Two killed , 31 injured as train derails in UP’s Gonda
Two people were killed and 31 injured as train no 15904 Chandigarh Dibrugarh Express derailed and eight of its coaches overturned in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday .
The accident occurred between Moriganj and Jhalani railway stations at around 2:37 PM .
Rail ministry has ordered a high level probe , apart from an inquiry will also be conducted by CRS ( Commission of Railway Safety ) directed
National Testing Agency ( NTA ) to publish the results of the candidates who appeared in NEET UG 2024 , on a centerwise basis by 2024 .
The three judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud ordered the NTA , which conducts NEET annually , to mask the identities of the students while releasing the result from each separate center .
The reason for releasing center wise results is to check if perfect 720 / 720 scores were clustered in a particular exam center . This may reveal foul play and paper leak .
The petitioner has claimed that an unprecedented 67 students , including many from the same exam center, have reached the perfect score .
4 MBBS student part of ‘ solver gang’ arrested .
The CBI on Thursday arrested four students who are part of the problem ‘ solver gang , which provided the answer to the leaked question papers .
All four were arrested from AIIMS , Patna .
CBI special court has given four day custody to CBI .
CBI had earlier arrested Pankaj Kumar who had stolen the question paper .And the kingpin from Nalanda and Hazaribgah respectively .
2 policeman killed in a bomb explosion in Chhattisgarh
Two Chhattisgarh Police constables were killed and 4 injured in an IED ( Improvised Explosive device ) blast in Bijapur in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh .
The Police officers were on search operation in the forests of Mandimarka in Thana Tarem area when the explosion took place .
Two militant killed , soldiers injured in combing operation in Doda , Kupwara
Two unidentified militants were killed in
and two security forces were injured , as security forces were carrying out an anti infiltration search operation along LoC in Kupwara in Kashmir .
Under ‘ Operation Rajbir ‘ the army said that it successfully foiled an infiltration bid along the Keran sector of Kupwara .
In Doda. district in Jammu , two soldiers got injured in firing by militants while doing search operation in Jungles .
This was the third face off between security forces and militants in three days . The anti terrorist operation is still ongoing in Doda .
If India gives land we will work together to produce palm oil here : Malaysian minister
India and Malaysia have decided to end bilateral cooperation in the field of edible oil , especially the cultivation of palm oil , and the production and trade of palm oil .,
This comes as. Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan met with Malaysian Plantation and Commodities minister Datuk Abdul Ghani .
Mr Ghani is said to offer seeds and research experience in the field of Palm oil plantation .
He said that he is ready to burst any propaganda against palm oil . He said that Malaysia can partner with India in Palm oil plantations .
Malaysia is the second largest producer of palm oil after Indonesia. India imported 9.7 million tonnes of palm oil last year out of which three million tonnes was from Thailand .
Palm oil can be used as both edible oil and biofuel . It requires no new land for cultivation . It can grow in desert type land and it also helps in stopping deforestation .
Uttarakhand govt plans action against Char Dham names
The Uttarakahand cabinet on Thursday decided to take strict laws against organization and trust using names of char Dham temples of the state .
The government said that this led to confusion among devotees .
Kedarnath Badrinath Gangotri and Yamunotri are Char Dhams of the state .
This came after a protest by the priest community on the foundation stone of Kedarnath temple replica in Delhi which was led down by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
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Vance weaves the personal in ‘ America first ‘ politics
JD Vince has been. Chosen as vice presidential candidate from Republican side . Some policies that he talked about in his recent speech are against illegal immigration , against US outsourcing manufacturing , against Russia’s policy to fund the Ukraine war , to end US operations abroad and against NATO subsidizing European Security.
About immigration issues : – His views are strongly against the illegal migration to the USA . Though he supports migration to the USA .
He vowed to regenerate manufacturing jobs in the USA . Many US companies see it as cheaper to manufacture abroad .
On NATO he had said that the US should stop subsidizing European security .
China’s leaders vows to fight ‘risks’ plaguing the economy .
Third plenary session of communist Party of China ( CPC )was held from 15th to 18 th July .
The Chinese leaders vowed to resolve “ risks “ plugin China’s economy on last day of the session . But concrete steps were not announced on last day of the session .
The Chinese economy is grappling with a property debt crisis , weakening consumption and aging population .
The plenary session is a meeting in which member of Central committee of CPC mulls over major policy decisions. Central committee meets at least once a year .
Bangladesh students reject PM’s olive branch after deadly protest
Protests in Bangladesh even intensified on Thursday . 11 persons were killed in the violence between different groups of supporters and opposition to reservation .
Till now 18 have died in protest related violence .
Bangladesh shut down the internet at many places . Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters .
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has vowed to punish all those responsible for violence .
Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood
Israeli Parliament , the Knesset on Thursday voted against Palestinian statehood with a majority of 68 , in 120 member Knesset .
The resolution said “ promoting “ a Palestinian state was “ a reward for terrorism and would only encourage Hamas and its supporters . “
