TITBITS:
1. The Supreme
Court's interim order halting new suits on places of worship disputes marks a
refreshing shift from its recent permissive stance on such motivated litigation.
2. In the last four
years, more than 78% of the top paid H-1B applicants (whose proposed wage rate
exceeded $1 million per year) were from India.
3.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced plans to establish a Telugu
University in honour of Potti Sriramulu, marking his 125th birth anniversary in
2025, and emphasized his pivotal role in the creation of Andhra State. Naidu
also unveiled Vision-2047, a roadmap for Andhra Pradesh's development, inspired
by Sriramulu’s sacrifice.
4. India and Srilanka
are expected to sign four pacts, including one on cybersecurity, after
president Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets prime minister Narendra Modi.