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contest for speaker’s On second day of the Lok Sabha session , INDIA bloc
and NDA fielded their own candidates for
speaker .
Om Birla of BJP has been fielded by NDA , while K Suresh of
has been fielded by INDIA bloc .
This is a rare occasion for a contest for a speaker’s post .
accused BJP of not
following the “ convention “ by giving the Deputy Speaker post to the
Opposition leader .
Piyush Goyal accused Congress of using “ pressure politics “
by putting preconditions .
By Convention Deputy
Speaker post goes to the opposition .
There were only three occasions in 1952 , 1967 and 1976 when
the election for speakers was held .
The speaker and Deputy speaker are elected from amongst the
Lok Sabha members by “ simple majority of members present and voting “ .
Rahul Gandhi to be
leader of Opposition ( LoP ) in Lok Sabha
Rahul Gandhi will be the leader of Opposition ( LoP ) in Lok
Sabha , the Congress announced on Tuesday .
This was announced by Congress President Mallikarjuna kHrge
.
The LoP enjoys the rank of a cabinet minister , he is in the
selection panel for key official appointments such as Election Commissioner ,
CBI Director , Central Vigilance Commissioner , National Human Rights
Commission Chief .
Sri Lanka Navy sailor
dies during pursuit to Indian boat : 10
Tamil Nadu fishermen held
A sailor from Srilankan Navy was killed in an operation ,
that was aimed at arresting Indian fishermen illegally fishing in Srilankan
waters .
The Navy personnel was injured due to aggressive manoeuvres
by fishermen , Srilankan Navy said in a statement ..
10 Indian Fishermen were arrested in the operation on the charges of illegal
fishing in the Srklankan waters , off
Kankesanthurai in Jaffna Peninsula .
This is the third incident
of Srilankan Navy abducting Indian fisherman this month .
TamilNadu CM MK Stalin said that he has written to EAM S
Jaishankar for early release of fishermen .
The coast of the two countries is only 12 nautical miles (
22 miles ) apart . Mechanised fishing by Indian fishermen is one of the
problems cited by Sri Lanka . Mechanised Bottom trawler fishing damages ecology
and depletes fishery . No agreement on abolishing Mechanised trawlers has come
yet . India says that it is in favour of regulating Mechanised Bottom trawling
, rather than banning .
Delhi HC stays bail
granted to Kejriwal
Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the bail of Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case .
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain said the trial court had not
sufficiently appreciated the evidence submitted by the Enforcement Directorate
( ED ).
The court said that ED was not given adequate chance to
argue in the stay application .
AAP said that it would challenge the order in Supreme Court
.
NTA reforms panel to
elicit view of parents , students
The reforms panel under NTA has said that it will involve
suggestions of students and parents over reforms in examination. Process .
K Radhakrishnan said thts the aim is to build a tampee proof
system , a system with zero error .
Revised date of NEET PG will be announced next week ,
responsible authorities have said .
Pak delegation
inspect Ratle power project , on Chenab river in J&K
A five member Pakistani team along with neutral experts from
the World Bank visited the 800 MW Ratle Hydroelectric project on Chenab river .
The team is also likely to inspect 1000 MW Palal Dul Hydropower project , being
built at Marusudar river .
Pakistan has been raising technical concern over India’s
hydropower projects and has even
demanded arbitration by International forums , but these claims have so far
been. .rejected by India .
It is still unclear whether the team will visit the
Kishanganga Project . The Kishanganga Project has been under criticism by
Pakistan in past .
Under the Indus Water Treaty ( IWT ) , Pakistan has been
given right to use Indus , Chenab and Jhelum . India however can limited use
these rivers for irrigation and hydroelectric power .
Defence Ministry
signs 350 th contract under iDEX for ‘ miniaturised satellite ‘
Under the 350 th contract under Innovations for defence
excellence ( iDEX ) ,Defense ministry signed
350 th contract with Space Pixel technologies for the design and
development of “ miniaturised satellite capable of carrying electro optical ,
infrared , synthetic aperture radar ,
hyperspectral payload upto 150 kg “ ., defence ministry announced ..
The modular small satellite , will integrate multiple
miniaturised satellites , as per requirement , providing advantages such as
faster and economical advantage , ease of Manufacturing , scalability ,
adaptability and less environmental impact .
A Miniaturised Satellite is small satellite under 1200 kg .
