TODAY NEWS ON September 28, 2024

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

• Hezbollah chief Nasrallah targeted in Israeli airstrikes soon after Netanyahu’s U.N. address
• U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer backs India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat
• ‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ is changing demography of a Jharkhand region: ST panel
• Zelenskyy and Trump meet amid tensions over Ukraine conflict
• At the U.N., Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif likens Kashmir with Palestine
• Textile Industry will create 6 crore jobs by 2030, says Minister
• Long-range rockets, futuristic ammunition on Army wish list
• Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran that Israel can strike anywhere
• External Affairs Minister meets UN chief, UNGA president Yang; discusses multilateral reforms, global issues
• Turkish President skips mention of Kashmir at UNGA; focusses on humanitarian situation in Gaza
• Dissanayake government restores old visa system in Sri Lanka
• Haiti violence: At least 3,661 killed this year; six lakh people displaced, says UN
• Cisco inaugurates its first manufacturing facility in India; aims to power more than $1.3 billion revenue
• TIGA Investments gets CCI's nod to acquire stake in Dream11
• Dwayne Bravo retires from all forms of cricket; joins KKR as mentor
• Daniel Ricciardo released by Red Bull F1 team; replaced by Liam Lawson for rest of 2024 season
  
  
   

Headlines in Detail:

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah targeted in Israeli airstrikes soon after Netanyahu’s U.N. address

Leading Israeli television networks reported that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was the target of a massive Israeli air strike in a Beirut suburb. The airstrikes followed soon after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly. “Target of the strike: Nasrallah. The IDF (Israeli military) is checking whether the secretary-general of Hezbollah was in the building in the heart of Dahiyeh (that was hit),” Channel 12 reported.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer backs India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined the leaders of the United States and France in backing India’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to make it a more representative body that is not “paralysed by politics”.

‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ is changing demography of a Jharkhand region: ST panel

In a report submitted to the Union Home Ministry, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has now asserted that “Bangladeshi infiltration” is taking place in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region and that the demography of the region has changed significantly due to this reason, officials of the Commission have said.

Zelenskyy and Trump meet amid tensions over Ukraine conflict

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (September 27, 2024) morning in New York after simmering tensions between the two politicians over divergent views on resolving the Russia-Ukraine war. The recent U.S. assistance to Ukraine had cast doubt on whether the meeting would take place.

At the U.N., Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif likens Kashmir with Palestine

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly criticised Indian government actions in Kashmir, drawing a parallel between Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine. “Similarly, like the people of Palestine, the people of Jammu and Kashmir too, have struggled for a century for their freedom and right to self determination,” he said, accusing India of reneging on its commitments to implement U.N. Security Council resolutions.

Textile Industry will create 6 crore jobs by 2030, says Minister

Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh has said that the industry will grow to $350 billion by 2030, generating a total of 4.5 crore to 6 crore jobs across the world. Talking to reporters on 100 days’ achievements of his Ministry, he said a target of 50,000 metric tonne production of textiles and added that cultivation of silk will provide employment to farmers and projects such as Eri Sericulture Promotional Project launched in Gujarat will be expanded across the country.

Long-range rockets, futuristic ammunition on Army wish list

Building on the lessons from the Ukraine war and the offensive in Gaza by Israel, Indian Army is going for extended range rockets, which have proven to be decisive, and indigenising and diversifying vendor base, especially, for 155mm artillery shells to build resilient supply chains as well as going for futuristic ammunition, a senior officer outlined.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran that Israel can strike anywhere

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran that Israel will strike if it is hit first and warned that his country can reach any part of the cleric-run state as he vowed to fight on in Gaza. “I have a message for the tyrants of Tehran. If you strike us, we will strike you,” Mr. Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly.

External Affairs Minister meets UN chief, UNGA president Yang; discusses multilateral reforms, global issues

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN General Assembly's new president Philemon Yang, in New York, separately, exchanging views on global issues such as the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine while supporting Mr. Yang's vision of "unity in diversity", "peace" and "human sustainability". Mr. Jaishankar is in the U.S. to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Turkish President skips mention of Kashmir at UNGA; focusses on humanitarian situation in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not mention Kashmir in his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this year, the first time he has skipped the issues since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The focus of his 35-minute speech this year was the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where more than 40,000 people have died in Israeli attacks against Hamas.

Dissanayake government restores old visa system in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s newly elected government led byPresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake has restored the country’s old visa system, adhering to a recent Supreme Court order that suspended a controversial new portal managed by a consortium including an Indian company. The announcement was made late on Thursday (September 26, 2024), almost two months after the country’s top court directed immigration authorities to revert to the online platform that was in use before the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration switched to the new system, roping in GBS Technology Services, the India-registered IVS Global Services, and VFS Global.

Haiti violence: At least 3,661 killed this year; six lakh people displaced, says UN

“More than 3,600 people have been killed this year in the “senseless” gang violence ravaging Haiti,” the United Nations said on Friday (September 27, 2024.) Haiti has plunged into virtual anarchy, with gangs taking over the capital Port-au-Prince and the security and health systems collapsing. “About 6,00,000 people were displaced in the first six months of 2024 and 1,280 were injured in gang violence, including 295 women and 63 children,” the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report. "Latest figures documented by the UN Human Rights Office indicate that at least 3,661 people have been killed since January this year, maintaining the high levels of violence seen in 2023," the rights office said.

Cisco inaugurates its first manufacturing facility in India; aims to power more than $1.3 billion revenue

Networking giant Cisco inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in India on Friday (September 27, 2024), located in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that will produce routing and switching products. Cisco’s aim with the facility is to drive $1.3 billion in revenue, while the facility is also expected to create 1,200 jobs in the State, said the company.

TIGA Investments gets CCI's nod to acquire stake in Dream11

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has granted nod to Singapore-based TIGA Investments' proposal to acquire a stake in Dream11's parent company Dream Sports Inc. The deal was cleared by CCI under the green channel route. The transaction pertains to the purchase by Tiga Acquisition Corp III (Tiga) of certain preferred stock of Dream Sports Inc. (DSI), along with certain rights, from an existing shareholder of DSI, the regulator said in a notice on Monday (September 23, 2024). However, the fair trade regulator CCI did not reveal the name of the existing shareholder.

Dwayne Bravo retires from all forms of cricket; joins KKR as mentor

World Cup-winning West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket and will join IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor. The 40-year-old thus replaces Gautam Gambhir, who left the role to take over as India’s head coach earlier this year.

Daniel Ricciardo released by Red Bull F1 team; replaced by Liam Lawson for rest of 2024 season

Daniel Ricciardo, one of the most popular and likeable drivers on the Formula 1 grid, was released by Red Bull Racing and will be replaced immediately by Liam Lawson. The 35-year-old Ricciardo knew at the Singapore Grand Prix it was likely his final F1 race — essentially confirmed when his RB team called him into the pits ahead of the final lap to give the Australian the opportunity to set the fastest

lap of the race. Ricciardo hit the mark — it took a bonus point away from title challenger Lando Norris and indirectly helped out Max Verstappen in his quest for a fourth consecutive drivers' championship — then sat inside his car for an unusually long time after the race, savoring his final moments.