Current Affairs For The Year 2018 And Month May
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Expect a rain of key SC verdicts in July
2018-06-30 21:28:33 Read MoreIndia shrugs off US threat, to go for Russia deal
2018-06-30 21:18:28 Read MoreWorld Cup: Cavani fires Uruguay into last eight as Ronaldo dream ends
Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored a superb brace to give his side a 2-1 win over European champions Portugal in their World Cup round-of-16 match on Saturday.2018-06-30 20:13:03 Read More
Happy with receipts, govt hints at GST cut
Top sources say the defence acquisitions council (DAC), chaired by minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Thursday, approved the “minor deviations” in the mega S-400 deal that had emerged during the recently-concluded commercial negotiations with Russia.2018-06-30 19:17:37 Read More
World Cup: France beat Argentina, enter quarters
Teenager Kylian Mbappe struck twice inside five second-half minutes to ensure France beat Argentina 4-3 and became the first team to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals.2018-06-30 16:06:35 Read More
Donald Trump throws G-7 into disarray with tweets
President Donald Trump tweeted that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is "dishonest & weak" and that the US was pulling back its endorsement of the G-7 summit's communique in part because of what he called Trudeau's "false statements" at a news conference.2018-06-10 01:21:21 Read More
Fake news leads to lynching of four people
In two more instances of people losing their lives due to fake news on social media, four people were lynched - two each in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Maharashtra's Aurangabad – in the last 24 hours following rumours that they were child lifters or thieves. TOI had reported at least six similar lynchings in south India in May.2018-06-10 00:45:28 Read More
Bid to create rift in party: Tej Pratap
Not all is well with RJD's first family. Party chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Saturday complained that people in the party were not listening to him and sought action against elements in the party "out to create fissures" between him and younger brother Tejashwi.2018-06-09 23:38:10 Read More
Modi, Xi to have informal summit in India in '19
PM Narendra Modi kicked off his bilateral engagements at the SCO summit in Qingdao with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in which both leaders essentially underscored the significance of their Wuhan informal summit in India-China bilateral relationship.2018-06-09 22:15:32 Read More
Karnataka govt: Amid rebellions in Cong & JD(S), BSY woos dissidents
Even as supporters of leaders left out of the Cabinet continued to protest on the streets, former CM BS Yeddyurappa tried to fish in troubled waters saying if dissident leaders of Congress and JD(S) were willing to join BJP, they should be welcomed.2018-06-09 21:55:21 Read More
US fears revived by new China diplomat cases
A US health alert issued for China over a mysterious illness has revived fears of a rumoured sonic weapon that first surfaced after a scare involving American diplomats and their families in Cuba two years ago.2018-06-09 07:36:07 Read More
Siddaramaiah stays mum as Cong faces rebellion
Is there something more to the ongoing dissidence in the Congress than meets the eye?2018-06-09 01:59:16 Read More
Live: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Xi Jinping on sidelines of SCO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Qingdao to participate in the SCO summit. India is a full-fledged member of the SCO for the first time. Stay with us for LIVE updates2018-06-09 00:23:39 Read More
Bihar again: Class XII students score above 100%
Two years after the infamous topper scam, the Bihar School Examination Board was again in the limelight on Friday when some class XII students claimed that they scored higher marks than the total. Some others complained that they received marks in papers they never appeared for.2018-06-09 00:12:25 Read More
Maha poll tie-up: Uddhav seeks to fight 152 seats
The Sena president put up the 152-seat proposal before BJP chief Amit Shah when the two held talks at Matoshree early this week . But, the BJP may not offer more than 130 seats to the Sena in the state assembly elections, say the party sources.2018-06-07 20:37:00 Read More
Shillong tense, 1,000 paramilitary men deployed
2018-06-04 11:58:17 Read MoreBihar girl tops NEET with 99.99 percentile score
