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		Tuesday, May 09, 2023
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		India
		Panama Papers: ED attaches properties of Poonawalla kin IMD: Cyclone 'Mocha' to move towards Myanmar-Bangladesh coast Covid waning fast, weekly cases down 57% Fresh cases of Covid-19 continued to fall steeply for the second week running with numbers dropping to less than half of the previous week’s tally, indicating that the surge in infections was waning across the country. Deaths from the virus and other key indicators too were on the decline. More India News»

		Science
		Nasa launches two small satellites to track hurricanes NASA has launched two small satellites from New Zealand to improve tropical storm tracking, potentially providing greater data for weather predictions. The satellites are capable of flying over typhoons or hurricanes hourly, instead of every six hours like their predecessors. The first satellite will remain in orbit for six months, measuring humidity, temperature and rainfall data by monitoring hurricanes. Astronomers spot Sun-like star devouring planet Galactic gobble: Star swallows planet in one big gulp Astronomers have observed a star swallowing a gas giant planet, Jupiter-sized or larger, in a one-off event about 10-15,000 years ago. In a preview of the fate of our own solar system, the red giant star had engulfed the close-orbiting planet, resulting in an outburst of light followed by a long-lasting stream of dust shining brightly in cold infrared energy. The short-lived swallow was observed for the first time. More Science News»

		Technology
		Google's Bard may come to Messages as "Magic Compose" Google Messages is working on a new AI-generated replies feature called "Magic Compose" for the chat app, which is similar to "Help me write" on other Google apps. Magic Compose suggests replies based on the context of the conversation, offering more detailed responses than the current Smart Reply feature. HP grows amid a declining Chromebook market According to the report by IDC, the shipments of Chromebooks saw a year-over-year decrease of 31% in Q1 2023. HP dominated the market with a 27.8% market share and was the only company that witnessed a year-over-year growth of 35.5%. Lenovo, Acer, and Dell secured the next spots with market shares of 21.3%, 21.2%, and 12.9%, respectively. Here's how to complete photo verification on Tinder Tinder is one of the most popular online dating apps. Apart from helping you find your perfect match, the dating app also makes sure that your privacy is not compromised. To help ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable experience, Tinder is taking things up a notch with an update to their photo verification feature. More Technology News»

		Business
		Finance minister seeks special drive for unclaimed bank deposits Metro CEO may not join Reliance Retail after merger Reduce levies on hybrids to push investments: Lexus More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: Kolkata edge Punjab in a last-ball thriller to keep playoffs hopes alive A gritty half-century from skipper Nitish Rana was followed by a 'Russell' mania as Kolkata Knight Riders pipped Punjab Kings in a last-ball thriller to keep their playoffs hopes alive in the ongoing 16th edition of the IPL on Monday. KKR finally cracked the Eden Gardens code after three straight defeats at home, registering a thrilling five-wicket win in chase of a tricky 180. Ishan named injured Rahul's replacement in India's WTC final squad Young wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has been named injured KL Rahul's replacement in India's World Test Championship (WTC) final squad by the All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday. Rahul suffered an injury to his right upper thigh while fielding during an IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 1 in Lucknow. Bajrang, Vinesh hit mat for the first time in 15 days In what would be a good news for Indian wrestling, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat finally decided to resume their practice in order to be ready for the Asian Games. Both the star wrestlers hit the mat on Monday for the first time in 15 days. More Sports News»

		Education
		Tamil Nadu daily wager's daughter scores 600/600 in Class 12 NEET aspirants' bra strap checked, some had to swap clothes with kin At least two incidents have come to light from NEET exam centres, one in Maharashtra and another in West Bengal, where candidates alleged they were asked to remove their clothing and either wear them inside out or swap them with their parents. GSoC Challenge 2023: Two CoEPTU students selected for Google Summer of Code Two engineering students, Arya Chaumal and Tanmay Patil, from the College of Engineering Pune Technological University have been selected for Google Summer of Code 2023. This annual program awards a stipend to contributors who successfully complete a Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) coding project during the summer. Chaumal and Patil will work on the HPX threading system for LLVM OpenMP with Stellar Group and add acrostic puzzles to GNOME Crosswords with GNOME, respectively. The college officials attributed the students' selection to the Association of Students of Computer and IT's efforts in educating the students on the GSoC process. More Education News»

		Environment
		Canada's Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires Intense debates needed to study increasing heatwaves, below normal monsoons, abnormally heating up of oceans Atmospheric Rivers caused 70 per cent of India's floods between 1985 and 2020, says study The research team used the high-resolution atmospheric fields from the European Reanalysis Version, along with observed precipitation from the India Meteorological Department and a historical flood database from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory of the University of Colorado, USA, to study the impact of ARs formed during the summer monsoon season on flooding in India, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study in this regard in India. More Environment News»

		World
		1 adult injured in shooting at Las Vegas middle school Afghan Taliban's Muttaqi urges Islamabad, TTP to hold talks Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes More World News»

