Daily Newsletter | Thursday, May 17, 2018
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| SC refuses to stay BSY swearing-in, hearing on plea to continue Friday |
| The apex court made it clear that the swearing-in and the government formation would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it. After hearing the matter for more than three hours, a three-judge bench directed that the letter sent by the BJP to the governor for forming the government be placed before it. |
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| BJP seeks to win over rivals’ Lingayat MLAs |
| There are about a dozen Lingayat MLAs in Congress and JD(S) who could rally around to backing Yeddyurappa, considered the tallest politician from the community. The community supported BJP, largely rejecting Congress’s move to offer religious minority status to Lingayats, choosing instead to back their leader for the CM post. |
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| Live updates: West Bengal panchayat election 2018 results |
| The West Bengal panchayat election, which has witnessed 25 deaths in poll-related violence so far, is being viewed as a warm up match ahead of next year’s general elections. Counting of votes is expected to continue till late evening today as the voting took place through ballot papers and not EVMs. Stay with TOI for the latest updates. |
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| UP: Man sets wife on fire, throws her from third floor |
| In a shocking incident, a woman was set ablaze and pushed from the third floor of a residential building allegedly by her husband and in-laws on Wednesday morning in Moradabad. According to officials, the couple got married in 2011 but didn’t have a child. |
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| IPL: Mumbai beat Kings XI by 3 runs, move to fourth |
| Defending champions Mumbai Indians kept themselves alive in the tournament as they defeated Kings XI Punjab by three runs in their must-win game at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Mumbai jumped to fourth in the Indian Premier League standings after registering their sixth win in 13 games. |
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| ICC report fears formation of rebel governing body |
| A breakaway rebel governing body and lack of interest from broadcasters are among “18 threats” that international cricket faces right now, according to a report of the ICC’s Strategic Working Group which will discuss these issues with the BCCI on Thursday. |
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| ‘Proper big dog’ coming to County, Moeen Ali on Kohli |
| Some assumptions in the Surrey dressing room are sure to come crashing down when “proper big dog” Virat Kohli joins the side, said England all-rounder Moeen Ali as he reflected on the Indian captain’s much talked-about county stint next month. |
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| Alia Bhatt in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s next |
| The actor spoke to a daily about working with Ashwiny. She opined that she is definitely going to be working with Ashwiny, who she believed is a fabulous director. She added that the film is almost confirmed, but she’d like to everyone to wait for an official announcement. |
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