TODAY NEWS ON July 03, 2024

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National News

Hathras Stampede: Yogi Adityanath's Visit
Woman in Chopra Flogging Incident Refuses to Meet West Bengal Governor
Bihar Moves Supreme Court Against Patna High Court Order
MVA Fields Milind Narvekar for MLC Polls
IAF Chief Inaugurates Weapon Systems School
ISRO Terminates Semi-Cryogenic Engine Test
EC Launches Online Portal for Financial Statements
Anil Ambani Appears Before ED in FEMA Case
CJI Chandrachud Announces Free Wi-Fi in Supreme Court

International News

Modi's Upcoming Talks with Putin
Jaishankar to Represent India at SCO Summit
Israel Pounds Gaza After Evacuation Order
Unidentified Flying Object Over PM's Residence
India Aims for Ninth SAFF Championship Title
Japan's 'Job Leaving Agents'
PM Modi to Host Virtual SCO Summit

Headlines in Detail

Hathras stampede: Yogi Adityanath likely to visit Hathras on July 3

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to visit Hathras on July 3 in the wake of the stampede during a religious congregation in which over 60 persons have lost their lives, a senior government official said .The official said the U.P. Chief Minister is taking stock of the situation around the clock. U.P. Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and DGP Prashant Kumar have been directed to reach the spot. A team consisting of ADG Agra and Aligarh Divisional Commissioner has been constituted to enquire into the cause of the incident. The report is to be submitted within 24 hours, the U.P. Government said in a statement.

Woman in Chopra flogging incident refuses to meet West Bengal Governor

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose was on Tuesday forced to cut short his visit to north Bengal after the woman, who was seen publicly being beaten up in a video that went viral, allegedly refused an audience with the administrative head of the State. “The victim wants to be left alone, and I will respect her right,” Mr. Bose told journalists at a guest house in Siliguri in north Bengal, before returning to Delhi.

Bihar moves Supreme Court against Patna High Court order quashing 65% quota

The Bihar government moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday, challenging the Patna High Court’s directive to ‘set aside’ the increase in the State’s reservation for disadvantaged communities, from the existing 50% to 65%. This is the quota for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), extremely backward classes (EBCs), and other backward classes (OBCs) in government jobs and educational institutions. The Bihar government’s appeal before the top court was filed through advocate Manish Kumar. “Yes, the State government has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court today and our advocate Ayush Anand too has filed a caveat before the court to hear our side,” Patna HC senior advocate Dinu Kumar, who represents the petitioners against the quota hike, told The Hindu.

No topic off-limits for Modi’s upcoming talks with Putin: Kremlin

Given the “very trusting nature” of the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no topic is off-limits for the two leaders when they meet here soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. The dates of Mr. Modi’s visit to Moscow will be announced a bit later but preparations for it are already in their final stages, Mr. Peskov said.

MVA springs a surprise, fields Uddhav aide Milind Narvekar as 3rd candidate for MLC polls

The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday fielded a third candidate for the July 12 Maharashtra Legislative Council polls despite having the numbers to get only two candidates elected to the Upper House of the State Legislature. The surprise candidature of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s close aide Milind Narvekar came on the last day for filing of nominations for the elections to 11 seats, for which now 12 candidates are in the fray. The Thackeray-led party’s alliance partner Congress has fielded Pradnya Satav while the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) is backing Peasants and Workers Party of India sitting MLC Jayant Patil.

IAF chief inaugurates newly established weapon systems school

Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari on Tuesday inaugurated the newly established Weapon Systems School (WSS) at Air Force Station Begumpet, Hyderabad. This follows the approval for the creation of a new Weapon System (WS) branch in 2022 .“The new branch will have four streams; flying stream to operate the weapons and systems in airborne platforms like the Sukhoi-30 MKI and C-130J; remote stream to operate remotely piloted aircraft; mission commanders and operators for Surface to Air and Surface-to-Surface weapon systems, and intelligence stream for handling space-based intelligence and imagery,” the IAF said in a statement.

Jaishankar to represent India in place of Modi at SCO summit in Kazakhstan

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reached Astana in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, to lead the Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State in place of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 3 and 4, the Ministry of External Affairs has said. Leaders of other countries in the Eurasian group, newly expanded to include Belarus this year, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and the Presidents of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will be hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Astana for a State visit and bilateral meetings ahead of the SCO, while Iran’s President may not be able to attend as the country is in the middle of elections.

