SC intervenes in rape and murder of the doctor
The Supreme Court on Sunday took Motu cognisance in the RG Kar college murder case of a doctor .
The matter will be heard by a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud .
This follows August 13 order by Calcutta High court of CBI enquiry into the case .
Suo Motu Cognisance means that the court has decided to hear the matter on its own without any petition being filed . The Supreme Court and High courts in India hold such powers under Article 32 and Article 226 .
On Sunday , Indian Medical Association ( IMA ) ended its 24 hours strike on the issue . It said that a committee has been formed that will prepare a document about safety of healthcare employees and the document will be presented to the Health Ministry for consideration .
Health ministry on Saturday had appealed to doctors to cancel their strike for the support of patients .
Protest erupt near the stadium in Kolkata
A violent protest erupted near the salt take hospital in Kolkata demanding justice in rape and murder in RG Kar hospital .
About 60,000 people had gathered for a Football match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan , the Derby match was announced to be cancelled . The football supporters then marched for protest .
Malaysian PM arriving today ; trade , strategic ties on agenda
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will land in New Delhi for a three -day visit . He will meet PM Modi and multiple agreements related to “ multi sectoral cooperation agenda “ , trade ties and people to people contact are expected to be signed .
MEA spokesperson said that the ties between the two counties “ have improved over the years “ .
One of the contentious issues is the extradition of Jakir Naik . PM Modi had raised the issue of extradition with the then PM Mahathir Mohammad in 2021 on the sidelines of a meet in Russia . Malaysia had publicly rejected India’s request .
Jakir Naik left for Malaysia in 2016 . He is currently. Permanent citizen of Malaysia .
In India he has been charged with Money Laundering .
Army fields tactical ‘ assault ‘ canine ‘ zac at bilateral exercise in Sri Lanka
10 th edition of bilateral Mitra Shakti exercise between India and Srilanka is being held from August 12 to 25 at Army training school ,Maduru Oya in Sri Lanka .
The armies in India and Sri Lanka , have deployed canines “ K9s “ in Military parlance.
The Indian army showed the capabilities of its “ assault K9 “ Zac .
Zac a Belgian Melionis has been trained for various counter insurgency activities such as Jungle search , fighting in built up areas , area sabbatotas among others .
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12% tested spice sample fail quality , safety standard
According to RTI information of Reuters 474 samples of 4054 samples tested between May and early July by FSSAI have been found to not meet safety standards .
In April Hong Kong had suspended Indian spice import after complaining of high levels of pesticides .
Britain had tightened regulation about Indian spice import . The US ,Australia and NewZealand had also said that they were looking into the matter .
Spices of Everest and MDH were rejected by HongKong .
Pune’s Burger king wins battle against Fast Food giant
Pune Burger King has won a lawsuit against US Burger King for naming rights . A district court has held that Pune’s Burger king was from prior to the US Burger King arrival in India .
US based Burger King has alleged that Pune based Burger King has violated Intellectual Property rights .
Jharkhand ex CM Champai Soren likely to quit JMM join BJP
Jharkhand ex CM Champai Soren has indicated that he can soon leave Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( JMM ) and join BJP .
He has removed the party flag from his X account .
He reportedly had closed door meetings with BJP leaders .
In and talked with press persons he said that he felt “ humiliated “ when he was removed as CM . He said even when he was CM , he was belittled by Party .
He said that he has all options open either to form a party or join another party .
Assembly elections in Jharkhand will be held in November-December this year .
Railways to adjust its clocks to maintained the right time
The Railways will develop a master clock system for synchronising time across its applications and network .
Railway Design and Standards Organisation ( RDSO ) will prepare a prototype by Gandhi Jyayanti .
The current system of manual time keeping which is mandated by different zones has proved to be not helpful in train operations and management and accident investigation .
Investigating team had to face a mismatch in time recorded by the stationmaster , crew , data logger and inbuilt system of locomotive that led to confusion .
