India raised serious objection over Donald Trump's controversial claim that PM Narendra Modi asked him to mediate between India & Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute when they met during the G20 Summit. The US President even offered to mediate between the two nations to find a solution. He made these comments during the meeting with Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Monday.

Whereas, India remained firm on its a stand that there is no scope for third party mediation in the Kashmir issue. A protest was lodged by India with the US State Department over the statement issued by Trump.

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar made it clear India hasn't placed any request for Trump's mediation on the Kashmir conflict.

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon due to the uproar over Trump's mediation claim on Kashmir dispute. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu appealed MPs not to make the national issue into a political issue. He wondered if Opposition Members trust US President more than Indian PM.




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A report published by popular daily 'Eenadu' is now leaving people trembling with fear. The Telangana edition of the newspaper has printed that nearly 545 people are missing from Telangana state in May and June 2019 and most of them hail from Hyderabad and its surroundings. Not just kids, but middle-aged people, women and old persons are also missing.

If we go into the details of the reports, Eenadu mentioned, there are 545 missing cases registered in Telangana with a majority of them lodged in Hyderabad and surrounding areas. While these are officially lodged cases, Eenadu wonders what will be the count of those cases that are not even filed a complaint.

The report further stated that the missing person list includes 2-year-old kids to 80-year-old persons. Also, it is read that police are said to be investing each case only for two days and later closing the case with some cock and bull stories. Eenadu also included the line, "If the police had acted on time when parents of Kalpana lodged a complaint about their missing daughter on April 23, 2015, then the killings of Manisha and Sravani would have got averted as police would have caught serial killer Srinivasa Reddy".




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On Monday, London-based art dealer Kenny Schachter, writing for the website Artnews, offered answers: the painting now resides on the gargantuan yacht owned by powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Many art experts are split over whether the painting is genuine, saying it was not painted by the Italian master personally but instead by his workshop. (HT Photo)

Since its sale for a record $450 million, the whereabouts of the “Salvator Mundi,” said to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci, has become one of the art world’s greatest mysteries.

On Monday, London-based art dealer Kenny Schachter, writing for the website Artnews, offered answers: the painting now resides on the gargantuan yacht owned by powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Since its record-setting sale at Christie’s in 2017, the painting, in which Jesus Christ is depicted emerging from darkness blessing the world with one hand while holding a transparent globe in the other, has never been exhibited in public, triggering doubts about its ownership, whereabouts, and authenticity.

Many art experts are split over whether the painting is genuine, saying it was not painted by the Italian master personally but instead by his workshop.


The Wall Street Journal first reported that the painting was bought by Saudi prince Badr bin Abdullah, who acted in the name of the Saudi crown prince, known by his initials MBS.

Riyadh never confirmed or denied that report.

AFP could not corroborate Schachter’s column, and in a nod to the opaque nature of international art sales, he wrote, “In the murky Middle Eastern waters nothing is quite crystal clear.”

But citing several sources including two involved in the sale, Schachter claims the painting “was whisked away in the middle of the night on MBS’s plane and relocated to his yacht, the Serene.”

After saying the painting was originally found in shards and had to be reconstructed before its auction, he asks, “what harm could the occasional splash of seawater do?”

Schachter later wrote that the painting will remain onboard the massive yacht until it is relocated to the Al-Ula governorate, which Saudi Arabia is aiming to transform into a culture and tourism destination.




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Nipah virus resurfaces in Kerala

Taking to Twitter, Congress party requested all media channels and its editors to not place any Congress representatives on their shows.

Amid political uncertainty within the party following the severe drubbing it received in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress on Thursday barred its spokespersons from representing the party on news channel debates for a month.

Taking to Twitter, Congress party requested all media channels and its editors to not place any Congress representatives on their shows.

".@INCIndia has decided to not send spokespersons on television debates for a month. All media channels/editors are requested to not place Congress representatives on their shows," Surjewala tweeted while announcing the party's decision.

This came after Rahul Gandhi, who became the Congress president in 2017, offered to step down from his post at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on May 25, taking moral responsibility for the party's dismal performance in the recently concluded 17th general elections.

