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The Senate Budget Committee will meet Thursday morning to hear from several witnesses on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s opening debt limit bid.
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Senate Democrats will excoriate the House GOP debt bill during a Budget Committee hearing on Thursday morning.
A final guest, very old chocolate and Star Wars trinkets – take the Thursday quiz
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This week the Thursday quiz is flush with success, having been part of a team that won a pub quiz at the weekend. The quiz didn’t feature Kate Bush or Sparks, but there was a Doctor Who question, so victory had clearly been written in the stars. Will you be so lucky? You face 15 questions of varying degrees of topicality, stupidity and impossibility. Unlike at the weekend, when the Thursday quiz walked out of the pub an entire £9.50 richer, there are no prizes because this is just for fun. But let us know how you got on in the comments.
The Thursday quiz, No 105
If you think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, please feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com but remember the quiz master’s word is final, and this week he is a quiz champion and his team have won the league and he will have no truck with your nonsense.
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )Hyderabad to receive rainfall till Thursday, forecasts IMD
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Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Hyderabad, forecasting rainfall till Thursday, April 27.
According to the IMD Hyderabad, all six zones in Hyderabad – Charminar, Khairatabad, Kukatpally, LB Nagar, Secunderabad, and Serilingampally – are expected to have a generally cloudy sky, with light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers expected towards the evening or night.
Maximum temperature in Hyderabad
While Hyderabad is expected to receive rainfall, the maximum temperature in the city is likely to be in the range of 36 to 40 degrees Celsius.
This is in line with the forecast by the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), which has also predicted light rainfall or thundershowers at isolated places towards the evening/night for the next three days.
Apart from Hyderabad, IMD forecasts rainfall in other cities
It is important to note that the yellow alert is not limited to Hyderabad and is valid for the entire state of Telangana. The temperature in other parts of the state may go as high as 42 degrees Celsius, making it important for people to stay indoors and keep themselves hydrated.
In view of the forecast made by both IMD Hyderabad and TSDPS, residents are advised to take necessary precautions and plan their travel accordingly.
Tips to beat the heat
As the temperature in Hyderabad is rising continuously, it is important to follow tips to beat the heat.
Avoid spicy food: It is essential to avoid spicy food as it increases metabolism in the body.
Say ‘no’ to too much dry fruits: Although, dry fruits are good for health, too much consumption of almond, cashew, walnuts etc. should be avoided in summer as they produce enormous heat in the body.
Deep fried food not good in summer: Consumption of deep fried food in summer may affect digestion and cause burning sensation in the stomach.
Avoid stepping out, cooking during peak time: Avoid stepping out between 12 noon and 3 p.m. which is considered as peak time.
Stay hydrated: In order to stay hydrated, one can consume watermelon, fresh fruits, etc. Lemon juice, lassi, curd, etc., can also be consumed.
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#Hyderabad #receive #rainfall #Thursday #forecasts #IMD( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
SpaceX’s Starship ready for second launch attempt on Thursday: Musk
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San Francisco: SpaceX’s Starship is ready for its first orbital test flight on Thursday, CEO Elon Musk said.
This will be the second launch attempt, as the first on Monday was scrubbed at the last minute due to an issue with the pressurisation system on Starship’s first stage, a huge booster called Super Heavy.
“All systems currently green for launch,” Musk wrote in a tweet on Thursday.
Earlier on Tuesday, he tweeted that the company is working on many issues to prepare for the launch.
“The team is working around the clock on many issues. Maybe 4/20, maybe not,” Musk said.
Meanwhile, the company updated on its website: “SpaceX is targeting as soon as Thursday, April 20 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas.”
“The 62 minute launch window opens at 8:28 a.m. CT (6:58a-pm IST) and closes at 9:30 a.m. CT (8:00a-pm IST),” it added.
If successful, the Super Heavy booster will make a hard splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about eight minutes after liftoff today.
Starship’s upper-stage spacecraft will make a partial lap around Earth, coming down in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii around 90 minutes after launch.
“With a test such as this, success is measured by how much we can learn, which will inform and improve the probability of success in the future as SpaceX rapidly advances development of Starship,” the company said.
Musk had previously said that there is only a 50 per cent chance that the first-ever orbital mission of SpaceX’s huge Starship vehicle will be a success. But he also stressed that SpaceX is building multiple Starship vehicles at the South Texas site.
These will be launched in relatively quick succession over the coming months, and there’s about an 80 per cent chance one of them will reach orbit this year.
SpaceX aims to use Starship as a fully reusable transportation system to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, help humanity return to the Moon, and travel to Mars and beyond.
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#SpaceXs #Starship #ready #launch #attempt #Thursday #Musk( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
Telangana police on alert for Hanuman Jayanti on Thursday
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Telangana police have been put on alert in view of Hanuman Jayanthi processions in the state on Thursday.
