Uttarakhand launches drive to help detect demography change

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Govt to sell buffer wheat stock every quarter to control price

The government has decided to sell wheat from its stock in the open market every quarter, starting July, in its bid to check any rise in prices of the foodgrain, atta and other wheat products. Till now the Food Corporation of India offered some of its wheat stock only during the last quarter of the financial year — January and March — when availability of the winter crops dips. Sources said sale of first tranche of wheat under the ‘open market sale scheme’ will be conducted before July.

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Sexual harassment complaints, FIRs: Wrestling body chief says ready for probe but ‘won’t resign as a criminal’

Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is also BJP MP from Kaiserganj, UP, said on Saturday he was “innocent” regarding the sexual harassment allegations against him and that he believed Congress was behind the controversy. About demands for him to resign as WFI president, Singh said this was not “a big thing” for him as his tenure was coming to an end.

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Defamation case not serious, courts erred: Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer

The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi is not serious enough to warrant his disqualification from contesting elections for eight years, his counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Saturday in the Gujarat high court that is hearing a plea to stay a lower court’s conviction of the former Congress MP.

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Cut-off for JEE(Advanced) at four-year high in general category, five-year high for reserved

The qualifying percentile in JEE (Main) to be eligible for JEE (Advanced), the gateway to 23 Indian Institutes of technology (IITs), registered a five-year high for the reserved category and a four-year-high for the general category candidates this year. The minimum cutoff for the general category this year is 90.7 percentile, up from 88.4 in 2022. The cutoff for the OBC category rose to 73.6 percentile this year from 67 in 2022 and 68 in 2021.

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Jailed ganglord Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail for BJP MLA’s murder

Ghazipur court on Saturday sentenced jailed ganglord Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years’ imprisonment and his BSP MP brother, Afzal Ansari, to four years following their conviction in separate cases registered under the UP Gangsters Act in 2007. Additional sessions judge-I (MP-MLA court) Durgesh also fined Mukhtar Rs 5 lakh and Afzal Rs 1 lakh. The sentencing of Afzal paves the way for his automatic disqualification from the Lok Sabha. He represents Ghazipur in Parliament.

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Day after India hit out, China says situation on LAC stable

A day after India warned China there will be no improvement in the overall bilateral relationship till its troops disengage and de-escalate tensions in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese defence ministry on Friday said both sides should bring their ties back on track by putting the boundary issue in an “appropriate position” and promote its transition to “normalised management”.

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IMD launches ‘heat index’ to give ‘real feel’ information

There was no heatwave warning for the Navi Mumbai area of Maharashtra on April 16. The temperature wasn’t expected to cross heatwave thresholds, and it didn’t. The maximum recorded at the nearest station, Thane, was 38 degrees Celsius. Yet, 14 people died of heatstroke at an open-air state government event in the city that day and scores of others were taken ill.

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In first crackdown on ‘new Jamtara’, police raid 300 locations, detain 125

An area that has gained notoriety as ‘new Jamtara’ for being one of the epicentres of cyber fraud in the country got its first major shakedown this week with Haryana Police detaining 125 suspects over Thursday and Friday. The raids at 300 locations in 14 villages of Nuh were its largest field operation against cybercrime, carried out by 102 police teams involving more than 5,000 cops.

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Supreme Court: Why were Atiq Ahmad and his brother paraded before media?

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to “look into” the sensational murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed while in custody and also the encounter killing of Atiq’s son just two days before it even as it asked the UP government to file a status report.

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Sexual harassment complaints: 2 FIRs registered against Wrestling Federation of India chief, 1 of them under Pocso

Delhi Police on Friday registered two separate FIRs against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on complaints of sexual harassment levelled by some female wrestlers. The first FIR pertains to allegations levelled by a minor victim which is registered under the Pocso Act. The second FIR was registered to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the allegations by the adult complainants.

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Act swiftly against hate speech or face contempt, Supreme Court tells states

Terming hate speech as a “serious offence” which could affect the secular fabric of the country, the Supreme Court on Friday directed police in all states and UTs to take suo motu action and register cases against those making such speeches irrespective of their religion without waiting for a formal complaint.

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Notice to Centre & IAF officers for pronouncing Group Captain’s dismissal despite case pending in high court

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UP cops book 1,700 in Kanpur for offering Eid namaz on roads

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No military ties till LAC standoff is eased: Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s message to China

India on Thursday made it clear to China that there will be no improvement in the overall bilateral relationship till its troops disengage and de-escalate tensions in the standoff in eastern Ladakh, while summarily rejecting a new Chinese plan for resumption of military-to-military engagements in a sharp message to its neighbour. Defence minister Rajnath Singh told his China's General Li Shangfu that China’s “violation of existing agreements has eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations”.

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Supreme Court: If not marriage, how can lives of same-­sex couples be bettered?

With the Union government driving home the judicial impossibility of disentangling the Special Marriage Act from the web of personal laws for legalising same-sex marriages, the Supreme Court asked the Centre what administrative measures could be taken to improve the day-to-day lives of same-sex couples. “Short of marriage rights... what can the government do for long cohabiting couples? They need some recognition for creating conditions for their social security and welfare," the SC said.

