News Digest: India quietly boosts Asean ties as OBOR looms large

India quietly boosts Asean ties as OBOR looms large

Modi gears up to meet Putin

Court to frame charges against Advani on Friday
The special CBI court, conducting daily hearing of the 1992 Babri demolition case, deferred framing of charges against six Sangh Parivar leaders as just one of them appeared it on Thursday.

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No discriminatory tariffs to subscribers in the same category: TRAI

Cognizant President Rajeev Mehta writes to employees, assuages layoff concerns
Cognizant President Rajeev Mehta has written to employees to address concerns over reports of massive layoffs at the company.Reports suggest that over 6,000 employees in India have lost jobs even as the company has put in place a voluntary separation programme for mid to senior executives.

Why Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka's salary fell drastically
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s salary (cash component) in the financial year ending March 31, 2017 fell as much as 67 per cent, when other senior executives of the company in fact went home with more salaries, according to the Bengaluru-based IT giant’s annual report.

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Set up panel to study harmful effects of petcoke: NGT to MoEF
The green panel passed the order after going through the submission made by CPCB which said that no study has been conducted by it on the adverse effects of the petroleum coke on the environment. Petcoke is a high calorific value solid fuel extensively used for power generation in various countries.

Air pollution may cause DNA damage in children: Study

Time to ditch the polar bears? Climate change looks for a new image

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Ex-Greek PM Papademos hurt in car blast: State TV
Greek former PM Lucas Papademos was hurt on Thursday when an explosive device went off inside his car in Athens, state agencies said. State news agency ANA said Papademos was undergoing surgery for abdominal and leg injuries at an Athens hospital.

Trump orders "review" of leaks as US-UK special ties turn shaky
Donald Trump on Thursday ordered ''complete review'' by the Justice Department of leaks coming out of US government agencies as ties between Washington and London deteriorated sharply over American law enforcement agencies pre-maturely spilling information to the media on the Manchester bombing.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Movie review: 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge'
Go on this final voyage. The seas might get a bit rough but the pirates won’t rob you off a good time.

Sachin: Cricket has been my first love

Salman and team launch 'Tubelight' trailer
For the launch of the trailer of Salman Khan starrer ‘Tubelight’, the film’s director Kabir Khan, music composer Pritam, Sohail Khan and the film’s co-producer Amar Butala were present

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Early universe galaxies creating stars at 'furious pace' found

Isro's unmet targets puts India on a long transponder trek; at least 200 more needed
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has met only 50% of its 12th Five Year Plan’s target as far as launching of communication satellites are concerned, leaving the country dependent on foreign transponders for growing needs.

How whales became biggest animals on Earth found
Whales - the largest animals on the planet - evolved to gigantic sizes only about 2-3 million years ago as a result of changes in the distribution of their food in the oceans, according to a new study published today.

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Kohli on Kumble's contract: BCCI is following due process
India captain Virat Kohli said that BCCI is only following a due process by inviting fresh application for chief coach's post with Anil Kumble's contract expiring at the end of Champions Trophy.

Reminded govt about Pakistan series 15 days ago: BCCI
The PCB has sent a notice of intent to the BCCI claiming compensation of around $69.4 million for India not honouring the MoU signed between the two boards in 2014 to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023.

Man United claim Europa via Mourinho's 'preferred way'
Expectedly, the mood remains sober as Manchester mourned Monday's terror attack. Manchester United played an emotional game to achieve the goal set by their new manager.

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Reliance Jio: Trai firm on Rs 3,050 fine on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea
Trai said that Bharti, Vodafone and Idea had willingly flouted the rules by denying PoIs to stifle competition, in the process hurting quality of services

IT hiring at tier-2 & 3 engineering colleges may get hit hard
Placement heads across colleges said they are keenly tracking developments on layoffs, visa issues, etc, and ensuring students are kept in the loop.

Here's proof Apple is working on a technology that will increase the iPhone's internet speeds
Apple has filed an application to test next-generation wireless technologies, often called "5G," that could potentially radically increase the speed and bandwidth of a cellular connection.

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NEET aspirants dread another year of chaos

CBSE may moderate marks, not move SC
The Central Board of Secondary Education may desist from moving the Supreme Court against Delhi HC’s order asking it not to do away with moderation of marks, even as the HRD ministry again instructed the board on Thursday to release Class XII results “on time”.

Supreme Court refuses to grant urgent hearing on plea to hold fresh medical entrance test
The petition, filed by NGO Sankalp Charitable Trust, pleaded the court to direct CBSE to conduct fresh entrance test. It alleged that the question paper was leaked at one of the centres at Patna in Bihar and it was circulated to many medical aspiring students in different parts of the country.

