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Published on: Apr 5, 2023, 13:07:24 IST

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What CJI said on WFH for lawyers amid rising Covid cases: 'Don't feel…'

Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud (Sanjay Sharma)

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud took note of the rising number of Covid cases in the country, saying that the Supreme Court is willing to hear lawyers via video conferencing. Read more

NCERT deletes portions related to RSS, Mahatma Gandhi & Godse in new books

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in its new Class 12 political science and history textbooks has removed references to dislike of Hindu extremists for Mahatma Gandhi’s pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity, banning of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) after his assassination and dropped reference of “Brahmin” to his assassin Nathuram Godse. Read more

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Karan Johar once confessed he 'wanted to murder Anushka Sharma's career', told Aditya Chopra not to take her

Karan Johar had once confessed that he had almost ‘ruined’ Anushka Sharma's career after he asked Aditya Chopra to not sign her for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Read more

All you need to know about ‘Apple BKC’, India's first Apple store opening in Mumbai

Apple on Wednesday shared a glimpse of its first-ever retail store for India, thus confirming long-standing reports of the tech giant being in talks to open its maiden outlet in the country. Called ‘BKC Apple,’ the shop is in Mumbai, India's financial capital. Read more

‘In two years, he might play for India…’: Hardik Pandya's bold prediction for Gujarat Titans youngster Sai Sudharsan

Sai Sudharsan's rise as a bankable top-order option for Gujarat Titans has been exemplary. The left-hander from Tamil Nadu, who made his IPL debut last year, has put his hand up to stake claim to the No.3 spot after an unfortunate knee injury forced Kane Williamson out of the tournament without even batting once for GT. Read more

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