Mind n Metrics

Poonch ambush: Man called for questioning dies by poison

April 28, 2023 at 04:28AM

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Protest not good for India’s image: P T Usha; wrestlers ‘dismayed’

IOA president P T Usha on Thursday criticised the wrestlers for going public with their protest demanding filing of an FIR and arrest of sidelined Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Shocked by her comments, the protesting wrestlers, led by Olympians Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Malikkh, hit back at Usha, demanding respect for their movement to protect the future generation of female wrestlers from facing sexual harassment.

April 28, 2023 at 03:18AM

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BJP slams Kharge for calling PM ‘poisonous snake', he ‘clarifies’

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday stoked a political row by likening PM Narendra Modi to a “poisonous snake”, drawing a strong riposte from BJP which said such statements reflect “hate” for the PM and sought an apology from the opposition party. Kharge later sought to clarify that his remarks were not aimed at the PM but at his party, while BJP trained its guns at the Congress chief.

April 28, 2023 at 01:50AM

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Supreme Court: If not marriage, how can lives of same-sex couples be bettered?

With the Union government driving home the judicial impossibility of disentangling the Special Marriage Act from the web of personal laws for legalising same-sex marriages, the Supreme Court asked the Centre what administrative measures could be taken to improve the day-to-day lives of same-sex couples. “Short of marriage rights... what can the government do for long cohabiting couples? They need some recognition for creating conditions for their social security and welfare," the SC said.

April 28, 2023 at 01:16AM

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IPL: Rajasthan beat Chennai to go top of the table

Yashasvi Jaiswal cracked a magnificent 77 before spinners Adam Zampa and Ravichandran Ashwin set up Rajasthan Royals' emphatic 32-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 on Thursday.

April 28, 2023 at 12:05AM

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Cabinet approves 157 nursing colleges with almost 100 seats each

India will soon have 157 new nursing colleges with approximately 100 seats each. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet committee on economic affairs, chaired by PM Narendra Modi. The new nursing colleges will be established in co-location with the existing medical colleges established since 2014. UP will have the maximum 27 such medical colleges, followed by Rajasthan (23) and Madhya Pradesh (14).

April 27, 2023 at 04:45AM

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Tax relief on builder-paid rent in redevelopment projects

The Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal’s (ITAT) Mumbai bench recently held that the rental compensation received from a builder due to a redevelopment project is not taxable in the hands of the former flat owner. ITAT adopted this stand even as the taxpayer, the former flat owner, had not taken another accommodation on rent but had moved in with his parents.

April 27, 2023 at 04:14AM

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'Default bail accused's right, can't be denied if probe incomplete'

April 26, 2023 at 09:56PM

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Need initial probe before FIR against WFI chief on wrestlers' plaint: Cops

The Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it was ready to register an FIR, based on the sexual harassment complaint filed by seven national-level women wrestlers, against Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

April 27, 2023 at 01:49AM

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IPL: KKR back to winning ways with 21-run win over RCB

Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their four-match losing streak with a comfortable 21-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

April 26, 2023 at 11:48PM

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