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		Business
		SBI Life's IPO for Rs 6.5k cr may be largest in 7 years China to invest $800 billion in Belt and Road in next 5 years: Official China plans to invest $600 billion to $800 billion in the next five years in the Belt and Road initiative. Beijing is warming up for the two-day Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation starting tomorrow. China to invest $50 billion to develop Indus River Cascade: Report Pakistan and China are expected to sign an MoU for developing the North Indus River Cascade with investment of $50 billion to generate up to 40,000 MW hydro electricity. The memorandum of understanding is likely to be signed in Beijing today during the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to China. More Business News»

		Environment
		G7 seen urging Trump to stick with climate pact at summit China's President Xi says to uphold global climate deal Antarctic ice sheet stable since warmer times: Study More Environment News»

		World
		Trump considering several candidates for FBI chief US President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials. Pope Francis makes Fatima child shepherds saints "We declare the blissful Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto saints, and we register them on the list of saints, declaring that they must be venerated as such by the Church," Pope Francis said to cheers from hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful, some of them crying. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		Water signature found in Neptune-sized planet's atmosphere Researchers have detected strong water signature in the atmosphere of a distant Neptune-sized planet. The distant planet HAT-P-26b has a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, said the study published in the journal Science. China providing students lunar lifestyle experience Chinese students will live in a 'Lunar Palace' - a cabin that simulates Moon-like environment - for a year, to test a life support system that may allow future astronauts to spend longer periods of time in space. Indian population originated in three migration waves: Study The Indian subcontinent harbours huge genetic diversity. Researchers found that the earliest populations were hunter-gatherers who arrived from Africa more than 50,000 years ago. Further waves of settlement came from the direction of Iran, after the last Ice Age ended 10-20,000 years ago. More Science News»

		Technology
		This is how much Snapdeal founders may get post the company's sale to Flipkart Founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal will relinquish control of online marketplace Snapdeal to market leader Flipkart as early investors in the Delhi-based company give their consent to the sale, according to four people aware of the deal. Paytm-rival Mobikwik shifting focus Zaakpay, the MobiKwik-promoted payment gateway aggregator, is being hived off as a wholly-owned subsidiary of One MobiKwik Systems, which owns MobiKwik wallet. Hacker uses stolen US spy agency tool to launch cyberattacks in 100 countries A global cyber attack on Friday renewed concerns about whether the U.S. National Security Agency and other countries' intelligence services too often hoard software vulnerabilities for offensive purposes, rather than quickly alerting technology companies to such flaws. More Technology News»

