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Ratan Tata, Tata Sons welcome SC dismissal of review petition by Shapoorji Pallonji group
We would like to express our grateful appreciation of the judgement passed and upheld by the Supreme Court today.… https://t.co/lawlChGUec
— Ratan N. Tata (@RNTata2000) 1652948974000
Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar denied interim bail
- Thapar was arrested in connection with the alleged misappropriation of a Rs 515 crore loan from Yes Bank
- The interim bail application of Thapar was filed on medical grounds, citing his deteriorating health
- Thapar is currently lodged in Tihar Jail
UK PM Boris Johnson will face no further action over lockdown parties, reports BBC
HDFC Bank carves out rural banking as separate vertical
BJP is holding conclave in Rajasthan as it is scared after Congress organised ‘Chintan shivir’ in Udaipur
– Ashok Gehlot
Floods: More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in Assam, Reuters reports
Congress slams Centre over hike of cooking gas price
Narendra Modi government’s “fuel loot” is on every day, in small or big installments, it said.
Indonesia to lift ban on palm oil exports from May 23
Tamil Nadu should become major investment destination in whole of South Asia and Coimbatore city has to play important role to help achieve targets set by state government
– M K Stalin
J.P.Morgan downgrades India’s IT sector as pandemic boom fades
Bank loan fraud case
- Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has dismissed the interim Bail Application (on the medical grounds) of Businessman Gautam Thapar.
- Thapar was arrested last year in connection with a money laundering case relating to an alleged bank loan fraud case.
China in talks with Russia to buy oil for it’s strategic reserves, reports Bloomberg
No one can challenge SC’s decision. The loss Sidhu has caused to Congress party no one can repair. What Congress couldn’t do, SC has done today. In February, I had asked Rahul Gandhi to expel Sidhu and Sunil Jakhar from the party, says Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Congress on Navjot Singh Sidhu
BCCI allows full seating capacity in the stadiums for India vs South Africa T20 series starting from 9th June, say sources, reports ANI
Visa scam case
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) presents S Bhaskar Raman, chartered accountant of Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram before the Special CBI court in Delhi, in connection with an alleged visa scam case, reports ANI. He was arrested in Chennai yesterday.
No shortcuts for Ukraine’s EU membership, says Germany
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said there can be “no shortcuts” to EU membership for Ukraine, the second EU leader to quash Kyiv’s hope of fast-track membership in as many weeks.
- Scholz added that an exception for Ukraine would be unfair to the Western Balkan countries also seeking membership. “The accession process is not a matter of a few months or years,” he said.
Siddhu after he was sentenced to 1-year ‘rigorous imprisonment’.
Will submit to the majesty of law ….
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) 1652952449000
UK announces new sanctions; to prevent Russia from cashing in on an estimated £50 million
Breaking: Mukhymantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna set aside
Delhi HC sets aside AAP government’s doorstep ration delivery scheme
Rare double whammy hits US investors; steep slumps for both stocks and bonds
Sensex plunges over 1,400 points on inflation worries
- Inflation fears renewed selling pressure on Wall Street overnight, hitting Asia too.
- Midcap and smallcap indices fell around 3 per cent
- Weak quarterly results elsewhere, including that of internet giant Tencent in China, added fuel to the fire
- Rupee breaching new lows also hit market sentiment
I am asking people not to accept money less than the amounts scheduled under the direct cash transfer benefit scheme. If anyone asks you to accept lesser amounts, complain against them by filing FIRs. None will be spared.
– Mamata Banerjee
Three generations of my family served the Congress party over the last 50 years. Today, I have broken the 50-year-old tie with Congress over issues of nationalism, unity and brotherhood in Punjab
– Sunil Jakhar
SC ruling in Sidhu road rage case
- The sentence has been enhanced by SC to one year
- The apex court had in 2018 reduced the sentence from three years imprisonment to Rs 1,000
- The case pertains to a 1988 road rage accident
- SC has allowed a review petition by the family of the victim Gurnam Singh
SC orders constitution of special court for cheque bounce cases
- Special courts with a retired judge will be set up in five states starting September 1
- They will be constituted under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI)
- The five states are Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Google’s Russian unit to file for bankruptcy after seizure of bank account
Sidhu Road Rage Case
Supreme Court enhances sentence of Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year imprisonment, allows review
Delhi Fire
In the Bawana Industrial Area fire case today 7 people sustained injuries and rushed to GTB Hospital. Out of the 7 injured, 1 person was declared dead and 1 person is in serious condition.
