First News For Steemer (02/05/2018) For The Date.

• POLITICS NEWS

⟹ Karnataka polls: Battle of heavyweights Siddaramaiah and Sriramulu sees historic Badami hopeful again. Bijapur, Karnataka: There is a sense of excitement in North Karnataka's historic Badami constituency. Notwithstanding that the sleepy region has been deprived of normal rains for many years, the youth is struggling as avenues for employment are limited, and the potential of the tourism industry hasn't been exploited enough.

⟹ Narendra Modi in Karnataka: 'Naamdaars' to Deve Gowda, a look at key themes of PM's first day of campaigning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Karnataka Assembly election campaign with three rallies on 1 May. Setting the pace for the 12 May polls, Modi addressed back-to-back rallies in Chamarajanagar, Udupi and Belagavi districts of Karnataka.

⟹ Karnataka polls: Congress faces voter ire in Bidar as they vow not to repeat mistake of electing millionaire Ashok Kheny. Bidar, Karnataka: A video shot on 29 April that went viral on social media showed angry voters in Kamthana village of Bidar taluk heckling and hurling angry words and slogans at Congress candidate for Bidar south, Ashok Kheny. The villagers who surrounded his vehicle, refusing to let him get in, are not the only ones determined to ensure Kheny does not get their vote this time. Their list of angry complaints against Kheny is long – like the extravagant and unkept promises made by him in 2013, visiting the constituency only once after getting elected, not even a road to show for his five years as MLA, spending extravagantly on himself.

⟹ Narendra Modi plays both victim and hero in Karnataka, casts himself as 'kaamdaar' to Rahul Gandhi's 'naamdaar'. In his first public rally to campaign for the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s tweet “EKAurJhoot” — which ridiculed the Centre's claim that all Indian villages had been electrified — to swing public discourse by unleashing a new naamdaar versus kaamdaar (someone identified by lineage versus someone identified for work done) debate.

• SPORTS NEWS

⟹ Champions League: Bayern Munich left to rue moment of madness as plucky Real Madrid reach final at Germans' expense. This wasn't a case of Real Madrid overwhelming their opponents with their offensive firepower or a lesson in control from their midfield of wizards. This was a case of the Spanish giants defending for their lives, sacrificing their bodies to make crucial blocks and ensuring they endure as much pain as is needed to secure passage to the next challenge.

⟹ The Arsene Wenger Era Part 3: Chelsea take control of London as Arsenal fail to adapt to changing times. Four seasons without any silverware, still reeling under the financial implications of the switch to the Emirates from the Highbury, Arsenal celebrated Arsene Wenger's 14th year in North London in the fall of 2009 as the Frenchman reached a remarkable milestone of becoming their longest-serving manager, surpassing former manager George Allison.

⟹ Malaysian shuttlers Zulfadli Zulkiffli, Tan Chun Seang handed career-ending bans by BWF for match-fixing. Kuala Lumpur: Two Malaysian badminton players have been hit with career-ending bans of 20 and 15 years respectively after being found guilty of corruption and match-fixing, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

⟹ Commonwealth Games gold medallist Neeraj Chopra aims to better his personal best at 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games gold has given him the confidence and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now aiming to grab another yellow metal at the upcoming Asian Games, which he admitted will be tougher than the Gold Coast CWG.

• INDIA NEWS

⟹ Parliament Logjam Part 5: 'Bye-Partisanship'; What Indian legislature needs to break deadlocks, improve discourse. Editor's note: The recently concluded Budget Session of Parliament was, by all accounts, the least productive in at least a decade, marked by protest, adjournment, and very little constructive debate, let alone passage of bills. Firstpost will examine, by way of a multi-part series spread across a six-week span, the reasons why the Parliamentary process in particular, and the democratic apparatus in general, has failed India's citizens. The clutch of essays, written by experts in the Constitution and constitutional law, will investigate the defects, introduced by design, that have enabled the degeneration of legislative functioning. Series has been curated by Bangalore-based lawyer and tutor of democracy and active citizenship, Malavika Prasad.

⟹ Narendra Modi reaches out to Karnataka farmers via NaMo app, promises to double their income by 2022. A day after Narendra Modi hit the campaign trail for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka with three rallies on the first day, the prime minister reached out to the state's farmers on Wednesday through the NaMo app, attempting to highlight Congress' apathy to their issues.

⟹ India's unemployment crisis: 1.3 million youth need jobs every month, eight million a year, says World Bank report.
By Chaitanya Mallapur Mumbai: More than eight million jobs are required every year for India to keep its employment rate constant, as its working-age population (above 15 years) is increasing by 1.3 million every month, a new study has found.

⟹ Jaish-e-Mohammed increases Kashmir footprint as Burhan Wani's hometown of Tral becomes its base for militancy. Awantipora, Kashmir: Tral is fast emerging as the new address in India of the Masood Azhar-led and Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed. It has recently been in the national news as it is the hometown of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, who infused a fresh lease of life in the three-decade-old insurgency in Kashmir.

