dna Morning Must Reads: BJP eyes UP elections; Google trumps Oracle; 'Sultan' director talks Salman Khan; and more

1. PM Modi eyes UP to spice up third year; BJP urges electorate to bring party to power in state

The signs could be seen even 100 kilometres short of the rally ground at Meerut toll on Delhi-Saharanpur highway where buses after buses, filled with supporters and BJP flag atop, zoom passed without paying toll tax – a usual phenomenon with any party's rally in India. Read more here

2. Google wins $9 billion legal battle with Oracle; US jury declares 'fair use' of Java in Android

A US jury handed Google a major victory on Thursday in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle Corp over Android software used to run most of the world's smartphones. Read more hereCorp over Android software used to run most of the world's smartphones. Read more here

3. Crude crosses $50 a barrel; could scorch consumer expenses and put govt fin on slippery grounds

A crude reality is raising its head and could pour oil in the path of India's growth and make it slip on its economic targets in the current fiscal, even as it may scorch consumer expenses. Read more here

4. Donald Trump says he would exit global climate accord, slash US oil regulation

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said on Thursday that he would pull the United States out of the UN global climate accord and slash environmental regulations on the energy industry if elected. Read more here

5. Kohli is world's best right now but Sachin is No. 1: Brett Lee

Former Australia pacer Brett Lee tells Rutvick Mehta that the two Indian batting greats cannot be compared in this freewheeling chat. Read more here

6. I have an old association with Salman: Ali Abbas Zafar

Sultan director Ali Abbas Zafar on his apprehensions about his film, working with Salman and the prep that went into it. Read more here