<h2>PNB bank loan 'fraud': Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium on India's extradition request</h2>.<p>Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan "fraud" case, official sources said on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pnb-bank-loan-fraud-mehul-choksi-detained-in-belgium-on-indias-extradition-request-3492585">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Telangana first state to implement Scheduled Caste categorisation, issues orders</h2>.<p>Telangana government on Monday issued an order on the implementation of Scheduled Castes (SC) categorisation, making it the first state in the country to do so, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/telangana-government-issues-order-on-scheduled-castes-categorisation-3492801">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'Why doesn't Congress appoint Muslim party chief, reserve 50% of tickets?': PM Modi attacks 'appeasement' politics</h2>.<p>If the Congress really has sympathy for Muslims, it should appoint a Muslim as its president and give 50 percent tickets to people from the community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday, accusing the party of pursuing a policy of appeasement which benefited none. </p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/why-doesnt-congress-appoint-muslim-party-chief-reserve-50-of-tickets-pm-modi-attacks-appeasement-politics-3493175">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Explained | What are the thorny farm issues in India-US trade negotiations?</h2>.<p>India and the United States have finalised the terms of reference for the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement to be concluded late this year, with a view to reaching bilateral trade worth $500 billion by 2030.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/explained-what-are-the-thorny-farm-issues-in-india-us-trade-negotiations-3493012#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Got offer to conduct 'encounter' of sarpanch murder case accused Karad: suspended cop</h2>.<p>A suspended police sub-inspector from Beed on Monday claimed some persons had offered him to carry out an "encounter" of Walmik Karad, accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/got-offer-to-conduct-encounter-of-sarpanch-murder-case-accused-karad-suspended-cop-3493026">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Ayodhya Ram temple gets security threat; probe on</h2>.<p>An investigation has begun after Ram Temple Trust received a suspicious email warning the trust about a security threat to Ram temple, a senior police official in Ayodhya district said on Monday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/ram-temple-trust-receives-threat-email-probe-on-3492898">Read more</a></p>.<h2>ED's plea to declare Mehul Choksi fugitive economic offender stuck in Mumbai court for 7 years</h2>.<p>Even as absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case, has been arrested in Belgium, the ED's plea to declare him a fugitive economic offender has been pending before a court in Mumbai for nearly seven years. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/eds-plea-to-declare-mehul-choksi-fugitive-economic-offender-stuck-in-mumbai-court-for-7-years-3493101">Read more </a></p>.<h2>How EC came into being after Ambedkar brought amendment in Constituent Assembly?</h2>.<p>Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, considered the key architect of the Indian Constitution, is also credited with the creation of the Election Commission.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/explained-how-ec-came-into-being-after-ambedkar-brought-amendment-in-constituent-assembly-3492891">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Apple takes top spot for first-quarter smartphone sales, shows data</h2>.<p>Apple took the top spot for global smartphone sales in the first quarter on the back of the iPhone 16e's launch and strong demand in countries such as Japan and India, data from Counterpoint Research showed on Monday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/companies/apple-takes-top-spot-for-first-quarter-smartphone-sales-shows-data-3493050">Read more</a></p>.<h2>After Piyush Goyal's jibe at startups, Modi govt to provide most of Rs 10K cr fund to sectors like new age tech, AI</h2>.<p>The commerce and industry ministry will allocate a major part of the second Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) for startups to budding entrepreneurs in sectors such as new-age technology, artificial intelligence, and machine building, an official said. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/startups/government-to-provide-major-part-of-rs-10000-crore-startup-fund-to-sectors-like-new-age-tech-ai-3492850">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Staying vigilant: On-field umpires check bat size to prevent unfair advantage, if any</h2>.<p>In a departure from the norm, on-field umpires have started making random checks on the dimensions of bats during the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to prevent players from gaining an unfair advantage.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/staying-vigilant-on-field-umpires-check-bat-size-to-prevent-unfair-advantage-if-any-3492981">Read more</a></p>
