TODAY NEWS ON October 06, 2024

News Headlines for CAT,CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National News

• India can play constructive role, convince Israel to stop genocide in Gaza: Iranian envoy Iraj Elahi
• CBI files third chargesheet in the NEET UG-2024 paper leak case against 21 accused
• Paul Pogba’s doping ban reduced from 4 years to 18 months
• Home Ministry to chair review meet with CMs of Left-Wing Extremism affected States
• Medium Transport Aircraft to be procured will replace AN-32 and IL-76 fleets of IAF
• Army deployed in Islamabad amid protests by ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s party
• SC dismisses pleas seeking review of verdict scrapping electoral bonds scheme
• PM Modi inaugurates projects worth ₹32,800 crore at Thane
• Rahul Gandhi unveils Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Kolhapur
• State Information Commission to hear a second appeal on Hema Committee report on October 9
• IndiGo facing system slowdown, may lead to slower check-ins
• Multiple landslips in Darjeeling hills; toy train services affected
• SCO Summit in Islamabad: Not going there to discuss India-Pakistan relations, says Jaishankar
• ISSF Junior World Championship 2024: Pistol shooter Divanshi’s second gold leads India’s clean sweep
• Pending criminal cases can’t disqualify person from seeking long-term opportunities abroad: Delhi HC

International News

• Emirates bans pagers, walkie-talkies onboard after Lebanon blasts
• Hezbollah source says contact ‘lost’ with top figure Safieddine
• Donald Trump returns to Pennsylvania assassination attempt site for huge rally with Vance, Elon Musk
• Sri Lanka reaches debt-restructuring agreement

Headlines in Detail

Hezbollah source says contact ‘lost’ with top figure Safieddine

A high-level Hezbollah source said on Saturday (October 5, 2024) that contact with Hashem Safieddine, widely touted as potentially the group’s next leader, had been lost following Israeli strikes this week. A second source close to Hezbollah also confirmed that communication had been cut off with Safieddine and that his whereabouts were unknown.

India can play constructive role, convince Israel to stop genocide in Gaza: Iranian envoy Iraj Elahi

Iranian ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, said on Saturday (October 5, 2024) that New Delhi can play a constructive role in the peace process and can convince Israel to stop genocide in Gaza. The Iranian envoy also mentioned that India is an emerging and big power that has big responsibility on its shoulder.

CBI files third chargesheet in the NEET UG-2024 paper leak case against 21 accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday (October 5, 2024) filed a third chargesheet against 21 accused in connection with the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2024 question paper theft case, before the Special Court for CBI cases in Patna.

Paul Pogba’s doping ban reduced from 4 years to 18 months

Paul Pogba has had his four-year ban for doping reduced to 18 months after appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The ruling means the France World Cup winner will be free to resume his career in March 2025.

Home Ministry to chair review meet with CMs of Left-Wing Extremism affected States

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a review meeting with Chief Ministers of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States on October 7 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will attend the meeting.

Emirates bans pagers, walkie-talkies onboard after Lebanon blasts

Dubai-based airline Emirates has banned pagers and walkie-talkies onboard its planes following sabotage attacks in Lebanon, and extended flight cancellations for West Asian destinations due to regional escalation. In a statement posted on its website on Friday, Emirates said that “such items found in passengers’ hand luggage or checked baggage will be confiscated by Dubai Police.”

Medium Transport Aircraft to be procured will replace AN-32 and IL-76 fleets of IAF

The Medium Transport Aircraft, in the 18-30 tonne category, that is planned to be procured by the Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to be a common replacement for the aging AN-32 and IL-76 transport aircraft fleet. The AN-32 is the workhorse of the IAF with over 100 aircraft in service and the IL-76 with over 40 tonne load capacity is in the heavy lift category. A combined replacement shows the changing transport requirements of the force.

Army deployed in Islamabad amid protests by ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s party

Tense situation prevailed in Islamabad amid Army deployment when supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan made it to D-Chowk in the heart of the capital to register a symbolic victory. In Islamabad and Lahore, there were clashes between Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and policemen.

