Indian Sub-continent

NEW DELHI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Jaipur, known as the pink city of India, was declared as a world heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Saturday, officials said.

"In yet another landmark achievement, India's nomination of the Jaipur City, Rajasthan got inscribed today on the World Heritage List of UNESCO during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee held at Baku, Azerbaijan," a statement by India's cultural ministry said.

New Delhi, July 5; GANASHAKTI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 5 in her maiden Budget speech said that the Indian railways will use Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for faster development, rolling stock manufacturing and the delivery of freight.

Railways will need Rs 50 lakh crore between 2018 to 2030 to complete the sanctioned projects, she said.

Indian Railways set a target of 100 percent electrification of tracks by 2022 and achieved Rs 1,320 crore capex in FY19, said a report by Stewart & Mackertich.

Mangaluru, Jul 6 (PTI) Days after the news of a gang rape of a dalit student by her college mates sent shock waves among people, a minor girl from the same community has been sexually assaulted by a labourer in Dakshina Kannada district.

The accused identified as Ajith, a construction worker from Madnoor in Puttur was arrested in this conneciton Friday, police sources said.

The victim, a 15-year-old school student, has been admitted to hospital.

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a PIL seeking SIT probe into the attack on a temple in the walled city here, saying that the police was already taking action and nothing can be done overnight.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner in the instant matter expected the culprits behind the June 30 incident to be arrested overnight and observed that the expectation was "too high".

The court said that three FIRs were already registered in connection with the incident and investigation was already going on.

Chennai, Jul 5 (PTI) The Madras High Court Friday granted one month parole to Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after she argued her plea in person for seeking the relief to make arrangements for her daughter's wedding.

A division bench of Justice M M Sundaresh and Justice M Nirmal Kumar also directed the Tamil Nadu government to finalise the process for her release within ten days.

It ordered Nalini not to give any interviews and not to meet any political person while out on parole.

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has got over Rs 100 crore Budget allocation, whereas Rs 35.55 crore outlay has been earmarked for the probity watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for 2019-20.

In its interim budget for the ongoing fiscal presented on February 1, the government had not changed the allocation of Rs 4.29 crore for the Lokpal earmarked during 2018-19.

The anti-corruption body got its chairperson and members in March this year.

Lucknow, Jul 5 (PTI) Reacting to the General Budget, BSP supremo Mayawati Friday said though the Union government tried to make it alluring, it would only help the capitalists.

"It has to be seen as to how this Budget of theirs is actually beneficial for the people of the country at the ground level," she said in a tweet, adding that the entire country was "distraught and harassed" by poverty, unemployment, poor educational and health facilities.

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea which questioned the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in polls and sought cancellation of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman termed the PIL filed by lawyer M L Sharma as "devoid of merits" and dismissed it.

"What are you asking for Sharma. You want us to set aside the entire Lok Sabha elections," the bench asked.

Thane, Jul 5 (PTI) Three members of a family in Kalyan in Thane district were booked for allegedly throwing out a pregnant woman from their home over unfulfilled dowry demands, an official said Friday.

The victim had married Satya Sonar in September last year and she has told police that the latter, along with his mother Parasakti and brother Kartik Sonar, were harassing her for Rs 1 lakh dowry, the official said.

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg Friday said the government expects Rs 90,000 crore as dividend from the RBI in the current fiscal.

This is 32 per cent jump from the previous fiscal, when the central bank paid Rs 68,000 crore to the government including Rs 28,000 crore as interim dividend.

This was the highest receipt from the Reserve Bank in a single financial year, exceeding the Rs 65,896 crore received in 2015-16 and Rs 40,659 crore in 2017-18.