THE HINDU National
ð SC ‘deeply disturbed’ orders center and Manipur
govt to act .
SupremeCourt(SC)onThursdaysummonedAttorneyGeneralandSolicitorGeneraltoconveythat
the court was ” deeply disturbed ” by the video of two women from
Manipur being paradednakedandsexuallyassaultedinastrife-riddenManipur
.
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“Usingwomenasinstrumentsofperpetratingviolenceinachargedatmosphereissimplyunacceptableinaconstitutionaldemocracy,”thecourtemphasizedinitsorder.
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The court has given little time to govt to take action ,
otherwise the court will act
onitself.Onnexthearing28thJulyHomeministryandChiefsecretaryofManipurhastofileanaffidavitaboutactiontakeninthisregard.
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“What matters is that this is just simply unacceptable…
This is the grossest
ofconstitutionalandhumanrightsviolations…Weareexpressingourdeepconcern…Wewillgivethegovernmentalittletimetotakeactionorwewilltakeaction,”theChiefJusticewarned.
Lawwillactwithfullmightonguilty:PM
Expressing”anguishandanger”overtheManipurvideoPMModitoldthatlawwilltakeits”fullnight”andguiltywontbespared.
Myheartisfilledwithangerandanguish.TheincidentinManipurisamatterofshametoanycivilised
society. Those who have committed this crime will be punished, but this
incident hasmade140croreIndianshangtheirheadsinshame,”hesaid.
FourheldinManipursexualassaultcase
“My hearts go
out to the two women who were subjected to a deeply disrespectful
andinhumaneact,asshowninthedistressingvideo…Letitbeknown,thereisabsolutelynoplaceforsuchheinousactsinoursociety.
ð ConstitutionbenchtotakeupDelhigovt’schallegetocentre’sordinanceon
ð services.
Exception
two to section 375 of the India pearl code decriminalises maritol rape and
holds that sexual intercourse by a man with his ownwife, who is not under 18
years of age, without her consent is not rape.
However
recent Judgements of Karnataka High court and Delhi High court has triggered a
row
ð Karnataka High Court Judgement
TheDelhiOrdinancecasechallengedbyDelhiGovtagainstcenter’sordinancehasbeenreferredtoafivejudgeconstitutionBench.
CJIDYChandrachudhoweverdeclineddemandofpetitionertolistitbeforarticle370case
ð 16killed,manymissingaslandslidetriggeredbyheavyrainburiesvillagesinMaharashtraRaigad.
Atleast16peoplediedand21gotinjuredafterincessantrainledlandslideburiedHamletofIrsharwadiinRaigaddistrict,65kmfromMumbai,authoritiessaidonThursday.
Thedeathtollisexpectedtoriseasonly100outof228hasbeenaccountedfor.
TheregionistedioustoreachandNDRFandSDRFpersonalareactiveinrescueoperation.MaharashtraCMismonitoringtherescueoperation.
verysmallvillage
RaigaddistrictmapinMaharashtra.
ð AhmedabadCourtrejectsSeetalvad’sdischargeplea.
AsessionscourtinAhmedabadrejectedpleaofTeestaSetalvadtodischargeherinacasesheisgoingthrough.
MsSeetalvad along with forme DGP RB sreekumar and
former IPS Sanjeev Bhatt hadbeen arrested by gujrat Crime Branch on charge of
forgery and fabricating false evidenceagainst the then Gujratgovt after 2002
Gujrat riots . Earlier SC granted her bail in the samecase.
India
ranked 76 in 2014, 88 in 2015, 85 in 2016, 87 in 2017, 81 in 2018, 82 in 2019
and 2020, 81 in 2021, 87 in 2022.
ð World ranking
Singapore
got 1st rank in ranking this time. Japan which used to be on top
position for five years dropped to 3rd.
1st
– Singapore
2nd
– Germany, Italy Spain
3rd
– France, Luxempurg, south korea, Austria, Finland and Japan.
