BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday rejected Trinamool Congress charge that conspiracy was hatched to frame its party leaders in corruption cases including Narada.

"There is no conspiracy. They (TMC leaders) were seen on TV taking money. Entire world can see it", he said, rejecting the TMC charge that conspiracy was hatched by the BJP in framing the TMC leaders in corruption cases.

"Mamata Banerjee has developed BJP phobia. She is seeing BJP in everything", he told a press conference at the press club here.

The BJP president also accused the TMC government of practising "politics of appeasement" and alleged, "there is no industry in the state. Only bomb industry flourished here.

Fake currency is entering the state and it was not stopped".

He said after the defeat of the Left Front, the people in the state thought that development will take place but "Bengal continue to lag behind even during the TMC rule".

He said that development has taken place everywhere where BJP was in power.
 

Actor Jeff Goldblum is returning to the Jurassic Park franchise for the next instalment.

The sequel to Jurassic World –the fourth instalment– is being directed by J.A. Bayona, reports variety.com.

Actors Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are returning for the sequel which will also star Justice Smith, James Cromwell, and Toby Jones.

Goldblum co-starred in 1993's Jurassic Park and in 1997's The Lost World: Jurassic Park but was absent from Jurassic World. 

He played the quick-witted mathematician Ian Malcolm, who managed to survive in both films.

Actor Jeff Goldblum is returning to the Jurassic Park franchise for the next instalment.

The sequel to Jurassic World –the fourth instalment– is being directed by J.A. Bayona, reports variety.com.

Actors Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are returning for the sequel which will also star Justice Smith, James Cromwell, and Toby Jones.

Goldblum co-starred in 1993's Jurassic Park and in 1997's The Lost World: Jurassic Park but was absent from Jurassic World. 

He played the quick-witted mathematician Ian Malcolm, who managed to survive in both films.

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered footballer Bruno Fernandes to return to jail for the murder of his former girlfriend.

Bruno, as he is known in Brazil, was granted a writ of habeas corpus in February after serving less than seven years of a 22-year sentence for killing Eliza Samudio, reports Xinhua news agency.

A panel of judges voted to overturn the decision on Tuesday, citing "the hideous" nature of the crime, in which the goalkeeper is accused of mutilating Samudio's body and feeding it to dogs.

Bruno resumed his playing career in April, signing a two-year contract with Brazilian Serie B team Boa Esporte, just two weeks after his release from prison.

Bruno's habeas corpus – and his subsequent return to football – caused outrage in Brazil and raised questions about the country's justice system.

The 32-year-old's career has included spells at Atletico Mineiro, Corinthians and Flamengo. In 2009 he was captain of the Flamengo team that won the Serie A championship. 

A 55-year-old Pakistani national, who crossed the International Boundary inadvertently, was handed over to the Pakistan Rangers by the BSF, officials said on Wednesday.

A BSF spokesman said that the troops of Border Out Post Kassowal yesterday arrested Nishar Ahmad Ansari of Nainkot in Pakistan after he crossed the International Boundary inadvertently.

The Pakistan Rangers were contacted and the Pakistani national was handed over to them last evening on humanitarian grounds, the spokesman said.
 

Odisha Board of Secondary Education has finally declared the Odisha BSE result 2017 on the official websites i.e. www.bseodisha.nic.in, orissaresults.nic.in and bse.odisha.nic.in
Candidates willing to get the Odisha BSE Class 10 HSC results 2017 have to visit the official website and enter the required information in the blank space including roll number, registration number, date of birth to check the results.

As per the updates, Odisha BSE will also announce the exam results for Madhyama examination on the official website.

Earlier, it was informed that the Odisha BSE class 10 HSC results 2017 will be declared online at 11:30 am. 

Candidates are advise to take a print out of the Odisha BSE class 10 HSC result 2017 for future purpose.

Angers SCO defeated En Avant de Guingamp 2-0 at home to make into the French Cup football final for the first time over the past 60 years.

Thomas Mangani broke the deadlock for Angers on Tuesday, who recorded their last appearance in the final in 1957, at Raymond Kopa stadium in the 38th minute, reports Xinhua news agency.

The 2009 and 2014 winners Guingamp were awarded a controversial penalty as Angers midfielder Cheikh Ndoye was penalised for handling ball inside the box, while their top scorer Jimmy Briand's effort was denied by Angers goalkeeper Alexandre Letellier.

Karl Toko Ekambi sealed the win for Angers in stoppage time.

In the centennial tournament's final, Angers will face Wednesday's winner between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco at the Parc des Princes.

To honour their contributions to music and conservation efforts, a new species of ants has been named after English rock band, Radiohead.