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Centre, Assam government, last rebel tribal group in state sign peace pact; 168 cadres agree to shun violence

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Relief, and Ram chants, as 367 passengers from war­-torn Sudan land at IGI Airport in Delhi

As many as 367 passengers arrived at Delhi airport on a special flight from Jeddah under Operation Kaveri, the Saudi port city where they had arrived from Port Sudan. Sudan is witnessing intense clashes between military and main parliamentary forces. After the flight landed at 9.11pm, many passengers exited chanting “Jai Shri Ram”.

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Nod to same-­sex marriage will ruin Special Marriage Act’s intent: Govt to Supreme Court

The Union government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that recognising LGBTQIA+ community members’ marriage rights would destroy the legislative intent to permit only man-woman marriage under the Special Marriage Act and pointed out that the court neither had the wherewithal to gauge who among them were males or females nor the competence to create a regulatory framework for same-sex marriages.

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Need an initial probe before FIR against Wrestling Federation of India president based on wrestlers' complaint: Police

The Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it was ready to register an FIR, based on the sexual harassment complaint filed by seven national-level women wrestlers, against Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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With security focus on ‘core’ areas, Dantewada was Maoist soft target

Maoists on Wednesday blew up a vehicle carrying 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guard in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, which is not quite their ‘core’ area and has seen few attacks since the ambush of 2010 that killed 75 CRPF jawans. They avoided strongholds like Sukma or Bijapur, where CRPF has been making deep inroads and setting up forward operating bases (FOBs).

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Now, Tejashwi Yadav faces criminal defamation complaint for calling Gujaratis 'thugs'

A criminal defamation complaint was filed against Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav in a court here on Wednesday over his alleged remark suggesting "only Gujaratis can be thugs in the current situation". The complaint was filed against the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader by social worker and businessman Haresh Mehta.

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Rahul should’ve been careful, Gujarat court had said

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ACB raids judge holding trials of tainted politicians

The SC had asked states to set up these special courts to speed up trial in criminal and corruption cases against elected representatives, who with their money and muscle power delay trials for decades to escape conviction and possible disqualification from contesting elections. To keep the pace of trial intact, the SC had ordered that these judicial officers would not be transferred without completing their normal tenure at a place of posting.

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Operation Kaveri: First batch of 278 Indians evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah

On the first day of ‘Operation Kaveri’, India evacuated 278 citizens from Port Sudan by INS Sumedha and brought them to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.The government said it had deployed another naval ship, INS Teg, to bring more Indians who have arrived at the port from different parts of Sudan to Jeddah, from where they will be flown back to India in military aircraft.

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Married in Texas, gay Indian couple seeks rights in India

In a gay relationship since 2012, Vaibhav and Parag got married in Texas in 2017 and with a recently-adopted four month old baby in hand, they through senior advocate Geeta Luthra on Tuesday pleaded with the Supreme Court to make Foreign Marriage Act gender neutral.

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Second private lunar mission loses contact just before landing on moon

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Kerala bishops urge PM Modi to act to end attacks on churches

The leaders of eight church denominations raised their concerns at a half-hour meeting with PM Narendra Modi about increasing attacks on places of Christian worship across the country and sought steps to end these atrocities. They also demanded that converted Christians be given scheduled caste (SC) status, sources associated with the church heads said after the meeting.

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Governors must assent or send back bills ‘as soon as possible’: Supreme Court

At a time when states governed by opposition parties are protesting governors’ inaction on bills passed by the assembly, the Supreme Court on Monday reminded the state constitutional heads to bear in mind that Article 200 of the Constitution mandates them to either give assent or return bills “as soon as possible”.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar talks opposition unity with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and deputy Tejashwi Yadav Monday took their renewed mission for a united anti-BJP opposition to Kolkata and Lucknow, first meeting Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to push for a conclave of non-NDA parties in Bihar and then SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to clarify that what mattered was the cause and not the mantle of leadership.

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In last month of FY 22-23, highways min appraised projects worth Rs 85,033 crore

Racing against time to approve National Highway (NH) projects, the road transport and highways ministry appraised projects for approval with a total capital cost of Rs 85,033 crore only in March, the last month of the financial year. This was nearly 74% more than the cost of the projects appraised for approval during March 2022.

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Karnataka polls: Siddaramaiah is Congress's ace in the hole against BJP's popularity

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BCI opposes Supreme Court dealing with right to same-sex marriage

The Bar Council of India and state bar councils on Sunday opposed any decision by the Supreme Court on the right to marriage of same-sex couples and said given the country’s social, cultural and religious diversity, the issue must be left to Parliament.

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PM Modi to meet 8 top church leaders in Kochi today

In a significant move that is expected to give an impetus to BJP’s outreach to the Christian community in Kerala ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold discussions with various church leaders in Kochi on Monday, when he starts his two-day visit of the state.

