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Set up 25 special courts to resolve 33 lakh cheque-bounce cases: SC

NEW DELHI: As more than 33 lakh cheque bounce cases are pending in different courts and blocking judicial dockets, the Supreme Court on Thursday decided to experiment with the idea of setting up of special courts headed by retired judicial officers exclusively to deal with such cases.

The Times of India

Can India re-imagine South Asia?

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

The Hindu

Gyanvapi: SC to hear plea for stay on trial court proceedings today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is under way to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

The Times of India

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SC stalls Gyanvapi proceedings in trial court for a day

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is underway to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

The Times of India

Amid weather woes, India’s wheat production to fall 3%

NEW DELHI: The agriculture ministry on Thursday said that wheat output will shrink nearly 3% to 106 million tonnes this year — the first decline since 2014-15 — and blamed the unsual hot weather for the fall in production. Wheat production stood at a record 109 million tonnes in the…

The Times of India

Go for universal basic income, says EAC-commissioned study

NEW DELHI: The government must allocate a bigger percentage of expenditure towards social services and the social sector to make the most-vulnerable population resilient to sudden shocks and stop their descent into poverty, a study commissioned by the economic advisory council (EAC) to the PM has said.

The Times of India

SC sentences Sidhu to a year's jail term in 33-yr-old case, admits undue indulgence in letting him off with Rs 1K fine earlier

NEW DELHI: On the heels of a humiliating electoral defeat, former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court on Thursday in a 1988 road rage case in which a person had died from fistblow inuries.

The Times of India

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Let off with 1,000 fine in 2018, Navjot Singh Sidhu gets 1-year RI in 1988 road rage case

NEW DELHI: On the heels of a humiliating electoral defeat, former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced to one year’s rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court on Thursday in a 1988 road rage case in which a 65-year-old man died from fist-blow injuries.

The Times of India

S. Bhaskararaman, close associate of Karti Chidambaram, gets 4-day CBI custody in bribes for visa case

He was Karti Chidambaram’s chartered accountant and thus had information relevant to the case, says CBI

The Hindu

GST Council recommendations not binding on government: SC

NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision on fiscal federalism in India, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that recommendations of the GST Council, hitherto regarded as obligatory, are not binding on the Union and state governments.

The Times of India

‘We begged them to spare our shops,’ say Muslim women in an Indian market

In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.

Foreign Policy

The tale of Nikhat Zareen's resilience: From requesting a 'fair trial' to becoming world champion

NEW DELHI: None other than legendary MC Mary Kom had asked in 2019, 'who is Nikhat Zareen'?

The Times of India

Centre tells 6 big defaulting states to clear dues or lose power supply

NEW DELHI: The power ministry has warned six big defaulting states to clear dues of generation companies (gencos) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) or lose access to electricity as the outstanding amounts were causing supply side strains.

The Times of India

India's economic growth likely to be robust at 8.9% in current fiscal: Finance minister at NDB

NEW DELHI: India's economic growth is likely to be robust at 8.9 per cent in the current financial year, reflecting the country's strong resilience and speedy recovery, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.

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Sensational Nikhat Zareen boxes her way to gold at World Championships

NEW DELHI: Nikhat Zareen couldn’t control her emotions. And why would she? The star Indian boxer presented herself an early birthday gift when she outpunched Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong by a unanimous 5-0 decision to scalp the biggest medal of her bright career – a maiden World Championships gold, in the…

The Times of India

Developing innovative products, incentivising investment crucial for growth: Finance minister

NEW DELHI: Developing innovative financial products and services, and incentivising strategic investments are crucial for maximising development impact, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.

The Times of India

Nikhat Zareen scripts history, clinches gold at Women's World Boxing Championships

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen lived up to the expectations as she clinched the coveted gold in flyweight (52kg) division with a facile 5-0 victory over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in the Women's World Championship final in Istanbul on Thursday.

The Hindu

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik convicted by Delhi court in terror funding case

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him that included Section 16, 17, 18 and 20 of the UAPA and Sections 120-B and 124-A of the IPC.

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Sift-Surya win 50m rifle prone mixed silver, India finish on top in Suhl Junior World Cup

NEW DELHI: Sift Kaur Samra and Surya Pratap Singh on Thursday settled for a silver in the 50m rifle prone mixed team event as India finished on top at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.

Newslaundry

How Delhi police botched the investigation into a disabled child’s rape

On May 18, 2016, the police control room in Delhi received a phone call. A young girl – clothes torn, barely alive – had been found in a pool of blood along the railway tracks near a drain in Southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur.

The Times of India

How Hardik Patel quitting Congress may affect Gujarat politics

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel resigned from the grand old party on Wednesday. There are speculations that Patel may join the BJP in the coming days like Punjab leader Sunil Jakhar who quit the Congress and joined the saffron party. Whether or not Patel joins the BJP,…

The Hindu

Delhi HC quashes AAP government’s doorstep ration delivery scheme

The high court said that the Delhi government is free to bring another doorstep delivery scheme, but it cannot use grains provided by the Centre for this doorstep scheme

The Times of India

Investors lose Rs 6.71 lakh crore as sensex crashes 1,416 points amid weak global cues

NEW DELHI: Equity indices posted its biggest drop in 2 months on Thursday tracking an extremely weak trend in the global markets.

The Times of India

FIH Pro League: Hockey India announces 20-member men's team for matches in Belgium and Netherlands

NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Thursday named the 20-member Indian men's hockey team that will take on hosts Belgium and Netherlands in the last leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-22 season.

The Times of India

IPL 2022: Umran Malik has potential to break Shoaib Akhtar's fastest delivery's record, says Parvez Rasool

NEW DELHI: India cricketer Parvez Rasool showered praise on Umran Malik, saying that the pacer from Jammu and Kashmir has ability to break former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar's fastest delivery's record.

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