The Morning Standard - July 12, 2024

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July 12, 2024

Remove all encroachments on Yamuna riverbank: HC to DDA

THE High Court has directed the Delhi Development Author ity (DDA) to eliminate all unauthorized constructions and encroachments along the Yamuna riverbank, riverbed, and its tributary drains.

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Bawana flooded after Yamuna canal breach

A breach in the Munak canal, which channels water from Haryana to Delhi, led to severe waterlogging in north-west Delhi's Bawana, leaving residents stranded in their homes.

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SC postpones NEET-UG hearing to next Thursday

THE Supreme Court on Thursday deferred its hearing on a batch of pleas seeking cancellation of NEET-UG, as the bench said some of the parties haven't received the affidavits filed by the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the test.

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Farmers to revive protest ahead of Assembly polls

Mahapanchayats to be held in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir

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MAHAYUTI GOVT TABLES BILL ON 'URBAN NAXALS'

THE Maha Yuti government on Thursday tabled in the assembly the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, which aims to arrest the \"proliferation of urban Naxalism\".

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SC verdict today on Kejriwal's appeal challenging ED arrest

THE Supreme Court will on Friday pronounce its verdict on the appeal filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest and remand by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise case.

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Delhi univ V-C nixes proposal to add Manusmriti readings in LLB

A proposal to introduce readings of the Manusmriti in Delhi University's LLB programme on jurisprudence, was nixed by Vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh on Thursday.

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Vehicle pollution check rates up in city after 13 yrs

AFTER a gap of 13 years, the Delhi government on Thursday increased the Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate charges for petrol, CNG and diesel vehicles.

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94% of agri crops out of MSP net: SBI

WHILE the farmer unions are demanding legal backing for minimum support price (MSP), a new report by the research team of SBI says the MSP regime currently covers just 6% of the agriculture basket, mostly food grains.

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JNU may opt out of UGC NET for PhD

JAWAHARLAL Nehru University (JNU) is considering the possibility of reinstating the old system of JNU conducting its own entrance examinations for PhD admissions by opting out of UGC NET scores, a JNU Teachers' Association statement claimed on Thursday.

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ED arrests two accused from J&K, Rajasthan, in separate paper leak cases

THE Enforcement Directorate has arrested a person from Jammu and Kashmir and another from Rajasthan in connection with two separate paper leak cases.

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FRESH PUSH FOR LAW TO GUARANTEE CROP SUPPORT PRICES

FARMERS' organisations have been lobbying to bring in guaranteed minimum support prices (MSPs) through private member bills.

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RESCUING INDIA FROM THE ALTAR OF BIGOTRY

Anti-Muslim violence has increased after the election. This is unbecoming of a people blessed with a trailblazing Constitution. We need to breathe new life into our secularism

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MUSLIM WOMEN'S ALIMONY RIGHT MEETS THE MOMENT

IN a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has said that a Muslim woman has the right to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code like any other woman.

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THE SYMBOLISM OF FOOTWEAR

IN his classic essay on art, 'The Origin of the Work of Art', Martin Heidegger analyses a pair of shoes as depicted in a painting of Vincent van Gogh.

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Day after visit, Rahul says Oppn will take up Manipur in Budget session

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the Congress and the INDIA bloc will raise the Manipur issue in Parliament and will put pressure on the government to find a solution.

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7 critical defence, aerospace projects for private sector okaved by Centre

TO raise the private sector's contribution in defence and aerospace manufacturing, the government on Thursday decided to sanction seven new projects under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme.

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After loss in LS elections, Smriti vacates Lutyens' bungalow in Delhi

FORMER union minister Smriti Irani, who lost the recently held Lok Sabha elections, has vacated her official bungalow, as per the rules, allotted at Tughlak Crescent in Lutyens' Delhi.

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Criminal laws: 'Procedural safeguards exist for states'

THOUGH the jury is still out on whether state governments are competent to make amendments to the three new criminal laws, constitutional experts say that states can bring in procedural safeguards without being in conflict with the central law.

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India gave Buddha, not yuddha:PM

India as Vishwabandhu has contributed to global progress, Modi tells Indian community

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Concerned as talks among parties are missing: Dhankhar

VICE President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday bemoaned the absence of dialogue among political parties, saying decorum and discipline are the “heart of democracy.

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CBI arrests another suspect from Bihar in NEET leak

Rakesh Kumar from Nalanda a member of Sanjeev Mukhiya gang

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Patidar leaders and Gujarat BJP in war of words after IFFCO election

THE cold war between Gujarat BJP leaders and the president of the influential Patidar Community organisation took another turn when senior leader Naresh Patel, an influential Patidar leadewr, responded to Jayesh Radadiya's May 2024 barbs on Thursday, almost three months later.

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'Tiger State' reports maximum big cat mortalities in 1st 6 months of '24

AS many as 23 tiger mortalities have been reported in the 'Tiger State' Madhya Pradesh in the first six months of the current year.

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10 schools ordered to return ₹65 cr illegally collected fees in MP

IN a significant action against private schools for \"arbitrarily increasing fees,\" authorities in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, have ordered ten schools to refund a whopping ₹69.19 crore-plus to parents which was collected by hiking tuition fees in violation of the existing law.

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Macron suggests broad coalition govt; hard-left raps 'prez's royal veto'

FRENCH left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding that their movement alone should propose a prime minister.

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Clooney, Douglas, Pelosi Urge Joe Biden To Drop Out

President to give his first press conference on July 11 after debate failure

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NATO warned of escalation of Ukraine conflict

CHINA on Thursday warned NATO against \"provoking confrontation\" over its ties with Russia, after the alliance accused Beijing of playing a key role in helping Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

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TCS profit up 9%, FY25 will be better than FY24: CEO

THE country's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday reported a 8.7% increase in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter at ₹12,040 crore, compared to ₹11,074 in the same quarter last year.

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Govt mulls shipbuilding clusters along coasts

Initiative seeks to boost shipbuilding activities, drive economic growth in India by tapping potential in the sector

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With 36 bn-dollar realty firms, India pips China

THE deepening crisis in the Chinese realty market has seen India overtaking the northern neighbour in terms of number of billion-dollar real estate companies with 36 in 2024, which is six more than in the Middle Kingdom, which had before the crisis as many as 100 of them.

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GST On Corp Guarantee Needs Clarification: Experts

THE recent goods and services tax (GST) notification has clarified that the 1% charge on corporate guarantees between related parties applies yearly, not for each transaction.

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