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China says each couple can have three children, in change of policy

J&K: Indian Army & CRPF cordon area near Panzgam village

A joint team of Awantipora Police, Indian Army & CRPF cordon area near Panzgam village & detected a container approx 10 liters capacity containing Improvised Explosive Device (IED) & defused it on the spot: Jammu & Kashmir Police

Delhi High Court issues notice to Twitter Inc on a petition against it for alleged non-compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

Twitter Inc tells Delhi High Court that it has complied with Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and has already appointed Resident Grievance Officer on May 28

Calcutta HC forms a three-member Committee for rehabilitation of victims of post-poll violence after assembly polls

1,250 Black fungus cases reported in Karnataka on Sunday

A total of 1,250 Mucormycosis (Black fungus) cases reported in Karnataka on Sunday. Currently, 1,193 patients are undergoing treatment: State Government

PNB Housing Finance to raise up to Rs 4,000 cr from Carlyle Group entities, others

  • PNB Housing Finance on Monday said its board has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 4,000 crore by issuing equity shares and convertible warrants to entities led by Carlyle Group firms.
  • PNB Housing Finance’s board has approved a capital raise of up to Rs 4,000 crore, led by entities affiliated to The Carlyle Group Inc, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Six more bodies found floating in Ganga in UP’s Fatehpur

Six more bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims were found floating in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Monday.

Final call on conducting class 12th exams in 2 days

  • Centre tells Supreme Court that it will take a final decision on the issue of conducting or cancelling class XII CBSE, ICSE Board exam in two days and seeks time till Thursday to place its decision before the court.
  • Supreme Court adjourns the case to Thursday while observing a similar situation last year prompted internal marking instead

West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay arrives at Nabanna

Central Vista: Delhi HC imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on petitioners & says it’s a motivated plea

  • Delhi HC dismisses a plea seeking direction to suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in view of the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic.
  • HC while refused to stay construction work on said as the workers are staying on site, no question of suspending the construction work arises. The concern DDMA order in question nowhere prohibits construction work

Centre likely to initiate disciplinary proceedings against West Bengal Chief Secretary

ET Bureau

Delhi Police Crime branch takes wrestler Sushil Kumar to Haridwar

Delhi Police Crime branch takes wrestler Sushil Kumar to Haridwar, Uttarakhand where he was allegedly hidden, in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium. Police will also try to recover his mobile phone from there: Senior Delhi Police official

West Bengal govt can’t release & is not releasing its Chief Secretary: Mamata Banerjee to PM

“West Bengal Govt can’t release & is not releasing its Chief Secretary at this critical hours,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM requesting to withdraw, recall, reconsider the decision & rescind latest so-called order

Kerala Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed the resolution to call back the administrator of Lakshadweep & seek centres intervention in the Lakshadweep issue

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan presents a resolution in the State Assembly declaring solidarity to people of Lakshadweep. “Centre should intervene in Lakshadweep issue. It’s Centres responsibility to ensure that people’s interest should be protected,” says CM

Thunderstorm expected in Delhi

A minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, was recorded on Monday after a sudden change in weather on Sunday evening as a dust storm hit parts of the city.

China to send 3 male astronauts to its space station in June

  • A three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China’s new space station, according to a space official who was the country’s first astronaut in orbit.
  • The plans for the station’s first crew were confirmed to state television by Yang Liwei, the manned space program’s deputy chief designer, as an automated spacecraft was launched with fuel and supplies for the Tianhe station.

Sensex drops 64.22 pts to 51,358.66 in opening session; Nifty slips 17.70 pts to 15,417.95

In UP’s Etawah, liquor on sale only for people vaccinated

Liquor stores in Saifai of Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district have started to sell liquor only to people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and produce certificates. “We are selling liquor only after checking the COVID vaccination certificate of the customer,” a shopkeeper says.

North accuses US of hostility for S Korean missile decision

The accusation of US policy being hostile to North Korea matters because it said it won’t return to talks and would enlarge its nuclear arsenal as long as US hostility persists. But the latest statement was still attributed to an individual commentator, not a government body, suggesting North Korea may still want to leave room for potential diplomacy with the Biden administration.

Price of petrol & diesel in Delhi at Rs 94.23 per litre and Rs 85.15

Petrol & diesel prices per litre:

  • Rs 100.47 & Rs 92.45 in Mumbai
  • Rs 102.34 & Rs 93.37 in Bhopal
  • Rs 94.25 & Rs 87.74 in Kolkata

Serena to play first French Open night match as Federer returns

The 39-year-old Williams is again looking to equal Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, but arrives in Paris having lost two of her three matches on clay so far this season.

Religious leaders, artists honor George Floyd in concert

Among the guests were Democratic politicians U.S. Rep. Al Green, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Vice Mayor Pro-Tem Martha Castex-Tatum and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and musical guests Tamela Mann, Trae Tha Truth and John P. Kee.

Choksi moved to government quarantine facility in Dominica

On Saturday, pictures of Choksi released by Antigua Newsroom showed him behind bars and with injuries on his hands and a swollen and bruised left eye. These were the first public pictures of Choksi, who had reportedly gone missing on Sunday (May 23) evening. He was later apprehended by Dominica Police on Wednesday and had been in their custody since then.

Netanyahu could lose PM job as rivals attempt to join forces

A former ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he would seek to form a coalition government with the Israeli leader’s opponents, taking a major step toward ending the rule of the longtime premier.

India’s economy likely accelerated in Jan-Mar, before COVID-19 wave

The median forecast from a Reuters survey of 29 economists showed gross domestic product in Asia’s third-largest economy grew 1.0% in the March quarter from a year earlier, up from 0.4% in the previous quarter when India began pulling out of a steep pandemic-induced recession in earlier six months.

Biden marks son Beau’s death with grave visit, remarks to military families

President Joe Biden marked the sixth anniversary on Sunday of his son Beau’s death with a visit to his grave site and a speech about grief to military families and veterans, on the eve of the Memorial Day holiday commemorating the country’s military dead.

Hyderabad Metro to operate between 7 am and 12:45 pm

“In view of the further extension of lockdown declared by the Government of Telangana, the timings of the Hyderabad Metro Rail service have been rescheduled. During this period, Hyderabad Metro Rail will start its first train from respective terminal stations at 7 am; while the last train will start at 11:45 am and reach the respective terminating stations by 12:45 pm,” read a statement from Hyderabad Metro Rail.

West Africa leaders suspend Mali from region bloc over coup

West African leaders suspended Mali from their regional bloc Sunday over what they said amounted to a coup last week, Ghana’s foreign minister said after an emergency meeting to address the political crisis in Mali.

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