TODAY NEWS ON September 13, 2024

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Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary, passes away

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday (September 12, 2024). He was undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for acute respiratory tract infection. He was 72-years old. Mr. Yechury is survived by his wife Seema Chishti, a son and a daughter. His elder son Ashish Yechury succumbed to COVID-19 in 2021. “Sitaram Yechury CPI(M) general secretary no more. He was admitted in AIIMS,” CPI(M) leader Hannan Mollah told ANI.

Ajit Doval meets Putin in St. Petersburg

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday (September 12, 2024) met Russian President Vladimir Putin amid renewed efforts to find a solution to the Ukraine conflict. The meeting took place on the margins of a conclave of national security advisors of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) nations in St. Petersburg. In the talks, Mr. Putin hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would travel to Russia’s Kazan next month to attend the annual BRICS summit.

Doctors refuse to meet Mamata Banerjee without livestreaming
In a dramatic standoff at the West Bengal State Secretariat on Thursday (September 12, 2024), striking resident doctors from State-run hospitals arrived for talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but then refused to enter the auditorium as the government would not allow them to livestream the meeting.

Need to diversify production lines of LCA to meet demand: IAF Chief
As the Indian Air Force (IAF) awaits deliveries of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk1A and India markets the fighter for exports, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has said there is the issue of matching up production capability with requirements.

Alleged involvement in crime not a ground for bulldozing private property: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 12, 2024) said the allleged involvement of a person in a crime was not a ground for the demolition of his or her property.

Satellite-based tolling likely from next year, says government official
The satellite-based tolling system for highways will be rolled out in the first quarter of 2025, said a senior official of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).

Gujarat government deploys specialist doctors, 50 medical teams in Kutch as ‘undiagnosed fever’ kills 11
“The Gujarat government has deployed specialist doctors and 50 medical teams in and around seven villages of two talukas in Kutch district after an ‘undiagnosed’ fever has claimed the lives of 11 persons in a week,” a State Minister said on Wednesday (September 11, 2024). Health Minister Rushikesh Patel held a review meeting in Bhuj town of Kutch over the steps being taken in the region. Talking to reporters after the meeting on Wednesday (September 11, 2024), Mr. Patel said 48 new cases of fever have been detected in seven villages of Lakhpat and Abdasa where 11 persons, including four children, died earlier owing to an ‘undiagnosed’ fever between September 3 and 10.

Air taxis will soon be a reality in India: PM Modi
Air taxis will soon be “a reality in India”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing a conference of civil aviation Ministers in the Asia Pacific region.

Sensex scales mount 83K, Nifty at lifetime high on rally in blue-chip stocks
Benchmark Sensex hit the historic 83,000 level for the first time on Thursday (September 12, 2024) and the Nifty settled at a lifetime high after a rally in blue-chip shares, surge in global markets, and foreign fund inflows. A sharp fag-end rally drove the 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex to the 83,000 level for the first time. The barometer surged 1,593.03 points, or 1.95%, to hit its lifetime intra-day peak of 83,116.19 in the last hour of trade. The index closed at a record high of 82,962.71, up by 1,439.55 points, or 1.77%.

Retail inflation rises marginally to 3.65% in August
India’s retail inflation stayed under the Reserve Bank of India’s median target of 4% for the second successive month in August, even as it inched up marginally to 3.65% from an upwardly revised 3.6% in July. August’s inflation pace is the second-slowest in five years. Base effects from last August, when retail prices rose 6.8%, helped keep the inflation pace in check, but food inflation quickened from July’s 13-month low of 5.4% to 5.7% and crossed the 6% mark in rural India.

Gujarat government announces special relief package for flood-hit Vadodara businesses
Gujarat government on Thursday (September 12, 2024) announced a special compensation package for traders, street vendors and shop owners, affected by the recent floods in Vadodara.

Facing charges under UAPA, Bandipora candidate files nomination papers with GPS tracker on ankle
Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik became the first electoral candidate in Jammu and Kashmir to file his nomination papers with a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker attached to his ankle.

Govt. authorises Staff Selection Commission to perform Aadhaar authentication
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has authorised the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to perform Aadhaar authentication on voluntary basis for establishing the identity of candidates during registration and at various stages of examination and recruitment

Indian-origin Israeli soldier killed amid escalating tensions in West Bank
A 24-year-old Indian-origin Israeli soldier from the Bnei Menashe community was killed in a vehicle-ramming attack close to the West Bank’s Beit El settlement, community members said on Thursday (September 12, 2024). Staff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal was a resident of Nof HaGalil and a soldier in the Kfir Brigade’s Nahshon Battalion, the Israeli Army said.

Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as Typhoon Yagi brings flash floods, landslides

Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday (September 12, 2024). Vietnam’s VnExpress newspaper reported that 197 people have died and 128 are still missing, while more than 800 have been injured.

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital in the early hours of Thursday (September 12, 2024), according to a media report. The 79-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson arrived at the Evercare Hospital from her Gulshan residence around 1.40 a.m., BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune newspaper.

Hero Asian Champions Trophy: India beats Korea; registers fourth consecutive win
Defending champions India defeated Korea 3-1 to register their fourth consecutive win at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Hulunbuir on Thursday (September 12, 2024). Paris Olympics bronze medallist India had already defeated China 3-0, Japan 5-0 before thrashing last year’s runner-up Malaysia 8-1. Araijeet Singh Hundal (8th minute) and skipper Harmanpreet Singh (9th, 43th) were the goal getters for India against the Koreans.