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Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann calls on Amit Shah, seeks MSP on basmati

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann called on Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday, urging him to issue a notification for the purchase of basmati on MSP. The meeting came a day after Mann met leaders of farm groups and convinced them to end their agitation on…

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Delhi: Sarojini Nagar traders tell minister 18 entries shut, footfall affected

NEW DELHI: Traders of Sarojini Nagar wrote to the Union minister for housing and urban affairs on Wednesday claiming that 18 out of 21 entries leading to their market were closed recently in the wake of the ongoing construction work carried out by NBCC in the area.

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Trip cancelled? Uber to show destination upfront to drivers

NEW DELHI: A new “upfront destination” feature introduced by Uber allows cab drivers to decide if they want to accept a trip or not. The company said the new feature was aimed at addressing the biggest pain point of users — drivers cancelling trips at the last moment.

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Private ward cost up, but AIIMS cuts test fees

NEW DELHI: From June 1, you will need to shell out Rs 6,000 a day for ‘A’ class/deluxe room at AIIMS– nearly double the amount charged earlier. For ‘B’ class/ordinary rooms, the daily charge will be Rs 3,000 per day from existing Rs 2,200, an order issued by the hospital…

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Delhi: Daughter could have been saved if cops acted early, says Rape survivor’s dad

NEW DELHI: The father of the 13-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by 4-7 men has alleged that his daughter could have been saved much earlier had police taken his complaint on time.

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Andhra Pradesh: CBI opposes bail plea of YS Vivekananda Reddy murder accused

VIJAYAWADA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday that they are awaiting crucial reports from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in New Delhi and Gandhinagar in YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case.

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SC bats for disabled people in police force, seeks govt review

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to reconsider its stand on allowing physically disabled persons to join the police force, including the Indian Police Service. Attorney general K K Venugopal also backed the proposal.

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Azam Khan may walk free as SC gives bail in 88th case

NEW DELHI: In a relief to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted him interim bail in an alleged cheating case and paved the way for his release. Khan, facing prosecution in 88 cases, has been in custody since February 2020. He can now come…

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Set up 25 special courts to resolve 33 lakh cheque-bounce cases: SC

NEW DELHI: As more than 33 lakh cheque bounce cases are pending in different courts and blocking judicial dockets, the Supreme Court on Thursday decided to experiment with the idea of setting up of special courts headed by retired judicial officers exclusively to deal with such cases.

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Can India re-imagine South Asia?

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

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SC stalls Gyanvapi proceedings in trial court for a day

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is underway to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

The Times of India

Gyanvapi: SC to hear plea for stay on trial court proceedings today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is under way to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

The Times of India

Amid weather woes, India’s wheat production to fall 3%

NEW DELHI: The agriculture ministry on Thursday said that wheat output will shrink nearly 3% to 106 million tonnes this year — the first decline since 2014-15 — and blamed the unsual hot weather for the fall in production. Wheat production stood at a record 109 million tonnes in the…

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Go for universal basic income, says EAC-commissioned study

NEW DELHI: The government must allocate a bigger percentage of expenditure towards social services and the social sector to make the most-vulnerable population resilient to sudden shocks and stop their descent into poverty, a study commissioned by the economic advisory council (EAC) to the PM has said.

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Let off with 1,000 fine in 2018, Navjot Singh Sidhu gets 1-year RI in 1988 road rage case

NEW DELHI: On the heels of a humiliating electoral defeat, former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced to one year’s rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court on Thursday in a 1988 road rage case in which a 65-year-old man died from fist-blow injuries.

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SC sentences Sidhu to a year's jail term in 33-yr-old case, admits undue indulgence in letting him off with Rs 1K fine earlier

NEW DELHI: On the heels of a humiliating electoral defeat, former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court on Thursday in a 1988 road rage case in which a person had died from fistblow inuries.

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S. Bhaskararaman, close associate of Karti Chidambaram, gets 4-day CBI custody in bribes for visa case

He was Karti Chidambaram’s chartered accountant and thus had information relevant to the case, says CBI

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GST Council recommendations not binding on government: SC

NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision on fiscal federalism in India, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that recommendations of the GST Council, hitherto regarded as obligatory, are not binding on the Union and state governments.

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Foreign Policy

‘We begged them to spare our shops,’ say Muslim women in an Indian market

In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.

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The tale of Nikhat Zareen's resilience: From requesting a 'fair trial' to becoming world champion

NEW DELHI: None other than legendary MC Mary Kom had asked in 2019, 'who is Nikhat Zareen'?

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Centre tells 6 big defaulting states to clear dues or lose power supply

NEW DELHI: The power ministry has warned six big defaulting states to clear dues of generation companies (gencos) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) or lose access to electricity as the outstanding amounts were causing supply side strains.

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India's economic growth likely to be robust at 8.9% in current fiscal: Finance minister at NDB

NEW DELHI: India's economic growth is likely to be robust at 8.9 per cent in the current financial year, reflecting the country's strong resilience and speedy recovery, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.

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Sensational Nikhat Zareen boxes her way to gold at World Championships

NEW DELHI: Nikhat Zareen couldn’t control her emotions. And why would she? The star Indian boxer presented herself an early birthday gift when she outpunched Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong by a unanimous 5-0 decision to scalp the biggest medal of her bright career – a maiden World Championships gold, in the…

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Developing innovative products, incentivising investment crucial for growth: Finance minister

NEW DELHI: Developing innovative financial products and services, and incentivising strategic investments are crucial for maximising development impact, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.

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Nikhat Zareen scripts history, clinches gold at Women's World Boxing Championships

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen lived up to the expectations as she clinched the coveted gold in flyweight (52kg) division with a facile 5-0 victory over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in the Women's World Championship final in Istanbul on Thursday.

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