1) Karnataka beat Maharashtra to win
their 7th Ranji Trophy: Favourites Karnataka deservedly won their seventh
Ranji Trophy title after beating a spirited Maharashtra side by seven wickets
on the fifth and concluding day of the final match on Sunday. Chasing a modest
victory target of 157 in little over two sessions, Karnataka batsmen reached
the destination with ease as they knocked off the runs in 40.5 overs. Karnataka
is lifting the Ranji trophy after 15-year wait.
2) Harish Rawat takes oath as new CM of
Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader
Harish Rawat on Saturday took oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand after he
was named for the post by the Congress Party. Uttarakhand governor Aziz Qureshi
administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rawat.
3) 12 Indian sailors missing as ship
sinks off Yemen: A total of 12 Indian sailors have been missing since their
cargo ship sank off the coast of Yemen`s Hadramout province, authorities said.
4) Former Mumbai top cop Satyapal Singh
joins BJP: Former Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh, who had
resigned last week, on Sunday joined BJP saying he left a "good
chair" to take part in the "remaking" of the country.
5) Sukhoi fighters ‘will test out’
BrahMos missiles: The supersonic BrahMos missiles will be fitted on to
Sukhoi-30 fighter jets and will be ready for live flight tests by the year end
before being inducted into the air force.
6) Voting ends in Thailand: Voters went to the polls in 89 per cent of
Thailand’s 375 constituencies nationwide on Sunday, in an election marred by an
opposition boycott and efforts by protesters to block the process. There were
no reports of violence Sunday, although a clash on Saturday between opposing
groups in northern Bangkok left seven injured.
7) Youth slaps Haryana CM in full public
view, held: A youth slapped Haryana
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was riding an open jeep, in full
public view in Panipat this evening and was taken into custody immediately. The
Chief Minister had gone to Panipat, some 80-km from Delhi, to inaugurate and
lay foundation stone of various projects. As Hooda’s Maruti Gypsy was making
its way through the crowded places, a youth identified as Kamal Mukhija broke
the security ring and slapped the Chief Minister.
8) Antony inaugurated work on Kannur
airport: Defence Minister A K Antony
on Sunday launched work on Kannur airport which will be the fourth
international airport of Kerala. Speaking after the ‘ground-breaking’ ceremony
of the first phase of the Rs. 1,590 crore project, he said commencement of the
work marked the realisation of a long-cherished dream of the region.The
agreement between the state government and L&T Mumbai to undertake the
first phase was finalised in November last. Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and
Nedumbassery in Kochi are the international airports in the state now.
9) AIADMK, CPI announced alliance for LS
polls: Attempting to form a "secular and democratic alternative"
to dethrone Congress from power at the Centre, AIADMK and CPI on Sunday
announced their decision to enter into an alliance ahead of the coming Lok
Sabha polls.
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