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New Kerala CM sworn in

72-year-old CPM leader, Pinarayi Vijayan, today took oath as the 12th chief minister of Kerala along with 18 ministers at the Central Stadium on Wednesday. CPM-led LDF had been voted to power by winning 91 seats in the 140-member Kerala assembly defeating Oommen Chandy's Congress-led UDF government. Which could manage only 47 MLAs. BJP got one seat and another independent candidate won another seat.

Fashion designer exploited in Hyderabad

A fashion designers dreams came crashing down in Hyderabad for some very disturbing reasons. 30 year old Husna Begum's effort to help her family financially by traveling to Saudi Arabia for a job led to her being kept as a slave at Hafar Al Batin, about 490 km from Dammam. A resident of Hasan Nagar locality in Rajendranagar, Husna has in the past two weeks sent two WhatsApp videos to her family and appealed to the Indian government to rescue her from her employer Abu Saif. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments are making all efforts to put in place systems to check complaints of harassment and non-payment of wages by employers in Gulf nations.

Sensex crosses 500 points

The BSE Sensex breached the 500 points this afternoon, riding on positive global cues and value buying. Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) edged up by 158.10 points or 2.04 percent, at 7,906.95 points. All sectoral indices, led by realty, IT and banking, were in the green. BSE, which opened 25,432.10 points at 25,861.40 points, traded at 25,861.40 points (1.55 p.m.) up 555 points from the previous close at 25,305.47 points.

IIM asks Flipkart for guaranteed jobs

IIM Ahmedabad has written a strong worded letter to the top management of Flipkart to honor the joining date that they have mentioned in the offer letters to the students. This comes after Flipkart told new campus recruits that it was deferring their joining dates to December from June due to a restructuring exercise.The letter said that the delay should be shortened and said the compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh offered by Flipkart was "utterly unacceptable." Compensation should be in the form of a monthly payment starting from June it said.

Power Minister Goyal nominated to RS

Bhartiya Janata Party has nominated Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal as its candidate from Maharashtra for the Rajya Sabha election. The elections are slated for June 11. Maharashtra has six Rajya Sabha seats which are up for grabs. The number of votes required to win the election by a candidate is said to be 42. 55 Rajya Sabha members from 15 states are retiring between June and August and hence the necessity for these elections.

Sunrisers play KKR;IPL eliminator today

Sunrisers Hyderabad today will be looking at defeating two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders to get one step closer to the Final of this season IPL. KKR have a slight edge over the Sunrisers as they have beaten them on both the occasions during the league stage. After 2013, this is the first time Sunrisers managed to get a playoff berth and are rearing to go. Under the able captaincy of David Warner, the team looks to decimate Kolkata tonight.

Tendulkar's son picked for U-16 squad

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun has been picked for the U-16 West Zone squad for the inter-zonal tournament. The tournament will be played at Hubli from 24th May. The squad, announced by Baroda Cricket Association secretary Snehal Parikh, was selected by the All India Junior Selection Committee on Monday. OM Bhosale will lead the team for the tournament which concludes on 6th June.

BCCI to take action against Gayle?

There seems to be no end to Chris Gayle misery of late. This is all thanks to his uncalled for remarks and comments with foreign female journalists. Recently the Big Bash League in Australia decided not to renew its contract with Gayle and now BCCI is looking to take some action against him too. When asked about this, Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman, Rajeev Shukla said, "The players must behave. We expect the players to adhere to a certain kind of behaviour when the tournament is on." And that once the IPL is over they will look into this matter and take it up with his IPL team RCB.

Virat out on Duck; Cricket fans stunned

In a high pressure match between Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore and Suresh Raina's Gujarat Lions every ball was counted. To the dismay of the crickets fans all over, Virat Kohli who was just 81 runs to breach the unthinkable 1000-run mark in an IPL season got out on a duck. But his team with the help of AB de villiers stunning knock made it straight to the finals. But the fact that Virat was out on a duck sent shock waves on twitter.