Bihar girl Kalpana Kumari on Monday bagged the top rank in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical and dental colleges across the country with the maximum number of candidates clearing the exam belonging to Uttar Pradesh.2018-06-04 11:37:43 Read More
No review of daily fuel pricing mechanism: Govt
It was speculated that the long-term solution being worked out by the government to deal with the volatility may involve review of the daily price review mechanism.2018-06-04 11:09:32 Read More
Mattis praises PM Modi for warning about 'too good to be true' loans
Mattis met the prime minister on the sidelines of the International Institute for Strategic Studies' 17th Asia Security Summit -- also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue -- in Singapore on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi delivered the key-note address at the annual conference.2018-06-04 10:52:19 Read More
94% of IT grads not fit for hiring: TechM CEO
2018-06-03 23:28:55 Read MoreHDK to be Karnataka CM for 5 years, agrees Cong
Congress and JD(S) are likely to announce a power-sharing deal for their coalition government in Karnataka on Friday, with unambiguous reiteration that H D Kumaraswamy will be chief minister for the full term and the two parties will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls together.2018-05-31 22:33:01 Read More
Yogi’s stock tanks after string of bypoll losses
BJP’s loss in Kairana, the third in a row after losing Gorakhpur and Phulpur LS seats, coupled with the defeat in the Noorpur assembly seat, is likely to weaken CM Yogi Adityanath’s position within BJP and outside.2018-05-31 21:43:05 Read More
How Akhilesh’s absence, Maya silence did the trick
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s strategic decision to not campaign in Kairana and Noorpur and the studied silence of BSP supremo Mayawati after directing her party cadres to support SP-RLD candidates paid off for the opposition. In 2014, BJP had pulled off a massive victory in Kairana by consolidating Hindu votes in the aftermath of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.2018-05-31 21:31:45 Read More
Not just seats, BJP losing vote share too
Worrying as the 3-12 scoreline in Thursday’s bypoll results would be for BJP, what may cause the party even greater concern is that these results are not merely a reflection of opposition unity but of an erosion in its vote share as well.2018-05-31 21:12:42 Read More
United oppn scores big in UP, will boost efforts for grand alliance in '19
A united opposition scored again, winning the Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur assembly seats in UP, making a BJP versus the rest showdown in 2019 seem likely — a prospect further strengthened by non-BJP parties gaining in bypolls in Kerala, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Karnataka and Punjab.2018-05-31 20:25:14 Read More
Bypolls: Grand alliance scores big - Who said what
BJP's Rajendra Gavit wins Palaghar Lok Sabha bypoll by 29,572 votes, defeats Shiv Sena's Shriniwas Wanga. Stay tuned for latest developments on bypoll results for four Lok Sabha seats and 10 assembly constituencies.2018-05-31 12:32:22 Read More
No takers for 'Maharaja': Air India auction fails
2018-05-31 12:20:57 Read MoreQ4 GDP at 7.7%, growth highest since note ban
2018-05-31 12:12:34 Read MoreKairana bypoll: Grand alliance wins crucial seat, sets pace for 2019
In Kairana, RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan defeated her nearest rival, BJP's Mriganka Singh by over 55,000 votes. SP candidate Naimul Hasan won in Bijnor's Noorpur by 6,211 votes defeating Avani Singh of BJP, adding to the party's humiliating defeat in bypolls barely a year from general elections.2018-05-31 09:19:56 Read More
TOI poll over health warning on cigarette pack
2018-05-31 06:36:16 Read MoreCong wins Megh assembly seat: To form govt?
2018-05-31 06:10:12 Read More14 byelections' results: All highlights
2018-05-31 04:50:27 Read MoreToday's big test for united opposition: 10 points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Britain agreeing to facilitate the return of thousands of illegal Indian immigrants because the UK is not offering Indians easier access to its visas, it has been revealed.2018-05-31 04:00:04 Read More
In nod to India, US renames Pacific Command
2018-05-31 02:12:19 Read MorePetrol price cut by 7 paise, diesel by 5 paise
"In recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, today we rename the US Pacific Command to US Indo-Pacific Command," US defense secretary Jim Mattis said.2018-05-31 01:28:33 Read More
Bypoll results live: Counting under way, RLD leads in UP's Kairana?
