<br>ISC 2015 results declared, NCR topper targets IAS officer career:</br> Rupal Goel, who topped the class 12 ISC exam in the national capital region, aspires to be an IAS officer to bring about changes in the country's administration. Giving credit of her success to her parents Anil Goel and mother Chanchal Goel, she said she was equally supported helped by her elder sister Ashi in English. "I have planned to become an IAS officer and serve the country and bring about changes in the administration," she said. Right now though she is focussing on her undergraduate studies, and is planning to do Economics (Hons) from Sri Ram College of Commerce and then prepare for IAS. Rupal, student of Holy Child School in Ghaziabad socred 99 percent marks in Class XII Examination (ISC) conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), results of which were announced today. She scored 100 marks in Maths, 99 in Commerce, 99 in Economics, 97 in Accounts and 98 in English. (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>Air India pilot arrested in UAE:</br> A senior Air India pilot, who was found to be allegedly drunk by Sharjah International Airport security just prior to flying, has been let off with a warning by the UAE authorities. The commander of a Delhi-bound Air India flight from Sharjah via Kochi was replaced and taken off duty after security personnel at the airport suspected the behaviour of the pilot and questioned him, only to find out that he was under the influence of alcohol, the Khaleej Times reported today. He was also arrested briefly after the Saturday incident, due to which 120 passengers of Flight AI 934 faced a delay of three hours after the airline was asked to provide another pilot. The senior pilot was made to undergo a breathalyzer test and was found to be under the influence of alcohol, following which he was not allowed to fly the aircraft. (Reuters) (18/05/2015) 
<br>Arvind Kejriwal's AAP govt determined not step to step back over row:</br> Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal-ledgovernment today said that it will not give charge of Service and General Administration Department (GAD) to Principal Secretary Anindo Majumdar who had issued an order notifying the appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as the acting chief secretary against the wishes of the CM. "Delhi government stands by its order to remove Majumdar from the post of Principal Secretary Service and GAD, which was issued on Saturday after he issued the appointment letter to Gamlin, following instructions from Lt Governor Najeeb Jung," senior official said. He further said that Majumdar is still with Delhi government as Principal Secretary but without any charge. (Reuters) (18/05/2015) 
<br>Sanitation workers threaten stir against Aam Aadmi Party govt:</br> A union of sanitation workers of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation today said they will rally behind the civic body in asking for the release of funds from the Aam Aadmi Party-led (AAP) Delhi government, and would even gherao Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal if the demand was not met. A federation of sanitation workers of NDMC today met North Delhi Mayor Ravinder Gupta and demanded from him that their due salaries be paid on time. The Mayor told the members of the federation that despite meeting the chief minister, the deputy chief minister and even Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, no heed has been given to them and their demands in connection with the release of due funds, the civic body claimed. The Mayor has said that nearly "Rs 2,000 crore is due" to the NDMC from Delhi government. (Reuters) (18/05/2015) 
<br>ISC 2015 results declared, City school shines with national toppers:</br> After ISC 2015 results declared today, G D Birla Centre for Education, Kolkata said three of its students were among the national toppers in the ISC examinations. Meghdeepa Sengupta, ranked third in science stream securing 99.25 per cent in the subject. Priyanka Sen securing 99.5 per cent in the Humanities stream was second topper, the school said in a statement. While, Megha Chakraborty raked third in Humanities again with obtaining 99.25 per cent marks. (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>BJP, ministers attack Rahul Gandhi:</br> In a two-pronged attack, the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today combined to target Rahul Gandhi on his criticism of Prime Minister's foreign visits and a cancelled project in Amethi, saying he was "frustrated" by Modi's successes and was spreading "negativity and lies". Three ministers, Smriti Irani, Harsimrat Kaur and Jitendra Singh, and two party spokespersons assailed Rahul Gandhi on a day he visited his constituency Amethi and unleashed an attack on the Prime Minister, saying he should visit the homes of distressed farmers many of whom have committed suicide. They said he had forgotten his constituency Amethi for the last 10 years and was even ignorant about the cancellation of the food park project, which happened in 2014 for which he is blaming the Centre. (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>When Narendra Modi message sent Chinese monks scrambling:</br> A message written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his native Gujarati language during his visit to a Chinese temple sent the monks into a spin following which they took the help of an Indian to decipher its meaning. In his message to the Daxingshan Temple in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province during his three-day visit to China on Thursday, Modi praised a monk for his contributions to Buddhism and spoke of man's search for world peace. However, his insights were lost on the monks as the message was in the Prime Minister's native Gujarati, Li Li'an, a professor from Xi'an's Northwest University who examined it told state-run Global Times. The text was finally sent to an Indian friend, who translated it into Hindi. Guan then translated it into English, which Li finally presented in Chinese. Li said that Modi wrote in Gujarati to honour Dharmagupta, a fellow Gujarati who lived at the temple during the Sui Dynasty (581-618). (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>ICSE and ISC, 2015 results declared, Mamata congratulates toppers:</br> West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today congratulated the two students from the state who topped the ICSE and ISC examinations. "Kolkata has excelled in ICSE and ISC, 2015 results were declared today. Saugato Chowdhury of St. Xavier’s Collegiate School has topped in ICSE. Arkya Chatterjee of Vivekananda Mission School has topped in ISC Examination," Banerjee said tweet. "My congratulations to both of them and to all the students who have cleared the examinations successfully. My heartiest greetings and best wishes to all of them, their parents, teachers and well-wishers," Banerjee said on Twitter. (Courtesy: Tweeter) (18/05/2015) 
<br>'Separate homeland only viable option for Kashmiri Pandits':</br> Creation of a separate homeland within the Valley was the only "viable option" for rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits and any attempt to dilute or deviate from the core ideology would be "resisted" by the community, an organisation for the displaced Pandits today said. "Our geo-political aspirations are well articulated in the Margdarshan Resolution and these have been endorsed from time by the community all these 25 years of exile," President of Panun Kashmir, Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo said at a function here today. Any attempt aimed at diluting or deviating from the core ideology would be resisted by the community, he said. (PTI) (18/05/2015) 
<br>'Improper to drag PM Narendra Modi's name on every issue in House, says Speaker:</br> Dismissing Congress' charge that no member of lower house of Parliament was allowed to speak about Prime Minister Narendra Modi during discussions, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said it was inappropriate to drag PM's name on the issues he was not associated with. "Members should talk on the basis of subject and references in Parliament. As far as Prime Minister is concerned, during discussions, his name can be taken even ten times provided there is proper context to it," Mahajan said. (PTI) (18/05/2015)
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