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Top Court Junks Plea Against Middle-Seat Occupancy In Air India Flights

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a pilot’s plea seeking modification of its order which allowed Air India to fill the middle seats while operating its non-scheduled flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad up to June 6. An intervention application was filed by Deven Kanani, seeking modification of May 25 order on the ground that there has been spike in number of Covid-19 cases, and even if a single flight (international /domestic) operates with full occupancy then many other passengers and crew are likely to get infected. …

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Shaheen Bagh protests: Police has power to control traffic in such areas, says HC

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The Delhi High Court Tuesday said the police has the power to control traffic wherever protests are going on and directed it to look into a plea against restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which has been closed for a month due to agitations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said however that no direction can be issued by the court on how to handle an agitation or the place of protest and the traffic as it depends on…

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Chopper scam: Delhi court allows ED to interrogate Ratul Puri in Tihar

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A Delhi court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri in Tihar jail where he is lodged in connection with the VVIP chopper scam case. Special judge Arvind Kumar allowed the agency to visit Tihar jail on October 22 and 23 to interrogate Puri and confront him with some documents as some facts have come up during investigation into the scam-related money laundering case.The court passed the order after the agency submitted that “during investigation certain aspects of the case have…

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NEWS & PRESS RELEASE WORLD NEWS 

EU leaders turn focus to, climate budget issues

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After agreeing on terms for a new Brexit deal, European Union leaders are meeting again on Friday to discuss other thorny issues, including the bloc’s budget and climate change.No decision is expected on the next long-term budget for 2021-2027, though, a topic more divisive than Brexit.Leaders need to find a compromise that satisfies countries in favour of minimal spending, those arguing that it must at least be maintained at the current level and others fighting for increased contributions from members states to compensate for Britain’s planned departure.The Finnish presidency of…

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BUSINESS NEWS & PRESS RELEASE 

RBI vs Govt: The 18 wise men tasked with supervision of the Mint Street

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As an unprecedented fight plays out between the RBI and the government, it is the central bank’s 18 board members who are being keenly watched for their next course of action — they are not only central bankers and government officials but also business leaders, economists and activists.The RBI board is scheduled to meet next on November 19 amid an ongoing tussle with the government on multiple fronts.Going by the public utterances of the RBI and government officials so far, the contentious issues are how to manage the huge surplus…

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RBI sticks to October 15 deadline for data localisation

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The RBI will not relax the October 15 deadline for global financial technology (fintech) companies to comply with its data localisation norms in the public interest, according to sources.The central bank in April gave six months time to global payment companies to store transaction data of Indian customers within India. The RBI’s data localisation norms will kick in from Monday.However, the US wants to prohibit data localisation to ensure free flow of information across borders. “We want to have prohibitions on data localisation to ensure free flow of information, free flow…

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NEWS & PRESS RELEASE SPORTS 

Gold for Mary Kom, Manisha gets silver in Polish boxing tourney

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The seasoned M C Mary Kom (48kg) collected her third gold medal of the year with a display of tactical brilliance while Manisha (54kg) settled for a silver in the 13th Silesian Open Boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice, Poland. Five-time world champion Mary Kom, returning to the ring after recovering from some niggles that kept her out of the Asian Games, prevailed 5-0 against Kazakhstan’s Aigerim Kassanayeva to pick up India’s lone senior category gold at the event SaturdayHer other two gold medals this year came in the inaugural…

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Auctioning of Taj Mahal hotel; Tata group firm withdraws plea from SC

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New Delhi, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) today withdrew from the Supreme Court the plea challenging the Delhi High Court order which had upheld the tender procedure for the proposed e-auctioning of Delhi’s iconic Taj Mahal Hotel by civic body NDMC. IHCL took back its plea after a vacation bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar indicated that it will not entertain the appeal as the e-auctioning of the hotel has not taken place. “Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mohan Parasaran, senior counsel…

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NEWS & PRESS RELEASE WORLD NEWS 

Trump demands Justice Dept to probe if it or FBI spied on his election campaign

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Washington, May 21 (DIN NEWS) President Donald Trump has asked the US Department of Justice to investigate whether the FBI spied on his 2016 election campaign for “inappropriate purposes” on the orders of people in the Obama administration. Trump’s move came after it was reported that the FBI dispatched a confidential source to speak with some aides to Trump’s presidential campaign about its possible ties to Russia, according to US media reports. “I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not…

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Airtel to offer Rs 2,000 cashback on Nokia phones

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Bharti Airtel today said it will offer up to Rs 2,000 cashback over 36 months on purchase of Nokia 2 and Nokia 3 smartphones to its pre-paid customers. “Bharti Airtel…and HMD Global today announced a partnership to offer affordable 4G smartphone options to customers as part of Airtel s Mera Pehla Smartphone initiative. Nokia 3 and Nokia 2, 4G smartphones are now available with cashback offer of Rs 2,000 from Airtel,” the telecom major said in a statement. Both 4G smartphones will come bundled with Airtel recharge pack of Rs…

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