About
Henly passport Index
It
is ranking of all the world’s passport
according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a
prior visa. The index include 199 passports and 227 travel destinations. The
research is conducted by Henly and partners a London based company.
ð Henly openness Index
It measures how many
country does a nations allow visa free access to India ranked 94 out of total
97 ranks for allowing only four countries visa-free access.
allegations:Gujratgovthasallegedherofforgeryandfabricatingfalseevidence.ApartfromthisshealsogotmoneyfromsomeCongressleader.
Sheischargedorpreparingaffidavitofriotvictimsjustbytakingtheirsignatureonblankpaper.
Govthassaidthatthereiswidedifferenceinactualstatementoftheriotvictimsandwhatwastheirinaffidavitfiled.
ð FirstdayofMonsoonSessionaWashout
RajyaSayandLokSabharemainedadjournedformostoftheday.OppositionstayedfirmontheirdecisionthatPMmustmakeastatementonManipur.
IndiacoalitionpartnerdecidethatajointdelegationwillvisittheManipur.
ð CenterbansexportofNonBasmatiwhitericetocontrolpriceriseinIndia.
ThebanonexportofNonBasmatiwhitericeistoensureavailabilitycurbthepricerise.AFoodMinistrystatementsaid.
NonBasmatiisexportedunder”freewithexportdutyof20%.
Theretailproceshaveincreased11.5%overayearand3%overamonth.
Despite20%exportchargesexportofitgrewfrom33.66lakhtonnebetweenSeptemberto
March 2021-22 to 42.12 lakh tonne ( September to March 2022-23 ) This is due to
highglobaldemandduetogeopoliticalsituationandclimaticconditions.
ð FreshconsultationonUCCwasinitiatedconsideringitsimportance:Meghwal.
In
one of the largest fundraising after MUDRA PORT sagu SBI led investors agreed
to fund a significant part of 34,000 crore PVC project in Mundra.
WORLD
ð SwedishembassyinIraqattacked,envoyexpelled
IraqPrimeMinisterhasorderedexpulsionofSweden’sambassadorfromIraqandhascalleditsambassadorfromSwedenonThursday.
Howsituationunfolded:
DuringaplannedeventamandesecratedKoraninfrontofIraqiembassyinStockholmFollowing
Some major focus points of Bill is-
·
Additional 25 days of
work for rural household under MGNRGA. MGNRGA has 100 days work guarantee.
·
A total 125 days of
guaranteed work for registered urban
households.
·
If the applicant
fails to get employment within 15 days when demand was made the applicant will
be entitled to receive unemployment allowance.
·
If the government
fails to provide employment within 15 days when demand was made, the applicant
will be entitled to receive unemployment allowance.
·
Every person falling
in the category of old age/ specially abled/ widow/ single woman with
prescribed eligibility is entitled to a pension under this act.
ThisIraqiprotestersstormedSwedishembassyinBaghdad.Thebrokeintothecompoundandevenlightedasmallfire.SweedentoldthatS it’s embassy in Iraq is close for visitors.
PM of Iraq has told that action will be taken on those involved in arson.
WhyburinngKoranhappensinSweden:
InarecentincidentprotestersinSwedenaftergettingpermissionfromauthoritieshadburnedKoran.
Thursdayseventwasofdiscrediting,whilemanysimilarincidentshasoccurredinpast.
GovtofSwedenandevenotherBalticnationsareveryliberalandarecaughtunderdilemmaoffreedomofspeechandprotectingminorities.
ð RussiapummelsUkrainianportforathirdnight.
RussianmissilesanddronesattackedonUkrainianportcityOdesaforathirdconsecutivedayRussia.forcesalsotargetedportMykolaivanotherBlackSeaportthroughwhichUkrainiagrainisexported.
Russiapounded19cruisemissileand19dronesontwoUkrainiancitycombinedly.Atleast2persondiedand20werewoundedinthisattack.
