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• The move comes three days after the US more than doubled tariffs on $200bn of Chinese imports.


• The escalation sent stock markets down, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing more than 600 points lower.


• US President Donald Trump had warned China not to raise levies but Beijing said it would not swallow any "bitter fruit" that harmed its interests.


• China has raised tariffs on more than 5,000 US products, with the new rates ranging from 5% to 25%.

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• Sudanese prosecutors have charged ousted President Omar al-Bashir with involvement in killing protesters and incitement to kill protesters during the uprising that drove him from power last month, state news agency SUNA reported.


• It was not immediately clear what punishment he might face. Protest organizers say security forces killed around 100 demonstrators during the four months of rallies leading to al-Bashir’s overthrow.

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• Two of President Donald Trump's personal attorneys welcomed a report Monday night that Attorney General William Barr had asked a U.S. attorney to look into the origins of the Russia investigation.


• NBC News hasn't independently verified The New York Times' report that Barr had assigned John Durham, the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut, to review the FBI's decision to open a counterintelligence investigation into alleged ties between Trump associates and Russia's campaign to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

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• German police probing the deaths of three people shot with crossbow arrows in a rural Bavarian hotel near Passau have found two more female bodies in a flat 650km (400 miles) away.


• The flat in Wittingen had been occupied by a 30-year-old woman who was one of the victims found in the hotel room.


• The other two in the hotel room were a man and woman found in bed, hand-in-hand, impaled with several arrows.

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• Rajasthan’s five-month old Congress government has embarked on a task that’s almost become mandatory for any new government (irrespective of its leanings) in India redoing school books.


• It has decided to rewrite a Class 10 history book to remove glowing references to Hindu Mahasabha founder VD Savakar and re-emphasise on the role of father of nation Mahatma Gandhi and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in India.


• Specifically, the books are being written to include Savarkar’s mercy petitions to the British from jail — a move that has not gone down well with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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• India is keeping a close watch on counter terror guarantees the US is discussing with the Afghan militants because operatives from Pakistan-backed terror groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) continue to fight alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, people familiar with the developments have said.


• The US talks come at a time when key players such as China and Russia have stepped up consultations on the situation in Afghanistan with India, which has legitimate security interests in the war-torn country.

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• Despite directives from the education department, teachers of Delhi government schools are yet to make optimum use of the tablets provided to them to record attendance of students, make lesson plans besides using them as teaching aids.


• According to a recent circular, of the 13,17,510 students enrolled in Delhi government schools, attendance record of 7,51,249 students, who form 57% of the total student population, were not even marked on May [latex]6^{th}[/latex].

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• The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, now includes conditions like dwarfism, multiple sclerosis, and acid attack.


• The Delhi government has designated 27 government hospitals in all 11 districts to issue disability certificates under the new central Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, for 21 conditions.


• The May [latex] 2^{th}[/latex] circular also clarifies the composition of the medical board that will issue the certificates.

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• The Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test was conducted for diploma holders for admission into 13 branches of professional courses like engineering and pharmacy on April [latex]30^{th}[/latex].


• AP State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) Chairman Prof. S. Vijaya Raju, announcing the results here


• In all, 39,734 students applied for APECET this year, of which 37,749 appeared for the examination. JNTU-Anantapur conducted APECET in 132 centres. The pass percentage is 98.19, said JNTU Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Srinivasa Kumar.

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• The Supreme Court refused to advance the timing of polls from 7 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. or 5 a.m. for the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha polls.


• considering the heat wave and that it is the holy month of Ramzan during which Muslims fast during the day time.


• A Vacation Bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna said a change in the poll timing would create logistical problems for the Election Commission of India (ECI).

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• Karnataka Bank registered a net profit of ₹61.73 crore in the fourth quarter of 2018-19, up from ₹11 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, recording a growth of 461.18 per cent.


• The bank recorded a net profit of ₹477.24 crore for 2018-19, against ₹452.26 crore in 2017-18, posting a growth of 46.57 per cent.

