‘Mafias under threat’

No mafia can spread terror in UP anymore, says Yogi after Atiq, Ashraf killings

First India Bureau

Lucknow: In his first public reaction on law and order in the state after the brazen murders of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf outside a hospital in Prayagraj on April 15, CM Yogi Adityanath said that the government is capable of safeguarding the interests and capital of investors and no mafia can spread terror in UP anymore.

CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA SAYS...

New Delhi: The SC on Tuesday began hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages, issue that has wide societal ramifications and has sharply divided opinion. The case is being heard by a five-judge Constitution bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha. Appearing for the Centre is SG Tushar Mehta whereas Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is appearing for the petitioners.

INX CASE: ED ATTACHES KARTI’S PROPERTIES WORTH `11.04 CRORE

New Delhi: ED on Tuesday attached four properties to the tune of `11.04 crore belonging to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and others in the INX money laundering case. ED said out of 4 attached properties, one is an immovable asset.

SUDAN INCIDENT: EAM

JAISHANKAR SLAMS

SIDDARAMAIAH

New Delhi: Union EAM

S Jaishankar on Tuesday hit out at Congress leader Siddaramaiah, accusing him of politicising the issue of 31 members of Karnataka’s Hakki Pakki tribe being stranded in war-torn Sudan.

INDIAN CLIMBER KAUR, MISSING ON MOUNT ANNAPURNA, FOUND l The court can’t be told how to make a decision and that it wants to hear the petitioners’ side. l We have engaged extensively with the Parliamentary Committees. Don’t underestimate the impact that your arguments are having on us. l We want to find a middle ground, adding, there is no absolution concept of biological man and woman. It is not just what your genitals are. It is far more complex. l So even when Special Marriage Act says man and woman, the very notion of a man and a woman is not an absolute based on genitals. l You say that the LGBTQ community has the right to marry & that society cannot say we will deprive you of benefit that conventional social relationships get. l It’s not enough to leave them alone, but it is essential to give them relevant social institutions. It may not be necessary for the court to then get into personal laws at all. l In 5 years, since Navtej Johar judgment, things have changed greatly. There is an acceptance which is evolving. We are very conscious of that.

HELLO APPLE!

CEO Tim Cook to meet PM Modi

Today

Complex on Tuesday. The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is incredible! We are so excited to open Apple BKC — our first store in India, says Apple CEO Tim Cook. Apple’s second retail store in India is set to open in New Delhi on Thursday. Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to meet PM Narendra Modi and IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar today. Full Report on P11

Paper leak case: RPSC member, 2 more held

Shubham Jain

The LGBTQ community should have the right to a life of dignity and to the institution of marriage and family which is available to heterosexual persons. The petitioners are seeking the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, to read marriage as between “spouse” instead of “man and woman.”

—Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the petitioners

The court needs to first address whether the judiciary is the right forum to create new socio-legal relationships instead of Parliament.

—Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government

Targeting BSP and SP govt, the Chief Minister claimed, before 2017 UP was known for riots and crime. Today, all districts in UP are witnessing growth and darkness in every way has been eliminated. The government is paving the way for UP’s development through airports, highways, and proper law and order situation. P6

SC TO HEAR PLEA SEEKING PROBE INTO KILLING ON APRIL 24

The apex court has said that it will hear a PIL seeking a probe into the murder of gangster-politician Atiq and Ashraf, in police custody on April 24.