News Digest: Karnataka polls: EC to take final call on countermanding of RR Nagar election

Karnataka polls: EC to take final call on countermanding of RR Nagar election
The fate of the RR Nagar assembly poll hangs in balance with the Election Commission rushing deputy election commissioner Chandra Bhushan Kumar to Bengaluru to take stock of the situation before taking a final call. He arrived in the city on Wednesday evening.

Getting PAN made easy for transgenders
Transgenders will not have to submit any documents in support of their gender to obtain a new Permanent Account Number (PAN) or for change of gender on an existing card, an advisory issued by the income tax department said on Wednesday.

Courts can rely on House panel reports: SC
Courts To Do Independent Fact- SC

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Fresh uncertainty for 20,000 homebuyers as banks reject Jaypee revival plan
Over 20,000 homebuyers of Jaypee Infratech stare at uncertainty again after banks voted against a bid to revive the insolvency-hit company on Wednesday, triggering fresh moves to ensure that the firm does not face liquidation.

Walmart picks up 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion
Earlier in the day, SoftBank -- the largest investor in the e-tailer -- confirmed that Walmart-Flipkart agreement was made on Tuesday night (Japanese time), when it would have been afternoon in India.

eBay to sell stake in Flipkart for about $1.1 billion
The statement by eBay came after Walmart Inc announced that it is buying 77 per cent stake in Flipkart for about $16 billion, and also within a year of Flipkart acquiring eBay India.

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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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Kim says Trump summit 'historic' chance to build 'good future'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hailed a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump as a "historic" opportunity during talks with America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang, according to state media on Thursday.

Iranian MPs set paper US flag ablaze at parliament
The lawmakers, including a Shia cleric, held the flaming flag alight as their colleagues joined their chants. They also burned a piece of paper representing the nuclear deal and stomped on the papers' ashes.

Kim trying to set good conditions for meeting with Trump: Pompeo
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is trying to set good conditions for his meeting with President Donald Trump, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.

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Adnan Sami celebrates daughter's first b'day
Singer Adnan Sami celebrated his 'angelic' daughter Medina's first birthday here.

Here's when 'Sanju' trailer will be out
The teaser showed Ranbir Kapoor essaying the role of Sanjay Dutt with an uncanny resemblance.

Deepika clarifies about her MET Gala dress

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'Exiled asteroid' discovered in outer reaches of solar system
Astronomers used European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes to investigate Kuiper Belt Object 2004 EW95 - the first of its kind asteroid to be confirmed in the cold outer reaches of the solar system.

Walking may help women conceive: Study
The researchers found that the association of walking with the ability to become pregnant -- known as fecundability -- varied significantly by body mass index (BMI). Among overweight or obese women, walking at least 10 minutes at a time was associated with improvement in fecundability,

Millennials stay virgin longer than their parents

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IPL: Mumbai Indians in top-four, outclass KKR by 102 runs
The resurgence of defending champions Mumbai Indians continued as they outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by a massive 102 runs at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Djokovic loses to Edmund in 2nd round of Madrid Open
Novak Djokovic added another early elimination to his disappointing season, losing to Kyle Edmund 3-6, 6-2, 3-6 on Wednesday in the second round of the Madrid Open.

Clarke 'surprised' by Kohli's decision to skip Afghan Test
Australia's World Cup winning captain Michael Clarke said he is "surprised" by Virat Kohli's decision to skip India's one-off Test against Afghanistan next month in order to play for English county side Surrey and prepare better for India's long tour of England.

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15 new features in Google's latest Android operating system

Facebook announces major management overhaul
Facebook on Tuesday confirmed an unprecedented management team shakeup in the aftermath of a major data privacy scandal that has rocked the social network.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite leaked, to launch on May 21: Report
Samsung ‘Galaxy S8 Lite’ mobile features a 5.8-inch display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.

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253 medical, dental seats stay vacant in Gujarat

Gujarat quota in MBBS intake opened to OCI NRGs

BSc admissions from May 16

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4 killed after car tyre bursts on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
The driver lost control over the wheel after a front tyre of the car burst and the vehicle smashed against the cement railings.

