Daily News Headlines 4 May 2015
04 May 2015
Eight Assam Rifles jawans killed in NSCN ambush in Nagaland
Dimapur/Kohima: Eight Assam Rifles personnel were killed, six injured and another four reported missing on Sunday when militants triggered a powerful blast and ambushed a convoy of the paramilitary force at a remote location in Nagaland along the border with Myanmar, officials said. The incident took place at Changlang Su area in Mon district around 2.30 p.m., when the troopers were proceeding to their company camp from Tobu area.
Moga bus molestation: Victim’s body cremated after autopsy
Four days after 13-year-old Arshdeep Kaur died after being allegedly molested and pushed from a bus of Orbit Aviation Pvt Ltd, co-owned by Deputy Punjab CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, her body was sent for autopsy and later cremated at her village Landeke Sunday evening. Police reports said that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal visited Landeke and met the victim’s family, but did not attend the cremation.
GoHomeIndianMedia: Quake-hit Nepal vents its ire at 'insensitive' Indian journos on Twitter
Days after Nepal's debilitating earthquake that killed over 7,000 people and injured more than 14,000 made waves in the India and abroad, Nepal is not too happy with certain sections of the Indian media. The relentless coverage has come under severe criticism from Nepali citizens and on World Press Freedom Day, the hashtag #GoHomeIndianMedia was a top trend, a pointed criticism their "insensitive" reporting.
Thousands of migrants saved off Libyan coast in year’s biggest rescue
About 4,800 migrants were plucked from boats off the coast of Libya on the weekend and 10 bodies were recovered, Italy’s coast guard and navy said, in what looked to be the biggest rescue operation of its kind so far this year.
Birla's merger of Madura and Pantaloons will create India's largest apparel giant
The merger of all branded apparel businesses of the $40 billion Aditya Birla Group into one entity, announced on Sunday afternoon, will give birth to what chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla called "the largest pure-play fashion company by far" in India.
Yemeni Fighters Trained in Persian Gulf Are Said to Join Saudi-Led Mission
MUKALLA, Yemen — Yemeni fighters who are believed to have received training and weapons in the Persian Gulf entered combat around the southern city of Aden on Sunday, joining with militiamen who are battling Houthi rebels, according to local militia fighters in Aden.
Finance Ministry to issue roadmap on separation of debt management body from RBI
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry, which withdrew that part of the budget dealing with the setting up of an independent public debt management agency, is not giving up on a reform it sees as crucial to development of the bond market and effective inflation-targeting monetary policy. This comes amid apparent differences of opinion with the Reserve Bank of India over the plan.
Witness’s Live-Streaming App Is A Panic Button For The Smartphone Age
What if live streaming, like those streams that run today on apps like Periscope or Meerkat, could be used to save lives? That’s the premise behind an app called Witness, which made its debut today at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY Hackathon.
Playing the middle class card: Rahul takes leaf out of AAP's playbook
Rahul Gandhi, sources close to him say, never made secret his appreciation of the Aam Aadmi Party’s style of connecting to people across classes. After the results of the 2013 Delhi assembly elections were out he remarked that the Congress should learn a few things from the AAP. His party had just been reduced to a mere eight seats in the 70-member house after being in power for 15 years and his remark at that point attracted ridicule. The next year saw his party tumbling to its worst ever performance in a general election, winning only 44 MPs. It was obvious that the party had lost its base among all sections.
Take back order on files: L-G Najeeb Jung to CM Arvind Kejriwal
The ongoing tussle between Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Minister escalated on Sunday, after the L-G directed that the CM’s instructions to government departments to not send files to his office be withdrawn.
Election 2015: David Cameron firm on EU poll pledge
David Cameron has insisted he would not "bargain away" a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU if the Conservatives fail to win a majority in Thursday's general election.
Anti-Police Protest in Israel Turns Violent
TEL AVIV — A protest on Sunday by thousands of Ethiopian-Israelis and sympathizers against police harassment and brutality turned by nightfall into a chaotic and unusually violent confrontation with the police in the center of Tel Aviv.
Paytm partners CCD, Domino's for offline payment
Paytm's mobile wallet will soon be accepted at quick service restaurants (QSRs), including Domino's and Cafe Coffee Day, as the Alibaba-backed company forays into the offline retail space in the next two months. At present, Paytm offers and recharge services for DTH and mobile phone services as well as mobile wallet services for online transactions on Uber, Bookmyshow, eBay and IRCTC. A mobile wallet is a prepaid payment instrument, which allows customers to digitally store money in a secure virtual wallet and use it to pay bills and other services.
India fully aligned with international IPR, will safeguard its own interests, says Nirmala Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: India is fully aligned with international intellectual property rights standards and "there is no need for anyone to question us", Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, rebuffing a US report released last week that questions India's IP policies.
President gives away national film awards
NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 62nd National Film Awards on Sunday, highlighting the significant changes technology was bringing to the world of films. "Digitization and the advent of modern technologies do not mean that we lose touch with the grassroots. Our content has to be our strength as it is entrenched deeply in our vibrant cultural milieu," Mukherjee said after presenting the award for the best film to Marathi film 'Court', best actor to Vijaya Kumar B for Kannada film 'Nanu Avanalla Avalu' and best actress to Kangana Ranaut for 'Queen'.
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