National

    Rs 3.8 crore mutual fund investments, Rs 55,000 cash in Rahul Gandhi’s assets

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala’s Wayanad, from where he is a sitting MP. According to the affidavit filed by Rahul Gandhi, he has stock market investments of Rs 4.3 crore, mutual funds deposits of Rs 3.81 crore, and Rs 26.25 lakh in a bank account. The 53-year-old leader also declared Rs 55,000 in cash and a total income of Rs 1,02,78,680 during the financial year 2022-23. Rahul Gandhi also possesses gold bonds worth Rs 15.2 lakh. He has investments in National Savings Schemes, Postal Savings, insurance policies, etc., worth Rs 61.52 lakh. Rahul Gandhi’s jewellery assets are worth Rs 4.2 lakh, as per the affidavit. The total value of his movable assets stands at Rs 9.24 crore, while the total value of his immovable property is around Rs 11.14 crore. His total assets are worth over Rs 20 crore, according to…
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    Boxer Vijender Singh joins BJP day after reposting Rahul Gandhi’s tweet jabbing PM

    Boxer and Olympic medallist Vijender Singh joined the BJP on Wednesday ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, ending his association with Congress, under which he had contested the 2019 polls from the South Delhi constituency. Just a day earlier, Vijender Singh had reposted a tweet of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi jabbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 
    HYDERABAD

    GHMC earns Rs 1,917 cr in property tax collection

    Tax rebates have once again proved to be effective as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) raked in an impressive Rs 1,917 crore in property tax for 2023-24. Notably, a major chunk of that collection came from the Early Bird Scheme (EBS) at the start of the financial year and the One-Time Scheme (OTS) at the end. Over Rs 500 crore was collected in March 2024 alone, with the tax paid under the OTS being Rs 319.59 crore up to 10 pm on March 31. The scheme exempted 90 per cent of interest on property tax arrears provided one cleared the principal amount of tax up to 2022-23. The EBS in April 2023 saw a collection of Rs 765 crore, generated from over 7.5 lakh assessments. This campaign gave a five per cent rebate on the property tax. Both these schemes combined fetched more than Rs 1,000 crore, leading to tax collections…
    National

    Apple doesn’t have access to a customer’s passcode, says company policy

    New Delhi: Amid the debate over Apple reportedly denying to unlock the iPhone of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), people close to the development said on Wednesday that no one at the tech giant in India or the global level were contacted directly for unlocking the device. The ED had approached “informally” to Apple to help unlock the device, as per reports. However, Apple has a clear-cut policy that it cannot provide the passcode of an iOS device that is currently locked. “No, Apple does not have access to a customer’s passcode,” according to the company’s ‘Legal Process Guidelines’ for government and law enforcement outside the US. “Questions or inquiries regarding the government legal process can be emailed to lawenforcement@apple.com”. According to sources, there was no written communication from ED to Apple. Apple’s notice policy applies to account requests from law enforcement, government and private…
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    ‘Made in India’ tech transformative globally: Bill Gates

    New Delhi: Microsoft Co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Saturday said that technologies like digital public infrastructure (DPI) that are created in India can be transformative for the world. A day after having a candid conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on an array of topics ranging from AI to healthcare and climate change, Gates said the technology is bridging the digital divide for millions of people in the country. “During my visit to India, I saw how AI and DPI are improving access to education, healthcare, and lives of small farmers, and how these technologies can be transformative for the world,” Gates posted on X social media platform. DPIs like Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Aadhaar are poised to propel India towards a $8 trillion economy by 2030, helping the country achieve a $1 trillion digital economy target, a Nasscom-led report said recently. During his interaction with Gates, PM…
    International

    Russia calls for jointly combating terrorism with India, other nations

    New Delhi: Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, said on Saturday that his country is committed to fighting terrorism together with India and other nations, as he highlighted the strong statement of support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The remarks came after a dastardly terror attack near Moscow on March 22 left more than 140 people dead and several injured as terrorists, reportedly dressed in camouflage uniforms, stormed the Crocus City Hall, opening fire and setting off explosives. “Russia is committed to decisively fight the menace of terrorism together with India and other countries bilaterally and multilaterally,” Ambassador Alipov said in a post on X. “Strong statements of support to Russia and rejection of terrorism in all manifestations were made by Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leaders of political parties, ministers, senior officials and public activists,” he added. He also “highly appreciated” the sentiments towards the victims, their kin, and the Russian…
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    Sierra Leone national arrested at Mumbai airport with cocaine worth Rs 20 crore

