Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) which connects Haryana’s Kundli on NH 1 and Palwal on NH 2 as well as the phase-1 of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, India’s first “14-lane highway”.

The twin projects happen to be one of India’s most ambitious road network initiatives in recent times. The 14-laned (Six lanes+ four service lanes on both sides), 82- kilometre-long Delhi-Meerut Expressway, which connects Delhi to eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, is equipped with several features to improve the air quality and reduce pollution in Delhi NCR.

• Shane Watson (117*) helped Chennai Super Kings chase down 179-run target in 18.3 overs

• It was Watson's second century of the season

• Watson and Suresh Raina added 117 runs for the second wicket

Spanish football giants Real Madrid have claimed yet another Champions League title by beating English side Liverpool FC 3-1 in the final.

The victory on Saturday marked the third consecutive year that Real Madrid have won the tournament and the fourth such in five years, taking their total tally to a record 13 titles. 

Within hours of the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect on 25 May, technology giants Google and Facebook have been hit with privacy complaints that could carry fines of up to $9.3 billion in total, a media report said.

With regard to privacy, Google, Facebook and Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Instagram are forcing people to adopt a "take it or leave it" approach which essentially amounts to demanding that users submit to intrusive terms of service, according to the Austrian privacy-advocacy group Noyb.eu, CNET reported on 25 May.

Madhya Pradesh State Archery Academy’s Muskan Kirar bagged silver medal in Compound Women’s team event in the World Cup Stage II held at Antalya of Turkey, from May 20 to 26.She represented the Indian team along with Andhra Pradesh’s archer Jyothi Surekha and Divya Dhyal of Haryana in the World Cup.

Talented archer of State Academy, Muskan performed really well. Her team scored 228 points out of 240 and bagged silver medal. While, Chinese Taipei with 231 points stood first and Korea finished at third with 227 points.

In a landmark reform in the field of Higher Education, University Grants Commission has approved UGC (Online Courses) Regulations, 2018 in its meeting held on 24^th May, 2018. Higher Educational Institutions can offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programmes in full-fledged online mode in only those disciplines in which it has already been offering the same or similar Programmes /Courses at graduation level in regular mode (of classroom teaching) or in Open and Distance Learning mode and from which at least one batch has been graduated and approved by the statutory councils, as applicable.

Online Programmes requiring Practical/ Laboratory Courses as a curricular requirement shall not be permitted.  The Examinations shall be conducted in proctored mode and in conformity with any norms for such examinations stipulated by the commission. The online learning shall have minimum four quadrants: video lectures, e- content, self-assessment and discussion forum to clarify doubts.

Japan's women won the Uber Cup on Saturday, breezing past surprise finalists Thailand 3-0 in Bangkok to end a 37-year wait to regain the title.

With a team stacked with top ranked players in both the singles and doubles, Japan made light work of the host, which entered the final for the first time after stunning China in the semifinal.

It ends an Uber Cup drought for Japan that stretches back to 1981 and is a major confidence boost ahead of the Olympics which it will host in two years' time.

The Uber Cup is second in prestige only to the Olympics as a national team event.

World number two Akane Yamaguchi got Japan off to a flyer, dulling the boisterous partisan home crowd with a 21-15, 21-19 win over Ratchanok Intanon, blending deft touches at the net with patience in the rallies and power shots.

NEW DELHI:  BJP leaders Ganeshi Lal  and Kummanam Rajasekharan were today appointed as Governors of Odisha and Mizoram respectively.

According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, Prof. Ganeshi Lal will take over as the new governor of Odisha, a post which had fallen vacant in March this year after veteran Naga leader S C Jamir completed his tenure.

Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik had been given additional charge of  Odisha.

Mr Lal is a former Haryana BJP chief.

"The President of India has been pleased to appoint Prof. Ganeshi Lal to be the Governor of Odisha with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office," the communique said.

In his second order, the President appointed Kerala BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekharan as the Governor of Mizoram.

He will be replacing Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma, who is completing his tenure on May 28, 2018.

The Caribbean island of Barbados has elected its first woman prime minister since gaining independence from Britain in 1966.

Mia Mottley led her Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to a crushing victory over the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).

Ms Mottley, a 52-year-old lawyer, is reported to have once told a teacher at her secondary school that she would become the country's first female PM.

The BLP won all 30 seats up for grabs in the House of Assembly.

The DLP has governed the popular tourist paradise for the past 10 years, most recently under Prime Minister Freundel Stuart.