Here are some important reports from the biggest newspapers of India:
This Manmohan Singh is Vijay Mallya's Guarantor
Manmohan Singh, from Khajuria Naviram village under Bilsanda block of Pilibhit, owns eight acres of land and had an uneventful life till December, 2015. He had two bank accounts with the Bank of Baroda's local branch. The Mumbai office of the bank sent instructions to the local bank manager that Singh had been guarantor to Vijay Mallya, and that therefore his accounts were to be frozen, reports The Times of India.
"I do not understand how this happened. I do not know anything about Mallya and have never visited Mumbai in my life. Because the bank froze my accounts, I can't avail any government-sponsored scheme. I was forced to sell my entire wheat crop to private traders at very low prices. I could not get MSP because payment for that is directly made to the bank account, which in my case is frozen," Singh said.
Coming to Avenge Babri, Kashmir, Gujarat, Muzaffarnagar: ISIS Video
The Islamic State has released a new 22-minute Arabic-language documentary on purported Indian jihadists in its ranks, providing the first interviews with five fugitive jihadists known to have joined the ranks of fighters in Iraq and Syria since 2014.
The video, released online early on Friday, is the first propaganda the Islamic State has produced with content focused on India and South Asia. Thane engineering student Fahad Tanvir Sheikh who travelled to Syria in 2014 along with three other men from the city, as first reported in The Indian Express, is the only individual conclusively identified in the video, in which he uses the pseudonym Abu Amr’ al-Hindi.
India to Sign Agreement for Chabahar Port with Iran
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Iran on May 22 and 23, the government Friday said that a trilateral agreement will be signed during the visit between India, Iran and Afghanistan on a transport and transit corridor using the Chabahar port as a hub.
Officials said the signing of the agreement is likely to be witnessed by Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, reports The Indian Express.
Darjeeling Eludes Mamata's TMC, GJM Retains Hold Over Hilly District
Even as Mamata bannerjee's Trinamool swept through the state, the foothills and hills of Darjeeling district remained elusive to the West Bengal Chief Minister. 52 year old Bimal Gurung's Gorkha Janmukti Morcha managed to retain its hold over the three assembly constituencies in Darjeeling district – Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Kurseong while the jote captured Matigara-Naxalbari, Siliguri and Phansidewa in the foothills, as per The Indian Express.
From now, More Questions on State Tribal Languages Option in Jharkhand Civil Service Exams
The Jharkhand government has decided to include regional and tribal languages in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examinations and to reduce the emphasis on Hindi and English. Further, the question papers now will have a higher percentage of Jharkhand-specific questions. JPSC and SSC are the recruiting bodies for government jobs, reports The Indian Express.
Uber Driver Dozes Off Forcing Passenger to Take the Wheels
An Uber driver allegedly dozed off while driving a passenger from New Delhi to Gurgaon leaving the latter with no choice but to take the wheels. As per reprots in Hindustan Times Ishaan Gill, a financial analyst with a multinational in Gurgaon, told Hindustan Times he booked a cab through the taxi aggregator’s app at Defence Colony in Delhi on May 15 at 12:36am to go to Gurgaon.
"I showed my driving license to the driver and offered to drive. He agreed and I drove all the way to Gurgaon while the driver was completely gone on the passenger seat," Gill, who lives in DLF Phase-2, said.
Gill said he reached his society at about 2:00am and tried to wake the driver up for payment but to no use.
Rahul Gandhi was Averse to Pact with Left in West Bengal: Sources
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was initially against an alliance with the Left Front in West Bengal but the state unit persuaded him to go for a tie-up despite being at loggerheads for decades, party sources said on Friday.
A news article in Hindustan Times reads, Gandhi had in fact sought feedback about an alliance with the Trinamool Congress but a section in the West Bengal Congress, led by state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, insisted that the party would substantially gain from a tie-up with the CPI(M)-led Left Front, said a senior functionary.
RSS Credits Itself for BJP's Debut Seat in Kerala
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is not shying from admitting its own contribution to help its protégé — the BJP — gain a toehold in the Left bastion of Kerala.
"Election outcomes do not determine the Sangh's work, but yes positive changes (electoral gains) enthuse our workers," a senior RSS functionary told HT.
The RSS, which runs the highest number of shakhas (5,000) in the state, has been zealously working to breach the Left's firewall in Kerala. Its biggest concern about the state is its "changing demography", which fuels worries over "increasing religious conversions" and a "decreasing Hindu population."
NIA Moves South Africa to Bring Home Dawood Henchman
In line with the government's efforts to neutralize Dawood Ibrahim's activities in India, the National Investigation Agency has approached South African authorities seeking details and access to D Company henchman settled there - Zahid Miyan alias Jao, who played a key role in the conspiracy to kill BJP, RSS, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal members, as per report in The Times of India.
170 Crorepatis Make TN House Richest Ever
The new Tamil Nadu assembly will be the richest assembly ever in the state. The House will have a record 170 crorepatis MLAs - and that's going only by assets declared in affidavits they filed with their nominations.
Three MLAs, including chief minister J Jayalalithaa, have declared assets of more than 100 crore. Congress MLA from Nanguneri H Vasanthkumar has assets of 337 crore. Anna Nagar DMK MLA M K Mohan is worth 170 crore.
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