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• Banks have been witnessing a spurt in Current Account and Savings Accounts (CASA) due to a high balance in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts.


• This is seen as one of the growth drivers of CASA.


• CASA deposits are advantageous to banks as they can bring down the cost of funds when compared with bulk deposits.

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• The net profit of Muthoot Finance, the largest gold financing company in the country, remained flat at ₹511 crore in Q4 of FY19, compared to ₹508 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.


• However, the standalone net profit of the NBFC was up 11 per cent at ₹1,972 crore for FY19, compared to ₹1,778 crore in FY18.


• The consolidated PAT also registered a 14 per cent increase at ₹2,103 crore, compared to ₹1,844 crore in the previous fiscal.

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• Following her return to 51kg, six-time World champion and London Olympics bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom will compete in her first event in the Olympic weight class when she takes the ring in the $70,000 India Open boxing tournament to be held at Guwahati from May [latex]20^{th}[/latex] to [latex]24^{th}[/latex].


• Keeping the World championships and the Olympics in mind, Mary, who clinched her sixth World title in 48kg in Delhi last year, will use the India Open as a preparatory event.

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• Lewis Hamilton said he was inspired to victory in Spanish Grand Prix by receiving a humbling message from a five-year-old boy who is fighting cancer.


• The defending five-time world champion said the message from Harry Shaw, who is battling Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, helped him defeat Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas who beat him to pole in a "nightmare" qualifying session.

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• The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 edition ended on an emphatic fashion at Hyderabad last.


• With Mumbai Indians (MI) taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, it was MI who claimed their 4th IPL title as CSK finished second on account of a 1-run loss in the summit clash.


• Following the mouth-watering encounter, it was time for the post-match presentation ceremony wherein prizes for different categories were distributed.

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• India captain Virat Kohli bagged the International Cricketer and Batsman of the Year award during the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2019.


• However the Indian captain could not make it to the glittering ceremony here.


• Kohli, one of the best batsman of his times, will be leading India in the upcoming World Cup, which begins May 30 in England.


• Pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who made a mark for India and IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, was adjudged as International Bowler of the Year.


• CEAT awarded Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan for outstanding bowling and Australian batsman Aaron Finch for his exceptional performance in T20.

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• ITC Managing Director Sanjiv Puri was appointed as Chairman after the demise of Yogesh Chander Deveshwar.


• Padma Bhushan awardee and an IIT Delhi alumnus, Deveshwar, who was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, passed away aged 72 after a prolonged illness.


• Reportedly, Puri was mentored by Deveshwar for the role of Chairman and Managing Director.

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• LIC Mutual Fund appointed Dinesh Pangtey as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO).


• Pangtey, who joined LIC as a direct recruit officer in 1984, was Director and CEO at LIC Group's private equity division LIC HFL AMC. He has also served as Regional Manager Marketing channel in Western Zone spanning the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa.

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• Debt-ridden carrier Jet Airways' Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Amit Agarwal has resigned from his positions at the airline, the company said in a statement.


• "He has resigned from services of the company due to personal reasons, with effect from May [latex]13^{th}[/latex]," the airline said. Agarwal had joined the airline in December 2015.

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• China, which is developing its navy at a feverish pace, has commissioned two more guided missile destroyers taking the total of such warships to 20 with more in the pipeline, state-media reported.


• Two Type 052D guided missile destroyers were launched last in Dalian, a coastal city, state-run Global Times reported.


• Their commissioning marked the 19th and 20th of launches of their kind, the report said and quoted Chinese analysts as saying that plans are afoot to build more guided missile destroyers.

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• Hollywood legend Doris Day, whose films made her one of the biggest stars of all time, has died aged 97.


• The singer turned actress starred in films such as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk and had a hit in 1956 with Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be).


• Her screen partnership with Rock Hudson is one of the best-known in the history of romantic movies.


• In a statement, the Doris Day Animal Foundation said she died at her home in Carmel Valley, California.

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