MH Newspaper Cuttings of the Day_May 31st 2021_Monday

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Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today. 1. SC to resume its marathon hearings on COVID-19 management from today A Special Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to resume its marathon hearings on COVID-19 management from Monday, following a nearly month-long hiatus after the lead judge, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, caught the virus amidst a devastating second wave. 2. Delhi High Court verdict on Central Vista work A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh reserved the verdict on May 17 after hearing both sides of the parties. 3. Bengal yet to give nod to Chief Secretary for central appointment: source West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, whose sudden transfer order from the Centre days before his retirement snowballed into a major controversy, is unlikely to report to the Department of Personnel and Training on Monday, as he is yet to get the nod from the State government, a highly placed source said. 4. Supreme Court to hear plea seeking cancellation of Class 12 CBSE and ICSE board exams The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking directions to cancel the class 12 exams of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) amidst the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. “Be optimistic. May be by Monday (May 31), some resolution will be there,” a Bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari told the petitioner in a hearing on Friday. 5. Delhi lockdown relaxation to begin from today Staggered work hours, frequent testing and monitoring of COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will mark the resumption of manufacturing and construction activities as Delhi reopens partially from Monday, even as other lockdown restrictions continue till June 7. 6. Asian Boxing Championships \| Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa, Sanjeet will fight it out in men’s finals Defending champion Pooja Rani (75 kg) notched up a second successive goldwith a comprehensive victory even as the seasoned M.C. Mary Kom (51 kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Sunday. 7. First-ever official night session match at Roland Garros Serena Williams will be part of history again on Monday when she plays in the first French Open night-session match, while her fellow veteran Roger Federer also starts his bid to upset the odds at Roland Garros. 8. Coronavirus in India \| Numbers and developments India’s average daily test positivity rate (positive cases identified for every 100 tests) continues to decline. It was 9.4% on May 29, compared to the 13.4% recorded a week earlier. The number of positive coronavirus cases in Indiarecorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,50,527, taking the tally in the country to 2,80,44,137 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 3,29,026.

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today.

1. SC to resume its marathon hearings on COVID-19 management from today

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to resume its marathon hearings on COVID-19 management from Monday, following a nearly month-long hiatus after the lead judge, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, caught the virus amidst a devastating second wave.

2. Delhi High Court verdict on Central Vista work

A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh reserved the verdict on May 17 after hearing both sides of the parties.

3. Bengal yet to give nod to Chief Secretary for central appointment: source

West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, whose sudden transfer order from the Centre days before his retirement snowballed into a major controversy, is unlikely to report to the Department of Personnel and Training on Monday, as he is yet to get the nod from the State government, a highly placed source said.

4. Supreme Court to hear plea seeking cancellation of Class 12 CBSE and ICSE board exams

The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking directions to cancel the class 12 exams of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) amidst the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. “Be optimistic. May be by Monday (May 31), some resolution will be there,” a Bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari told the petitioner in a hearing on Friday.

5. Delhi lockdown relaxation to begin from today

Staggered work hours, frequent testing and monitoring of COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will mark the resumption of manufacturing and construction activities as Delhi reopens partially from Monday, even as other lockdown restrictions continue till June 7.

6. Asian Boxing Championships | Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa, Sanjeet will fight it out in men’s finals

Defending champion Pooja Rani (75 kg) notched up a second successive goldwith a comprehensive victory even as the seasoned M.C. Mary Kom (51 kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Sunday.

7. First-ever official night session match at Roland Garros

Serena Williams will be part of history again on Monday when she plays in the first French Open night-session match, while her fellow veteran Roger Federer also starts his bid to upset the odds at Roland Garros.

8. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments

India’s average daily test positivity rate (positive cases identified for every 100 tests) continues to decline. It was 9.4% on May 29, compared to the 13.4% recorded a week earlier. The number of positive coronavirus cases in Indiarecorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,50,527, taking the tally in the country to 2,80,44,137 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 3,29,026.