India news highlights: Karnataka High Court quashes govt's circular banning 23 ‘ferocious’ dog breeds

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--The High Court of Karnataka on April 10 quashed a circular issued by the Central Government on March 12 banning 23 breeds of ‘ferocious and dangerous’ dogs.

--The court said that the Central government could not have banned the dog breeds through a circular in the absence of any such power available under the provisions of the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and the Animal Birth Control Rules.

--Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is India's highest-ranked university, in 20th spot globally for development studies. Further, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad is among the top 25 institutions around the globe for business and management studies with IIM-Bangalore and Calcutta in the top 50.

--Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has excelled particularly in Data Science, securing a global ranking of 51-70, and Petroleum Engineering, where it ranks 51-100 globally.

--Meanwhile, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, grabbed the 24th position globally for dentistry studies.

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--Leakage incident reported at the X-Mass tree of well no. BGN#24 located at Dighaltarang Tea Estate Tinsukia district in Assam. The leak has been brought under control

- Upon examination, a hole was observed on flow path from x-mass tree & the same is under investigation, says Oil India

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Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court fixes April 15, for further hearing on AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail hearing in excise policy case

- Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court fixes April 15, for further hearing on AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail hearing in excise policy case

- Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday revealed details of his government's plan to stimulate the economy by giving digital cash handouts of 10,000 baht (USD 275) to an estimated 50 million Thais for spending at their local businesses.

- Srettha said at a news conference that the 500-billion-baht (USD 13.75-billion) plan, to be mostly funded out of the 2024 and 2025 fiscal budgets, will be rolled out in the last quarter of the year.

- On the Calcutta High Court order in the Sandeshkhali case, Advocate Alok Srivastav said, "A landmark order has been passed by the Calcutta High Court today. An order has just been pronounced directed for HC monitored CBI inquiry in Sandeshkhali sexual assault, rape cases and also in land grabbing cases."

- "In the ED attack case, a CBI inquiry is already going on... The HC has ordered the West Bengal govt to provide adequate facilities and protection to the CBI officers and the victims of Sandeshkhali. The HC has passed a series of directions in favour of the victims," he added.

- He further said, "I am going to file a caveat in the Supreme Court as I am sure that the West Bengal govt is likely to challenge the order as they did in the ED attack case but the Supreme Court has dismissed their challenge..."

AAP to observe 'Tanashahi Hatao, Samvidhan Bachao Divas' on B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary on April 14: Party leader Gopal Rai

- The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings before a special court in a money laundering case against 'lottery king' Santiago Martin.

- A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice on a plea by Martin challenging the March 16 order of a special PMLA court in Kerala's Ernakulam dismissing his petition for keeping in abeyance the trial in the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

- In a setback for Delhi CM, Supreme Court won't hear Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against his arrest today.

- Court will open next on Monday.

While launching Samajwadi Party's manifesto, party's chief Akhilesh Yadav says, "We have named our vision document as 'Janta Ka Maang Patra - Humara Adhikar'. The main demands in this vision document are - the right to protect the constitution, the right to protect democracy, the right to freedom of media, and the right to social justice... the right to social justice is needed for the development of the country. Inclusive development isn't possible without the caste census. Caste census is the axis of development of the country..."

- Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into alleged crimes against women, forcible land-grab in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.

- Affidavits by Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna sent to media first and then the court.

- Apology by Baba Ramdev not accepted, it is wilful disobedience of court

- Supreme Court orders that all the officers who held posts as district Ayurvedic and Unani officers from 2018 till now shall file replies on actions taken by them.

- Supreme Court orders that all the officers who held posts as district Ayurvedic and Unani officers from 2018 till now shall file replies on actions taken by them.

- Delhi HC refuses to entertain a plea moved by former AAP Minister and former MLA Sandeep Kumar, seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal from holding the post of Chief Minister.

- Court said this is the third petition with identical prayers. The court said we will impose a 50k fine on the petitioner.

- Court also said, to stop making mockery of the system. The court said costs are the only way to curb such petitions.

- Supreme Court posts for April 16 case relating for misleading advertisements by Patanjali.

- Supreme Court while dictating the order says Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority has filed a detailed affidavit trying to explain action taken regarding objectionable ads.

- “We are appalled to note that except pushing file, nothing has been done,” says the Supreme Court.

- In 4-5 years, the State Licensing Authority remained in deep slumber, says Supreme Court.

- Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Ramdev, says they can issue a public apology.

- "These are major fault lines and the victim is not the profit of the company but the health of the common citizens. the reply is good faith.. "

- "..this is in good faith?? we are concerned with all the FMCG Companies who show rosy pictures to consumers and then suffer heath issues."

- Justice Amanullah said, officers will be suspended by our order today

- Supreme Court pulls up Uttarakhand government for not taking action against Patanjali Ayurved for violation of law.

- Supreme Court tells Uttarakhand government that it is not going to let it free. All complaints were forwarded to the government.

- The licensing inspector remained quiet, there is no report by the officer. The concerned officers should be suspended right now.

- Supreme Court observes that apology is only on paper after they (Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna) were caught on wrong foot in court.

