The Supreme Court Monday asked as to why should government officials manage religious places and temples in the country while taking note of the fact that several devotees visiting the Jagannath temple in Puri were being harassed.

A bench of Justices SA Bobde and SA Nazeer observed this while hearing a plea which has highlighted difficulties faced by the devotees at Jagannath temple and their alleged harassment and exploitation by the 'sevaks' (staff).

The rupee opened eight paise higher at 69.59 against the US dollar on Tuesday amid soaring oil prices and subdued Asian equities. The domestic unit tumbled 44 paise to close at 69.67 on Monday amid higher dollar demand from importers and rising crude oil prices.

It was the third straight session of loss for the domestic unit, during which it has lost 126 paise.

Tech giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe on Monday when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist propaganda and child porn.

Britain called for a first-of-its-kind watchdog for social media that could fine executives and even ban companies. And a European Union parliamentary committee approved a bill giving internet companies an hour to remove terror-related material or face fines that could reach into the billions.

GIC, Singapore government's sovereign wealth fund, on Monday sold 70 million shares of the country's largest real estate developer, DLF, in a block deal for around Rs 1,344 crore.

The shares have been bought by existing investors who had pumped in Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) programme at Rs 192. After the block deal broke, DLF share prices cracked by almost 8.4 per cent to close at Rs 184.60.

India's 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup in the UK will be selected on April 15 in Mumbai.

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) along with office bearers decided on the date during a meeting on Monday.

The U.K. High Court on Monday rejected liquor baron and fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's plea to appeal against his extradition to India.

In February, UK's Home Office said the British government had signed an order to extradite Mr. Mallya to face charges of fraud and money laundering, following the judgment handed down by Westminster Magistrates Court Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot in December last year.

Facebook has said it has made strides in its efforts to prevent online abuses in the Indian national election that starts this week but acknowledged that gaps remain in its election integrity efforts.

During a media tour of the company's election operations center at its Menlo Park headquarters in California on Friday, company officials touted new fact-checking efforts for suppressing misinformation and technological advances such as the ability to detect when videos had been doctored.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the BJP's manifesto in the presence of senior party leaders, including president Amit Shah who said the 'Sankalp Patra' makes 75 pledges and promises to fulfil all expectations of the people.

The 'Sankalp Patra' (document of resolution) comes three days before the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections begin on April 11.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to increase random checking of VVPAT slips from one booth per assembly segment to five in Lok Sabha polls for better voter confidence and credibility of electoral process.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi however did not agree to the request of 21 opposition parties leaders that VVPAT slips of 50 per cent EVMs be matched, on the ground that it will require huge manpower and not be feasible in view of infrastructural difficulties.

TVS Motor Company has strengthened its position in Bangladesh by launching four new motorcycles there.

The products include premium motorcycle TVS Apache RTR 160 4V single disc, 125cc motorcycle TVS Max 125, 100cc motorcycle TVS Metro special edition and utility vehicle TVS XL100 Heavy Duty i - Touch Start". These products will target the growing customer demand in each of their respective segments.

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