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सोमवार को दिल्ली सरकार को जोरदार झटका लगा है। सीबीआई ने दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल के प्रधान सचिव राजेंद्र कुमार व अन्य 4 अधिकारियों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया। राजेंद्र कुमार पर भ्रष्टाचार के आरोप हैं। कुमार के अलावा जिन अधिकारियों को गिरफ्तार किया गया है उनके नाम तरुण शर्मा, संदीप कुमार, दिनेश गुप्ता, अशोक कुमार हैं।

राजेंद्र कुमार पर सीबीआई ने पहले ही शिकंजा कसना शुरू कर दिया था। उनके व्यक्तिगत ईमेल आईडी से पांच ऑडियो क्लिप बरामद हुई थी, इसमें कथित सौदों को लेकर बातचीत होने का शक था, जिनकी जांच भी की गई थी। रजेंद्र कुमार सहित अन्य आरोपियों को कल सीबीआई पटियाला हाउस कोर्ट के सामने पेश करेगी।

अधिकारी के खिलाफ आरोप हैं कि उन्होंने पिछले कुछ वर्षों के दौरान दिल्ली सरकार के विभागों से ठेके दिलाने में एक खास कंपनी को लाभ पहुंचाया। एक निजी कंपनी को 2007 से 2009 के दौरान पांच ठेकों में कथित तौर पर 9.5 करोड़ रुपये का लाभ पहुंचाने के आरोप में राजेंद्र कुमार के खिलाफ भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 120 बी (आपराधिक षडयंत्र) और भ्रष्टाचार निवारण कानून की विभिन्न धाराओं के तहत मामला दर्ज किया गया था।  Watch News Videos in Hindi http://www.jagran.com/videos.html

Uni gunman 'wanted to kill many'

A judge found probable cause to hold Aaron Ybarra, 26, wthout bail, a day after he was arrested for shooting that killed student Paul Lee, 19, and wounded two other young people, one critically, at Seattle Pacific University in Washington state.

In a statement filed in court, Seattle police said Ybarra admitted to detectives after his arrest that he wanted to kill as many people as possible and then himself.

But instead, a student building monitor pepper-sprayed and tackled Ybarra as he reloaded his shotgun. Police said the gunman had 50 additional shotgun shells and a hunting knife.

There have been a series of horrific shooting sprees in the US in recent years, amid a fierce debate over the

country's gun laws and its system for dealing with mental health issues.

Several of the attacks shave been on or near university campuses. About two weeks ago, according to police, Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured seven before turning his gun on himself in a rampage in Isla Vista, California, near two universities.

Ybarra had a long history of mental health problems for which he had been treated and medicated, his lawyer, public defender Ramona Brandes, said...

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Ukraine readies for new president amid glimmers of hope

Ukraine will swear in its new president on Saturday, amid glimmers of hope for a solution to a crisis that has pitted it against its giant Russian neighbour.

Ukraine's new leader, Petro Poroshenko, will take the oath in Kiev's parliament the day after he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, widely seen in Ukraine as the country's nemesis, during World War II commemorations in northern France.

"The dialogue has begun, and that's a good thing," Poroshenko said on Ukrainian television after the brief encounter.

He added that a Russian representative would travel to Ukraine for talks Sunday amid the first bilateral steps towards resolving their differences.

Putin and Poroshenko on Friday also jointly called for a ceasefire in the troubled southeast of Ukraine in a potential breakthrough in a crisis that has poisoned Moscow's relations with the West.

Poroshenko, a 48-year-old billionaire, was elected with 54.7 percent of the votes in presidential elections on May 25.

His inauguration ceremony will be attended by a range of foreign VIPs, including US Vice President Joseph Biden and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy...                                    

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CIA joins Twitter, opens account with a joke, says 'We can neither confirm nor deny'

The US' spy agency CIA has joined Twitter and Facebook, becoming an instant hit on the social media while sparking online debates over the move.

