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DGCA puts spicejet under strict watch over poor financial health
India’s Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA ) has put Spicejet under enhanced surveillance after Dubai Airport barred them from checking in their flights at Dubai Airport over delayed payments .
DGCA said that it had witnessed “ certain deficiencies “ in Spicejet economic situation during a recent auditing on August 7 and 8 .
Actor MLA Mukesh , six others booked for sexual abuse case
Kerala Police on Thursday registered cases against seven persons , including actor legislator M Mukesh , in case of sexual harassment levelled by woman actors in sexual harassment cases , in wake of release of Justice K Hema committee report .
Six cases were registered in Ernakulam district and one case was filed in Thiruvananthapuram .
Those who were booked are : Actor and CPI ( M ) MLA Mukesh , VS Chadrashekhran who was legal aid chairman of state Congress , Former secretary of Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) Edavela Babu , former office bearer of AMMA Mallapuram Raju , and production controller , Actor Jayyasuriya and actor Siddiqui .
Two persons among these are office bearers of Congress , while one is of CPI ( M ) .
On Thursday , CPI ( M) turned tables to Congress and demanded resignation .
Pakistan invites Modi to attend SCO meet
Pakistan has invited PM Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO ) heads of governments meeting to be held in October.
The information was from Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson .
SCO will be held on October 15 -16 in Islamabad .
SCO members are India , Pakistan , Russia , China , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan .
Supreme Court slams Telangana CM for his comments on Kavitha’s bail
The Supreme Court on Thursday accused Telangana CM Revanth Reddy of making “ irresponsible” comments amounting to “ casting aspersions “ on the court for “ casting aspersions “ on the Court for granting bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi ( BRS ) leader K Kavitha in Delhi Excise Policy case .
Mr Reddy is reported by the media to have said that Ms Kavitha got bail because of a deal between BRS and BJP .
“ Do we pass orders in consultation with political parties ? We are not bothered by politicians criticism of our orders .we do our duty as per the constitution and oath “
Justice BR Gavai said .
India holds 31st WMCC meeting to iron out issues
The Indian Meteorological department ( IMD ) has warned that a depression forming over Saurashtra is likely to become a cyclone on friday .
The depression is likely to move westward and form a cyclone before the Pakistan coast on friday .
The consequences in India will be extremely heavy rainfall for two days in Gujrat .
This is the first time since 1964 that a land-based depression has formed in the Arabian sea .
Most of the cyclones originate in the sea . It is one of the very few occasions that it is originating on land .
Cyclones in South Asia generally form in October and November . Four Out of five cyclones form in
India ,China holds 31st WMCC meeting to iron out issues
The 31st meeting of the Working Mechanism of Consultant and Coordination ( WMCC ) was held in Beijing on Thursday .
The meeting is about conflict resolution at the border .
The two sides had “ Frank , constructive , and forward looking exchange of views “ on the situation of Line of Actual Control ( LAC ) to “ narrow down differences “ and find an “ early resolution “ of outstanding issues .
Currently Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh are the two contentious boundaries at LAC . The talk is about clearing these issues .
Submarine Arihant set to add ballast to nuclear triad
India’s second nuclear powered submarine INS Arihant was commissioned on Thursday at Visakhapatnam in presence of Defense minister Rajnath Singh .
It is India’s second nuclear submarine .The first is INS Arihant , which is already in service .
INS Arihant has a displacement of 6000 tonnes and is powered by 83 MW light water reactor with enriched Uranium .
It is equipped with indigenous technology and is more technically advanced than INS Arihant .
It is equipped with a 750 km range , K4 Submarine launched ballistic missile ( SLBM ) .
The 3500 km K4 SLBM is under development .
The addition of INS Arihant adds strength to India’s nuclear triad .
Nuclear triad – Capability of firing nuclear weapons through Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ( ICBM ) , Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile ( SLBM ) , and strategic bombers with nuclear missiles .
India completed its nuclear triad in 2018 .
Countries build nuclear triad so that not all its nuclear capability is destroyed by some other countries first nuclear strike . This provides a strong deterrence .
Vadhawan port will boost Exim trade through west Asia , Europe : Sonowal
PM Modi on Friday will lay the foundation stone of Wadhawan Port .
It will be built at a cost of ₹76,620 crore .
The port will play a major role in export imports under India Middle East Europe Corridor ( IMEEC ) , and International North South Transport Corridor ( INSTC ) .
It will ease the burden of JNPT Mumbai .
The port will be built under Public Private Partnership ( PPP ) .
World
Ukraine F16 crashes pilot killed during Russian attack
An F16 fighter jet of Ukraine crashed on Monday , Kyiv’s military said .
The F16 had destroyed four Russian cruise missiles and was approaching the next target , but its connection with one of the aircraft was lost , and the aircraft crashed . The pilot died in the crash .
Telegram CEO faces charges of allowing alleged crime on App
French court has barred Telegram CEO , Pavel Durov from leaving country , after police handed over the charges of illegal activities including , child sexual abuse and drug trafficking through his website .
Mr Durov holds multiple passports but he is originally a Russian citizen.
Media in Hong Kong ,’ guilty of sedition ‘
Hong Kong pro democracy news outlet stand news and its two former news chief editors , were found guilty of Sedition .
The court said that the pair was guilty of “ plotting to publish a seditious publication . “
This is the first conviction under Chinese rule that came in 1997 .
The move has brought condemnation by US and European countries .
Hong Kong is currently a territory of China , but it has autonomy for a certain period .
It is a democratic region ,where elections are held to choose administration . China has been accused of manipulating governance in the region.
Science.
Why the Union government banned ‘ 156 irrational doses of fixed
The Union health ministry has recently banned 156 “ irrational “ Fixed dose combination ( FDCs) medicine which includes multivitamins , painkillers and antibiotics .
The move , according to the center , is to safeguard the public from developing drug resistance due to irrational use of certain medicines and also to curb misuse .
Mefenamic Acid + Paracetamol injection , Cetirizine HCL + Paracetamol + Phenylephrine HCL , Phenylephrine HCL + Paracetamol + chlorophenyl mine malware , Dihydrochloride + Paracetamol are some of the medicines to be used .