Israel pounds Gaza after evacuation order

Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes on Tuesday on southern Gaza and battled militants after issuing an evacuation order which a UN agency said would impact 2,50,000 Palestinians. Witnesses reported intense bombing and shelling around Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s main city, from which Israeli troops withdrew in early April after a devastating months-long battle. A hospital source in the city said shelling killed eight persons and wounded more than 30 others.

Police alerted about ‘unidentified flying object’ over PM’s residence; nothing suspicious found

An “unidentified flying object” was reportedly seen over the Prime Minister’s residence here in central Delhi on July 3 morning, police said. However, police have not found anything suspicious. A PCR call was received around 5 a.m. that a drone-like object was seen flying over the Prime Minister’s residence, police said.

ISRO terminates semi-cryogenic engine test after sudden spike in turbine pressure and speed

The Indian Space Research Organisation terminated the first hot test on an intermediate configuration of the semi-cryogenic engine following an unanticipated spike in the turbine pressure and subsequent loss of turbine speed. The intermediate configuration of the semi-cryogenic engine is also known as a power head test article (PHTA). The July 1 test at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, was conducted towards developing a 2,000 kN (Kilonewton) thrust semi-cryogenic engine to power the booster stages of future launch vehicles, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said in a statement on Monday.

PM Modi to host virtual summit of SCO on July 4; Putin, Xi and Shehbaz Sharif to attend

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russia counterpart Vladimir Putin, Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders of the SCO nations at a virtual summit of the bloc on July 4 that is expected to focus on regional security situation and ways to boost connectivity and trade. It will be Mr. Putin’s first participation in a multilateral summit after a mercenary group launched a short-lived armed rebellion last week that rocked Moscow.

India set sights on their ninth SAFF Championship title

Defending champions India would look to preserve a proud record and add a ninth title to their shelf when they face a tough Kuwait in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship final is here on July 2. India were stretched to a penalty shootout by Lebanon in the semifinals before winning 4-2, while Kuwait had to wait till extra time to eke out a 1-0 victory over Bangladesh. In fact, this will be the second time India will face Kuwait in the tournament. They had played out a 1-1 draw in an acrimonious Group A match last week.

In workaholic Japan, ‘job leaving agents’ help people escape the awkwardness of quitting

In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that is considered as shameful. “Taishoku daiko” also known as “job-leaving agents” have sprung up over the past few years to help people who simply want to quit their jobs. Several such services have emerged in Japan. Founded in 2020, Guardian, a taishoku daiko service, has helped various people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, escape less painfully from jobs they want to quit. That includes people who worked in a Shinto shrine, a dentist’s office and law firm to convenience store and restaurant staff.

Anil Ambani appears before ED in FEMA case

Reliance ADA Group Chairman Anil Ambani on July 3 appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai in connection with an investigation linked to the alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, official sources said. Mr. Ambani, 64, deposed at the office of the federal agency in the Ballard Estate area to record his statement in the case, registered under various sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), they said. Further details of the case in which Mr. Ambani was summoned were not immediately known.

EC comes up with online portal for parties to file financial statements

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on July 3 launched a new web portal to enable political parties to file financial accounts online. This includes contribution reports and poll expenditure accounts. The online availability of the data is expected to enhance the level of compliance and transparency, the ECI said in a letter to all political parties. The move is part of the poll panel’s “3C strategy” comprising clean up, crackdown and compliance to strengthen transparency and accountability in the political funding and expenditure on which it had been working for a year now under Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, sources said.

CJI Chandrachud announces free Wi-Fi facility for lawyers, others visiting Supreme Court

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on July 3 said the first five courtrooms in the Supreme Court have become WiFi-enabled and there will be no law books and papers in all the courtrooms. Announcing the major step towards the top court’s digitisation, the CJI said, “Now that the books have gone, it is not that we will not be relying on books.” “We have made courts 1 to 5 Wi-Fi-enabled. The bar rooms are WiFi-enabled as well. All courtrooms will now be like that — no books and papers — which is not to say that we will not rely on books and papers at all,” the CJI said. “Please give me the feedback whether everything is working well,” Justice Chandrachud said at the outset of the proceedings.

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