BMC vending panel meets but no consensus on hawking zones
According to the new Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act, the BMC formed the TVC on a government directive.

BMC sweeps out staff mediclaim, oppn up in arms
The opposition staged a walkout from the civic standing committee's Wednesday meeting after the BMC discontinued its group health insurance policy for its employees, who number over one lakh.

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DPS society case: Salman Khurshid gets HC relief
The Delhi high court on Wednesday set aside a trial court order summoning former Union minister Salman Khurshid in a trespass case.

Khan Market traders want answers from NDMC after SC ruling
passage for the people, representatives of the traders' association said they would meet the NDMC chairman on Thursday.

North corporation targets repeat offenders
For the first time, North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday sealed 11 shops, including eight eateries, for being repeat offenders.

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Pro-Pak slogans at Cong rally

Karnataka election 2018: Sandalwood feels the pinch of polls

Karnataka election 2018: Poll in 2 days, but ID cards remain elusive for many

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SI gets the boot for harassing couple
A couple had a traumatic experience at the hands of policemen in a civil dispute case, courtesy Chilkalguda sub-inspector K Ramesh.Contrary to the official code of conduct, SI Ramesh not only got involved in the .

Skywalks to connect Metro with schools & malls: NVS Reddy

Telangana banks seek more cash from RBI for farmer's scheme

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Time not ripe to unveil political plan: Rajinikanth
He insisted that the film was not "political" and that he had turned down a script narrated to him by Oscar award-nominee Vetrimaran because it had strong political overtones.

MKU sex scam: HC says it will not stall probe by guv panel

Kidnapped girl rescued, man arrested
The city police on Wednesday rescued a 17-year-old girl from a house in Trichy and apprehended 52-year-old Mohammad Meeran for kidnapping the girl from ICF on Tuesday.

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'Let's take out Modi with a sniper rifle'
The chargesheet says that the intention to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expressed in a conversation on a messaging app that was retrieved from the cellphone and pen drive of the IS suspect, Ubaid Mirza.

Gujarat HC denies bail to Mumbai bizman in hijacking threat case

BSc admissions from May 16

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Jal police to patrol Kumbh 2019 venue with quad bikes
After announcing plans to rope in underwater and advanced drones for aerial surveillance and rescue operations during mega religious fair, the Mela police is all set to equip its Jal Police wing with quad bikes for better patrolling on the banks of Ganga and Yamuna at Kumbh-2019.

A day after corporator's murder, Phulpur tense, security beefed up
A day after Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) corporator Pawan Kesari was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants, Phulpur town remained tense and security was beefed up in the area by deploying extra force on Wednesday.

CBI scanning copies of 360 SDMs, DSPs

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HC issues notice to Odisha, West Bengal on rasagola's GI tag

Modern Art organises painting workshop at summer camp
A summer camp for children has been organised by Modern Art at its Unit-VI gallery.

Passenger train hits excavator on rail track in Odisha
Ernakulam-Howrah Antodaya Express (train number 22878) on Wednesday hit an excavator on track while passing a manned level crossing gate between Haridaspur and New Garhmadhupur in Jajpur district. No injury or casualty is reported so far.

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Vijay Tendulkar's Khamosh! Adalat Jaari hai staged
‘Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai’ was staged at Shaheed Bhawan which is an adaptation of a Marathi play ‘Shantala! Court Chalu Aahe’ written by Vijay Tendulkar.

2 Nagpur women robbed in AC coach of train in Betul

Woman ends life after tantrik says she's carrying girl child

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Chandigarh residents feel tremors of quake in Tajikistan
Tremors of an earthquake with epicentre in Tajikistan were felt in the city at 4.15pm on Wednesday.

More govt schools to grow veggies for their midday meal

2 duplicate key makers steal 8 lakh gold from Sector 35 house
Two men allegedly stole gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 8 lakh and some ancient coins on the pretext of making a duplicate key of a locker from a house in Sector 35, police said on Wednesday after registering a case.

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