Universities should not become wrestling grounds for ideological battles
– Amit Shah
SC directs Varanasi court not to hear Gyanvapi mosque case till Friday
NEP is first such education policy that has not been opposed by anyone & welcomed by all
– Amit Shah
India a geo-cultural country. Till we understand this, we will not understand idea of India
Amit Shah
From 2014 to 2022 under PM Modi, India achieved several things & 80 crore people started considering themselves as part of country
– Amit Shah
Before PM Modi, India did not have a defence policy but we showed what it means with surgical & air strikes
– Amit Shah
Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar to join BJP, days after quitting party: Media reports
Delhi: Fire breaks out in a manufacturing unit in Bawana Industrial Area
As many as 17 fire tenders have been rushed to the site.
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case
Mathura court allows lawsuit seeking removal of mosque, says lawyer Hari Shankar Jain.
Oil prices recoup early losses on China hopes, global supply fears
Sensex nosedives, down over 1,300 points
Sri Lanka falls into default for the first time ever
The new administration has warned inflation may surge to 40% amid the struggle to halt an economic meltdown.
Krishna Janmabhoomi case
Mathura court allows lawsuit demanding removal of Shahi Idgah mosque, reports NDTV
SC to hear on Friday plea related to CBI, ED probes against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on granting of mining leases
Delhi court convicts Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in terror funding case after he pleads guilty
Argument on his sentencing will take place on 25th May.
Mamata Banerjee on SSC scam
Law will take its own course, but BJP misusing central agencies
Congress is neither national, Indian nor democratic, it’s reduced to ‘Bhai-Behen’ party. What has shrunk Congress is their activities. They sidelined objectivity, and prioritized subjectivity…Such parties are BJP’s threats, we are fighting them
– JP Nadda
Mamata Banerjee amid row over SSC hiring
During Left rule, there were many discrepancies in govt recruitment; will reveal those in future
There are discussions in party that people will vote for Congress when they get bored. I had spoken to Rahul & Priyanka Gandhi & mentioned Gujarat’s problems. He asked me & I told him. That’s when I was ignored. I decided to leave party not with sadness but courage
– Hardik Patel
7-8 people have been running the Congress for 33 years. Activists like me travel 500-600 km daily. If I go among the people and try to know their situation, the big leaders here try to disrupt this effort by sitting in the AC chambers
– Hardik Patel
In Gujarat, it’s not only Hardik who is angry with Congress. There are many leaders & legislators in Gujarat who use Congress. Sitting in power and praising the party does not mean that the party can make them the CM
– Hardik Patel
In Gujarat, whether it’s the Patidar community or any other community, they have had to suffer in Congress. Speak the truth in Congress and big leaders will defame you and that is their strategy
– Hardik Patel
Hardik on news regarding joining BJP
“I am not in BJP yet and have not taken any decision to go.”
Telangana govt has increased liquor prices by 20 to 25 per cent to mop up more revenue, IANS reported
Prices of all brands of liquor were hiked and this is expected to help the government generate additional revenues of Rs 6,000 crore to Rs 7,000 crore annually
Latest on Tata-Mistry row
Supreme Court orders deletion of certain remarks made against Cyrus Mistry in its March 2021 verdict
Supreme Court verdict on GST
- Recommendations of the GST Council isn’t binding on Centre and States. It only has a persuasive value.
- Parliament and state legislatures possess equal powers to legislate on GST. It is for the GST Council to advise suitably.
- Supreme Court also upholds the decision of the Gujarat High Court, quashing the levy of IGST on ocean freight under reverse charge in the case of Mohit Minerals Private Limited.
SC grants interim bail to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in cheating case
Central government and States have simultaneous powers to legislate on GST: Supreme Court
SC rules that states and centre have equal powers to impose GST. council’s advice only persuasive not binding on govts.
The tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb will remain closed for 5 days: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar
This is to ensure that the law and order situation in the state does not get affected, Pawar said.
Hardik Patel may join BJP today, reports NDTV
SC adjourns Gyanvapi mosque case for May 20 after it is informed that counsel for Hindu devotees is indisposed
Gyanvapi survey report submitted to Varanasi court
SC adjourns hearing for tomorrow, directs Varanasi court to desist from taking further action till then
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