16th May News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
Important stories of the day
National News
INDIA TV SAMVAAD: No compromise on corruption for GST, will get bills passed, says Arun Jaitley
India TV's another top initiative, 'SAMVAAD', that promises to highlight the hits and misses, opportunities and challenges that will define the next three years of current NDA regime’s mandate, has begun. Read more
Work on Ram Temple to begin this year; Art 370 in Kashmir will be revoked by end of 2017: Subramanian Swamy at India TV conclave
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy today said Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir will be revoked by end of next year, while work on building Ram Temple in Ayodhya will begin by the end of this year. Read more
New Education Policy to be made public before May 26: Smriti Irani at India TV Conclave
Human Resource and Development minister Smriti Irani today announced that the Modi government will bring a new education policy before the public by May 26. Read more
INDIA TV SAMVAAD: Congress unable to accept mandate that India's poor gave, says Dharmendra Pradhan
India TV's another top initiative, 'SAMVAAD', that promises to highlight the hits and misses, opportunities and challenges that will define the next three years of current NDA regime’s mandate, has begun. Read more
India TV-CVoter exit poll predicts LDF comeback in Kerala, Trinamool to retain Bengal, AIADMK to retain TN, BJP may fall short of majority in Assam, DMK-Cong win in Puducherry
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front may return to power in the Kerala assembly polls, while Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress may retain power in West Bengal with a reduced majority, says an exit poll conducted by CVoter, telecast on India TV this evening. Read more
International News
Pakistani manager accused of molesting Indian woman jobseeker in UAE
A Pakistani manager in the UAE has been accused of molesting a 19-year-old Indian woman on the pretext of providing her a job, media reports said. Read more
Barack Obama criticises Donald Trump's policies on Muslims, border
President Barack Obama has taken a swipe at presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's plans to ban Muslims from entering America and build walls between the US and other nations, saying the biggest challenges cannot be solved in isolation. Read more
Islamic State attack and bombings leave 29 dead across Iraq
The Islamic State group launched a coordinated assault on a natural gas plant north of Baghdad that killed at least 14 people, while a string of other bomb attacks in or close to the capital killed 15 others, Iraqi officials said. Read more
Business News
AirAsia offers 50% off on return fares for the next 50 hours
Bengaluru: AirAsia India has flown 2.5 million passengers as of on Monday, the airline said."We at AirAsia India are thrilled beyond words on having flown 2.5 million guests as of today," AirAsia CEO designate Amar Abrol said in a statement in Bengaluru. Read more
Now you can video-call on WhatsApp. Here’s how to download this amazing feature
WhatsApp’s video-calling feature is now live on a beta version for all Android devices. Read more
Patanjali a self-sustainable business model: Baba Ramdev at India TV Samvaad
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev today said that Patanjali is a self-sustainable business model and the company will never manufacture any product which will be harmful for health. Read more
Entertainment News
Salman Khan introduces Iulia Vantur to SRK, Jr Bachchan; groove together on dance floor at Preity Zinta’s party
Dimple girl Preity Zinta and Gene Goodenough’s wedding reception was a star studded affair. Read more
Ravi Shastri miffed with Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Azhar’ for portraying him as ‘womanizer’
‘Azhar’ - the biopic on the life of former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin is making it to the news for more bad reasons than good. Read more
"Yeh makhee aap ki Simar hai”; Twitterati goes insane over bizzare twist in SSK
Indian TV shows are known to be over-dramatic in nature with unbelievable twist & turns happening every now and then. Read more
Sports News
Rio Olympics: Sushil Kumar moves Delhi HC seeking trial with Narsingh Yadav
Two times Olympic medal winner and ace Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar today moved the Delhi High Court to asking for a trial with wrestler Narsingh Yadav in order to secure a berth in the 74 kg category in the Rio Olympics. Read more
I'll hit six sixes again: Yuvraj to a kid who fought cancer
A cancer survivor and a World Cup hero, India batsman Yuvraj Singh gave some vital tips to 17 young kids, who fought their own battles against the dreaded disease, during an interaction here. Read more
Former Test cricketer Shodhan passes away
Former Test cricketer Deepak Shodhan, the first Indian to score a memorable ton in his debut innings, died today at his residence in his birth place, Ahmedabad aged 87. Read more