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10:34 PM

Civil aviation ministry asks airports to boost infrastructure to handle higher number of passengers

To ensure that there is no congestion at major airports, the civil aviation ministry on Friday asked airport operators to carry out a thorough internal analysis of their throughput and space requirements in order to boost infrastructure for hassle-free travel, according to sources.

The issues related to congestion at airports during peak travel periods and measures required to be put in place were discussed during a meeting civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held with airport and airline operators in the national capital.

9:40 PM

DRI officers seize 23.34 kg gold worth Rs 14 crore, arrests 2

Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have seized 23.34 kg of foreign gold valued at Rs 14.43 crore, which was being smuggled into India through the Chennai airport, and arrested 2 persons in two separate operations.

An operation was conducted on May 8 after DRI officers developed intelligence that a passenger, who arrived at Chennai international airport from Dubai through Colombo, was carrying huge quantities of foreign-origin smuggled gold and was on his way to his residence in Chennai.

7:26 PM

Batla encounter: HC grants time to authorities to file report on background, conduct of death row convict

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked authorities to file by July 7 a social investigation report of convict Ariz Khan, awarded death penalty in the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case in which decorated Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was killed.

A special bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Amit Sharma, which had also directed the state to file the report earlier, granted more time to submit a complete copy of the report, including home town report, in relation to Khan.

6:15 PM

Legal cover to same sex marriage will have adverse impact on Indian society: Survey

Same sex marriage is against the natural order of humanity and it will have an adverse impact on Indian society if legalised, a Pune-based women's organisation has claimed in a survey report.

In its report, the Drishti Stree Adhyayan Prabodhan Kendra, which follows the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) line of thought, said that some people also believe that "legalisation of such marriages will create and promote anarchy and chaos in society".

5:22 PM

HC asks Centre to respond to UK-based journalist's plea challenging cancellation of OCI card

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Centre to respond to a plea by a UK-based Indian origin journalist challenging cancellation of her OCI card for her alleged involvement in "detrimental propaganda against the Indian government.

Justice Prathiba M Singh issued notice to the ministries of Home Affairs, External Affairs and the High Commission of India in London on the petition filed by 82-year-old Amrit Wilson.

3:40 PM

UK economy grows sluggishly in 1st quarter as double-digit inflation curbs consumers spending

The UK economy grew sluggishly during the first three months of the year as double-digit inflation curbed consumer spending and labour unrest curtailed output in industries ranging from transportation to healthcare and education.

Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, increased 0.1 per cent in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said Friday.

3:21 PM

BJP govt creating concentration of economic power, MSMEs suffering: Congress

The Congress on Friday targeted the Narendra Modi government, saying it has created an "unprecedented concentration of economic power" where some large companies, particularly a "chosen few", are prospering while MSMEs are suffering.

All India Congress Committee general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh also posted on Twitter a chart, sourced to some financial firms, that shows a trend of profit after tax (PAT) and free cashflow to equity of the top 20 PAT generators in the country over the last few years.

2:52 PM

Tanveer Ahmed is not our spokesperson, says Karnataka JD(S) Pres CM Ibrahim

2:49 PM

West Bengal govt takes precautionary measures to combat possible devastation by Cyclone Mocha

West Bengal government has taken precautionary measures to combat possible devastation by Cyclone Mocha and has shifted residents of low lying and coastal areas of the state to safe shelters, an official said on Friday. Tarpaulins, drinking water pouches, milk powder, dry food, baby food and medicines have been sent to the safe shelters at the low lying coastal areas of Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas districts and some areas of the Sundarbans, he said.

2:27 PM

There is fear that I will be arrested again as soon as I leave High Court: Imran Khan

1:56 PM

CBSE announces Class 10 results; girls outperform boys

CBSE announces Class 10 results for 93.12 per cent. Pass percentage down by 1.28 per cent points since last year.

1:24 PM

Compartment exam to be now called supplementary exam: CBSE official

The CBSE has decided to change the nomenclature of the 'compartment' exam to 'supplementary' exam based on recommendations made in the NEP-2020, a senior official said on Friday. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has also decided to offer more opportunities to students to improve their performance in board exams.

1:17 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva in Japan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors (FMCBG) meet. She is on a two-day visit to Japan. The G7 meeting is taking place in Niigata. Meanwhile, she also met Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong during the sidelines of the meeting.

1:12 PM

Karnataka CM Bommai, other BJP leaders hold key meet at BS Yediyurappa's residence

12:13 PM

Delhi Police records Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's statement on wrestlers' complaint