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March 28, 2023

K'taka quota stir takes violent turn, BSY's house stoned

PROTESTS by Banjara community against the Karnataka government’s internal reservation for SCs turned violent on Monday, as some protesters threw stones at former CM B S Yediyurappa’s house in Shivamogga and vandalised a banner of the G20 meet, which had pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

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SC poser on uniform Guj application of remission

TERMING the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots as horrendous, the Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre, the Gujarat government and the 11 convicts whose remission of life imprisonment was challenged by the victim and social activists.

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Coffin in ambulance, bootleggers try to up the game in 'dry' Bihar

STATE OF AFFAIRS

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AAP set to repeat Oberoi for mayor, Iqbal as her deputy in April election

WITH the term of the House after reunification of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) coming to an end this month, necessitating a fresh mayoral poll, the AAP will field the current Mayor Shelly Oberoi and Deputy Mayor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal for the next term.

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Namibian Cheetah dies at Kuno months after relocation

ONE of the eight Namibian Cheetahs — released by PM Narendra Modi into the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on his 72nd birthday in 2022 — died due to kidney infection on Monday.

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Big consolidation as TMC joins call to Congress to unite Oppn

SIGNALLING a realignment of the Opposition bloc, 18 Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), came together and asked the Congress to take the initiative to coordinate with various Opposition parties outside Parliament to challenge the government on critical issues, according to sources.

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Amritpal may be in Nepal, India asks it to keep a watch

AMID reports that Amritpal Singh may have managed to sneak into Nepal, India has requested the neighbouring nation not to allow the radical preacher to flee to a third country, according to sources.

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Power subsidy: No end to AAP's conspiracy theories

DELHI Power Minister Atishi on Monday alleged that a “conspiracy” is being hatched to stop the free electricity scheme in the city and said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered an audit of all power discoms to “uncover the truth”.

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Over 200 kids working in factories rescued this year alone, govt tells HC

The Delhi high Court was told on Monday that over 200 children employed as child labourers in the city were rescued this year and further raids were being carried out in this regard.

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'Oil firms must make up for pollution'

They must compensate for damage caused by fossil fuels to environment, says plea in HC

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IYC protest eclipsed by row over its chief's Smriti Irani comments

SCORES of Indian Youth Congress activists staged a protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday against disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha and were detained when they tried to march towards Parliament.

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MCD Budget will please 'oppressed' traders: AAP

WITH an aim to benefit traders of Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced its intention to table four proposals in the MCD Budget. The party said that the proposals will be presented at the Budget session of the MCD starting on Tuesday.

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Kejriwal, on the backfoot, touts 'Delhi model'

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Delhi model of governance is a zero-corruption model and asserted that the AAP government has accomplished in eight years what other parties failed to do since Independence.

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Each day's delay in repaying Anil Ambani firm costs DMRC ₹1.34 cr

THE delay by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to pay the arbitration award to Anil Ambani-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) has put an additional burden of Rs 680 crore on the former as an interest burden, sources said.

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DU to hold students' body poll after 3 yrs

Students have made several representations to varsity officials demanding constitution of their union

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Centre, Jamia in touch over new medical college

THE Education Ministry on Monday told Lok Sabha that it has received a letter of intent from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) for the establishment of a medical college.

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FCRA violations: ₹10 crore fine imposed on TTD, ₹3 crore paid

THE Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams paid a penalty of ₹3 crore imposed on it by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for allegedly violating norms of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act in receiving foreign contributions through the temple 'hundi' and utilising the same.

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Pending Bills row: SC defers hearing on T'gana petition

THE Supreme Court on Monday posted a plea filed by the Telangana government's plea directing the state's governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to give her assent to 10 key bills passed by the state legislature which are pending before her for April 10.

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Setback to Kavitha as SC refuses interim relief

Bench expresses its intention to examine ED's claim of summoning her in the light of its own judgment in 2022

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AN OLD FEAR IS BACK: MACHINES HERE TO STEAL OUR JOBS

The human is being empowered in a humongous manner, and at the same time is being robbed of jobs that used to take care of his or her livelihood

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Action plans to mitigate heatwaves legally weak, under-funded: Study

A study has said that India's efforts to mitigate heatwaves are \"legally weak, under-funded and non-transparent\". It left millions of people helpless as heatwaves ravage the country year after year and kill thousands.