However, his resignation offer was unanimously rejected by the CWC. So far, several top leaders have met Gandhi and urged him to continue to lead the party.

Sources said that despite senior members making serious attempts to convince the 48-year-old party chief to rethink his decision, he remains unfazed.

These leaders, sources said, maintained that Congress cannot afford to have someone new at the helm for rebuilding the organisation at this juncture and that the responsibility for the defeat is collective and not individual.

The Congress won 52 seats in the recent general elections, which is just eight more than 2014, in the outgoing Lok Sabha.

The NDA, on the other hand, registered a massive victory, winning 352 seats to retain power. The BJP alone won 303 seats - its highest tally ever.




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Setting an example of her commendable spirit, Rafeekan is keeping Roza against all the odds and challenges like her age, and age-related illness.

They say if you have belief and trust in God then nothing comes in between if one wants to be an ideal practitioner of one's traditions and customs. With such a spirit and devotion towards God, 120-year-old Rafeekan is keeping Roza (fasting in Islam) in this holy month of Ramzan. Rafeekan is a resident of Mahuakheraganj village in Kashipur, Uttarakhand.

Setting an example of her commendable spirit, Rafeekan is keeping Roza against all the odds and challenges like her age, and age-related illness. Her believe and trust in God is such that she is following every ritual with discipline like offering Nazam five-times a day and other customs.

Rafeekan, who has 5 sons and 3 daughter, daughters-in-laws, grandsons all salute her commendable spirit of following one's dharma or ritual with so much devotion that it is has really become learning for generations to come.


Not only her family members who all live together, but even people in her village also lauds her commendable spirit that in this age when people are barely able to perform their daily routine, she is managing to keep Roza and displaying her ultimate devotion towards God.

In what can be termed as nothing less than a miracle, according to her family members, villagers, 120-year-old Rafeekan had passed away almost 2-3 years back but miraculously returned back to life. Going by what her family members say, everyone believed that she was no more and started preparing for her final rites but suddenly she returned back to life.

Rafeekan herself believe that she had passed away and said she visited God's home where she was offered food but then she was pushed back to life as her age had not got over.

Rafeekan starts keeping Roza a week before the month of Ramzan commence and continue a week after Eid ends. Rafeenkan family members are so proud of her that in such extreme summers when day temperature soars up to 45 degrees, she is keeping Roza with all devotion and honesty.




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Gehlot and Pilot called on Rahul Gandhi amid rumblings of discontent in Rajasthan and his insistence on quitting.

Amid reports that Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to chair a meet of top leaders in the evening, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot met at Mr. Gandhi's Delhi resident on Tuesday.

The leaders called on him amid rumblings of discontent in the state and his insistence on quitting. Pilot met Gandhi at his residence followed by Gehlot. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was present during the discussions, party insiders said.

The party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and general secretary KC Venugopal also met the party president at his Tughlaq Lane home. It is not immediately known what transpired at the meetings.

All senior leaders since Saturday have been trying to convince Rahul Gandhi to take back his resignation, but he seems to be adamant about going ahead with his decision to step down as party president.

According to a report in NDTV, Mr. Gandhi has called a meeting at his home at 4.30 pm today.

Faced with a colossal electoral defeat, the Congress has been riven by internal turmoil. As the party grapples with a severe existential crisis, its governments in both Karnataka and Rajasthan teeter on the brink with reports suggesting the BJP may try to wrest power in both states.

The Congress drew a blank in Rajasthan as the NDA won all 25 Lok Sabha seats. In Karnataka, where it formed a government with the JD(S) in May last year, the Congress managed to win only one Lok Sabha seat out of 28.

On Monday, Rahul Gandhi canceled all his appointments for the day and Gehlot could not meet him.

After Rahul Gandhi gave Gehlot a tongue lashing for putting his son above the party at a CWC meeting on Saturday, two days after the Lok Sabha votes were counted, several Rajasthan ministers and MLAs are demanding that accountability be fixed and action taken for the Lok Sabha poll debacle.

According to some leaders who attended the Congress Working Committee meeting, Gandhi did a lot of "plain-speaking" in his surgical analysis of the role of several party leaders while himself offering to quit as the party president.

