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Failure of states to respond to Centre’s communication on elephant corridors irks SC

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The Supreme Court today said it was “extremely unfortunate” that several states have not responded to two communications sent by the Centre on the issue of elephant corridors to curb human-animal conflict and reduce animal fatalities. The apex court pulled up these states and noted that only three — Kerala, West Bengal and Meghalaya — have so far responded to the letters sent by the Centre in August and November last year. “It is extremely unfortunate,” a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said. It asked the…

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Nifty ends above 10,550, up 20.65 points

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Benchmark Nifty rose 20.65 points to end at 10,584.70 today, driven by buying in realty, pharma, IT, media, PSU bank and auto sectors. Metal, FMCG, infrastructure and finance service counters witnessed hectic profit-booking. The rupee falling to its weakest level since March, continued FII outflows and April derivative expiry day this week influenced trading sentiment, brokers said. Overseas, European shares fell early today as results from Switzerland’s biggest bank, UBS, disappointed investors. Asian stocks closed lower as investors kept an eye on rising US Treasury yields. The Nifty 50 index…

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Nazara Technologies gets Sebi’s go-ahead for IPO

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Mobile gaming company Nazara Technologies has received markets regulator Sebi’s go-ahead to float an initial public offering. The company is popularly known for its games on World Cricket Championship, Chhota Bheem and Motu Patlu series. Nazara, which filed draft papers with Sebi to launch an IPO on February 1, obtained its “observations” on April 20, as per the latest update with the markets watchdog. Sebi’s observations are necessary for any company to launch public issue like initial public offer (IPO), follow-on public offer (FPO) and rights issue. Going by the…

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Sushma Swaraj meets Xi ahead of Wuhan summit

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said China regards boosting the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as one of its diplomatic priorities. Swaraj called on President Xi along with the rest of the seven foreign ministers of the SCO. “China regards boosting the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as one of its diplomatic priorities,” Xi said during his meeting with SCO foreign ministers as well as with SCO secretary-general, and the director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Executive Committee.…

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‘Over 4K cases settled in single day in National Lok Adalat’

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More than four thousand cases were settled on a single day in the National Lok Adalat organised in the District Court Mathura, a judge here said. Not only 3,025 cases were settled but also an amount of Rs 98,30,329 was realized as decree amount for 18 execution cases,” District Judge Ajeet Singh said. He said the orders were passed to provide compensation claim to the tune of Rs 7,50,000 amongst 21 behavioural cases and one motor accident case. Orders were also passed to provide compensation claim Rs 1,42,95,000 to aggrieved…

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Survey indicates ‘photo-finish’ in Karnataka polls

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A survey conducted by the Times Now-VMR has indicated a “photo-finish” in the Karnataka Assembly elections, with the BJP and the Congress neck-and-neck. In the 224 member House, the Congress is likely to get 91 seats, and the BJP just two seats fewer. The JD(S) could emerge as the kingmaker with 40 seats, the survey, conducted between April 4 and April 16, stated. “If polls were held now neither Chief Minister Siddaramaiah nor B S Yeddyurappa (of the BJP) is in a position to form the government as they are…

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पीएम मोदी ने नौकरशाहों से कहा, तकनीक का सर्वश्रेष्ठ उपयोग करें

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 प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने शनिवार को लोकसेवकों से कहा कि वे सरकारी नीतियों के क्रियान्वयन में नवोन्मेष और तकनीक का सर्वश्रेष्ठ उपयोग करें. उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि राष्ट्र के विकास के लिये जनभागीदारी वाला लोकत्रंत अनिवार्य है. दो दिवसीय लोकसेवा दिवस समारोह के समापन पर नौकरशाहों को संबोधित करते हुये प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा कि स्वतंत्रता से पहले प्रशासन का उद्देश्य अंग्रेजों को सुरक्षित रखना था लेकिन आज उसे यह सुनिश्चित करना चाहिए कि आम आदमी तक राहत पहुंचे. उन्होंने सरकारी नीतियों के क्रियान्वयन में रणनीतिक सोच की जरूरत पर बल…

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IPL 2018: Twitterati hails Kings XI Punjab’s ‘clinical performance’ against Kolkata Knight Riders

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Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets (DLS method). This was after the Knight Riders posted a competitive total of 192 on the board but chasing 193, KXIP made a mockery of the target as Chris Gayle(62) and KL Rahul (60) smashed the bowlers all around the park at Eden Gardens. With 96 runs on the board within eight overs, there was a slight delay due to rain but the revised target of 125 runs in 13 overs was chased down in a matter of few overs. With this…

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Queen Elizabeth II Marks 92nd Birthday With Commonwealth Concert

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Queen Elizabeth II marked her 92nd birthday on Saturday with traditional gun salutes and a Commonwealth-themed charity concert featuring Tom Jones, Kylie and Shaggy. Horse-drawn guns fired 41 times in Hyde Park and 62 times at the Tower of London, while at Windsor Castle, the band played “Happy Birthday” during the changing of the guard. In the evening, the monarch and her family were due to attend a concert with performers from around the Commonwealth, the 53-nation grouping which held its summit in London this week. Australia’s Kylie, Canadian pop…

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India To Join 8 Countries Having Sex Offenders Database

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India will join a club of eight countries with a sexual offender database to monitor and track those convicted of such crimes, amidst growing criticism against it in the US, where it is pursued aggressively. The Cabinet today approved promulgation of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 to award death sentence to child rapists and said that the National Crime Records Bureau will maintain a national database and profile of sexual offenders. This data will be regularly shared with states and Union Territories for tracking, monitoring and investigation, including verification…

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