DH Evening Brief: SC says it can dissolve marriages under special powers; BJP releases 'praja pranalike' manifesto ahead of Karnataka polls

Here are the top stories from this evening.

Supreme Court says it can dissolve marriages on ground of irretrievable breakdown

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that it is empowered under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve those marriages which are irretrievably broken down by dispensing with the need a six-month waiting period prescribed under the marital laws.

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Uniform Civil Code, 3 free cylinders, Nandini milk in BJP's 'praja pranalike' manifesto for poll-bound Karnataka

BJP chief J P Nadda on Monday released the saffron party's 'praja pranalike' manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 in Bengaluru.

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank calls Modi ‘nalayak’

Days after Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge's "venomous snake" barb at Prime Minister, his son and former minister Priyank Kharge, has called Narendra Modi ‘nalayak’.

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GST collection rises 12% to Rs 1.87 lakh crore in April, highest-ever collection

GST collection grew by 12 per cent in April to Rs 1.87 lakh crore, the highest monthly mop-up since the rollout of the indirect tax regime.

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Govt at advanced stage of consultation on reexamining colonial-era sedition law: Centre to SC

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the sedition law after the Centre said it is at an advanced stage of consultation on reexamining the colonial-era penal provision.

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Case against AAP Gujarat chief Gadhvi for tweet claiming Rs 830 cr spent on PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' programme

Police have registered a case against Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat president Isudan Gadhvi for allegedly claiming through a tweet that the Centre has so far spent Rs 830 crore of the taxpayers' money on 100 episodes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme, an official said on Monday.

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Congress launches 'CryPMPayCM' campaign in poll-bound Karnataka after Priyanka slams Modi

A day after All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra chided Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ‘crying’ over his insults in public, the Karnataka Congress on Monday launched the 'CryPMPayCM' campaign in the poll-bound state.

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Hang me but wrestling activity should not stop: WFI chief Brij Bhushan

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Monday that all activity in the sport had come to a standstill in the last four months due to protests by the country's top wrestlers.

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BJP stages dharna outside Kejriwal's house, urges Delhi CM to allow public to see his 'lavish living'

The BJP on Monday launched an indefinite dharna near Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence following a controversy over Rs 45-crore renovation on the premises.

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JP Morgan to buy First Republic Bank's assets, assume deposit base

United States regulators said on Monday First Republic Bank has been seized and a deal agreed to sell the bank to JPMorgan Chase & Co, in what is the third major US institution to fail in two months.

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Multi-league T20 deals spook boards in changing landscape

The prospect of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises becoming primary employers of foreign cricketers over their national boards is moving closer with multi-tournament contracts already being offered to some players.

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Rajamouli reacts after Anand Mahindra asks him to make film on Indus Valley civilisation

Filmmaker S S Rajamouli has shared a response after Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra asked him to do a film based on Indus Valley Civilisation.

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