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03 Jun

Supreme Court quashes FIR against veteran journalist Vinod Dua

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The Supreme Court Thursday quashed the sedition case registered against senior journalist Vinod Dua in Himachal Pradesh. The verdict was pronounced by a bench led by Justice U.U. Lalit on Dua’s petition seeking quashing of the case registered against him in connection with a video uploaded to YouTube last year. In the video, Dua is criticising the Narendra Modi government’s handling of the Covid-19 lockdown. The bench said that every journalist is entitled to protection under the Kedar Nath Singh judgment that ruled “dissent is not sedition”. Delivered in 1962, the Kedar Nath judgment upheld the constitutional validity of sedition…

03 Jun

‘Sir, farewell to kara do’: Student’s request to PM Modi after cancellation of CBSE Class 12 exams goes viral

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After months of suspense, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 board exams were cancelled on Tuesday, leaving students jubilant. PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to announce the decision. "Government of India has decided to cancel the Class XII CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health as well as future of our youth," his tweet read. Soon after the announcement, social media platforms were flooded with hilarious memes and jokes, and many lauded the Prime Minister's decision. However, one tweet took away the cake and…

03 Jun

Singer Vaishali Made joins NCP

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Playback singer Vaishali Made, singer of various popular songs including 'Pinga' from the film "Bajirao Mastani", joined the NCP on Thursday said , Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. She became a member of the NCP's film and culture, and will head the cell's Vidarbha division, Pawar said in a tweet. This well known singer aged 36 joined the Sharad Pawar- led party in the presence of Ajit Pawar and NCP MP Supriya Sule. Ajit Pawar pinned a tweet in Marathi which translates to, "Congratulations to well-known singer Vaishali Made on her entry into the Nationalist Film and Cultural Department and her appointment as the…

03 Jun

Tiger Shroff’s Mother Reacts to Rumours of FIR Against Him and Disha Patani

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The couple was booked by the police after they were found roaming near the Bandra bandstand on Wednesday evening, hours after the 2 PM deadline for restrictions on the movement of people outside their houses without a valid reason. After the reports about the same surfaced on the internet, a verified Instagram handle of a known celebrity photographer shared the details of the same. However, Tiger’s mother Ayesha Shroff, who is quite active on social media, has denied the claim. She commented on the photographer’s post and asked to “get the facts right before saying such things." In response to…

03 Jun

Nasa announces plans to send two new missions to Venus after decades

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With two new missions to Venus, Nasa plans to examine the planet's atmosphere and geological features. These missions are due to launch between 2028 and 2030. The missions have each been awarded $500m (£352m) in funding. Nasa administrator Bill Nelson said the missions would offer the "chance to investigate a planet we haven't been to in more than 30 years". The missions were picked following a peer-review process and were chosen based on their potential scientific value and the feasibility of their development plans. The last probe to visit the planet was the Magellan orbiter in 1990. However other vessels…

02 Jun

Man arrested for killing wife for not being served salad

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A man was arrested in Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday after two days killing his wife and injuring his son for not being served salad with his meal, police said. Murli Singh, was caught by a police team after he was found hiding in a nearby jungle, they said. Police said,”The killing took place during dinner at the couple's house in Gogwan Jalalpur village under Babri police station area on Monday night.” Murli Singh attacked his wife Sudesh with a spade and their 20-year-old son Ajay, who sustained serious injuries as he tried to save her, they said. The criminal had…

02 Jun

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai stuns in red as she features on British Vogue cover

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Malala Yousafzai has said going to university “finally” gave her some time for herself. The activist and Nobel Prize laureate, 23, made the comments in an interview with British Vogue and features on the cover of the July issue of the magazine. She completed her philosophy, politics and economics degree at Oxford University last year. Discussing her time at university, she said: “I was excited about literally anything. Going to McDonald’s or playing poker with my friends or going to a talk or an event. British Vogue's Editor in Chief Edward Enninful took to his social media feeds to share…

02 Jun

Mehul Choksi will be brought back to India by a team led by CBI officer Sharda Raut

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Investigating officer in Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, will be bringing back Mehul Choksi from Dominica if he is deported to India. Sharda Raut, who is in Dominica with 6 other officials, including another CBI officer, is heading the operation to bring back Mehul Choksi. Sources have said, if the Dominican court orders the deportation of Mehul Choksi, he will be brought to New Delhi in a private jet by the team of Indian officials and will be placed under arrest by Sharda Raut upon landing, the Indian officials have had several meetings with the Dominican authorities to ensure that…

02 Jun

If no drugs for all, prioritise the young: Delhi HC instructs Centre on black fungus medicine crunch

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Considering the acute shortage of Liposomal Amphotericin B which is used to treat black fungus, as well as the upward trend in the number of cases, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central government to formulate a policy on the manner of distribution of the drug to the patients. The direction comes a day after the court informed the Centre and Delhi government that they need to work out a distribution policy for the anti-fungal medicine and take the “cruel decision” of excluding a certain age group or class of people from receiving it owing to its current…

02 Jun

Uttar Pradesh: Seven dead, as many injured after cylinder blast in Gonda district

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Seven people died and 14 were injured after the roof of a two-storey building collapsed due to a cylinder blast in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district. The incident occurred when one of the families in the village was cooking.As many as 14 people were trapped under the collapsed roof.The villagers could rescue some of them and rushed them to the Public Health Centre in Nawabganj. Gonda Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Mishra said, "14 people were trapped after the roof of the house collapsed. Seven people have died including three children and two women." “We received a call about a cylinder…