TODAY NEWS ON October 02, 2024

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

Iran fires missiles at Israel, warns against retaliation

Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon . Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River Valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Reporters on state television lay flat on the ground during live broadcasts. Iran has vowed to retaliate following attacks that killed the top leadership of its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. The firing of missiles came after Israel said its troops had launched ground raids into Lebanon, though it described the forays as limited.
6 killed in shooting attack in Tel Aviv’s Jaffa neighbourhood

Israeli police said six people were killed in a shooting attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening. Police said two suspects opened fire on a boulevard in the Jaffa neighbourhood in southern Tel Aviv. The two suspects were killed, police said. The attack came moments before a massive barrage of rockets from Iran towards Israel, sending people towards bomb shelters across the country, including in Tel Aviv.

Israeli forces have carried out raids in Lebanon for months, military says

Israeli forces have been carrying out raids into southern Lebanon for months, uncovering Hezbollah tunnels and weapon caches under homes and uncovering invasion plans by the group, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday (October 1, 2024). Mr. Hagari said the details were being declassified, hours after Israel announced a ground operation against the Hezbollah movement in southern Lebanon.

Pentagon chief warns Iran of ‘serious consequences’ if it attacks Israel

The U.S. is sending several additional Air Force fighter jet squadrons to the Middle East, beefing up what has already been an increased military presence there as the region teeters on the brink of all-out war. The additional forces would raise the total number of troops in the region to as many as 43,000. Meanwhile, Israel already started a ground operation in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) and warned Lebanese residents not to travel by vehicle in the region. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli troop movements in northern Israel after Israel announced the start of a “limited” cross-border ground operation on Tuesday (October 1, 2024).

U.S. East Coast dockworkers head toward strike after deal deadline passes

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast were expected to strike on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) morning after a midnight deadline passed with no sign of a new contract deal with port owners. The strike is forecast to halt about half the nation’s ocean shipping. The strike will block everything from food to automobile shipments across dozens of ports from Maine to Texas, in a disruption analysts warned will cost the economy billions of dollars a day, threaten jobs, and stoke inflation.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls: Voting concluded at 6 p.m.; Over 65% turnout till 5 p.m.

The polling for the Jammu and Kashmir Phase 3 voting has concluded at 6 p.m. Udhampur district recorded the highest turnout of 72.91%, followed by Samba (72.41%), Kathua (70.53%), Jammu (66.79%), Bandipora (63.33%), Kupwara (62.76%), and Baramulla (55.73%). Among the constituencies, Chhamb in Jammu district was leading with 77.35% polling recorded in the first 10 hours. Sopore segment, once a terrorist and separatist stronghold, recorded the lowest turnout of 41.44%, according to EC data.

Supreme Court hearing on bulldozer action: Bench extends stay on illegal demolitions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will lay down guidelines for all citizens on the issue of demolition of properties and reserved its verdict on pleas which have alleged that properties, including of those accused of crime, were being demolished in several states. Observing that its directions will be applicable pan-India, the apex court said it will make it clear that merely because a person is an accused or even a convict, it can’t be a ground for demolition of property.

West Bengal’s junior doctors announce fresh strike alleging non-fulfilment of safety demands

Agitating junior doctors of West Bengal announced a fresh cease-work protest ahead of Durga Puja on Tuesday (October 1, 2014) morning, alleging that the State government has not taken adequate steps to ensure security and safety in hospitals. In their statement on Tuesday (October 1, 2014), the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) put forth ten demands, including the removal of the State’s Principal Health Secretary, task forces in every medical college, increased police protection in hospitals, and immediate hiring for all staff vacancies.

Will protect convicts too from punitive demolitions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) promised to protect even convicted criminals from State-sponsored punitive demolition of their legal private property but refused any kind of immunity to public space encroachers, whether they be Hindus or Muslims. A Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan said a conviction or being accused of a crime was no ground for States to bulldoze private homes and shops. But at the same time, the apex court, which has proposed to frame pan-India guidelines to protect private property from illegal and targeted State demolitions, said it would not condone or shield public encroachments, irrespective of the faith of the violators.

Delhi court extends Engineer Rashid’s interim bail till October 12 in terror funding case

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the interim bail granted to Lok Sabha member from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, accused in a terror funding case, till October 12. Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House Court directed Mr. Rashid to surrender before Tihar jail authorities on October 13. The court on September 10 had granted interim bail to the MP till October 2 in the wake of ongoing elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Mr. Rashid leads the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), but successfully contested the 2024 general elections as an independent candidate from Baramulla. He had defeated National Conference leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

China reneged on border agreements with India: Jaishankar

Tensions between India and China would continue as long as there was the forward deployment of troops, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said. India is currently preparing to continue with the forward deployment of its soldiers for the fifth winter. The overall relationship with China had “not been great” over the last few years because China had reneged on certain agreements it had with India about how to keep the border between the two countries tranquil, Mr. Jaishankar said during a discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) in Washington on Tuesday (October 1, 2024).

