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Ariana Grande Concert Manchester Explosion
The incident led to a nightlong search for loved ones as parents tried to locate their teenage children and groups of friends scattered by the explosion sought to find one another. The explosion struck near the exit around 10:30 p.m. Monday as Grande was ending the concert, part of her Dangerous Woman Tour. We believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated ... [Full Article...]
Pakistani posts damaged in punitive fire assaults across LoC: Army
Maj Gen Ashok Narula, the spokesperson of the Army told reporters that Pakistan troops supporting infiltration have been given a befitting reply. The officer said that to curb infiltration, the Army proactively dominates the LOC. "It is essential to bring down the number of terrorists in Kashmir so that the youth of Kashmir are not adversely affected by terrorists from overseas". [Full Article...]
Know How to Check @cbse
The exact results date has not been announced, and no confirmation in this regard has been given by the Board, still students should be aware as in where to check the result. The average marks in this year's Class XII results of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools are likely to decrease by up to 10% following the board's decision not to "moderate" or "standardise" - CBSE's terms ... [Full Article...]
DU admissions to begin on May 22
The admissions to the University of Delhi commences in the month of June. "Though many changes were planned initially, the admission process now will more or less remain the same as past year with some minor changes like doing away with the centralised fitness test for the sports admission". [Full Article...]
Pakistan's Attorney General to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav case at ICJ
In its plea to the court , India had expressed the fear that Jadhav might be executed even while the hearing at the ICJ was on. He also dismissed criticism on why Pakistan accepted the global court's jurisdiction. Reportedly, Pakistan is to dispatch an ad-hoc judge to the global court while a legal team would also be formed to assist counsel in the ICJ for Pakistan, Khawar Qureshi . [Full Article...]
Rouhani Re-elected by Strong Margin as Iranian President
This year the turnout was 70%. His election is a huge endorsement for a nuclear deal that his government reached with world powers, which led to the lifting of the crippling sanctions against Iran and saved the country from the threat of a war. [Full Article...]
Sukhoi-30 jet with two Indian Air Force pilots goes missing
According to NDTV, earlier this year, another Sukhoi-30 aircraft had crashed near an air base in Barmer , Rajasthan in the month of March. Tezpur Air force station is located at 172 km from the China border. India in March signed a pact with Russian Federation for long-term supply of spares and technical assistance. It must be noted that the Su-30 fighter jets were made by Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
China Criticizes N. Korea's Latest Missile Provocation
Chung Eui-yong, head of the National Security Office, said talks should resume while maintaining global sanctions against the North. Pyongyang's latest intermediate-range missile test Sunday would seem to back up this argument. "The Trump administration would be well advised to lend an ear to the voices of concern that are heard from the USA and the worldwide community", North Korea's Minju Jo... [Full Article...]
Trump arrives in Israel in search of 'the ultimate deal'
Ivanka Trump touches the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City Monday, May 22, 2017. Barack Obama visited in 2008, but it was during the campaign, before he became president. The US president also expressed optimism that peace could be achieved between Israelis and Palestinians, while acknowledging the challenge of achieving such a deal. [Full Article...]
Trump asked top two intelligence officials to deny Russian Federation collusion
Since Comey's firing , the White House has been rocked by a growing number of controversies, including reports that Trump revealed highly-classified information to Russian officials, that Trump asked Comey to drop the FBI's investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, and that Trump told Russian officials firing Comey had taken "great pressure" off of him. [Full Article...]
Trump congratulates Macron in post-election call: White House
Benoit Hamon , the unsuccessful Socialist Party candidate in the presidential contest, said he would set up a new political movement after several of his hallmark proposals during that campaign were abandoned by his own party. But demonstrations in the French capital Monday were a clear signal that the pressure is on him to deliver on promises that no one will be left behind as France continue... [Full Article...]
Liverpool FC make pre-contract offer to Iker Casillas
And there is no one with more experience in Europe's premier competition than Casillas. Despite Porto missing out on the title to Benfica in Portugal this season, Casillas has been in sensational form for his side - conceding just 23 goals in 43 games. [Full Article...]
Liverpool legends named in squad for post-season Sydney friendly
But skipper Jordan Henderson remains in England to continue his recovery from a foot injury while Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho have not been included due to forthcoming worldwide commitments. He added: "It's a little bit too late now the season has finished but I've got all summer to get back to where I want to be so come pre-season I should be okay". [Full Article...]
IAS officer found dead as parents planned his birthday celebrations
Before being posted as Commissioner, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, he had also served as Deputy Commissioner Kodadagu, Deputy Finance Secretary Bengaluru and Additional Commissioner Madhugiri. Tiwari, a 2007 batch IAS officer, was staying at the Meera Bai Guest House in the busy area for the past two days with a batchmate after attending a mid-career training programme at Lal Bahadur ... [Full Article...]
Saudi, UAE pledge $100m to Ivanka Trump women fund
If America had offered refuge to those who wanted to live in freedom, who knows how many millions of Muslims would have chosen liberty over Sharia. "We are the second army after the U.S. Instead, he used the term "Islamist extremism", which refers to Islamism as political movement rather than Islam as a religion, a distinction that he had frequently criticised the administration of his predece... [Full Article...]
Nokia settles patent dispute with Apple
Lawsuits filed by Nokia in Germany and the U.S. last December accused Apple of violating 32 patents covering innovations in display, software, antennas, chipsets and video encoding. As well as supplying network infrastructure to Apple, the iPhone maker will sell Nokia's Withings digital health services in its retail and online stores. [Full Article...]
French Elect Youngest President Ever; DC Is Silent
King Salman sent a cable of congratulations to Macron expressing his best wishes to him and the people of France. Incoming French president Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday reveal a list of hundreds of candidates for his new centrist political party, as he seeks to win a parliamentary majority in next month's general election. [Full Article...]
2-year jail term for former Coal Secy
Former coal secretary H. C. Gupta and two serving bureaucrats were sentenced on Monday to two years in prison in the coal block allocation scam, one of the biggest scandals to hit the United Progressive Alliance government headed by Manmohan Singh that sullied his otherwise unblemished career. [Full Article...]
Tories accused of 'all out attack' on pensioners over axed triple lock
McDonnell said the Conservatives' plan to means-test winter fuel payments was "absolutely sick and sneaky". The Conservatives have been accused of an "all out attack" on the living standards of Britain's pensioners following the announcement they are abandoning the "triple lock". [Full Article...]
Trump impeachment the next possibility?
George W. Bush's White House lawyers never had to worry about impeachment, so the research about impeachment by Trump's White House lawyers is definitely not normal. Santorum added that the White House is trying to "change the narrative" by focusing on Trump's first foreign trip as President to the Middle East, and "hopefully that will begin to give some comfort to Republicans that he's actually i... [Full Article...]