Here's a quick glance at today's top stories:
> 1. SC stays Uttarakhand HC judgement quashing President's Rule
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court judgement that quashed the declaration of President's Rule in the State till April 27. Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi assured the SC that President's Rule will not be revoked and that BJP would not form the government in Uttarakhand till April 27.
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Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur on Thursday found himself in the eye of a storm after he was caught on camera touching a woman “inappropriately”. The Minister claimed “there is no truth in the clipping” and that he was directing women BJP workers to board a bus.
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“We know that he (Kanhaiya Kumar) is pursuing his PhD from JNU and he is threatening to break the nation to pieces. How can a person like him serve the patients who will approach him after he becomes a doctor?” asked Niranjan Pal of the Veer Sena, which is part of a group of right wing organisations which have vowed to stop Mr. Kumar from addressing a crowd in Mumbai on April 23.
> 4. Chennai sizzles at 40 degree Celsius
Chennai sizzled on Friday as the temperature in the city crossed 40 degree Celsius, a first for the month of April since 2006. Officials from the Met department said that the Nungambakkam station recorded a high of 40.8 degree Celsius and Meenambakkam, 41.8 degree Celsius.
No law deems it illegal for hotels to let out rooms to unmarried couples. But, why is the act seen as immoral, asks Susanna Myrtle Lazarus.
> 6. ‘The Kohinoor is but one flashy stone’
Art historian Naman Ahuja explains why the debate surrounding the diamond is mere rhetoric. >
> 7. Maharashtra water crisis: Section 144 imposed in Ahmednagar district
The district becomes the third in the State after Latur and Parbhani districts (in parched Marathwada) to impose the punitive section.
> 8. A heartwarming tale of ‘Waiting’
What do you do when your better-half is in a coma and on life-support? What sort of decision do you make? How long do you wait? That is the sticky question the film Waiting looks like it is handling. The trailer of the highly-anticipated Naseeruddin Shah-Kalki Koechlin starrer was released on Friday.
> 9. In conversation with Sunny Leone
Today, the actor releases her new book; later this year, a documentary about her comes out. Brand Sunny is on the move.
> 10. The problem of making peace
The peace process between India and Pakistan has ground to a halt, and perhaps the usual suspects are to be blamed. But it appears the exchange of allegations is more gesture than substance, and meant for domestic constituencies.