News Digest: Junk MHA prior prosecution nod: Wankhede

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		Friday, June 23, 2023
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		India
		Junk MHA prior prosecution nod: Wankhede Slow-rolling monsoon finally gets moving, may hit north in 2-3 days Bengal contests HC order for CBI poll-paper rigging probe More India News»

		Science
		Bengaluru researcher uses ML to create new catalogue of extremely bright galaxies Scientists propose solution to measuring pace of Universe expansion India to sign the Artemis Accord? Send astronauts to ISS? More Science News»

		Technology
		Qualcomm announces new S3 Gen 2 Sound platform chipset: All the details Qualcomm has released a new chipset designed for gaming, promising an ultra-low latency of under 20ms and a voice back-channel for in-game chat. It will also support LE Audio Auracast broadcast features to enable various gadgets and devices to be turned into premium broadcast platforms. The Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform supports LE Audio-enabled use cases including audio sharing, broadcast and gaming mode, along with improved lossless audio quality, superior robustness, lower latency and better noise-cancelling technology. Croma announces Back to Campus sale: Discounts, offers and more Croma has launched its Back to Campus Sale, offering discounts on laptops, smartphones, tablets, headphones, earphones and smartwatches. Besides, the chain has partnered with several ed-tech and fashion brands to enhance its promotional offer. With over 350 laptop options, users can buy an Intel Core i3 starting at INR32,990, gaming laptops powered by Ryzen 3 or Apple’s products. Google may soon launch a keyboard, stylus for Pixel Tablet Google’s first tablet, the recently-launched Pixel Tablet, could be releasing official keyboard accessories and stylus sooner than expected. This indication comes after a developer discovered a URL leading to the latest version of Pixel’s Retail Demo app which contained file names with “Keyboard for Pixel Tablet” and a “Pen for Pixel Tablet”. More Technology News»

		Business
		Differences emerge in RBI panel on repo rate DigiYatra more popular in Varanasi, Vijayawada than metros IOB pact with Tamil Nadu rural livelihood mission to support SHGs More Business News»

		Sports
		Ponting to Robinson: If you're going to talk to Aussies, back it up with your skills Australian batting legend Ricky Ponting has shared his thoughts on England pacer Ollie Robinson's conduct following the Ashes opener at Edgbaston. Ponting has advised Robinson to back up his on-field aggression with his cricketing skills. I will go with ACC's decision on Hybrid Model: Zaka Ashraf does U-turn In an unexpected turn of events, Zaka Ashraf, the soon-to-be chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has reversed his decision regarding the 'Hybrid Model' for the Asia Cup. India vs Pak @SAFF C'ship: A hat-trick, an ugly brawl, a red card and a headbutt If the India vs Pakistan SAFF Championship football match made headlines days before it was scheduled to be played due to visa issues for the travelling Pakistan team, it made bigger headlines thanks to some very good football played by the Indian team as well as an ugly fracas that saw players and coaches get involved and ended with a straight red card for Indian coach, Igor Stimac. More Sports News»

		Education
		HBSE 10th, 12th Compartment Exam 2023 timetable released, exam begins July 20 HBSE Class 10, 12 Compartment Exam 2023 date sheet has been released by the Board of School Education Haryana. The compartment exams will commence on July 21, 2023, and will end on July 28, 2023, for Class 10, and on July 20, 2023, for Class 12. Candidates who have registered for the Compartment, Additional, Partial/Full Improvement, and Special Chance can check the Haryana Board 10th, 12th timetable. The differently-abled candidates will be provided with necessary services during the exams. Odisha govt sanctions Rs 2.49 crore for rebuilding Bahanaga High School The Odisha government has sanctioned Rs 2.49 crore for rebuilding Bahanaga High School, which was used as a temporary morgue after the June 2 train accident. A portion of the school was razed recently. The fund has been sanctioned from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Odisha. Earlier, the district collector was asked to submit a detailed project on constructing a new school building as a model school under the 5T initiative of the government. The school opened on Wednesday after the summer vacation, with only 112 students present of the total 556 studying in Class I to X. NDRI scientists develop a machine to study the impact of high wind velocity Scientists at the National Dairy Research Institute in Karnal have developed a machine to study the impact of weather and wind events on dairy livestock. The machine, developed under the National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project, can generate wind speeds from 1 to 80 km per hour. It will help to assess the risk vulnerability of extreme weather. The machine can monitor the physiological parameters, productivity, sudden biochemical variations and stress-related hormones of the animals and the information will be helpful in generating data related to extreme wind events. More Education News»

		Environment
		IEA-IFC joint report calls to ramp up clean energy investments in emerging & developing economies Annual clean energy investments in emerging and developing economies will need to more than triple from $770 billion in 2022 to as much as $2.8 trillion by the early 2030s to meet rising energy needs and align with the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. Projections indicate Swiss approve climate bill as Alpine nation's glaciers succumb to warming Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat More Environment News»

