the Supreme Court's landmark hearing on same sex marriages begins. The chief justice of India diva Chandra says there's no absolute concept of a man and a woman. The centre opposes the pleas to legalise gay marriages, reiterates the argument of a biological man and a biological woman. The five judge bench to continue the hearing on Wednesday. Strong comments by the Supreme Court in the Bilbao case the Supreme Court seeks the files that were the basis of the release of the rape and murder convicts in the case asks. Did the government apply its mind? The centre side's privilege indicates it does not want to produce the documents and it's heating up an orange heat alert in eastern India, Heat wave declared a state disaster in Tripura as temperature hits four degrees above normal. The temperature crosses 42 degrees Celsius in 48 cities across India. N. P leader Ajith Paar puts speculations to rest, says he will stay with the N. C. P amid talks of his switch to the BJP with his supporters, slams what he calls rumours and India's first Apple retail store opens up in Mumbai none other than the Apple CEO Tim Cook meets the first excited customers. Many of them travel from different states and wait for us to be the first to enter the brand new store. Hello and welcome to N TV, 24 7. I'm Franci Sharma. Let's get you the top news stories. The Supreme Court heard a bunch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same sex marriages. Now, in a strong remark, the chief justice of India diva Chandra Cho said that there's no absolute concept of a man or an absolute concept of a woman at all. He said. It's not the question of what your genitals are, and it's far more complex than that. That comment has been welcomed by several people from the LGBT Q I A plus community now. The centre on the other side has called these requests urban elitist views and says that it would be better if the matter goes to the parliament. On the other side, the petitioners have cited the discrimination that they face while they demand legal recognition to gay marriages. The hearing will now resume on Wednesday. My colleague Sunil Pra gets us more details, many important points because it was a long hearing, but definitely the five judge bench deciding not to get into the personal laws of various religions, be it Hindu, Muslim Christians, Jews. As they said, We won't get into that gamut. And you know the adoption, inheritance and all those other issues. We will do the middle part and just confine ourselves to the Special Marriages Act and the chief justice of India making an intervention, saying there is no absolute concept of a man or an absolute concept of a woman at all. It's not the question of what your genitals are, but it's far more complex. That's the point. And not even the special marriages act. As you know, man or woman. The very notion of a man and woman is not absolute, and it's based and just not based on genital of which of course, the solicitor general countered, saying that a biological man means biological man, and there is no notion to this. So there's been a hectic argument this after the centre made a continuous plea that it's not the judiciary's domain, it's not the courts to decide. It is parliament that states must must intervene in this matter. They must be party because this is part of the concurrent list, but I think the five judge bench were quite clear and categorical that they would continue to hear this matter and decide one way or the other on the Special Marriages Act and see whether there is a space and a legal point in terms of the same sex marriage. Of course, as you rightly pointed out, Mukul Roki, on behalf of the petitioners using Hindu mythology to cut across and make his point on a consistent basis, saying that this is a right of individual privacy, individuals right to dignity and making, you know, a continuous argument, saying that the concept of both men and women have to be seen in its entirety, and not by the mere prism of how the solicitor general was pointing out and now to another big story from the Supreme Court. The top court made strong observations in the case over the remission of the rape and murder convicts in the Bilbao case. Now, the court questioned whether the government applied its mind in granting remission to the 11 convicts, and the court demanded documents that formed the basis of the government's decision to grant remission to these murder and rape convicts. The government on the other side, citing privilege, has indicated that it does not want to produce the documents. But the court has asked the centre to present the documents, saying that a pregnant woman was gang raped and several people were killed. Like you cannot compare apples with oranges. Similarly, a massacre cannot be compared with a single murder. You must be feeling the heat. Temperatures are rising and are above normal in several parts of the country. Currently, 48 cities have reported a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius or above, well above the normal. The hottest places in the country currently are Praya in Uttar Pradesh, Bari in Uri and Hap in Uttar Pradesh. All of them have recorded a maximum temperature of 44.2 degrees Celsius. And it's not just in north India in the eastern part of the country as well. There is an orange alert, which means that there is an increased likelihood of heat illness symptoms. A severe heat wave is also predicted in isolated parts of Bihar and West Bengal, and