News Digest: Supreme Court helps landlord get back Jaipur property after 38 years

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		Friday, July 14, 2023
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		India
		Supreme Court helps landlord get back Jaipur property after 38 years HC refuses to stay UPSC call for applications Delhi HC Thursday refused to stay the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)’s decision inviting applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2023. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh dismissed the application filed by some civil services aspirants, seeking a direction to stay the “Detailed Application Form-1” dated July 10, 2023. 34 more deaths take monsoon fury toll in north India to 150 The toll in the northern states ravaged by rains for the last six days reached 150 Thursday with 34 fresh casualties reported in the last 24 hours. The flood situation remained grim in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh even as relief teams rescued more than 1,000 stranded tourists and locals from Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur districts — including 255 people stuck in the picturesque Chandrataal area. More India News»

		Science
		Humans' impact on the earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene, scientists say From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then. All stages of Chandrayaan-3 mission equally critical, we hope rover will have a life more than 14 Earth days: Isro chief How different is Vikram, the Chandrayaan-3 lander from Chandrayaan-2, and why? More Science News»

		Technology
		Amazon Prime Day 2023: Discounts on laptops, smartwatches, and more Amazon Prime Day 2023 is around the corner. The sale is set to start from July 15 at 12:00 AM and will be live until July 16. As a part of the offer, the e-tailer platform has announced discounts on a range of electronic items. Customers can get deals on the latest products including laptops, smartwatches, cameras, earbuds, neckbands, power banks and much more from top brands like Asus, Dell, Canon, OnePlus, Realme, Redmi, Ptron, Mivi, Belkin, Urbn and more. Navi Technologies lays off around 150 employees amid delayed IPO: Report Fintech company, Navi Technologies, owned by Flipkart founder Sanjay Bansal, has announced job cuts across the board. As per a report, the job cuts are likely to impact 100-150 employees. Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart in 2007, owns around 97% of Navi Technologies. The fintech company was founded in December 2018, after Bansal quit Flipkart. Huawei may overcome the US ban on 5G smartphones, here's how Huawei plans to make a comeback in the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms. A recent report suggests that Huawei could soon resume using 5G chipsets that would be jointly developed with China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). More Technology News»

		Business
		Mohandas Pai, former SBI chair, to join Byju's advisory council Early Byju's investor Mohandas Pai and former State Bank of India chairman Rajnish Kumar will join a council aimed at addressing corporate governance issues at the edtech startup roiled by government scrutiny and a spate of high-profile resignations.The council will mentor Byju's board and its CEO Byju Raveendran on crucial matters, the company said in a statement on Thursday. India-China trade shows first signs of slowdown in years The India-China trade, which in recent years rose sharply despite bilateral tensions over the border dispute, showed the first signs of a slowdown in years falling by 0.9 per cent in the first half of this year.China's exports to India in the first half of this year totalled $56.53 billion compared to $57.51 billion last year registering a decline of 0.9 per cent, according to the data released by Chinese customs on Thursday. Adani raises Rs 1,250cr through first bond sale since Hindenburg report Billionaire Gautam Adani's flagship firm has raised Rs 1,250 crore through a local-currency bond sale, the first since US short seller's scathing report that sparked a rout in the group's securities. In a stock exchange filing, Adani Enterprises Ltd said it has raised Rs 1,250 crore "by allotment of 1,25,000 secured, unrated, unlisted, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of the face value of Rs 1 lakh each on private placement basis". More Business News»

		Sports
		IND vs WI, 1st Test: Yashasvi, Rohit slam hundreds as India take control Young Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a mature century on debut and added a record 229 runs for the opening wicket with his skipper Rohit Sharma, who scored his 10th hundred, as India seized complete control of the first Test against West Indies on Friday. Debutant Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 143, off 350 balls, and along with Virat Kohli (36*) powered India to 312/2 at stumps on the second day. Yashasvi third Indian opener to hit century on Test debut Young sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal demonstrated remarkable resilience and unwavering passion as he notched up a century on his debut against the West Indies on Day 2 of the first Test in Dominica. ICC Board Meet: India to get maximum revenue share In a unanimous decision at the ICC's board meeting in Durban, the BCCI solidified its position as the financial powerhouse of world cricket. The ICC approved a new revenue distribution model, further cementing the Indian board's dominance. More Sports News»

		Education
		CII urges Goa MSMEs to apply for credit scheme The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Goa, has urged MSMEs in Goa to take advantage of the state government's effort to ease access to funds for industries under the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for MSMEs. The scheme provides for increased collateral-free loans of up to Rs 5 crore, aimed at reducing regional imbalance and generating employment. 40 per cent teaching posts lying vacant in Central University of Jammu, reveals RTI Around 40% of teaching staff positions are vacant at the Central University of Jammu in India, according to a reply to an RTI (right to information) request from the Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) of the university. The reply revealed that the university's sanctioned teaching staff strength is 178, but its present strength is 107, leaving 71 posts. CUET PG Answer Key 2023 released on cuet.nta.nic.in, direct link to download CUET PG Answer Key 2023 has been released by the National Testing Agency. The provisional answer keys, along with the question paper and recorded responses, can be downloaded from the official website. CUET PG 2023 was held in 295 cities in India and 24 cities outside India for around 8,76,908 candidates. More Education News»

