The Morning Standard - May 29, 2024

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May 29, 2024

SC refuses early hearing of CM’s plea for bail extension

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an early hearing of a petition filed by CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking extension of his interim bail for seven days on health grounds in the liquor scam case.

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External and internal challenges keep Chandigarh candidates on their toes

FOR voters of Chandigarh constituency, Lok Sabha polls mean a familiar face or two on the ballot. But it is an entirely different scenario this time as there are no repeat candidates. Congress leader and former Union minister Manish Tewari, who is conte sting from Chandigarh for the first time, is pitted against the BJP’s Sanjay Tandon, who is eyeing his Parliament debut from this seat.

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‘Killer’ hosp flouted govt norms on O) storage

THE investigation into the Baby Care New Born Child Hospital fire in which seven newborns died has revealed that the hospital had flouted the guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the storage of Oxygen cylinders.

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‘Bomb@5.30’ on board, 176 passengers evacuated as panic descends into chaos

DRAMATIC scenes were witnessed on Tuesday as passengers onboard an IndiGo flight bound for Varanasi in UP were evacuated following a bomb threat at Delhi airport. However, the threat was declared a hoax by the police.

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EC suspends special secretary of Odisha CMO for poll interference

THE Election Commission on Tuesday ordered suspension of DS Kutey, special secretary to the chief minister's office (CMO), on charges of unduly interfering in the conduct of election.

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Court turns down Khalid's bail plea in 2020 riots case

A city court on Tuesday denied bail to Umar Khalid, a former JNU student leader, accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots \"larger conspiracy\" case.

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PM to meditate at Vivekananda Rock Memorial

AFTER an intense and prolonged campaign for the Lok Sabha elections and ahead of the results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will delve deep into meditation at the 'dhyana mandapam' of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial located on a rock around 400 metres off the Kanniyakumari coast for over 45 hours from Thursday evening.

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Cyclone Remal wreaks havoc, kills 31 in N-E

Multiple landslides take Mizoram toll to 27

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L-G orders ACB probe of nursing homes

Says parents from poor sections 'were duped' by nursing home where a fire killed 7 newborns

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DU begins admissions, introduces sinele-girl child quota across courses

DELHI University on Tuesday launched the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) for undergraduate admissions for the academic year 2024-25.

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Fire breaks out at eye hosp in Paschim Vihar, none hurt

TWO days after a fire at an infant care centre in East Delhi claimed the lives of six newborns, a fire broke at a private eye hospital in west Delhi's Paschim Vihar area on Tuesday.

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Atishi says Haryana not releasing city’s share of water, may move SC

WATER Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused Haryana of not releasing Delhi's share of water since May 1 and said the government will be implementing a slew of measures including rationalising supply of water in the national capital.

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Atishi gets defamation notice over 'BJP poaching AAP MLAs'

She tried spoiling party’s reputation without proof, says BJP leader

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Cong Chandni Chowk nominee son, former MLA spar over canvassing

JUST days after the election, a rift between two leaders of Delhi Congress was out in the open on Tuesday. Lok Sabha candidate from Chandni Chowk Jai Prakash Agarwal son Mudit, and former MLA Harishankar Gupta got engaged in a verbal spat after the former leveled serious accusations over the latter publicly.

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Mercury Soars To Nearly 50°c In Northwest, Red Alert Issued

THE national capital saw blistering heat on Tuesday as parts of Delhi singed, with temperatures soaring close to 50 degrees Celsius, leaving people gasping for respite.

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Cloudburst cripples Kochi, Infopark among many areas flooded

HEAVY rain following a cloudburst inundated several parts of Kochi city and threw traffic out of gear on Tuesday, barely days before the onset of the southwest monsoon in Kerala.

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T'gana banks on overdraft from RBI

From December 2023 to March 31, 2024, the Congress government raised 12K crore

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Congress, BRS in war of words over selection of composer for state song

A war of words erupted between the ruling Congress and the opposition BRS over the state government's decision to select Oscar winner MM Keeravani to compose music for Telangana state anthem -Jaya Jaya Hey Telangana, penned by note poet Ande SriThe BRS strongly objected to selection of Keeravani, who has Andhra connections, for composing music to the state song.

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A MEGA RESPONSE TO MAGA

Macron wants to Make Europe Great Again, borrowing from Trumpian MAGA ideas and protectionist Bidenomics. The Euro polls may influence this process

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No need for a written national security policy: CDS Chauhan

THE country's top military officer, General (Gen) Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has said that the absence of a written National Strategic Policy (NSP) does not imply that the country lacks such a policy.

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Rahul, Akhilesh see rich and poor divide in Varanasi fight

THREE days after Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav held a joint roadshow of the INDIA bloc in Varanasi, the two poster-boys of the Opposition's alliance-Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav - held a joint rally in PM Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency on Tuesday.

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Will initiate action against the corrupt after June 4: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi, campaigning in Jharkhand's Dumka on Tuesday, said at a rally that action against the corrupt will increase after June 4, the day Lok Sabha results are declared.

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EC: 3% More Women Voted Than Men In Phase VI

THE Election Commission of India on Tuesday released the total voter turnout of 63.37% in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls in 58 seats in eight states and Union Territories (UTS).

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‘Gen 7’ of J&K politics sweat it out to hold family flags high

THE Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir saw children of political leaders actively campaign in both Kashmir and Jammu regions to garner public support and votes for their family members and respective parties to ensure their win in the first major electoral exercise in J&K post Article 370 abrogation.

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BJP’s Yogi card faces SP caste arithmetic in UP

THE high-profile Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency is known for the Gorakshnath Peeth, Geeta Press and terracotta sculptures. It has also seen literary giants like Munshi Premchand and Firaq Gorakhpuri, on one side, and the revolutionary poetry of Ram Prasad Bismil, on the other.

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It's Done. Spain, Norway, Ireland Recognise Palestine

No immediate impact seen on war; Israel lashes out alleging the decision is meant to incite genocide against Jews

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Pope forced to apologise for vulgar comment on gays

POPE Francis apologised on Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests.

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Sunak Negates Charge On Post-Poll Exit From UK

RISHI Sunak was on Tuesday forced to counter stinging criticism from a Conservative Party peer that the British prime minister was planning to "disappear" to California after damaging the party 'beyond repair', saying the UK was his home and he has no plans to relocate his family to the US after the general election on July 4.

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Birla's Novelis files for $945-m US IPO

Kumar Mangalam Birla's American metals firm Novelis has filed for a $945-million initial public offer, valuing the aluminium firm at $12.6 billion and fixed price band at $18-21 per share.

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RBI launches app for retail G-Secs trade

THE Reserve Bank has launched a mobile app for retail customers of government bonds, a portal to apply online for various regulatory approvals and a fintech repository.

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RELIANCE TO PURCHASE RUSSIAN OILIN ROUBLES

It is likely to purchase 1-2 cargoes a month of low-sulfur crude oil

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Link PAN with Aadhaar before May 31: Tax dept

THE Income Tax Department has recently sent out a reminder to taxpayers, emphasising the importance of linking their PAN with Aadhaar by May 31, 2024.

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‘Over 20,000 techies lost jobs in silent layofts’

MORE than 20,000 employees in the IT/ITES industry have lost their jobs in 'silent' layoffs in FY24 alone, according to the All India IT & ITeS Employees' Union (AIITEU).

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Olympic qualifiers: Boxer Nishant in last 16

BOXER Nishant Dev was the lone bright spark from India in the 1st World Qualification Tournament earlier this year (March 3-11) in Italy. He had narrowly missed out on an Olympic quota then.

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