India
Here are the top reads from this morning.
Updated : May 20, 2017, 09:42 AM IST
Election Commission all set to announce EVM challenge today
The EC will hold live demonstration of the EVMs along with VVPAT machines to show their functionality and robustness. Read more here
Health, education to be exempted from GST regime, mobile bills, financial services to get costlier
Mobile and financial Services will cost more, but health and education will be cheaper; Prices of televisions, refrigerators and air-conditioners are set to go up to 5%. Read more here
J&K: Govt plans de-radicalisation programme to wean kids back from terror
According to intelligence reports, kids are being used as informers to tip off terrorists on the movement of security forces. Read more here
Neerja Bhanot's family in legal tussle with film producers, likely to move HC
At the heart of the dispute is the alleged failure of the producers to share profits from the film. Read more here
Heart of cold: What’s it like to be an Antarctican?
Endurance, temperance, adventure and scientific curiosity takes many researchers to the bottom of the Earth each year. What’s it like to be an Antarctican? Read more here
DNA Edit: The GST meet in Srinagar sets the path to resetting Kashmir dynamics
Though one does not expect to see an overnight change, the GST meet in Srinagar as an integration effort is a start. Read more here
Can Modi bridge the gulf between the Sangh and the liberal right?
The arrogance of power is as self-defeating for the BJP/RSS as the arrogance of the intellect for their liberal right supporters. Read more here