News Digest: Modi's mantra for Xi: India & China can cooperate and share dreams

Modi's mantra for Xi: India & China can cooperate and share dreams
The first-ever India-China "informal" summit got underway on Friday with PM Narendra Modi laying out his own five mantras which, he said, now define the relationship between the countries and can be the building blocks of a future that emphasises a convergence of interests.

Supreme Court stays Kathua rape trial till May 7

Strive for credibility, Smriti Irani tells journalists
Digital interventions have made consumers change the narrative of news and question journalists and editors about the “efficacy of the information” they put into the public domain, I&B minister Smriti Irani said on Friday.

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CBI names BSE chairman in Rs 600cr IDBI Bank fraud
Among those named by CBI in its FIR registered against former Aircel promoter C Sivasankaran and his companies in the IDBI Bank Rs 600 crore loan fraud include S Ravi, the chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange and former CMD of Bank of Baroda – P S Shenoy. Ravi, according to his biodata on BSE website, is an independent director and chairman of Audit Committee of IDBI Bank

Reliance Industries posts net profit of Rs 9,435 crore in Q4

US GDP growth slows in Q1 but better-than-expected at 2.3%
The US economy slowed sharply in the first three months of the year amid a decline in exports, consumer spending and home buying, the Commerce Department announced on Friday.

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Benches shut, NGT forcing petitioners to come to Delhi
Abhijit Prabhudesai, a Goa-based environmentalist, has travelled to Delhi six times since last December to appear before the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) principal bench, which is hearing his petition on environmental concerns regarding the Mopa airport in north Goa.

List steps to control river pollution: HC to Maha govt

Govt calls for time-bound execution of clean air plan
The NCAP calls for a long-term time-bound national-level plan to control air pollution. Under this, the ministry aims to augment air quality monitoring in 100 non-attainment cities.

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Summit of Koreas eclipses Modi-Xi meet

GOP-led panel absolves president of Russia collusion
Republican members, while finding 'no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded, coordinated, or conspired with the Russian government,' accused the US intelligence community of 'significant intelligence tradecraft failings' and bashed the Obama administration for 'slow and inconsistent' response to Russia’s machinations.

UK court admits all CBI evidence against Vijay Mallya
​​Closing submissions in Vijay Mallya's extradition trial will take place on July 11, chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said, with the judgment expected soon afterwards. Referring to emails Mallya had exchanged with lawyer, t​he chief magistrate said she was "still sitting on the fence about them".

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Bharatnatyam and Kathak dances mark Sarangi fest conclusion

Madhuri Dixit begins shooting for 'Kalank'
The source further added that Madhuri has many scenes with both the actors.

'Junglee' star Vidyut Jammwal defies gravity
While we have seen the hunk flex his muscles in the pictures and clips from the sets featuring him doing the balancing act on glass bottles and much more, he proved that we’ve not seen it all.

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Collision busts myths about cosmos origins

Video game 'loot boxes': Gambling 2.0?

This machine lets you control your dreams

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IPL: Iyer leads Daredevils to 55-run win over KKR
Shreyas Iyer led from the front with a scintillating 40-ball unbeaten 93 as Delhi Daredevils snapped their three-match losing streak in the IPL 2018 with 55-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday.

Saina, Prannoy enter semis at Badminton Asia Championships
Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal and World No 10 HS Prannoy progressed to the semifinals of the women's and men's singles competition at the Badminton Asia Championships on Friday.

How 'out-of-cash' KXIP almost lost Chris Gayle at IPL auction
Chris Gayle has proved to be quite a bargain buy for Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing Indian Premier League but co-owner Ness Wadia revealed that the team almost lost the destructive opener at the auction, thinking it had run out of cash.

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Apple iPhones new colour variant launched in India: Price, availability and more

Planning to buy smart speaker? 7 things to know

Nokia to launch X6 smartphone today in China: All you need to know
Nokia, the smartphone brand that has recently confirmed to be back in profit in India within a year of re-launching its handsets, is all set to launch a new series of smartphones in China.

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VITEEE 2018 Result: Delhi's Kalash Gupta tops the exam
Kalash Gupta, a student from Delhi, has secured the first rank in VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) 2018, according to a press statement from the VIT.

SSC Result 2018: Telangana declares class 10 results
The Telangana Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has released the TS SSC Class 10 Results 2018 on its official bse.telangana.gov.in on Friday, April 27, 2018.

UPSC Civil Services Exam 2017 final result declared; Hyderabad's Durishetty Anudeep tops
Union Public Service Commission will release the final result of Civil Services Exam 2017 soon. As per reports, the results will be out on 1st week of May 2018.

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Cellphone of hawala king linked to co officials' accounts

DGCA scanner on airline for flouting rule on safety gear

Realty check: Maharashtra tops in RERA registration of projects

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Delhi: Feuding brothers killed in fight over parking spot

Clash in JNU over screening of film on 'love jihad'

A million followers and picture-perfect scam

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Gold worth Rs 12 crore seized from van
Bengaluru Rural police on duty at an election checkpost on Friday seized 42kg of gold ornaments worth about Rs 12.5 crore from a van at Balepura near Devanahalli.

After attempting to murder wife, nine-year-old boy chased and murdered by stepfather

BBMP official steps up to rid residents of waste woes

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Result delayed by 9 hours due to plenary?
The SSC result declaration time being changed from 10am to 7pm surprised several students and anxious parents.

Hyderabad success rate up by 2.72%, slips on ranking
A marginal 2.72 per cent improvement in its pass percentage notwithstanding, Hyderabad failed to make a mark for itself in the SSC results, with the district restricted to the 25th position (out of 31 districts) on the charts.

SSC results: Of 31 districts, Jagtial on top, Hyderabad at no. 25
Students from Jagtial district soared over others by securing a pass rate of 97.56% in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination results declared on Friday.

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20 years on, fringe piped water supply distribution water 2016

Give state candidates NEET centres within Tamil Nadu: HC
The board has scheduled the examination for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, on May 6.

HC junks plea to disqualify O Panneerselvam, 10 AIADMK MLAs
The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose said the court cannot take over the functions of the speaker.

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GCCI proposes Amul model for cotton production

CID finds briefcases belonging to SP

Bhatt trying to fix me in bitcoin case: Kotadiya

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Pratapgarh's penchant for 'green' weddings grows stronger

Temperature crosses 42 Celsius
There was no respite in Allahabad from heat waves as the temperature continued to soar over 42 degree Celsius throughout the day.

BRD hospital tragedy: Dr Kafeel gets bail

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OSRTC acts after Kolkata woman complains of shoddy service

Odisha: 92.5% of child rapists are known to victims, says Odisha DGP

Odisha: Tribal woman trampled to death by elephant

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Farmer take poison, minister says suicide a global problem

Groundwater table decline outpaces recharge: Report

BJP MLA picks holes in new mining policy

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'Roads to be sprayed with treated water'
Haryana chief minister Lal Khattar wants the roads of smart cities in Haryana to be sprayed with treated water of sewage plants to bring down the temperature during summer seasons.

Restore our honour: 5 veterans named in Samba spy case

Punjab's agriculture policy ready, to be released soon

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