TODAY NEWS ON May 30, 2024

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At 52.3 celsius, Delhi records highest-ever temperature amid severe heatwave

Delhi’s Mungeshpur touched 52.3 degrees Celsius, highest-ever maximum temperature for national capital, on May 29 according to an official from the IMD. The weather panel, which reported “severe heat-wave conditions”, recorded the temperature in the Delhi suburb of Mungeshpur on May 29 afternoon, smashing the previous national record in the desert of Rajasthan by more one degree Celsius.

Heatwave in Delhi: L-G directs paid break for labourers, water pitchers at bus stands

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on May 29 directed that labourers at construction sites be given a paid break from 12 noon to 3 p.m. in view of the heatwave conditions in the city with temperatures hovering around 50° Celsius in several parts. The L-G has directed that the three-hour break for labourers has already been implemented by the Delhi Development Authority since May 20 and will continue across all sites till temperatures come down below 40° Celsius.

Papua New Guinea disasters caused by extraordinary weather, says PM Marape

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on May 29 blamed “extraordinary rainfall” and changes to weather patterns for multiple disasters in the Pacific Island nation this year, including a landslide last week which may have killed thousands. Parts of a mountain in the Maip-Mulitaka area in Enga province in PNG’s north collapsed in the early hours of last Friday and Mr. Marape said more than 2,000 people are estimated to have died, with up to 70,000 people living in the area impacted by the disaster.

World unemployment to fall slightly in 2024: U.N.

Global unemployment is set to fall slightly this year, a United Nations agency said on May 29 , reversing its previous prediction of a rise while warning of “slow progress” on tackling inequalities. The International Labour Organization (ILO) expects a global unemployment rate of 4.9% in 2024, after originally forecasting unemployment would rise to 5.2% this year from five percent in 2023. In a report, the Geneva-based U.N. agency forecasts that the rate will stay at 4.9% in 2025.

World’s first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

The world’s first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September. Each side of the experimental satellite developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry measures just 10cm. The creators expect the wooden material will burn up completely when the device re-enters the atmosphere — potentially providing a way to avoid the generation of metal particles when a retired satellite returns to Earth.

S&P upgrades India’s rating outlook to positive on growth, improved government spending

S&P Global Ratings on May 29 upgraded India’s sovereign rating outlook to positive from stable while retaining the rating at ‘BBB-’ on robust growth and improved quality of government expenditure. S&P said it could upgrade India’s sovereign rating in the next two years if the country adopts a cautious fiscal and monetary policy that diminishes the government’s elevated debt and interest burden while bolstering economic resilience. “The positive outlook reflects our view that continued policy stability, deepening economic reforms, and high infrastructure investment will sustain long-term growth prospects,” S&P said.

Israel sends tanks into Rafah on raids, defying World Court order amid Gaza-wide offensive

Israeli tanks mounted raids across Rafah in defiance of the World Court for a second day on May 29, after Washington said the assault did not amount to a major ground operation in the southern Gazan city that U.S. officials have warned Israel to avoid.

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end first day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.T he 12-person jury was sent home around 4 p.m. after about 4 1/2 hours of deliberations. The process is to resume Thursday.

SIT team camping at Bengaluru airport to arrest Prajwal Revanna

One month after fleeing the country, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, charged with rape and sexual harassment of several women, is set to return to Bengaluru in the wee hours of Friday to face a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe.
Court in Bengaluru rejects Prajwal Revanna’s anticipatory bail plea in rape case

A Special Court in Bengaluru on May 29 rejected the anticipatory bail plea of suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing allegations of sexually abusing several women, in a rape case. The special court for Elected Representative dismissed the bail application moved by his advocate Arun.

Remal effect: Disaster death toll rises to 38 in northeast

The death toll in cyclone Remal-induced disasters across four northeastern States rose to 38 on May 29. Rescue workers have so far retrieved 29 bodies from several landslide-hit locations in and around Mizoram’s capital Aizawl. An unspecified number of people continue to be missing or buried under stones, earth, and 127 damaged houses, 53 of them severely.

Heavy rain brings misery in Kerala ahead of the onset of monsoon

The heavy rain that pounded the southern and central districts in Kerala ahead of the onset of the monsoon aggravated the miseries of the people living in low-lying areas and adjacent to waterbodies in various places.

Centre’s policy to deny government jobs to kin of militants, stone-throwers casts a shadow on 50,000 families in Kashmir

An expansion of the “deep-vetting” process for government job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir by security agencies is likely to impact over 50,000 families.

Citizenship granted under CAA to people in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand: MHA

Citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) were granted to some people in West Bengal, Uttarakhand, and Haryana, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on May 29, 2024.

Modi’s meditation plan violates model code, Congress tells Election Commission

The two-day meditation announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu from May 30 violates the model code of conduct (MCC) and restrictions imposed on a candidate during the silent period, the Congress told the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday.

IndiGo pilot, crew violate safety norms during evacuation

IndiGo will review why its pilot and cabin crew were seen flouting safety protocol alongside passengers during the May 28 emergency evacuation and carrying luggage while streaming down emergency slides following a bomb alert.

2024 Lok Sabha election: Rahul Gandhi’s big promises for farmers include loan waivers, MSP law

Even as a group of farmers continue to camp at the Punjab-Haryana boundaries in support of their demands, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday that once the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) government is formed at the Centre, it will waive off the loans of farmers and will provide a legal guarantee for the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

Brij Bhushan Singh’s son’s convoy vehicle runs over two people in Gonda

Two youths died and a woman was injured on May 29 after a vehicle in the convoy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Kaiserganj, Karan Bhushan Singh, ran over them near Baikunth Degree College on Colonelganj-Huzoorpur road in Gonda district. The local police seized the vehicle and taken the bodies into custody for postmortem. It is not known whether Mr. Singh was in the vehicle or convoy or not.

Sharjeel Imam granted bail by Delhi High Court in 2020 communal riots case

The Delhi High Court on May 29 granted bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities. Mr. Imam assailed a trial court order refusing to grant him bail even though he has undergone more than half of the maximum sentence that can be awarded to him in case of a conviction. “Appeal is allowed,” a Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain said after hearing the counsel for Imam and the Delhi Police.

Arvind Kejriwal bail extension plea: Supreme Court Registry declines to list Delhi CM’s application

The Supreme Court Registry has refused to list for hearing an application filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to extend his interim bail for seven days in a money laundering case linked to the liquor policy ‘scam’. The Registry said a Bench of the Supreme Court had already heard and reserved for judgment Mr. Kejriwal’s case to quash his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

FIR against Mehbooba Mufti for ‘violation’ of poll code

Election authorities in Kashmir have registered an FIR against former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct, officials said on May 28. The FIR has been registered against Mehbooba for violating Section 144 after she and her party workers held a protest sit-in in the Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the officials said. The PDP president termed the registration of the FIR against her as “amusing”.

Floods in Manipur’s Imphal affect thousands of people

Hundreds of people have been affected by floods triggered by heavy rain in Manipur’s Imphal Valley, an official said on May 29. The overflowing Imphal River has inundated several areas, with water entering hundreds of houses, affecting several thousand people who have subsequently taken shelter at nearby community halls, he said.

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