		Environment
		Extreme weather: Deaths have reduced, property loss increasing, says IMD chief Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blame Over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world's oceans have changed colour, displaying a subtle greening towards the tropics that researchers say points to the effect of climate change on life in the world's seas. In the new research published on Wednesday, scientists said they had detected shifts in colours across more than half of the world's oceans -- an expanse bigger than Earth's total land area. Second day of floods in Vermont: Muddy water reaches the tops of parking meters in Montpelier A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days in Vermont and other parts of the Northeast brought more flooding Tuesday to communities that included the state capital, where officials said that river levels at a dam just upstream appeared to be stable. More Environment News»

		World
		Pakistani Army faces storm as multiple attacks claim lives of 12 soldiers Pak PM Sharif will hand over power to caretaker govt Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he will handover the power to a caretaker government in August, ending speculation that his administration was seeking to extend its term and moving a step closer to national elections.“We will hand over the responsibility to the caretaker government in August 2023,” he said in a televised speech to nation on Thursday. First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval US officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it cleared Perrigo's once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. More World News»

		Environment
		Extreme weather: Deaths have reduced, property loss increasing, says IMD chief Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blame Over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world's oceans have changed colour, displaying a subtle greening towards the tropics that researchers say points to the effect of climate change on life in the world's seas. In the new research published on Wednesday, scientists said they had detected shifts in colours across more than half of the world's oceans -- an expanse bigger than Earth's total land area. Second day of floods in Vermont: Muddy water reaches the tops of parking meters in Montpelier A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days in Vermont and other parts of the Northeast brought more flooding Tuesday to communities that included the state capital, where officials said that river levels at a dam just upstream appeared to be stable. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		22-year-old jumps before train, dies A 22-year-old youngster died by suicide after jumping in front of a moving train at Tandur in Vikarabad district on Thursday. L&T and NCC in race to bag Airport Metro Project, bid for Rs 5,688cr tender Two firms - Larsen & Toubro and NCC Ltd (formerly Nagarjuna Construction Company) - are in the race to bag the Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail project and have submitted bids for the 5,688cr tender. Kamuni Cheruvu chokes on encroachment, waste Kamuni Cheruvu, also called Mini Tank Bund, was once an important source for irrigation and drinking water, but it is now a source of dread for residents as it overflows onto the streets of Shamshabad during monsoon. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		AAP failed to safeguard Punjab's interests: Partap Singh Bajwa Tribal leader resigns from Chhattisgarh cabinet, new minister to be sworn in on Friday SDM swims in flood waters to save youth in Fatehgarh Sanjeev Kumar, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Khamano, is being hailed as a hero by the people after a video showing him saving a 26-year-old youth from flood waters in Fatehgarh Sahib went viral on social media. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Light thunderstorm likely in Ahmedabad today The maximum temperature in the city reached 35°C on Thursday, after a couple of days of lower-than-normal maximum temperatures. Man undergoes rare liver transplant at KD Hospital in Ahmedabad A man underwent dual lobe liver transplant at the KD Hospital in the city, which is believed to be the first such instance in Gujarat. The man's wife and son donated the lobes. The lobes would fuse together to make a functional liver, said surgeons. The procedure was required due to the man's weight and other health conditions. Gujarat high court discharges man from rape case, terms it consensual sex For the second time in five years, the Gujarat high court came to the rescue of a man who has been facing rape accusations from his girlfriend. She has been alleging that he raped her for six years after falsely promising to marry her. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin wants police to be more vigilant about financial frauds Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday said police should give special attention to resolving financial frauds as a lot of people are affected by it. Police should be cautious in dealing with such cases, said the CM. Chennai Corporation to use Amma canteen kitchens for morning meal scheme in schools Stalin tries to escape by blaming Centre for everything, EPS says More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		BDA under lens as govt decides to investigate claims of irregularities Following multiple complaints from MLAs across party lines, the government on Thursday said it will order a detailed investigation into irregularities, and financial misappropriation by officials of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). Man kills wife after she runs away with relative, arrested A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after she refused to return to him a few days after eloping with a relative. Risk alert: Motorists drive in wrong direction to avoid toll on expressway Rohith S from Kalyan Nagar, who travelled on the new Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway recently, had a nightmarish experience. Several vehicles coming from the opposite direction kept him on the edge throughout the journey. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		BDA under lens as govt decides to investigate claims of irregularities Following multiple complaints from MLAs across party lines, the government on Thursday said it will order a detailed investigation into irregularities, and financial misappropriation by officials of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). Man kills wife after she runs away with relative, arrested A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after she refused to return to him a few days after eloping with a relative. Risk alert: Motorists drive in wrong direction to avoid toll on expressway Rohith S from Kalyan Nagar, who travelled on the new Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway recently, had a nightmarish experience. Several vehicles coming from the opposite direction kept him on the edge throughout the journey. