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20 May, 2022 | 12:36:23 AM IST
Top headlines:
- Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets to stay alive in IPL play-off race
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will interact with students at Cambridge University in London on May 23 and address them on 'India at 75'
- Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen becomes world champion with 5-0 win over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas
- BRICS must display zero tolerance for terrorism, especially cross-border terrorism: EAM Jaishankar at virtual BRICS meet
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RCB beats Gujarat Titans
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets to stay alive in IPL play-off race
Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination.
- MoS MEA V Muraleedharan, at UNSC
Union Minister for I&B Anurag Thakur attended the trailer launch of 'Mujib'
The Making of a Nation', an India-Bangladesh co-produced biopic on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation of Bangladesh.
Amit Shah congratulates boxer Nikhat Zareen
Congratulations to @nikhat_zareen for winning the Gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships. India is p… https://t.co/eYED9USt2X
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 1652976285000Special concessions will be approved for the developers to provide accommodation facility through PPP modules on MTDC properties. MoS Aditi Tatkare, Principal Secretary Valsa Nair Singh and MTDC MD Jayashree Bhoj were present for the MoU signing: Maharashtra Min Aaditya Thackeray
Biden to sign additional $100 million in Ukraine security assistance: Sources
A strong opposition is necessary in a democracy. Congress party should be aware of those who flatter, & should take command in their own hands, BJP leader Sunil Jakhar further added
MoS MEA V Muraleedharan had discussions with Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Min of Zambia, Stanley Kakubo on sidelines of Ministerial Meeting on "Global Food Security- Call to Action"
Women's World Boxing Championships | Nikhat Zareen beats Thailand boxer Jitpong Jutamas in 52 Kg weight category to win gold medal.
Abolition of user charges for all investigations and laboratory charges
Abolition of user charges for all investigations and laboratory charges currently costing upto Rs 300 per procedure at all AIIMS centres, with immediate effect.
EAM S Jaishankar participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting today.
He highlighted 8-key points, including saying, "We must not only seek socio-economic recovery from the Covid pandemic but also create resilient and reliable supply chains."
Kochi floods
Kochi | Rainwater enters houses and leaves streets inundated in the Kalamassery area as the city continues to recei… https://t.co/ht2qIpzwMG
— ANI (@ANI) 1652966533000RBI apprises on card-less cash withdrawal at ATMs
Nithari murder case verdict
Nithari murder case | Special CBI Court has sentenced life imprisonment to Surender Koli under IPC 364 & death sent… https://t.co/wx8zahCB51
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) 1652961966000MEA on eastern Ladakh row
We will continue to remain engaged with Chinese side, both at diplomatic and military levels
MEA on China building second bridge near Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh
We have seen reports about it; Probably area that is referred to, we felt it is occupied.
MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Tokyo Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Quad Summit on May 24 in Tokyo. This would be the 4th Summit of Quad leaders. Bilateral meetings with Japanese counterpart & bilateral meeting with US Prez to take place on May 24.
Delhi Covid Cases
Delhi reports 520 new Covid-19 cases, 817 recoveries, and one death in the last 24 hours.
Supreme Court orders that Aadhar cards be issued for sex workers
Netflix is fast losing long-term subscribers
Netflix is fast losing long-term subscribers -- who have been with the streaming service for more than three years - further adding to its woes as the company faces stalled growth amid revenue slowdown.
Ratan Tata, Tata Sons welcome SC dismissal of review petition by Shapoorji Pallonji group
We would like to express our grateful appreciation of the judgement passed and upheld by the Supreme Court today.… https://t.co/lawlChGUec
— Ratan N. Tata (@RNTata2000) 1652948974000Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar denied interim bail
- Thapar was arrested in connection with the alleged misappropriation of a Rs 515 crore loan from Yes Bank
- The interim bail application of Thapar was filed on medical grounds, citing his deteriorating health
- Thapar is currently lodged in Tihar Jail
UK PM Boris Johnson will face no further action over lockdown parties, reports BBC
HDFC Bank carves out rural banking as separate vertical
BJP is holding conclave in Rajasthan as it is scared after Congress organised 'Chintan shivir' in Udaipur
- Ashok Gehlot
Floods: More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in Assam, Reuters reports
Congress slams Centre over hike of cooking gas price
Narendra Modi government's "fuel loot" is on every day, in small or big installments, it said.
