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POLITICS NEWS

⟹ Karnataka election: GST and demonetisation are Narendra Modi’s forgotten heroes in high-octane poll campaign.

⟹ Karnataka polls 2018: State votes to elect its 15th Legislative Assembly; voting deferred in 2 out of 224 constituencies.

⟹ Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh gets into election mode, will kickstart Vikas Yatra from Maoist hotbed Dantewada.

⟹ Mehbooba Mufti's inability to get BJP on board with 'unilateral ceasefire' plan speaks volumes of her lack of power.

SPORTS NEWS

⟹ Kevin Magnussen exclusive interview: My dad is the best racing driver in the world.

⟹ Ligue 1: Florian Thauvin strikes late in draw against Guingamp to keep Marseille's Champions League hopes alive.

⟹ Formula One: Rivals Red Bull and Force India disagree over aerodynamic changes for 2019 season.

⟹ Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal's record streak ends with defeat to Dominic Thiem; Kiki Bertens enters final.

INDIA NEWS

⟹ Pokhran-II: Govt's motive still questionable as nuclear tests did India no good, only fuelled Pakistan's hunger for nukes.

⟹ Arctic weather conditions could impact this year's monsoon, adversely affect Indian farmers.

⟹ Assam's indigenous communities could become 'landless people' without constitutional safeguards, warns report.

⟹ Two killed in a day as fake WhatsApp messages about child trafficking create panic in Tamil Nadu.

WORLD NEWS

⟹ Palmdale shooting: 14-year-old boy arrested after shooting California high school student in arm; no casualties reported.

⟹ Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia's king has agreed to pardon Anwar Ibrahim, paving way for jailed leader's return to politics.

⟹ False news of ailing US Senator John McCain's death sent to media by NGO; organisation apologises for goof-up.

⟹ As Iran-US tensions rise, Iraq prepares for first Parliamentary election since declaring victory over Islamic State.

BUSINESS NEWS

⟹ Walmart says Flipkart could go public in as early as four years, detailing potential listing timeline.

⟹ Ravi Venkatesan steps down from Infosys Board; plans to pursue an ‘exciting new opportunity’.

⟹ Nine bank unions threaten two-day nation-wide strike from 30 May over meagre pay hike.

⟹ Fortis Healthcare's director Brian Tempest says Munjals-Burmans bid was prefered owing to certainty, liquidity.

CRICKET TOP NEWS

⟹ IPL 2018: MS Dhoni's dropped catch, Sanju Samson's sacrifice and other moments from RR-CSK clash. An array of factors aligned to make the IPL encounter between RR and CSK on Friday quite a humdinger. Here are the best moments which caught our eye.

⟹ Sri Lanka name four uncapped players in 17-man Test squad for West Indies tour in June. Sri Lanka opening batsman Mahela Udawatte has been called into a 17-man test squad for next month’s tour to West Indies, along with three other uncapped players, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay and Asitha Fernando.

⟹ Dilip Vengsarkar says Virat Kohli will do well on England tour; no sense in top players playing Afghanistan Test. Vengsarkar said, "Kohli is the best batsman in the world at the moment and in the last four years he has established himself as No 1. This will be the tour for Kohli and I'm sure that he'll do well."

⟹ IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler was class apart on difficult track, says CSK coach Stephen Fleming. Losing team Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has praised Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler for his match-winning unbeaten knock, saying the English batsman was a class apart during their IPL game.

⟹ Zimbabwe cricketers ready to throw upcoming series in 'jeopardy' over non-payment of salaries. Zimbabwe's players have not been paid their match fees since the tour of Sri Lanka last July. They have also not received salaries for past two months.