The United Nations Population Fund’s ‘State of the World Population Report 2023’ pegs India’s mid-year population at 142.86 crore and China’s at 142.57 crore. Given that India has in recent years been adding about 1.6-to-1.7 crore annually to its population, and with 10 weeks to go for June-end, it could mean that the country has either already crept ahead or would do so anytime now.
In its application, the Centre informed a bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha that on Tuesday, it had sought views of all states and pleaded that it would be desirable to await the outcome of such a consultation process.
“The state cannot discriminate against a person for his/her sexual orientation which is innate to him/her and over which he/she has no control,” the five-judge bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud said as it continued hearing on the demand for legalising same-sex marriage and putting it on the same legal footing as heterosexual unions.
"When the world was engaged in wars to establish its superiority, we put balm on victims of conflict. Our seers indeed serve society the most. Sanatan Dharma is Hindu Rashtra and Hindu tradition. This is why, in the coming days, India will be the superpower but it won't be its worth without strength," Bhagwat said.
The letter says Arunpathi Tripathi, managing director of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL), missed the last summons on April 12, and Tuteja, who is a joint secretary in commerce and industries department, has not appeared on four scheduled dates. The ED has requested the chief secretary to "intervene ...to ensure their presence".
In January 2022, as many as 5,459 Indians were caught entering the US illegally. Of these, 708 were caught along the US-Canada border. The numbers rose 35.9% to 7,421 in January 2023, including 2,478 detentions made on the US-Canada border.
The country had reported 9,111 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, slightly lower than Sunday's 10,093, mainly due to lower testing.Monday's Covid toll was 24, while three deaths were reconciled by states - Gujarat recorded the maximum six deaths, followed by Uttar Pradesh with four.