<h2>PNB bank loan 'fraud': Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium on India's extradition request</h2>.<p>Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan "fraud" case, official sources said on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pnb-bank-loan-fraud-mehul-choksi-detained-in-belgium-on-indias-extradition-request-3492585">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Telangana first state to implement Scheduled Caste categorisation, issues orders</h2>.<p>Telangana government on Monday issued an order on the implementation of Scheduled Castes (SC) categorisation, making it the first state in the country to do so, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/telangana-government-issues-order-on-scheduled-castes-categorisation-3492801">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'Why doesn't Congress appoint Muslim party chief, reserve 50% of tickets?': PM Modi attacks 'appeasement' politics</h2>.<p>If the Congress really has sympathy for Muslims, it should appoint a Muslim as its president and give 50 percent tickets to people from the community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday, accusing the party of pursuing a policy of appeasement which benefited none. </p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/why-doesnt-congress-appoint-muslim-party-chief-reserve-50-of-tickets-pm-modi-attacks-appeasement-politics-3493175">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Explained | What are the thorny farm issues in India-US trade negotiations?</h2>.<p>India and the United States have finalised the terms of reference for the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement to be concluded late this year, with a view to reaching bilateral trade worth $500 billion by 2030.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/explained-what-are-the-thorny-farm-issues-in-india-us-trade-negotiations-3493012#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Got offer to conduct 'encounter' of sarpanch murder case accused Karad: suspended cop</h2>.<p>A suspended police sub-inspector from Beed on Monday claimed some persons had offered him to carry out an "encounter" of Walmik Karad, accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/got-offer-to-conduct-encounter-of-sarpanch-murder-case-accused-karad-suspended-cop-3493026">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Ayodhya Ram temple gets security threat; probe on</h2>.<p>An investigation has begun after Ram Temple Trust received a suspicious email warning the trust about a security threat to Ram temple, a senior police official in Ayodhya district said on Monday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/ram-temple-trust-receives-threat-email-probe-on-3492898">Read more</a></p>.<h2>ED's plea to declare Mehul Choksi fugitive economic offender stuck in Mumbai court for 7 years</h2>.<p>Even as absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case, has been arrested in Belgium, the ED's plea to declare him a fugitive economic offender has been pending before a court in Mumbai for nearly seven years. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/eds-plea-to-declare-mehul-choksi-fugitive-economic-offender-stuck-in-mumbai-court-for-7-years-3493101">Read more </a></p>.<h2>How EC came into being after Ambedkar brought amendment in Constituent Assembly?</h2>.<p>Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, considered the key architect of the Indian Constitution, is also credited with the creation of the Election Commission.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/explained-how-ec-came-into-being-after-ambedkar-brought-amendment-in-constituent-assembly-3492891">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Apple takes top spot for first-quarter smartphone sales, shows data</h2>.<p>Apple took the top spot for global smartphone sales in the first quarter on the back of the iPhone 16e's launch and strong demand in countries such as Japan and India, data from Counterpoint Research showed on Monday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/companies/apple-takes-top-spot-for-first-quarter-smartphone-sales-shows-data-3493050">Read more</a></p>.<h2>After Piyush Goyal's jibe at startups, Modi govt to provide most of Rs 10K cr fund to sectors like new age tech, AI</h2>.<p>The commerce and industry ministry will allocate a major part of the second Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) for startups to budding entrepreneurs in sectors such as new-age technology, artificial intelligence, and machine building, an official said. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/startups/government-to-provide-major-part-of-rs-10000-crore-startup-fund-to-sectors-like-new-age-tech-ai-3492850">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Staying vigilant: On-field umpires check bat size to prevent unfair advantage, if any</h2>.<p>In a departure from the norm, on-field umpires have started making random checks on the dimensions of bats during the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to prevent players from gaining an unfair advantage.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/staying-vigilant-on-field-umpires-check-bat-size-to-prevent-unfair-advantage-if-any-3492981">Read more</a></p>