Ahead of roll out of
the new criminal laws , Union Home ministry takes e Sakshya app
Days ahead of launch of three criminal Acts z ministry of
Home Affairs ( MHA ) is testing e Sakshya app .
The police has to record scenes of crimes ,search and
seizures and upload these to the cloud in the app .
The police officer has to upload a selfie after the
procedure is completed .
BNSS mandated mandatory audiovisual recording of search and
seizures in each criminal case .
Forensic examination is mandatory for criminal case that
draws punishment of more than seven year
.
World
Chinese lunar probe
returns to Earth with first samples from far side of moon
China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on earth with rock and soil
samples from the far side of the moon .
The probe landed in the inner Mongolian region in Northern
China .
The Chinese side said that the far side will answer on
differences between the two sides of moon .
Near side of the moon is what we see from earth . Far side
is not visible from earth . It has more mountains and craters than the near
side .
China is the only country to land on the far side of the
moon and bring back samples . The US and
USSR has brought back samples from near side of moon.
Five shot dead
protesters breach Kenya’s parliament
Five persons were shot dead and 31 woulded on Tuesday during
a protest in Kenya over proposed tax hikes , as crowds opposed the move .
The rallies by the president began last week with the
president saying over the weekend thaf he was ready to talk to the protesters .
Anger over cost of living spiralled last week ,
Regions east of
Mahakali river are ours , says Nepal PM
Nepal PM Pushpa Kumar Dahal
‘ Prachada ‘ said on Tuesday that his government is clear and determined
that all territories east of Mahakali River , including Limpiyadhura , Lipulekh
and Kalapani come under Nepalese territory .
He was answering a question in Nepal’s National Assembly .
The current border
between the two countries was marked by British in 1816 under treaty of Suvauli
.
In 2020 , Nepal released its new map in which Limpudhiyara ,
Kalapani and Lipulekh was shown as Nepalese territory .
India reacted sharply calling it a “ unilateral act “ and
cautioned Kathmandu against any such “ artificial enlargement ,” . Currently
the claimed part is under India’s
control .
The Nepal government replaced the old map used in all
official documents with a new map , despite India’s objection .
Julian Assagne set to
plead guilty in an Espionage Act charge and then walk free
Julian Assgne is on his way to Saipan , a US commonwealth
island , where he would plead guilty of the charges of publication of
classified documents . This comes under a plea deal with US .
Later Mr Assagne , an Australian citizen will be freed and would be able to reside in Australia .
This will bring an end to the case .
The US has been trying for years to extradite Mr Assagne in a case of release of classified
documents .
ICC issues warrants
for Russia army chief , ex ministers
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against
former defence minister Sergei Shoigue and Russian Army Chief Valery Garshikov
.
The pair is accused of
the war crimes of directing
attack on civilian targets , and causing excessive incidental harm , as well as
crime against humanity of “ inhumane acts “ in Ukraine .
Russia has dismissed
the decision as “ insignificant “ .
ICC has not a force of its own . It has to depend on member
countries for enforcing it’s rulings . 124 counties are its members .
Generally those issued arrest warrants do not travel to ICC
member countries as they can be arrested .
Russian President Putin earlier was issued an arrest warrant
by the ICC . Putin skipped the BRICS summit to South Africa . South Africa is a
member country of the ICC .
Editorial
Call for consensus
Parliament should give room for extended debates and
disagreements
The editorial is about the Parliament session that started
on June 24 . The session saw an impasse over the pro tem speaker post . Now , the opposition is not happy with NDA
over not assuring the Deputy speaker post for the opposition .
PM recently said that
he wants opposition thts is constructive and not those who stalls parliament
over everything .
The editorial says that
the ruling government should give more room to opposition for the
parliament to function properly .
Free man
Assagne deserves his freedom , but his conviction
deserves free speech
The editorial is about Jullian Assgne case.
Jillian Assagne is going to plead guilty before a US court ,
and he is expected to allow be free .
Mr Assagne had published classified documents on US
operations in Iraq , Afghanistan .
Chelsea Manning, a person linked to the US military, had handed over the
classified documents to Mr Assagne .
Chelsea Manning was awarded 35 years in prison which was
later abrogated by former
President Barack Obama .
The Australian government proposed the US to let Assagne
free if he pleads guilty .
The editorial says that even his conviction by pleading
guilty is a blot to free speech .
