| Good morning! A labourer died and another was injured after they were shot at by terrorists in Chadoora area of Budgam, the Jammu and Kashmir Police tweeted. This comes hours after a bank manager named Vijay Kumar was shot dead by terrorists in Kulgam district. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don't miss your daily dose of news. |
| THE BIG STORY 2 more civilian killings keep Kashmir on edge A 26-year-old bank employee from Rajasthan and a labourer from Punjab were shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam and Budgam on Thursday, marking 13 targeted killings of civilians in the Valley since March and sparking panic among migrant and Pandit communities. Read more. |
| STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED 'Arrest us all': Kejriwal says Sisodia next target Accused in 2021 Sakinaka rape and murder gets death sentence Vistara fined ₹10 lakh over landing violation Why look for Shivling in every mosque: RSS |
| The Big Question Will the Centre's rules on service charge help diners? The government will frame new rules, along with a legal framework, to prevent restaurants from levying service charge on diners, which is an "unfair trade practice", consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said on Thursday. Read more. |
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THE DAILY QUIZ QUESTION He's beloved as the Shoeless Joe Jackson, Dr Richard Sturgess and Henry Hill. But he is none of those people. As per IMDB, hespecialised in "psychopathic characters who hide behind a cultivated charm". Name the Goodfella who died last week. |
| FROM THE EDIT PAGE Plan the caste count with care One of the earliest, and most polarising, demands of the Mandal movement that upended politics in the Hindi heartland was that of a caste census. The potential of caste conflict, political churn and possible unrest kept governments away from this controversial project — with the exception of the United Progressive Alliance 2 government, but the data of the socio-economic and caste census ordered in 2011 were never revealed over alleged data and methodological infirmities — but this week, Bihar appeared to finally bite the bullet with the announcement of a caste survey. Read more. |
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| NUMBER THEORY Covid cases rising again: Is it a cause for concern? With 4,283 new cases of Covid-19 reported across India on Wednesday, according to HT's dashboard, the country saw the biggest single-day spike in infections in at least 80 days even as fears emerged that the outbreak is again starting to rise in a handful of urbancentres across the country. Read more. |
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| FROM THE FIELD Love blurs borders: Youth yearns to get out of Pak jail In November 2020, Gemara Ram Meghwal was 17 and in love. The girl was a classmate from his village, the small Kumaharo KaTeeba in Rajasthan's Barmer, two-and-a-half kilometres away from the international border with Pakistan. He had been warned off the relationship, by the girl's parents, and even his own. But he was young and obstinate, and one winter night, decided it was time for drastic measures. But life had other plans in store for him. Read more. |
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