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May 26, 2023

SC: State govts should not indulge in wholesale quota

The Supreme Court has said that state governments should not indulge in wholesale reservation, as it frustrates the very purpose of reservation and it has been held to be unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.

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Fuel pumps flooded with ₹2K notes, face cash crunch

In the wake of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, petrol pumps in Punjab are facing a cash crunch as a majority of customers are using the withdrawn currency notes to buy small quantities of petrol or diesel.

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Modi takes dig at Opp over Parl inauguration boycott

Says Indian diaspora event was attended by Australian PM, former PM, MPs from Opp

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Satyender Jain collapses in jail washroom, hospitalised

Jailed former Delhi health minister Satyender Jain is currently on oxygen support at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital after being shifted from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital here.

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'Petty politics': HM slams Congress, Opp parties for boycott plans

Launching a scathing attack at Congress and 20 other opposition parties over their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday termed their decision as an example of \"petty politics\".

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Two more cheetah cubs die at Kuno

The deceased felines include three adult African Cheetahs and three cheetah cubs born in India

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Shah To Visit Manipur For 3 Days, Hold Talks To Resolve Ethnic Crisis

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that he would soon visit strife-torn Manipur for three days and hold talks with all the stakeholders to resolve the prevailing ethnic crisis in the northeastern state that is continuing since 3 May.

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Governor attends Rash Behari Bose's birth anniversary celebrations

Governor CV Ananda Bose today visited Chandannagar on an invitation from Radhanath Sikdar Himalayan Museum to attend the birth anniversary of the Indian revolutionary Rash Behari Bose.

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Kazi Nazrul's nephew asks for money selling poet's name

The revelation that his nephews were selling Bengal's rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's fame for money over the years by using the official seals and letterheads of a government-owned body, without permission, has shocked state ministers, senior administrators of the Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) here, as well as the poet's direct descendants who now live in Kolkata and Dhaka.

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HC nixes plea for fast track hearing on recruitment

A vacation Bench of Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected a plea for a fast-track hearing on a petition challenging a previous order by a single-judge Bench cancelling the entire panel in recruitment in forest guards by the West Bengal forest department.

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State body fixes ambulance charge limit at ₹3,000

The commission has also fixed rates like Rs 25 per kilometer for an air-conditioned ambulance and Rs 20 per kilometer for a non-AC ambulance. Oxygen service can be charged at Rs 300 per hour

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Kalyani, Malta varsities hold web fest enlightenment through adult education

Kalyani University and the UNESCO Chair Global Adult Education of Malta University successfully organized an international web fest centered around the themes of equality, democracy, and people's enlightenment.

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West Bengal prohibits confinement of mother pigs

The state animal resources department has instructed all senior officials across the state to ensure that no pig farms use restrictive crates.

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CM set to visit Egra, Salboni on Saturday

The visit to Egra is to take stock of the situation in the aftermath of the blast, where 11 lives were lost and many sustained injuries

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Decks cleared for transfer of vested land ownership

The process of transfer of ownership of vested land on lease was made simpler

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After jewellery heist, cops launch manhunt

Cops investigating the ghastly killing of a youth and the son of a jewellery trader on Wednesday evening are still clueless and groping in the dark. They are also clueless about the miscreants, though a manhunt had been launched.

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Abhishek's rally continues in Purulia

Inclement weather and central investigating agencies have not been able to stop almost month-old Jono Sanjog Yatra and a large turnout could be seen at his public meeting in Purulia today to listen to Trinamul national general secretary.

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K'taka Cong claims there is life threat to CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Congress maintains that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing life threat, and demanded action against former BJP minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan.

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Video of Hindutva mob beating Muslimmanin T'gana goes viral

A video of a mob beating up a Muslim hotel owner and his family members while raising slogans of \"Jai Shree Ram\" in Narsapur area of Medak district in Telangana went viral today, leading to outrage on social media platforms, with many demanding intervention from chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi against the far right activists.

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New committee set up to oversee cheetah project

The National Tiger Conservation Authority on Thursday formed a Cheetah Project Steering Committee and Dr Rajesh Gopal, Secretary General of Global Tiger Forum has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee.

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Centre's arrogance destroyed parliamentary system: Kharge on Parl inauguration row

Kharge's remarks came a day after 19 opposition parties, including the Congress, jointly announced to boycott the inauguration.

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Mayawati slams Opposition for boycotting inauguration function of new Parl building

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday supported the NDA government on the inauguration of the new Parliament by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked Opposition parties to rise above politics.

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Kejriwal gets NCP's backing for Delhi fight in Parliament

Democracy is under attack from the BJP, we must all unitedly safeguard it, Sharad Pawar said

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TVS Supply Chain Solutions' Dinesh is new CII President

The National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on Thursday elected R. Dinesh, Executive Vice Chairman, TVS Supply Chain Solutions as the President of the industry body for 2023-24.