The higher officials held meetings with the Commissioner and SPs in the State and asked them to be vigilant following large-scale violence in several states in the country during Sri Rama Navami Shobha Yatras.
The higher officials asked the senior officials of DIG and above ranks to monitor the processions closely and if needed camp in the communally sensitive districts. The police are on their toes as the Hanuman Jayanthi processions will have mass gatherings and given the month of Ramzan there would be large gatherings in mosques.
In Hyderabad, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad – Bajrang Dal will take out a procession at 11.30 a.m from Gowliguda Ram Mandir it will pass through Putlibowli crossroads – Andhra Bank crossroads, Koti– Sultan Bazar crossroads – Ramkoti crossroads – Kachiguda crossroads – Narayanguda YMCA – Chikkadpally crossroads – RTC crossroads – Ashok Nagar – Gandhi Nagar –– Praga Tools – Kavadiguda – Bansilalpet Road – Bible house – City Light Hotel – Bata Show Room – Ujjaini Mahankali Temple – Old Ramgopalpet PS – Paradise crossroads – CTO Junction – Lee Royal Palace –Imperial Garden – Mastan Cafe and culminate at Hanuman temple Tadbund at 8 pm. About 5,000 people will participate in the procession.
Small processions have also been planned in different areas of the city.
The police in communally sensitive united districts of erstwhile Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar and Ranga Reddy districts have been asked to be on alert. Additional forces including Rapid Action Force are to be deployed in sensitive pockets including Bhainsa, Adilabad, Bodhan, Karimnagar etc.
The officials have been asked to form special teams to monitor the social media content and initiate immediate action against trouble mongers.
A senior official said that the measures are preventive following incidents of violence in the country last week in different states during Sri Rama Navami. “No specific inputs of violence by any groups are there. Due to political developments and violence in other States during Sri Rama Navami, security measures are being initiated,” said the official.
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#Telangana #police #alert #Hanuman #Jayanti #Thursday( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
Pak court stops police operation outside Imran Khan’s residence till Thursday
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Lahore: In a temporary relief for Imran Khan, a Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the police to stop till Thursday its operation outside the former prime minister’s residence here to arrest him in a corruption case after a scuffle between the security personnel and his supporters.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Tuesday challenged the police operation in the Lahore High Court, requesting it to direct the government to end it.
On Wednesday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) stopped police operation at Zaman Park till 10 am Thursday, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Hearing the petition filed by PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, LHC’s Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh passed these orders, the paper said.
Earlier, the court had instructed the Punjab inspector general, chief secretary and Islamabad police (operations) head to appear in court by 3 pm.
In a separate development, Islamabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a petition filed by Khan to suspend arrest warrants against him in the Toshakhana case.
The district and sessions court in Islamabad on February 28 issued non-bailable arrest orders against Khan in the Toshakhana case about the concealment of the proceeds from the sale of state gifts.
The Islamabad High Court heard the petition by Khan against arrest orders. He also submitted an affidavit through his counsel that he would appear before the court at the next hearing on March 18.
Chief Justice Amir Farooq observed during the hearing that the court would come out with an order to avoid conflict and ensure respect for the courts.
The court reserved the decision without giving any time when it would be announced today.
Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan last year in October for not sharing details of the sales. The election body later filed a complaint with the district court to punish him under criminal laws for selling the gifts he had received as prime minister of the country.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Rangers and police personnel who were closing in on Khan’s residence to arrest him in a corruption case on Wednesday started retreating, prompting cheers and celebrations among his supporters.
In a tweet, the party said that more workers were reaching Zaman Park and vowed not to let the “impure intentions” of the coalition government succeed.
Earlier in the day, authorities deployed the elite Rangers outside Khan’s residence, a day after clashes with police left over 60 people injured, including 54 policemen.
Lahore’s Zaman Park area was turned into a battleground after 70-year-old Khan’s defiant supporters engaged in pitched battles with policemen on Tuesday to stop them from arresting their leader in the Toshakhana case, resulting in injuries on both sides.
Khan has been in the crosshairs for buying gifts, including an expensive Graff wristwatch he had received as the premier at a discounted price from the state depository called Toshakhana and selling them for profit.
Established in 1974, the Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division and stores precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officials by heads of other governments and states and foreign dignitaries.
Khan was ousted from power in April last year after losing a no-confidence vote, which he alleged was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China and Afghanistan.
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#Pak #court #stops #police #operation #Imran #Khans #residence #Thursday( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
SC verdict on pleas for independent mechanism to appoint ECs on Thursday
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on Thursday on a batch of petitions seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
A constitution bench, headed by Justice K.M. Joseph and comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and C.T. Ravikumar had reserved judgment in the matter on November 24, 2022. According to the causelist, two judgments, each by Justices Joseph and Rastogi, will be pronounced at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday in the matter.
During the arguments, Attorney General R. Venkataramani had told the Supreme Court that if it were to begin to doubt every step taken by the government in the process of appointment of the Election Commissioner, then it has implications on the integrity and independenceA of the institution.
