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Elon Musk denies sexual misconduct claim by SpaceX flight attendant

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied a claim of sexual misconduct by a flight attendant contracted by Space X who worked on his private jet in 2016.

A report by Business Insider said SpaceX paid the woman $250,000 in severance in 2018 in exchange for her agreeing not to file a lawsuit over her claim.

The Business Insider report was based on an account by the flight attendant's friend, who said the flight attendant told her about the incident shortly after it happened. The report also said the flight attendant was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits her from discussing the payment or anything else about Musk and SpaceX.

Mastermind of Rs 400 crore Citibank scam Shivraj Puri dies of TB in prison

Shivraj Puri, the alleged mastermind behind the Rs 400-crore Citibank scam of 2010 who was lodged in a Bhondsi prison, has died at a Delhi hospital, officials said on Friday.

Puri (46) was suffering from tuberculosis (TB), they said.

This is the third Bhondsi prison inmate to die after suffering from TB in the last 18 days, a senior official said.

Justice L Nageswara Rao's retirement is a huge loss to me, Bench: CJI

Justice L Nageswara Rao's retirement is a huge loss personally to me as well as to the Bench. His keen analytical skills & passion for cause of justice will be thoroughly missed by all. He is extremely soft-spoken, both as a lawyer as well as a judge:CJI NV Ramana (ANI)

J&K delimitation panel orders come into effect

Paving the way for conducting the first assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it was made a Union territory, the Centre said the orders of the Delimitation Commission which redrew electoral constituencies and provided six additional assembly seats to Jammu division and one to Kashmir would come into effect from Friday.

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Govt asks NCDC, ICMR to stay vigilant over Monkeypox, send suspected samples to NIV

Govt has directed NCDC and ICMR, asking to keep a close watch on #Monkeypox situation abroad and send samples of suspected sick passengers from affected countries to NIV Pune for further investigation: Sources (ANI)

UP police constable thrashes bus conductor after being asked to pay bus fare

Razorpay alleges hackers stole Rs 7.38 crore by authenticating failed transactions

Hackers and fraudulent customers stole Rs 7.38 crore by tampering and manipulating authorisation process of Razorpay Software to authenticate 831 failed transactions, alleges the payment gateway company in its complaint to police

Have forgiven all the people who hurt me: Indrani

"I am just going home...Empathy and forgiveness...I have forgiven all the people who have hurt me. I have learned a lot in the jail," said Indrani Mukherjea after leaving from Byculla Jail earlier this evening. (ANI)

Putin warns of 'cyber-aggression' against Russia, promises security shakeup

President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the number of cyber attacks on Russia by foreign "state structures" had increased and that Moscow would need to bolster its cyber defences by cutting the risk of using foreign software and hardware.

"Purposeful attempts are being made to disable the Internet resources of Russia's critical information infrastructure", Putin said.

Jet Airways to resume commercial flight ops after getting air operator certificate

DGCA chief says Jet Airways granted air operator certificate. This allows airline to resume commercial flight ops

Indrani Mukherjea walks out on bail after furnishing Rs 2 lakh bond

Supreme Court posts for July second week the hearing of the plea filed by Masjid Committee relating to Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. (ANI)

Sidhu surrenders in Patiala Court after a day after SC ordered 1-year imprisonment

SC's interim order to continue 8 weeks after matter is decided 'on priority' by district court

SC transfers Gyanvapi case from Varanasi civil court to experienced district judge

Hybrid structure not unknown in India: Supreme Court

"Let us keep the mosque and temple aside for one moment. But a hybrid structure is not unknown in India. The presence of a cross does not make a Zoroastrian faith a place of Christian worship and vice-versa," says Supreme Court

Interim order on securing Shivling to stay, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court suggests that it could continue the interim order to keep the Shivling area safe in the mosque but without hampering prayers by Muslims.

Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi for the Muslim side:

I already want to show your Lordship that the sealing is against the Places of Worship Act, 1991
Such instances disturb the atmosphere in terms of communal harmony

We can pass protective arrangements for Wazu, says Supreme Court in Gynanvapi case

Ahmadi reads out the statements of objectives of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991

Selective leaks of commission reports must stop; submit them to judge, not press: SC

Counsel says 'selective' leaks of commission report disturbing communal harmony

Status quo that existed for 500 years altered: Masjid committee lawyer

Decision to constitute such a commission could lead to 'grave mischief': Masjid committee lawyer

Masjid committee lawyer says their petition against appointment commission to examine 'Shivling' claim

SC suggests Gyanvapi case should be heard by 'more seasoned' district court judge

SC on police encounter in Hyderabad veterinarian rape

The accused policemen had deliberately fired upon with an intent to cause the death of the accused, opined Supreme Court-appointed Commission inquiring into the alleged encounter of the four accused in the rape and murder on December 6, 2019 in Hyderabad. (ANI)

SC sends Hyderabad encounter probe report to HC, orders its sharing with parties

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered sharing of the sealed cover report of a three-member inquiry commission on the encounter killings of four accused in a case of gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, and transferred the matter to the Telangana High Court for further action.

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli did not agree to the submissions of senior advocate Shyam Divan that the report be kept in a sealed cover.

Despite being a millionaire someone can become Osama bin Laden while despite being a newspaper vendor someone can become APJ Abdul Kalam: Defence minister Rajnath Singh (ANI)

Security has been tightened out the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi ahead of crucial Supreme Court hearing at 3 pm.

Allahabad High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing in the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque issue of Varanasi till July 6.

Zilingo sacks Indian-origin co-founder & CEO Ankiti Bose following forensic audit into complaints of financial irregularities.

Nine people were charred to death in a fire that broke out after a collision between a diesel-laden tanker and a truck carrying wood on the outskirts of Chandrapur city in Maharashtra, police official said.

Determination of OBC seats in BBMP to be completed in 8 weeks, Karnataka tells Supreme Court

Supreme Court relaxes 2011 restrictions on sale of iron ore from Karnataka

Some political parties keep looking for small incidents of tensions to inject poison for their selfish interests: PM Modi

Every citizen wants to see the results, says PM Modi

CBI registers fresh case against Lalu Prasad Yadav in graft case, searches multiple places

The CBI has registered a fresh case against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on the charge of taking land from aspirants in return for jobs in the railway , officials said on Friday.

The probe agency has started searches at 17 locations in Delhi and Bihar, they said.

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SP leader Azam Khan released from Sitapur district jail

Biden leaves for Asia under Ukraine, N Korea nuclear shadows

President Joe Biden left Thursday for South Korea and Japan to cement US leadership in Asia at a time when the White House's attention has been pulled back to Russia and Europe -- and amid fears of a North Korean nuclear test during his trip.

Blast at S Korea's S-Oil refinery kills one worker, injures 9

One person died in a blast at South Korea's S-Oil Corp's Onsan refinery in Ulsan, and nine others were injured late Thursday night, an Ulsan Fire Department official said on Friday.

S-Oil is the country's third-largest refiner and its main shareholder is Saudi Aramco. The 669,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery is located about 380 km (240 miles) southeast of Seoul. (Reuters)