Russian strike kills six as Ukraine marks defenders day

A Russian strike on a southern Ukraine market killed six people on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) as the nation held a moment of silence to mark a major public holiday honouring troops, authorities said. Debris, broken glass and bodies were strewn around a market in Kherson city, which lies on the western bank of the Dnipro River, a de-facto front line between Russian forces in the east and Ukrainian forces in the west. The regional prosecutor’s office had reported seven killed, but later revised this to six, saying that doctors stabilised one of those presumed dead.

Situation along China border stable but ‘not normal’: Army chief

“The situation on the ground today is stable but it is not normal and it is sensitive. We want the situation that existed pre-April 2020 to be restored, whether it be the ground occupation/situation, the buffer zones that have been created or the patrolling that has been planned. Till the time that is not restored, as far as we are concerned, the situation will remain sensitive and we are operationally prepared to face any contingency… and in the entire gamut, we see that trust has been the biggest casualty,” Gen. Dwivedi said.

NIA raids 11 locations in West Bengal in Maoist revival conspiracy case

National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials conducted multiple raids across 11 locations in West Bengal on Tuesday in a CPI (Maoist) revival conspiracy case in the eastern Indian region. The NIA authorities conducted the raids along with the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police. “NIA teams conducted elaborate searches at the houses of suspects at a total of 11 locations in South 24 Parganas, Asansol, Howrah, Nadia and Kolkata districts. The suspects were overground workers of CPI (Maoist) and were believed to have assisted the organisation’s commanders in carrying out Naxal activities,” the agency said.

A Dalit family prepares to send its son to IIT amid joy and a hint of nervousness

In one of the hundreds of modest un-plastered, bare-bricked homes in Muzaffarnagar’s Titora village, Tuesday morning was busy. The entire household was packing. In a matter of days, 18-year-old Atul Kumar, the youngest child of the household, will move to a hostel of the Indian Institute of Technology in Dhanbad.

After 7-year probe, CBI files closure report in cheating case against former NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy

The CBI on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) filed a closure report in a case of alleged cheating against former NDTV promoters and directors Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy as it could not find legally tenable evidence in the ₹48 crore loss incurred by ICICI Bank in the settlement of a loan in 2009, officials said. The case was initiated in 2017 when the CBI registered an FIR based on a complaint from an individual, Sanjay Dutt, of Quantum Securities Ltd who alleged that RRPR Holdings Pvt Ltd, associated with the Roys, had taken a ₹500 crore loan from India Bulls Pvt Limited to acquire a 20% stake in NDTV through a public open offer.

PIL in Delhi High Court against detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

A public interest litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) against the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and several others at the Delhi border. The matter was mentioned for listing before a Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela by the counsel for the petitioner. Refusing to list the matter today itself, the court agreed to list the matter for hearing on October 3, if it is in order by 3.30 p.m.

Activist Sonam Wangchuk, others from Ladakh detained at Delhi border launch indefinite fast

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and several others who were detained at the Delhi border while marching to the capital to demand Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) launched an indefinite fast at police stations where they have been kept. Mr. Wangchuk was leading the march, ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’, which began from Leh a month ago. He and around 120 others from Ladakh were detained on Monday (September 30, 2024) night.

School bus catches fire in Thailand, 25 feared dead

About 25 people were feared dead in Thailand on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) when a school bus carrying students and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok, with 16 passengers hospitalised, the government said. Police could not immediately confirm the number of injuries or deaths but Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters about 25 people were believed to have been killed, without elaborating. Sixteen students and three teachers were sent to a hospital for treatment, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said, adding the causes of the incident were still be investigated.

IND vs BAN second Test, Day 5: Bowlers rule roost as India complete series sweep against Bangladesh

Ravichandran Ashwin drew first blood, Ravindra Jadeja ripped the heart out while Jasprit Bumrah put the final nail in Bangladesh’s coffin as India routed the visitors by seven wickets in the second Test to complete a record-extending 18th series win at home in Kanpur on Tuesday (October 1, 2024). It was one of the most exhilarating performance by the Indian team despite losing more than 200 overs of play with two days of complete wash-out. The outright victory consolidated India’s pole position in the ICC World Test Championship Table (WTC) with 74.24 percentage points.