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Israel shuts all its embassies amid unrest in country

ISRAEL has decided to close its embassies across the world, including the one in New Delhi. The development comes amid widespread protests domestically over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms.

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'Will ensure smooth yatra, fix copying mafia'

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says his government’s priority is to facilitate a hassle-free Badrinath Yatra

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Opposition united in 'black' protest, takes on Centre

AS a united Opposition intensified its protests on Monday, Parliament saw another day of chaos and adjournment on the third week of the Budget session.

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Akal Takht fiat on Amritpal case

Seeks release of Sikhs held in connection with crackdown on radical preacher in last 10 days

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Atiq, brother to be produced in UP court today

GANGSTER-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azeem aka Ashraf were brought by the UP police to Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj on Monday evening amid tight security arrangements in compliance with court orders.

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Amid massive protests Netanyahu puts his judicial reforms on hold

Israeli PM's about-face comes hours after president Herzog warned of threat to national unity

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Alibaba group's Jack Ma seen in mainland China after two years

TECH CRACKDOWN

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Imran or PML-N will be eliminated from political scene: Pak home minister

IMRAN Khan filed an application in a Pakistani court here on Monday against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for calling the former premier an \"enemy\" of his party.

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Pak-origin Humza Yousaf new leader of Scotland

PAKISTANI-ORIGIN Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Humza Yousaf on Monday won the Scottish National Party (SNP) leadership contest and is set to be named as Scotland's new First Minister, replacing Nicola Sturgeon.

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MARKET SNAPS THREE-DAY LOSING STREAK

DOMESTIC equity market witnessed a range-bound performance on Monday as the First Citizens Bank's acquisition of failed Silicon Valley Bank helped calming down Asian and European counterparts.

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Banks to gain ₹3 lakh cr in deposits

As debt funds lose tax advantage from April, it will prompt investors to park funds in banks

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Cybercriminals capitalising on popularity of ChatGPT, says report

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, which is developed by OpenAI, is now being exploited to attract users and trick them into downloading malware onto their devices.

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TRAI asks telcos to use AI by May 1 to curb financial fraud

IN a bid to stop growing menace of the financial fraud in the country, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday directed telecom operators to implement artificial antelligence by 1 May 2023.

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HDFC gets board's nod for raising ₹57K crore via NCDs in tranches

MORTGAGE lender HDFC on Monday received board approval for raising ₹57,000 crore through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) in multiple tranches. The funds will be used for business requirements mainly for meeting lending demand.

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OYO may cut IPO size as tech firms' shares fall

Hospitality firm OYO is reportedly reducing its initial public offer (IPO) size as shares of new-age technology companies continue to crumble.

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Day-to-day functioning over to wrestling federation?

MORE than two months after the oversight committee took over charge from it, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday resumed its day-to-day functioning. Secretary-general VN Prasood will head the federation from its existing office in New Delhi.

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After multiple heartbreaks, Harmanpreet looks to a trophy-laden future

WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE

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Bopanna worried about the future of tennis in India

ROHAN Bopanna is worried about the current state of Indian tennis. At one point during his conversation with this daily, he hints he may not even get the chance to feature in the Paris Olympics because of a lack of options. \"How do I answer the question when I don't have a partner?,\" he asks.

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Hope springs eternal in Garden City

As another IPL season rolls into Bengaluru, the franchise's fervent fan base, who packed the M Chinnaswamy stadium for a practice session, are ready to watch their heroes again

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A simple film on love and belief

THERE is something about elephants and the cinema. It’s always warm to see the pachyderms sway in and out of screens, and into the hearts of the audience.

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DIABLO IV IS ALMOST HERE!

AS one amongst many action role-playing games, Diablo IV somehow holds a large captive audience (me included) who waited for up to two painfully-long hours on a login queue during the open beta—it is a test run for the developers to identify bugs and get some player feedback before its official release— last weekend. Diablo IV releases in June.

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