    The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Monday arrested a woman from Sierra Leone, who was in possession of 1,979 grams of cocaine worth Rs 19.79 crore at the Mumbai international airport, an official said. The woman, who had landed in the maximum city from the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi, was taken into custody on Sunday on a tip-off, the official added. “We found the items she was carrying, like shoes, moisturiser bottle, shampoo bottle etc, were heavy and rigid. When we checked them, we found white powder concealed in these items,” the DRI official said. When the powder was tested using a field kit with the apprehending team, it was found to be cocaine, the statement said. “We seized 1,979 grams of cocaine worth Rs 19.79 crore from the illicit market. She was placed under arrest and has been remanded in judicial custody. Further probe into the smuggling network…
    International

    Israel’s war on Gaza live: Tanks ‘crushed bodies’ at al-Shifa Hospital

    Palestinians who fled the ongoing Israeli siege of al-Shifa Hospital say Israeli tanks and armoured bulldozers drove over at least four bodies and ambulances. Israeli forces have also surrounded al-Amal and Nasser hospitals in southern Gaza. Israel informed the UN it would no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to north Gaza, where 70 percent of people face an extreme level of food scarcity. Mediation efforts to end the bloodshed in Gaza appear to be struggling, with a Hamas official telling Al Jazeera that Israeli negotiators have rejected their latest proposals for a ceasefire. At least 32,226 Palestinians have been killed and 74,518 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attack stands at 1,139, with dozens taken captive.
    Telangana

    Reach out to farmers hit by hailstorms: Harish Rao

    Hyderabad: BRS leader and MLA T Harish Rao on Tuesday demanded that State government immediately reach out to farmers who suffered extensive crop losses due to untimely rains in several districts in the State. Appealing to the government on ‘X’ to extend help to the affected farmers, he said hailstorms had wreaked havoc on paddy, maize and sorghum crops. Even horticultural crops, including papaya and mango, were also damaged in a big way in the districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Rajanna Sircilla, Medak, Siddipet and Rangareddy. He wanted the Congress government to rise to the occasion and stand by the farming community. The government should take up immediate enumeration of the crop losses and ensure payment of compensation of Rs.10,000 per acre. He wondered why the government did not respond to the situation even as the rains continued to damage the crops for the last two to three days. When untimely rains caused crop losses in a big way last year, the…
    International

    Russia-Ukraine war live: Border shelling intensifies after Putin reelected

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will not be intimidated as he cements his grip on power in a landslide election victory. Allies such as China were quick to congratulate Putin but Western countries denounced what they called an illegal election. Ukraine says residents are being evacuated from border settlements in the northeastern region of Sumy due to increased Russian shelling. Russia claims downing eight Vampire, two Alder and one Grad multiple-launch rocket system shells over its Belgorod region.

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      ‘I don’t aspire to be CM’, says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi in poll-bound Karnataka

      Pralhad Joshi categorically said on Monday he does not aspire to be Chief Minister as he wishes to continue to work directly under PM Modi Bengaluru: Union Minister and senior BJP leader from Karnataka, Pralhad Joshi categorically said on Monday he does not aspire to be Chief Minister as he wishes to continue to work directly under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the central level. The four-time Lok Sabha member from Dharwad defended the BJP’s ticket distribution strategy for the May 10 Assembly elections in the State, which sparked some rebellion by those who missed the bus, saying it was aimed at generational shift. On whether he aspires to be CM, Joshi said: “No. Absolutely no”. “I feel I am fortunate to…

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      SC says it can dissolve marriage on ground of irretrievable breakdown

      A five-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said, “It is possible for this court to dissolve the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage that will not contravene the principles of public policy.” New Delhi: A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the court can dissolve a marriage in case of irretrievable breakdown by dispensing with the need of the waiting period as required under the marital laws. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said, “It is possible for this court to dissolve the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage that will not contravene the principles of public policy.” The bench said, “We have held that the period of…

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      US tracking ANOTHER mysterious balloon

      Pentagon investigation who objects belongs to and where it came from  It flew over Hawaii and is now said to be heading towards Mexico  Comes three months after Chinese spy balloon was shot down off East Coast  The U.S. military is tracking another mysterious balloon that’s flown over American soil, three months after shooting down the Chinese surveillance airship. The Pentagon has been following the unidentified object for a week that has flown over Hawaii and is heading towards Mexico. It’s not clear who it or what it belongs, but it hasn’t flown over any sensitive military sites, NBC reported. U.S. officials do not believe it belongs to China, but are still said to be considering whether to shoot it down if it gets near land. At…

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      ‘Was I eating Shilajit roti?’ WFI chief Brij Bhushan says sexual harassment charge a ‘bid to malign character’

