National News-
Mathura violence: CM Akhilesh Yadav admits ‘some lapses’, political slugfest begins
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today admitted that there were "some lapses" on the part of administration and intelligence network that led to the Mathura incident that left 24 people dead and several other injured. Read more.
Three jawans martyred in terror attack on BSF convoy in South Kashmir
Three jawans were martyred and five others injured in an encounter with a group of terrorists who attacked a convoy of Border Security Force (BSF) in South Kashmir's Bijbehara area on Friday. Read more.
Pathankot attack: NIA chief's comments trigger row, India slams Pak's claims of 'vindication'
The statement by National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief Sharad Kumar virtually exonerating the Pakistan government of complicity in the Pathankot attack has triggered a huge row between India and Pakistan with New Delhi saying that involvement of its nationals "is an accepted fact". Read more.
Kidney trade racket busted in Delhi’s high profile Apollo hospital, 6 held
Delhi Police has busted an inter-state racket involving illegal removal of kidneys in south-east Delhi’s high profile Apollo hospital. Cops have arrested six people including two women in connection with the case. Read more.
EC postpones Anantnag by-polling by 2 days
After communications from the state government, the Election Commission of India has postponed voting for Anantnag assembly seat by-election to June 22. Read more.
International News-
Five nations including India accounted 55 pc global terror attacks in 2015
Five countries including India, Pakistan and Afghanistan accounted for more than half of the terror attacks that took place across the globe in 2015, a US official has said. Read more.
Another migrant tragedy in Mediterranean; 4 dead, at least 300 missing after boat carrying 700 capsizes
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued on Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying at least 700 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek island of Crete. Read more.
Indian gunman Mainak Sarkar killed his wife, drove 3200 km to kill professor
The Indian man, who killed a UCLA professor and subsequently committed suicide in the varsity campus, left a "kill list" at his Minnesota home that led authorities to find a woman's body. Read more.
Swiss police raid FIFA for evidence in Sepp Blatter, Valcke cases
Switzerland’s attorney general’s office has raided FIFA again to get more evidence in its ongoing investigations of Sepp Blatter and Jerome Valcke. Read more.
Business News-
India ranks 70th in list of best countries in the world, Sweden tops 163-nation list
Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world and India figured low at the 70th position in a list of 163 nations. This list is with regard to serving the interests of its people and contributing to the common good of humanity. Read more.
E-waste in India growing at 30 pc per annum, to reach 52 lakh MT by 2020
With the advent of new technologies, electronic equipment working on relatively older technologies are bound to be discarded, and with it comes the rising volume of electronic waste. India, the fifth largest producer of e-waste, is likely to generate 52 lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste by 2020 from the current level of 18 lakh metric tonnes, according to a study. Read more.
To make ATM use ‘safer’, banks may charge more for transactions
ATM frauds have been on the rise and there is little that the RBI, or banks for that matter, have been able to do about it. Reports of people falling prey to skimming – card duplication – have become commonplace. Read more.
Entertainment News-
Lata-Sachin video fallout: Tanmay Bhat’s song from ‘Shorgul’ removed. Is controversy costing his career?
Comedian Tanmay Bhat sparked up a controversy recently after he released a video face-swapping legends like Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar. Read more.
Raj Kundra ‘reacts’ to rumours of split with wife Shilpa Shetty, reveals where it all began
The year 2016 has come along with several celeb break-ups. Starting from Ranbir-Katrina to Farhan-Adhuna, several couples parted ways. However, tinselvile was taken aback following reports of the addition of another couple to this list. We are talking about Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra. Read more.
Guess who has been enquiring about Kareena’s pregnancy? Her ex Shahid Kapoor
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan recently made it to the headlines after reports of her pregnancy started doing the rounds. It was reported that Bebo was expecting her child and is in the second trimester of her pregnancy. In fact, it was also said that Saif-Kareena’s London trip was a getaway before the baby arrived. Read more.
Sports News-
Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman to be nominated as a member by International Olympic Committee
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s wife Nita Ambani has been nominated as a candidate to be a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday. If she wins the election, she will become the first Indian woman to be a part of the apex body, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. Read more.
Saina Nehwal crashes out of Indonesia Open Super Series
India's campaign at the Indonesia Open Super Series ended on Friday after ace shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out in the quarter-finals. Eighth seed Saina suffered a 22-24 11-21 defeat to top seed and world No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain in just 47 minutes.
India to play two warm-up games before West Indies Test series
India will play two warm-up games before the gruelling four-match Test series against the West Indies during their 49-day tour to the Caribbean, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Thursday. Read more.
Cricket becoming a batsman’s game and more: ICC concerned over factors affecting quality of cricket
In a meeting chaired by former India captain Anil Kumble, the ICC cricket committee has raised several issues related to different disciplines of the sport, particularly Test cricket, including the size and dimension of the bats and the quality of Test pitches. Read more.
