TODAY NEWS ON August 03, 2024
News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National News (India)

• BSF chief, Special Director-General sent back to parent cadres as tenures curtailed
• Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh: Death toll mounts to six; 47 people still missing
• Centre reissues draft Western Ghats notification for the 6th time
• SIT probe into electoral bonds: SC says it would be ‘premature’, ‘inappropriate’ to intervene under Article 32
• Wayanad landslides: Congress will build 100 houses for survivors, says Rahul Gandhi
• SC pulls up NTA for ‘flip-flops’ in NEET; orders Centre for complete restructuring of the exam process
• Probe into Delhi coaching centre deaths transferred to CBI by High Court
• NCLAT approves Byju’s settlement with BCCI, sets aside insolvency plea against edtech firm
• India to soon open embassy in Timor-Leste, says MEA Secretary

International News

• Kamala Harris secures Democratic presidential nomination
• Haniyeh killing fallout: India issues advisory for Indians in Israel
• Searches continue amid fading hope in Wayanad
• U.S. says it continues to expect accountability from India on Pannun’s assassination bid
• Biden says killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh not helpful for ceasefire

Sports News (Related to Paris Olympics)

• Manu Bhaker aims for hat-trick of medals; qualifies for 25m sports pistol final at Olympics
• Paris Olympics: Lakshya Sen storms into the semifinals
• Paris Olympics | Sports Ministry dispatches 40 ACs for Indian athletes as temperatures soar
• IOC, IBA justify their stands over boxer’s gender issue

Headlines in Detail:
 

BSF chief, Special Director-General sent back to parent cadres as tenures curtailed

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the proposal of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to repatriate Nitin Agarwal, Director-General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF), and Y.B Khurania, Special DG of the border guarding force, to their parent cadres of Kerala and Odisha respectively.

Searches continue amid fading hope in Wayanad

Joint teams of the Army, State police, National Disaster Response Force, Coast Guard, and volunteers scoured the landslide-devastated Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Attamala localities of Wayanad for survivors, as search and rescue operations continued for the fourth day on Augsut 2.

Kamala Harris secures Democratic presidential nomination

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party’s presidential nomination on August 2, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November’s showdown against Republican Donald Trump.

Haniyeh killing fallout: India issues advisory for Indians in Israel

India on August 2 issued an updated advisory for Indians living in Israel, asking them to avoid “unnecessary travel” and to stay vigilant in light of the “prevailing security situation”. The advisory follows the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday, where he had attended the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh: Death toll mounts to six; 47 people still missing

The death toll rose to six in separate incidents of cloudbursts and flash floods, triggered by incessant rains in different parts of Himachal Pradesh during the past 48 hours, even as the rescue and search operations continued on a war footing on Friday. As many as 47 people are still missing in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts, after heavy rains left the rivers in a spate. Fifty-five people have been evacuated so far, while 27 are still stranded at different places.

Centre reissues draft Western Ghats notification for the 6th time

In the aftermath of this week’s devastating landslide in Wayanad in Kerala, the Union government has re-issued — for the sixth time in a decade — a draft notification classifying parts of the Western Ghats in six States as ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs). This would impose restrictions on economic activities such as quarrying, mining, and large infrastructural development in these areas. A senior official told The Hindu that the timing of this sixth draft was “coincidental”, and was not related to the Wayanad disaster.

Manu Bhaker aims for hat-trick of medals; qualifies for 25m sports pistol final at Olympics

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker kept herself on track for a hat-trick of Olympic medals, coming up with one of her most memorable performances in her favourite event, the 25m sports pistol, as she booked a place in the final in second spot in Paris on August 2

SIT probe into electoral bonds: SC says it would be ‘premature’, ‘inappropriate’ to intervene under Article 32

The Supreme Court on August 2 found it both “premature” and “inappropriate” to constitute a Special Investigation Team to conduct an apex court-monitored probe into allegations of quid pro quo among political parties, loss making companies, public servants and even some officers of investigating agencies revealed in the electoral bonds data.

Wayanad landslides: Congress will build 100 houses for survivors, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, has said the Congress party would construct 100 houses for the survivors of the catastrophic landslide in Wayanad in Kerala. Mr. Gandhi told reporters that most of the victims of the natural disaster wished to be resettled on safer grounds and away from disaster-prone zones. Mr. Gandhi was accompanied by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior Congress leaders.

SC pulls up NTA for ‘flip-flops’ in NEET; orders Centre for complete restructuring of the exam process

The Supreme Court on August 2 pronounced a scathing judgment pinpointing the “flip-flops” of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in the conduct of the undergraduate National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test 2024 and put the government on a deadline to completely restructure the exam process.

Probe into Delhi coaching centre deaths transferred to CBI by High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the drowning of three civil services aspirants at the basement of a coaching centre in Rajinder Nagar here to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan asked the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to appoint a senior officer to oversee the probe by the CBI in the criminal case.

NCLAT approves Byju’s settlement with BCCI, sets aside insolvency plea against edtech firm

In a major relief to Byju’s, the NCLAT on August 2 set aside insolvency proceedings against the troubled edtech major over a sponsorship deal and approved a ₹158 crore settlement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), however, passed the order with a caveat that any failure to make payments on the specific dates mentioned in the undertaking would automatically lead to a revival of the insolvency proceedings against Byju’s.

India to soon open embassy in Timor-Leste, says MEA Secretary

Ahead of the first-ever Presidential visit from India to Timor-Leste, a top Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official said here on Friday that New Delhi will soon set up an embassy in Dili, which will make the Delhi-Dili connect stronger.

Biden says killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh not helpful for ceasefire

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the killing of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh was not helpful for reaching a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza. There has been an increased risk of an escalation into a broader Middle East war after the assassination of Haniyeh in Iran drew threats of retaliation against Israel.

U.S. says it continues to expect accountability from India on Pannun’s assassination bid

The U.S. has said it expects accountability from India concerning the alleged role of an Indian government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil last summer. “We continue to expect accountability from the government of India in relation to the alleged role of an Indian government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil that occurred last summer,” State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters in response to a question at his daily news conference.

Paris Olympics: Lakshya Sen storms into the semifinals

Whether or not he gets there, at least an Olympic quarterfinal isn’t the limit of his potential. No Indian men’s singles badminton player had ever reached the final-four at the Olympics before Lakshya crashed through the door and made history at the Arena Porte de La Chapelle.

Paris Olympics | Sports Ministry dispatches 40 ACs for Indian athletes as temperatures soar

Indian athletes battling the soaring temperatures and lack of cooling in their rooms in the Paris Olympic Games Village have been provided with 40 portable air conditioners by the country’s Sports Ministry to make their stay comfortable. The air-conditioners were sent to the Games village after discussions with the Indian Olympic Association and the French Embassy here, according to sources in the Ministry.

IOC, IBA justify their stands over boxer’s gender issue

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (IBA) have tried to justify their own stands following the unwanted episode of Italian woman boxer Angela Carini withdrawing from her 66kg pre-quarterfinal bout with Imane Khelif in 46 seconds amid accusations of the Algerian being a “biological male.”

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