TODAY NEWS ON November 03, 2024

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National news

• India-Canada diplomatic row: Canada’s ‘absurd’ charges will have dire effects, says India
• Jaishankar, Thai counterpart discuss bilateral ties, multilateral cooperation
• Verification patrolling begins in Depsang: India
• Three militants, including wanted LeT ‘commander’, killed in Kashmir gunfights
• Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto may be Republic Day 2025 chief guest choice

International News

• Hindu, Muslim immigrants warm up to Donald Trump overture in key swing State Michigan
• Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel and U.S. with ’a crushing response’ over Israeli attack
• Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says
• Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel and U.S. with ’a crushing response’ over Israeli attack
• Kemi Badenoch elected new leader of U.K. Conservative Party
• U.S. regulators reject amended interconnect agreement for Amazon data centre
• Walt Disney forms business unit to coordinate use of AI, augmented reality
• Virat Kohli drops hints of completing 20 years with RCB
• PSG moves 6 points clear at top of French league after beating Lens 1-0
• Pakistan Parliamentary body approves Bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges to 25
• Sikhs pilgrims from U.K., U.S. and Canada to get free online visas in Pakistan: Interior Minister
• Third phase of polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza: WHO-UNICEF

Headlines in detail

India-Canada diplomatic row: Canada’s ‘absurd’ charges will have dire effects, says India

Canada’s allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah were “absurd and baseless”, said an official of the Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday (November 2, 2024). The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, said Chargé d’Affaires of the High Commission of Canada Jennifer Daubeny was summoned on Friday (November 1, 2024) and conveyed that Ottawa’s charges will have “serious consequences” for bilateral relations.

Jaishankar, Thai counterpart discuss bilateral ties, multilateral cooperation

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Thai counterpart Maris Sangiampongsa discussed bilateral ties, multilateral cooperation and regional developments during a meeting in Delhi. Mr. Jaishankar said Mr. Sangiampongsa’s visit for the Royal Kathina ceremony “exemplifies the longstanding historical and cultural relations” between the two countries.

Verification patrolling begins in Depsang: India

The Indian Army has commenced verification patrolling at Depsang, the second friction point in eastern Ladakh, the government said. Replying to a query at a weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said following the disengagement agreement with China, the verification patrolling has begun on mutually agreed terms in both Demchok and Depsang.

Three militants, including wanted LeT ‘commander’, killed in Kashmir gunfights

Three militants, including wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Usman Lashkari, were killed in two separate anti-militancy operations in Kashmir on Saturday (November 2, 2024). Two policemen and two CRPF jawans were also injured in the operations.

Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto may be Republic Day 2025 chief guest choice

New Delhi may be looking east, at Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto, as chief guest for its Republic Day 2025 celebrations, sources said. A number of high-level interactions with the new Indonesian government and defence deals are on the anvil, besides a possible invitation to the Indonesian military to participate in the parade.

Faculty of ICSSR institutes appeal to Education Minister to expedite implementation of ‘delayed’ 7th CPC pay scales

Faculty and staff members from across 24 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) institutions have written to Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan expressing concern over the delay in implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission revised pay scales, eight years after the announcement by the Centre.

Hindu, Muslim immigrants warm up to Donald Trump overture in key swing State Michigan

Economic insecurity and cultural anxieties triggering white nativism is the familiar explanation for the sustained popularity of Donald Trump in the United States, but that may not be the whole story. Segments of Hindu and Muslim immigrants in the key swing State of Michigan also support the Republican for the same reasons, as they begin to view the Democratic Party’s cultural agenda disorienting and its soft border policy threatening their interests.

Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel and U.S. with ’a crushing response’ over Israeli attack

Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday (November 2, 2024) threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies.

Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official said Saturday (November 2, 2024), as the conflict between the Iran-backed group and Israel showed few signs of easing.

Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel and U.S. with ’a crushing response’ over Israeli attack

Iran’s supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its October 26 on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations and killed at least five people.

Kemi Badenoch elected new leader of U.K. Conservative Party

“Anti-woke” candidate Kemi Badenoch won the vote to become the UK Conservatives’ new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak who quit after the party’s disastrous showing in July’s general election. Ms. Badenoch, 44, came out on top in the two-horse race with former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, winning 57% of the votes of party members.

U.S. regulators reject amended interconnect agreement for Amazon data centre

U.S. energy regulators rejected an amended interconnection agreement for an Amazon data centre connected directly to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, a filing showed. Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the agreement to increase the capacity of the data centre located on the site of Talen Energy’s Susquehanna nuclear generating facility could raise power bills for the public and affect the grid’s reliability.

Walt Disney forms business unit to coordinate use of AI, augmented reality

Walt Disney is forming a new group to coordinate the company’s use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and mixed reality, as the media giant explores applications across its film, television and theme park divisions. The newly formed Office of Technology Enablement will be led by Jamie Voris, the film studio’s chief technology officer who spearheaded the development of Disney’s app for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality device, an email seen on Friday by Reuters showed.

Virat Kohli drops hints of completing 20 years with RCB

Virat Kohli has dropped elaborate hints that he would like to continue playing competitive cricket till 2027 with an aim to complete 20 years with Royal Challengers Bengaluru after being retained by the franchise for a hefty fee of ₹21 crore.

PSG moves 6 points clear at top of French league after beating Lens 1-0

Ousmane Dembélé’s early goal was enough as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain beat Lens 1-0 to move six points clear at the top of the French league on Saturday (November 2, 2024).

Pakistan Parliamentary body approves Bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges to 25

A Pakistan Parliamentary panel has approved a controversial Bill to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court from 17 to 25 despite its disapproval by the Opposition lawmakers who termed it an attempt to manipulate the judiciary.

‘The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) (Amendment) Act 2024’ which sought to increase the number of judges from 17 to 25 was moved in the Senate last month by independent senator Abdul Qadir to deal with the rising number of "pending cases".

Sikhs pilgrims from U.K., U.S. and Canada to get free online visas in Pakistan: Interior Minister

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that Sikh pilgrims from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada will receive free online visas within 30 minutes upon arrival in the country to pay respect to their religious sites.

Mr. Naqvi's remarks came as he met with a 44-member foreign delegation of Sikh pilgrims in Lahore on Thursday (October 31, 2024).

Third phase of polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza: WHO-UNICEF

The third phase of the polio vaccination campaign is set to begin in part of the northern Gaza Strip after being postponed from October 23, 2024, owing to the lack of access and assured, comprehensive humanitarian pauses, intense bombardment and mass evacuation orders.