<br>Complaint against Smriti Irani on educational qualifications:</br> In a complaint Ahmer Khan has filed a complaint in a Delhi court against Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani for allegedly giving "false" information about her educational qualification in affidavits filed with the Election Commission. He alleged that Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani's affidavit for the April 2004 Lok Sabha elections stated she had completed her BA in 1996 from Delhi University (school of correspondence). Another affidavit of July 11, 2011 by Irani for contesting Rajya Sabha election from Gujarat said her highest educational qualification was B.Com part I from the School of Correspondence, DU. Yet another affidavit sworn by Irani on April 16, 2014 for contesting the Lok Sabha polls said she had completed Bachelor of Commerce Part-I from the School of Open Learning, DU. "It is evident from the contents of the affidavits filed by Smriti Z Irani that at best only one of the depositions by her on oath in respect of her educational qualifications is correct," the plea noted, alleging she had furnished "false information". It further said "the aforesaid affidavits of Smriti Z Irani, apart from the ostensibly false and discrepant statements in respect of her educational qualifications, also appear to contain false/discrepant statements in respect of immovable properties owned by her and other details set out by her." The magistrate fixed the matter for hearing on June 1. Court today slapped a cost of Rs 1,000 on petitioner. (Express Photo) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Setback for Salman Khan's in Arms Act:</br> A court in Jodhpur today rejected the revision petition of actor Salman Khan seeking permission to summon five witnesses in the Arms Act case against him in connection with the black bucks poaching case. Khan's counsel H M Saraswat said they were awaiting the detailed order to find out the grounds on basis of which the court turned down the petition. He, however, said the option of moving the High Court is open. "But we will reach a final decision only after perusal of the order," Saraswat said. Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar Vyas had completed the hearing of the petition last week and had reserved the order for today. Earlier, the trial court had rejected the petition following which Saraswat had moved sessions court. The five witnesses mentioned in Khan's petition were prosecution witnesses and had already been examined. But after the trial court allowed the prosecution to summon four new witnesses in pursuance of the four undecided applications moved in 2006, the defence also made a plea to call these witnesses again. The case pertains to contravention of the Arms Act by using expired licence guns to allegedly poach black bucks in Jodhpur on October 1, 1998. (Express Photo) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Arvind Kejriwal's AAP-led Delhi govt ads to be removed:</br> New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) The Delhi government's advertisements, featuring Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, seen across the national capital are soon to be taken out in pursuance of the Supreme Court order on government ads. The ads, in print and one on TV released yesterday, have Arvind Kejriwal in them asking people to fight against bribery and corruption. Supreme Court had yesterday barred publication of photos of leaders in government advertisements except those of the President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India. Delhi government has put up several banner advertisements of the recently launched anti-corruption helpline – 1031 – across the city which also carries pictures of Arvind Kejriwal. On Wednesday, a 39-second long TV commercial had been released in which Kejriwal speaks about how his government was able to pay higher compensation to farmers hit by unseasonal rains, due to check in corruption. "This year unseasonal rain damaged crops of farmers and our government announced compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare. How did we do it when other parties are saying that government does not have money? "This is result of decline in corruption in Delhi and the money we saved through it was used for paying compensation to farmers," Kejriwal said in the video. This too will not be aired. (Express Photo) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Anna Hazare's old SUV to be auctioned:</br> The SUV used by social activist Aanna Hazare during various agitations, including the Jan Lokpal movement, will be auctioned at his native village Ralegan Siddhi. "Anna needs a new vehicle because he is suffering from back pain, and travelling in the eight-year-old SUV, a Mahindra Scorpio, is aggravating it," Hazare's aide said. The SUV is owned by Hazare's Swami Vivekanand Krutudnata Nidhi, a trust formed to govern the funds received by Hazare by way of awards. "This vehicle took Anna from place to place when he launched the Jan Lokpal movement," the aide said. "It was this vehicle that witnessed Annaji's successful fight against the corrupt (Maharashtra) ministers in 2007 and 2009," he added. The auction will take place at Hazare's Ralegan Siddhi village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district on May 17 at 11 am. (Express Photo) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Taliban attack Kabul guesthouse, target may have been Indian ambassador, kill 14:</br> Four Indians and an American were among 