News Digest: You'll see post-2014 trend play out in Karnataka. BJP will form government again: Amit Shah

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		Tuesday, May 02, 2023
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		India
		You'll see post-2014 trend play out in Karnataka. BJP will form government again: Amit Shah All cantonments to be disbanded, will be made military stations BJP's Karnataka poll manifesto promises UCC, NRC; freebies for BPL families BJP's bid for a second consecutive term in Karnataka came riding a poll manifesto Monday containing a mix of welfare promises and wide-ranging changes such as implementation of the proposed uniform civil code and NRC in the state, a special police wing to combat religious fundamentalism and terrorism, and an upgrade for Bengaluru to the status of a 'state capital region', or SCR, on the lines of NCR. More India News»

		Science
		Need to bring down cost of access to space: Secy in Dept of Space Post-Covid conditions change a person's immunological response: Study Pet rabbits require freedom to exercise: Study More Science News»

		Technology
		Google News app gets a Material You redesign Google News on Android now comes with Google's Material You theme, and its interface has been updated for larger displays like Android tablets and foldable smartphones. The redesign includes a bottom bar using pill-shaped indicators for active tabs, and a navigation rail that smoothly merges with the app's search, profile avatar options, and framework including the system status bar. The update is only for tablets running version 5.78, and does not support Dynamic Colour theming. iPadOS 17 may improve Stage Manager, bring lock screen customisation, and more iPadOS 17 may improve the multi-tasking experience, support external monitor webcams, and have lock-screen customisation. The software may also have the ability to resize the dock and put the iPad to sleep while the external display stays on. The source claims that a special version of iPadOS 17 is in the works for the larger iPad, which could power 2 external displays of 6K resolution at 60Hz. How to use Sleep Timer feature in YouTube Music The YouTube Music app, owned by Google, has introduced a sleep timer feature for its users just like the one already available on Spotify. With this feature, users will be able to stop playback after a certain period of time ranging from 5 to 60 minutes. More Technology News»

		Business
		UPI sets new highs of 890 crore volume worth Rs 14 lakh crore in April Transactions on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform hit a new high of 890 crore in April 2023. The value of these transactions was also at a new record at Rs 14.07 lakh crore. Meanwhile, FASTag transactions stood at 30.5 crore for Rs 5,149 crore. The number of transactions was marginally lower than 30.6 crore seen in March. Axis original promoter SUUTI exits after 30 years Brookfield acquires majority stake in Bharti's realty firm More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: All-round bowling effort guides Bangalore to 18-run win over Lucknow A clueless Lucknow Super Giants marred by a KL Rahul injury stumbled to their fourth defeat of the season as Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped the hosts by 18 runs in a low-scoring IPL thriller in Lucknow on Monday. It was the second time in the season, the Lucknow batting order was completely exposed as they failed to chase down a below-par 127-run target of a slow turner at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Rahul, Unadkat injuries give Team India a scare for WTC final The Indian cricket team think tank has a lot to ponder after their two key players of the World Test Championship (WTC) final squad got injured in a span of two days, giving them a big scare ahead of the high-profile final against Australia slated to be held at The Oval in London from June 7-11. 'I wanted to prepare him differently': How Yashasvi raised his game for IPL 2023 To say that Yashasvi Jaiswal's journey so far has been a fascinating one, would be an understatement. More Sports News»

		Education
		MP HSTET Recruitment 2023: Notification out for 8,720 vacancies on esb.mp.gov.in, details here The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) has announced the MP High School Teacher Eligibility Test 2023 for which applicants can register between May 18 and June 01, 2023, on its official website. The exam will take place on August 2, 2023, and the recruitment seeks to fill a total of 8,720 vacancies. The registration fee is Rs 500 for unreserved category candidates and Rs 250 for reserved category candidates. GSEB Class 12 Result 2023 for Science stream releasing tomorrow on gseb.org, details here The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board is set to announce the results of the Class 12 Science stream as well as the Gujarat Common Entrance test via its official website on Tuesday. Students can also receive their results via WhatsApp. The HSC Class 12 general stream exams that started on March 14 concluded on March 28. In total, around 1.09 lakh students have taken the HSC examination, with the results releasing 10 days earlier than last year. The results for the Class 12 Science stream are expected to be announced at 9 am on the official website. GSEB 12th Science Result & GUJCET Result 2023 Date and Time announced The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) will release the Class 12 Results for the Science stream on May 02, 2023, at 9:00 AM. Students can download their results from the official website, gseb.org. The exams were held from March 14 to 25, 2023, with over 1,07,663 students appearing in them. Along with the 12th Science result, GUJCET 2023 Result will also be announced on the same day. Candidates can check their results by visiting the official website, gujcet.gseb.org. More Education News»

		Environment
		Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report Observing World Earth Day: Origin, celebrations and Earth Hour UN's weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot More Environment News»

		World
		China backs UNSC reforms, but mum on India's inclusion Pakistan court saves Raj Kapoor haveli from demolition Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan Tokyo College, part of the prestigious University of Tokyo, said Ma would "share his rich experience and pioneering knowledge on entrepreneurship, corporate management and innovation" in seminars for students and staff. The 58-year-old has kept a low profile since his fall from grace during a Chinese government crackdown on the tech industry over two years ago. More World News»