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Amritpal arrested outside Bhindranwale village gurdwara. Surrendered, he says

The hunt for fugitive Khalistan sympathiser and Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh ended Sunday morning with Punjab police arresting the 30-year-old preacher outside a gurdwara in slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s native village of Rode in Punjab’s Moga district.

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Poonch attack perpetrators will soon face consequences: Army

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday said that necessary action is underway against the terrorists responsible for April 20 attack on an Army truck in J&K’s Poonch district that left five soldiers dead.

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Assam: Two killed, over 41, 400 people affected due to severe storm

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Why the 30-day public notice invites trouble for interfaith, intercaste couples

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India committed to furthering sustainable growth: PM Modi

​PM Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Earth Day on Saturday, said India is committed to furthering sustainable development in line with the country’s “culture of living in harmony with nature”. “On Earth Day, I laud all those working to make our planet better. India is committed to furthering sustainable development in line with our culture of living in harmony with nature,” he tweeted.

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Threat to PM Modi before Kerala trip, security ‘ intelligence leak’ spark row

While the origin and authenticity of the letter in Malayalam reported by state BJP chief K Surendran’s office was couched in mystery until evening, police admitted that details of deployment for the PM’s scheduled visit to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram did get out somehow.

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US President Joe Biden to visit in September, ’24 to be big year for India ties: US

US President Joe Biden is looking forward to travelling to India in September, his administration’s point person for South and Central Asia has said, observing that 2024 is going to be a “big year” for the India-US relationship. India’s leadership in the G20 further broadens its capacity to stand as a force for good in the world, the official said.

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India conducts maiden test of sea-based ballistic missile defence system

The test of the `endo-atmospheric interceptor missile’ from a warship was conducted by the DRDO and Navy off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal on Friday. “The trial’s purpose was to engage and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat, thereby elevating India into the elite club of nations having naval BMD capability,” the defence ministry said on Saturday.

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Chinese, Russian defence ministers to come for SCO meet in Delhi next week

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu will also attend the SCO defence ministers’ meet on April 27-28, at a time when there are growing concerns in India over the tightening Moscow-Beijing strategic embrace and the fallout of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif will, however, participate virtually in the meet.

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NCP can stake claim to CM’s post right now: Ajit Pawar

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CBI to examine former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik over his bribery claims

The CBI will examine former governor Satyapal Malik next week in connection with his claim that during his tenure as governor of Jammu and Kashmir, he was offered Rs 300 crore in bribe for clearing files dealing with contracts to provide health insurance to state government employees and civil work related to Kiru hydroelectric power project.

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Why invoke NSA against YouTuber, Supreme Court asks Tamil Nadu government

The Supreme Court told the Tamil Nadu government not to move YouTuber Manish Kashyap from Madurai jail till further orders as multiple FIRs have been filed against him and asked the state government to justify invocation of the National Security Act (NSA) against Kashyap who was arrested for allegedly circulating fake videos of migrant labourers being attacked in TN.

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PSLV-C55 launch on Saturday, will carry 2 Singapore satellites, 7 desi payloads

Isro’s PSLV-C55 mission, which will be launched from the first launchpad of Sriharikota at 2.19 pm on Saturday, is not only important for foreign customers but is also significant for desi space startups as the NSIL’s dedicated commercial rocket will carry two Singapore satellites as main payloads and seven non-separating payloads belonging to Isro.

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BSF nabs postman for smuggling Phensedyl bottles along India-Bangla border in Bengal

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‘Upar bhej diya humne’: BJP neta on Atiq killing

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Amid JPC row, NCP president Sharad Pawar holds a two-hour-long meeting with industrialist Gautam Adani

The meeting assumes importance in view of the Congress’s demand for a joint parliamentary probe into allegations made against the Adani Group and Pawar’s recent statements opposing such a probe and saying that the Adani Group was being targeted. Pawar had also raised questions about the credentials of the international shortseller Hindenburg Research, which had put out a report making charges against the business group.

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Amritpal’s wife Kirandeep, a British citizen, stopped from boarding UK flight, quizzed & sent back to village

Amritpal’s wife, Kirandeep, arrived at the airport around 11.40 am to board Air India Flight 117, which was to depart for Birmingham at 2.30 pm. As soon as the media got wind of this, they made a beeline to the airport and found her standing in the queue with her luggage trolley.

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EAM Jaishankar discusses Sudan situation with UN chief Guterres, pitches for 'successful diplomacy' for early ceasefire

Jaishankar is headed on a nine-day trip to Guyana, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic beginning on Friday, his first visit as the external affairs minister to these Latin American countries and the Caribbean.

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Legislation is exclusive preserve of Parliament, it’s not negotiable: Vice President

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EC gets rolling for 2024, starts with paper trail machines

A senior EC functionary told TOI that the poll panel ordered 3.4 lakh VVPATs to be sent back between February and August 2022 to Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), the two PSUs that exclusively manufacture VVPATs, for "preventive maintenance" tasks T1-T4.

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