Morning digest: Supreme Court flags concerns over electoral bonds, Joe Biden calls for ban on assault weapons, and more

The Supreme Court on Wednesday flagged its concern that political events might misuse crores of rupees acquired as donations via electoral bonds to bankroll violent protests and even terror.

Hours after a gunman opened hearth in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. President Joe Biden requested Congress to ban assault weapons and mandate stricter background checks for these shopping for weapons. The House of Representatives had handed two legal guidelines earlier this month that will require more background checks for potential gun patrons — the Bills are but to be handed by the evenly break up Senate, the place it might require a majority of 60.

Stating that predatory pricing by e-commerce companies might result in wiping out of competitors and could also be detrimental to customers in the long term, a parliamentary panel has advisable that the federal government ought to announce a more clear-cut definition of what constitutes unfair commerce follow together with sensible authorized treatment to sort out the problem.

The Central Board of Secondary Education has rolled out a brand new evaluation framework for Classes 6-10 in English, Maths and Science in collaboration with the British Council. Under the brand new system, lecturers will probably be educated to create query papers and different evaluation strategies that check the precise competency of scholars in these topics, somewhat than their skill to memorise chunks of textual content.

In a uncommon gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to the mazar or mausoleum of ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara of Gopalganj district throughout his March 26-27 go to to Bangladesh, sources informed The Puucho on Wednesday.

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics started its 121-day journey throughout Japan on Thursday and is headed towards the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. The ceremony was closed to the general public due to the worry of spreading COVID-19 however was streamed stay.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday requested everybody to go to tulip backyard, positioned on the foothills of Zabarwan vary in Jammu and Kashmir, and benefit from the heat hospitality of the folks of the Union territory.

In an interview to The Puucho, Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar confirmed that he had reached out to the Indian management with the proposal this week, making it clear that Afghanistan believes India has an necessary function sooner or later Afghan reconciliation course of.

In 2020, there have been 18.05 TB notifications, which was a fall of 24% from 2019 as a result of disruptions brought on by the pandemic, in line with the India TB report launched by the Health Ministry on Wednesday.

Distancing himself from the Income Tax raids held on his occasion office-bearer’s premises that led to unearthing of unaccounted cash, Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan mentioned he was a trustworthy taxpayer.

Several years earlier than he started his journey, which is able to finally see him being sworn in because the 48th Chief Justice of India, Nuthalapti Venkata Ramana undertook an arduous journey by truck with ₹10 in his pocket.

Chennai Super Kings, on Wednesday, unveiled a brand new jersey, the primary redesign because the inaugural 2008 version. The new-look jersey options camouflage as a tribute to India’s armed forces and three stars atop the franchise’s emblem.