Shashi Tharoor charged in Sunanda case, 41 Palestinians killed in Gaza, and other top stories of the day

May 14, 2018 08:40 pm | Updated 08:40 pm IST

Shashi Tharoor named as accused in wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case

The Delhi Police on Monday charge-sheeted Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for ''abetment to suicide'' in the  death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar . Pushkar was found dead in a New Delhi luxury hotel room on the night of January 17, 2014.

41 Palestinians killed in Gaza as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem

Israeli fire killed at least 41 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border on Monday, marking the deadliest day of violence there since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and casting a pall over Israel’s festive inauguration of the new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem.

Congress urges President to caution Modi from ‘using intimidating language’ against its leaders

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior Congress leaders have wrtten to President Ram Nath Kovind, asking him “to caution Prime Minister Narendra Modi from using threatening and intimidating language’’ against them.

J&K govt. revokes order on Kashmiri Pandits’ pilgrimage registration

The  Jammu and Kashmir  government on Monday removed a senior official and ordered a probe into the official directive asking migrant Kashmiri Pandits to register before embarking on any pilgrimage at the historic temples of the Kashmir Valley.

ICSE, ISC results out: southern region fares best

The results of Class 10 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Class 12 Indian School Certificate (ISC) exams were released on Monday.

The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CICSE) announced on its website that students can check their results at http://www.cisce.org/ or via SMS.

Centre submits Cauvery draft scheme in Supreme Court

The Central government submitted a Cauvery draft water management scheme in the Supreme Court on Monday, a day before the counting of votes in the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections.

Seven killed in panchayat polls related violence in West Bengal

Seven persons were killed by mid-day and dozens sustained injuries in  West Bengal  on Monday on the day of State-wide rural polls. This is considered to be one of the most violent polls in the State in recent years, according to observers.

Live scores | IPL 2018 | KXIP loses cluster of wickets after brisk start

It is not time yet to press the panic button, but Kings XI Punjab could be feeling a bit edgy going into the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Monday.

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Astronauts may soon have beer in space

Astronauts may soon be able to enjoy a beer in space, thanks to a special bottle that could allow people to drink in microgavity. The bottle designed by two companies in Australia, has a passive feed system, which uses surface tension, moves beer from the bottle’s bottom to its mouth.

Video: This is what your tongue looks like when you're singing

The real-time MRI recording was made by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Germany. The videos were filmed using 'realtime MRI' technology developed by Professor Jens Frahm, who has been nominated for the European Inventor Award.

 

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