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Phase 8: Spotlight on HP, U�khand, 
J-K, Andhra
All eyes on Rahul, Varun, Paswan
New Delhi, May 6
The General Election will enter its penultimate phase on Wednesday as voters in seven states will pick candidates for 64 constituencies.

Children play with poll campaign material in Kaza, HP, on Tuesday. PTI

High stakes in Devbhoomi contests
Cong , BJP slug it out on all 5 U�khand seats
Tight security in Baramulla

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SC: CBI needs no govt sanction to quiz officials
New Delhi, May 6
The Supreme Court today empowered the CBI to interrogate top Central government officials facing corruption charges without taking appointing authority�s permission, a pre-requisite since 2003. A five-judge Constitution Bench said this was necessary to effectively deal with corruption at high places.

States can�t force mother tongue on pvt schools: SC
New Delhi, May 6
The Supreme Court today ruled that unaided private schools and minority schools were free to choose their medium of education and the state governments had no right to force them to teach only in the mother tongue. While linguistic and religious minority institutions enjoyed freedom under Articles 29(1) and 30(1) of the constitution respectively, other private schools had their right to carry on any occupation under Article 19(1)(g), a five-member Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice RM Lodha held.

Pvt schools bound to offer free education to poor: SC
New Delhi, May 6
The Supreme Court today ruled that unaided, non-minority private schools were bound to offer free education to poor students in the 6-14 age group under the Right to Education (RTE) Act by allotting a minimum of 25 per cent of the seats to children from weaker sections.

Woman moves SC against �snoop� probe
New Delhi, May 6
The woman, who was placed under surveillance allegedly at the behest of the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat, today approached the Supreme Court pleading for restraining both the Centre and the state from holding any probe in order to protect her privacy and reputation and of her family members.

BSF constable shoots his boss at border post
Amritsar, May 6
A BSF constable allegedly shot dead an Assistant Commandant of the force last night at the Indo-Pak border outpost of Rattokey that falls in the Khemkaran sector.

Price revision delay forces Panem to cut coal supply
New Delhi, May 6
The Punjab Government has carried out a review of the coal supply situation to the state thermal power plants even as the supplier, Panem, has been insisting on an independent arbitrator for revising coal rates. (Details on PUNJAB page)