4th May News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
Important stories of the day
National News-
Agusta debate: BJP, Cong trade charges in long-stretched discussion in RS
The Rajya Sabha is presently discussing the AgustaWestland scam that allegedly involves the names of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh. Read more.
Agusta choppers: No evidence against Sonia, Congress quotes Italy judge
The Congress on Wednesday took a dig at the government, terming all allegations made by the Centre in the AgustaWestland helicopters deal as "distortions of the Italian court judgment" and quoted the judge as saying that there was no evidence against Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Read more.
Delhi Police bust JeM module in Delhi, 12 suspected operatives detained
After a series of overnight raids in the national capital and neighbouring states, the Delhi Police and a central intelligence agency have detained 12 persons suspected to be linked to Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed. Read more.
Uttarakhand Chief Justice, who quashed central rule in state, transferred to AP High Court
KM Joseph, the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, has been transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court set up in Hyderabad, news agency ANI has reported. Read more.
Comply with govt rules on health warnings, Supreme Court tells tobacco industry
In a major setback to India’s Rs 73,000-crore tobacco industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered cigarette manufacturers to immediately follow the new federal rules requiring bigger health warnings on cigarette packs. Read more.
Brutal rape of Dalit law student in Kerala resonates in Rajya Sabha
The brutal rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor, Kerala, found echo in Rajya sabha today with BJP and CPM alleging the Kerala government for completely failing in protecting the Dalit girls in the state. Read more.
Am a committed brand ambassador of Ramdev’s products: Lalu Yadav
After describing Baba Ramdev an industrialist and a capitalist, RJD chief Lalu Prasadv Yadav now appears to have become an ardent fan of the yoga guru. Read more.
International News-
US intervention on Arunachal issue ‘highly irresponsible’, will complicate matters: China
Taking a strong objection to a remark by a US diplomat stating that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India, China has said that it will seek a clarification from Washington as any third party intervention on the Sino-Indian border dispute would “complicate” the issue. Read more.
Pakistan army confirms sacking of senior officers for corruption
Pakistan army has for the first time confirmed reports about the sacking of senior military officers over corruption, a rare move in the country where the military wields enormous power. Read more.
Marine Salvatore Girone will be home 'in a few weeks', says Italy
One of two Italian marines facing trial for the killing of two Indian fishermen will return home "in a few weeks", Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Tuesday. Read more.
Business News-
India seen as second largest smartphone market next year
India will overtake the US as the second-largest smartphone market next year, and local players, led by Reliance Industries, will benefit in the near term, says Morgan Stanley in its latest report based on a survey. Read more.
Chinese Investors to Fund 10 Indian Tech Startups
As many as 15 Chinese investors representing nine firms have shortlisted 10 Indian startups, operating in mobile technologies, e-commerce and medical technology, for up to $5 million (roughly Rs. 33.2 crores) seed and Series A funding, it was announced on Tuesday. Read more.
Facebook rewards 6.5 lakh to a 10-year-old for discovering flaw in Instagram
The 10-year-old boy might be too young to have a Facebook account, according to Mark Zuckerberg’s rules, but Jani, the young boy, has just been handed $10,000 (approximately 6.5 lakh rupees) by the social media giant for discovering a flaw in Instagram, Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform. Read more.
Entertainment News-
Nawazuddin’s amazing journey: From sharing flat with five to buying posh apartment in Mumbai
He once used to live with five struggling actors like him in a small flat in Goregaon, but now actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has bought a three-bedroom sea-facing apartment in Versova. This story is amazing and need to be told. Read more.
Post wedding with Bipasha, Karan Singh Grover has an OVERWHELMING message for everyone
Bollywood actor Karan Singh Grover, who has tied the knot with Bipasha Basu recently, has been grinning ear to ear these days. Read more.
Sports News-
India lose top position in ICC’s latest ODI and T20I rankings
The Indian cricket team today lost its top position in the World T20 team rankings and also slipped a place to fourth in the ODI charts of the latest ICC rankings following its annual update. Read more.
More Indian athletes in Rio Olympics than in 2012, tally at 86 and growing
The number of Indian athletes qualifying for Rio Olympics 2016 touched 86 on Tuesday, when an unprecedented seven shuttlers confirmed their qualification. The total number of qualifying athletes has thus crossed the mark of 83 in London 2012 Olympics. Read more.