while we focus on the heat wave and the rising temperatures across the country in Tripura. The condition is that concerning that the state government has declared the heat wave as a state disaster. Authorities in Tripura and even in Mumbai have issued advisories to people to stay protected from the heat and even though it sounds basic, but it's extremely important to stress on keeping yourself hydrated and limiting your sun exposure, if at all, you can to prevent any heat strokes. And now to political news, the N C P leader Ajit Fava today has put to rest the speculations of him joining the B JP along with his supporters. He has said that I am with the Nationalist Congress Party and I will never leave the N c. P after there were speculations of him joining the party. A junta party. Take a look at what happened N P Leader Raj Pad breaking his silence to deny reports he was splitting with the N. C. P and going with the BJP. Before this ajar met, many of the party seemed to be in his camp. The NP party with an Patel was also with him. Mr Patel said almost the same thing as a but also added that whatever decision Ajit will take, they will support him. Earlier in party Boss and AJ's uncle Sharat Paar rejected the reports. But Sanjay Rout of the faction of the Shea fueled the news by quoting Sharat Paar and saying that there was pressure from the very young hair. Yes, I The timing of these reports is interesting. It's the head of a Supreme Court verdict on the Shinde government's legitimacy. If the membership of 16 ms including Chief Minister Akha Shinde is cancelled then to save the government, could Ajit Pa's group be robbed in? But looking at the number of Ms of the BJP and I Shin sh fena in the assembly, it seems unlikely the ruling alliance has 165 20 more than the majority mark. So even if 16 ms are disqualified, the government will continue to have a majority. However, now, with Ajeet Paal clarifying his stand, it seems like he has put a full stop to all the rumours with Sunil Singh and so Misra during a report and and now moving on to the other big story, Foreign Minister S. J. Shankar has come down heavily on senior Congress leader Sidar Ramaa for his remarks. Over 31 tribals from Karnataka who were stuck in crisis hit Sudan, now the former chief minister of Karnataka in a series of tweets, had alleged that the government is not acting properly in bringing back the stranded people belonging to a tribal community. His allegation drew a sharp retort from Mr Jay Shankar. He said that it is grossly irresponsible of you to politicise this situation and no electoral goal justifies endangering Indians abroad, he said. I'm simply appalled at your tweet. There are lives at stake and don't do politics. That's what the external affairs minister wrote in a tweet denouncing Sidar Raya's remarks and now moving on to the other big story, the latest from the investigation in the Atiq Emma murder case. And now the investigation reveals that the shooters of Atiq Emma were inspired by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Meanwhile, the U Chief Minister Yogi Ana has made his first comment on Atiq Ahmad's murder while the government is being criticised for the law and order situation in the state as the shocking murder of a happened while he was in custody of the police and while the police was responsible for his security. The CM hasn't responded to the criticism directly, but he said that no mafia or criminal can threaten industrialists in Uttar Pradesh. Take a look at this report, not on the days after the murders of gangster Ati Kama and his brother in Pray Raj shot in the head in police custody on Live TV. S Chief Minister Yogi Aitan, facing a wave of criticism over the state's law and order situation today once again claimed things have become much better in the state under his government. This as U P. Police sources claimed that they had made a fresh breakthrough after interrogating the accused who shot Atiq and his brother dead in the presence of a sizable police security police sources told N. D. TV, the mastermind of the murder is 23 year old Sunny Singh, one of the shooters who plotted the murders. Inspired by jail gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Singh reportedly got heavily influenced by Bishnoi, communally charged speeches and dreamt of a big kill like that of SIU Mula, who was gunned down allegedly by members of the Bishnoi gang on the 29th of May last year. Sunni was inspired by gangster Lawrence Vinoy, who is currently lost in Punjab jail. He watched Lawrence Vino's interview on television. A private news channel did an interview with Lawrence Vino. A month back, he got inspired by Lawrence Vino. He reviewed that Lawrence Vino is gangster number one, but he wanted to become a bigger gangster than Lawrence. Police sources say it was Singh who brought the other two accused Lori and a Moa together to carry the shootout. But it is still not clear how the three got to know each other and where they found the money to buy the sophisticated, expensive weapons to carry out the shooting With souk in Praag Raj bureau report and several opposition parties have been criticising the Yogi Government Pradesh for this murder that happened while Ati Kama and his brother both of them, were in the custody of the U. P Police. The N. C P chief Shara was the latest to hit out at the U. P. Government. Here's what he said this time, so you have to thank you. So I the and talk. I cannot tell you he had