		Education
		NCERT to replace map which depicted Aksai Chin as disputed area The National Council of Educational Research and Training has decided to replace the map of East and South East Asia of the Class XII Political Science textbook, which depicted "Aksai Chin" as a disputed area. The depiction drew flak on social media, while NCERT said the map was prepared by the University if Texas 45 days into new session, CBSE yet to print class X English textbook According to CBSE sources the board is yet to complete the printing of the English literature textbook for class X. On the reason for the delay, a senior CBSE official said: “Printing was ordered on time. However, it had to be stopped in the first half of April as there were errors in the books. Changes were made in close to 140 pages of the book.” At Rs 9, 167, UP spends least on per child school education, reveals study Uttar Pradesh spends the least amount, except Bihar and Jharkhand, on education of each child of the state. While states like Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh spend as high as Rs 18,035 and Rs 17, 223 respectively per student, for academic session 2016-17, UP spends only Rs 9,167 per student on school education. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Rs 875 crore bridge in Mumbai to link Bhayandar and Naigaon The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's plan for a bridge connecting Bhayandar and Naigaon (West) received sanction from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) last week. Mumbai's petrol dealers defer protest, pumps will operate on Sunday Petrol dealers have decided to defer the protest earlier planned on Sunday and single shift operations thereafter. Oil Industry officials will meet petrol dealers on May 17 to discuss demands for hike in dealer commission. Patient's drunk relative stabs nurse at Byculla railway hospital More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Kapil Mishra warns of 'new drama' by AAP for distraction The suspended Aam Aadmi Party leader has been on hunger strike since Wednesday at his official residence, demanding that Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal reveal the source of funding of the foreign trips of five AAP leaders in the last two years. No respite from heat on weekend in Delhi 41 degrees Celsius on Friday making life difficult for Delhiites.The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording . CBSE results to be out by May-end More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka slips to No. 4 in governance index The state's overall rankings were balanced out with its performance in taking care of the environment and initiatives to ensure transparency while points were scored from schemes for women and children. MLAs' kin locked in fight for Youth Congress president poll The relatives of two MLAs are locked in a tough contest for the state Youth Congress president's post. Polling will begin on May 14. Karnataka SSLC exam results: Three score full marks, pass percentage down by 7.24 Three students who wrote the SSLC exam in March-April achieved the unbelievable, scoring 625 out of 625 marks in the results announced on Friday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Ameerpet gets 104 mm rain, rise in temperature likely in north Telangana Ameerpet in the city recorded the highest rainfall of 104 mm after the heavy downpour on May 10 while the highest maximum temperature of 45.3°C was recorded at Bhoraj (Adilabad) on May 6. Andhra Pradesh: 3 IIT alumni killed in car crash Three IITians die in a road accident. It was seen that the airbags of the car were open, still they could not be saved because of high speed car crash. Empty ATMs continue to haunt citizens More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu parties, for once, are ok with PM Narendra Modi's Sri Lanka visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Sri Lanka has evoked hardly any opposition from Tamil Nadu political parties. 10 buses gutted in fire At least 10 buses parked in a private area at Semmenchery off Old Mahabalipuram Road were gutted in a fire on Friday night. Tamil Nadu HSC results 2017: Results via SMS makes parents, students happy Gone are the days where anxious students used to throng schools and brave the big crowds surrounding the notice board as they tried to see what marks they scored. ​ More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		For Gujarat, freedom fighters' health is worth only Rs 100 Most freedom fighters in Gujarat are above the age of 90. They are not mobile as they used to be and their medical needs require more and more attention. Most of them need medicines worth Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 per month for one or another ailment. Centre rejects 6,399 crore demand for SAUNI, doubts its feasibility With the Centre rejecting Gujarat's request, the state government has decided to fund the project entirely from its own resources. Sasan bandh observed to press for even smaller eco-sensitive zone More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		'Issue new licences for slaughterhouses' The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday said that it is an obligation of the state government to establish and run modernized slaughterhouses and the previous government had taken steps in this regard. Mob torches 3 dumpers after 13-year-old crushed to death An irate mob set three dumpers afire and pelted stones at vehicles after a 13-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding dumper near Mandar crossing under Puramufti police station in Kaushambi on Thursday. HC seeks reply on tobacco company's name on IPL T-shirt Hearing a PIL filed by Prakash Kharwadkar of Kanpur, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice directing them to file their counter reply. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Live fish lodged in man's throat removed Odisha heat toll rises to 4 Two others had died at Sonepur and Dhenkanal, Special. Bhubaneswar civic body targets Rs 130 crore revenue this financial year The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has targeted to collect Rs 130 crore revenue by the end of current (2017-18) financial year. Last fiscal it had collected Rs 100 crore. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Health Mission funds being diverted to host PM public meeting, says Congress The state Congress on Friday alleged that the ruling BJP is diverting funds from developmental and welfare schemes to organise the Prime Minister’s public meeting at Amarkantak on Monday. Officials forget to invite Class 10 topper When chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was felicitating meritorious students at his official residence on Friday for securing a place in the top ten merit list, Class X topper Dev Prakash Manjhi was crying at his home in Dabra. 'Super-100' students in dismay as they miss the merit list As soon as the results for the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) were declared on Friday, clouds of gloom and disbelief started hovering over Subhash Higher Secondary Excellence School that had launched the ambitious ‘Super-100 scheme’ in Bhopal, as none of the students under the scheme had been able to make it to the top ten merit list. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Panjab University to have 'food journalism' course As part of the course, 60 students of the fifth semester will be trained in covering food events through video and photography. Haryana Urban Development Authority to e-auction 25 commercial plots in Panchkula After having received a poor response in its first two residential e-auctions of the year, Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) is now going to e-auction 25 commercial sites in the city. After a month, police register case on obscene video of minor in WhatsApp A case was finally registered against two whatsApp groups after obscene videos featuring a 10-year old girl went viral in April. More Chandigarh News»

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