TODAY NEWS ON February 06, 2024

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Chandigarh poll incident mockery of democracy: SC

The Supreme Court gave the BJP victory at Chandigarh mayoral elections a jolt, threatening to order fresh elections after a video played in the open courtroom on Monday showed the Returning Officer “obviously defacing” ballot papers, while taking stealthy glances at the camera overhead like a “fugitive”.

‘Rigid, statutory fiscal targets are getting discredited globally,’ says Finance Secretary

The White Paper on the economy’s mismanagement prior to 2014 and the transition since then, promised by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the interim Budget, is expected to be tabled in this session of Parliament, Mr. Somanathan, who heads the panel reviewing the National Pension System for government employees, said. Deliberations are on and they had already consulted States and Central government staff associations, he said.

'Shakti' display at Grammys: Five Indians bag awards, Zakir Hussain gets three

Shakti, a fusion music group comprising tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and singer Shankar Mahadevan, has won the 2024 Grammy Award for best global music album for “This Moment”The album features founding member, guitarist John McLaughlin alongside Hussain, Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram.

BJP MP Satya Pal Singh bats for christening India as ‘Bharat’, Opposition members raise pertinent issues

The name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat as it was time to end all signs of “slavery”, BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, Satya Pal Singh, said in the Lok Sabha on Monday, while participating in the Motion of Thanks to President’s Address.

PM Modi to address last edition of Rozgar Mela before polls on February 12

The last edition of Rozgar Mela before the 2024 general elections are announced will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 12. The recruitment drive aims to fill vacancies in Central government offices.

Bill to check cheating in govt. recruitment exams tabled in Lok Sabha

The Centre introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday to check malpractices and organised cheating in government recruitment exams, proposing a minimum of three years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to ₹1 crore, for persons and organisations indulging in such illegal practices.

Opposition raises breach of federal principles in Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed attacks and counter-attacks by the Opposition and treasury benches over issues such as unemployment, “breach” of federal principles and communal divisions during the debate on motion of thanks to President’s address to the joint session of Parliament.

Fresh application in court for ASI survey of all the remaining cellars in Gyanvapi mosque

Days after a district court allowed puja inside one of the cellars of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, a Hindu plaintiff on Monday moved a fresh application before the court, seeking that directions be given to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a thorough survey of the remaining cellars inside the disputed structure.

King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on February 5. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public duties but will continue with state business, and won’t be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state.

Sri Lankan Opposition member meets Jaishankar, Doval

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka’s leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP or People’s Liberation Front), is heading a delegation of his party-led National People’s Power [NPP] alliance to India on a five-day, three-city visit, covering New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Thiruvananthapuram.

Yemen's presidential council sacks the Prime Minister

Yemen’s internationally recognised presidential council on Feb. 5 sacked the Prime Minister in an unexpected move that comes at a time when a U.S.-led coalition has been striking targets of the government’s rivals, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
Parliament Budget Session | PM Modi says India will be third largest economy in his next term

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 5 replied to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session. Mr. Modi said that India will become the third largest economy in his third term and quoted former PM Manmohan Singh’s 2013 speech, saying, “They were proud on being the 11th largest economy. They saw a vision that India will be the third largest in 30 years. We will not allow the nation to wait for so long. In the next term , we will fulfill it - this is Modi’s guarantee”.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led coalition Govt. of Champai Soren wins trust vote 47-29

Jharkhand’s JMM-led coalition government headed by Chief Minister Champai Soren won the voteof confidence in the Assembly on February 5. While 47 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion, 29 legislators opposed it in the 81-member Assembly. Independent legislator Saryu Roy abstained. Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, arrested by the ED in the alleged land scam, was also present in the Assembly. Hitting out at the BJP, Mr. Hemant Soren said if the party wants to suppress his voice by sending him to jail, it is not going to happen. Meanwhile, Hemant Soren’s counsel, Advocate General Rajeev Ranjan, said that a special PMLA court in Ranchi will hear a petition against the ED action on February 12.