Ticking-off Gehlot for camping in Jodhpur for his son Vaibhav's election, Gandhi said the chief minister spent days campaigning extensively for his son in Jodhpur and neglected the rest of the state.

The CWC meeting was held in the backdrop of the Congress winning just 52 Lok Sabha seats and drawing a nought in 18 states and Union Territories. Gandhi himself lost from the family bastion of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, though he won from Wayanad in Kerala.

Several senior leaders of the party, mainly from the South where the Congress did reasonably well except in Karnataka, have asked Mr Gandhi to continue.  Senior party leader M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday termed the Lok Sabha election setback for the grand old party as a "passing phase" and backed the continuation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress president.

Describing Gandhi as the "inspiration" for the party, Moily said it was not appropriate for him to quit as the Congress chief.

"Just because (Narendra) Modi has won...that is not a criterion to leave the presidentship. After all, ups and downs are common for the Congress party. We have seen them many a time," he told PTI.

Shashi Tharoor, who scored an electoral hat-trick by winning from the Thiruvananthapuram seat in the Lok Sabha polls, said Rahul Gandhi is the best person to pull the Congress out of its predicament following the setback.

The Congress has no time to sit and lick its wounds as it must immediately pick itself up for the upcoming state elections, Tharoor told PTI.

He also said he is ready to take on the job of the Congress' leader in the Lok Sabha if offered the post.




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From inception, Manmadudu-2 looked like a project that is doomed to fail. No offense to a young filmmaker like Rahul Ravindra but Nagarjuna and Rakul Preet chemistry is not setting screen on fire.

Even if it is a story of 40 years old guy falling for 25 something girl, the chemistry needs to be top notch for the love story to work.

Nag might pass off with his looks but Rakul acted with Naga Chaitanya just 2 years ago and people can't just forget the fact and accept this new couple.

VV Vinayak could just make a more issue-centric film for Chiranjeevi and Kajal pairing to not look too odd. But Manmadhudu-2 seems to be a fun family film and lead paint chemistry will be deemed important for it to work on the whole.

Comedy or characters could work in the film for us to overlook all of it but the promotional material is not giving strong positive vibes. Let's wait for the release of the film and hope it isn't as bad as images hint it could be.




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Arnold Schwarzenegger was kicked on his back by a man when he recorded a Snapchat Video with fans for his annual Arnold Classic Africa event.

In the viral video, A Person could be seen flying and offering a two-footed dropkick to Arnold before falling to the ground. Surprisingly, Arnold remained on his feet even after receiving the unexpected jolt.

After the video went viral, Arnold told he only realized that he was kicked by someone upon watching the footage in circulation. 'I am glad the idiot didn't interrupt my Snapchat,' he wrote.


The 71-Year-Old Actor faced this unusual experience during the public appearance in South Africa on Saturday. Around 24,000 Athletes will be taking part in the annual Arnold Classic Africa in Johannesburg for three days.




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The attack did not lead to any casualties or an oil spill but caused significant damage to the structures of the two vessels, he added.

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that two Saudi oil tankers were targeted on Sunday in "a sabotage attack" off the coast of Fujairah, part of the United Arab Emirates, threatening the security of global oil supplies.

One of the two vessels was on its way to being loaded with Saudi crude oil from the port of Ras Tanura, to be delivered to state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco's customers in the United States, Falih said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.

The attack did not lead to any casualties or an oil spill but caused significant damage to the structures of the two vessels, he added.

On Sunday, the UAE foreign ministry said four commercial vessels were targeted by "sabotage operations" near the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates without causing casualties.

It gave no details of the nature of the sabotage.




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Telugu Student Drowns In Boston Beach

A 27 years old Telugu student died as he accidentally drowned in a beach at Boston, USA. The victim is identified as Shravan Kumar Reddy who hails from Bellampalli of Mancherial district.

This incident happened while Shravan along with his friends were celebrating Easter alongside the beach on April 20. Efforts are being made to trace Shravan's body. The officials suspect that Shravan doesn't know how to swim, yet he entered the water.

