BJP made ‘bribes ‘ legal through electoral bonds says Congress
Congress on Saturday reiterated its demand for
a Supreme Court will monitorit of voted
to power .
Congress’s General secretary Jairam Ramesh
held other accused BJP of following
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Thirty eight corporate groups made
donations to the BJP and received 179 government contracts and project
approvals worth ₹ 3.8 lakh crore .
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Forty one corporates that faced 56 ED/ IT / CBI searches gave BJP ₹2592
crores to the BJP .Out of which ₹1853 crore were given out of ₹1853 cr
Kerala moves to Supreme Court as President Murmu withholds
assent to four bills
In an unprecedented move Kerala govt on
Saturday filed an appeal in Supreme Court as President Draupadi Murmu has
withheld assent to the four bills passed by Kerala Legislature without
disclosing any reasons .
The state has argued that withholding assent
of bill without giving any reason was in violating of article 14 , 200 and 201
. State has cited violation of
Constitutional morality .
Article
200 ( 3) —- If the governor reserves a
bill for President’s consideration , the
enactment of the bill then depends on assent or refusal of Assent by the
President .
Navy steps up vigil amid Piracy threats
35 pirates who were arrested by the Indian Navy
in order to rescue MV Ruen was
handed over to Mumbai Police .
This marks completion of 100 days of ‘ Operation Sankalp ‘ launched by
the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Aden .
MV Ruen was rescued after a 40 hours operation in which INS Kolkata and IAF’s C 17
aircraft participated .
Toll rises to 20 in hooch tragedy
Death toll in alleged spurious liquor
Consumption case in Sangrur district of Punjab has crossed 20 .
The Election
Commission has sought a report from the Bhagawat Mann led government .
Govt let’s Adnoc export oil from India’s strategic storage
The government has allowed Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company ( Adnoc ) to export crude oil it has stored in underground
strategic storage in Mangalore to give operational flexibility to Foreign Firms
, the Ministry of Commerce said in an order .
Till now only Indian Oil Corporation ( IOC)
could export .
India
imports 85% of crude oil and gas build strategic storage at three locations to
store around 5.33 million tonnes against any supply disruptions .
World
133 killed in Moscow concert hall shooting ; 11 detained
,says Putin
At least 133 civilians were killed in an incident of indiscriminate firing in Concert hall near
Moscow by Four terrorists .
The incident occurred on Friday in Circus city
hall music venue in Krasnogorsk .
Islamic State Khorasan ( ISIS – K ) an Afghanistan based terrorist
organization has claimed responsibility for the attack .
Till
now 11 Persons have been detained .
Putin says Moscow gunman tried to escape to Ukraine ,
Kyiv denies role .
President Putin addressing the nation after this
attack called the incident ” a bloody , barbaric terrorist act “ . He said that 11 persons has been arrested thus far in connection with the attack .
The four gunners are in custody .
Putin told that a ‘ window ‘ had been prepared
by the attackers on the Ukrainian border .
Kyiv however has refuted such charges that
Ukraine was used for the attack . Kyiv said that Mr Putin’s accusations were
false . And it is just to create further Anti Ukraine hysteria in Russia .
Israel denies Hamas report of shooting
The
Hamas run government in Gaza said Israeli fire killed 19 as they were waiting
at an aid distribution point .
The Hamas Health Ministry in Gaza said that 19
people were killed and 23 wounded “when they were hit by a ” Israeli occupation Army rank fire and
shell “ as they were “ waiting for air
trucks“.
Chinese boats
calls for Filipino boats , with water cannons
Chinese ships hit Philippines supply boats
with water cannons near Second Thomas Shoal in South China sea . This caused
injuries to its Navy and crew members .
The United States and Japan immediately
expressed their support to Philippines .
FAQ
1. Who may vote from home in Lok
Sabha Elections ?
The
Election Commission has extended ‘ vote from home ‘ facility to persons with
disabilities and senior citizens aged 85
and above .
This move will allow more than 88.4 lakh
persons with disability to vote from home .
The ECI has also extended the facility to
media personnel covering “ polling day
activities “ , with authorization
letters from the election commission , and those part of essential
services such as metros , railway , healthcare . The option is also available
for service voters posted elsewhere .
Has it
been tried out before ?
Vote from assembly was previously tried out
during assembly elections in select region for those affected by CoVID 19 ,
senior citizens and persons with disabilities .
But this time the age of elderly voters has
been extended from 80 to 85 .
2.
How bad is the humanitarian crisis in Gaza ?
The
story so far :
The UN has said that famine in Gaza territory
is “ imminent “ . Though nations are trying for a ceasefire in Gaza . Israel
has said that it will not lift the blockade in Gaza and continue military operations until “
Hamas is dismantled “ .
The death toll in Gaza has crossed 32,000 .
What
has led Gaza to this ?
Gaza has a population of around 2.3 million .
Half of the cropland
has become non cultivable due to Israeli attack . Infrastructure has suffered
very badly . Fishing that was a source of income has also stopped due to
displacement of people .
This has put almost all the population to be
dependent on aid .
The number of trucks entering Gaza daily before the Israeli attack
was 600 , of that 150 carried food items . But currently only 200 trucks aid is
entering Gaza .
The whole season route is blocked by Israel .
The only way to enter aid is through Rafah
crossing .
Recently Israel allowed aid by the World Food
Organisation through the sea route . US is trying to build a pier on the coast
of Gaza to send aid .
Figures
on Hunger in Gaza
According to a report by Food security and aid
organization , the percentage of child facing hunger before October 7 was .8 %
. The percentage went up to 12.4% –
16.5% in February . In February
number percentage of those suffering Famine was 30% which went to 50% by mid
March .
Solution
of the crisis :
Gaza needs an immediate ceasefire . Several
levels of talks have failed to result in a ceasefire till now . Though talks
are on with the US , Egypt and Qatar being the intermediary between the two
sides .
aid Delivery route to Gaza
3. Why
is DGCA firm on new rules for pilots
The
story so far :
The directorate general of civil aviation (
DGCA ) has rejected a call for new pilots duty norms .
What
are the new rules ?
The new
rules provide an enhanced weekly test for pilots . The rules also has reduced
night time flying .
The airline companies are opposing this as
they will have to hire 15 – 25 % more
pilots .
