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Nation Current Affairs 11 May 2019

Nation, Current affairs, 11 May 2019

Sounthirajan Kumarasamy, the engineer from Coimbatore, said, the engine that he has designed is unique and it uses hydrogen as fuel source and releases oxygen. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Tamil Nadu engineer invents engine that uses hydrogen as fuel, releases oxygen

Sounthirajan Kumarasamy said it took him it took him 10 years to develop the engine.
11 May 2019 9:15 PM
Shabana Azmi, 68, said her father Kaifi Azmi taught her to never treat her opponents like enemies. (Photo: File)

Shabana Azmi denies reports she'll leave India if PM Modi re-elected

The actor, who has often been trolled for holding anti-majoritarian views.
11 May 2019 8:44 PM
Police fear the toll could increase. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra Pradesh: 14 Killed, several injured after bus collides with jeep

CM N Chandrababu Naidu and leader of the Opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy expressed shock over the accident.
11 May 2019 8:20 PM
Firefighters from ODFRA tackling fire in the affected New Delhi-Bhubhaneswar Rajdhani express' coach. (Photo: ANI)

Fire breaks out in New Delhi-Bhubhaneswar Rajdhani express; no casualties reported

The escort party on the train and the on-duty guard noticed the fire and informed all concerned authorities and the fire brigade.
11 May 2019 6:51 PM
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. (Photo: File)

Cyclone Fani: Death toll rises to 43 in Odisha

Cyclone Fani which made landfall in Puri district on May 3 left a trail of destruction in the state.
11 May 2019 4:03 PM
(Photo: File)

News Digest: A smart, speedy recap of the day's headlines

Here are the top national, international headlines of the day.
11 May 2019 3:47 PM
Balbir said that his son stayed at his maternal parents' home from the time of his birth and he had divorced his wife in 2009. (Photo: ANI)

Son alleges AAP took money from candidate for ticket, dad refutes

He also said he has credible evidence to prove that his father had paid for this ticket.
11 May 2019 3:07 PM
Both leaders were pacified by police present at the incident site. (Photo: ANI)

Telangana: Two Cong leaders get into scuffle during exam result protest; see video

The cause of their fight has not yet surfaced.
11 May 2019 2:36 PM
Naidu further slammed the EC for refusing opposition's appeal for 50 per cent voter-verified paper audit trails(VVPATs). (Photo: ANI)

Modi can kill or bring back dead leaders for political gain: Andhra CM

TDP chief also hit out at the Election Commission of India for working under the direction of the BJP.
11 May 2019 2:23 PM
The world's largest democratic exercise did not limit itself to the usual fiery rhetoric, chopper-hopping campaign trails or unabashed mud-slinging at each other. (Photo: File)

What are India polls without a few snakes, slaps and kisses?

There were shoes, slaps, snakes and more to add more flavour to these unbearably long elections.
11 May 2019 1:29 PM
'The Congress government suppressed the matter of gang rape for their politics,' Mayawati said. (Phoro: File)

EC not strict against leaders using derogatory language for women: Mayawati

Mayawati alleged that Rajasthan govt attempted to suppress the case of gang-rape with a Dalit woman in Alwar till elections in the state.
11 May 2019 12:41 PM
Sharma superimposed Mamata’s face on Priyanka Chopra’s MET Gala 2019 look. (Photo: Facebook | Priyanka Sharma)

Bengal BJP leader held for pasting Mamata face on Priyanka Chopra's MET Gala look

A complaint was made by the Trinamool Congress leader Vibhas Hazra against the convenor of BJYM for allegedly sharing the picture.
11 May 2019 11:37 AM
Indo-French bilateral naval exercise 'Varuna-19'. (Photo: File)

Indo-French bilateral naval exercise 'Varuna-19' concludes

The second part of the naval exercise, Varuna 19.2, is scheduled to be held at the end of May in Djibouti.
11 May 2019 11:25 AM
Air Marshal AS Butola represented IAF and accepted the first Apache. Representatives from the US government were also present. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

IAF gets its first Apache Guardian attack helicopter at US’s Boeing plant

India has signed a contract with the United States for 22 of these choppers.
11 May 2019 10:59 AM
A Coimbatore-based mechanical engineer has claimed to have invented an eco-friendly engine that can run on distilled water. (Photo: ANI)

1st of its kind engine: TN engineer invents device, uses hydrogen, releases oxygen

Sounthirajan Kumarasamy says the engine will be introduced in Japan in a few days. He is hopeful of introducing it in India too.
11 May 2019 10:51 AM
Jaitley said that Congress was unlikely to see any significant increase its tally of 2014 and the Aam Aadmi Party may not win any seat. (Photo: File)

PM contest is now a 'one-horse race': Arun Jaitley to Oppn

Jaitley said 'coalition of rivals' lasts only few months and electorate is clear that it wants 5-yr govt and not five-month one.
11 May 2019 10:13 AM
Gambhir, however, denied the allegation in strong terms and said he would quit politics if the charge is proven. (Photo: Twitter)

Gautam Gambhir using his ‘duplicate’ for campaignin, AAP claims; tweets picture

The attack comes amid an ongoing spat between the AAP and the BJP over a controversial pamphlet circulated against AAP’s Atishi.
11 May 2019 9:35 AM
Nilanjan Roy has been charged under the POCSO Act. (Photo: Facebook)

Bengal BJP candidate booked for sexually assaulting 17-yr-old girl

The incident took place on April 26 and the complaint was filed the next day.
11 May 2019 9:19 AM
'We all have made our position very clear and that is the 1984 happenings were a terrible tragedy and should never have happened,' he said. (Photo: File)

Pitroda's comments on 1984 riots 'out of line'; he must apologise: Rahul

The Congress quickly distanced itself from Pitroda, who is chief of Overseas Congress and an advisor to Rahul.
11 May 2019 8:56 AM
On April 6 at a press conference at DRDO Bhawan, Reddy had said India chose a much lower orbit of less than 300 km during 'Mission Shakti' for 'capability demonstration' and to avoid threat of debris to global space assets. (Photo: File)

'Most of debris from Mission Shakti decayed,' says DRDO chief

The DRDO chief said the continuous information received is being monitored and 'I don't think there are any issues'.
11 May 2019 8:46 AM

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