29 Maoists shot dead at Kanker in Chhattisgarh
At
least 29 Maoist were killed in an operation by security forces at Kanker
district in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Tuesday .
Three senior cadres of banned CPI ( M ) is expected to be among the deceased .
It was a joint operation by BSF and District
Reserve Guard ( DRG )
Based on the number of casualties , it is “
biggest encounter “ ever in Chhattisgarh .
Nationally , a 2018 operaton in Chhatisgarh
was the only one which saw more deaths . “
Ramdev tenders unconditional apology in SC ,gets one week to
take redeeming steps
On Tuesday , Baba Ramdev and his associates
Acharya Balkrishna appeared in the Supreme Court before the bench of Justice
Hima Kohli and Justice Ashanuddin Amanullah in a contempt of court case
What court asked from Swami Ramdev and their replies :
The court asked him why he held a press
conference just after giving an undertaking in the Supreme Court that they
would refrain from advertising its medicines .
The supreme court asked him whether it was
right to point fingers on other fields of medicine , including allopathy and
claim his medicines were superior to them .
Justice Kohli said it was “ irresponsible
behavior “ .
Swami Ramdev folded his hands in apology to
the supreme court , saying he would be prudent in future . And that he might
have got carried away in his claims .
Acharya Balkrishna said that he had realized
his faults and it was lack of knowledge on his part .
About the case
Earlier the court had said the advertisements
of Patanjali Ayurved , which promised to cure everything from diabetes to
obesity to liver dysfunction and even CoVID 19 during the months of pandemic ,
were “ deliberate and willful violations “ of the Drugs and Magic Remedies
(Objectionable Advertisements ) Act of 1954 and it’s rules .
SC bench opposes to paper ballots saying that EVMs are
inaccurate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday was hearing a
case on use of EVMs and VVPATs.
The petitioner Association and Democratic
Reforms ( ADR ) and others wanted
changes to the EVM system .
The petitioner said that EVMs didn’t give
voters physical contact with voting . And there are many voters who are
comfortable in cross crossing their votes on ballot paper .
What court said :
A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice
Dipankar Datta said that the machine gives “ absolutely accurate results “
unless human bias maligns them .
The court said that it was open to the testing
of “ actual performance “ of electronic voting machines ( EVMs ) .It said that
the review should be wholly based on data provided by the Election Commission .
X says it took down four post as per EC directive
Social media platforms X released a letter by
the Election Commission ( EC) ordering a takedown of four posts by leaders of
YSR Congress Party , The Telugu Desam Party , the AAP and the BJP .
The company says it disagrees with the
takedown issued by the ECs , and that “ freedom of expression should extend
political speech “ .
The company has taken down posts in India .
However , these posts are visible from non India
internet connections .
US National Security Advisor cancels India’s visit
As tensions between Israel and Iran grow, US
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan canceled his plan to travel to New
Delhi for talks , officials announced on Tuesday .
Mr Sullivan was going to lead a delegation to
hold an annual review of India US initiative for Critical and Emerging
Technologies ( iCET ) .
United States India Initiative on Critical and
Emerging Technology ( iCET ) — It is a collaborative framework by India to
enhance cooperation in developing field of technology .iCET includes
cooperation in AI , 5G/6G technologies , biotech , space and semiconductor .
IMF forecasts India’s economic grow 6.8% this fiscal year
The IMF on Tuesday released the World Economic
Outlook report 2024.
The IMF on Tuesday raised it’s growth
projection for India’s GDP in the current fiscal year 2024-25 to 6.8% and
forecast a expansion of 6.5% expansion for 2025-26.
World
Israel and Iran trade threats leaving west Asia on Edge
Israel and Iran hurled threats over each other
on Tuesday .
Israeli military spokesperson Rear admiral
Daniel Hagari said Iran would not get off “ scot free “ . Earlier Israel’s
military chief had vowed there would be “ a response “ to Iran’s offensive .
Iran said it’s attack was an act of self
defense and that it would consider the matter “ concluded “ unless Israel
retaliated ..
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raising warned that “
the slightest action against Iran’s interests will definitely be met with a
severe , extensive and painful response .”
US President Joe Biden stressed on Monday that
“ the United States is committed to Israel’s security “ .
But US has made it clear that it would not
join Israel in any retaliatory action against Iran.
World leaders has urged restraint.
Putin’s remark
During a Phone call with Iran’s Prime Minister
Mr. Raisi Russian President Vladimir
Putin , called for both sides to “ prevent any new round of confrontation
fraught with catastrophic consequences for the entire region . “
Stop backing settlers attack in West Bank
United Nations Human Rights office on Tuesday
called Israel to halt its support to attack by settlers on Palestinians in West
Bank.
This comes after Israeli settlers killed two
Palestinians on Monday .
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCRC
) office spokesperson said “ Israel z as the occupying power , must take all
measures in its power to restore , and, ensure as far as possible ,public order
and safety in the occupied west bank “ .
Germany , China can help achieve peace in Ukraine , says
Scholaz
German Chancellor Olaf Scholaz is on visit to
China . On Tuesday he met President Xi Jinping in Beijing .
Mr Scholaz told Mr Xi that he hoped to discuss
“ how we can contribute more to a just peace in Ukraine. “
He further added “ The Russian war of
aggression in Ukraine and Russia’s armanmwt have a very significant negative
impact on the security of Europe “ .
This is second visit of Mr Scholar to china .
The two countries are expected to sign agreements regarding climate change .
Ukraine ‘ ran out ‘ of missiles to defend power plant :
Zelensky
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in an
interview with PBS said that Russian missile were able to destroy one of its
power plants as Ukraine ran out of defensive missile .
The Tryliska Thermal power station in Ukraine
was destroyed by a Russian missile on April 11.
“ There were 11 missiles flying . We destroyed
the first seven . Four destroyed Tripysilka . Why ? Because there was zero
missiles ,” .
Ukraine has been facing aid hold up from its
allies . That it says was urgently needed to repel deadly Russian spy .
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