in a month after the May 12 assembly poll schedule was announced.

5 nabbed for cricket betting
: A gang of five was arrested by Mahadevapura police on charges of betting on cricket matches. Police said the five ran a racket using more than 50 mobile phones and five laptops and have seized all the mobiles and laptops besides Rs 14,500 in cash.

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Buried under heap of mud, 3 workers die
Three migrant workers were buried under a heap of mud at a construction site in BDL Bhanoor on Tuesday evening.

Ministry of defence seeks report on closure of roads in Cantonment
Offering a glimmer of hope to 3.5 lakh commuters, the ministry of defence (MoD) has .

A meet to tackle water woes in city

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Mylapore buildings crash into ditches for storm water drain

Two Chinese men accused of smuggling 40 kg gold detained

Couples from Delhi, Ghaziabad arrested for child trafficking

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Trader gets GST notice for 17-pt decimal error
The discrepancy was based on the sales (GSTR-1) and purchase (GSTR-3B) return forms submitted by him from October 2017 to December 2017.

Ahmedabad: Auto driver returns bag with jewellery

Banyan, peepal best for industrial areas: ISTAR researchers

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Allahabad HC denies bail to Purnima Shukla in BRD case

Death of two police horses within 24 hours foxes cops

​Yadav Singh's daughters, son get bail

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Odisha: Ex-Mumbai top cop Arup Patnaik to head State Youth Welfare Board
Former Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik, who recently joined the BJD, has been appointed as executive chairman of the newly-formed State Youth Welfare Board.

Naveen Patnaik starts annual performance review of various departments
As the state government is going to complete fourth year of its fourth stint in office on May 21, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday started performance review of various departments in presence of ministers and senior officials.

Odisha reels under sizzling heat
The Western Odisha Industrial town Jharsuguda on Tuesday recorded 44.4 degree Celsius, the highest temperature of the state. This was also the maximum temperature recorded so far this season. Most parts of Odisha reeled under searing temperature on Tuesday as more than 12 places recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius.

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Expelled Dalit woman IAS joins Congress in MP

No power in BJP MLA's village in Morena district

Debt ridden farmer commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh
A debt ridden farmer committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh late on Monday.

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Judge in Kathua case was India's youngest magistrate to decide Kathua case
Singh had also practiced as an advocate at the Punjab and Haryana high court under senior advocate and former Punjab advocate general G K Chatarth for around a year before joining the judicial services.

Tricity birders miss, pro-golfer bags rarest birdie
The owl was unable to fly and was sitting tight on the ground when discovered by the golfer's caddie.

Cop zips past town in 'unclaimed' car, gets suspended

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