In a matter of less than nine hours, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had attracted 268,000 followers on Twitter on Friday.

And its first tweet, was re-tweeted as many as 170,000 times. Nearly a lakh people made it their favourite tweet.

After seven hours of CIA's debut on the micro-blogging site, the American spy agency made its second tweet. This time it was to thank its followers.

"Thank you for the @Twitter welcome! We look forward to sharing great #unclassified content with you," it said.

The news of CIA joining Twitter spread like a wild fire and was one of the most debated issues of the day...

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Pakistan's MQM chief Altaf Hussain released on bail in UK

Pakistan's powerful MQM chief Altaf Hussain was released on bail today, four days after he was arrested here by the British police on charges of money laundering.

The 60-year-old exiled leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was arrested on June 3 from his north London home and taken to a central London police station for questioning.

"The 60-year-old man arrested on Tuesday June 3 on suspicion of money laundering has been released on police bail to a date in July pending further enquiries," a police statement said without naming Hussain.

Hussain was questioned for seven hours last evening, BBC reported.

He was transferred to a hospital for check-ups after being arrested on Tuesday. He returned to Scotland Yard custody yesterday after spending three days in the hospital...

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From economictimes News

One dead in Seattle campus shooting

A gunman stormed a college in the northwestern US city of Seattle on Thursday and shot four people, one of them fatally, before he was brought down by a student security guard wielding only pepper spray.

In what the city mayor denounced as the latest example of America's "epidemic of gun violence", the shooter opened fire on campus with a shotgun and was only halted after he stopped to re-load.

The assault came just two weeks after a disturbed young man opened fire at a California university and killed six people.

Those wounded at Seattle Pacific University were being treated in hospital. The dead victim was a 20-year-old man who was shot in the upper body and died on his way to hospital.

A young woman in her 20s was also shot in the upper body and was in a "serious condition" and undergoing surgery. Two more young men were hurt, one of them receiving pellet wounds to the neck.

Seattle Assistant Police Chief Paul McDonagh said the gunman was a 26-year-old white man. Seattle Pacific is a small a private Christian university with 4 000 students.

The attacker was armed with a shotgun and a knife. And, in what police said was a sign that he have planned to kill more people, he also carried several additional rounds of ammunition.

"But for the great response by the people at Seattle Pacific University, this incident might have been much more tragic," McDonagh said...

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Mounties arrest ‘Rambo’-styled suspect in triple cop killing, ending massive manhunt in Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they arrested early Friday morning 24-year-old Justin Bourque, who is suspected of killing three officers in New Brunswick in one of the worst mass shootings in the Mounties’ history. Bourque had been the object of a massive manhunt in eastern Canada since Wednesday evening.

Paul Greene, a spokesman for the Mounted Police, said the suspect was taken into custody about 12:30 a.m. Friday. The suspect was reportedly armed with high-powered rifles and spotted three times while evading the nearly 30-hour manhunt.

Residents of the city in southeast New Brunswick were told they could resume normal life after a lockdown, during which they were told to stay inside and bolt their doors.

The shooter, dressed “Rambo”-style in camouflage and a headband — and armed with at least two rifles and a crossbow — had been on the loose since his confrontation with police, which reportedly began when someone called in a report about an armed man in the neighborhood about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, ABC News reported. Police responded to the scene and five officers were shot. The two surviving officers were injured.

As of Thursday morning, the whole town of Moncton, where the shootings took place, was all but shut down as police from around the country searched for the suspect. Police urged local residents to keep their doors locked and turn on exterior lights to help out police...

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D-Day 70th anniversary: World leaders gather for ceremony

World leaders are joining hundreds of veterans in Normandy to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Heads of state will meet at Ouistreham, one of the five beaches where Allied troops landed on 6 June 1944.

French President Francois Hollande will give a speech followed by US President Barack Obama. The Queen and Russian President Vladimir Putin will also go.