Stay tuned for all the latest developments on bypoll results for four Lok Sabha seats, including Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, and 10 assembly constituencies.2018-05-30 23:52:45 Read More
PM Modi refused to sign MoU on illegal Indians
Petrol price was on Thursday cut by 7 paise a litre and diesel by 5 paise - the second reduction in as many days on the back of softening international oil rates. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 78.35 a litre, down from Rs 78.42, according to a price notification issued by state-owned oil firms.2018-05-30 20:20:26 Read More
Sexual violence is holding back India's economy
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy is likely to keep the finance portfolio, a bone of contention between JD(S) and Congress, with the latter said to be agreeable to the former’s demand, sources said on Tuesday.2018-05-30 07:42:08 Read More
Banks staff go on strike, withdrawals may be hit
2018-05-30 05:04:15 Read MoreIndian Oil site fixes glitch; fuel prices cut by 1p
2018-05-30 02:14:58 Read MoreCong blinks, may let Kumaraswamy keep finance
2018-05-29 23:45:11 Read MoreCong blinks, may let Kumaraswamy keep finance
2018-05-29 23:45:11 Read MoreAmerica to impose tough trade measures on China
2018-05-29 23:03:47 Read MoreNervous Congress waits for Pranab's speech
Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy is likely to keep the finance portfolio, a bone of contention between JD(S) and Congress, with the latter said to be agreeable to the former’s demand, sources said on Tuesday.2018-05-29 22:25:31 Read More
Jakarta or Male? Delhi in a dilemma over UNSC seat nominee
The Trump administration said on Monday that it would proceed with plans to impose a series of punitive trade-related measures on China next month, intensifying pressure on Beijing as trade talks between the countries continue.2018-05-29 21:23:37 Read More
Russia sanctions may hit Indo-US ‘2+2’ talks
2018-05-29 21:02:08 Read MoreThunderstorm, lightning leave 15 dead in UP
2018-05-29 11:24:31 Read MorePakistan diluted proposed tobacco health warnings after Philip Morris, BAT lobbying
2018-05-29 11:16:14 Read MoreAirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes, others booked by CBI
While six people were killed in Unnao in incidents of thunderstorm and lightning on Monday evening, three others died in Raebareli, and two each in Kanpur, Pilibhit and Gonda districts.2018-05-29 09:56:23 Read More
CBSE Class 10 results out, 4 get 499/500
2018-05-29 09:08:06 Read More
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AI air hostess accuses senior of harassment
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the board results of class 10 today, May 29, 2018.2018-05-29 08:15:48 Read More>>
TN govt orders closure of Vedanta group's Sterlite plant in Tuticorin
Voting is under way in bypolls to four Lok Sabha seats, including the politically-crucial Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, and 10 assembly constituencies spread across 10 states. Stay with us for the latest developments.2018-05-28 11:59:33 Read More
TN govt orders closure of Vedanta group's Sterlite plant in Tuticorin
Voting is under way in bypolls to four Lok Sabha seats, including the politically-crucial Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, and 10 assembly constituencies spread across 10 states. Stay with us for the latest developments.2018-05-28 11:59:33 Read More
Sunanda's mail taken as 'dying declaration': Cops
Sushma Swaraj attacked Pakistan over its "Gilgit Baltistan Order 2018" relating to administrative control over Gilgit-Baltistan, saying Pakistan always "distorts history".2018-05-28 11:35:06 Read More
No talks with Pak till it shuns terror: Sushma
2018-05-28 10:55:59 Read MoreNo talks with Pak till it shuns terror: Sushma
2018-05-28 10:55:59 Read More14 bypolls today: What is at stake for BJP, oppn
"I have no desire to live ... all I pray for is death," Sunanda Pushkar wrote in an e-mail to her husband Shashi Tharoor nine days before she was found dead in a luxury hotel room here, police has told a city court.2018-05-28 06:47:42 Read More
Live: Reports of EVM failure exaggerated, says EC
Bypolls are being held today in four Lok Sabha and 10 assembly seats across the country, days after a buoyant victory for a joint opposition alliance in Karnataka2018-05-28 01:22:30 Read More
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