News Digest : 02/04/2019

Arun Jaitley slams Omar Abdullah for separate PM call, says will never happen in New India

Slamming former J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his remark that there should be 'separate President and Prime Minister for Jammu and Kashmir, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that it will never happen in new India.

In his blog, Jaitley wrote: "The National Conference president`s statement today that we will demand the revival of the post of Wazir-e-Azam and Sadar-e-Riyasat is only intended to create a separatists psyche. Little do these demandeurs realise how much they are hurting the country as also their own people. The new India will never allow any government to commit such blunders."

Source : https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/arun-jaitley-slams-omar-abdullah-for-separate-pm-call-says-will-never-happen-in-new-india-2191765.html

North, central India to be warmer than normal from April to June: IMD

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said the average temperature between April and June is likely to be 0.5 degrees higher than normal in North and Central India.

"The April to June (AMJ) season average maximum temperatures are likely to be warmer than normal by 0.5 degree Celsius over most of the meteorological subdivisions from central India and some subdivisions from northwest India. Near normal maximum temperatures are likely in the remaining subdivisions," IMD said in its seasonal outlook for the next three months.

Source :
https://zeenews.india.com/india/north-central-india-to-be-warmer-than-normal-from-april-to-june-imd-2191711.html

IAF scrambled fighters on Sunday night to tackle four Pakistani F-16s flying close to border in Punjab

Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday night scrambled Sukhoi 30 and Mirage 2000 fighter jets to chase away a Pakistani package of four F-16s flying close to Punjab border, ANI reported.

The Pakistani F-16s were flying with a surveillance drone possibly trying to detect the deployment of Indian troops in border areas.

Source : https://zeenews.india.com/india/iaf-scrambled-fighters-on-sunday-night-to-tackle-four-pakistani-f-16s-flying-close-to-border-in-punjab-2191702.html

Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer 'speechless' after IPL defeat to Punjab

Mohali:A gutted Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer said that he was "speechless" after his team lost seven wickets for eight runs in their 14-run defeat to Kings XI Punjab in an IPL encounter at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Monday.

DC were chasing 144 for 3 in the 17th over, chasing 167 and were subsequently bowled out for 152 in 19.2 overs.

"I am really speechless. It is a crucial match and losing such matches is not going to benefit us," Iyer said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Source : https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/delhi-captain-shreyas-iyer-speechless-after-ipl-defeat-to-punjab-2191768.html

ICC ODI rankings: Virat Kohli retains No.1 spot, Aaron Finch breaks into top 10

Indian skipper Virat Kohli continued to remain at the numero-uno spot while his Australian counterpart Aaron Finch has broken into the top 10 of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's ODI rankings released on Monday.

While Kohli is standing at the top spot with 890 points, his team-mate and Indian opener Rohit Sharma has also retained his second place and is standing with 839 points.

Finch saw a surge in his rankings after a superb run in the series against Pakistan which his side won 5-0 to bolster its confidence just two months before the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

Source : https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/icc-odi-rankings-virat-kohli-retains-no-1-spot-aaron-finch-breaks-into-top-10-2191681.html

With 1.5 bn users a month, Google's Gmail turns 15

San Francisco: Google's email service Gmail that has nearly 1.5 billion monthly active users turned 15 on Monday.

Created by Paul Buchheit on April 1, 2004, Gmail started with an initial storage capacity of one gigabyte per user.

Today, Gmail allows 15GB free storage. Users can receive emails up to 50MB in size, including attachments, while they can send emails up to 25MB in size.

Source : https://zeenews.india.com/technology/with-1-5-bn-users-a-month-googles-gmail-turns-15-2191620.html