Daily News (In Short)-5-9-2015

#* Pakistani chopper crashes into school; 2 ambassadors killed
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Two ambassadors and the wives of two other ambassadors were among seven people killed when a helicopter crashed Friday (May 8) into a school in northern Pakistan. Others — Pakistanis and foreigners alike — were injured.One big question: Was it an accident, or was the helicopter attacked? Pakistan's military believes a mechanical problem caused the Mi-17 helicopter to go down, army spokesman Gen. Asim Bajwa told CNN, citing an initial investigation. But a spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, known as the TTP or Pakistani Taliban, insists this was no accident. Members of his militant group used a surface-to-air, shoulder-fired missile, Mohammed Khurrassani said.

#* Violence has no future, says Modi in Chhattisgarh amid conflicting reports on Maoist hostages
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for development on Saturday in Maoist-hit Dantewada region of mineral-rich Chhattisgarh and vowed to fight for peace. As reports said Maoists were holding hostage over 500 villagers on their way to the PM's rally, Modi said in, "I am sure that humanity exists in them and they will change.""Violence has no future, but peace," said the PM, who was in the state to sign two memoranda of understanding ( MoU) for a mega steel plant and the second phase of the Rowghat-Jagdalpur railway line.

#* Reliance Jio got $530 million undue benefit: CAG
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Ltd's telecoms unit got an undue benefit of about $530 million after the Indian government allowed it to offer voice services over wireless broadband spectrum it had won in 2010, the government auditor said on Friday. The energy-focused Reliance conglomerate, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, bought the company now known as Reliance Jio in 2010. It is the only firm in the country to have a licence for pan-India broadband wireless airwaves, though it has yet to start commercial services.

#* A battle for truth and glory as Russia marks Victory Day
Society set up by Vladimir Putin aims to combat “falsification of history” – but it has its own selective memory
As Moscow marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with a grandiose military parade on Saturday, lines are being drawn in a battle for historical truth.
Politicians, historians and ordinary citizens in Russia believe the West is engaged in a campaign to blur the Soviet Union’s pre-eminent role in winning the war.

#* CBI registers FIR against former bureaucrat J S Maini over graft charges 
NEW DELHI: After nearly a year-long inquiry, CBI has registered an FIR against former Finance Ministry Additional Secretary J S Maini and his familiy members for allegedly receiving bribe of USD one million (about Rs.6.4 crore) to swing a joint venture between Kribhco and Norwegian fertiliser major 'Yara' in 2007. 

#* North Korea claims it has test-fired 'world-level strategic weapon' - raising fears over its nuclear threat
North Korea claims to have test-fired a new "world-level strategic weapon" - raising new fears over its nuclear threat.The country's leader Kim Jong-Un was reportedly watching as the ballistic missile was fired from a submarine.Kim, who is said to have overseen the missile's development, said it was a "world-level strategic weapon capable of striking and wiping out in any waters the hostile forces infringing upon (North Korea's) sovereignty and dignity", KCNA news agency said.

#* Sahara Group agrees to pay Rs 10,000 crore to ensure Subrata Roy`s bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said there is a need to resolve the dispute over the total amount which Sahara Group was liable to pay to its investors even if the group complied with the condition of paying Rs 10,000 crore to ensure the release of its chief Subrato Roy from jail."We will accept the bank guarantees but we would also like to address the issue of balance amount that has to be paid," a bench comprising Justices T S Thakur, A R Dave and A K Sikri said.

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