There will be a re-enactment of the landings, which were the start of the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.

The day's commemorations began at midnight with a vigil at Pegasus Bridge near Ouistreham, marking the first assault of the D-Day invasion when British soldiers began the first Allied action of the campaign...

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ANALYSIS: Abe refocused attention from Ukraine to China at G-7 summit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walked a diplomatic tightrope at the first Group of Seven summit meeting without Russia in 16 years, as he tried to divert world leaders' eyes from the Ukrainian crisis and focus on China's maritime advance.

While the official dinner of the G-7 summit in Brussels on June 4 was dominated by the Ukrainian crisis, Abe brought up the issue of China's growing presence in the East China Sea and South China Sea.

In calling for support, Abe compared the expansion of China's activities in the region to Russia's ongoing violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.

"It must not be permitted for a country to challenge the status quo by force anywhere in the world," he told the G-7 leaders.

As a result, the leaders said in their joint statement that they are "deeply concerned by tensions in the East and South China Sea."

Abe also made it clear that Japan is distancing itself from the hard-line stance United States has taken toward Russia over the Ukrainian crisis and called for G-7 countries to continue dialogues with Moscow.

"It is important to pressure Russia to commit itself to the problems that the international community is now facing as a responsible stakeholder," Abe said.

The prime minister's statements reflect Japan's concern that further isolation of Russia from the G-7 nations might push Moscow to rekindle its ties with Beijing.

Such a scenario would be undesirable at a time when Japan needs to counter the rising military might of China. It could also further delay a settlement of the territorial dispute over the Northern Territories.

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Obama holds up Poland as model for Ukraine

President Obama held up post-communist Poland on Wednesday as a model for its struggling neighbor Ukraine as he warned of "dark tactics" from Russia and vowed to defend a region long trampled by foreign forces.

"Here we see the strength of free nations that stand united," Obama told thousands of people gathered in Warsaw to celebrate the anniversary of elections that led to the end of communist rule 25 years ago.

"This land was invaded and conquered, carved up and occupied," he said. "But those days are over. Poland understands as few other nations do that every nation must be free to chart its own course, to forge its own partnerships, to choose its own allies."

Obama declared Ukrainians the "heirs of Solidarity" — a tribute to the movement that led the push for Poland's political transformation. Like the Poles, the Ukrainians are fighting for self-determination, he said.

"Beaten and bloodied, they refused to yield," he said of the Ukrainians. "Threatened and harassed, they lined up to vote. They elected a new president in a free election — because a leader's legitimacy can only come from the consent of the people."

Obama's remarks came shortly after his first formal meeting with Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko, the chocolate magnate and politician who won last week's balloting. After the 70-minute meeting, Obama announced that he had approved a package of $5 million in nonlethal aid for Ukrainian defense forces to be used for body armor, night-vision goggles and communications equipment.

Ukrainian officials have been open about their requests for more U.S. military help as they battle pro-Russia separatists in the eastern part of the country. U.S. officials suggested Wednesday that such support was on the table for discussion. Deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes said Obama told Poroshenko that he was "very open" to the possibility.

But such aid would probably be tied to long-term reforms in a country that has been plagued by corruption and weak institutions. Poroshenko and Obama discussed plans for such reforms, as well as easing Ukraine's dependence on Russian energy and efforts to decentralize its federal control to accommodate calls for more autonomy in the east...

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Obama suspends Iran oil sanctions for six months

 With Iran complying with its commitment on a controversial nuclear weapons programme, US President Barack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian oil sanctions for the next six months.

Even though there is enough oil in the international market for countries like India and China to reduce their dependence on Iranian oil, so as to avoid US sanctions as per Congressional Act, Mr. Obama determined that there is no need to do so for the next six months as Tehran is fully co-operating with the US-led international community to address their concerns about its nuclear weapons program, the White House said on Wednesday.