Defense Minister open new Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Chennai
Defense Minister Rajhanth Singh inaugurated the new Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center ( MRCC ) of the coast guard in Chennai on Saturday .
The centre would coordinate rescue and distress operations for mariners and fishermen at sea .
It would also serve as a nerve centre for coordinating all marine rescue operations on the East coast of India and beyond .
States
Will increase aid under Ladki Bahin Yojna id voted back to power :Maharashtra CM
Ladki Bahin Yojna was launched on Saturday by the Maharashtra government . Under the scheme women with annual family income less than ₹2.5 lakh will get ₹1,500 per month .
Jharkhand govt rolls out monthly aid scheme for women out of elections
On Raksha Bandhan , Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren will launch Maiyan Samman Yojna , providing ₹1000 to women in 21 to 50 years women belonging to families of Below Poverty level .
World
Quintuplets among 29 dead in Gaza as Blinken visits region
An Israeli strike across Gaza killed at least 29 people overnight on Sunday .
The US secretary of state is currently in the region as the US is trying for a ceasefire deal to be seized between Hamas and Israel .
Two day talk lasted in Doha , the talk was mediated by Egypt , Qatar and USA .
The US and Israel have expressed “ cautious optimism “ in the talk . Hamas has shown resistance .
Hamas does not agree with the Israeli demand of stationing forces at the Gaza Egyptian border . Also the Israeli demand of Israeli search to all citizens. Of Gaza at a point bisecting the region .
Hamas has said in a statement that the ceasefire deal is rather enforcing a “ American diktat “ in the region .
Israeli PM Netanyahu on Sunday accused Hamas of being an obstacle in ceasefire negotiation and called for more pressure on Hamas .
Ukraine says it struck key bridge in Russia’s kursk
Ukraine said on Sunday that it had struck a second bridge in Kursk to disrupt the Russian supply chain .
On Friday , Ukraine destroyed a bridge in the neighbouring town of Glushkova .
The two bridges are on the Seine river which separates the Ukrainian controlled Kursk region from Russia .
The Kursk invasion was launched on August 6 . Later Ukraine sent Enforcement to hold Russian captured territory in the region. .
Russia has intensified its operation in the eastern region , where its forces have captured Svyrnvodivka , which is 15 km away from Pokrovsk .
Pokrovsk is a key town and a logistics hub of Ukraine .
Yunus accused Hasina of destroying every institution
Bangladesh interim government chief Mohammad Yunus on Sunday accused Sheikh Hasina of destroying institutions to stay in power .
“ In their effort to stay in power , Sheikh Hasina’s government destroyed every institution of the country . The judiciary was broken . Democratic rights were suppressed through a brutal decade and half long long crackdown . “
Currently Ms Hasina is facing 11 cases , including eight of Murder , one for abduction and two for crime against humanity and genocide in Bangladesh .
Editorial
Two states
Elections of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana are of great importance
Election commission has announced dates of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana assembly polls . The polls will be held from 18 September to 1 October . The results will be announced on October 4 . The dates of assembly elections in Maharashtra , Jharkhand and Delhi will be announced later .
For Jammu and Kashmir , this is the first election after abrogation of Article 370 . The Supreme Court had directed the Elections before September . The state assembly boundaries have been reorganised .It will be interesting to see the outcome of this Election .
In Haraya the issue of Agnipath Scheme will play a vital role . BJP has ruled that Agneepath Scheme is important for battle preparedness of the Army .
Back from the Brink
Sri Lanka has an opportunity to elect truly representative government
Sri Lanka’s Ninth Presidential election is scheduled for September 21 .
39 candidates are in the fray .
Some names are Ranil Wickramshighe , Sajith Premdasa , Anura Kumar Dissyanke and Namal Rajpaksha .
Ranil Wickramshighe has been credited with reviving Sri Lanka’s economy after the economic crisis , so he holds a good chance to win .
For Tamils restoration of Article 13 th that is about autonomy of Tamil dominated provinces will be an important issue .
