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May 13, 2023

HC nod to carbon dating of Gyanvapi 'Shivling'

THE Allahabad High Court on Friday set aside the Varanasi district court's October 2022 order rejecting a plea for carbon dating of the purported Shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi and ordered the age of the structure be determined using modern technology.

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Promotion of Guj judges not on top-68 list stayed

HOLDING that the principle of merit-cum-seniority and passing a suitability test was inviolable for promotion as district judges, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a list of 68 promotees prepared by the Gujarat High Court and notified by the State government on April 18 was illegal.

1 min

CBSE results: Delhi does it again, performs better than nat'l average

WHEN Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) officials declared that the worst performers for this year were the government schools, apparently they forgot Delhi.

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CBI books Wankhede for seeking bribe to let off SRK son

THE CBI has booked former Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede and four others for allegedly seeking ₹25 crore bribe for letting off Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case, according to officials.

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Imran granted 2-wk protective bail; PM furious

A day after the Pakistan Supreme Court ruled that former PM Imran Khan's arrest was illegal, the Islamabad High Court on Friday granted the cricketer-turned-politician protective bail for two weeks in the Al Qadir Trust corruption case.

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Delhi govt says Centre not clearing senior IAS officer's transfer, moves SC

THE Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Delhi government's plea alleging the Union government was not clearing its decision to transfer a senior IAS officer despite a bench on Thursday upholding the powers of the government to control services (except those related to public order, police and land).

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Guessing game over, time for real scores

THE main political parties in the state BJP and Congress on Friday intensified their back-end planning to deal with the scenarios that could emerge when the Assembly poll results are out on Saturday afternoon. Counting of votes will commence at 8 am on Saturday in 36 centres across Karnataka. Trends will begin emerging from around 12 noon, while a clear picture will be out by around 2 pm.

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Bengal job scam: HC scraps appointment of 36k school teachers

THE Calcutta High Court on Friday terminated job of 36,000 primary school teachers who were recruited in 2016.

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Lalu dials Gowda, seeks his help for BJP's ouster

RJD supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav has spoken to former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda, seeking his help to keep the BJP out in the event of a hung Assembly in Karnataka. The counting of votes is scheduled for Saturday.

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CP to get a facelift as beautification begins ahead of G-20

THE beautification and renovation of Connaught Place, the heart of the city, has finally begun with the whitewashing of walls, a senior New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) official said on Friday, adding that it would be completed by July before the G20 summit.

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Excise scam: Court extends Sisodia's custody by 3 weeks

A city court on Friday extended the judicial custody of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the CBI-registered corruption case related to Delhi excise policy by three more weeks.

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576-page charge sheet filed against 6 in Nikki Yadav case

THE Delhi Police on Friday filed a 576-page charge sheet in the Nikki Yadav murder case against six accused, including the deceased woman's husband Sahil Gahlot.

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SIT to probe charges against WFI chief

Status report filed under a sealed cover; statement of a victim to be recorded on Friday

1 min

HC bars media on accusing man of forceful conversion

THE Delhi High Court on Friday directed media outlets including Sudarshan News and social media platforms like YouTube, Google, and Twitter to block links to news reports accusing a Muslim man of forcefully converting a woman to Islam.

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2020 riots case: Court orders framing of charges against 5

A court here on Friday, while hearing a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, ordered framing of charges against five accused, saying it has been \"prima facie\" established that they were part of a riotous mob.

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Brother of Tillu Tajpuriya's associate shoots self

He had no criminal background; his 2 brothers were wanted criminals

1 min

AIIMS docs to learn global standards of patient safety

IN a first, the AIIMS doctors will get trained in practising international standards of patient safety and quality care at a renowned medical institute in Singapore to achieve the goal of \"zero avoidable harm\".

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3 extortion modules of Goldy Brar, Lawrence Bishnoi gang smashed

IN a major breakthrough, the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police busted three extortion modules operated by notorious gangs led by Goldy Brar, Lawrence Bishnoi, Kala Jhatedi, and Sampat Nehra.

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Odisha Speaker, 2 ministers quit, amid buzz on reshuffle

IN a sudden political development, Speaker of Odisha Assembly Bikram Keshari Arukha, and two ministers of state Sameer Ranjan Das and Srikant Sahu, tendered their resignation setting off speculation on an imminent reshuffle in the Naveen Patnaik ministry ahead of the 2024 elections.

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Dutee: Want to marry partner officially and become a father

WITH the Supreme Court verdict on legal validation for same-sex marriage on the anvil, ace sprinter Dutee Chand on Friday said she is keenly awaiting the apex court ruling to get officially married to her partner Monalisa Das, and become a father.