- We don’t accept it (apology), we decline to accept this. We consider it a wilful, deliberate disobedience of the undertaking, says the Supreme Court.

- Supreme Court observes that the message has to go to society at large not to violate the court's order.

- Justice Kohli says, "Apology is on paper. Their back is against the wall. We decline to accept this, we consider it a deliberate violation of undertaking. Be ready for something next to rejection of affidavit"

- Sr Adv PS Patwalia appears for Indian Medical Association.

- Sr Counsel Vipin Sanghi and Balbir Singh also in court for the contemnors.

- Justice Kohli said "Till the matter hit the Court, the contemnors did not find it fit to send us the (fresh apology) affidavits. They sent it to the media first, till 7.30 pm yesterday it was not uploaded for us. They believe in publicity clearly."

- A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed an application moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in an excise scam matter, seeking more time with his lawyers.

- Special judge for CBI and ED cases Kaveri Baweja dismissed the application, saying there was no sufficient grounds to grant the relief.

- A fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in the Indirapuram area here on Wednesday morning, officials said.

- The fire broke out in a house on the third floor of Sunrise Green Society. After receiving information about the incident, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, said Chief Fire Officer, Ghaziabad, Rahul Pal.

- In a major victory for the DMRC, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the PSU was not obliged to pay Rs 8,000 crore to the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd, a Reliance Infrastructure firm, in pursuance of a 2017 arbitral award.

- A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud allowed the curative plea of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) against the dismissal of its revision plea against the arbitral award.

- Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna will again be physically present before Supreme Court today as it continues hearing case concerning misleading ads by Patanjali.

- Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday in a sign of mutual support and shared opposition to Western democracies amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

- “We would like to express our highest appreciation and admiration for the successes that you have achieved over the years and, above all, over the last decade under your leadership," Lavrov told Xi, according to Russian media.

- Supreme Court to deliver judgment on a curative petition filed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) challenging an arbitral award directing it to pay Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary, Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), around Rs 8,000 crore.

- Five people, including the son of a former Punjab minister Sucha Singh, were arrested with 42.89 grams of heroin in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, police said on Wednesday.

- The arrests were made after a police patrolling party raided a room in a hotel near Panchayat Ghar, Old Bus Stand on Tuesday, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told the PTI.

- Two young men died after being hit by a train near Velloor here in the small hours of Wednesday, police said.

- The incident occurred around 4 am, an officer of Kottayam Railway police station said.

- Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. The relative humidity stood at 55 per cent at 8.30 am. The relative humidity stood at 55 per cent at 8.30 am.

- Partly cloudy skies are likely and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 38 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said.

- India has been elected to several key bodies at the UN, including a significant victory by its nominee Jagjit Pavadia who was re-elected for a third term to the International Narcotics Control Board after garnering the highest number of votes.

- Pavadia was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) by secret ballot for the third term for five years from March 2025-2030, getting the highest number of votes in the highly competitive election.

- Hong Kong police say a building fire has killed at least four people and injured 12, reports AP.

- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal moves Supreme Court against Delhi High Court order rejecting his plea challenging his arrest in Delhi's excise policy irregularities case

- Kejriwal was arrested last month by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.

- The partnership between India and the United States has reached a new height with collaboration on technology and other fields, the US National Security Advisor has said.

- "The partnership between the US and India, a country in BRICS (bloc), has gone to new heights with an engagement across technology and security and so many other dimensions," NSA Jake Sullivan told reporters at a White House news conference.

- US President Joe Biden and the First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Tuesday evening welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the White House and treated them with a seafood dinner at a city restaurant.

- Biden has invited the Japanese Prime Minister for a State Dinner on Wednesday as part of the efforts to strengthen ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

- The Noida Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested six alleged inter-state traffickers after seizing 10 tonnes of counterfeit tobacco allegedly being transported in a truck and concealed under sacks of potatoes.

- The police said it seized 138 sacks of counterfeit tobacco, valued at Rs 2 crore, which was meant to be illegally sold in states that have banned tobacco.

- The Delhi Police told a court here Tuesday that former JNU student Umar Khalid amplified a false narrative in his favour through social media, completing its arguments against his bail plea in the 2020 Delhi riots case.

- Khalid is an accused in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. He has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

- At least 12 people were killed and 14 injured -- all employees of a private firm -- as a bus they were on fell into a 'murum' soil mine pit in Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Tuesday night, officials said.

- The incident took place around 8.30 pm near Khapri village under Kumhari Police Station limits when the victims were returning home after work from a distillery, Durg Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla said.

- In a massive blow to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld his arrest in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam, saying the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was left with "little option" after he skipped repeated summonses and refused to join the investigation.

- It also cited the ED's claim that Kejriwal conspired and was actively involved in use and concealment of the proceeds of crime to reject his petition against his arrest.

- The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv's Hawk missile systems.

- The US announced the move Tuesday saying that Ukraine has an urgent need for the maintenance support to keep the missile system running.

- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh will meet the party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi's Tihar Jail.

- Mann had a few days ago sought permission from the Tihar Jail administration, seeking time to meet Kejriwal.