IN THE COURTYARD

Exchange of `2,000 notes: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea challenging RBI decision

The Supreme Court on Friday refused urgent hearing on a plea challenging the notifications enabling exchange of Rs 2,000 currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof. A bench said there is no urgency in the matter.

Gangster's funeral held peacefully: UP

Govt tells Top Court

The Supreme Court on Friday declined the urgent listing of the plea filed by the wife of gangster Sanjiv Maheshwari Jeeva, an aide of Mukhtar Ansari, who was shot dead on June 7 in a Lucknow court.

AMIT SHAH ON 2-DAY VISIT TO GUJARAT, MAHA, TAMIL NADU AND ANDHRA PRADESH FROM TODAY

As part of BJP's reach out to people to mark nine years of government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to four states to talk about the achievements of the Centre. Shah will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh from June 10. He will visit Gujarat and Maharashtra on June 10 and travel to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on June 11. Sources said he will hold a public meeting in Patan in Gujarat on Saturday morning. He will visit Sachkhand Gurudwara in Maharashtra's Nanded and address a public meeting.

Use Of Tech By Modi Govt Made

BIZ EASIER: SHAH

PM Narendra Modi has fostered progress through technology that resulted in exponential surge in digital transactions, made business easier and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) took government services to every home, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. The home minister highlighted through tweets the Modi government's thrust on use of technology for the benefit of people with the hashtag #9YearsOfTechForGrowth. “PM @narendramodi Ji fostered progress through technology in #9YearsOfTechForGrowth.

“5 days not enough for nominations for WB panchayat polls”

The Calcutta HC on Friday observed that just six days time, from June 9 to June, is not enough to file nominations for 75,000 seats during the panchayat polls in West Bengal scheduled on July 8.

BJP’S TIRADE AGAINST CONG

Assam Guv Kataria chairs meet with varsity officials

First India Bureau Dibrugarh

Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday chaired a meeting with the officials of Sri Sri Aniruddha Deva Sports University and visited the Multi Disciplinary Sports Complex at Khan- ikar. “To boost the sports environment in the State, I chaired a meeting in Dibrugarh with the DC, VC of Sri Sri Aniruddha Deva Sports University, & key officials from the Sports & Youth Welfare Dept of the State,” Kataria took to twitter to give the details. state dinner on June 22.

“When Prime Minister Modi comes here to Washington for a State Visit later in the month, I think it will be a historic visit setting new benchmarks for the relationship,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for IndoPacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner said during a panel discussion at the Center for New American Security on Thursday (local time).

MODI'S VISIT A POWERFUL SIGNAL OF UNITY OF US-INDIA, SAYS USIBC PRESIDENT

The State Visit of PM Narendra Modi at the invitation of President Joe Biden is a “big deal” and a powerful signal that the future of the two countries is together, US-India Business Council (USIBC) president Atul Keshap has said. “The old saying goes, trade follows the flag. The two flags indicate the relevance of one to the other. A State Visit is a big deal. It is only the third in the entire history of diplomatic relations between the United States and India. It is the highest level of protocol area and diplomatic gesture that the United States can offer,” Keshap said.

Nadda lauds PM Modi for changing culture of politics

Agencies

New Delhi

BJP National President JP

Nadda on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the culture of politics in the country which at one point used to just revolve around vote bank politics.

During an event to lay foundation stone for a new office building of the party’s Delhi unit at DDU Marg in New Delhi on Friday, he said, “PM Modi has not just changed the govt but also the culture of politics… from ‘Parivaarvad’, PM Modi brought in a culture where a person from a humble background can become PM, party chief, state chief and CM. From vote bank politics we have come to report card politics…”.

Calling out other parties for deviating from their ideologies, Nadda said BJP has stood the test of time and is firm on its ideology.