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'DMK files' part II will be released in July: Annamalai

BJP state president K Annamalai on Friday said Part II of 'DMK files' which has details about 21 more DMK functionaries and ministers will be released in the first week of July, and Part III will be released later.

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No reason to ban 'Kerala Story' in Bengal: SC

Apex court also directs Tamil Nadu government not to cite breach of peace to force theatres to withdraw the movie

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Rural job scheme workers likely to get partial relief on digital attendance

THE protesting MGNREGA workers across the country may get some respite from the government on the vexed issue of digital attendance at their workplaces.

1 min

Pass percentage in CBSE board drops

THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday declared the results of classes XII and X board exams.

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Heatwave, dust storm forecast in parts of India on next couple of days

HEATWAVES and dust storms are making a comeback to India's western and eastern states after a long spell of low temperature and pleasant weather conditions.

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True meaning of secularism is no discrimination: Modi

Lays foundation stone for projects worth around ₹4,400 cr in Gujarat

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Yogi, cabinet watch "The Kerala Story' at special screening

UTTAR PRADESH Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that 'Love Jihad' is an agenda of 'undeclared terrorism' against humanity after watching the special screening of the controversial movie 'The Kerala Story' on Friday.

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Maha drops charges against former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh

THE Maharashtra government dropped corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh that were filed under multiple cases that include bomb scares near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence Antillia.

1 min

Punjab first state to introduce stamp papers with colour-codes

PUNJAB has become the first state in the country to launch a unique colour-coded stamp paper, as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann introduced the green-colored legit transactional papers on Friday.

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After SC verdict, bone of contention between Sena factions over whip

IN the Sena-vs-Sena judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Speaker of the Maharashtra assembly should decide the disqualification of 16 MLAS.

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UP liquor revenue spirals to ₹41K crore in 6 years

UTTAR Pradesh state has taken a giant leap in earning revenue from liquor sale during the last six years. While the state earned ₹17,320 crore in 2017-18, it is now making ₹41,250 crore from liquor sale with tipplers in the state shelling out ₹115 crore every day and adding to the exchequer.

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Migrants rush to cross into US as pandemic-era rule expires

THE United States bolted tough new immigration policies into place on Friday, setting up an uncertain future for desperate migrants reaching its southern border as a top official expressed confidence the system will hold.

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HC's blanket relief for Imran in several cases

Islamabad court bans authorities from arresting him over any case registered anywhere in the country till Monday

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Ukraine claims gains in battle for Bakhmut

UKRAINE claimed on Friday to have retaken swathes of ground near the frontline city of Bakhmut, as Russia reported having repelled an attack along a broad stretch of the front line.

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US seeks to look beyond balloon issue in China ties

WHITE House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi during talks in Vienna this week that the Biden administration is \"looking to move beyond\" tensions spurred by the US shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that traversed the continental US, according to a senior Biden administration official.

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India will soon announce first semiconductor fabrication unit: IT minister

The country will soon announce its first semiconductor fabrication (fab) and packaging unit, tells Union Minister of State for IT and Electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar in an interaction with this newspaper.

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Retail inflation hits 18-month low at 4.7% in April as food prices fall

Second straight month when retail inflation falls below RBI's upper tolerance limit of 6%

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Edtech major Byju's raises ₹2,000 cr in fresh funding from US investment firm

EDTECH major Byju's has raised $250 million (about 2,000 cr) in a fresh funding round from US-based investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management, sources familiar with the matter told this newspaper.

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Two Adani group companies dropped from MSCI index

TWO Adani group stocks - Adani Transmission and Adani Total Gas will be completely removed from the MSCI Global Standard index as part of the index provider's review and rebalancing announced on Friday. The changes will be effective from June 1.

1 min

PV sales highest ever in April

OWING to strong demand, passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 3,31,278 units last month, the highest ever in April and up 13% year-on-year, as per the data issued by SIAM on Friday.

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RBI launches 100-day campaign to trace, settle unclaimed deposits

THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced to launch '100 Days 100 Pays' campaign, under which banks will trace and settle their top 100 unclaimed deposits in every district of the country.

1 min

SKY turns it high with IPL hundred

A few nights ago, Rashid Khan had a doubt so he expressed it on Twitter. Its essence was where to bowl to Suryakumar Yadav, the marauding Mumbai batter who has multiple shots to every delivery.

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BRONZE EDGE FOR INDIA AT WORLDS

After Hussamuddin skips bout due to injury, Deepak and Nishant fail to overcome stiff semis hurdles in Tashkent

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With future in mind, Nitu jumps to 54-kg

REIGNING world champion Nitu Ghanghas has shifted to the 54kg category in bid to be part of the Asian Games, which is scheduled to be held later this year in China.

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