<br>Another setback for Arvind Kejriwal in face-off with Delhi LG:</br> Stepping up offensive, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today termed as "unconstitutional" the orders by Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal asking officers to put up files directly to Ministers, asserting that some directives by AAP regime have tended to "obfuscate" the special position that Delhi has as the national capital. In a letter to Kejriwal, Jung also told him that all the appointments made by the AAP government without his approval in the last four days were not valid, insisting that he was the sole authority in matters of ordering transfer and posting of bureaucrats. (PTI) (20/05/2015) 
<br>Rahul Gandhi gives Narendra Modi 'zero out of 10' and '10 out of 10':</br> Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said he was visiting foreign countries but not the homes of farmers back home and that he would give "zero out of 10" to the NDA government for dealing with farming community. "The PM is visiting foreign countries, but he does not go to the houses of farmers and labourers," said Gandhi who met cultivators who have suffered crop loss due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms. Asked by reporters how he would rate the NDA government's performance during first year in office, the Congress leader said, "If we talk of farmers and labourers, I will give zero out of 10 (to Modi government). (But) if some industrialists and corporate houses are concerned, I will give 10 out of 10." (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>KEM's Room No. 4 may bear Aruna Shanbaug's name:</br> For 42 years they waged a quiet battle here to keep alive Aruna Shanbaug and now the nurses of Mumbai's KEM Hospital want Room no. 4 to be turned into a memorial to her. Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse at the hospital, existed comatose in the room since being subjected to a brutal sexual assault in 1973 by a ward boy, who tried to throttle her with a dog's chain, leaving her in a permanently vegetative state. Aruna Shanbaug, 66, who passed away yesterday, had become the face of a debate on euthanasia in India. The Supreme Court had, on a petition seeking mercy killing for Aruna Shanbaug, allowed 'passive euthanasia' wherein life support to a patient in permanently vegetative state could be withdrawn. Despite the court's verdict, the nurses had decided to carry on with their epic fight. (PTI) (19/05/2015) 
<br>ISC and ISCE 2015 results declared:</br> The ISC and ISCE 2015 classes 10th and 12th results were declared today. Girls have once again outshone boys both in class X (ICSE) and class XII (ISC) examinations, results of which were declared today. The pass percentage in class X Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination stood at 98.49 per cent and 96.28 per cent in class XII Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination. While girls did marginally better in class X examination with a pass percentage of 98.95 per cent as opposed to 98.12 per cent in case of boys, they did far better than boys in class XII with the difference in pass percentage being over two per cent. The pass percentage of girls stood at 97.49 per cent as compared to 95.27 per cent in case of boys. (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
CBSE tightens rules: </br><br> Making the changing of names or date of birth more stringent, CBSE has issued a circular saying these could be done provided court orders are produced and the changes are notified in the government gazette before publication of results. So far, changes in name/surname or date of birth could be done by affidavit followed by advertisement in newspapers. However, the latest decision has been taken after careful consideration of hundreds of applications and "genuineness" of the requests, officials in the HRD Ministry said. </br><br> The Central Board of Secondary Education had in February this year issued the circular which also said no correction in date of birth shall be made after one year of the date of issue of the qualifying certificates. Further, all applications for correction in date of birth will have to be submitted to the CBSE chairman. (PTI) 
<br>Govt proposes age-relaxation for SSC exam:</br> The Centre is considering age-relaxation for candidates appearing in this year's Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) for recruitment to various Group B and C government jobs. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has already issued a notification for CGLE, 2015 and mentioned August 1, 2015 as the date of reckoning of age for the purpose of determining eligibility. "Government has received representations from a large number candidates. In this regard, a proposal to allow the candidates who fulfil the age criteria as on January 1, 2015, to also apply for the posts as a onetime measure, is under the consideration," a note by Department of Personnel and Training said. (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>Indian students receiving extortion calls in NZ</br> Indian students living in New Zealand are being targeted by callers posing as immigration officials demand thousands of dollars, prompting authorities to warn the Indian nationals not to fall into the trap. The scammers use a practice known as "caller ID spoofing" to make it appear as though they are calling from an official government department number. The callers claim to be calling from Immigration New Zealand and tell the person there has been a problem with the processing of their visa or arrival card information. They then demand money be paid into a Western Union account in India, The New Zealand Herald reported. (Reuters) (18/05/2015) 
<br>Seeking blessings from celebrity is wrong: Amitabh Bachchan:</br> Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels people should not seek blessings from a celebrity or ask them to name their newborn. Bachchan, 72, who meets his fans outside his house Jalsa every Sunday, said over the years he has discovered many unique "modus operandi" of meeting him. "Many seek blessings from celebrities, names for their children and on. This is disapproved. I am not worthy of blessings nor intelligent enough to give a name. Please do not put me through that ordeal! It would be horrible for a child to live through his entire life saddled with a name that was not his parents calling," Bachchan posted on his blog. Sharing one of the interesting anecdotes of meeting a young fan recently, the "Piku" star said people often use their children to get his autograph. (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>Arvind Kejriwal's AAP govt locks Majumdar out of office: The turf war between Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today turned uglier with AAP government locking the office of a senior bureaucrat, who had issued an order notifying the appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as acting chief secretary. When Principal Secretary (Services) Anindo Majumdar reached his office this morning, he found that it has been locked as per the directive from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office. Majumdar was removed from the post by Kejriwal on Saturday after he issued the appointment letter to Gamlin following instructions from Jung. The LG, on the same evening, had declared the order to transfer Majumdar "void" saying it did not have his approval. "Mazumdar is likely to take up the issue of his office being locked with acting Chief Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin," sources said. (Express Photo) (18/05/2015) 
<br>India, S Korea to deepen defence and economic cooperation</br> India and South Korea today agreed to upgrade their ties to 'Special Strategic Partnership' and deepen cooperation in defence sector as the two sides signed seven agreements including on avoidance of double taxation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here today from Mongolia on the last leg of his three-nation tour, held wide-ranging talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye at Cheong Wae Dae, the office and residence of the President. "We have agreed to upgrade the bilateral relationship to 'Special Strategic Partnership'," Modi said at a joint press interaction with President Park after their "excellent" talks. "We have laid the foundation for a relationship that two major Asian countries with shared values should have," he said, adding that decisions made today reflect how seriously the two countries take the new framework of the relationship. (PTI) (18/05/2015)
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