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What is Sabarimala Thantri’s view regarding use of halal jaggery to prepare prasadam: plea in Kerala HC

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A plea was moved in the Kerala High Court on Monday to seek the opinion of the Thantri (chief priest) of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala with regard to propriety of using ‘halal’ jaggery to prepare prasadam like ‘aravana’ and ‘appam’ and the steps for remedying the situation. The application seeking the Thantri’s opinion was moved by the petitioner — S J R Kumar — who has opposed procuring of halal certified jaggery for the preparation of ‘aravana’ — a payasam made out of jaggery and rice, and ‘appam’…

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Market in bear grip: Sensex nosedives 1,170 pts; RIL tumbles over 4%

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Market benchmark Sensex crashed over 1,170 points to log its worst single-day drop in over seven months on Monday amid concerns over government’s reform measures after farm laws repeal announcement and weak listing of country’s largest fintech firm Paytm. Extending its losses for the fourth straight session, the BSE gauge plunged 1,170.12 points or 1.96 per cent to settle the day at 58,465.89 its lowest closing level in over two months. In terms of absolute single-session drop, this was the biggest fall since April 12 this year. Similarly, the NSE…

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Unisex uniforms: Kerala school goes off syllabus with its latest move to ensure gender equity

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When it comes to government efforts to ensure gender justice, the issues that come to mind are mostly those pertaining to preventing crime or setting up gender neutral toilets. Kerala, however, has taken things a step further and believes in a holistic approach to encourage gender neutrality in the state. And it wants to engage a crucial section of population which matters the most children. So while a section of the country went up in arms over a teachers’ training manual meant to make the nation’s schools more sensitive towards…

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Xi says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea. Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, held to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between China and the grouping. Two diplomats said ASEAN member Myanmar was not represented at Monday’s meeting after its military-installed government refused to allow an ASEAN envoy to meet with ousted leader Aung…

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Cabinet rejig: Rajasthan CM allocates portfolios to ministers, retains home and finance

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday allocated portfolios to ministers of his expanded cabinet, retaining home and finance with him. Twelve new ministers were inducted and three ministers of state were elevated to the cabinet rank. The 15 ministers were sworn in on Sunday for the expanded Gehlot cabinet, fulfilling a key demand of former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot whose rebellion last year shook the state’s Congress government. Along with the finance and the home portfolios, the chief minister has kept taxation, personnel, general administration, cabinet secretariat, information…

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“700 Lives”: BJP’s Varun Gandhi Needles PM On Delaying Farm Laws’ Rollback

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Varun Gandhi has been censured by the BJP for speaking out of step with the party’s line in recent months. BJP MP Varun Gandhi, who has been increasingly offering views divergent from his party, on Saturday posted online a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, listing four big demands following the centre’s surprise cancellation of the controversial farm laws. Reminding the Prime Minister that over 700 farmers would have still been alive had he taken the decision earlier, the MP demanded ₹ 1 crore compensation for those who died in the course of…

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Board exams: Don’t mess up with education system, says SC; refuses to direct for hybrid mode option

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 “Don’t mess up with the education system”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while refusing to direct the CBSE and the CISCE to provide option of hybrid mode, instead of only offline mode, to the students for appearing in class 10 and 12 board examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Observing that this last-minute business should be discouraged, the apex court said it would not be appropriate to intervene and disturb the entire examination process at this stage. The top court noted that term one board exams of the Central Board…

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GDP likely to grow at 10 pc in FY22, says Bibek Debroy

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 India’s economy is moving towards a higher growth trajectory and is likely to grow at around 10 per cent in 2021-22, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy said on Wednesday. I am confident that we are on a path towards a higher growth trajectory, higher poverty reduction, higher employment, and a prosperous, more developed and better governed India. I think it is, more or less, agreed that the real rate of growth this year (FY2022) is going to be around 10 per cent, Debroy said…

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COVID-19 deaths in Russia hit record for 2nd straight day

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Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit record highs for the second straight day Thursday, while new daily cases appeared to be taking a downward trend but still remained higher than during previous waves of the pandemic. Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported that 1,251 people died of COVID-19 since the day before, the most since Russia had its first virus outbreak in March 2020. The previous record of 1,247 deaths was recorded Wednesday. The task force also reported 37,374 new confirmed cases. Until this week, Russian authorities had recorded higher daily…

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Govt to repeal farm laws, protesting farmers should return home: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, and appealed to the protesting farmers to return home Addressing the nation on the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, Modi insisted that the laws were in the benefit of farmers and then apologised to people of the country while adding that the government could not convince a section of farmers despite its clear heart and clean conscience. “There…

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