“While market conditions suggest that there is sufficient supply to permit additional reductions in purchases of Iranian oil, the United States has committed to Obama suspends Iran oil sanctions for six months and

pause efforts to further reduce Iran’s crude oil sales for a six month period under the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and Iran,” the White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney said.

“In return for this and other limited relief measures, Iran has committed to take steps that halt and in key respects roll back progress on its nuclear programme.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has verified that Iran is complying with these commitments,” he said.

The analysis contained in the Energy Information Administration’s report of April 24, indicates that global oil consumption has exceeded production in recent months, he said, adding that this resulted in a small withdrawal from global oil stocks, in line with rates earlier this year.

“Global oil supply disruptions in recent months increased compared with earlier this year, but the resulting supply reduction was offset by increased petroleum production, particularly in the United States,” Mr. Carney said.

Global surplus crude oil production capacity has increased modestly in recent months but remains lower than a year ago, he noted...

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Supreme Court rejects Subrata Roy's plea for house arrest, lifts curbs on sale of assets

In a setback to Sahara chief Subrata Roy, who is in jail for the last three months, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed his plea to be put under house arrest but allowed the group to sell properties to mobilise Rs.5,000 crore in cash and an equal amount in bank guarantee for securing his release.

"The prayer for shifting the contemnor outside the jail is dismissed," a bench of justices TS Thakur and AK Sikri said while reading the operative parts of the judgement that dealt with the modifications of the earlier order.

The Sahara chief, who is in Delhi's Tihar jail since March 4, was earlier directed by the apex court to pay Rs 5,000 crore in cash and furnish a bank guarantee of Rs 5,000 crore as pre-condition for his release. Sahara group has been given a go ahead to sell immovable properties in nine cities here, the bench said in its verdict today and made it clear that they will not be sold below the circle rate and buyers should not be "connected or related" to the group.

The sale proceeds will be deposited in a separate bank account, maintained by market regulator SEBI, which, in turn, will release the title deeds of the properties in favour of the purchasers, it said. The bench also lifted the curb put on encashment of Sahara group's fixed deposits and bonds and said that they will also be kept by the market regulator.

Dealing with the issue of sale of equities held by Sahara group in three offshore hotels, the bench said it is keeping the issue open as the group has to file an affidavit relating to its communication with the Bank of China which had lent it money. The bench, which allowed Sahara group to mortgage its properties in Aamby valley in Pune for arranging the bank guarantee, said that the guarantee, to be furnished, either be given from a nationalized or a scheduled bank. It said bank guarantee of a cooperative bank will not "suffice".

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From DNA News

Badaun gang rape: BJP protests in Lucknow, says Centre will intervene if UP governor sends report

The BJP on Monday stepped up pressure on the UP government over the Badaun gang rape and murder case and said the Centre will intervene if UP governor BL Joshi sends a report on the situation in the state.

BJP workers, led by its women's wing, protested outside chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's office in Lucknow on Monday morning.

Police had to use water canons to disperse the protesters.

The Union home ministry has asked UP govt why SC/ST Act was not slapped against culprits in the Badaun gang rape and murder case, according to MoS home Kiren Rijiju.

Meanwhile, Union minister Kalraj Mishra described the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh as "very grave" and said the central government would step in if UP governor sends a report on the situation in the state.

Talking to reporters, the micro, small and medium enterprises minister made it clear that the Centre will not intervene on its own but would certainly consider "appropriate action" if the governor sent a report.

He blasted the state government for not being able to provide security to women in the state and alleged that the government was soft on criminals...

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From TOI News

Supreme Court stays execution of 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts main accused Yakub Memon.

Television reports said the apex court gave a reprieve to Yakub Memon in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts.

The Supreme Court had tagged Yakub's petition -- seeking a stay on his execution -- with pending cases and referred it to a constitution bench, which will decide whether the review petition should be heard in an open court.