Ana Jesovnik and Ted R Schultz of Washington's Smithsonian Institution's Ant Lab discovered three species of ants, while collecting data for a study in the Venezuelan Amazon, reported The Independent.

One of the species, Sericomyrmex radioheadi, was named after the upcoming Glastonbury headliner, as noted by Phys.org.

“We wanted to honour their music. But more importantly, we wanted to acknowledge the conservation efforts of the band members, especially in raising climate-change awareness,” said Jesovnik.

Earlier this month, a species of shrimp was named after Pink Floyd as the Synalpheus Pinkfloydi.

Former New Zealand pacer and Mumbai Indians' bowling coach Shane Bond has said it is necessary manage the workload of bowlers considering the tight schedule of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).

The former Kiwi seamer, who was one of the fastest bowlers of his times, gave the example of Sri Lanka's out-of-form pacer Lasith Malinga.

“There is a lot of discussion between myself, (MI coach) Mahela Jayawardane and (team) management about managing him (Malinga) through a tighter schedule (of the) IPL this year,” Bond told PTI here.

“We are aware about all our bowlers and (need) to manage workload, and in particular for the guys (players) who have come back from injury.

“Even though Mali (Malinga) hasn't had the best of times, there were going to be games he was to be pulled out because we wanted to make sure he is fresh and rested,” added the 41- year-old from Christchurch.

An out-of-form Malinga, who has been a champion bowler for Sri Lanka and MI, has been leaking runs this IPL season.

“This is a long tournament and we want guys all fit and fine at the back-end of the tournament. We have got good back-up in Mitch (Mitchell) Johnson and Tim Southee. So that's the challenge for us now, who to play, because we have got a good bowling stock,” said Bond.

Table-toppers Mumbai Indians have so far played eight games at the Wankhede stadium and their bowling attack has been so far impressive.

Eintracht Frankfurt overcame Borussia Mönchengladbach 7-6 on penalties to secure their ticket for the DFB Pokal final here.

Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky on Tuesday defused two penalties to secure Frankfurt a berth in the final for the first time since 2006, reports Xinhua news agency. 

Mönchengladbach came from behind but were unable to turn their dominance into a tangible reward in extra time.

The Eagles started with their foot on the gas pedal to open the scoring just 15 minutes into the game as Taleb Tawatha hammered home Timothy Chandler's cross from 16 meters into the top left corner.

Mönchengladbach lacked in the creativity and accuracy needed to overcome Frankfurt's well-positioned defence. 

However, the Foals were able to shock the visitors out of the blue as Jonas Hofmann tapped home Andre Hahn's assist to restore parity just before the break.

After the restart, both sides exchanged offensive actions but neither Mönchengladbach nor Frankfurt were able to grab the lead in the second half.

In overtime, Mönchengladbach pressed for the winner while Frankfurt focused on defense to force the hosts into a penalty shootout.

A goalless overtime meant a penalty shootout had to bring the decision.

Both teams converted six penalties before Frankfurt goalie Hradecky denied Andreas Christensen from the spot. Frankfurt had the chance to seal the deal with the next penalty but Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer saved Guillermo Varela's shot on target.

Hradecky was again on guard and parried Djibril Sow's shot before Branimir Hrgota slotted home the 7-6 shootout victory from the spot.

"I am very proud of the team. They never gave up and kept their nerves in the penalty shootout," Frankfurt sporting director Fredi Bobic said.

With the result, Frankfurt become the first team to reach the German Cup final. Dortmund and Bayern will meet on Wednesday to battle for the second final ticket. 

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that he will meet US President Donald Trump on May 4 in New York and reaffirm their alliance, following rumours of a tense relationship between the two leaders.

Turnbull on Tuesday said the meeting would give him opportunities to "reaffirm our alliance and the US' engagement with the Asia-Pacific" region, EFE News reported.

The visit was officially announced by White House spokesperson Sean Spicer in Washington on Tuesday.

The Australian Premier will meet Trump on May 4 aboard the USS Intrepid museum in New York to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a major naval battle during World War II.

In the battle, the American and Australian Navy clashed with the Japanese Imperial Navy in 1942.

The meeting comes after Vice President Mike Pence visited Australia last week.

Turnbull also visited Iraq and Afghanistan where he visited Australian troops and discussed with US Defense Secretary James Mattis the future of Asian region.

The two will also address the situation on the Korean peninsula as the region is facing "a serious threat from a reckless and dangerous regime" due to its recent weapons tests.

After taking office, Trump had a tense telephone conversation with Turnbull regarding the refugee deal signed during former President Barack Obama's administration. Since then, rumours have surfaced that the two leaders are not in a good relation.

