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Elon Musk finally meets Pranay Pathole, his Twitter buddy from India
In a tweet on Monday, Pathole who works as a software developer for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), said it was so great to meet Musk in person. "It was so great meeting you @elonmusk at the Gigafactory Texas. Never seen such a humble and down-to-earth person. You're an inspiration to the millions," he said in a tweet, posting a picture of Musk with him. Musk and Pathole have been friends since 2018 on Twitter, and keep discussing a myriad of topics from space to cars and more.
Two killed, one injured in firing incident in Delhi
"Jogender, Mangal and Mohan Lal suffered gun wounds in the incident. Jogender was taken to Sehgal Hospital where he was declared dead by the doctors. Mangal and Lal were taken to Sonia Hospital where Mangal was declared dead. Lal is currently undergoing treatment. Bodies of Jogender and Mangal were sent to the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for the post-mortem," the police said.
JNU VC calls for implementation of Uniform Civil Code
Speaking at a programme organised by the Ambedkar International Centre here, Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said the country's first Law Minister Bhimrao Ambedkar was also in favour of implementing UCC in the country. A discussion was held on the subject "Gender justice, decoding the Uniform Civil Code".
SC issues notice to Gujarat govt on Teesta Setalvad's plea for bail
A bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit agreed to examine Setalvad's bail plea and scheduled the case for further hearing on Thursday. Setalvad was represented by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Aparna Bhat in the apex court. "Considering facts and circumstances, let the notice be returnable on Thursday... Liberty to serve standing counsel for the state," said the top court.
Kisan Mahapanchayat: 19 farmers detained at Ghazipur
The farmers, who were staging a protest at the Ghazipur border, were detained when they decided to head towards Jantar Mantar. According to police, to avoid any untoward incident, they took the protesters to a nearby police station by bus.
Noida woman, seen misbehaving with guard in viral video, arrested
According to an official, the police took cognisance of the video, in which Bhavya Rai can be seen misbehaving with the security guard in JP Wishtown Society, under Sector-126 police station, and registered a case against her under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In the 2-minute-long video, Roy, who seemed intoxicated, is seen holding the guard's hand and hurling abuses at him while the latter is pleading with her.
Hindu outfit lodges complaint against Amazon for selling obscene Radha-Krishna pics
At a time when crores of Hindus celebrated Krishna Janmashtami, Amazon's plans to sell the obscene pictures could only be considered as with ulterior motives and it is against the law under IPC sections 295, 295 A and 298. Legal action must be initiated against the company for hurting the feelings of Hindus, the complaint added.
Loss of faith in judiciary will endanger democracy: CJI Ramana
Justice N.V. Ramana, who is scheduled to demit office next week, said it was necessary to ensure that people do not lose faith and trust in the judiciary. "If the people lose the faith and trust in judiciary and if the judiciary collapses, the very survival of democracy will be at stake," the CJI said.
Speed-boat 'scare': Maharashtra ATS files FIR against unknown persons
ATS chief Vineet Agarwal, who rushed to Raigad along with his team, and the Raigad Police have investigated the matter, and a possible terror angle has been discounted for the present. On Thursday, the state security apparatus went into a tizzy after the severely damaged yacht washed up on Harihareshwar beach, around 200 km south of Mumbai, as the fisherfolk alerted the local authorities.
Demolition teams race against time to rig Noida Twin Towers with 4 tonnes of explosives
Engineers from South Africa and Mumbai are working non-stop for the precision demolition of Apex and Cayenne towers, comprising 915 flats, which took three years to build but were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, signalling zero tolerance for dodgy builders. The illegal towers rising up to 103 metres nestle between upmarket societies called ATS Village and Emerald Court in Sector-93A, but they are only nine metres from the latter's Aster-2 apartment block.
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