27th May News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
Important stories of the day
National News
Mamata Banerjee sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for second time
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee was on Friday sworn in as West Bengal Chief Minister for the second time. Read more
Raghuram Rajan's reappointment should not be 'an issue of media's interest': PM Modi
In the wake of BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Subrmanian Swamy's repeated attacks on RBI governor Raguram Rajan which has triggered speculations over his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the issue of reappointment of Rajan was an administrative subject and it should not be an issue of interest of the media. Read more
Markets, bank deposits or gold: Where do government’s top ministers invest their money?
It has been two years since the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi stormed to power with a thumping majority. Read more
Path to peace is a two-way street: PM Modi says Pakistan must shun support for terror
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Pakistan to put a complete stop to any kind of support to terrorism - 'whether state or non-state' and that the relationship between the two neighboring countries can 'truly scale great heights' if Islamabad removes the 'self-imposed' obstacle of terrorism. Read more
Army soldier martyred, four terrorists killed in Kupwara encounter
An Army soldier has been martyred and four terrorists have been neutralised in an encounter that is underway at Naugam sector of Handwara in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Read more
Gaya road rage: Court rejects JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi's bail plea
A local court today rejected the bail petition of JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi, mother of the prime accused in Aditya Sachdeva murder, in a liquor bottle recovery case. Read more
International News
‘Death fell from the sky’: Obama pays tribute to victims of Hiroshima attack
Barack Obama, the first sitting President of U.S. to visit Hiroshima, today paid tribute to the 1,40,000 people killed in the first atomic bomb attack of the world. Read more
Indian IT companies to pay Rs 2.6 lakh more for every H-1B visa
Details published by a federal US agency say that flagship Indian IT companies would have to pay at least an additional $4,000 (Rs 2.60 lakh) for every H-1B visa application under the new regulations that came into effect last December. Read more
National Spelling Bee ends in tie for third straight year, Indian-Americans declared co-champions
The words were tougher. The final rounds lasted longer. The result was the same.The Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in a tie for the third consecutive year Thursday night, with Jairam Hathwar and Nihar Janga declared co-champions after a roller-coaster finish. Read more
Business News
Maruti Suzuki to recall 75419 Baleno cars and 1961 DZire cars
Maruti Suzuki India is recalling 75,419 units of its premium hatchback Baleno to fix faulty airbag component and fuel filter. Read more
SBI reports 66 pc drop in net profit as bad loans rise to all-time high
India’s largest public sector lender, the State Bank of India has reported a 66.35 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit to Rs 1,260 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2016, down from Rs 3,742 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter in the previous year. Read more
LinkedIn alerts 400 mn members to stay safe from hackers
Hit by a massive data breach that put nearly 167 million users' passwords and personal information in the hands of hackers four years back, the popular career-oriented platform LinkedIn has finally came out with an explanation and steps it has taken to protect users. Read more
Entertainment News
Motherhood changed my outlook towards children: Shilpa Shetty
Actress-entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty, who is returning to TV as a judge on the upcoming children's dance reality show "India’s Super Dancer”, says her experience as mother of four-year-old son Viaan has changed her outlook towards children. Read more
“I am only attached to ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ segment”: Big B on hosting NDA’s 2nd anniversary celebrations
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was caught in a row over his participation in the second anniversary celebrations of the NDA government in Delhi on Saturday. Read more
Sports News
Manchester United appoints Jose Mourinho as new manager for three seasons
Manchester United today confirmed the appointment of Jose Mourinho as its new manager for the next three football seasons. Read more
Rahul Dravid will do an incredible job as Team India's head coach: Shane Watson
Veteran Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has backed batting legend Rahul Dravid to step in as the Indian cricket team's head coach, should the former captain get the cricket board’s nod for the vacant post. Read more
Dwivedi moves into top-10 at ADT event in Malaysia
Samarth Dwivedi, playing in his rookie year, made a smart move on the third day of the PGM Port Dickson Championship today with a card of two-under 69 that helped him move into top-10 after three days.