DH Evening Brief: Varanasi court to hear Gyanvapi Mosque case on May 26; Puri says crude oil at $110 not sustainable

The Varanasi district court, hearing a bunch of petitions regarding the Gyanvapi Mosque, on Tuesday, ruled that it would first hear the lawyers for the Mosque Committee on the issue of admissibility of the applications by the Hindu petitioners and also the legality of the recently undertaken videography survey inside the Mosque.

. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday that a crude oil price of $110 a barrel was not sustainable, as the world faces an energy price crisis which is contributing to rising global inflation.

. Nearly a fortnight has passed since election strategist Prashant Kishor, founder of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), announced his Jan Suraaj, or good governance for the people, campaign. But Kishor is yet to elaborate on the ideological underpinnings of the putative movement he has planned across Bihar to galvanise the people of India's third most populous state.

. India is considering cutting an import levy on soybean and sunflower oils, another step in a series of measures the country has taken to cool surging local prices of food.

. Punjab Health Minister VijaySinglawas sacked from the state Cabinet on Tuesday and arrested on corruption charges with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asserting that his government has zero-tolerance towards corruption.

. Oyo Hotels, the once high-flying Indian startup, is shelving plans for an initial public offering in 2022 after a market downturn that would hurt its valuation, according to people familiar with the matter.

. India's eroding democracy during the Narendra Modi years since 2014 has opened itself up to being downgraded by international organisations that list the progress of democracies as an "elected autocracy", close to the bottom of the list of countries where elections are regularly held.

. To mark the 15th year anniversary of the Google Maps' popular Street View feature, search engine giant Google has introduced fresh new features to the navigation app.

. Leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States warned Tuesday against attempts to "change the status quo by force" as concerns grow about whether China could invade self-ruled Taiwan.

. Steering the party post-Udaipur Chintan Shivir, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday named leaders to three crucial panels – the Political Affairs Group, Task Force 2024 to strategise for Lok Sabha polls and a planning group for Bharat Jodo Yatra – with the surprise inclusion of election strategist Sunil Kanugolu.

. Sita Khanal did not remember her name, who her family was or where she came from when she was spotted wandering aimlessly in a north Kerala town seven years ago.

DH Evening Brief: Varanasi court to hear Gyanvapi Mosque case on May 26; Puri says crude oil at $110 not sustainable

Gyanvapi suit: Varanasi court to first hear Mosque Committee on May 26

Crude oil at $110 a barrel not sustainable, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The politics of Prashant Kishor: Perplexing or prescient?

India considering tax cut on soybean and sunflower oil to cool prices

Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla arrested after being sacked from Cabinet

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