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…
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    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…
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    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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      Kenya police exhume remains from suspected Christian cult graves

      Police began investigations amid reports that cult followers believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death. Forensic experts and homicide detectives carry the bodies of suspected members of a Christian cult named as Good News International Church, who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death, after their remains were exhumed from their graves in Shakahola forest of Kilifi county, Kenya, on April 22, 2023 Kenyan police have exhumed human remains from more than a dozen suspected graves in the east of the country amid an investigation into followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death. Police began exhuming bodies on Friday, said…

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      Justice R. Subhash Reddy has been named as Member of PCA

      Justice R. Subhash Reddy. HYDERABAD: Justice R. Subhash Reddy (retired), former judge of the Supreme Court, has made member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), an inter-governmental organisation, at The Hague in the Netherlands. The PCA has recently added Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri, a serving judge of the Supreme Court, and two retired judges, Justice K.S.P. Radhakrishnan  and Justice Indu Malhotra. Justice Subhash Reddy hails from Medak district. He was appointed additional judge of the AP High Court in 2002 and became permanent judge in 2004. He was Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court between 2016 and 2018 and the first judge from Telangana to be elevated to the Supreme Court.  He retired on January 4, 2022. Source.

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      Senior military-linked election official shot dead in Myanmar

      Myanmar’s army blamed the killing on the anti-coup People’s Defence Forces who are fighting military rule in the country. A group of women hold torches as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, in July, 2021 The deputy head of Myanmar’s military-appointed election commission has been shot dead in the country’s commercial capital Yangon by rebels, authorities said, the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country’s military rulers. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director of the Union Election Commission, was killed in the township of Thingangyun in eastern Yangon on Saturday, the army’s information team said in a statement. Local media reported that he was shot multiple times in the chest, neck and head. The army statement…

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      CBI grills Bhaskar Reddy, Uday Kumar Reddy

      The CBI took custody of Bhaskar Reddy and Uday Kumar Reddy from Chanchalguda prison and shifted them to the agency’s office in Koti and questioned them for more than five hours and recorded their statements. Sources said the questioning centred around witness statements. HYDERABAD: The CBI questioned Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy, father of YSRC MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy, and Uday Kumar Reddy for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday in connection with the Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy murder case. The CBI took custody of Bhaskar Reddy and Uday Kumar Reddy from Chanchalguda prison and shifted them to the agency’s office in Koti and questioned them for more than five hours and recorded their statements. Sources said the questioning centred around witness statements.…

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      Kerala tense as letter warns of attack during PM Modi’s visit

      Prime Minister’s security plan for Kochi leaked Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Kochi and Thiruvnanthpauram on April 24 and 25. Thiruvananthapuram: The detailed security plan report prepared by the intelligence wing of Kerala police in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kochi and Thiruvnanthpauram on April 24 and 25, reportedly got leaked, triggering major security concerns. The 49-page report prepared by ADGP intelligence contains minute details of security arrangements, including threat perception from PFI and other outfits, names of officers deployed for PM security, routes in various districts and alternative arrangements. ADGP intelligence T.K. Vinod Kumar has initiated a probe into the leak. Union minister V. Muraleedharan slammed the Kerala government, alleging major security lapses on…

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      PSLV-C55 successfully launches 2 Singapore satellites into orbit

      The satellites are part of the order secured by NewSpace India Ltd, the commercial arm of ISRO. Tirupati: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched two Singapore satellites to space on board its trusted workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. More notably, for the third time, Isro scientists scripted a ‘POEM,’ using the last stage of the rocket, to perform seven experiments in space in what was called PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-2 (POEM). The 44.4-metre-tall rocket, weighing 238 tonnes, took off on schedule from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre-Sriharikota Range in Sriharikota of Tirupati district on Saturday. This was the 57th mission of the rocket, and the 16th mission in the ‘core alone’ configuration. NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), the commercial…

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      Congress to pass all ‘guarantees’ in party Guarantee Card after coming to power: DK

      Whenever Congress has come to power people of all sections have been empowered. BJP which got 104 seats in the last election formed the government through Operation Lotus. Can anybody say that the Double Engine government has made any changes in their life? he questioned. Belthangady: Confident of winning 141 seats in the forthcoming assembly election, KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar today said that the first cabinet of the Congress government would pass all the ‘Guarantees,’ assured in the ‘Guarantee Card’ of the party. He was speaking while campaigning for Belthangady candidate Rakshith Shivaram on Saturday. “I am confident that in the forthcoming election, we will come to power in the state by winning 141 seats. I and Siddaramaiah have signed…

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      Radical preacher Amritpal Singh arrested from Punjab’s Moga

      Police said he would be sent to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh arrested by Punjab Police from Moga district of Punjab. Chandigarh: Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested in Punjab’s Moga district on Sunday, more than a month after the state police launched a crackdown against him following the storming of the Ajnala police station by his supporters to secure the release of an arrested associate. A senior police official told PTI that Amritpal Singh has been arrested by the Punjab Police and would be sent to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail. He is an NSA subject and will be taken to Dibrugarh, the officer said. The 29-year-old Khalistani sympathiser is understood to have been arrested from Rode village…

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      Charles III to be coronated on May 6

      Charles III will be officially crowned king in a solemn religious service eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II The coronation of King Charles III will showcase unusual relics and the world’s finest jewels, which not only bedazzle but provide a physical and symbolic link with the ancient past. Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III’s coronation, has been paramount for Britain’s royal family for nearly a millennium. PARIS: The first coronation in Britain in 70 years takes place in London on May 6, when Charles III is officially crowned king. The ceremony at Westminster Abbey is the centrepiece of a weekend of celebrations for the new monarch, who is also head of state in…

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      Rahul Gandhi to embark on two-day visit to Karnataka on Sunday

      Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in poll-bound Karnataka on a two-day visit starting Sunday, where he will attend a series of events including visit to temples, interaction with people and address public, Congress party said on Saturday. According to his schedule, Gandhi will reach Hubballi at 10.30 AM and then he will fly to Kudala Sangama in Bagalkote by helicopter. Kudala Sangama is an important pilgrimage of Lingayat sect, one the major dominant communities of Karnataka. The place has the Aikya Mantapa of the founder of the 12th century AD social reformer and the founder of Lingayat sect Basaveshwara. The Congress leader will pay his obeisance to Sangamanatha temple and the Aikya Linga. He will also participate in the…

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