		Environment
		Canada's Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires Intense debates needed to study increasing heatwaves, below normal monsoons, abnormally heating up of oceans Atmospheric Rivers caused 70 per cent of India's floods between 1985 and 2020, says study The research team used the high-resolution atmospheric fields from the European Reanalysis Version, along with observed precipitation from the India Meteorological Department and a historical flood database from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory of the University of Colorado, USA, to study the impact of ARs formed during the summer monsoon season on flooding in India, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study in this regard in India. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Techie from Hyderabad killed in Dallas mass shooting Aishwarya Thatikonda, the 27-year-old daughter of a judge of the Ranga Reddy district court, was among the nine people killed in a mass shooting at a mall in Dallas, Texas, on May 6. She was killed barely 10 days before her 28th birthday Telangana BJP leaders camp at Karnataka border ahead of election day With campaigning coming to an end in Karnataka on Monday, state BJP leaders will now be camping in border districts in Telangana with Karnataka. Two arrested for fake Maoist letters to VROs in Jagtial district The mystery behind threat letters received by several village revenue officials in Birpur mandal in Jagtial in the name of Maoists has been cracked by cops More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Focus on training of lawyers at initial stage of their career: Justice Surya Kant The state Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana held its 9th annual dinner along with an academic session on the theme, ‘Globalisation, Indian Lawyers and Emerging Economies’ on Sunday evening in the presence of Justice Surya Kant, Judge Supreme Court as the chief guest. HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on Punjab for 12-year delay in releasing pensionary benefits to widow HC has made these observations while imposing a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Punjab government for causing a 12-year delay in releasing the pensionary benefits of a widow whose husband had died while serving the Punjab’s irrigation department. Punjab home department asks DGP for detailed information about inspector Inderjit Singh's dismissal in drugs case After finding the information provided by Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav about the police officers who approved transfers and double promotion of inspector Inderjit Singh (under his own rank pay) as ‘not complete’, the state home department has asked the DGP to send specific case files providing detailed information. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		To save career, medical students risk returning to war-torn Ukraine At a time when people in war-hit Ukraine want to leave their native place and properties behind to save their life, there are some Indian medical students who are trying to save their career by returning to the country at any cost. For, they cannot afford to leave their study midway. Ahmedabad court orders inquiry into Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav's Gujarati 'thug' remarks A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on Monday ordered an inquiry into the criminal defamation complaint filed against Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav over his alleged remark, “Looking at the present condition of the country, only Gujaratis can be cheats (thag).” Commercial realty projects in Gujarat hit historic low The real estate sector in Gujarat witnessed a significant shift in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The demand for residential properties skyrocketed, but the commercial real estate market took a significant hit. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Drunk men lying by the roadside robbed in Chennai; hunt on for suspects In two separate incidents, drunk men who were lying by the roadside were robbed of their belongings at Red Hills and Chengalpet. 88 prisoners sit for Tamil Nadu board exam, 86% clear it At least 77 of the 88 prisoners who appeared for the Class XII examination have passed, says the Tamil Nadu state prisons department. The total passing percentage is 86.5 %. Chennai: Triplicane man seeking IPL tickets conned of Rs 90, 000 Police on Monday registered a case against a man for cheating a Triplicane resident of 90,000, which he collected in various installments, after promising to provide 20 IPL match tickets. Separately, police arrested two men for selling tickets in the black market for the match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC) scheduled to be held at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chepauk on May 10. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Assembly elections: Karnataka to observe dry days from 5pm on Monday In view of Karnataka assembly elections, dry days in the state will start from 5pm on Monday. Liquor shops and restaurants serving alcohol will remain closed from 5pm today till the midnight of May 10, the voting day. And then, again on May 13, the counting day. Karnataka assembly elections: Campaign ends today; how the three major parties are placed The high-stakes public campaigning for the 224 assembly seats in Karnataka will come to an end on Monday, and the fate of candidates and their parties will be decided on Wednesday - the day of the election. According to some poll surveys, it is likely to be a closely contested battle between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress, while the JD(S) is optimistic about playing a kingmaker role. Karnataka assembly polls: Local 'stars' fail to glitter in closely fought elections With several stalwarts facing a challenge in their own constituencies — a highlight of this year’s assembly polls — ‘star campaigners’ have largely stuck to their own constituencies rather than campaign for candidates across the state. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Assembly elections: Karnataka to observe dry days from 5pm on Monday In view of Karnataka assembly elections, dry days in the state will start from 5pm on Monday. Liquor shops and restaurants serving alcohol will remain closed from 5pm today till the midnight of May 10, the voting day. And then, again on May 13, the counting day. Karnataka assembly elections: Campaign ends today; how the three major parties are placed The high-stakes public campaigning for the 224 assembly seats in Karnataka will come to an end on Monday, and the fate of candidates and their parties will be decided on Wednesday - the day of the election. According to some poll surveys, it is likely to be a closely contested battle between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress, while the JD(S) is optimistic about playing a kingmaker role. Karnataka assembly polls: Local 'stars' fail to glitter in closely fought elections With several stalwarts facing a challenge in their own constituencies — a highlight of this year’s assembly polls — ‘star campaigners’ have largely stuck to their own constituencies rather than campaign for candidates across the state. