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13th May News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

Important stories of the day

India TV News Desk Updated on: May 13, 2016 19:58 IST
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National News

Malegaon blast case: NIA drops MCOCA charges against Sadhvi Pragya

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has dropped Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's name from its chargesheet in the 2008 Malegaon blast case filed in a Mumbai court today. Read more

Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of criminal defamation law

The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of the criminal defamation law in the country, saying it was not in conflict with the freedom of speech. Read more

With 53 Rajya Sabha members retiring today, BJP to gain in upper house, Congress the biggest loser

53 Rajya Sabha members are retiring today. Out of these 53 members, 16 are from Congress while 14 are from BJP. Read more

Release funds for MNREGA, pay damages to farmers: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to release all the outstanding and necessary funds for MNREGA scheme to the States and directed it to pay compensation for delayed wages to the farmers in drought- affected areas. Read more

Passage of GST Bill in your tenure would have been ideal farewell: PM Modi tells retiring RS lawmakers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his gratitude to 53 lawmakers retiring from the Rajya Sabha between June and July this year for working under two different governments – the United Progressive Alliance led by Congress till 2014 and the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP. However, his farewell speech to the retiring MPs also had a pinch of salt. Read more

HC puts on hold JNU’s disciplinary action against Kanhaiya and other students

In a major relief to Kanhaiya Kumar and other students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the High Court today put on hold the disciplinary actions that were to be taken against them by the varsity. Read more

International News

‘Pakistan’s double game growing worse, time to put the squeeze on $33 bn aid’

Emphasizing that Pakistan was largely responsible for the continuing war in Afghanistan, a leading American daily today castigated Pakistan for its “double game”, terming it a “duplicitous and dangerous” partner for the US. Read more

People's Liberation Army of China to be most modern military by 2020: Report

China aims to complete the reform of its 2.3-million-strong army and have the most modern armed forces capable of 'informationised warfare' by 2020, laying a solid foundation for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to become a world-class force, according to the new five-year military development plan. Read more

World’s oldest person dies in New York at age 116

Robert Young, a senior consultant for the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group, said Jones died on May 12 night at a public housing facility for seniors in Brooklyn where she had lived for more than three decades. He said she had been ill for the past 10 days. Read more

Business News

Top 10 of the world's best luxury retail destinations, no Indian city makes the cut

Asia Pacific has emerged as the favourite region for luxury retailers with four Chinese cities on the list. Read more

Digital India: New Intel India initiative to infuse technology in education

In an effort to contribute further to the "Digital India" initiative, chip-making giant Intel India on Friday launched an initiative to strengthen the use of technology in the country's education ecosystem. Read more

Mark Zuckerberg to meet influential conservative leaders

Facing flak for allegedly suppressing right-leaning stories on Facebook platforms, its founder Mark Zuckerberg said he would meet influential conservative leaders to explain them how the social networking website stays "as open as possible". Read more

Entertainment News

Cool or creepy? Someone just send 8,000 roses to this Emraan Hashmi heroine

Celebrities have no dearth of admirers ever. With what people see on screen, they make a perception and go beyond boundaries to get one glance of their favorite stars. Read more

2002 Hit and Run Case: Salman Khan in trouble again; victim approaches SC against his acquittal

Superstar Salman Khan, who got acquitted in 2002 Hit and Run Case on December 10, last year, might again have to face legal trouble. Read more

Kapil Sharma’s show fails to impress audience in second week; sees dramatic fall in TRP rating

It started with a bang but saw a new low within a week. We are referring to the much talked about comedy show – ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’. You all know how post his fallout with the channel Colors, comedian turned actor Kapil Sharma moved on with Sony to make a new show. Read more

Sports News

Dravid receives Rs 2.61 crore to coach U-19 and India A, Gavaskar gets 89.75 lakh for commentary

BCCI has paid Rs 1.30 crore, the second installment of Rahul Dravid's Rs 2.61 crore fee for coaching the national Under-19 and 'A' team, the cricket body has revealed in a financial statement. Read more

Not qualified to be BCCI president: Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain and incumbent Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly said on Friday that he does not meet the qualification criteria required for the Indian cricket board's top job. Read more

Mike Powell announces comeback at 52

Confident of beating the best of today even at 52, world record-holding long jumper Mike Powell has announced that he would try to qualify for this year's Olympic Games. Read more

 

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