Jammu and Kashmir Interim Budget | Sitharaman proposes ₹1.18 lakh crore for 2024-25

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 5 proposed an interim Budget of ₹1.18 lakh crore for fiscal 2024-25 for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The interim Budget envisages a fiscal deficit of ₹20,760 crore and a 7.5% growth in gross State domestic product. The capital expenditure for the fiscal has been proposed at ₹38,566 crore, which is 14.64% of the GSDP, as per the interim Budget tabled by Ms. Sitharaman in Parliament.

Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presents ₹7.36 lakh crore budget for FY-25

Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on February 5 presented the budget for financial year 2024-25 in the State Assembly with an outlay of ₹7.36 lakh crore, higher from current fiscal’s budget of ₹6.90 lakh crore. The total outlay of ₹7,36,437.71 crore for the next fiscal includes new schemes worth ₹24,863.57 crore, the State Finance Minister said while presenting the budget. For the next fiscal, the State government’s budget has estimated the total receipts at ₹7,21,233.82 crore, which includes a revenue receipts estimated at ₹6,06,802.40 crore and capital receipts at ₹1,14,531.42 crore.

Supreme Court remits 20-year sentence of POCSO convict to save marriage with his victim in Tamil Nadu

A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on February 5 remitted the 20-year sentence of a man found guilty of the aggravated sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl whom he later married and had children with in Tamil Nadu. The Special Bench, also comprising the two senior most puisne judges, Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B.R. Gavai, passed the order under the extraordinary powers of the Supreme Court to do ‘complete justice’ endowed to the top court by Article 142 of the Constitution.

Maldivian President Muizzu says first group of Indian troops to be sent back before March 10

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu said the first group of Indian military personnel will be sent back from the island nation before March 10, while the remaining Indians manning two aviation platforms will be withdrawn by May 10. In his maiden address to Parliament, Mr. Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, said he believes a large majority of Maldivians support his administration with the expectation that they will remove foreign military presence from the country, and recover the lost oceanic territory.

At least 10 killed in attack on police station in Pakistan

“At least 10 police personnel were killed and six others injured in a pre-dawn attack on February 5 by militants at a police station in northwest Pakistan,” police said, as violence escalated ahead of general elections this week. “At around 3 a.m. local time (2200 GMT Sunday) militants attacked the police station with sniper fire and then entered the building,” police officers said in Pakistan’s Draban region in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. “After entering the building, the terrorists used hand grenades which caused more casualties,” Malik Anees ul Hassan, the deputy superintendent of police in Draban, said.

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger

A South Korean court acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial crimes in relation to a contentious merger between two Samsung affiliates in 2015 that tightened his grip over South Korea’s biggest company. The ruling by the Seoul Central District Court on February 5 could ease the legal troubles surrounding the Samsung heir less than two years after he was pardoned of a separate conviction of bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.

India’s January services PMI hits 6-month high amid strongest upturn in new business since mid-2023

The services sector growth in India rose to a six-month high in January as new business expanded at a faster pace amid buoyant demand from domestic and external clients, a monthly survey said on February 5. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 61.8 in January, up from 59 in December, pointing to the sharpest rate of expansion in six months.

ED probing Paytm and bank unit over currency transactions: sources

India’s financial crime-fighting agency is investigating if platforms run by One 97 Communications, also known as Paytm, were involved in violations of foreign exchange rules, two senior Government sources said. The sources did not indicate what specific provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, which covers individual and corporate transfers overseas, were the subject of the investigation by the ED. One of the sources added that the investigators were not yet in contact with Paytm.

IND vs ENG second Test | Team effort got us over the line: Dravid

India on Monday scored one of its finest wins in recent times, against a quality opposition that prides on its fearless brand of cricket. That too, after losing the first Test despite taking a first-innings lead of 190.

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