About Shravan Reddy's family details, he is the eldest son of Reddy Rajaram, an SCCL employee in Bellampalli. Shravan flew to the US in the year 2014 to pursue higher studies. He is said to be doing an MBA and had plans to return to India to set up a business.

Family members of Shravan are informed about this incident and they are devastated. Shravan friends are in talks with the Indian Embassy to ship the body to India.




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A UK High Court turned down the appeal made by Vijay Mallya against his extradition to India in connection with duping banks to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.

In February 2019, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid approved the Westminster Magistrates Court Order permitting his extradition to face the trail in Indian Courts. Following which, Mallya made a plea to appeal against the extradition. However, High Court Justice William Davis rejected his request.

Vijay Mallya will now have five business days to apply for oral consideration. During the renewal process, Mallya's Counsel and Indian Government's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will present their versions against and in favor of a full hearing.

Mallya escaped to UK way back in March 2016 after he failed to pay the banks thousands of crores loans borrowed over a period of time. He was arrested and released on bail in London in April 2017. He might be extradited to India and face the trail by the end of 2019.




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Judge Emma Arbuthnot of a UK court has satired on fugitive bank defaulters Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi on Friday. The bail petition of Nirav Modi came for hearing yesterday and the court had asked if Nirav is sent to India, where he will be imprisoned? To this Indian advocate replied that probably in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail as that was prepared for liquor tycoon Mallya.

Learning about Judge Emma joked that will Mallya and Nirav be kept in the same room as it appears to be a spacious one. However, it was a light-hearted statement the Judge made. Earlier India has submitted a video of Arthur Road Jail as Vijay Mallya claimed that Indian jails are dirty and not hygiene.

Meanwhile, London's Westminster court has denied bail for Nirav Modi for the second time and things are getting tougher for him. He was involved in a Rs 13,500 crore fraud to Punjab National Bank and was on a run for nearly two years now.




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Dharwad building collapse  Rescue officials and locals carry out search and rescue operation after a multistorey building collapsed in Dharwad, Karnataka

The Dharwad building collapse death toll mounted to 14 on Friday after one more body was found from the debris as the rescue operation continued for the fourth consecutive day.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy visited the site on Thursday and told the media that several people were suspected to be trapped under the rubble.

He said the district administration has already announced a magisterial inquiry and the government is ready to appoint a retired high court judge if required.

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After 62 hours of being trapped in the basement of the collapsed multi storied building, Dilip being rescued alive by our Fire Force just now !!! pic.twitter.com/VildP7lPYE

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A Sub Divisional Executive Magistrate said the toll has risen to 14.

On Wednesday, the Indian Air Force airlifted two teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to Karnataka's Hubli from Hindon in Uttar Pradesh to join the rescue and search operation after an under-construction building collapsed in Kumareshwar Nagar in Dharwad on Tuesday.

The operation is being conducted jointly by the NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).


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Death Toll of Christchurch Terror Attack continued to increase with people succumbing to the bullet wounds. Techie Mohammad Farhaj Ahsan and Imran Ahmed Khan, both hailing from Telangana, had passed away by Saturday.

As per the latest update, NZ Mosque Attack: Yet Another Telanganite Died!. Death of this Aeronautical Student studying in New Zealand was confirmed by the Indian High Commission Today. This shouldn't have happened to the 25-Year-Old. 

So far, Eight Indian Nationals had died in the terror attack which took place at two mosques in New Zealand. New Zealand PM offered to bear the expenses of treatment and funeral of all 51 deceased people.

Telanganite Ahmed Iqbal Jehangir who underwent surgery after receiving bullets shots is recuperating at the moment.
 


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Second Lt Col Biddanda M Chengappa, 102, a soldier who saw action during WWII in Burma against the Japanese, passed away at his son's home in Ahmedabad. His son BC Mandappa told DNA that the centenarian was not ailing. "He was very lucid in the morning and went on with his routine of having breakfast, reading newspapers, and tracking post-Pulwama attack etc. He had his lunch and went for an afternoon siesta."

