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SC imposes interim stay on Allahabad HC order striking down UP Board of Madarsa Education Act

The bench headed by CJI Chandrachud said ‘purpose of Madarsa board is regulatory in nature & Allahabad HC is not prima facie correct that its establishment will breach secularism.’

‘Poor fiscal marksmanship’? UP budgets Rs 7.36 lakh crore for FY25, but is spending less than proposed

Yogi Adityanath govt had set aside Rs 7.19 lakh crore for 2023-24, but expects to spend Rs 6.32 lakh crore from total proposed amount by 31 March this year.

UP govt announces Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget. ‘State’s largest ever,’ says CM Yogi Adityanath

New schemes worth Rs 24,863.57 crore included, emphasis on women, youth, farmers and employment generation.

UP DSP was suspended twice for filing closure report in SC/ST case. Then HC came to his rescue

Setting aside charge sheet & govt proceedings against DSP Abhishek Yadav, Allahabad HC called it a ‘glaring case of exercise of administrative discretion to be vitiated for malice in law’.

‘Parallel arrangement, creates doubt’ — UP bans halal certification for food items except exports

Announcement comes after Lucknow police booked three companies for allegedly issuing illegal halal certificates and promoting enmity between different groups.

Varun criticises Yogi govt’s suspension of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital Amethi licence over patient death

Action against hospital follows death of 22-year-old patient in a case of alleged medical negligence. FIR filed against its CEO and three doctors on 17 September.

Allahabad HC to SC to NGT — judicial efforts to clean Ganga span 3 decades, but road ahead unclear

Pollution has become a perennial problem in the holy Ganga, with various courts grappling over the issue for decades. Now, a jurisdictional question has further muddied waters.

UP adds Savarkar, Deendayal biographies to school syllabus. Opposition calls it ‘educational corruption’

Life histories of 50 personalities will be taught in classes 9-12. Opposition protests inclusion of Savarkar & Deendayal Upadhyaya, saying they didn't participate in freedom struggle.

UP govt appoints 3rd acting DGP in row despite contempt plea in SC. ‘Bad precedent’, say ex-DGPs

Senior IPS officer Vijaya Kumar given charge. Mukul Goel, who was shunted out last May on grounds of 'disregard of govt duty', 'indolence', was state’s last permanent police chief.

Script ready but stuck in production? Rajinikanth ‘in talks’, but Yogi’s ‘Film City’ has no takers yet

After delays, YEIDA had extended deadline for developers or companies to apply for project to 31 March, failing which, a meeting will be held on 4 April to discuss the road ahead.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.