In his petition to the Supreme Court, Yakub had stated that he had been in jail for more than 20 years, which is more than the jail term awarded for life imprisonment, which is 14 years.

He has maintained that his review petition seeking reconsideration of the Supreme Court's verdict should be heard in an open court and should not be decided in the judges' chambers, an NDTV report had quoted Yakub, as saying in his appeal.

President Pranab Mukherjee had earlier rejected Yakub's mercy plea and conveyed his decision to the Maharashtra government. This decision was taken on the recommendations of the Maharashtra Government and the Home Ministry that the mercy petition of Yakub be rejected...

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Boko Haram's Mounting Toll in Trauma

The last psychiatrists remaining in the heartland of Boko Haram squeezed in a few hundred patients one recent morning. The waiting room was packed and the power was out.

The war between the Islamist insurgency and a frazzled army has left 7,000 people dead since 2011, but it has also created a backlog of anguished survivors at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital here. Inside, the nine psychiatrists usually have just minutes for each patient, and little to offer beyond a prescription for antidepressants—before the mentally ill walk back out to rejoin what has become an ever-expanding and twisted conflict.

Some 52,000 patients have active files here, the hospital says—a case load that has doubled since Boko Haram launched its campaign of killing and kidnapping.

They include a 6-year-old girl who saw Boko Haram murder her parents, her file says, and now frequently interrupts her class by shouting: "They're here!"

Boko Haram has burned down villages, shot rockets into homes, and beheaded drivers on highways in its campaign to impose Islamic law. It has forced both boys and girls into its ranks—and the recent abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls brought the group global attention.

Nigeria's army, meanwhile, has routinely rounded up young men on slight provocation, shooting them in the streets, said human-rights groups and Western diplomats. The army denies the charges.

For all involved, the psychological toll is clear...

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From WSJ News

Thailand’s coup: Your questions answered

Thai society is undergoing major change, and politics over the past decade has in part been a battle between the old royalist ruling class and an ascendant majority based in the north and northeast that has benefited from development and has begun to see itself as a political force.

Much of that struggle has played out around one man — former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a billionaire tycoon deposed by a 2006 coup who now lives in self-imposed exile to avoid a prison sentence on a corruption conviction. The issue of whether to support or oppose Thaksin and his powerful political machine has divided friends, families and the nation.

Thaksin entered politics by founding his own political party and buying the loyalty of local political bosses nationwide. He won a landslide election in 2001, and once in office he cemented his popularity among Thailand’s rural and urban poor majority with unprecedented populist policies. Thaksin was often accused of being arrogant and for bullying critics, as well as a failure to keep private business interests separate from the business of government. This alienated the educated, urban middle class and alarmed traditional ruling circles — royalists and the military — who perceived in his naked ambition a desire to usurp the prerogatives of the throne, or even destroy the nation’s revered monarchy itself...

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Malawi's Joyce Banda Concedes Defeat in Presidential Election

Malawian President Joyce Banda on Saturday congratulated her arch-rival Peter Mutharika for winning the country's presidential election, whose result she had initially challenged.

Conceding defeat, Banda congratulated Mutharika for his "victory in a closely contested election" and said she was "leaving office a happy person," according to a statement.

Banda, the country's first female president, came to power in 2012 after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, the elder brother of Peter Mutharika.

The electoral commission said Friday that Mutharika took 36.4 percent of the votes cast against Banda's 20.2 percent.

The results were announced minutes after the high court refused a last-ditch attempt to block their release and allow time for a recount.

Electoral commission chief Maxon Mbendera declared Mutharika "president-elect" after last week's vote, which Banda said was marred by "serious irregularities" and "null and void".

The results showed that Banda was beaten into third place by Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), who garnered 27.8 percent of the vote.

Party spokeswoman Jessie Kabwila told AFP the MCP, which had made the bid for a recount, would challenge the results in court.

But Banda urged the country to throw its weight behind Mutharika...

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