this. With that. It's time for a very short break. But on the other side. We'll tell you why the delivery executives of quick delivery app blink it are protesting and why the APP has not been able to deliver its orders. Stay tuned for that and a whole lot. Welcome back. If you have not been able to place orders on the quick delivery app, blink it. That's because the company's delivery executives are on a strike for almost a week now. Why are they protesting? They are protesting as blink. It has reduced the fixed pay delivery from ₹25 earlier to ₹15. Now blink. It even had to shut down some of its stores in Guru Gramme. As the workers have been protesting, my colleague Nain tha met some of these protesting workers and let's understand from them what their concerns are. Hundreds of blanket delivery executives are on a strike after Blanket, which is a quick commerce app that promises home delivery of groceries in under 15 minutes, has slashed their fixed payouts for delivery from rupees 25 to rupees 15 last week. Now these strikes have forced closed numerous blinked warehouses in Delhi N. C. R. And have also caused a 1% loss in the company's revenues this quarter, so services have stopped in many parts of the city. But these deliver agents are adamant that they won't work. I met the guru gramme, deputy labour commissioner, on Monday to put forth their set of demands. Let's listen to what they have to say. So as you can see, these delivery agents are furious and helpless. They are already meagre. Earnings have nosedived, making it impossible for them to make ends meet. So a delivery agent who is, you know, making 800 or ₹900 a day is now barely scraping together ₹500. So, out of that, a sizable chunk is going to be spent on fuel and paying off loans that they've taken to buy the bikes so they actually complete these deliveries on. So if that sounds bad enough, it unfortunately gets worse. These delivery agents are gig workers, which means that they can't rely on labourers who even ensure a minimum wage for themselves while blink, it has not responded to any of their demands except to address the closure of some warehouses. It's interesting to note that blink it, like many other quick commerce apps, actually has been running into losses with a loss of over €1400 in the last financial year alone. So at the end of it all, while many of us have grown used to quick home deliveries, very few of us know the troubles of delivery executives who are now being squeezed by a company like blink it in order to cut costs. Yeah, and Apple's first Indian store is here amid a lot of fanfare and cheer, Apple's Mumbai store is now open. It was none other than the Apple CEO Tim Cook, who welcomed the customers in the financial capital. The next store is coming up in Delhi on Thursday, But in Mumbai, fans travelled and waited for us to be the first customers of the brand new Apple store. One Apple fan even brought a 1984 Mac to the grand opening. Let's take a look at the first day of the Apple store. Usually, people bring their phones, they bring their watches. What exactly? You see the original Mac I see from 1984. So you have been a loyal fan since then. In 1984 I've been using Apple products, Apple CEO, Tim Cook inaugurated the country's first apple store in Mumbai today. Spread over 20,000 square feet, the Apple store will have over 100 employees who will be able to assist customers in 20 languages. While there was a huge crowd present outside the store, some apple fans from Rajasthan, Pune and Mumbai were waiting since Monday night to shop at the store. We have been camping here. The last meal was actually lunch yesterday for all three of us. We all met each other for the first time here, the fan. So I met him on Twitter and then we connected and we decided to come here, and he joined us from Pune late last night. So 12 AM he was here and then we've been sitting together talking about Apple. We haven't slept. We have been sitting. I actually brought my sleeping bag with me. I came here and these guys did not leave it. Apple's first retail store in the country has truly caught an Indian touch with elements from Rajasthan and New Delhi. The store has a dedicated solar array, and there's zero reliance on fossil fuel for all store operations. Apple's growth rate off a low base is contrary to market trends and their new navigation strategy included three broad steps manufacturing iPhones locally dovetailing with the Make in India programme to start expanding its retail presence partly in response to other smartphone makers, carpet bombing the nation with physical stores and to gain market share by lowering prices regarding specific products. After the first Apple Store has been opened in Mumbai, people will now be able to experience and purchase apple products from the store. Located at the Bana complex, the store is a major step by Apple to increase its offline presence in the Indian market and take on its closest rivals in Mumbai. The camera and now some good news. N. D. TV has won an award for being India's transformational brand in 2023. Sonia Singh, N. D. TV s editorial director, has been named India's transformational news anchor for the year. 2023 Also receiving an award for India's transformational news anchor. 2023 is Vishnu Show, the executive editor of N D. TV, 24 7. The awards for 2023 have been given by an organisation called W C R C I N t, which evaluates brands in different countries. Right and you has involved here, Mr MD