      Under scrutiny following allegations of sexual harassment, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh lost his cool Monday while questioning the allegations brought against him by some of the country’s top women grapplers. “Seedhe charitra haran ka prayaas kiya gya hai, pehle kehte the 100 bacchon ke sath hua, ab kehte hain 1,000 bacchon ke sath hua…kya main shilajit ki rotiya khata tha roz? (It is a direct attempt to malign my character. Earlier, they claimed that the harassment happened with 100 children now they are saying 1,000. Was I eating ‘rotis‘ made of Shilajit (an aphrodisiac)?” Singh told a news channel. Two FIRs, including one under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, have…

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      Bangladesh teen repatriated after reaching Malaysia in shipping container dies by drowning

      Ateenager in Bangladesh who was found in a shipping container in Malaysia and repatriated back to Dhaka three months back ago died after drowning in a pond, his family said. The 14-year-old boy Ratul Islam Fahim drowned to death while he was bathing alone in a pond in southern Bangladesh’s Monoharganj in Chittagong, his father Faruq Miah said, reported The Daily Star. Ratul, who was mentally disabled, drowned around 2.30pm on Saturday, his father said. Local union council’s chair Ashikur Rahman Hiron added that this likely happened as Ratul did not know how to swim. This comes around three months after Ratul was found in a shipping container in a miraculous rescue after he was reported missing in mid-November last year. He had accidentally landed in the container…

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      Kangana Ranaut speaks in support of same-sex marriage days after Supreme Court hearing: ‘Jab dil mil gaye to…’

      angana Ranaut was recently seen performing Ganga Aarti in Haridwar. The actress who is known for voicing her strong opinions, recently interacted with the media and shared her opinion on same-sex marriage days after Supreme Court’s hearing.  In the media interaction at Haridwar, when asked about her views on same-sex marriage, Kangana Ranaut spoke in support of same-sex marriage and said that marriages happen when love blossoms and when two people are compatible, so their sexual preferences don’t matter. The actress said in Hindi, “Jo shaadi hoti hai, woh dil ke rishte hote hai. Jab logo ke dil mil gaye hai baaki kuchh logo ki jo preference hai, usme hum kya bol sakte hai (Marriages happen when two hearts meet. And when…

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      British-Iranian man executed by Tehran ‘was MI6 spy’

      A British-Iranian citizen hanged in Tehran in January was a spy, intelligence officials have said. Alireza Akbari, 62, Iran’s former deputy defence minister, began giving information, including nuclear secrets, to Britain in 2004 and continued doing so for 15 years, sources told the New York Times. Iran charged Mr Akbari with being a MI6 agent but the British government has never acknowledged he was a spy. According to the New York Times, a senior British intelligence official went to Tel Aviv in 2008 and told Israeli officials they had a mole with access to Iran’s nuclear secrets. The British official provided information, from Mr Akbari, that suggested Iran was clandestinely pursuing nuclear weapons. It included the disclosure that Iran had been busily enriching uranium…

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      Migrant labourers to blame for 90% crimes in Goa: CM Pramod Sawant

      CHIEF MINISTER Pramod Sawant on Monday said that maximum crimes in Goa are committed by migrant labourers, and appealed to contractors and employers to obtain a “labour card” before engaging them for work in the state. At a Labour Day programme organised at Shram Shakti Bhavan in Panjim, Sawant said, “Every migrant labourer working in Goa should possess a labour card. We promised this in the budget… about providing labour cards. After committing a crime here, migrant labourers return to their state and it becomes difficult to catch them. If we see the ratio… maximum… 90% of the crimes in Goa are done by migrant labourers. Be it from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh or from other areas. I am not going…

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      Prince Harry sparks panic over Coronation with fears he will fail to turn up

      Prince Harry has left Coronation organisers worried he may pull out of the ceremony at the last minute, with the Royal Family still in the dark about his movements. The Duke of Sussex has failed to provide details to officials about his plans for this week. The King’s youngest son confirmed his intentions to attend the Coronation last month – a week after the official RSVP deadline – but has failed to provide more information since then. Officials are now said to be “sweating” about the appearance at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, with some believing he may never turn up. “While the Royals are confident that he will show up, others involved are not quite so convinced,” a source said.…

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      Mukhtar Ansari’s brother loses MP seat after conviction in Gangsters Act case

      Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s brother, Afzal Ansari, has been disqualified as an MP starting April 29, a notification by the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. His disqualification comes days after he was convicted in a 2007 case under the Gangsters Act and sentenced to four years in jail. In 2007, a case was filed under the Gangsters Act against the Ansari brothers and in 2022 prima facie charges were framed against them. After hearing both sides, the court sentenced the brothers. Afzal, a BSP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur parliamentary constituency, lost his Lok Sabha membership under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, which says that any member will be disqualified if convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for two…

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