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In a startling indicator of how close we may be to irreversible global climate change, the World Meteorological Organisation has come out with its latest findings which indicate that global temperatures will surge to record levels in the next five years. What's at stake and how do we deal with it? Watch Left, Right and Centre.

With no announcement at the moment, the possibility of a deal being struck to accommodate the interests of both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar cannot be ruled out.

Shares of leading cinema exhibitor PVR-INOX fell by over two per cent after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 333.99 crore for the fourth quarter that ended on March 31, 2023. The company has decided to shut down 50 loss-making cinemas over the next six months. The debate on whether the days of watching movies at cinemas may be ending is once again back in the news.  But those in the business, including Ajay Bijli, the MD of PVR-INOX insist that there is no replacing the cinema.

Actor Shah Rukh Khan's family was threatened that his son Aryan would be framed in a narcotics case unless he paid Rs 25 crore, according to the FIR filed by the CBI against Sameer Wankhede, former zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Mr Wankhede, who hit headlines after the arrest of Aryan Khan and others in an alleged drug bust on a cruise ship off Mumbai in October 2021, is facing allegations of corruption and criminal misconduct. Was Aryan Khan a victim of an extortion racket?

 

The Karnataka cliffhanger just got a new twist with state party chief DK Shivakumar, one of the two contenders for the top post, sending his "best wishes" to his rival today. The 61-year-old, who was expected to visit Delhi this evening, in a sudden turnaround, said he would not and wished Siddaramaiah all the best. Mr Siddaramaiah, who is already in Delhi, is expected to meet party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The Central observers, deployed by the Congress to sense the mood among the party MLAs, have submitted their report.

The Congress party has asked its national chief Mallikarjun Kharge to decide who will be the new Chief Minister of Karnataka. Every MLA will meet the Congress's team of observers and tell them their choice. The new Karnataka Chief Minister and the cabinet will take oath on Thursday, sources have said. The Congress asked Mr Kharge to take a decision on the Chief Minister's appointment after a meeting of its Karnataka MLAs today at a five-star hotel in Bengaluru. The supporters of both the Congress leaders slogans outside the Bengaluru hotel where the meeting took place.

Temporary relief for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as the courts not only declare his arrest illegal, but also give him bail in 201 cases and grant protection from arrest until Monday. Meanwhile, his supporters are still charged up after wreaking havoc across Pakistan leading to the question - is Pakistan headed for an emergency?

A spate of suicides - eight in Telangana and one in Kota - followed after exam results. On Left, Right & Centre, we ask - why are we creating this killer pressure on students?

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will get to keep his job despite gaining from an illegal decision by the then governor, the Supreme Court has ruled. The Supreme Court also ruled that the state government and not the Centre has the right over essential services in the national capital. In other words, the LG cannot stall administration, nor can bureaucrats say they don't report to elected MLAs.

Massive protests have erupted in Pakistan after former Prime Minister Imran Khan Khan was forcibly removed from the Islamabad High Court by Pakistani paramilitary forces and taken to an unknown location in his arrest in the al-Qadir Trust case. On Left, Right & Centre, we ask - has Pakistan plunged into anarchy again?