Pakistan’s International Ministry ‘strongly’ deplores Ayatollah Khamenei’s touch upon Indian Muslims
India on Monday “strongly” deplored Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s touch upon the situation of the Muslim group in India. In an announcement, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs referred to as the remark “unacceptable.” Earlier, Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had listed India together with the Gaza Strip and Myanmar as one of many locations the place Muslims are struggling. In a remark despatched out by way of social media, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to India, Gaza and Myanmar and stated that the Islamic world shouldn’t stay oblivious to the situation of Muslims in these locations.
Supreme Courtroom to listen to Kolkata physician’s rape and homicide case on September 17
The Supreme Courtroom is scheduled to listen to a case on September 17 ex officio case into the brutal rape and homicide of a postgraduate physician at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital, as protests proceed unabated in West Bengal.
Mamata meets protesting docs; Kolkata police commissioner and prime well being officers to be eliminated
Following a gathering with the protesting docs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal, Kolkata North Deputy Commissioner of Police and two senior officers of the Well being Division would get replaced as requested by them. The assembly started at 6 pm and lasted for practically 4 hours, with the docs leaving the Chief Minister’s residence simply minutes earlier than midnight.
Authorities, BJP plan occasions to mark 100 days of NDA in workplace
The NDA and BJP governments have deliberate occasions throughout the nation, together with a blood donation camp within the nationwide capital to mark 100 days of the brand new regime’s rule on Tuesday (September 17, 2024).
Arvind Kejriwal’s seek for a loyal alternative in Delhi is a political gamble
Two days after being launched from jail on bail within the Delhi excise coverage case, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared that he would resign from the highest submit, having steadfastly refused to take action whereas behind bars.
Meta bans RT and different Russian state media
Fb proprietor Meta stated on Monday (17 September 2024) it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and different Russian state media networks, alleging the retailers used misleading techniques to hold out affect operations whereas evading detection on the social media firm’s platforms.
India, US talk about Indo-Pacific, Gaza points at intersessional dialogue
Indian and US officers on Monday (September 16, 2024) held the US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue, throughout which they mentioned points associated to the Indo-Pacific area, Ukraine and Gaza, the State Division stated in Washington.
After protracted negotiations, BJP provides chairmanship of 4 parliamentary standing committees to Congress
After protracted negotiations, the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering has handed over the chairmanship of the Standing Committees on Exterior Affairs, Agriculture, Rural Improvement and Schooling associated to the Departments to the Congress. A notification is predicted quickly. In 2014, when the Congress had simply 44 MPs, the celebration chaired the parliamentary panels on Exterior Affairs and Finance. At the moment, the Exterior Affairs panel was headed by Congress chief Shashi Tharoor and the Finance panel by Veerappa Moily. Each side have conceded area.
Tensions have been simmering in Manipur since March 2023, however we saved troops prepared even earlier than Could 3: Former Assam Rifles DG
Former Director Normal of the Assam Rifles, Lt Gen Pradeep Chandran Nair (retd), stated the one honest try at dialogue between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities in Manipur final 12 months was derailed, when a video of two Kuki-Zo ladies being stripped and paraded by a mob surfaced on social media on July 19. In an interview with The HinduLt Gen Nair stated that although the violence broke out round 2.30 pm on Could 3, 2023, the state authorities required the deployment of the Assam Rifles solely at 8.30 pm as a result of they have been “nonetheless making an attempt to determine if they might deal with it”. [violence] on their very own.”
Supreme Courtroom to contemplate proposals to cease ‘overbearing justice’
The Supreme Courtroom will take into account the options of petitioners searching for that states exempt accused from demolishing the homes and personal properties of awaiting trial accused and body pan-India pointers. A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai had made it clear that the regulation didn’t allow retributive demolition of properties of accused, who have been nonetheless awaiting trial, or their fast members of the family.
Jammu and Kashmir Meeting Elections: Multi-layered safety preparations laid out for first part
A senior police official stated that multi-layered safety preparations have been put in place to make sure free and truthful Meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being held in three phases. Voting for twenty-four seats might be held within the first part on Wednesday (September 18, 2024), adopted by voting for 26 seats within the second part on September 25. Voting for 40 seats within the third part might be held on October 1, whereas counting of votes might be held on October 8.
