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No more cancellations? Uber drivers can now see destination

Uber drivers will now be able to see the destination before accepting a ride, the ride-hailing app announced. "To remove frustration for riders and drivers alike, we are now showing trip destinations to drivers before they decide to accept the ride. In our attempt to incentivise right platform behaviour – drivers who meet a predefined trip acceptance threshold will be eligible to get the destination information so that they can make an informed choice. The upfront destination feature is already live across 20 cities and will be expanded to all others."

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New tuberculosis infection skin test to be introduced later this year: Mandaviya

Starting later this year India will introduce a newly approved ‘Made in India’ TB infection skin test called ‘c-TB’ & also launch new initiative “Adopt people with TB”, the minister tweeted

Cars24 cuts nearly 600 jobs in India, says it's 'business as usual'

E-commerce platform for pre-owned vehicles Cars24 has cut nearly 600 jobs in India, which the company on Thursday described as "performance-linked exits".

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PM Modi to attend Quad summit in Tokyo on May 24, hold bilateral meetings with Aus, US counterparts: MEA

Wasted 3 years in Congress, could have worked better for Gujarat had I not been in INC: Hardik Patel

I wasted 3 yrs of my political life in Congress. If I had been not in Congress I could have worked better for Gujarat. Neither did I ever get an opportunity to work while being in the party nor did Congress give me any work: Hardik Patel after resigning from Congress y'day (ANI)

CBI gets 4-day custody of Karti Chidambaram's CA in visa scam case

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gets 4 days remand of S Bhaskar Raman, chartered accountant of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram in an alleged visa scam case. (ANI)

100% capacity allowed in stadiums for India vs South Africa T20 series

BCCI allows full seating capacity in the stadiums for India vs South Africa T20 series starting from 9th June: Sources (ANI)

Will submit to the majesty of law: Navjot Singh Sidhu on one-year jail sentence

Navjot Singh Sidhu jailed for a year in 1987 road rage case

The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced former Punjab Congress chief and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year imprisonment in a 1988 road rage case, where he was earlier let off with a mere Rs 1,000 fine.

A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul enhanced the sentence for Sidhu on a review petition filed by the kin of deceased, Gurnam Singh against the 2018 judgement.

The top court, however, rejected the contention by the victim's counsel senior advocate Sidharth Luthra to convict Sidhu under graver charges of cuplable homicide not amounting to murder.

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Former Punjab Congress Chief Sunil Jakhar joins Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of party president JP Nadda in Delhi.

Navjot Singh Sidhu rides an elephant to protest against inflation

Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik convicted in terror funding case

A Delhi court on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik in a terror funding case after he pleaded guilty, according to PTI.

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Supreme Court grants interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in cheating case

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case.

A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao invoked its special power under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant relief to Khan in view of the peculiar facts of the case.

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Relief for Tatas as Supreme Court denies review plea of Cyrus Mistry's removal order

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Shapoorji Pallonji Group's seeking a review of 2021 verdict upholding the removal of Cyrus Mistry as head of Tata Sons.

The apex court ordered deletion of certain remarks made against Cyrus Mistry in its March 2021 verdict.

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Supreme Court stays trial court hearing on Gyanvapi Mosque case, to take up matter on May 20

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the civil court in Varanasi to not proceed with hearing the Gyanvapi case till it takes up the matter on Friday.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and PS Narashima was informed by advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain that lead counsel Hari Shankar Jain for the Hindu devotees in the civil suit in the case is indisposed.

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Common entrance test for PG courses to be held in July third week

University Grants Commission chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar on Thursday announced that the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for all post graduate courseswill be conducted in third week of July, according to PTI.

Students can begin the application process from today (May 19).

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LPG cylinder now costs over Rs 1,000 as price hiked again

Domestic cooking gas LPG price was on Thursday hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder, the second increase in rates this month.

Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,003 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.

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US says 'possibility' of North Korea nuclear test during Biden's Asia trip

The United States believes there is a "genuine possibility" that North Korea could conduct a nuclear test or other saber rattling while Joe Biden is on his first trip as president to Asia, a top US official said Wednesday.

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Jindal's JSW Infrastructure planning IPO by March 2024

JSW Infrastructure Ltd., a unit of tycoon Sajjan Jindal’s steel-to-cement conglomerate, is planning an initial public offering by March 2024.

The Mumbai-based company, which operates seaports and terminals, will soon start the process of engaging investment bankers and professional agencies to facilitate the listing, Joint Managing Director Arun Maheshwari said in an interview. The firm will take a “balanced view” on geopolitical risks and inflationary pressures among other factors while deciding on the timing for the listing, he said.

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ED registers money laundering case against Raj Kundra

ED (Enforcement Directorate) has registered a money laundering case against businessman Raj Kundra in connection with the pornography case. (ANI)