14 people killed in a Taliban attack on a guesthouse here, with a top Afghan official saying the Indian Ambassador could have been the target of the militants who stormed the complex popular among expats. The four Indians killed included two private auditors and an NGO worker who were at the Park Palace Guesthouse, located in the Kolola Pushta area of the Kabul city, when the Taliban militants stormed the building at about 0900 PM last night. Afghan official said the militants attacked the guesthouse thinking Indian Ambassador Amar Sinha was present in the compound. When asked whether he was scheduled to go there, Sinha told PTI "I was invited for an event at the guesthouse which is full of expats but I had not confirmed my attendance." (AP) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping in China:</br> Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping today discussed ways to strengthen "trust" and maintain peace on border between India and China, whose ties are often soured by the decades-old boundary dispute. Modi and Xi held substantive talks in Xi'an, the first time a Chinese President has done so outside Beijing, covering various issues ranging from political, economic and global issues like terrorism, UNSC reforms and India's membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). "On the political side, there was a lot of discussion on strengthening trust and increasing convergence," said Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar while briefing media on the 90-minute delegation-level talks without taking any questions. He said the two leaders discussed the boundary issue, including peace and tranquility, besides trans-border rivers. (PTI) (14/05/2015) 
<br>SC stay on AAP govt order welcomed by BJP, Congress:</br> Describing it as a victory of democracy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress today welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on a controversial order by the Aam Aadmi Party-led (AAP) Delhi government that provided for filing of defamation cases against media and alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was trying to muzzle dissent. Congress General Secretary and DPCC chief Ajay Maken said, "It was against the basic principle of freedom of expression. What Arvind Kejriwal wanted was to not only gag the media but also the common man and leaders of political parties," Maken said. (Express Photo) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Rajnath Singh terse after meet with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat:</br> Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the Sangh headquarters in Nagpur. Though Singh declined to comment on what transpired at the two-hour closed door meeting with Bhagwat. The meeting assumed significance in the backdrop of Singh's recent statement that the government has no plans to come out with a legislation on building Ram temple in Ayodhya since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not have majority of its own in the Rajya Sabha and that the government would wait for Supreme Court verdict on the issue. When asked by reporters on the topics that figured during his discussion with the Sangh chief, Singh's curt reply was "Our bonding will continue." The minister was tight-lipped over criticism by a section of saints who were irked with his take on the Ram temple issue. (PTI) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Jayalalithaa assets case:</br> Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy today said he will move the Supreme Court next month against the acquittal of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa in a grafts case if the Karnataka government did not do so by then. "I have decided to file SLP (Special Leave Petition) in SC after June 1st if K'taka govt does not file. So no need to go to KHC (Karnataka High Court)," he tweeted. The BJP leader's statement comes two days after he had indicated on micro blogging site 'Twitter' that he could file an appeal in the apex court against Jayalalithaa and "prove that the KHC judgment is a 'tragedy of arithmetic errors'", adding she would have to resign as Chief Minister if she had taken over by then. Swamy is the original complainant in the case. He had filed a case in 1996 against Jayalalithaa alleging that during her tenure as Chief Minister from 1991 to 1996, she amassed properties disproportionate to her known sources of income. The DMK government subsequently filed cases, including the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case, against Jayalalithaa which led to her conviction in September last by a special court. The Karnataka High Court acquitted Jayalalithaa on Monday. (PTI) (14/05/2015) 
<br>Shahrukh Khan lands 13 million fan following on Twitter:</br> Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has hit a new record on social media as his twitter fan following touched a huge figure of 13 million. The "Chennai Express" star is currently busy cheering up for his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing IPL series. "And the love just keeps growing by leaps and bounds! Congrats @iamsrk! #SRK13Million", tweeted Red Chillies entertainment, Shah Rukh's production house. SRK, who joined the micro-blogging site in 2010, has surpassed his industry colleagues Salman Khan and Aamir Khan and is second only to megastar Amitabh Bachchan as far as the numbers of Twitter followers of Bollywood celebrities are concerned. (Courtesy: Twitter) (14/05/2015)
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