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Gajab Kahani opens to full house, more shows next week
When Gajab Kahani, a play directed by Mohit Takalkar, opened to a full house in the compact G5A recently, it took the audience on a trip from India to Europe along with the star of the play: an elephant.

Marine Drive gets cameras to catch speeding bikes
Some residents were worried in April, when they saw the girders erected with two massive arms, for north and south-bound traffic, opposite gymkhanas on Marine Drive.

Moderation row may hit CBSE students hard, fear principals
As all eyes continue to be set on the Central Board of Secondary Education's move regarding the moderation of marks, students of Class XII from across boards are getting more anxious about the upcoming admission season.

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Kapil Mishra records statement against Arvind Kejriwal
Sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra on Thursday recorded his statement on oath under the Indian Evidence Act 1872 before Delhi Lokayukta Reva Khetrapal on seven issues related to alleged corruption against the chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, and his associates.

Arvind Kejriwal writes to LG, seeks better coordination
In a significant move indicating a softening of stance, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to LG Anil Baijal seeking a mechanism to prevent “unpleasant incidents“ arising out of “real or perceived encroachment on each other's jurisdiction“.

Youth breaks into ATM, held
A 20-year-old youth was caught when he tried to break into an ATM near Saraswati Vihar in northwest Delhi.

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Wait for 2-3 days to know who'll be KPCC chief: Venugopal

Mutt holds first AGM, corporate template improves finances

56 trees to make way for cattle hospital?

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An evening of soulful fusion

Murder mystery: Suspects still on run, victim identified

Ramzan model of fasting gives you healthy brain, less stress and better quality of life

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Once power centre, Jaya's Poes palace turns haunted mansion
Tightly shut doors, a dimly lit portico and deafening silence. These have turned J Jayalalithaa's opulent Poes Garden residence into one of the spookiest places in Chennai. When TOI made a late night visit to the house, guards at the portico where a portrait of Jayalalithaa is kept, said the place was so eerie that nobody would want to stay here for long. And we soon realised they weren't lying

Face expulsion from fan club if you don't behave, says Rajini

No registration of 8-seater vehicles sans speed governors: Motor association moves high court

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'Hussain' used Indians in Dubai as gold mules
In a major development in the gold smuggling case busted by Gujarat ATS with the arrest of five carriers, three from Kutch and two from Kerala, it has come to light that a man named Hussain, based in Dubai, had sent the 3kg gold consignment to be delivered to a person in Kerala.

Tapan Ray to succeed Das as economic affairs secretary

Ransomware attack: Woman's social media account blocked
Even as authorities claim to have reclaimed files of theirs encrypted by ransomware, on Thursday a beauty parlour owner, Sunita Prajapati, complained that her social media account and email had been blocked and she had later received a ransom call. The person on the other end said that if she did not transfer money into his e-wallet they would not unblock her accounts.

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Drive for vacating hostels continues at AU
Continuing with their drive to wash out of all the hostels, both of Allahabad University and that of the trusts, the varsity authorities conducted raid at Sir Sunder Lal (SSL) and Diamond Jubilee hostels of AU, on Thursday. A total of 286 rooms were taken under possession by the authorities and the same were sealed by the authorities.

Relief for women doctors: Phone numbers off notice boards

AU continues with hostel eviction drive

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Odisha: Ministers list out success stories of four more departments

Married women observe Savitri Brata
Married women in the state on Thursday observed Savitri Brata by visiting temples and praying for long life of their husband.

Naveen Patnaik appoints heads of districts plan bodies

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Why didn't you raise issue earlier, NGT asks Patel

Sand marketing after new mining policy, says govt

BJP to launch Modi fest today, Chouhan to highlight PM's achievements

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CM asks Punjab board chairman to quit over poor Class X results
Appalled by the extremely poor Class X board examination results, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) chairman to resign, paving the way for a major shake-up of the education department.

Desperate Haryanvi men turn 'fake Sikhs' to join Army
This is just one of 51 FIRs registered against young men from Haryana in the past two years who have tried to pass themselves off as Jatt Sikhs so that they can join the Army's Sikh regiment.

IIT-Ropar to finally shift to its permanent campus in July
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, will finally begin shifting to its new campus spread over 501 acres in July this year. Foundation stone for the permanent campus was laid in 2009, and since then both students and faculty have been anxiously waiting for completion of the project.

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