He further recounts how his father fondly recalled his time in Burma. "He was only 24 when he joined the Army in 1941, soon after being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and packed off to battlefront during World War II. The war was at India's doorsteps in Burma as the Japanese were advancing. Second Lt Chengappa was in the Indian brigade deployed to stop the Japanese." Along with a dozen newly commissioned officers, he was sent with a shipload of soldiers to Rangoon where they lacked both equipment and experience to take on the fierce enemy, recalls the family.

"While the British superiors on the Eastern Front were a bunch of inefficient lot preoccupied with own comforts, Second Lt Chengappa and the other Indians were sent to the enemy line where before his own eyes he watched two fellow Coorgs fall to the Japanese followed in quick succession by Indians," says Mandappa.

Within a week, only 20 survivors remained and were sent orders to retreat from the thick forests in northern Burma where they were stationed. "My father and 19 others somehow managed to hitch a ride on to a truck carrying kerosene supplies for some distance. As bullets flew around everybody prayed and hung on for dear life as even one small spark would have turned the truck into a flaming death trap," he recalls.

Later the group began walking through the forest for Kohima in Nagaland. The lone Burmese army officer guided them through the forest, where away from the enemy at night the tired men fell asleep under the trees. "But Second Lt Chengappa's troubles were far from over. He woke to a searing pain in his leg to find a snake had bitten him. All the men had was some first-aid and he thought he would breathe his last there," recounts Mandappa.

Meanwhile, back in Palangala, Coorg (in today's K'taka) his parents had been told their son was missing in action. "With no news for more than a month, they feared the worst."

Soon promoted as Major, he served in Gaza during late 1950s as part of UN Peacekeeping Force. Married to Sheila from the Codanda family, he has three sons and retired as a Colonel and settled in Coorg.

A passionate golfer, he played well into his late 90s and was happy to drive his car till a few years later, they recall.

India's Richest Man jumped six positions to emerge as 13th Richest Person in the World. According to Forbes World Billionaire List, The wealth of Ambani soared from $40.1 billion in 2018 (19th Richest in the World) to $50 billion in 2019.

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The 61-Year-Old is the chairman of $60 billion worth Reliance Industries which is into oil and gas business. And Jio managed to get 280 million subscribers with free voice calls and data services at the lowest prices.

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji stood at 36th position with a wealth of $22.6 billion. HCL's Co-Founder Shiv Nadar and Arcelor Mittal CEO Lakshmi Mittal are at 82nd and 91st Places respectively in the Top 100 Billionaires in the World.

As many as 106 Billionaires are in India. Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos continues to remain World's Richest with a net worth of $131 billion. While Bill Gates is ranked 2 for having $96.5 billion wealth, Warren Buffet emerged 3rd with $82.5 billion. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg slipped to 8th position by losing $9 billion in a year.




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Great Man, he donates Rs.110 Core For Pulwama Martyrs

A Kota-based man, Murtaza A.Hamid, 44 years old, came forward to donate Rs 110 crore from his taxable income to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. He wanted to donate such a huge amount for the welfare of the martyred jawans and their families.

He approached through an email to Prime Minister Office and requested that he wants to meet PM on donating the amount. Murtaza Hamid is blind by birth and is currently working as a scientist in Mumbai. He said that every Indian citizen should step forward and help our soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us.

As a scientist, he came up with a proposal on his innovation called Fuel Burn Radiation Technology which helps to locate any kind of vehicle without GPS. He believes that such technology would help in avoiding dangerous attacks like Pulwama in the future.

Apart from the general public, celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar and Amitabh Bachchan has also donated Rs 1 crore and Rs.2.5 core respectively. Another news on MP cop donating Rs 7.5 crore to Pulwama attack victims went viral and received huge appreciation for showing empathy.



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Pakistan officials brought wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman a while back ( around at 9 15 pm Friday) and was there for half an hour and was handed over by BSF authorities. Medical tests and other formalities will be done soon.


There were no answers about the delayed handing over by Pakistan and all that the Wing commander himself and other forces who received him felt was happy for seeing him back on India soil. Abhinandan is seen smiling after he walked into India.

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There was no written communication in handing him over, but our border forces have been waiting for him since 6 pm in the evening.




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