CRPF jawan shoots himself dead at Lalu Yadav-Rabri Devi’s house
A 29-year-old CRPF constable, posted at the residence of Bihar’s former CMs Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the neck on Friday. The jawan’s body will be sent to his native place in Karnataka after post-mortem, police said. Reportedly, his colleagues said family issues, work pressure and leave problems could be the reason.
Will review all Tesla expenses to cut costs: CEO Musk to staff
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will personally review all of the electric carmaker’s expenses in a new cost-cutting plan, Reuters has reported. “Going forward, all expenses of any kind anywhere in the [world], including parts, salary, travel expenses, rent, literally every payment that leaves our bank account must [be] reviewed,” Musk wrote in the email to employees.
Doctors repair baby’s spine in womb; 1st keyhole surgery in UK
In a UK first, doctors have used keyhole surgery to successfully repair the spine of a baby with spina bifida while it was still inside the womb. Sherrie Sharp and her son Jaxson had the operation 27 weeks into the pregnancy. The routine 20-week pregnancy scans showed the baby’s spine and spinal cord were not forming correctly.
I would love to be on Bigg Boss: Viral Lucknow poll officer Reena
PWD officer Reena Dwivedi, who went viral after being photographed at a Lucknow polling station with an EVM, said she’d love to be on Bigg Boss’ Season 13 if she gets a chance. “My family is supportive and happy that I’m getting recognition,” Reena said. She said she loves dressing up and there’s no harm in being well turned out.
29-year-old wanted in 11 murder cases, 1 rape case held in Lucknow
Delhi Police have arrested a 29-year-old, who was wanted in 11 cases of murder, one rape case, an attempt to murder case and several cases of carjacking. Vijay Farmana was held in Lucknow. Out of the 11 murders in which Farmana was allegedly involved, three were triple murders committed in Haryana, while the rape was reported from Delhi’s Begampur.
Sex cult head, held in 2018, had meetings with naked women: Witness
The founder of an alleged US sex cult, who was arrested last year, held meetings in which female “slaves” gathered naked around him while he lectured them on philosophy, one of the women testified at his trial. When 58-year-old Keith Raniere was unable to attend the meetings in person, the women would take naked photos and text it to him.
Taj, Singapore sign ₹4,000 cr partnership to buy hotels in India
Indian Hotels Company, which runs hotels under Taj, Vivanta and Ginger brands, has partnered with Singapore’s wealth fund GIC to invest ₹4,000 crore for buying hotels in India. The equity contribution of Indian Hotels in the acquisitions will be 30% and GIC’s will be 70%. The partners will acquire fully-operational hotels mainly in the luxury, upper scale and upscale segments.
Aramco to supply extra 2 mn barrels a month to Indian Oil from July
Saudi Aramco will supply Indian Oil an extra 2 million barrels of crude every month during July-December (1.6 million tonnes in total). Indian Oil has a term deal to buy 5.6 million tonnes from Aramco in 2019-20 and an option to buy additional 2 million tonnes. India is looking to make up for loss of Iranian oil after US sanctions.
Shatrughan must respect Cong like Rahul respects him: Cong leader
Accusing Congress’ Shatrughan Sinha of not following “party dharm”, Congress’ Lucknow candidate Acharya Pramod Krishnam has said, “It’s the large-heartedness of Rahul Gandhi that he gave respect to Shatrughan Sinha but Shatrughan should also give respect to the party.” Acharya has previously criticised Shatrughan for campaigning for his wife Poonam, who is the SP’s Lucknow candidate.
Chandrababu Naidu meets Kejriwal, Sisodia in Delhi
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu met Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh at Kejriwal’s residence in Delhi on Friday. The AAP termed it a “courtesy visit”. According to reports, the leaders discussed the roles their parties would play in government formation after the Lok Sabha results are declared.
HP spinoff to buy supercomputer maker Cray for $1.3 billion
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has agreed to buy supercomputer manufacturer Cray for about $1.30 billion. HPE said Cray investors will get $35 a share in cash, a premium of over 17% to Cray’s Thursday closing price of $29.81. It added it expects to incur one-time integration costs that will be absorbed within its fiscal year 2020 free cash flow outlook.
‘Modi lahar’ has turned into ‘Modi qahar’: Shatrughan Sinha
alking about PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha on Friday said that “Modi lahar (wave)” in India has turned into “Modi qahar (havoc)”. Sinha further said that he didn’t speak against PM Modi but against his policies. Sinha, who quit BJP in April, added that he spoke against policies of NDA government even when he was part of BJP.
PM Modi should state clearly his stand on Godse: Priyanka
After PM Narendra Modi said he won’t forgive BJP leader Sadhvi Pragya for insulting Mahatma Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday said that PM Modi should clear his stand on Nathuram Godse. “It’s not enough to say that in your heart, you won’t forgive them,” she added. Priyanka further said that PM Modi should’ve taken action against Pragya.
Pregnant woman, 3 kids killed over land dispute in Bihar
A 30-year-old pregnant woman and her three children were killed allegedly over a property dispute in Bihar’s Araria district, police said on Friday. According to reports, some people entered the house when the woman’s husband was out and killed the whole family by slitting their throats. A complaint has been registered against four people, police added.
Arbaaz Khan to make Malayalam acting debut with Mohanlal
Actor Arbaaz Khan will make his acting debut in the Malayalam film industry in the upcoming Mohanlal starrer ‘Big Brother’. “Super excited about working with the Legend Mohanlal sir…So looking forward to the shoot in July,” Arbaaz tweeted. Directed by Siddique, the film will reportedly see Arbaaz play the role of an enforcement officer named Vedantham IPS.
Cancel Pragya’s candidature, she’s unfit for civil society: Sheila
Delhi Congress’ Sheila Dikshit on Friday asked EC to cancel Pragya Singh Thakur’s candidature from Bhopal for calling Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse a “patriot”. Sheila said, “She’s also unfit to be part of civil society.” She claimed PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah “handpicked” Thakur as BJP’s candidate and should be held “morally accountable” for her statement.
Kejriwal attacked at least 6 times in police presence: AAP MLA
After Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claimed that his personal security officer reports to BJP and the party will get him killed one day, AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “We do not trust Delhi Police.” Bharadwaj added, “After becoming CM, he has been attacked at least 6 times in the presence of police. Even after such incidents, no action was taken.”
Bezos’ stepfather went to US from Cuba at 16 with 3 shirts, 3 pants
World’s richest person Jeff Bezos has revealed his stepfather Miguel Bezos came to Miami from Cuba alone aged 16 with three shirts, three pants and three underwear. “Mike’s parents were not allowed to enter the airport…He only spoke Spanish…His grit, determination, and optimism are inspiring,” said Jeff as Mike was honoured at the opening of Statue of Liberty’s new museum.
Google tracks online purchases via Gmail, denies use for ads
Google has admitted recently reported claims that it tracks users’ online purchases through their receipts on Gmail but said it doesn’t use it for personalising ads. It added it does so to let users track their purchases, bookings and subscriptions from a single, privately accessible place. Google had announced it would stop using Gmail data to personalise ads in 2017.
