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The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict today on the constitutional validity of Article 370 of the Constitution and the dividing of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories.
Apurva Vishwanath explains the unique status granted to J&K at the time of accession, and the legal question before the apex court: how far Parliament can stretch the original limits set by the framers of the Constitution.
Naveed Iqbal, meanwhile, takes a look at the security situation in J&K in the past four years, since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
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In the latest edition of Idea Exchange, former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg speaks on transparency in electoral bonds, the Government’s slow-pedalling of big ticket reforms, disinvestment and institutional autonomy.
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The BJP has appointed former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh. This is a remarkable turnaround for Sai, who was replaced as the president of the state unit last year.
The shooters in the killing of Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi have been caught. What motivated them to carry out the murder? A chance to “flee” and live abroad like Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, support from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, cash and weapons, police sources said.
BSP president Mayawati has announced that her nephew Akash Anand will be her political successor, party leaders said. She has given him the responsibility of strengthening the party in all states barring Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Rs 350 crore: The final figure is in after counting ended for the cash seized during the Income-Tax Department’s searches at multiple properties in Odisha linked to Baldeo Sahu and Group of Companies Ltd, a distillery firm run by family members of Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand Dhiraj Sahu.
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In our Opinion section today, Ashok Gulati writes on how the BJP’s success in Madhya Pradesh “is a lesson for other states as well as for policymakers at the Centre to keep agriculture on high priority.”
Over six months ago, when the 13-year-old girl was sent to the house of a 55-year-old woman at an upscale locality in Gurgaon, to work as a domestic help, she was treated “like a daughter” by the family of three. But things soon took an ugly turn. The employers began hitting her, touching her inappropriately, having their dog bite her, and poured acid on her hands. Speaking to The Indian Express, the teenager recounts the nightmare.
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In her weekly column, Shivani Naik writes on the swanky new academy of the Badminton Association of India with top-notch facilities that came up in Guwahati last year. It promises personalised attention, and has plentiful coaches to help those who show the hunger to succeed. While geography remains on its side, the academy has an uphill climb matching Hyderabad’s history.
Delhi confidential: At a photo-op with newly recruited police personnel, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora realised there were two special chairs kept for him and the Chief of Delhi Police Academy, while the other officers were sitting on different chairs. Here’s what he did next.
🎧 In today’s episode of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we talk about the expulsion of Mahua Moitra as an MP, the income tax raids at the premises of a country-liquor firm linked to Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu, and arrest of the shooters in the Gogamedi muder case.
Until tomorrow,
Sonal Gupta
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