TODAY NEWS ON August 26, 2024

News Headlines for CAT,CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National Issues (India):

1. Hema committee report: Big names quit; SIT formed to probe sexual abuse in Malayalam filmdom
2. IMD warns of intense rains in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra
3. With Unified Pension Scheme, BJP-led government seeks to trip an important Opposition plank
4. Industry grapples with tax demands over workers’ PAN-Aadhaar non-linkage
5. Jalgaon rally: PM Modi vows stricter laws against crimes on women
6. For developed India, guarantee of accessible justice to all is important, says PM Modi
7. Youngsters without political background entering politics will strengthen democracy: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat
8. Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: Main accused Sanjay Roy undergoing lie detection test at Presidency Jail
9. Uttarakhand: All five accused in Dehradun minor gang rape case arrested
10. ‘Checked list of Miss India, there were no Dalit, tribal or OBC women’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census
11. North East Delhi Violence: Delhi Court grants interim bail to Meeran Haider
12. NRI shot at inside Amritsar home; five arrested
13. Coaches of Dhanbad-bound train uncouple in U.P., none hurt

International Issues:

1. With hundreds stranded in Sao Paulo, India to broach topic with Brazil Minister
2. Israel’s Netanyahu warns strikes in Lebanon ‘not the final word’
3. Rajnath visits submarine testing facility in U.S.
4. Paris Paralympics: Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of opening ceremony
5. PAK vs BAN first Test: Mehidy and Shakib lead Bangladesh to maiden Pakistan Test win
6. Israel-Hezbollah war: Israel ‘struck thousands’ of Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon
7. Bangladesh’s former Textile and Jute Minister arrested in Dhaka
8. German police say 26-year-old man has turned himself in, claiming to be behind Solingen knife attack
9. Reuters staff hit in strike on hotel in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk
10. Four more murder cases filed against deposed PM Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
11. Pakistan’s billiards and snooker body lodges complaint after visa denied for U-18, U-21 championships

Headlines in detail:
 

Jalgaon rally: PM Modi vows stricter laws against crimes on women

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 25 said his government is reinforcing laws to impose stricter punishments for crimes against women. “I assure you, the Central Government is with the State Governments in every way to stop atrocities against women. Speaking at a Lakhpati Didi — women members of self-help groups who are earning ₹1 lakh annually – rally in Jalgaon, north Maharashtra, Mr. Modi said that his administration has done more for women in the last decade than all previous governments combined since Independence.

For developed India, guarantee of accessible justice to all is important, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 25 said the guarantee of simple and accessible justice to all is important as the country moves towards the dream of a developed India. Speaking at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur, Mr. Modi also referred to his Independence Day remark on ‘secular civil code’ and said that the judiciary has been advocating this for decades.

Youngsters without political background entering politics will strengthen democracy: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on August 25 that a lot of things are happening in India in the 21st century which are strengthening the foundation for a ‘Viksit Bharat’. In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast, he said his Independence Day call for one lakh youth without any political background to join politics has evoked wide reactions and urged the youngsters to enter public life for a developed India and stronger democracy. Countless people from all walks of life joined the freedom movement even though they had no political background, he noted.

With hundreds stranded in Sao Paulo, India to broach topic with Brazil Minister

The plight of hundreds of men and women, many of them Indian, who are stranded at an airport in Sao Paulo as they are suspected to be illegal immigrants, maybe discussed during meetings with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, who landed in Delhi on Sunday (August 25, 2024).

Hema committee report: Big names quit; SIT formed to probe sexual abuse in Malayalam filmdom

The Justice K. Hema committee’s report on the issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry continued to rock the film world, as Sunday (August 25, 2024) witnessed the exits of two high-profile men holding important positions. The government, under pressure by the Opposition and the film industry, set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT), including senior women police officers, to conduct a preliminary inquiry into sexual harassment allegations made against several actors.

Israel’s Netanyahu warns strikes in Lebanon ‘not the final word’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday's (August 25, 2024) strikes in Lebanon were "not the final word" in his country's military campaign against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

Rajnath visits submarine testing facility in U.S.

In a reflection of the growing cooperation in undersea domain and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) between India and the U.S., also a priority area between the Quad partners, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during his ongoing tour in the U.S., visited the William B Morgan Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) in the Naval Surface Warfare Centre at Memphis, Tennessee, as India also plans to set up a similar facility.

With Unified Pension Scheme, BJP-led government seeks to trip an important Opposition plank

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have repeated most of his Ministers from his previous term, as well as officials in his Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), but some policy prescriptions in his third term show departures from that term, a signal that he has taken political lessons from the Opposition’s Lok Sabha campaign to heart.

Industry grapples with tax demands over workers’ PAN-Aadhaar non-linkage

Many employers are in a fix over demand notices from the Income Tax (I-T) Department for short deduction of tax on the income of employees who had not complied with a May 31 deadline to link their PAN and Aadhaar numbers, with some firms reporting tax demands even for workers earning less than the taxable income threshold.

Centres for promotion of classical Telugu, Odia, Kannada and Malayalam demand autonomy for proper functioning

Special centres set up for the promotion of Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia after they were designated classical languages are demanding autonomy in their functioning in order to better carry out their functions.
 

Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: Main accused Sanjay Roy undergoing lie detection test at Presidency Jail

The lie detection test on Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the alleged rape and murder of a R.G. Kar Medical College trainee doctor, is underway at Kolkata’s Presidency Jail where he is lodged, officials said on August 25. Two more individuals will undergo the test at the CBI office in Kolkata during the day, they said. Four persons including former principal Sandip Ghosh underwent the polygraph test on August 24, the officials said.

Uttarakhand: All five accused in Dehradun minor gang rape case arrested

Amid the ongoing investigation into the gang rape of a minor at Inter-State Bus Terminal in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, police on August 25 claimed to have arrested all five accused in connection with the case. Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police, Ajay Singh, said that a case has been filed at Patel Nagar Police Station under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The police are currently working to gather evidence against the accused. SSP Singh also urged both electronic and print media, as well as online platforms, to avoid publishing unofficial information regarding the case.

‘Checked list of Miss India, there were no Dalit, tribal or OBC women’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on August 24 renewed his call for a nationwide caste census and pointed out the lack of representation of women from Dalit, Tribal, or Other Backward Classes communities in the “Miss India pageant list.” Addressing a gathering at the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan, Mr. Gandhi said, “I checked the list of Miss India to see if there would be any Dalit or tribal woman in it, but there was no women from Dalit, tribal or OBC.”

North East Delhi Violence: Delhi Court grants interim bail to Meeran Haider

The Delhi Court has granted interim bail to Meeran Haider, a Jamia student and leader of the RJD youth wing, in connection with the “larger conspiracy case” related to the 2020 Delhi riots. This case involves allegations of a coordinated effort to incite violence during the riots. Meeran Haider requested bail on humanitarian grounds due to the recent death of his sister’s premature child. His lawyer submitted that Haider’s sister is left without support from other male family members as her husband works in the UAE.

Israel-Hezbollah war: Israel ‘struck thousands’ of Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon

The Israeli military said its fighter jets attacked thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon on August 25 that were aimed at northern and central Israel. “Approximately 100 IAF fighter jets ... struck and destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels that were located and embedded in southern Lebanon,” the Military said in a statement. “Most of these launchers were aimed toward northern Israel and some were aimed toward central Israel,” they added.

German police say 26-year-old man has turned himself in, claiming to be behind Solingen knife attack

German police said early on August 25 that a 26-year-old man turned himself in, claiming to be behind the deadly Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary. Düsseldorf police said in a joint statement with the prosecutor’s office that the man “stated that he was responsible for the attack,” adding he had been arrested before, but didn’t provide details. “This person’s involvement in the crime is currently being intensively investigated,” the statement said.

Reuters staff hit in strike on hotel in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk

A member of the Reuters team covering the war in Ukraine was missing and two others were hospitalised after a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. In a statement, the news agency said that the Hotel Sapphire, where a six-person Reuters crew was staying, was hit by a strike on August 24. “One of our colleagues is unaccounted for, while another two have been taken to hospital for treatment,” the agency said.

Four more murder cases filed against deposed PM Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh

At least four more murder cases have been filed against Bangladesh’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her former cabinet ministers and aides, media reports said on August 25. A murder case was filed on August 25 against 76-year-old Ms. Hasina, former director general of Border Guard of Bangladesh Gen Aziz Ahmed and 11 others over the death of Abdur Rahim, an official of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in 2010, state-run BSS news agency reported.

Bangladesh’s former Textile and Jute Minister arrested in Dhaka

Bangladesh’s former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi has been arrested in Dhaka as the police take stern measures against officials and Ministers of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government, according to media reports on August 25. “The 76-year-old leader was detained late Saturday (August 24, 2024) night from a house in the capital city Dhaka around 3 a.m.,” The Daily Star newspaper quoted Paltan police station officer-in-charge Mollah Mohammad Khalid Hussain as saying.

Paris Paralympics: Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of opening ceremony

Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan was named on Sunday (August 25, 2024) as one of the torchbearers in the lead-up to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris. The 70-year-old, known for his stunts and acrobatic fight scenes, will carry the flame on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) afternoon in the French capital just hours before the opening ceremony, the organising committee announced. French actress Elsa Zylberstein, and dancer/choreographer Benjamin Millepied will also take part in the torch relay.

Pakistan’s billiards and snooker body lodges complaint after visa denied for U-18, U-21 championships

The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association has lodged a formal complaint with the sport’s world governing body and the organisers after their squad was denied visas by the Indian High Commission for the IBSF U-18 and U-21 World Championships, which began in Bengaluru on August 24. A top official of the PBSA said that they couldn’t secure visas for their three players, Ahsan Ramazan, Hasnain Akhtar and Hamza Illyas. The three players had recently done very well for Pakistan and had very good chances of doing well in the world events but were deprived of an opportunity, according to a top official.

PAK vs BAN first Test: Mehidy and Shakib lead Bangladesh to maiden Pakistan Test win

Spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took seven wickets between them to secure Bangladesh’s maiden win over Pakistan in five-day cricket, a stunning 10-wicket victory in the first Test in Rawalpindi on August 25. Mehidy grabbed 4-21 and Shakib 3-44 to trigger a Pakistan collapse on the fifth day, with the home side dismissed for 146 runs in 55.5 overs. That left Bangladesh a target of just 30 runs, which openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam reached in 6.3 overs.