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May 10, 2016 09:33 pm | Updated 09:33 pm IST

Here's a quick glance at the top stories of the day:

>Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI president, ICC chairman

Shashank Manohar has resigned as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). His move comes in anticipation of him being re-nominated as ICC chief during the governing body’s annual board meeting scheduled for next month.

UTTARAKHAND TRUST VOTE >We won with 33 votes, BJP got 28, says Congress MLA

Cloud of uncertainty hovering over Uttarakhand will disappear tomorrow: Harish Rawat; floor test result to be presented in Supreme Court tomorrow. >

>Delhi girl, J&K boy top civil services exams

Delhi girl Tina Dabi has topped the 2015 civil services examination, while railway officer Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan from Jammu and Kashmir has got second rank in the exam results that were declared on Tuesday. Besides them, Delhi-based Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, an Indian Revenue Service officer, has secured third position.

>Indians’ average wealth soared 400% in last decade

The average wealth of an Indian surged by 400 per cent in 2005-15 while that of a European citizen declined by 5 per cent during the period, according to a report by New World Wealth.

The report said that in emerging markets such as India, China and Vietnam, average wealth had gone up by over 400 per cent during the ten-year period.

>Narendra Modi’s degree ‘authentic’: Delhi University Registrar Tarun Das>

Downplaying allegations of glaring discrepancies, Delhi University on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s B.A. degree as circulated by BJP is “authentic” and it has all the relevant records relating to his graduation while terming as “minor error” mention of 1979 in his degree when he passed out a year earlier.

>Uber to end surge pricing?

The online transportation network company has said both ‘yes,’ and ‘no’ over the last week.

>Is the Aadhaar Bill a Money Bill?

We take look at what a Money Bill is and why the government has pushed the Aadhaar Bill through it.

Bird flu: >Culling begins in farm near Humnabad

Culling operations began in a private poultry farm near Humnabad in Bidar district where bird flu was detected two days ago. Officers entered the farm at around 3 p.m. They are saying it will be midnight before the operation ends.

>Nepal cannot progress without India's help: Deep Kumar Upadhyay

Nepal's Ambassador Deep Kumar Upadhya on Tuesday said he would not challenge the government upon his return to the country. He was recalled and had criticised Kathmandu for treating him “unfairly.

"Nepal cannot progress without India's help," he said, in an address to the media. He also declared that he will fight a political battle against the Nepali government.

>SRH struggle to get going on a bowler-friendly track

Pune is placed at sixth spot in the points table, while SRH has been a dominating force in this edition with six wins.

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