Campaign ends for fifth phase , stage set for key fight
tomorrow
Campaign for 49 constituency that will go for polls ended on
Saturday .
The 49 seats will go for polls on 20 May .
Amethi , Raw Bareli are some of the constituencies that will
go for polls .
In last Lok Sabha elections BJP jad wo 32 out of 49 seats .
An address in India , minted at postoffice
Post Offices and Railway stations are being used to verify
documents , conduct interviews for those applying for citizenship under CAA .
Government is using the Intelligence Bureau and not the
Police to verify documents .
Currently those seeking citizenship under CAA are lining up
in Post offices and Railway facilities .
Under CAA ,minority
citizens from Afghanistan , Pakistan , Bangladesh who migrated to India
is given citizenship .
Kejriwal’s side Bibhav held in case of alleged assault
Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar has been sent to seven
day judicial custody by a Delhi Court .
Mr Kumar has been charged of assaulting Swati Maliwal , AAP
Rajya Sabha MP .
Swati Maliwal in her complaint said that Mr Kumar beat and
abused her while she went to meet Mr Kejriwal at his residence .
AAP has cited it as a ploy by BJP .
Arvind Kejriwal asked the PM to send all its party leaders
to Jail instead of sending one by one .All party leaders of AAP will conduct a
March to BJP headquarters .
Court issues arrest warrant against Hasan MP Prajwal
A arrest warrant was issued against “ absconding MP of Hasan
and JD ( S ) leader Prajwal Revanna in a rape case registered against him .
He faces three such cases and this is the first such case against him .
This is the first step towards cancellation of passport ,
which will force him to return home .
The special court for elected representatives issued the
warrant on the plea of SIT .
Mr Revanna flew out of the country on April 27 .
A blue corner notice against him was issued by Interpol .
But no response has been found on his current location.
He had booked return tickets for 15 may , which he recently
cancelled .
World
New division among Israeli leaders over development of
post war Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli defense
minister Yoah Gallant came under personal attack from Yoah Gallant for failong
to rule out an Israeli govt in Gaza .
Currently Hamas has rgrouped in northern Gaza and a fight
between Hamas and Israeli soldiers has restarted .
Mr Gallant view is that Israel should not establish civilian
govt in Gaza . While Mr Netanyahu has rejected any Palestinian Authority in
post war Gaza .
The confusion is helping Hamas which says that no new
authority can be set up without its involvement .
Russia orders seizures of Deutsche Bank , UniCredit
assets
A Russian court has ordered the seizure of properties of
Duestche bank and Unicredit assets in the country are to be seized .
A court in St Petersburg has ordered to seize 239 million
euro from Deutsche bank and 463 million euro from UniCredit bank .
Russian company RusKhimAlians was planning to build a major
gas processing and liquefaction plant with German company Linde , Linde pulled
from the project after a Russian military operation in Ukraine .
RusKhimAlians sued Deutsche bank and UniCredit, both
guarantors of the project .
European banks have largely exited after Moscow launched its
offensive on Ukraine in 2022. Deutsche bank is a US based bank while Uni Credit
is an Italian based bank.
Burkino Faso , Mali and Niger finalised regional alliance
project
Junta run Birkino Faso , Mali and Niger has have finalised
plans to form a coalition . The foreign minister of the three countries met in
Niamey to establish text in this regard .
The three nations has rejected the presence of French army
and has aligned towards Russia in this regard .
Myanmar rebel group captures a town
The Arakan Army ( AA ) , the rebel group in Myanmar that is
fighting against Junta forces has claimed victory over town Buthiduang in
Rakhine state .
South Africa government for speedy issuance of Visas for
Indian tourists
The South Africa government is evolving a way for speedy
clearance of VISA clearance for Indian tourists . It is working on a proposal
of tourist e VISA .
The minsitry is also working on a proposal for visa waiver
of 90 days for tourist from India and China .
The information was given by Patricia De Lille , the tourism
minister of South Africa .
FAQ
Why is RBI keeping an
eye on Gold loans
The RBI this month asked the gold lenders to stick to
regulatory norms while lending to tighten it’s grip on the Non Banking Finance
Sector .
The RBI has increased its scrutiny of NBFCs after it found
certain NBFCs to be flouting norms .
In March. The RBI banned IIFL finance from issuing fresh
gold loans after it was found to be violating norms .
The RBI stipulates lenders to comply with certain norms
while lending money in lieu of gold .
Under current norms lenders are not allowed any amount of
money that is greater than 75 % of the amount of gold . This is to ensure that
banks has certain cushion in case of losses by selling golds in case the
borrower defaults .
While disbursing loan the maximum amount of disbursement in
cash is ₹20,000 under RBI guidelines . The remaining amount should be disbursed
in the bank account .
What are the NIA’s
allegations against NSCN ?
The story so far :
On March 7 , the National Investigation Agency ( NIA ) filed
a chargesheet in a Guwahati court in which it has accused “ China Myanmar
Module of “ of the Isak Muivah faction of the National Social Council of
Nagaland ( NSCN ) to be involved in supporting cadres of banned factions of
Mitie group .
NIA has filed chargesheet against five persons linked to Meitie insurgent
groups and has alleged that they moved to the other side of border to gain
training and weapons from NSCN IM
On May 14 , NSCN IM in Myanmar issued a statement accusing
the Indian security forces ,to wage a war against Indian forces .
