TODAY NEWS ON August 04, 2024
News Headlines for CAT,CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National (India)

• Gandhi-King foundation plan runs into FCRA hurdles
• Five policemen sacked in J&K in drug, terror cases
• Village Defence Guards provided with sophisticated weapons: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
• India a food surplus country; working to provide solutions for global food security: PM Modi
• Adani’s Ambuja Cement to invest ₹1,600 crore in Bihar to set up grinding unit

International

• Trump says he’ll skip an ABC debate with Harris in September and wants them to face off on Fox News
• Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics
• Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned
• Bangladesh PM calls emergency meeting with varsity heads
• At least 32 killed in Al-Shabaab attack on busy Mogadishu beach
• Fears of Middle East war grow after Hamas leader’s killing
• Iran says expects Hezbollah to hit deeper inside Israel
• Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court suspends controversial visa process involving Indian company
• U.S. to boost military presence in Middle East; to send fighter jet squadron
• Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience
• IOC chief Thomas Bach says boxing should be in LA Olympics, with conditions

Headlines in Details

Gandhi-King foundation plan runs into FCRA hurdles

Four years after then-U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, U.S. and Indian officials are trying to overcome the hurdles posed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which has held up funding for the approximately $40 million dollar (₹335 crore) initiative and, in particular, a Gandhi-King Development Foundation.

Five policemen sacked in J&K in drug, terror cases

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor on August 3 invoked Article 311 and terminated six alleged “anti-national” government employees, including five policemen, on the basis of the reports filed by the security agencies.

Village Defence Guards provided with sophisticated weapons: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on August 3 that Village Defence Guards (VDGs) have been provided with sophisticated weapons to deal with rising incidents of terror in the Jammu region. Mr. Singh represents the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency in the Jammu region, large parts of which have seen a spate of terror activities since 2021. Since June this year, eight terror incidents have been reported in the region.

India a food surplus country; working to provide solutions for global food security: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has become a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), which is being organised in India after 65 years, the Prime Minister also said the Union Budget 2024-25 focuses on sustainable agriculture.

Trump says he’ll skip an ABC debate with Harris in September and wants them to face off on Fox News

Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election.

Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics

Katie Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus to win the 800-meter freestyle Saturday night. It was Ledecky’s second gold medal in Paris and ninth of her remarkable career, which marked another milestone. She became only the sixth Olympian to reach that figure, joining swimmer Mark Spitz, track star Carl Lewis, Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina and Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi in a tie for second place.

Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned

Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital on August 3, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. Authorities have declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of last Sunday’s election but have yet to produce voting tallies to prove he won. Instead, the government arrested hundreds of opposition supporters who took to the streets in the days after the disputed poll, and the President and his cadres have threatened to also lock up opposition leader, María Corina Machado, and her hand-picked presidential candidate, Edmundo González.

Bangladesh PM calls emergency meeting with varsity heads

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called an emergency meeting with university vice-chancellors and college principals on Saturday night amid heightened tensions as student movement leaders refused here invitation for talks and demanded her resignation, days after over 200 people died in anti-quota protests.

Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience

Student leaders rallied Bangladeshis for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Government weathered a worsening backlash over a deadly police crackdown on protesters. Rallies against civil service job quotas sparked days of mayhem last month that killed more than 200 people in some of the worst unrest of Ms. Hasina’s 15-year tenure.

At least 32 killed in Al-Shabaab attack on busy Mogadishu beach

An al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu killing at least 32 people and wounding scores more, the police said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest strikes in the East African country in months.

Fears of Middle East war grow after Hamas leader’s killing

Middle East tensions soared on August 3 as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of a regional war. Israel’s ally the United States said it would move warships and fighter jets to the region, while Western governments called on their citizens to leave Lebanon — where the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement is based — and airlines cancelled flights.

Iran says expects Hezbollah to hit deeper inside Israel

Iran said it expects Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah group to hit deeper inside Israel and no longer be confined to military targets after Israel killed the Hezbollah military commander. Hezbollah has been exchanging near-daily fire with Israeli forces, saying it is targeting military positions over the border, since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, sparking war in Gaza.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court suspends controversial visa process involving Indian company

Sri Lanka’s Supreme court issued an interim order suspending the government’s new visa scheme, run by a consortium including an Indian company, that earlier sparked controversy over allegations of corruption totalling over a billion dollars. The Supreme Court ordered that the previously used online visa system be restored.

U.S. to boost military presence in Middle East; to send fighter jet squadron

“The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region,” the Pentagon said, beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and safeguard U.S. troops. U.S. leaders worry about escalating violence in the Middle East in response to recent attacks by Israel on Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, which triggered threats of retaliation.

IOC chief Thomas Bach says boxing should be in LA Olympics, with conditions

Olympic chief Thomas Bach said boxing should be in the next Games in Los Angeles despite a furore over the gender of two women boxers in Paris — but urged the sport to get its house in order fast. However, Bach stressed that boxing needed to find new international leadership. Bach also condemned the social media reaction to Khelif and Lin, with some including former US president Donald Trump framing the issue as men fighting against women.

Adani’s Ambuja Cement to invest ₹1,600 crore in Bihar to set up grinding unit

Adani Group-owned Ambuja Cement Ltd (ACL) announced an investment of around ₹1,600 crore in Bihar to set up a cement grinding unit at Warisaliganj in Nawada district. With this announcement, the billionaire Gautam Adani-led firm has become “the largest investment in the State by a cement industry player” .“The project will meet the growing infrastructure needs of Bihar, aligning with priorities outlined in the recent Union Budget,” it said.

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