• WORLD NEWS

⟹ Donald Trump says date, location for North Korea summit over denuclearisation to be revealed in 'next couple of days'. Washington: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the date and location for what will be a historic meeting between a sitting American president and the leader of North Korea over denuclearisation could be announced by the end of the week.

⟹ Neemrana Dialogue: India-Pakistan revive Track II diplomacy talks after three years, but major outcomes unlikely. The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has agreed to revive the Track II diplomacy process with Pakistan despite its apparent aversion to conventional talks with the neighbouring country. The original Track II initiative, called the Neemrana Dialogue, received a fresh start when a high-powered delegation of former Indian diplomats, military veterans and academics travelled to Pakistan on 28 April to discuss ways to improve the India-Pakistan relationship. The initiative this time was taken by Pakistan that wanted this dialogue to happen in Islamabad since the dialogues so far had been happening in third countries.

⟹ Top aide to Pope Francis Cardinal George Pell pleades 'not guilty' to multiple sex abuse charges ahead of trial. Melbourne: Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell became the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent to trial over historic sex offences on Tuesday, with the elderly priest vowing to fight the charges. The 76-year-old was impassive throughout the hearing in Melbourne that ordered him to face a jury on "multiple" charges, although half of the allegations against him, including some of the most serious, were thrown out.

⟹ South Korea, Japan, China to hold trilateral summit on 9 May, results of inter-Korea summit to be discussed. Seoul: South Korea, China and Japan will hold a trilateral summit in Tokyo next week, Seoul announced Tuesday, the latest move in a diplomatic whirlwind centred around North Korea. The gathering on 9 May will bring together the South's President Moon Jae-in, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in the neighbours' first such meeting for more than two years.

• BUSINESS NEWS

⟹ Draft telecom policy aims 40 lakh new jobs by 2022; $100 bn investment, 50 mbps broadband speed. New Delhi: The government on Tuesday pushed out the draft of a new telecom policy -- 'National Digital Communications Policy 2018' -- with an aim to create 40 lakh new jobs by 2022, attract $100 billion in investments into the sector and ensure broadband speeds of 50 mbps for every citizen.

⟹ Walmart's looming acquisition of Flipkart will be a game changer for e-commerce in India; merger to boost job creation. In December 2016, I commented in a Knowledge@Wharton article titled -- “Walmart vs. Amazon: Is India the Next Battleground?” -- that Walmart can use the Flipkart connection to turn its current B2B stores in India into online retail business opportunities and warehouse locations for delivery. Flipkart data can be useful for Walmart to project buyer behavior and preferences. Flipkart can be the front-end with Walmart at the back-end.

⟹ Employability in India: Talent crunch across industry forces stakeholders to point fingers at a spiritless education system. Predictions about India's job market are not comforting. Artificial intelligence (AI) driven woes apart, experts feel that if educators don't pull up their socks, and revisit how universities prep youngsters for the future, the existing talent crunch would only worsen, all against a backdrop of an ever growing pool of job seekers.

⟹ Schneider to buy L&T's electrical, automation business for Rs 14,000 cr in all-cash deal. Mumbai: Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday sold its electrical and automation (E&A) business to French giant Schneider Electric for Rs 14,000 crore in an all-cash deal. The E&A business had a net revenue of Rs 5,038 crore in the financial year ended 31 March, 2017.

• CRICKET TOP NEWS

⟹ IPL 2018: Mohammed Siraj and Tim Southee made sure RCB's death bowling finally came alive against MI. RCB restricted a strong MI line-up to 153/7 — the least they have conceded this year - to keep their playoffs chances alive. They now face CSK in Pune.

⟹ IPL 2018: From Mitchell McClenaghan's poor last over to Kieron Pollard's brain fade, turning points in MI's loss against RCB. After making no significant contribution for six consecutive matches, Pollard was dropped for the Chennai Super Kings fixture. An injury to Evin Lewis allowed him another chance but he didn't cash in on the opportunity.

⟹ ICC clears Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez's bowling action, allowed to bowl in international games. On 17 April, Hafeez underwent a re-assessment of his bowling action at the Lough borough University, where it was revealed that the amount of elbow extension in his bowling action was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC.

⟹ Captain Joe Denly hits unbeaten century on final day of tour-opener as Kent draw with Pakistan. Pakistan's bowlers got some overs under their belts as Kent captain Joe Denly made an attractive century on the final day of their tour-opener at Canterbury on Tuesday.

⟹ IPL 2018: Bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils look to make an impact against inconsistent Rajasthan Royals. Staring at early exit after their sixth loss in eight games, bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils, under new skipper Shreyas Iyer, will have to treat each IPL game as a virtual knockout, starting with their clash against Rajasthan Royals.

• FOR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

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