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DGCA grants 30 days to Go First to submit revival plan

According to the DGCA official, the airline has requested to be allowed to use the moratorium period to prepare a comprehensive restructuring plan for restarting operations.

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Stock Market: Asian Shares Extend Losses

Simmering tensions between China & US over technology and security have added to uncertainties

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Previous dues of electricity can be recovered from auction purchasers, rules SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that electricity dues of the previous owner of a property can be recovered from an auction purchaser or the subsequent owner.

1 min

Meta global layoffs hits India, top executives among those asked to go

Meta's (formerly Facebook) third round of job cuts that affected 6,000 employees globally has hit several employees in India, including senior executives.

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SVB's New Owner Lays Off About 500 Employees

Workers who were laid off were informed in meetings with human resources staff that they would remain employed by the bank until June 9, with further details regarding severance followed by email.

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OpenAI CEO threatens to quit EU over new law that puts AI in 'high risk' zone

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has threatened to quit the European Union (EU) if regulators continue with its crucial artificial intelligence (AI) law in its current form.

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PTI Secretary General Asad Umar steps down

Amidst the resignations of a series of high-profile leaders, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar announced he was no longer part of the core committee, while senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry also parted ways, dealing a major blow to former Prime Minister Imran Khan's beleaguered party.

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China to help Pakistan meet debt repayments

As Pakistan struggles to secure a critical loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the cash-strapped nation looks towards China to roll over more than $2 billion in debt due next month, media reports said.

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UN peacekeeping Successes, failures and many challenges on 75th anniversary:

Over the past 75 years, the United Nations sent more than 2 million peacekeepers to help countries move away from conflict, with successes from Liberia to Cambodia and major failures in former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

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S Korea, US troops hold large live-fire drills near NK border

NKorea typically reacts to such major Skorean-U.S. exercises with missile and other weapons tests

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'Imran, Key Aides Planned 9 May Riots'

Imran Khan and his close aides allegedly coordinated efforts to storm the residence of the Lahore Corps Commander and other buildings following the former Pakistan Prime Minister's arrest on May 9, police in Punjab province claimed citing a geo-fencing report.

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Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear programme

Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider tensions with the West over its nuclear program.

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Legal rights of nature' given to sea turtles in Panama

On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow as they studied eggs, inventoried the success of the hatch and checked for any surviving hatchlings stuck at the bottom of the nest.

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Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock'n'Roll' dies at 83

Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and '70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping \"What's Love Got to Do With It,\" has died at 83.

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War and economy pushimmigration to Britain to record high in 2022

The number of people moving to Britain reached a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, sparking renewed debate about the scale of immigration and its impact on the U.K.

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Wales cops face investigation over e-bike deaths of 2 teens that sparked Cardiff riot

A police watchdog said Wednesday it will investigate whether officers were chasing two boys who died in an e-bike crash that sparked rioting in the capital of Wales.

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Trump, DeSantis' rivalry intensifies as the governor of Florida formally enters 2024 presidential race

Ron DeSantis' entry into the 2024 White House race against former President Donald Trump sets up a clash of the Republican Party's two leading figures as the Florida governor attempts to topple a man who has dominated the GOP for the last seven years.

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Germany economy shrinks in first quarter, signaling recession

The German economy shrank unexpectedly in the first three months of this year, marking the second quarter of contraction that is one definition of recession Data released Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office shows Germany's gross domestic product, or GDP, declined by 0.3% in the period from January to March.

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Wagner To Hand Over Bakhmut Control To Regular Russian Forces

Ukrainian forces still have a foothold in the southwestern outskirts, says Ukraine's deputy defense minister

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Russia Signs Deal To Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus

Russia and Belarus signed a deal on Thursday formalizing the procedure for deploying Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory. Control of the weapons will remain with Moscow.

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Indian women's hockey team lose 2-3 to Australia 'A' in a closely-fought match

Indian Women's hockey team suffered yet another defeat as they went down 2-3 to Australia \"A\" in the fourth game of their tour Adelaide on Thursday.

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Future Of Asia Cup To Be Decided After IPL 2023 Final: Jay Shah

Shah said that the presidents of B'desh, Afghanistan & Sri Lanka Cricket Boards will attend the IPL's final match

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Jason Roy planning to cancel his ECB incremental contract to play in US'Major League Cricket

England's opening batter Jason Roy is considering negotiating releases of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) contract in order to sign a contract with the franchise to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States, which will begin on July 13 and run until July 30, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

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Malaysia Masters: Prannoy, Srikanth cause upsets, Sindhu has it easy; Lakshya crashes out

India's highest-ranked singles players, P.V Sindhu, H.S. Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters 2023 badminton championships with contrasting wins in their respective Round of 16 encounters in women's and men's singles respectively, here on Thursday.

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