The Morning Standard - July 11, 2024

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July 11, 2024

Kejriwal said no idea about Nair as he used to report to Atishi, Saurabh: ED

THE ED chargesheet has alleged that jailed CM Arvind Kejriwal told them that Vijay Nair, former AAP communication in-charge and an accused in the liquor policy case, worked under ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj and only used to report to them.

1 min

Sec 125 on maintenance applies to Muslim women too, rules SC

Supreme Court's two-judge bench, in concurring verdict, says CrPC section is religion neutral

1 min

ISRO case fabricated by police, IB officials: CBI chargesheet

THE 1994 ISRO espionage case, in which former space scientist Nambi Narayanan was falsely implicated, was the result of a conspiracy hatched by certain police and IB officials, the CBI told a court here.

1 min

Govt affidavit cites IIT-M clean chit to NEET-UG

A day ahead of the hearing in the NEET-UG case in the Supreme Court, the Centre and the National Testing Agency, which conducted the test, filed their affidavits on Wednesday opposing demand for a retest.

1 min

SC notice to cops after petitioner in tree felling case alleges harassment

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by a city resident who has sought contempt action against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for \"illegal\" tree felling in the ridge forest-alleging harassment by cops.

1 min

Terrorists took instructions from handlers in Pak: NIA

TERRORISTS who attacked a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu's Reasi on June 9 received instructions from their handlers based in Pakistan, a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) found.

1 min

Peddling Rumours To Mislead People: AAP

RESPONDING to BJP's allegations, power minister Atishi accused the saffron party of misleading Delhi residents, claiming that BJP-ruled states have the highest electricity costs and suffer from frequent power cuts.

1 min

'Open up Shambhu border in 7 days'

Punjab & Haryana HC directs barricades removal; closure caused traffic disruption

2 mins

ED raids ex-minister houses in Karnataka ST corpn scam

OFFICIALS of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted search and seizure operations at 18 locations in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Wednesday in connection with the multi-crore scam in Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited.

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THE TROUBLE WITH PREDICTING POLLS IN FOREIGN LANDS

Foreign diplomats in India have often missed the mark in predicting political outcomes here. Indian diplomats have been no less erratic in calling elections in their foreign stations

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WHY COURTS CAN RULE ON ESSENTIAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

THE Madras High Court's May 2024 judgement in P Naveen Kumar vs District Collector, Karur & Others has revived the debate on what in India is called the essential religious practices test.

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JOINT COMMAND, LOCAL ENGAGEMENT FOILS FOR JAMMU TERROR ATTACKS

FIVE Indian Army soldiers were killed and five injured on Monday in an ambush by militants in Badnota, a village about 80 km from Jammu's Kathua district.

1 min

Mann move forces farmers to sell moong below MSP

WITH the highest-ever area under moong (green gram) cultivation in Punjab this year three times more than last year farmers have been left in a lurch, forced to sell their crop below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to private players.

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'Rights upheld': Activists hail verdict

HAILING the Supreme Court ruling that divorced Muslim women are entitled to maintenance under the Section 125 of the CrPC, several rights activists on Wednesday said that the verdict will have positive implications on the rights of Muslim women in the country.

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Vikravandi in TN records highest 82% turnout, violence in U'khand & Bengal

AMID sporadic incidents of violence in Uttarakhand and West Bengal, the bypolls to 13 constituencies across seven states recorded moderate to brisk polling on Wednesday.

1 min

CBI operates under Centre's control: SC

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday held that as per the law, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) functions under the administrative control of the Union government and rejected the Centre's objections to the maintainability of a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government.

1 min

Russia ready to accept PM line to end Ukraine conflict

Peace is most important, solution can't be found on battlefield: Modi

2 mins

Yet another bridge crashes in Bihar

13th such incident in state in less than 3 wks; no casualties reported

2 mins

Diya tables Budget: Focus on women, Hindutva

WITH Finance Minister Diya Kumari making several major announcements, the Bhajan Lal government of Rajasthan presented its first full budget on Wednesday.

1 min

IAS officer lands in Maha soup over fake OBC, disability certs

AN IAS officer in Maharashtra, who came under spotlight for using a red-blue beacon light and a VIP number plate on her private Audi vehicle, was found to have submitted fake disability and Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates to get into the administrative service.

1 min

BMW hit-and-run accused's father sacked by Shinde

A Mumbai court on Wednesday remanded Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the BMW hitand-run case, to police custody till July 16, while the ruling Shiv Sena sacked his father Rajesh Shah as party deputy leader.

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MP man kills wife, 2 children before jumping in front of oncoming train

IN the Vindhya region's Satna district, a horrifying discovery was made as a labourer couple and their two young sons were found murdered at two separate locations.

1 min

Rajkot fire victims' kin threaten march if no justice in 6 months

AFTER meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the families of the victims of the Rajkot TRP game zone fire met Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.

1 min

Strategic cooperative ties between China, Bangladesh

CHINA and Bangladesh are reaffirming their ties during a visit by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Beijing on Wednesday as tensions rise in the region over territorial disputes and resources.

1 min

Israel wants Gaza City evacuated amid heaviest combat since Oct 7

UN office used by Hamas attacked; 60% of militants eliminated

2 mins

Myanmar armed ethnic group takes over control of town en route to China

MYANMAR ethnic minority fighters said on Wednesday they had seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes, in another blow to the military.

1 min

Trump wants second debate, golf match; no, says Biden campaign

DONALD Trump, the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, has offered his rival and incumbent President Joe Biden the opportunity to \"redeem himself in front of the entire world\" via a debate this week while also challenging him to a round of golf.

1 min

Syria national airline resumes Saudi flights after 12 years

SYRIA's national airline resumed regular services to Saudi Arabia after a 12-year suspension on Wednesday as the first flight arrived in Riyadh.

1 min

Reserve Bank further liberalises remittances under LRS through IFSCS

THE Reserve Bank has further liberalised remittances under the LRS (liberalised remittance scheme) via the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) by allowing remittances for availing of financial services or financial products as well as all current or capital account transactions, in any other foreign jurisdiction (other than IFSCs) through an FCA held in IFSCs.

1 min

Analog Devices aims to tap electric vehicle market

US-based semiconductor company Analog Devices, which has one of the largest R&D centres in Bengaluru, sees huge growth opportunities in the Indian market, and aims to tap the fastest growing market.

1 min

Vedanta demerger will unlock value, says Agarwal

Each demerged entity will chart its own course, which will give the investors more choices in Vedanta assets, the co’s chairman says

2 mins

Noteban. GST. Covid erase ₹11.5 lakh cr |

THE cumulative impact of the GST roll-out, note-ban along with the pandemic on informal sector has been 4.3% of FY23 GDP or about ₹11.5 trillion, shows an analysis.

1 min

Deal Street in Hl closes 4.4% more transactions

IN spite of over 18% fall in volume, deal street saw transactions worth $37.3 billion being closed in the first six months of the year, logging in a growth of 4.4% year-on-year.

1 min

Yamal, 16, shoots for stars with goal for ages

Spark is back in Spain as they storm past France to 2024 Euros final

3 mins

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