African community protests; Sushma responds

The African diplomatic community in India decided to boycott this year's Africa Day celebrations over safety of its nationals, and is seeking strong action against the killing of a Congolese student in New Delhi last week. In response of this stir External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she has asked her colleague and Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retd.) VK Singh to meet the heads of missions of African countries in the national capital and assure them of the government's commitment to safety and security of African nationals in India.

Rs 11 to get 'certified' free of sins in temple!

A Shiva temple in Pratapgarh district is in news for quite an interesting reason. This temple offers a `paapmukti' or cleansing of sins certificate to anyone who takes a dip in its water and pays Rs 11. The temple claims to have maintained a record since Independence of all those who bathed in its holy waters and got certified. A body of priests charges Re 1 for each certificate, while Rs 10 is for removal of obstacles of the devotees. It is quite amusing to see people believe in such things in this day and age.

Virat spotted with Anushka in Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli, along with his former girlfriend and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma seem to be rekindling their relationship, as they were once again spotted together in Bangalore. This comes after photos surfaced of them having a meal at a Japanese restaurant where they clicked pictures with fans. The couple surely seems to be on a roll.

Farmer gets Re.1 for a tonne of Onions

In a shocking incident a farmer from Maharashtra has said that he could manage to earn just one rupee from selling over a tonne of onions at the district Agriculture Produce Market Committee. He says, "Every day, we are hearing news about farmer suicides from drought-hit regions. However, with onion prices touching new lows, farmers like me may be meeting the same fate." He said that On May 10, he sent 952 kg of onions in 18 gunny bags through a truck to the Pune-based Agriculture Produce Market Committee and received Rs 16 per 10 kg. So, that would be per one kg, it works to one rupee and sixty paise. And from all of this the middle men eat up the money and almost nothing ends up in the farmers hands.

Tax defaulters to be named & shamed

Income Tax department has come up with a novel idea to make sure people and especially the rich, pay all their taxes on time. It has decided to 'name and shame' all category of taxpayers who have a default of Rs 1 crore and above starting this financial year. An official said that the aim of the exercise is to inform the public at large about such tax evaders whom the taxman has not been able to penalize despite using various investigative and enforcement tools.

Hyd youth dies in swimming pool

For Mohd Rizwan Khan, all of 19 years, a dip in a swimming pool with friends turned fatal. When his friends could not find him they searched for him and later found him at the bottom of the pool. Though they have taken him to the hospital, he was declared brought dead. Police said that as per preliminary investigation, the youth is suspected to have died after suffering a head injury in the six-and-a-half feet deep pool.

Obama eats street side food for $6

The US president amidst his hectic Vietnam visit on Monday night took time out to sample street side dish with Anthony Bourdain, a chef and food critic who hosts a travel show about hidden culinary gems around the world. He said the dinner with the President costed just about $6 and that he has paid the bill for the dinner. Meanwhile, the hotel owner says,"His presence in our restaurant was a great surprise for my whole family, who could never have imagined it, even in our dreams."

Superman ABD takes RCB to IPL final

Any number of adjectives don't seem to do justice to the wonderful knock which AB de Villiers played yesterday to take his team to the IPL final. It was a thrilling four wicket win over Gujarat Lions on tuesday for the Bangaloreans. Chasing 159, RCB looked down and out at 29 for five before de Villiers smashed 79 off 47 balls to script a sensational comeback and take the team home in 18.2 overs.

SpiceJet adopts 11 drought hit villages

In a unique way of celebrating its 11th anniversary, SpiceJet has pledged support, help and relief to 11 villages in the drought-hit Latur district of Maharashtra. Latur is one of the worst drought hit areas in the state. The airline would be co-partnering the voluntary organization "AnybodyCanHelp", and will organise, coordinate and execute the supply of approximately 71,500 liters of water to 11 villages per day across Ausa Taluka in Latur district. Water tankers with SpiceJet logo will undertake the exercise for the whole of the month starting from May 23 to June 23.

Twitter to allow more than 140 words

In a big announcement for the social media fans, Twitter has said on Tuesday that in coming months, photos, videos and other media won't count toward Twitter 's 140-character limit. The change is yet another step by the company to make its messaging service easier to use, and to attract new users as well.

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