		Environment
		Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report Observing World Earth Day: Origin, celebrations and Earth Hour UN's weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Telangana government to hold special assembly session for bills returned by governor Tamilisai Soundararajan The state government may soon convene a special assembly session before resending the two bills governor Tamilisai Soundararajan returned last week. The government has also told departments to give extensive details for the two bills the governor has asked clarifications for. Telangana mops up all-time high GST collection In a big boost for the state's revenue plans in an election year, Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for the first month (April) of the new fiscal hit an all-time high of Rs 5,622 crore as per figures released by the Union finance ministry on Monday. BTech, Intermediate certificates racket busted in Hyderabad, 3 trapped in cop net Special Operation Team (SOT) of Rachakonda police on Monday nabbed three persons who were allegedly behind supplying fake education certificates. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Morinda sacrilege accused dies at Mansa hospital Morinda sacrilege case accused Jasvir Singh died at Mansa civil hospital late Monday evening. He was lodged in Mansa jail. He was shifted to Mansa civil hospital due to his discomfort, where he breathed his last. Punjab Raj Bhawan celebrates foundation day of Maharashtra and Gujarat Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh, hosted an event to commemorate the foundation day of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat on May 1. Punjab and Haryana HC summons chief defence accounts, western command for delay in payment of lawyer's fee More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Doctor suicide case: Gujarat high court rejects contempt plea The Gujarat high court on Monday refused to exercise its contempt jurisdiction over the plea filed by Dr Atul Chag's son, Hitarth, seeking action against Veraval police inspector for not registering an FIR on his complaint based on his father's suicide note. Court to decide on defamation plaint against Tejashwi Yadav on May 8 Additional chief metropolitan magistrate, D J Parmar, on Monday recorded the statement of the man who filed a defamation complaint against Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav for his alleged remarks against Gujaratis Registration for BE intake opens today in Ahmedabad The commissioner of technical education on Friday announced that registration for admissions to Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses will open on Tuesday and close on May 22. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Umbrellas out! Chennai may get more summer showers The month of May began with a spell of summer rain and cloudy weather that sent temperature plunging in most parts of the city on Monday Two cleaning septic tank asphyxiated in Chennai Two men died of asphyxiation when they stepped into a septic tank of a private school at Minjur, about 50km from Chennai, on Monday. Police later arrested the school correspondent for failing to provide safety gear to the workers. Chennai: CLRI scientists make 'leather' out of mango Love mangoes? Now, wear them on your sleeves. Scientists at the Chennai-based Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) have developed a leather-like material from mango pulp to make bags, belts and more. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Uniform civil code will equate Muslim women with men: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Lauding the poll promise of the BJP to implement the uniform civil code (UCC) in Karnataka, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said it will make Muslim women equal to their male counterparts in the state. He was talking to TOI on the sidelines a BJP interaction with northeast Indian voters in BTM Layout assembly constituency. Rebel and AAP weaken Congress challenge Since its formation in 2008, one of Bengaluru’s four reserved constituencies, CV Raman Nagar — home to both quiet residential colonies and bustling commercial areas — has remained with BJP, with the incumbent MLA, S Raghu, having represented the segment all three times. The constituency has over 2.7 lakh voters spread across several areas, including rapidly developing Indiranagar, Byappanahalli, New Thippasandra and Jeevan Bima Nagar. Attack on AAP national leaders won't affect Karnataka campaign, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann :Targeting of AAP national leaders in Delhi and Punjab by the BJP government doesn’t affect the party’s campaign for Karnataka polls, said Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday. On the sidelines of his party’s campaign for Dasarahalli candidate Kirthan Kumar Manjappa, Mann said leaders like Raghav Chadda and Sanjay Singh will visit Karnataka. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Uniform civil code will equate Muslim women with men: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Lauding the poll promise of the BJP to implement the uniform civil code (UCC) in Karnataka, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said it will make Muslim women equal to their male counterparts in the state. He was talking to TOI on the sidelines a BJP interaction with northeast Indian voters in BTM Layout assembly constituency. Rebel and AAP weaken Congress challenge Since its formation in 2008, one of Bengaluru’s four reserved constituencies, CV Raman Nagar — home to both quiet residential colonies and bustling commercial areas — has remained with BJP, with the incumbent MLA, S Raghu, having represented the segment all three times. The constituency has over 2.7 lakh voters spread across several areas, including rapidly developing Indiranagar, Byappanahalli, New Thippasandra and Jeevan Bima Nagar. Attack on AAP national leaders won't affect Karnataka campaign, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann :Targeting of AAP national leaders in Delhi and Punjab by the BJP government doesn’t affect the party’s campaign for Karnataka polls, said Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday. On the sidelines of his party’s campaign for Dasarahalli candidate Kirthan Kumar Manjappa, Mann said leaders like Raghav Chadda and Sanjay Singh will visit Karnataka. