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			HCLTech, India&#39;s No.3 IT services player, reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Friday amid decelerating tech spending among clients due to macro overhang. The company posted a 7.1% increase in revenue on-year to Rs 28,499 crore ($3.42 billion), compared with average analysts&#39; estimates of Rs 286,07 crore, as per LSEG data.</div>
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		India&#39;s biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki reported fourth-quarter profit on Friday that marginally missed estimates. Maruti&#39;s standalone profit rose 47.8% on-year to Rs 3,878 crore, compared with analysts&#39; estimate of Rs 3,897 crore on average, as per LSEG data.</div>
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	The Supreme Court today rejected all the petitions seeking the complete verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.&nbsp; A&nbsp; bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta delivered the judgement. &quot;While balanced perspective is important, but blindly doubting a system can breed scepticism and thus, meaningful criticism is needed, be it judiciary, legislature etc,&quot; the bench said while delivering the verdict.<br />
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	NGO Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and others were among the petitioners in the case. During the hearing on the petitions on April 24, the Supreme Court had said the court cannot &quot;control the elections&quot; or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of the polling machines. The batch of petitions alleged the EVMs can be manipulated to influence the results.</div>
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		The Centre has asked French officals, in a meeting held earlier in April, to approve the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya &ldquo;without preconditions&rdquo;, The Indian Express reported today citing sources. Mallya&rsquo;s extradition was raised in the 16th meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, held on April 15.<br />
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		On Thursday, the Delhi High Court listed in August WhatsApp and Meta&rsquo;s 2021 pleas challenging a provision of the 2021 Information Technology Rules for social media intermediaries, requiring them to identify the first originator of information. WhatsApp and Meta&rsquo;s have challenged Rule 4(2) of the 2021 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules which requires &ldquo;significant social media intermediaries&rdquo; providing primarily messaging services to &ldquo;enable the identification of the first originator of the information.&rdquo; This could be required by a court order or an order of the competent authority, as per the IT (Procedure and Safeguards for interception, monitoring and decryption of information) Rules, 2009.</div>
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Highlights of the Day: HCLTech Q4 revenue rises 7.1% to Rs 28,499 cr, misses estimates

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Two killed, six injured as drunk driver crashes tempo into pedestrians in Maharashtra's Palghar district

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Will have to break WhatsApp encryption to implement IT rules, Meta tells Delhi High Court

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	On Thursday, the Delhi High Court listed in August WhatsApp and Meta&rsquo;s 2021 pleas challenging a provision of the 2021 Information Technology Rules for social media intermediaries, requiring them to identify the first originator of information.</div>
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	WhatsApp and Meta&rsquo;s have challenged Rule 4(2) of the 2021 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules&nbsp;</div>

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification today

The top court is set to pronounce its judgement today on petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of VVPATs with votes punched into electronic voting machines (EVMs). NGO Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and others are among the petitioners in the case.

Edu ministry, CBSE to hold consultations meeting next month on plan for conducting board exams twice a year

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In second consecutive week of decline, India's forex kitty drops $2.28 bn to $640.33 bn

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	India&#39;s forex reserves decreased $2.282 billion to $640.334 billion for the seven days ended April 19 in the second consecutive week of drop in the kitty, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. The reserves had dropped $5.401 billion to $643.162 billion in the previous reporting week, ending a multi-week trend of an increase, which also saw the overall reserves touching a new all-time high of $648.562 billion for the week ended April 5. In September 2021, the country&#39;s forex kitty had reached a high of $642.453 billion, which was breached in March this year. The reserves took a hit as the central bank deployed the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global events, but there had been a steady accretion over the past few months.</div>

Go First case: DGCA directed to process deregistration of leased planes

Delhi HC directs DGCA to forthwith process re-registration applications moved by lessors 54 aircraft on lease with crisis-hit airline Go First.

Delhi news update: Couple arrested with nearly 800g of heroin in Tilak Nagar

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	A couple was arrested with nearly 800 grams of heroin, for allegedly selling it here, police said today. The police was searching for Neelam, a proclaimed offender, an official said. &quot;On Wednesday, tip-off was received about the presence of Neelam in the Tilak Nagar area. A raid was conducted and Neelam and her husband were nabbed,&quot; Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Vichitra Veer said.</div>

News update: Four people killed in road accident UP's Rae Bareli

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	Four people were left dead and four injured today when their car crashed into a culvert and hit a tree on the roadside, police said. The incident took place around 3 am near Malin Purva village of Mill Area police station area, when the victims, part of a marriage procession, were returning from Fursatganj in Amethi.</div>

Issuance of LOCs at instance of public sector banks sans law is violation of fundamental rights: Bombay HC