Indonesia to lift ban on palm oil exports from May 23
Tamil Nadu should become major investment destination in whole of South Asia and Coimbatore city has to play important role to help achieve targets set by state government
- M K Stalin
J.P.Morgan downgrades India's IT sector as pandemic boom fades
Bank loan fraud case
- Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has dismissed the interim Bail Application (on the medical grounds) of Businessman Gautam Thapar.
- Thapar was arrested last year in connection with a money laundering case relating to an alleged bank loan fraud case.
China in talks with Russia to buy oil for it's strategic reserves, reports Bloomberg
No one can challenge SC's decision. The loss Sidhu has caused to Congress party no one can repair. What Congress couldn't do, SC has done today. In February, I had asked Rahul Gandhi to expel Sidhu and Sunil Jakhar from the party, says Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Congress on Navjot Singh Sidhu
BCCI allows full seating capacity in the stadiums for India vs South Africa T20 series starting from 9th June, say sources, reports ANI
Visa scam case
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) presents S Bhaskar Raman, chartered accountant of Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram before the Special CBI court in Delhi, in connection with an alleged visa scam case, reports ANI. He was arrested in Chennai yesterday.
No shortcuts for Ukraine's EU membership, says Germany
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said there can be "no shortcuts" to EU membership for Ukraine, the second EU leader to quash Kyiv's hope of fast-track membership in as many weeks.
- Scholz added that an exception for Ukraine would be unfair to the Western Balkan countries also seeking membership. "The accession process is not a matter of a few months or years," he said.
Siddhu after he was sentenced to 1-year 'rigorous imprisonment'.
Will submit to the majesty of law ….
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) 1652952449000UK announces new sanctions; to prevent Russia from cashing in on an estimated £50 million
Russia-owned Aeroflot, Ural Airlines and Rossiya Airlines will now be unable to sell their unused landing slots at UK airports.
Breaking: Mukhymantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna set aside
Delhi HC sets aside AAP government's doorstep ration delivery scheme
Rare double whammy hits US investors; steep slumps for both stocks and bonds
Sensex plunges over 1,400 points on inflation worries
- Inflation fears renewed selling pressure on Wall Street overnight, hitting Asia too.
- Midcap and smallcap indices fell around 3 per cent
- Weak quarterly results elsewhere, including that of internet giant Tencent in China, added fuel to the fire
- Rupee breaching new lows also hit market sentiment
I am asking people not to accept money less than the amounts scheduled under the direct cash transfer benefit scheme. If anyone asks you to accept lesser amounts, complain against them by filing FIRs. None will be spared.
- Mamata Banerjee
Three generations of my family served the Congress party over the last 50 years. Today, I have broken the 50-year-old tie with Congress over issues of nationalism, unity and brotherhood in Punjab
- Sunil Jakhar
SC ruling in Sidhu road rage case
- The sentence has been enhanced by SC to one year
- The apex court had in 2018 reduced the sentence from three years imprisonment to Rs 1,000
- The case pertains to a 1988 road rage accident
- SC has allowed a review petition by the family of the victim Gurnam Singh
SC orders constitution of special court for cheque bounce cases
- Special courts with a retired judge will be set up in five states starting September 1
- They will be constituted under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI)
- The five states are Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Google’s Russian unit to file for bankruptcy after seizure of bank account
Sidhu Road Rage Case
Supreme Court enhances sentence of Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year imprisonment, allows review
Delhi Fire
In the Bawana Industrial Area fire case today 7 people sustained injuries and rushed to GTB Hospital. Out of the 7 injured, 1 person was declared dead and 1 person is in serious condition.
Universities should not become wrestling grounds for ideological battles
- Amit Shah
SC directs Varanasi court not to hear Gyanvapi mosque case till Friday
NEP is first such education policy that has not been opposed by anyone & welcomed by all
- Amit Shah
India a geo-cultural country. Till we understand this, we will not understand idea of India
Amit Shah
From 2014 to 2022 under PM Modi, India achieved several things & 80 crore people started considering themselves as part of country
- Amit Shah
Before PM Modi, India did not have a defence policy but we showed what it means with surgical & air strikes
- Amit Shah
Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar to join BJP, days after quitting party: Media reports
Delhi: Fire breaks out in a manufacturing unit in Bawana Industrial Area
As many as 17 fire tenders have been rushed to the site.
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case
Mathura court allows lawsuit seeking removal of mosque, says lawyer Hari Shankar Jain.
Oil prices recoup early losses on China hopes, global supply fears
Sensex nosedives, down over 1,300 points
Sri Lanka falls into default for the first time ever
The new administration has warned inflation may surge to 40% amid the struggle to halt an economic meltdown.
