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She they can borrow from the mar- increasingly yielding to claimed that late Sushant had ket to make up for the esti- majoritarianism instead of forced her to leave his flat mated deficit of 2.35 lakh being consensual. before the arrival of his sister crore this fiscal. The non-NDA Delhi Deputy Chief Meetu and the late actor’s States were not satisfied with Minister Manish Sisodia said father KK Singh called the Government’s offer. that under the existing system, her a “murderer” and accused With the States clamouring the city Government cannot her of “poisoning” his son for for compensation of GST rev- take a loan from the RBI to meet a long time. enue shortfall, the Centre on its revenue shortfall. Emerging The CBI’s ongoing investi- Thursday held a five-hour long ! &!,,/3&! out of a GST Council meeting, gations into Sushant’s death ! . /0 P - 20 3* meeting of the GST Council in 4 $$$$!$ he said the Centre has refused took a backseat as the NCB which the Finance Minister " #$"% to pay GST compensation to launched drug-related investi- & . " ( 0( % ,%- & &( ! $&$!!$"&" said there was no proposal to 05 States and asked them to take a gations into the actor’s death, a raise tax rates to make up for *+ " &% loan from the RBI to meet day after it registered a case allegedly “possessing, pur- actor’s suicide — vehemently the shortfall that has been ,%- 3$$$/O$ their revenue shortfall due to the under sections 20, 22, 27 and chasing and using cannabis” denied that she had ever taken compounded by the Covid-19 ,$$$$L$$$M&/3 coronavirus pandemic. 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and and for alleged “abetment and drugs. She also denied she had pandemic. VAT into the new, nationwide &!,&$,9 “However, under the cur- Psychotropic Substances) Act criminal conspiracy to commit any links with the drug dealers Citing a legal opinion from Goods and Services Tax (GST) &$,L$!&$M3$ rent hybrid system (of gover- and booked Rhea Chakraborty, an offence”. and peddlers. “I am prepared to the Attorney General, she ruled in return for the Centre promis- 4 $$,$$ &!3$ nance), the Delhi Government her brother Showik As part of its investigations undergo blood test if the NCB out the Centre making good ing to make good any loss of &/3&!,$$$&$& cannot take a loan from the RBI. Chakraborty and others. into the alleged procurement wants me to do so,” she said. the shortfall from either its cof- revenue in the first five years. ")#&9"O$4 !$ The Centre should take a loan Having joined the investi- and usage of drugs like She however, admitted that fers or borrowing against its But with the economy from the RBI and give it to the gations in the SSR death case MDMA, marijuana, LSD and Sushant was taking marijuana. balance sheet. slowing down, 70,000 crore #&& $:$$$&& Delhi Government,” he said. on the basis of the retrieved Cannabidiol which figured in On a day when Rhea’s The deficit can be made shortfall was seen in the last fis- $!,& $3$"&,$ Sisodia also charged the WhatsApp messages of Rhea the retrieved WhatsApp con- father was questioned by the good by States borrowing using cal and this year it is estimated /3$01 Centre with failing to fulfil its shared by the Enforcement versation that Rhea had with ED, Rhea posted a video on a special window, she said, to widen to 2.35 lakh crore. !& $ $3$$& promise to the States at the Directorate with it, a three- others, the NCB is likely to grill Instagram showing her father adding this loan can be repaid The Congress said it was $,$$)/!. launch of the Goods and member NCB team that Rhea, Sushant’s former talent being mobbed and chased by after five years from the col- “dissatisfied” with the outcome $&$!! Services Tax (GST) regime arrived from the national manager Jaya Saha, his house mediapersons outside their lection of GST cess. If States of the GST Council meeting four years ago. “The Centre had Capital went headlong into manager Samuel Miranda and house in Mumbai. She sought agree to either of the options, it and accused the Centre of happy with the outcome of Council meeting. promised that it will pay GST the investigations in drug- Goa-based hotelier Gaurav protection for her and her would effectively mean that adopting a majoritarian GST Council meeting as deci- Puducherry Chief Minister compensation to States at the related matters relating to Arya, who has been hinted as family from Mumbai Police so cess would continue beyond approach and thrusting “solu- sions were thrust upon them by V Narayanasamy, who repre- rate of 14 per cent for five years Sushant’s death case. The NCB drug supplier for Rhea. that the family can co-operate five years of the GST rollout. In tions” on States. the Centre, Punjab’s FM sented the Union Territory at in case of revenue shortfall,” is investigating the allegations On her part, Rhea — who with the probe agencies in the 2017, all States agreed to sub- The Finance Ministers of Manpreet Badal said at a virtual the meeting as he also holds the said Sisodia. under non-bailable provisions has been accused by Rhea’s Sushant case. sume their local taxes such as Congress-ruled States are not press conference after the GST finance portfolio, said it is Continued on Page 4 under the anti-drug law for family of having abetted the Continued on Page 4 !" # $% We don’t want that. We as a in JEE have downloaded admit September 13, said an NTA court cannot risk the health of cards. For NEET, over 10 lakh official. he Supreme Court on all the people,” said the bench, out of 15.97 lakh candidates Moreover, a total of 7.41 TThursday refused permis- which heard the matter !"" downloaded admit cards in 24 lakh candidates out of 8.58 lakh sion to carry out Muharram through video conferencing. hours. It shows that students have downloaded their admit procession across the country Advocate Azim H Laskar, want that exams are held at any cards for JEE-Mains till and asked Lucknow-based peti- appearing for petitioner Syed cost,” Union Education Tuesday evening. tioner to move before the Kalbe Jawab referred to the mid raging protests from Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Only 332 candidates have Allahabad High Court. apex court order passed with Avarious quarters, including Nishank said. requested for change The apex court said how it regard to allowing the Chief Ministers of many States, The NTA conducts both of their centre which is being can pass a general order for the historic annual Rath Yatra at for postponement of the these examination 2019 considered positively,” the offi- whole country and if relief Puri in Odisha and Paryushan s the situation remains upcoming JEE, NEET in the onwards. cial added. was made for a particular area, festival for three Jain temples Avolatile on the Line of wake of coronavirus pandem- The Education Minister Earlier, commenting on then the risk could be assessed. at Mumbai. Actual Control (LAC) for more ic, the Centre on Thursday said also said JEE exam centres Centre’s decision to hold the Muharram will be held To this, the bench said, than three months now, tion after 1962. In fact, after 45 and Chinese armies are locked the huge number of admit have been increased to 660 entrance examinations, this year on August 29. “We are telling you, general External Affairs Minister S years, we have had military in a tense stand-off in eastern cards being downloaded in the from 570 while there are now Pokhriyal said, “Students and A Bench comprising Chief orders in a matter like this can- Jaishankar has said the stand- casualties on this border. The Ladakh for over three-and- past few days show that the 3,842 NEET centres, up from guardians constantly put pres- Justice SA Bobde and Justices not be passed”. offs in eastern Ladakh are quantum of forces currently half-month despite multiple students wanted exams to be 2,546 for the convenience of sure on us to conduct the AS Bopanna and V “You are giving an example “surely the most serious situa- deployed by both sides at the rounds of diplomatic and mil- held at any cost. students. Students have also examinations.” Ramasubramanian said it of Jagannath Puri, there it was tion after 1962.” LAC is also unprecedented.” itary talks,” he said. “National Testing Agency been allotted exam centres of He further said, “The would lead to chaos and tar- in one place and one spot, He also said the number of The Minister was appar- On the efforts to bring (NTA) DG told me that 7.5 their choice.