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Ajit Pawar gets finance dept despite opposition from Shiv Sena leaders The ministries of finance, planning, cooperation and agriculture, among others, will be given to the Ajit Pawar group of NCP in the state government in the portfolio allocation which will likely be declared soon, senior NCP sources involved in negotiations with BJP and Shiv Sena said. Ajit will keep the finance portfolio for himself, sources said. Amid rising veggie prices, little support from PDS for city's poor Amid inflation in vegetable, milk and lentil prices, Lata Kamble, a domestic help from Deonar -- the only breadwinner in her family -- is struggling to make ends meet. 'Send Seema back or face hit like 26/11': Mumbai cops get threat The security agencies have begun probing a series of WhatsApp messages, sent by an unidentified person to the city traffic police control room threatening a 26/11-type terror attack if Seema Haider, a Pakistani national, was not sent back to Pakistan. Seema, along with her four children, had entered India illegally via Nepal to be with her PUBG friend in Greater Noida in May this year. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		ISBT Kashmere Gate flooded - and shut Delhi's main inter-state bus terminal, the ISBT at Kashmere Gate, was flooded on Thursday, and shut. Scores left homeless at Badarpur Khadar Extn The scene at Badarpur Khadar Extension on Thursday was straight out of an apocalypse film - all houses, as far as the eye could see, were submerged and people were trying to wade through waist-deep water carrying what they could - small pieces of furniture, clothing, household items and animals on their heads. Helpless in Civil Lines as network, power snap Standing on a central verge surrounded with knee-deep water on all the sides, Pritish was making frantic calls for help as he looked at his flooded apartment, with his parents, grandparents and pet dog trapped in it. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		ISBT Kashmere Gate flooded - and shut Delhi's main inter-state bus terminal, the ISBT at Kashmere Gate, was flooded on Thursday, and shut. Scores left homeless at Badarpur Khadar Extn The scene at Badarpur Khadar Extension on Thursday was straight out of an apocalypse film - all houses, as far as the eye could see, were submerged and people were trying to wade through waist-deep water carrying what they could - small pieces of furniture, clothing, household items and animals on their heads. Helpless in Civil Lines as network, power snap Standing on a central verge surrounded with knee-deep water on all the sides, Pritish was making frantic calls for help as he looked at his flooded apartment, with his parents, grandparents and pet dog trapped in it. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		ISBT Kashmere Gate flooded - and shut Delhi's main inter-state bus terminal, the ISBT at Kashmere Gate, was flooded on Thursday, and shut. Scores left homeless at Badarpur Khadar Extn The scene at Badarpur Khadar Extension on Thursday was straight out of an apocalypse film - all houses, as far as the eye could see, were submerged and people were trying to wade through waist-deep water carrying what they could - small pieces of furniture, clothing, household items and animals on their heads. Helpless in Civil Lines as network, power snap Standing on a central verge surrounded with knee-deep water on all the sides, Pritish was making frantic calls for help as he looked at his flooded apartment, with his parents, grandparents and pet dog trapped in it. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Prayagraj dist launches ABHA ID facility at 8 tehsil-level CHCs In a first, Sangam City has become the first district of the state to launch "Scan and Share module of online OPD registration at eight tehsil level community health centres via ABHA ID (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) which can made by every citizen of India via aadhar or driving license via OTP. ABC ID must for AU online admissions Candidates registering through online mode for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Allahabad University will have to create an Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) ID. Filling up this 12-digit unique ID in the online form, during registration, has been made mandatory by the university. Office of Commissionerate of police to operate from old PHQ building Finally, officials posted at the office of Commissionerate of police (Prayagraj) have found a new destination at the old Police Headquarters' building to get their working functional. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Husband's 'tomato addition' leads to marital discord in Madhya Pradesh A woman in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh decided to leave her husband's home following a heated argument over the addition of extra tomatoes in a curry. Madhya Pradesh Class 11 student murder case: 3 minors among all seven suspects arrested from 3 states; key accused a jilted lover In a major breakthrough, the police have apprehended all seven individuals involved in the murder of a Class 11 student in Gwalior — the relative of a former DGP of Madhya Pradesh. Under heavy debt, couple dies by suicide after killing two kids in Bhopal's Ratibad In a suicide pact over outstanding debt reported in Ratibad area of Bhopal on Thursday morning, a 38-year-old man along with his wife allegedly administered poison to their two kids aged 8 and 3 and then they died by suicide by hanging themselves. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Teenager found at home with throat slit in Balangir A 15-year-old girl was found with her throat slit at her home in Balangir district on Thursday. Police suspect that someone might have entered the house and killed her while she was alone. "She was found lying in a pool of blood with her face down. There were injury marks on the back of her neck and forehead," Balangir SDPO Tophan Bag said. Railways runs two trains having only general coaches President Droupadi Murmu to visit Odisha on July 26 President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Odisha on July 26. She will attend different programmes in Cuttack on July 26 and visit Bhadrak on July 27 before returning to New Delhi. It will be her third visit after she became the President of the country. More Bhubaneswar News»

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