3 Indians among 207 dead in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday serial blasts
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took to Twitter to state that three Indian nationals named Lokashini, Narayan Chandrashekhar and Ramesh are among the 207 dead in serial blasts in Sri Lanka which took place on Easter Sunday. Swaraj further wrote that she conveyed to her Sri Lanka counterpart that India is ready to provide all humanitarian assistance.
SL bomber waited in buffet queue to set off explosives: Hotel Manager
The suicide bomber who targeted Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Grand Colombo hotel waited in queue for Easter Sunday breakfast buffet before setting off explosives strapped to his back, the hotel’s manager said. Registered at the hotel as Mohamed Azzam Mohamed, he was holding a plate. “He reached to the top of the queue and set off the blast,” the manager added.
SRH beat KKR as Bairstow slams 80*(43) after getting dropped on 1
SRH handed KKR their fifth straight defeat in IPL 2019 and jumped to fourth position on points table with 10 points from nine matches. SRH were helped by Jonny Bairstow, who scored 80*(43) after getting dropped on one. SRH became the fifth IPL side to win by five or more overs to spare while chasing a 150-plus target.
Dushyant Chautala has ₹77cr assets, owes ₹22L to cousins Karan, Arjun
Jannayak Janata Party’s (JJP) Founder and sitting MP from Haryana’s Hisar seat, Dushyant Chautala has assets worth over ₹77 crore and owes ₹22 lakh to his cousins Karan and Arjun, as per his nomination papers. Karan and Arjun are sons of Dushyant’s uncle and INLD’s Abhay Singh Chautala, an MLA from Ellenabad. Dushyant had parted ways from his uncle Abhay.
Indian archers to miss Colombia World Cup due to flight delay
Sports Authority of India (SAI) has cancelled India’s participation in Colombia Archery World Cup, scheduled to take place from April 22-28, due to a flight delay. A seven-member Indian contingent had to return to their hotels after their flight to Amsterdam on Saturday morning was delayed by over an hour, which would have caused them to miss connecting flights.
‘123456’ world’s most hacked password, millions still using it: Study
The easy-to-guess password ‘123456’ is the world’s most hacked password with millions still using it on sensitive accounts, an analysis by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of public databases of breached accounts found. Around 23.2 million victim accounts used ‘123456’ as the password. The second-most hacked password was ‘123456789’, with ‘qwerty’, ‘password’ and ‘1111111’ among the top five.
Rohit’s wife and her family were after his property: ND Tiwari’s wife
Ujjwala Tiwari, ex-UP and Uttarakhand CM late ND Tiwari’s wife, alleged their son Rohit Shekhar Tiwari’s wife Apoorva Shukla and her family wanted Rohit and his half-brother Siddharth’s property. “It was near SC where Apoorva practices,” said Ujjwala. Siddharth wanted to give a property share to ND Tiwari’s Officer on Special Duty Rajeev’s son, which Apoorva disapproved of, Ujjwala added.
TruJet hires 100 employees of grounded airline Jet Airways
TruJet, the budget airline based at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, has hired 100 employees of grounded airline Jet Airways. These include pilots, engineering and other corporate staff. The airline said that it’s planning to induct new aircraft to make new routes operational in the coming months.
Tourists who didn’t vote garlanded in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru
As part of the ‘Vote Maadi, Pravasa Maadi’ campaign, visitors who didn’t vote on April 18 and visited Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru, were greeted with garlands made of government documents. A member of the campaign said that through this drive they requested visitors to vote and act as “responsible citizens”. Visitors who showed their inked finger were “honoured and congratulated”, he added.
BJP releases 23rd list, names candidates for 4 Delhi LS seats
The BJP on Sunday released its 23rd list of seven candidates for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections that includes names of candidates for four Delhi constituencies. The party has fielded Union Minister Harsh Vardhan from Chandni Chowk and Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi. The BJP has fielded Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri from Punjab’s Amritsar constituency.
Manchester United suffer a 4-0 defeat at Everton
Everton handed Manchester United a 4-0 defeat in the Premier League on Sunday. Manchester United have now conceded 48 Premier League goals in 2018-19, their highest ever tally in a single season in the competition. United have now lost six of their past eight games and lost five on the trot away from home for the first time since 1981.
PSG win 6th Ligue 1 title in 7 years; 6 games still left in season
PSG today won their sixth Ligue 1 title in last seven years with six matches to spare after second-placed Lille played a goalless draw at Toulouse. Lille required a victory to have any chance of catching the table toppers. PSG have accumulated 81 points after 32 matches and are 16 points ahead of Lille, who have played one more match.
Mirabai Chanu misses bronze after registering personal best lift
Former world champion Mirabai Chanu registered her personal best lift but failed to win the bronze medal, finishing fourth in the 49kg event at the Asian Weightlifting Championships on Sunday. The 24-year-old lifted 86 kgs in snatch and a personal best of 113 kgs in clean and jerk for a total of 199 kgs.
Aligarh govt officials have alcohol in office, 3 suspended
The Aligarh Transport Department suspended three and terminated one of its staffers after a video of them pouring liquor into glasses in the office premises went viral. In the video, one of the staffers can be seen pouring liquor into glasses hidden in a drawer of a table. The staffers can also be heard using abusive language in the video.
Perpetrators of SL attack should be brought to justice: MEA
Condemning the serial blasts in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) tweeted that it calls for “perpetrators of such ghastly and heinous act” to be brought to “justice expeditiously”. “We stand together with the people…Government of Sri Lanka in this hour of grief,” it added. Keeping a close watch on the situation, Union Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted.
India must complete reform process in next 5 yrs: Panagariya
Former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya has said India must complete its reform process in the next five years. He added the country must focus on the growth of labour-intensive sectors such as apparel, footwear and furniture to create decent jobs. India must give “serious thought” to privatising state-run banks to tackle the accumulation of bad loans, Panagariya said.
No order issued on 5-day working in commercial banks: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said it has not issued any direction on a five-day working week for commercial banks. This comes amid media reports that commercial banks would have a 5-day week as per RBI instructions. Currently, branches of commercial banks observe holiday only on the second and fourth Saturdays of a month apart from Sundays.
We await facts of what conspired, who failed us: Jet Airways pilot
Jet Airways pilot Sudhir Gaur has blamed the management for keeping employees uninformed about events that led to temporary suspension of operations. “We await facts…of what conspired and who failed us,” Gaur stated in his letter to CEO Vinay Dube. “Ironically, our first B737 arrived in India exactly 26 years ago…coinciding with the last flight…when we suspended operations,” he added.
Privatisation not a remedy, says Air India union official
Privatisation isn’t a remedy which can make an airline profitable as is evident from shuttering of Jet Airways and Kingfisher, an Air India staff union official said. He further urged the government to reconsider its plans to de-nationalise the flag carrier. The government’s plans to privatise Air India, which has a debt of around ₹55,000 crore, are currently on hold.