		World
		Pakistan PM meets IMF director in a last-ditch effort to get bailout Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif met IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva in Paris on Thursday for release of halted funds ahead of the credit line’s expiry next week. The Paris pitch came amid claims back home that Shehbaz’s finance minister Ishaq Dar slapped a reporter who asked him questions on the stalled funds. Climate change leads to growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases, EU agency says Russian court upholds extension of US reporter's detention More World News»

		Environment
		IEA-IFC joint report calls to ramp up clean energy investments in emerging & developing economies Annual clean energy investments in emerging and developing economies will need to more than triple from $770 billion in 2022 to as much as $2.8 trillion by the early 2030s to meet rising energy needs and align with the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. Projections indicate Swiss approve climate bill as Alpine nation's glaciers succumb to warming Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		ED seizes Rs 1.4 crore cash from Malla Reddy's college Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized 1.4 crore in cash from the premises of a medical college owned by Telangana minister Ch Malla Reddy. On Thursday, sleuths also froze 3 crore in an account operated by the college - Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences - and claimed the cash stash was mopped up from post-graduate admissions. Hyderabad: Rain cheer lost in Cantt's bone-rattling rides Waterlogged and pothole-ridden internal roads of colonies in Secunderabad Cantonment following an hour's rain on Wednesday night gave an ominous sign of what is to come for residents during the monsoon. Telangana Monsoon arrives, touchdown in Hyderabad by weekend The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Thursday, officially announced the onset of monsoon in Telangana. According to meteorologists the monsoon winds have covered parts of south and east Telangana (up to Khammam) and are moving towards central Telangana districts like Hyderabad and Medak in the next 24-36 hours. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Relative kills veterinary doctor over family dispute in Kurukshetra; woman injured A veterinary doctor was shot dead while his sister-in-law was injured after the woman’s husband opened fire at them in Sector 2 of Kurukshetra in Haryana on Thursday. Haryana CM chairs HPPC and DHPPC meeting, accords approval to purchase and contract worth more than Rs. 146 crore CAQM lauds Haryana's progress in stubble management The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday lauded the efforts made by the Haryana government in controlling the air pollution caused by stubble burning. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat: Mutual Funds AUM zooms by Rs 9,810 crore in May, a 9-month high Assets under management (AUM) for mutual funds in Gujarat are at the cusp of reaching Rs 3 lakh crore. In May this year, the overall AUM for mutual funds stood at Rs 2. 93 lakh crore 60 engineering students of private university in Ahmedabad fall for cyber job scam Cyber crooks managed to deceive not one, not 10, but 60 students from various engineering disciplines at a private university in the city. The students were lured into a trap with the promise of trainee engineer positions at a prestigious power generation company. Little did they know that it was all a clever ruse.​ Ahmedabad records maximum temperature of 37.3°C Some parts of South Gujarat on Thursday recorded light rainfall. Khergam taluka in Navsari got 10mm of rainfall, Mahuva in Surat 9mm, and Valsad 7mm of rainfall on Thursday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu parties demand total prohibition As TN CM leaves for Bihar, #GoBackStalin Vs #BJPFearsMKStalin digital war trends Stalin, along with DMK parliamentary party leader T R Baalu left for Patna to strategize for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and put up a united fight against the BJP. The BJP supporters, who bore the brunt of DMK’s #GoBackModi during every visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tamil Nadu, grabbed the opportunity to unleash similar aggression. Karl Marx helped British destroy sanatana dharma, Tamil Nadu governor says More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Purple Line could be fully ready by August Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is racing against time to fix the missing links at Beniganahalli on Old Madras Road and at Challaghatta on Mysuru Road, and is optimistic of making the Purple Line fully operational by August. Govt set to repeal BJP's land reforms amendment now After deciding to repeal the agriculture produce marketing committee (APMC) and anti-conversion laws enacted by the previous BJP-led dispensation, the Congress government is now considering repealing the amendments made to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act that removed restrictions on buying of agricultural land by non-agriculturists. Govt draws HC flak for its 'chalta hai' attitude Castigating the state government over what it termed its "chalta hai" attitude towards providing basic facilities in schools, the high court on Thursday ordered a fresh survey into school infrastructure and facilities, describing the recent compliance report furnished by the government as "eyewash". More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		Purple Line could be fully ready by August Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is racing against time to fix the missing links at Beniganahalli on Old Madras Road and at Challaghatta on Mysuru Road, and is optimistic of making the Purple Line fully operational by August. Govt set to repeal BJP's land reforms amendment now After deciding to repeal the agriculture produce marketing committee (APMC) and anti-conversion laws enacted by the previous BJP-led dispensation, the Congress government is now considering repealing the amendments made to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act that removed restrictions on buying of agricultural land by non-agriculturists. Govt draws HC flak for its 'chalta hai' attitude Castigating the state government over what it termed its "chalta hai" attitude towards providing basic facilities in schools, the high court on Thursday ordered a fresh survey into school infrastructure and facilities, describing the recent compliance report furnished by the government as "eyewash". More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Floating garbage does not mean nullahs not cleaned: Civic officials While activists complain that nullahs in places such as Kurla, Vidyavihar and Chembur, among others, have not been desilted and cleaned properly, BMC officials say floating garbage found i n the top layer of the nullahs is causing the impression that the cleaning work is not up to the mark. BMC officials said a dashboard has been set up to track the cleaning of nullahs and immediate action is taken once complaints are lodged. City has got 5% of required June rain so far, but wet spell likely by weekend With only eight days left for the first monsoon month to end, the city has so far received just 5%—17. 