RussiaexititselffromadealtogivesafepassagetoUkrainianshipsexportinggrainthrough
these ports . Soon after Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea to Russian mainland
wasdamagedbybombattack.Therecentattackisseenasretaliationtoit.
Mykolaiv(blue)andOdesa(green)aretwoimportantBlackSeaports
Ukraineexportsit’sgrainsfrom. KerchBridgewasrecentlyBombedbyUkraine.
ð Putin will not travel to South Africa for BRICS summit
Russian
president vladmirputin will nor travel to south Africa to attend the upcoming
BRICS summit, instead, Mr. Putin will participate BRICS through video
conferencing. Russia President’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declared in a statement on Wednesday.
“Russian
foreign minister sergeyLavrov will attend the summit in persons, said
Mr.Peskov.
South
Africa is a member of international criminal court (ICC) which issued a warrant
against Mr. Putin in March this year for Mr. Putin’s arrest in war crimes.
The
action of the ICC has put south Africa in a difficult position as it is
expected to carry out its obligation as ICC member.
The
Johannesburg BRICS summit will include discussion on increasing the number of
member – states. BRICS has emerged as a prominent foram for emerging economics.
President Cyril Romphosa said “many countries” were interested in joining the
organisations.
ð U.S. economist declines top EU antitrust position.
Fiona
Scott Morton on American antitrust (competition) was named to lead the European
Union’s competition regulator has
withdrawn afterobjections,
ð Chinadoesn’twantatradewarwithUSA.
XieFengChina’sambassadortoUS,hascriticisedUScurbstosellofmicrochipsandchipmakingequipmenttoChinathatwereimposedbyBidenadministrationlastyear.
“Chinadoesnotshyawayfromcompetition,butthedefinitionofcompetitionbytheU.S.sideIthinkisnotfair,”Mr.XiesaidonWednesdayattheAspenSecurityForum,asecurityconference
in Aspen, Colorado. “The United States is trying to win by keeping China out,”
hesaid,referringtomeasurestocurbU.S.technologysalestoHuawei.
ð Putinoptedoutnotto’jeopardize’summit:envoy
AtopSouthAfricandiplomatonWednesdaysaidthatPutindecidednottoattendBRICS2023tobeheldinJohannesberginPersonjustbecausehedidntwantto”jeopardize”thesummit.
InternationalCriminalCourthasdeclaredPutinaswarcriminal.AndSouthAfricabeing
a ICC member could face dilemma regarding Putin’s arrest had he decided to
visitJohannesbergtoattendBRICS2023inperson.
Putin
will not attend in PersonBRICS2023inJohannesberg.
Sports:
WomenFootballWorldCup2023startedinAustralia-NewZealand.
The editorial is
regarding recent gathering of 38 political parties under NDA it talks about its
significance and some issues.
ð About
NDA meet for 38 political
Parties
38
political parties recently gathered in Delhi in a show of strength. NDA chose
its leader as PM Modi, who will be PM candidate for 2024 elections.
From
Maharashtra MCP by AjitAawar and Shiv Sena joined the meet. Irv up Om
PrakshRajbhavan’ssuheldev of Bhatiyesmaj party has returned to NDA. In Bihar
both factions of the LokJanshakti Party, and breakdown groups in Janta Dal (U) participated meet.
Janta
Dal Secular in Karnataka and Telguepesam party led by N. Chandrababu Naidu are
in touch with BJP. These coalitions may help BJP a lot in stater like
Maharashtra, UP and Bihar.
BJP
in this is trying to maximise its chances for upcoming general elections. The
parliament sessions. In which uniform civil code (UCC) can be brought will test
NDA’s endurance.
Editorial-2
MISSING NUMBERS
A new review panel is good, but the centre must trust its own data.
What
the editorial is all about?
Recently Ministry of
statics and programme Implementation (MOSPI) has formed a new standing
committee on statics (SCOS) to advise on
official data, including the household survey carried by National sample survey
office (NSSO). The editorial talks about this.