Trump called the agreement "dumb" and reportedly accused Australia of wanting to export "the next Boston bombers", referring to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing

Meanwhile, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said that he expects better "chemistry" between the two leaders, Xinhua news agency reported.

"I think there is something of chemistry when two people meet face-to-face, which is probably not present over a phone call," Joyce said on Wednesday.

The world is unlikely to meet global climate goals if India carries through with plans to construct nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, new research warns.

If all the proposed coal plants are run to their potential, India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years, said the study published in the the American Geophysical Union journal Earth's Future. 

The choices that India, or any country, makes with regard to its energy consumption may have global consequences, according to the reearchers.

"India is facing a dilemma of its own making," said study co-author Steven Davis, Associate Professor of Earth System Science at University of California, Irvin in the US.

"The country has vowed to curtail its use of fossil fuels in electricity generation, but it has also put itself on a path to building hundreds of coal-burning power plants to feed its growing industrial economy," Davis said.

Further, by developing all of the planned coal-fired capacity, India would boost the share of fossil fuels in its energy budget by 123 per cent. 

India has pledged to the international community to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released per unit of gross domestic product by as much as 35 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030 and to increase renewable energy in its power grids. 

The construction of 65 gigawatts' worth of coal-burning generation facilities with an additional 178 gigawatts in the planning stages would make it nearly impossible for India to fulfill those climate promises, the researchers said.

"We've done calculations to figure out that India's Paris pledges might be met if it built these plants and only ran them 40 percent of the time, but that'd be a colossal waste of money, and once built, there'd be huge incentives to run the plants more despite the nation's contrary climate goals," Davis said.

In addition to spewing harmful soot and other types of air pollution coal-burning power plants are the largest source of carbon dioxide on Earth, accounting for 41 per cent of all CO2 emissions in 2015. 

The researchers pointed out that choices that individual countries make in regard to their energy mix have planetwide consequences.

"India's proposed coal plants will almost single-handedly jeopardise the internationally agreed-upon climate target of avoiding more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of mean global warming," Davis said.

Researchers from CoalSwarm – a project of US-based non-profit Earth Island Institute – also contributed to the study.
 

The BJP on Wednesday said it will not celebrate its victory in the civic polls but "dedicate" it to the 25 CRPF troopers who died in a Maoist attack in Sukma.

"We won't celebrate this victory and will dedicate it to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Sukma Maoist attack," Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Manoj Tiwari told reporters here.

Tiwari's remarks came as the BJP was headed to sweep the three municipal corporations. 

On Monday, 25 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in one of the deadliest Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.

In line with its mission to make the world open and connected, Facebook on Wednesday hosted an interactive showcase of its family products and apps and rolled out local camera effects designed for India.

Sharing latest numbers, Facebook also said it now has more than 184 million active monthly users in India.

In addition to the frames and effects that come standard in the Facebook camera, the company designed several custom effects for India for people to create and share photos and videos that showcase the expression of 'Namaste' as well as capture geo-specific experiences in Delhi, Mumbai, Goa and other places.

The event — centred on three themes "Me, My Community and My World" — showcased products including Facebook Live, Facebook Lite, Full Camera, 360 Photos, Groups, Events, Oculus, Instagram and WhatsApp.

The interactive session also included display and working of company's suite of safety and security tools, including Safety Check, Community Help, Safety Centre, Parents Portal, Bullying Prevention Hub and Suicide Prevention tools. 

"This event serves as an opportunity for our teams to listen and receive feedback from the community as we work to ensure everyone's Facebook experiences is great, regardless of where they connect. We are building better experiences to work on all connections, devices, and communities," the company said in a statement. 

Facebook Lite counts India as one of the top countries and it would continue to make improvements to similar products, the statement added. 

The social media giant also announced that it will roll out Reactions, including "Love", "Haha", "Wow", "Sad" and "Angry" — an extension of the Like button — on Facebook Lite later this month. 

Since the global rollout of Facebook Reactions in 2016, there have been 300 billion reactions on Facebook posts. The most popular reaction is Love, making up more than half of all of reactions.

The producer of the blockbuster film Baahubali: The Conclusion has accused Emirates of “rude” and “racist” behaviour.

Shobu Yarlagadda, 46, took to Twitter last night where he described how the staff of the Dubai-based air carrier mistreated the team when they were on their way to Hyderabad after promoting the film in Dubai.

“Flying to Hyderabad on @emirates EK526. Airline staff at gate B4 were very rude and harassed our team unnecessarily! Bad attitude and service! ”I think one of the @emirates staff was being racist… I fly @emirates regularly and this is the first time I have come across this kind of attitude,” wrote Shobu.

Shobu was accompanying director SS Rajamouli and actors Prabhas, Rana Dagubatti and Anushka Shetty for the promotion.