TODAY NEWS ON August 30, 2024

News Headlines for CAT,CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National Issues:

1. India, China hold 31st border affairs meeting to resolve standoff at LAC
2. Alleged audio clips of calls from R.G. Kar hospital to victim’s parents out
3. Mukesh, other Malayalam actors booked under IPC, proceedings to be governed by BNSS
4. Aviation regulator places SpiceJet under strict watch
5. Supreme Court accuses Telangana CM Revanth Reddy of ‘casting aspersions’ on court for granting bail to BRS leader Kavitha
6. Centre slashes domestic LPG cylinders rate by ₹200 ahead of 5 State elections
7. When will J&K Statehood be restored, Supreme Court asks Union government
8. Gujarat government hikes reservations for OBCs to 27% in panchayats and ULBs
9. Manipur Assembly adjourned sine die after ruckus by Congress MLAs
10. Union Cabinet adopts resolution hailing soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3
11. Brother of PoK-based militant shot dead in Kupwara: Officials
12. ASI starts putting up working platform to assess condition of Konark Temple
13. Be like Neeraj Chopra, win hearts not challans: Delhi police’s creative X post on road safety

International Issues:

1. In first sit-down interview of her presidential campaign, Kamala Harris says ‘my values have not changed’
2. Pakistan invites PM Narendra Modi to attend SCO meeting in Islamabad in October
3. California Assembly passes anti-caste discrimination bill
4. Toshakhana corruption case | Islamabad High Court suspends Imran Khan’s three-year sentence
5. Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
6. Glitch halts Toyota factories in Japan
7. Disney gambles on free cricket to turn the tables in streaming war
8. OpenAI announces enterprise version of ChatGPT

Headlines in detail: 

India, China hold 31st border affairs meeting to resolve standoff at LAC

India and China had a “frank, constructive and forward-looking exchange of views” on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to “narrow down the differences” and find an “early resolution” of the outstanding issues, at the 31st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing on Thursday (August 29, 2024), according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Alleged audio clips of calls from R.G. Kar hospital to victim’s parents out

Audio recordings of phone calls, allegedly made by authorities of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata to the parents of the doctor who was raped and murdered surfaced on social media on Thursday (August 29, 2024) sparking allegations that the hospital authorities had not only peddled disinformation but were insensitive to the bereaved patients.

Mukesh, other Malayalam actors booked under IPC, proceedings to be governed by BNSS

Actors of Malayalam film industry who were booked for outraging the modesty of women and rape will be tried by invoking Indian Penal Code (IPC), though the proceedings in the cases would be governed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The evidence in the cases will be appreciated under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023, the piece of legislation, which replaced the Indian Evidence Act.

Aviation regulator places SpiceJet under strict watch

India’s aviation safety regulator placed SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance on a day when the cash-strapped airline’s passengers were once again barred from checking-in for their flights at Dubai airport over delayed payments.

Supreme Court accuses Telangana CM Revanth Reddy of ‘casting aspersions’ on court for granting bail to BRS leader Kavitha

The Supreme Court on Thursday accused Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of making “irresponsible” comments amounting to “casting aspersions” on the court for granting bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case.

Pakistan invites PM Narendra Modi to attend SCO meeting in Islamabad in October

Pakistan on Thursday (August 29, 2024) invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government meeting to be held in Islamabad in October. Pakistan holds the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) and in that capacity, will be hosting the two-day in-person SCO Heads of Governments Meeting in October.

Centre slashes domestic LPG cylinders rate by ₹200 ahead of 5 State elections

On the occasion of Onam and the upcoming Rakshabandhan festival, the Union Cabinet on August 29 approved the reduction in price of LPG gas cylinder for domestic use to upto ₹200, announced Union Minister Anurag Thakur. The Cabinet also approved free LPG connection to 75 lakh women under Ujjwala scheme. All beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme will now get ₹400 subsidy per LPG cylinder.

When will J&K Statehood be restored, Supreme Court asks Union government

Solicitor General agrees to make a positive statement on the question by August 31; Centre says the Union Territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a permanent feature but Ladakh will remain a Union Territory.

Gujarat government hikes reservations for OBCs to 27% in panchayats and ULBs

The announcement of quotas will pave the way for elections for 7000 village panchayats, two district panchayats and 70 municipalities.

Brother of PoK-based militant shot dead in Kupwara: Officials

The victim was identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Shah, 42, from Kupwara’s Karnah. Officials said gunshots were reported from Haridal area during the night and later the lifeless body of Shah was spotted by the police and the Army.

ASI starts putting up working platform to assess condition of Konark Temple

The series of assessments would help experts decide whether the sand could be drawn out from the Centuries-old structure. Britishers had filled Jagamohan, the temple’s assembly hall, with sand 119 years ago to provide the edifice stability.

California Assembly passes anti-caste discrimination bill

It now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature to make it into law, making California the first U.S. State to add caste as a protected category in its anti-discrimination laws.

Toshakhana corruption case | Islamabad High Court suspends Imran Khan’s three-year sentence

The Bench also ordered to release the 70-year-old leader on the production of surety bonds worth Pakistani rupees 100,000. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif slammed Supreme Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for “favouring” Mr. Khan, saying his messages to the lower courts led to the suspension of the sentence.

Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia

The creature was the larva of an Australian native roundworm not previously known to be a human parasite, named Ophidascaris robertsi. The worms are commonly found in carpet pythons.

Glitch halts Toyota factories in Japan

The world’s top-selling automaker said the “malfunction in the production order system” occurred during the daytime on August 28 and forced stoppages starting august 29 morning. The company said that the problem did not appear to be caused by a cyberattack, but that an investigation was ongoing.

Disney gambles on free cricket to turn the tables in streaming war

Strategy shift comes amid growing rivalry with Jio; Hotstar has lost millions of users, but remains confident

OpenAI announces enterprise version of ChatGPT

OpenAI has said that ChatGPT Enterprise will come with security and privacy for business users, faster and unlimited access to the GPT-4 model, bigger context windows that can handle longer prompts, the ability to handle complex data analysis, and customisation.

Be like Neeraj Chopra, win hearts not challans: Delhi police’s creative X post on road safety

It further stated, “To drivers and riders, you are not Neeraj’s javelin, and crossing the white lines will not get you points or medals.”