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	The Bombay High Court has said that issuance of a Look Out Circular (LOC) at the instance of public sector banks against alleged default borrowers in the absence of a statute or law is violative of a person&#39;s fundamental rights. The court made the observation on April 23 while quashing the Centre&#39;s decision empowering such banks to seek issuance of LOCs.</div>

Arms and ammunition seized by CBI during operations in Sandeshkhalli

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Why is WhatsApp threatening to leave India? Here is what you need to know

&nbsp;WhatsApp, along with its parent company Meta, has said it will pull the plug on its services in India if pushed to compromise its end-to-end encryption and divulge user data to the government. WhatsApp and Meta have filed a petition challenging India&#39;s 2021 IT rules for social media intermediaries. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/why-is-whatsapp-threatening-to-leave-india-everything-you-need-to-know-124042600417_1.html"><strong>Read here for more details.</strong></a>

Delhi Services case: SC to consider listing plea of Delhi government on services row with Centre

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	The Supreme Court gives assurance that it will look into Delhi government&#39;s request seeking early listing of its plea before SC bench. The top court on Friday told the Delhi government that it would consider listing the plea challenging the central government&#39;s law establishing pre-eminence of the lieutenant governor over the elected dispensation in controlling services.</div>

2 terrorists dead, 2 Army personnel injured as gunbattle resumes in J-K's Baramulla

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	Two terrorists were killed while as many Army personnel got injured today asa gunbattle between the militants and security forces continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmir&#39;s Baramulla district, officials said.</div>

What Advocate Prashant Bhushan said on Supreme Court's EVM-VVPAT verdict

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	&quot;Supreme Court rejected all of our demands and said that if a barcode is put on all ballot paper, then examine if it can be mechanically counted by machine. They also said that Symbol Loading Unit should also be sealed for at least 45 days after elections so that if a petition is filed and court orders something, it can be taken care of,&quot; said Prashant Bhushan.</div>
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Blindly doubting a system can breed scepticism; democracy is all about maintaining trust: Supreme Court

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	&quot;While balanced perspective is important, but blindly doubting a system can breed scepticism and thus, meaningful criticism is needed, be it judiciary, legislature etc, Democracy is all about maintaining harmony and trust among all the pillars. By nurturing a culture of trust and collaboration, we can strengthen the voice of our democracy,&quot; Justice Datta said in the judgment.</div>

Symbol Loading Unit should be sealed, should be stored for a period of 45 days at least: SC

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	&quot;We have given two directions. One direction is after the completion of symbol loading process, the Symbol Loading Unit should be sealed. The SLU should be stored at least for a period of 45 days,&quot; the Supreme Court said while delivering the verdict on the EVM-VVPAT case.</div>

Burnt memory in EVM microcontroller to be checked on request by candidates: Supreme Court

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	&quot;The burnt memory in the microcontroller EVM shall be checked by a team of engineers after the declaration of&nbsp; results on a request by candidates in serial number 2 and 3, such a request to be made within 7 days after the declaration of results,&quot; the Supreme Court said today.</div>

News update: Supreme Court rejects all petitions for 100% EVM-VVPAT verification

The Supreme Court has dismissed all petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of VVPAT slips during polls.

Within 6 yrs, India achieved 80% financial inclusion: Ruchira Kamboj

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	Highlighting India&#39;s digital public infrastructure, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, on Thursday said that India has achieved an 80 per cent financial inclusion rate within six years.</div>
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	Addressing a session at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, Kamboj said that India&#39;s journey offers powerful lessons for other nations embarking on digital transformations.</div>
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NDMC to set up control rooms to check waterlogging during monsoon: Official

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	The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will set up six control rooms to check waterlogging during the monsoon season this time, officials said on Thursday.The control rooms will be set up at the Sangli Mess, Khan Market, Netaji Nagar, Malcha Marg, Mandir Marg and Hanuman Road drainage service centres, and will be equipped with portable pumps with generator set, trucks, tools with facilitation of duty officers and manpower, he said.</div>

ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US instead of selling it

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	TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down the app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, news agency <em>Reuters</em> reported today citing sources.</div>

India holds talks on Vijay Mallya extradition with France where he has properties

India has asked French officals, in a meeting held earlier in April, to approve the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya &ldquo;without preconditions&rdquo;, <em>The Indian Express</em> reported today citing sources. Mallya&rsquo;s extradition was raised in the 16th meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, held on April 15.

Highlights of the Day: HCLTech Q4 revenue rises 7.1% to Rs 28,499 cr, misses estimates

Latest news updates: Catch all the news updates from around the world here

Two killed, six injured as drunk driver crashes tempo into pedestrians in Maharashtra's Palghar district

Will have to break WhatsApp encryption to implement IT rules, Meta tells Delhi High Court

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification today

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