The five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice Joseph, had then shot a volley of questions at the country’s top law officer in connection with the appointment of Election Commissioner Arun Goel. It posed some critical questions to the AG in connection with Goel’s appointment: what deliberation could have been done to finalise his name within 24 hours, same day clearance, same day process completed, and the appointment was made not even in 24 hours.
The Centre had, however, maintained that there is no trigger point for the Supreme Court to interfere in the appointment process of the Election Commissioner.
After hearing detailed arguments, the Supreme Court reserved the judgment on a batch of petitions seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of the ECs and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
During the hearing, the Supreme Court had told the Centre that it wants to see the files relating to the recent appointment of Goel as the Election Commissioner and emphasised that it wants to see by what mechanism, “he was picked up”, and “there is no danger to produce it (files)”.
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#verdict #pleas #independent #mechanism #appoint #ECs #Thursday( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
Adani-Hindenburg row: SC to pronounce order on panel of experts on Thursday
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its order on a batch of PILs on the recent Adani Group shares crash triggered by the Hindenburg Research’s fraud allegations.
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala is likely to deliver its verdict over setting up of a panel of domain experts for strengthening existing regulatory measures for stock markets.
While reserving its order, the top court on February 17 refused to accept in a sealed cover the Centre’s suggestion on a proposed panel of experts.
Observing that it wanted full transparency for the protection of investors, the top court had also ruled out the possibility of any sitting judge overseeing the functioning of the proposed panel.
Stressing that statutory bodies like the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are fully equipped and are on job, the central government had expressed apprehension that any unintentional message to the investors that regulatory bodies in India needed monitoring by a panel may have some adverse impact on the flow of money into the country.
The Centre had told the bench that it wanted to provide details such as names and the scope of the panel’s mandate in a sealed cover.
Stock market regulator SEBI, in its note filed in the top court, had indicated it is not in favour of banning short-selling or sale of borrowed shares and said it is investigating allegations made by a tiny short-seller against the Adani Group as well as its share price movements.
Till now, four PILs have been filed in the top court on the issue by lawyers M L Sharma, Vishal Tiwari, Congress leader Jaya Thakur and Mukesh Kumar, who claims to be a social activist.
Tiwari, in his PIL, sought a direction from the Centre to constitute a committee monitored by a retired apex court judge to inquire into the Hindenburg Research report which has made a slew of allegations against the business conglomerate led by industrialist Gautam Adani.
Another PIL filed by advocate M L Sharma sought prosecution of short-seller Nathan Anderson of the US-based Hindenburg Research and his associates in India and the US for allegedly exploiting innocent investors and the “artificial crashing” of the Adani Group’s stock value in the market.
Congress leader Thakur, in his plea, has sought an investigation under the supervision of a sitting apex court judge against the Adani Group of companies in light of the allegations.
The fourth PIL seeks a probe by multiple central government agencies under the supervision of a panel or a former apex court judge against the Adani Group following allegations of fraud and share price manipulation.
“Direct appropriate audit (transactional and forensic audits), inquiry and investigation by appropriate agencies such as Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO); Registrar of Companies (RoC); Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI); ED (Directorate of Enforcement) on money-laundering aspect; I-T (Income-Tax Department on aspects of offshore transactions and tax-havens involved and DRI( Department of Revenue Intelligence), ” the fourth plea said.
Besides seeking a direction to the Centre and its agencies to render cooperation in the probe, the PIL has sought a direction to appoint a retired judge of the apex court or a committee to oversee and monitor the inquiry and investigation.
Adani Group stocks have taken a beating on the bourses after Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, against the business conglomerate. The Adani Group has dismissed the charges as lies, saying it complies with all laws and disclosure requirements.
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#AdaniHindenburg #row #pronounce #order #panel #experts #Thursday( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
Chuck Schumer met with Pakistan’s prime minister on Thursday, another stop in a recess spate of globetrotting that also included India and Israel.
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Chuck Schumer met with Pakistan’s prime minister on Thursday, another stop in a recess spate of globetrotting that also included India and Israel.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )MANUU to hold seminar on Thursday
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Hyderabad: The Department of Arabic, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in collaboration with International Research Institute for Tafsir Al-Qur’an (IRITAQ), Kerala is organizing a National Seminar on “Exegesis of Qur’an from Indian Sub-continent with Reference to Arabic Works” on Thursday.
According to Prof. Syed Alim Ashraf Jaisi, Seminar Director, the inaugural session will be presided over by Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar at 10:00 am, CPDUMT auditorium, MANUU campus. The IRITAQ officials -Janab Syed Munavvar Ali Shihab, Rector, Dr. Sayyid Mousa Al Kazimi, Secretary General, & Prof. N.A.M. Abdul Kader, Dept. Chairman are the guests of honour. Prof. Syed Rashid Naseem Nadwi, Head, Department of Arabic, EFLU, Hyderabad will deliver keynote address.
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