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Food-on-wheels for koliwadas in Mumbai BMC floated a tender for purchase of food-on-wheels vehicles specially for fishermen in A ward (parts of Colaba and Cuffe Parade). No bail for woman held in thallium poisoning case in Mumbai Observing that considering value of poisonous substance, thallium and arsenic, found in the victim's body, it looked like it was pre-planned murder, a sessions court refused to grant bail to Santacruz home-maker Kavita Shah (46), accused along with her lover Hitesh Jain,of poisoning her husband Kamalkant Shah to death. The court held that prosecution had sufficient material to point to her guilt. Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex to get food mall with affordable meals soon Hundreds of visitors, including employees working in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) can look forward to an affordable place for meals as MMRDA has decided to open a food court in the Urban Plaza that will also have shops and supermarkets. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Book your seat! bus travel to go hi-tech in Delhi Commuting to office and other places in the city may get easier, or at least interesting, with Delhiites likely to get the facility to book a seat on a bus through a mobile phone app. This has become a possibility after Delhi government cleared the app-based premium bus aggregator scheme. 4 students from Delhi to return from Manipur: CM Arvind Kejriwal Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he spoke to his Manipur counterpart, N Biren Singh, regarding the evacuation of four Delhi students stuck in the violence-hit state. They will be evacuated on Tuesday, he said. Temperature to go up, but sporadic rain may help Delhi keep sanity The city woke up to a clear sky and a slight rise in daytime temperature on Monday even as areas such as Narela and Lodhi Road recorded very light rain. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Book your seat! bus travel to go hi-tech in Delhi Commuting to office and other places in the city may get easier, or at least interesting, with Delhiites likely to get the facility to book a seat on a bus through a mobile phone app. This has become a possibility after Delhi government cleared the app-based premium bus aggregator scheme. 4 students from Delhi to return from Manipur: CM Arvind Kejriwal Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he spoke to his Manipur counterpart, N Biren Singh, regarding the evacuation of four Delhi students stuck in the violence-hit state. They will be evacuated on Tuesday, he said. Temperature to go up, but sporadic rain may help Delhi keep sanity The city woke up to a clear sky and a slight rise in daytime temperature on Monday even as areas such as Narela and Lodhi Road recorded very light rain. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Book your seat! bus travel to go hi-tech in Delhi Commuting to office and other places in the city may get easier, or at least interesting, with Delhiites likely to get the facility to book a seat on a bus through a mobile phone app. This has become a possibility after Delhi government cleared the app-based premium bus aggregator scheme. 4 students from Delhi to return from Manipur: CM Arvind Kejriwal Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he spoke to his Manipur counterpart, N Biren Singh, regarding the evacuation of four Delhi students stuck in the violence-hit state. They will be evacuated on Tuesday, he said. Temperature to go up, but sporadic rain may help Delhi keep sanity The city woke up to a clear sky and a slight rise in daytime temperature on Monday even as areas such as Narela and Lodhi Road recorded very light rain. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		UP civic polls: Low voter turn out leaves political parties in a tizzy Even as leaders of all political camps including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Aam Aadmi party (AAP) have their own calculations to stake claim to win nagar nigam polls but the low voters turnout in the recently concluded nagar nigam polls has sent warring political groups in a tizzy ahead of 2024 parliamentary polls. ULB election: Will Independents and rebels dent BJP's prospects ? Refresher course organised at AMA Convention Centre More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Tiger sighted on Army War College campus in Mhow in Madhya Pradesh AWC sources said that search for the tiger is on in the whole campus but they were not able to find it as there are bushy areas in almost all areas on the periphery of the campus. 6 years after rape bid & murder of minor, Rewa man arrested Law caught up with a man six years after he molested a minor and murdered her and set her body ablaze after she started to raise an alarm. The accused later returned to his house in Mauganj, Rewa to perform 'kanyadan' of his daughter, whose wedding was being solemnized. Thriving street food vends tickle tastebuds at affordable price More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha Congress leader Chiranjib Biswal tears into party leadership Just two days ahead of the Jharsuguda bypoll, factionalism resurfaced in the Congress state unit with the party’s executive committee member Chiranjib Biswal casting aspirations on the party’s Odisha leadership and doubting its revival ahead of the 2024 elections. Supreme Court disposes of 2018 case on Jagannath Temple reforms The two-judge bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar disposed of the case after the amicus curiae informed the court about substantial compliance of the court’s 22-point orders/suggestions by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration. Railway minister urged to give heritage tag to Odisha's Paralakhemundi station The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Odisha chapter, on Monday wrote a letter to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw demanding a heritage tag for Paralakhemundi railway station, one of the oldest stations of the state. More Bhubaneswar News»

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