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| | The Supreme Court collegium on Monday issued a resolution repatriating Delhi high court judge justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad high court in connection with a controversy from the discovery of a large amount of cash at the judge’s official residence in the national capital earlier this month. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don’t miss your daily dose of news. | | | THE BIG STORY HC judge de-rostered, set to get repatriated The Supreme Court collegium on Monday issued a resolution repatriating Delhi high court judge justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad high court in connection with a controversy from the discovery of a large amount of cash at the judge’s official residence in the national capital earlier this month. The decision came hours after Delhi high court chief justice DK Upadhyay withdrew justice Varma from judicial duties with immediate effect, and reassigned the cases handled by him to a different bench. “The Supreme Court Collegium in its meetings held on 20th and 24th March 2025 has recommended repatriation of Mr. justice Yashwant Varma, judge, high court of Delhi, to the high court of judicature at Allahabad,” stated the resolution by the collegium. Read more. | THE BIG QUESTION What led to chaos in parliament over DK Shivakumar’s quota remark? A standoff between the government and the Opposition over senior Congress leader and Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s purported remarks on providing reservation to Muslims and changing the Constitution rocked Parliament on Monday, triggering multiple adjournments in both Houses. While the BJP attacked the Congress alleging it wanted to change the Constitution provided by BR Ambedkar to give religion-based reservation to appease the minority community, the principal opposition party accused the ruling party of raising a “fake issue” and indulging in disinformation to stall Parliament. Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress president, refuted the remarks attributed to him, accusing the BJP of resorting to “brazen and blatant lies to malign the Congress party and me.” Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED |  This Shakespeare play stars Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. It made $2 million in one week, making it the top-grossing (eight show) Broadway play in history. Bollywood’s version is Omkara. The musical version is All Night Long. Which play? | FROM THE EDIT PAGE Both Centre, state must act to protect wetlands Given wetlands include village ponds, major lakes and everything in between, all of India’s 231,195 wetlands may not need protection. But just 102 of them being notified so far — the status creates a legal obligation to conserve these — underlines the scant attention paid to wetland preservation. Wetlands are not just cornerstones of avian conservation but also render several ecosystem services depending on their location. High altitude wetlands play the role of conduits for glacial melt that feed rivers. Mangroves in coastal areas function as both important habitats and ingress buffers. Inland ones can be important drought and flood buffers. They also support the livelihoods of 6% of the country’s population and act as carbon sinks. Read more. | | | Infographic of the Day  (Click to expand) |  Othello | Photo of the Day NSUI workers protest at Jantar Mantar  Police personnel stand guard as NSUI workers protest against New Education Policy 2020, UGC draft rules, and paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo credit: ANI) | HT THIS DAY: March 25, 1977 Desai sworn in Prime Minister History was made in the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan today when Mr Morarji Desai, leader of the victorious Janta Party, was sworn in as the country’s first non-Congress Prime Minister by the Acting President Mr B. D. Jatti Read more. | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | | 
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