SC dismisses pleas seeking review of verdict scrapping electoral bonds scheme

The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its February 15 verdict, which had scrapped the Modi government’s electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding. A bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said there is no error apparent on the face of the record.

PM Modi inaugurates projects worth ₹32,800 crore at Thane

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects worth ₹32,800 crore at Thane on Saturday (October 5, 2024) Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were present at the event.

Rahul Gandhi unveils Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Kolhapur

Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi unveiled a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Kolhapur on Saturday (October 5, 2024). Months after a controversy erupted after the collapse of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Maharashtra’s Malvan, Mr. Gandhi unveiled an equestrian bronze statue of the Maratha warrior king, which is 20 feet tall. The statue weighs around 2,000 kilograms.

State Information Commission to hear a second appeal on Hema Committee report on October 9

The State Information Commission has scheduled a hearing on a second appeal concerning the Hema Committee report on October 9, said State Information Commissioner A. Abdul Hakeem here on Saturday (October 5, 2024).

IndiGo facing system slowdown, may lead to slower check-ins

Domestic carrier IndiGo on Saturday (October 5, 2024) said it is facing a temporary system slowdown across its network, affecting its website and bookings. The airline also said this may result in slower check-ins and that it is working to restore the normalcy at the earliest.

Multiple landslips in Darjeeling hills; toy train services affected

Due to incessant rains in northern West Bengal, multiple landslips occurred in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts and damaged many houses. The toy train services from Siliguri to Darjeeling were also disrupted due to these landslides that were triggered by heavy downpour. The landslips also killed one person, who was identified as 78-year-old Raghubir Rai, from Bijuwa village in Sukhia Pokhri, Darjeeling district. The accident happened on Thursday (October 3, 2024) when boulders crashed on his house during severe landslips in the area.

SCO Summit in Islamabad: Not going there to discuss India-Pakistan relations, says Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday (October 5, 2024) that he is not going to Islamabad to discuss “India-Pakistan relations” but his visit is all about the multilateral event, which is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2024. The Minister said he is travelling to Pakistan only to be a “good member of the SCO.” “Yes, I am scheduled to go to Pakistan in the middle of this month and that is for the meeting of the SCO — the heads of government meeting,” Mr. Jaishankar said while delivering the Sardar Patel Lecture on Governance organised by IC Centre for Governance in New Delhi.

ISSF Junior World Championship 2024: Pistol shooter Divanshi’s second gold leads India’s clean sweep

Indian pistol shooter Divanshi secured her second individual gold in the women’s 25m standard pistol event, leading a remarkable clean sweep in the event at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Peru. India’s young shooters added five more medals to their kitty, including two gold on Friday (October 4, 2024) taking the tally to 21 medals to remain at the top of the standings — 13 gold, two silver and six bronze.

Pending criminal cases can’t disqualify person from seeking long-term opportunities abroad: Delhi HC

Mere pendency of a criminal case does not automatically disqualify a person from exercising his right to seek long-term opportunities abroad, the Delhi High Court has noted. The Court also directed the passport authorities to issue within two weeks a police clearance certificate (PCC) to a man, who has pending criminal cases and needs to submit a document to Canadian authorities to set up a business there.

Donald Trump returns to Pennsylvania assassination attempt site for huge rally with Vance, Elon Musk

Former President Donald Trump plans to return on Saturday (October 5, 2024) to the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, setting aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety in order to fulfill a promise — “really an obligation,” he said recently — to the people of Butler, Pennsylvania. “I’ll probably start off by saying, ‘As I was saying ...,’” the Republican Presidential nominee has joked, in a bit of black humour about a speech cut short when a bullet struck Mr. Trump’s ear and he was whisked off stage — fist aloft — with blood dripping across his face.

Sri Lanka reaches debt-restructuring agreement

The Sri Lankan government has announced a long-delayed debt restructuring agreement with its sovereign bondholders, in a major relief to the cash-strapped island nation. In a statement on Friday (October 4, 2024), the Ministry of Finance said it reached an agreement with representatives of its international and local holders of International Sovereign Bonds (ISB) on September 19, 2024.