The Hindu: 04/30/19

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Kiran Bedi ‘cannot interfere’ in day-to-day affairs of elected govt, Puducherry not like Delhi: Madras High Court

“The apex court has clearly held that there is a distinction between the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry,” the judge said.
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Congress’s complaints against Modi, Amit Shah speeches: SC wants ECI to explain silence

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi gave the Commission time till May 2 to file its response. However, it allowed the ECI to pass whatever “appropriate orders” on the pending complaints.
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Mamata Banerjee wants Narendra Modi’s nomination rejected for ‘engaging in horse trading’

Trinamool Congress writes to the Election Commission, alleging that Mr. Modi’s speech indicates an “impending horse trading” and asks the poll panel to cancel his nomination for such “provocative and undemocratic” statements.
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Venezuela Opposition leader Juan Guaido says troops have joined him to oust President Maduro

Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez tweeted that the government was confronting a small group of “military traitors” seeking to promote a coup
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Rafale review pleas: Supreme Court gives just 5 days for government to respond

Top court refuses the government’s request for a whole month to respond to the review petitions.
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Rahul Gandhi citizenship: Rehashed allegation, says Congress

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, “The whole of India knows that Rahul Gandhi is an Indian. He was born and brought up in front of them. What rubbish is this!”
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Will reconsider support to Congress govt in M.P., says Mayawati

She says the government had threatened the BSP candidate for the Guna Lok Sabha seat; Congress is no less than BJP when it came to misuse of government machinery, she alleges.
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The personal abuse of public space

The road is more than an enabler of motor transport. It is also a place of pathos and of beauty
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BMW nails 7 Series facelift

The 7 is not just more comfortable, refined and quieter than before, but it also rides better, drives more like a BMW and develops more power as well
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Panama Canal drought, linked to El Niño, highlights climate fears

The driest period in memory for the canal basin is also hitting small indigenous villages that depend on tourism along the tributaries of the inter-oceanic passage.
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Ness Wadia sentenced for drug possession in Japan

Ness Wadia, son of industrialist Nusli Wadia, has been sentenced for drugs possession while on a skiing holiday to Japan.Financial Times has reported
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Karnataka SSLC results: State records 73.7% pass percentage

Karnataka recorded a pass percentage of 73.7% in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination 2018 — an increase of 1.77 % points when
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Last three phases polls will determine scale of Opposition defeat: Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 30 asserted that the scales have been tilted in favour of the ruling NDA in the first four phases of the genera
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SSLC examination results: Dakshina Kannada sees improvement in pass percentage

Of the 11 students who placed second by 624 marks, four are from Dakshina Kannada.
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Saradha case: SC asks CBI to show proof of ex-Kolkata police chief suppressing evidence

“Satisfy us that plea to arrest him is bona fide and not prompted by political considerations,” CJI Ranjan Gogoi tells Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta.
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Key questions and answers about Japan emperor’s abdication

Japan’s 85-year-old Emperor Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday and his son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne o
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U.S. believes Sri Lanka militants may be plotting more attacks: ambassador

The United States believes members of the militant group blamed for Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday attacks may be at large and planning more assaults, th
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Trump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas

The lawsuit is the latest step in Mr. Trump's fightback against the Democrats, and alleges that the subpoenas have "no legitimate or lawful purpose."
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Akhilesh seeks ‘72-year’ ban on Modi for ‘shameful’ speech in West Bengal

On the campaign trail in West Bengal on Monday, Mr. Modi said 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him.
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Analysis: What the return of IS leader Baghdadi means

It appears from the video that the IS wants to continue the war it started irrespective of the setbacks it has suffered.
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Gomathi Marimuthu prepares for her next challenge: Tokyo

The athlete who is back home in Mudikandam village, talks to MetroPlus on what it takes to become a track champion

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Guided route to success

From a traditional sweet store to a succesful enterprise, Chaitanya Muppala talks about taking on the reins at Almond House

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‘I still travel on my Vespa’

Tamil RJ and actor Balaji doesn’t own a car as he still prefers to ride his bike

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To boldly go where no one has gone before

The Himalayan Heights Motorcycle Expedition saw 11 bikers clocking 1100 kilometres to successfully scale the formidable Karakoram Pass

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The personal abuse of public space

The road is more than an enabler of motor transport. It is also a place of pathos and of beauty

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The personal abuse of public space

The road is more than an enabler of motor transport. It is also a place of pathos and of beauty

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BMW nails 7 Series facelift

The 7 is not just more comfortable, refined and quieter than before, but it also rides better, drives more like a BMW and develops more power as well

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Chennai Metro Rail malfunction was a deliberate act, says CMRL

Thousands of passengers suffered as the staff went on strike and the automatic signalling system was deliberately triggered to malfunction.
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Karnataka SSLC results: State records 73.7% pass percentage

Karnataka recorded a pass percentage of 73.7% in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination 2018 — an increase of 1.77 % points when
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Last three phases polls will determine scale of Opposition defeat: Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 30 asserted that the scales have been tilted in favour of the ruling NDA in the first four phases of the genera
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SSLC examination results: Dakshina Kannada sees improvement in pass percentage

