TODAY NEWS ON September 27, 2024

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National News

• Pilgrims from Tamil Nadu stranded in a flooded river in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar
• PM Modi launches 3 PARAM Rudra supercomputers, says tech upgradation should empower poor
• Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court dismisses Gujarat review plea to take back adverse comments
• Home Ministry reviewed over 400 visa applications from Bangladesh in certain categories in August
• Constitutional doctrine evolves with society, no generation can claim monopoly over it: CJI
• India elected to GlobE Steering Committee on combating corruption
• Isolate all Mpox cases, follow strict control measures: Health Ministry
• Samples of over 50 drugs in market not of standard quality: CDSCO
• Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court rejects Gujarat’s plea seeking review of verdict over certain observations
• Supriya Sule asks PM Modi to inaugurate Pune Metro virtually
• Indian nationals ‘strongly advised’ to leave Lebanon; government mulls evacuation plans
• Assembly. All these empty seats have been notified and election commission has been informed,” Mr. Goel said.
• ‘Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon,’ U.N. chief warns Security Council
• Hurricane Helene is expected to bring devastation during landfall on Florida’s north-western coast
• Government retains borrowing target, to raise ₹6.61 lakh crore in H2 to fund revenue gap

International News

• Israel vows to keep fighting Hezbollah ‘until victory’
• BRICS countries recognize group’s importance for multipolarity: Jaishankar
• Reached ‘some consensus’ with India: Chinese military on disengagement process in Ladakh
• Israel has destroyed Gaza, made it unliveable, says Mahmoud Abbas
• Taliban say no one faces discrimination in Afghanistan

Headlines in Detail

Pilgrims from Tamil Nadu stranded in a flooded river in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar

A luxury bus carrying several dozen passengers, all pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, has been stranded in a turbulent flooded causeway over Maleshri river in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. After their bus was stranded in heavy flood waters, a truck was sent with rescuers to bring the passengers out of the bus but that truck also got stranded in turbulent waters while passengers on board.

PM Modi launches 3 PARAM Rudra supercomputers, says tech upgradation should empower poor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission, and asserted that today’s India is carving new opportunities in the infinite sky of possibilities. PM Modi said a country can aim for high achievements only if it has a big vision and asserted that technology upgrades should be to empower the poor.

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court dismisses Gujarat review plea to take back adverse comments

The Supreme Court found no “error apparent on the face of the record” or merit in a petition filed by the Gujarat government to review adverse remarks made against it by the top court in a January 8 judgment, which quashed the premature release of 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family during the 2002 riots in the State.

Home Ministry reviewed over 400 visa applications from Bangladesh in certain categories in August

Even though visa services for Bangladesh nationals remain suspended for an indefinite period, the Union Home Ministry reviewed more than 400 visa applications in specific categories from the neighbouring country in August. Bangladesh witnessed a huge political change on August 5 when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and escaped to India.

Constitutional doctrine evolves with society, no generation can claim monopoly over it: CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said constitutional doctrine evolved with the society, and no generation, including the present, could have a monopoly over solutions or confidence in its ability to foresee the future. The Chief Justice was delivering the M.K. Nambyar Memorial Lecture on the topic ‘Foresighted Mr. M.K. Nambyar — Constitutional Journeys Beyond Original Intent’. The lecture was organised by Nambyar’s son and former Attorney General of India, senior advocate K.K. Venugopal. Judges, both sitting and former, of the Supreme Court and High Courts along with senior and junior members of the Bar were in attendance.

India elected to GlobE Steering Committee on combating corruption

India was elected to the 15-member GlobE Steering Committee during the plenary session held in Beijing on Thursday (September 26, 2024) after a multistage voting process. “As a member of the Steering Committee, India will play a crucial role in shaping the global agenda against corruption and asset recovery. India’s expertise and experience in combating corruption will be valuable assets to the GlobE Network,” said a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) release.

BRICS countries recognize group’s importance for multipolarity: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with his BRICS counterparts to affirm its role in a multipolar world. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Reached ‘some consensus’ with India: Chinese military on disengagement process in Ladakh

China and India were able to “reduce differences” and build “some consensus” on disengaging troops from friction points to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh and agreed to maintain dialogue to reach a resolution acceptable to both sides at an “early date”, the Chinese Defence Ministry said.

Israel has destroyed Gaza, made it unliveable, says Mahmoud Abbas

The head of the Palestinian Authority denounced Israel and its offensive in the Gaza Strip in front of world leaders, appealing to other nations to stop what he called a “genocidal war” against a place and people he said had been totally destroyed. Mahmoud Abbas used the rostrum of the U.N. General Assembly as he typically does — to criticize Israel. But this was the first time he did so since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel that triggered an Israeli military operation that has devastated the Gaza Strip.

Taliban say no one faces discrimination in Afghanistan

The Taliban said it was absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination and other human rights violations, as four countries vow to hold Afghanistan’s rulers accountable under international law for their treatment of women and girls. Australia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands are set to start legal proceedings against the Taliban for violating a U.N. convention on women, to which Afghanistan is a party.