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Over 550 new-age traffic signals in Mumbai to guide motorists The BMC has installed as many as 569 new cantilever traffic signal poles with LED light modules across western and eastern suburbs easing the cruise of motorists. Chrisann Pereira drug case: Release likely in 2 weeks, says family The release of actor Chrisann Pereira who was allegedly framed in a drugs case in Sharjah may take at least two weeks, says Pereira family who have been pursuing her case in Sharjah court. NCB seizes drugs, cash & gold worth Rs 4.5 crore, arrests four The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an inter-state drugs racket with the arrest of four persons, including the kingpin and a minor, and seizure of 2kg of mephedrone or MD, Rs 36 lakh in cash and Rs 7.8 lakh gold, worth around Rs 4.5 crore in total, from Bhiwandi. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi airport's annual flyer capacity to cross 10 crore this year The combined annual passenger handling capacity of Delhi Airport's three terminals will cross 10 crore this year when the expansion work of Terminal-1 gets completed around September. 2nd coolest May day since 2010 as rain drags temperature 13°C below normal in Delhi May began with dark skies and plentiful rains across the region, with the mercury plunging 13 degrees Celsius below normal, making it the capital's second coolest day of the month since 2010. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung on Monday was 26.1 degrees Celsius, which was also the lowest reported since mid-March this year. 24-year-old man stabbed to death in Delhi's Mandawali in bid for area dominance A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in east Delhi's Mandawali. Police said the murder was related to fight for area dominance. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi airport's annual flyer capacity to cross 10 crore this year The combined annual passenger handling capacity of Delhi Airport's three terminals will cross 10 crore this year when the expansion work of Terminal-1 gets completed around September. 2nd coolest May day since 2010 as rain drags temperature 13°C below normal in Delhi May began with dark skies and plentiful rains across the region, with the mercury plunging 13 degrees Celsius below normal, making it the capital's second coolest day of the month since 2010. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung on Monday was 26.1 degrees Celsius, which was also the lowest reported since mid-March this year. 24-year-old man stabbed to death in Delhi's Mandawali in bid for area dominance A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in east Delhi's Mandawali. Police said the murder was related to fight for area dominance. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi airport's annual flyer capacity to cross 10 crore this year The combined annual passenger handling capacity of Delhi Airport's three terminals will cross 10 crore this year when the expansion work of Terminal-1 gets completed around September. 2nd coolest May day since 2010 as rain drags temperature 13°C below normal in Delhi May began with dark skies and plentiful rains across the region, with the mercury plunging 13 degrees Celsius below normal, making it the capital's second coolest day of the month since 2010. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung on Monday was 26.1 degrees Celsius, which was also the lowest reported since mid-March this year. 24-year-old man stabbed to death in Delhi's Mandawali in bid for area dominance A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in east Delhi's Mandawali. Police said the murder was related to fight for area dominance. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad HC asks trial court to hear Krishna Janmabhoomi case The Allahabad high court on Monday disposed of two separate petitions filed by the UP Sunni Waqf Board and Shahi Idgah Trust, Mathura, challenging the May 19, 2022 order of the district judge of Mathura that upheld the maintainability of a suit filed by the petitioner deity, Shri Krishna Virajman Katra Keshav Dev, claiming ownership of 13.37 acre land on which Eidgah has been constructed. Delhi police pastes notice at old house of Guddu Muslim 'AAP connecting with people, says party mayoral candidate More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Is Bhopal ready for changes in climate? Not at all, shows data State capital's administration has yet to wake up to anchoring climate-friendly solutions into action. They erratic weather pattern being witnessed right now - monsoon-like showers in March-April - was already predicted recent studies set up by union ministry of urban development and German agency GIZ. Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot child who was nourished back to health dies Seven-year-old Somvati Mawasi, who was found in a severely malnourished condition at her broken-down hut in MP's Chitrakoot around 8 months ago, has died. Ranthambore tiger enters Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, pugmarks 5km from cheetah zone The Madhya Pradesh forest department on Monday discovered clear pugmarks of a tiger inside Kuno National Park in Sheopur district. Officials believe that its tiger T-136 of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Rare melanistic tiger found dead in Odisha's Similipal reserve, lone to house such cats in country Similipal reserve is located in tribal district Mayurbhanj that was recently listed by the TIME magazine among the 50 extraordinary destinations in the world. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces colony for Kendrapada erosion-hit villages Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday sanctioned Rs 22.5 crore for development of a colony for people displaced by sea erosion in Satabhaya area of Kendrapada district. The chief minister's office (CMO) said it will be the country's first rehabilitation colony for people affected by climate change. Ashokan rock edicts crying for attention Ravages of time coupled with apathy may soon deprive the country of one of its prized historical monuments Ashokan rock edicts dating back to 260 BC — in Odisha’s Ganjam district. Situated about 35km from Berhampur, the rock edict at Jaugarh, near Purushottampur, has Emperor Ashoka’s directive to Mauryan officers inscribed on it, including the famous declaration of the Mauryan King that “all men are my children”. More Bhubaneswar News»

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