Of the 11 students who placed second by 624 marks, four are from Dakshina Kannada.
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Saradha case: show evidence to prove ex-Kolkata police chief suppressed evidence, SC tells CBI

Key questions and answers about Japan emperor’s abdication

Japan’s 85-year-old Emperor Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday and his son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne
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U.S. believes Sri Lanka militants may be plotting more attacks: ambassador

The United States believes members of the militant group blamed for Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday attacks may be at large and planning more assaults, th
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Akhilesh seeks ‘72-year’ ban on PM Modi for ‘shameful’ speech

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming that 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said
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Akhilesh seeks ‘72-year’ ban on PM Modi for ‘shameful’ speech

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming that 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said
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Trump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas

The lawsuit is the latest step in Mr. Trump's fightback against the Democrats, and alleges that the subpoenas have "no legitimate or lawful purpose."
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Akhilesh seeks ‘72-year’ ban on PM Modi for ‘shameful’ speech

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming that 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said
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Analysis: What the return of IS leader Baghdadi means

It appears from the video that the IS wants to continue the war it started irrespective of the setbacks it has suffered.
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Cricketer James Faulkner says he is not gay after post with ‘boyfriend’ causes social media frenzy

Australian all-rounder James Faulkner on Tuesday said he was not gay, while his Board offered an apology for any “unintended offence” after his soci

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In Delhi, fashion design students create for seniors

Students from the Satyam Fashion Institute in Noida, tapped into a category hitherto not looked at seriously: seniors suffering from arthritis, shoulder, knee and back pain

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An ‘escape room adventure set in the ruins of Hampi

Solve clues, find treasure and be Indiana Jones for a while, in this adrenaline-charged adventure set in the ruins of Hampi

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Graced by Divine Couple

Hanuman is endowed with special attainments that include keen intellect, extraordinary courage, immeasurable strength, resourcefulness in speech, fear

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City’s new artistic space fuses creativity with sustainability

Elements, seated along the OMR IT corridor, houses solar-powered and rainwater harvesting systems

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Homegrown edutainment with Alexander Arulanthu

In Chennai’s new performance space, traffic rules provided fodder for stand-up comedy

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A bike ride through Chennai’s heritage sites

How much of the city’s centuries-old history and legacy can we uncover on Beach Road with ₹100 in hand?

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Cyclone Fani: Naval ships, aircraft on standby

Indian Naval ships at Vishakapatnam and Chennai are in a state of readiness to provide necessary assistance as Cyclone Fani intensified in the Bay of
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MHA seeks Rahul Gandhi’s response on Subramanian Swamy’s complaint that he is a British citizen

A complaint filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy said that the Congress president’s nationality was declared as British in 2009.
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Sri Lankan President assures hoteliers maximum financial help to revive tourism

Tourism accounts for about five per cent of Sri Lanka’s economy, with India, Britain and China being the main markets.
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Four persons trapped inside godown rescued near Avadi

Four persons working in a fruit godown who were trapped inside, were rescued by the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services early morning on Tuesday. The
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Live | General elections 2019: Akhilesh seeks ‘72-year’ ban on Modi for ‘shameful’ speech

Here are the day's election-related developments at a glance
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Chennai Metro faces glitch again, thousands of passengers suffer

Passengers on the Chennai Metro struggled once again on Tuesday monring as the train’s direct service from Chennai Central to Chennai airport stopped
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Indian charged with kidnapping after driving away 2 children in car in US

Dalvir Singh, a heroin addict, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of kidnapping, felonious assault for dragging Nita Coburn, 69 and grand theft, Middletown Division of Police said in a statement.
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VISWAS builds 18 houses for flood-hit

Jakarta philanthropist, Kerala Club of Detroit lend financial support
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Trapped big cat rescued

Leopard has been released into Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
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CM told to resolve sand removal issue in Udupi

Give half-an-hour of your time to the matter, says Kota Srinivas Poojary
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Ramakrishna Mission giving park a facelift

The children’s park on Police Lane in Pandeshwar will be thrown open to the public on May 5
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US Army veteran charged with plotting terror attacks

Domingo is a recent convert to Islam, Mr. Hanna said.
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Army claims to have sighted footprints of the Yeti

Indian Army claimed that one of its mountaineering teams has sighted the footprints of the Yeti, a legendary snow being believed to reside in the Him
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Animal activists slam ‘double standards’ as Shanghai dog show opens

Activist groups said they were using the event to highlight the dichotomy between China's love of the dog as a companion and the persistence of the dog meat trade.
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Aung San Suu Kyi in Cambodia, U.S. Army veteran charged with plotting terror, and other news in pictures

10:00 amAung San Suu Kyi in CambodiaMyanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi makes first official visit to Cambodia. She is on a three-day visit to C
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Mueller report: US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein resigns

Local media said Mr. Rosenstein had planned to leave the Justice Department shortly after Attorney General William Barr took office in February. However, Mr. Barr asked him to stay on for the conclusion of the Mueller probe.
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