Isolate all Mpox cases, follow strict control measures: Health Ministry

After India became the third non-African country to report a case of clade Ib Mpox infection recently, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (September 26, 2024) written to all States and Union Territories directing that all suspected Mpox cases be isolated and strict infection prevention and control measures be put in place. It said samples from skin lesions of any patient with suspected symptoms of Mpox should be sent to the designated labs immediately and for those who test positive a sample should be sent to the ICMR-NIV for genome sequencing to determine the clade.

Samples of over 50 drugs in market not of standard quality: CDSCO

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), in its drug alert for August, has listed that samples of more than 50 drugs, including commonly used paracetamol, Pan D, calcium, vitamin D3 supplements, and anti-diabetes pills, are “not of standard quality”. The drugs are allegedly manufactured by companies, including Alkem Laboratories, Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Hetero Labs Limited, Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Nestor Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Priya Pharmaceuticals and Scott-Edil Pharmacia Ltd.

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court rejects Gujarat’s plea seeking review of verdict over certain observations

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 26, 2024) dismissed a plea filed by the Gujarat government seeking a review of the court’s verdict which contained certain observations against the State while quashing the remission granted to 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan also rejected the application for listing review petition in open court.

Supriya Sule asks PM Modi to inaugurate Pune Metro virtually

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Supriya Sule on Thursday (September 26, 2024) suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should inaugurate the new phase of the Pune Metro virtually, as he has already inaugurated the ‘same’ project five times previously. She also called Union Minister Amit Shah’s recent two-day visit to Maharashtra to meet BJP leaders and allies ‘strange and interesting’ as their focus was not on serving the city but on ‘finishing’ her father, NCP (SP) Sharad Pawar, and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray.

Indian nationals ‘strongly advised’ to leave Lebanon; government mulls evacuation plans

India has “strongly advised” its nationals to leave Lebanon. An advisory issued by the Embassy of India in Beirut has advised Indian citizens to not to travel to Lebanon which has been targeted by Israeli bombing raids over the past three days. Official sources have informed that the Government of India is contemplating evacuation of Indian nationals from Lebanon in view of the deteriorating security situation in the country. “All Indian nationals already in Lebanon are also strongly advised to leave Lebanon. Those who remain for any reason are advised to exercise extreme caution, restrict their movements and remaining contact with Embassy of India in Beirut through our email ID: cons.beirut@mea.gov.in or the emergency phone number +96176860128,” the Embassy of India said in a public notification.

AAP’s strength falls to 59 in Delhi Assembly; BJP’s to seven

Three seats held by the AAP and one seat held by the BJP have fallen vacant in the Delhi Assembly, taking the AAP’s strength to 59 and BJP’s to seven in the 70-member Assembly. Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said in the Assembly House on Thursday (September 26, 2024) that Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and Rajendra Pal Gautam submitted their resignation as MLAs and they have been accepted. “Raaj Kumar Anand and Kartar Singh Tanwar have been disqualified as members of the

Israel vows to keep fighting Hezbollah ‘until victory’

Israel flatly rejected on Thursday (September 26, 2024) a push led by key backer the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, as it vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”. Israeli aerial bombardment of Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has hit back with barrages of rockets. “There will be no ceasefire in the north. We will continue to fight against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation with all our strength until victory and the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes,” Katz said in a post on social media platform X.

‘Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon,’ U.N. chief warns Security Council

“Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon,” warned U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, as he addressed the Security Council on Wednesday (September 25, 2024) regarding the escalating conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants along the Blue Line in southern Lebanon. Mr. Guterres highlighted the alarming expansion in “scope, depth and intensity” of the exchanges of fire across the U.N.-monitored boundary. His remarks came in the wake of Lebanon’s deadliest day in decades, with Israel intensifying its bombardment of areas largely controlled by Hezbollah, following last week’s pager and walkie-talkie attacks that claimed 37 lives.

Hurricane Helene is expected to bring devastation during landfall on Florida’s north-western coast

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing on Thursday (September 26, 2024) across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening an “unsurvivable” storm surge in north-western parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the south-eastern U.S., forecasters said. Helene is expected to be a major hurricane — meaning a Category 3 or higher — when it makes landfall on Florida’s north-western coast on Thursday (September 26, 2024) evening. As of early Thursday, hurricane warnings and flash flood warnings extended far beyond the coast up into south-central Georgia. The governors of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas have all declared emergencies in their states.

Government retains borrowing target, to raise ₹6.61 lakh crore in H2 to fund revenue gap

The Centre has retained its borrowing target for the current financial year and plans to raise ₹6.61 lakh crore through auction of dated securities during October-March period of 2024-25 to fund the revenue gap to boost economic growth. “Out of Gross Market borrowing of ₹14.01 lakh crore budgeted for 2024-25, ₹6.61 lakh crore (47.2%) is planned to be borrowed in H2 through issuance of dated securities, including ₹20,000 crore of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs),” the finance ministry said in a statement on Thursday (September 26, 2024).