Ball is in BJP’s court docket to carry early polls in Delhi, subsequent CM is but to be determined: AAP
The ruling Aam Aadmi Social gathering stated it had put the ball within the BJP’s court docket by demanding early polls in Delhi in November, and it’s now as much as the opposition celebration to resolve whether or not it is able to tackle CM Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal will tender his resignation as chief minister on Tuesday and the method to pick out his alternative will start after that, Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj stated, including that there was no dialogue on who would be the subsequent chief minister.
Adani Group says press launch circulating about its Kenya initiatives is faux
The Adani Group categorically said that neither the Group nor any of its corporations or subsidiaries have issued any press releases associated to its ongoing initiatives and presence in Kenya. A spokesperson for the Adani Group claimed that sure “vested pursuits with sick intentions” are circulating “a number of fraudulent press releases”, together with one titled “Adani Group Denounces Unfounded Allegations and Threats”, associated to the Group’s presence in Kenya.
Chidambaram: “One nation, one election” isn’t potential underneath the present Structure
Congress chief P. Chidambaram lashed out on the BJP-led NDA authorities on the Centre over the problem of “one nation, one election”, saying it isn’t potential underneath the present Structure and requires at the least 5 constitutional amendments. Replying to a query on studies that the BJP-led NDA authorities would implement “one nation, one election” throughout its present tenure, he stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t have the numbers to carry such constitutional amendments both within the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha.
Hurricane Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949, paralyzes the megacity
Tens of tens of millions of individuals in Shanghai and throughout China’s densely populated east coast took shelter at dwelling because the strongest storm since 1949 battered town, toppling timber and disrupting transportation throughout the area. Hurricane Bebinca made landfall early Monday morning within the metropolis’s japanese coastal space, packing winds of as much as 151 kilometers per hour (94 miles per hour), state media reported. It’s the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since Hurricane Gloria in 1949, state broadcaster CCTV stated shortly after Bebinca made landfall.
Suspect in tried assassination of Trump charged with federal weapons offenses
A person suspected of an obvious assassination try on former President Donald Trump has been charged with federal firearms offenses, his first court docket look within the last weeks of a White Home marketing campaign already marred by violence. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces expenses of possessing a firearm regardless of being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial quantity. Extra, extra critical expenses are potential because the investigation continues and prosecutors search an indictment by a grand jury.
TikTok goes to court docket over US regulation that might result in ban of common platform
The US authorities and TikTok will face off in federal court docket as oral arguments start in a serious authorized case that may decide whether or not or how a preferred social media platform utilized by practically half of all Individuals will proceed to function within the nation. Legal professionals for each side will seem earlier than a panel of judges within the federal appeals court docket in Washington. TikTok and its China-based guardian firm, ByteDance, are difficult a US regulation that requires them to sever ties or face a ban within the US by mid-January. The authorized battle is predicted to achieve the US Supreme Courtroom.
Apple releases iOS with extra customization and management options
Apple has began rolling out its iOS 18 globally. Unveiled at WWDC earlier this 12 months in June, the newest working system has launched a bunch of recent options and instruments, together with larger management over the House display and Management Heart and a wiser Siri. Whereas Apple has not confirmed when the replace might be obtainable for set up, it’s estimated that it may very well be obtainable by 10:30 pm IST for eligible older era fashions. In the meantime, the brand new iPhone 16 collection will come pre-loaded with iOS 18 and might be obtainable beginning September 20.
Emmy 2024: ‘Shogun’ makes historical past as first non-English language collection to win greatest drama collection with document 18 wins in whole
Shogun made historical past on the 2024 Emmys by turning into the primary non-English language collection to win the award for greatest drama collection. The historic epic set in feudal Japan took dwelling a complete of 18 Emmys, essentially the most ever for a single season of tv. Anna Sawai, who received the award for greatest lead actress in a drama collection, made historical past as the primary Asian winner within the class.
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