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Economic Times | 03 May, 2023 | 11:44AM IST
Same-Sex Marriage News Live: Centre agrees to set up committee headed by Cabinet Secretary to look into issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community
Same-Sex Marriage News Live: The Centre has agreed to set up committee headed by Cabinet Secretary to look into issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Centre agrees to set up committee headed by Cabinet Secretary to look into issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community
Same-sex marriage
Supreme Court Constitution Bench begins hearing on a petition related to same-sex marriage.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta apprises SC that a committee headed by the cabinet secretary will be constituted to look at the issues faced by the same-sex couple.SG Mehta says petitioners can submit suggestions so that the committee can apply their minds to it.
Go First's lenders to assess extent of provisioning required, whether write off will ensue: Sources (Reuters)
Go First Airlines' lenders likely to meet on Wednesday to discuss future course of action in bankruptcy filing
India's Enforcement Directorate conducts searches at Manappuram Finance- CNBC-TV18 Tweet (Reuters)
Supreme Court asks competent authorities to take a decision as and when they deem necessary, on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was awarded a death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995.
Supreme Court refuses to entertain pleas seeking stay on the release of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’ in theatres and OTT platforms and allows them to approach the Kerala High Court.
Congress issued the party manifesto for the Karnataka election and has connected Bajrang Dal with the PFI in it. This is very shameful that they are comparing a dal that is working for the development and benefit of society with a group that has promoted several terrorist acts
- Bajrang Dal national convener Neeraj Doneriya
Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia moves Delhi High Court seeking interim bail citing medical grounds for his wife's health. Court issued notice to CBI in this matter.
Committee formed to decide on the post of NCP president will hold a meeting at YB Chavan Center in Mumbai soon
Delhi Police raids the hideouts of gangsters and their associates sitting abroad. Raids have been conducted at some locations in Delhi including Sonipat and Jhajjar.
Delhi Police conducted raids at more than 20 locations in Delhi-NCR earlier today, a day after gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was killed inside Tihar Jail allegedly by rival gang members.
PMI services rose sharply to 62 in April from 57.8 in March
India COVID 19 Cases
India reports 3,720 new cases and 7,698 recoveries in the last 24 hours; the active caseload stands at 40,177.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar leaves from his residence in Mumbai
Sharad Pawar announced yesterday that he has decided to resign from the post of NCP president.
Spicejet to revive 25 grounded aircraft: Statement (Reuters)
Heavy deployment of RAF and CRPF personnel at Jantar Mantar as wrestlers' protests entered the 11th day today
Indoco Remedies gets EIR with VAI status from US FDA for Verna unit
Rupee rises 12 paise to 81.75 against US dollar in early trade
Sensex declines 330.27 points to 61,024.44 in early trade; Nifty falls 97.05 points to 18,050.60
Russia launches unsuccessful strikes on Kyiv - Ukraine
Russia launched a third nightly round of attacks on Kyiv in six days, city authorities said early on Wednesday, but air defence systems destroyed all its drones, with no immediate reports of casualties or destruction. Air raid sirens blared for several hours in Kyiv, the surrounding region and most of eastern Ukraine, with the skies clearing only at dawn. "All enemy targets were identified and shot down in the airspace around the capital," Kyiv's military administration said on the Telegram messaging app, citing initial details.
Stage set for 1st phase of UP municipal polls on Thursday
The stage is set for polling in the first phase of the urban municipal polls in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday amid tight security arrangements. According to the state election commission (SEC), people in 37 districts will vote in the first phase to elect 7,593 representatives, including 10 mayors and 820 corporators. The second-phase polling will take place on May 11. The two-phase elections will be a key test for the parties ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls.
3 imprisoned Iranian female journalists have been awarded UN's premier prize for press freedom "for their commitment to truth and accountability," reports AP.
UN chief appoints two deputy executive directors for UNICEF
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed two new assistant secretary-generals to serve as deputy executive directors for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). According to a press note from the UN chief's office on Tuesday, both will be succeeding the current deputy executive directors, to whom the secretary-general and UNICEF are grateful for their dedicated service, Xinhua news agency reported.
"12th outbound flight departs from Jeddah. 231 passengers are heading to Mumbai", tweets MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
Russian freight train derails due to 'explosive device' in region bordering Ukraine, reports AFP, quoting governor
Controlled explosion and man arrested outside Buckingham Palace after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into palace grounds, say UK police
President Murmu to visit her native village in Odisha, Similipal National Park this week
President Droupadi Murmu will be visiting her native Rairangpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Friday for the first time after assuming office, informed officials. According to the information from President's office, "The President will leave the President's House at 7 am on 04.05.2023 and land at Koleikunda Airport in West Bengal by a special plane from Palam Airport and from there she will land in a special IAF MI-17 helicopter at Badampahad Helipad at 10:15 am."
China's international lending and developing world's indebtedness increase: Report
China's contribution to the global economy has not only increased but its international indebtedness also rose significantly, especially among the developing world, according to InsideOver. China lends money to developing countries with high interest and with easier access to cash flow and it becomes difficult for the nations to repay. The high-interest rate and easier access to cash flow have been deemed to be among the major reasons for the rise of debt sustained by developing countries that are barely managing to stay afloat economically.
Oil extends losses as investors brace for more rate hikes
Oil prices extended losses on Wednesday, after slumping about 5% to a five-week low in the previous session, as investors braced for more rate hikes this week that could dent energy demand. Brent futures fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $75.19 a barrel by 0015 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) also fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $71.53. Both benchmarks closed at their lowest since March 24 in the previous session, when they also recorded their biggest one-day percentage declines since early January.
"Delhi LG accepts MCD's revenue was being looted during BJP tenure": AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj
Responding to Delhi LG VK Saxena's statement regarding the increase in the revenue of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj raised questions on the 15-year tenure of the Bharatiya Janata Party's control of the MCD. Saurabh Bhardwaj said, "The LG's statement about the MCD's earnings increasing from Rs 7249 crores to Rs 8900 crores in 2022-23, indicating revenue growth of about Rs 1650 crores raises some questions. We hope he will answer these questions."
U.S. will not extend deadline on critical 5G airplane retrofit
The Biden administration does not plan to extend a July 1 deadline for airlines to upgrade airplane altimeters, the measuring instruments that are crucial for bad-weather landings, to address potential interference from 5G wireless technology, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban
A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the Republican-controlled Legislature’s objective in enacting the ban “nebulous.” The decision allows the state’s four clinics to continue providing abortions while Judge Andrew Stone takes more time to weigh the merits of a lawsuit filed by the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, which argued the law would “functionally eliminate” abortion access by limiting the procedure to hospitals.