9mm—of the required 342. 1mm rainfall for June. The average June rain stands at 526. 3mm in case of the India Meteorological Department, Santacruz. Suhana Khan buys Rs 12.9 crore property next to dad Shah Rukh Khan's in Alibaug Suhana Khan, the daughter of actor Shah Rukh Khan who is about to make her debut in a film playing a popular comic character, has purchased a 1. 5-acre property with three houses in Alibaug for Rs 12. 91 crore. The property, in Thal village, belonged to another old-time film family —descendants of veteran actor Durga Khote. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Will move Supreme Court against appointment of new DERC chief: Delhi power minister Atishi The AAP government will move the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Justice Umesh Kumar (retired) as chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). 2 teen brothers held in Bihar for CoWin data theft Two brothers, aged 17 and 18, were apprehended in Bihar for allegedly stealing data from CoWin, the central government’s Covid-19 portal, and uploading it on messaging app Telegram apparently to gain subscribers for their channel. The siblings accessed the data after stealing the credentials of their mother, a nurse deployed for vaccinations. Delhi: A realtor, 2 milkmen and an evil plot to grab properties Four men have been arrested - three of them from Gurgaon - in connection with the murder of 72-year-old Sudha Gupta, who was stabbed 52 times with an ice-pick near Mandawali railway bridge on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Will move Supreme Court against appointment of new DERC chief: Delhi power minister Atishi The AAP government will move the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Justice Umesh Kumar (retired) as chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). 2 teen brothers held in Bihar for CoWin data theft Two brothers, aged 17 and 18, were apprehended in Bihar for allegedly stealing data from CoWin, the central government’s Covid-19 portal, and uploading it on messaging app Telegram apparently to gain subscribers for their channel. The siblings accessed the data after stealing the credentials of their mother, a nurse deployed for vaccinations. Delhi: A realtor, 2 milkmen and an evil plot to grab properties Four men have been arrested - three of them from Gurgaon - in connection with the murder of 72-year-old Sudha Gupta, who was stabbed 52 times with an ice-pick near Mandawali railway bridge on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Will move Supreme Court against appointment of new DERC chief: Delhi power minister Atishi The AAP government will move the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Justice Umesh Kumar (retired) as chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). 2 teen brothers held in Bihar for CoWin data theft Two brothers, aged 17 and 18, were apprehended in Bihar for allegedly stealing data from CoWin, the central government’s Covid-19 portal, and uploading it on messaging app Telegram apparently to gain subscribers for their channel. The siblings accessed the data after stealing the credentials of their mother, a nurse deployed for vaccinations. Delhi: A realtor, 2 milkmen and an evil plot to grab properties Four men have been arrested - three of them from Gurgaon - in connection with the murder of 72-year-old Sudha Gupta, who was stabbed 52 times with an ice-pick near Mandawali railway bridge on Tuesday. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Prayagraj STF arrests man involved in circulating fake currency The Prayagraj unit of the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested one Vishwajeet Sarkar, a member of a gang involved in circulation of counterfeit currency notes. The accused was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000. Woman dies by suicide along with her three kids in UP's Pratapgarh district According to police, the husband of the deceased had gone to Mumbai last month and had recently come back for a short visit. The woman wanted that she and her two kids would also go with him and on his refusal, she jumped in the well and police recovered their bodies on Thursday. Three killed in truck-trailer collision in UP's Kaushambi Three people died on the spot when a sand-laden truck collided head on with a trailer in Kaushambi district on Thursday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Road mishap claims life of young biker from Bhopal in Shivpuri Tiger found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Ratapani sanctuary A male tiger was found dead inside the Ratapani Sanctuary, located under the Obaidullaganj forest division in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. 40-yr-old alleges harassment at work by senior Acting on a complaint filed by a 40-year-old accountant on Tuesday, Ashoka Garden police registered a case on charges of molestation and workplace harassment against a senior officer. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Govt sanctions Rs 2.49 crore to rebuild Bahanaga school The state government on Thursday sanctioned Rs 2.49 crore for rebuilding of the Bahanaga High School, which was converted into a temporary mortuary after the June 2 triple-train tragedy. Amid rain relief, clogged arteries and flooded streets welcome city residents Heavy downpour on Thursday brought much-needed relief for city residents from the sweltering heat and humid condition. But it also brought misery as waterlogging stopped traffic and caused massive inconvenience to the people in several areas. Puri temple gate to get silver coating The sibling deities of Jagannath Temple, who left for the Gundicha Temple on Rath Yatra on Tuesday, would be greeted with a new silver-coated door at Singha Dwar (Lion's Gate), the main entrance of Jagannath Temple, when they return on July 1. More Bhubaneswar News»

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