Social activist Teesta Setalvad speaks on the cellphone after being launched from Women Central Jail in Ahmedabad, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.
| Photo Credit: PTI
Supreme Court stays Gujarat High Court order directing Teesta Setalvad to give up instantly
A 3-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday stayed for every week a Gujarat High Court judgment directing activist Teesta Setalvad to give up instantly in a forgery case linked to the 2002 riots. The reprieve for Ms. Setalvad got here on the identical day after a Single Judge Bench of the Gujarat High Court dismissed her plea for normal bail and refused to present her 30 days to give up.
With new date to repair boundaries, Census unlikely earlier than 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The deadline to freeze the executive boundaries of districts, tehsils and cities, amongst others, has been prolonged until December 31, ruling out the Census train earlier than the 2024 General Elections. The decennial Census train that was to be performed in 2021 was postponed indefinitely, initially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The newest order doesn’t specify any cause.
Uniform Civil Code | Congress to carry again from reacting to PM Modi’s ‘dog whistle’
In the absence of a draft legislation or a concrete proposal on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Congress in its assembly of the Parliamentary technique group has determined, in line with the sources, to chorus from responding to the “dog whistle” on the topic by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Amid disaster in Manipur, Defence Secretary visits Myanmar
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane paid a two-day official go to to Myanmar, throughout which in line with the Defence Ministry the 2 sides mentioned points associated to “maintenance of tranquillity in the border areas, illegal trans-border movements and transnational crimes such as drug trafficking and smuggling”. The go to comes amid the persevering with violence in Manipur.
Army guarantees particular surveillance squads for Amarnath Yatra routes
The Army on July 1 assured round the clock monitoring and particular surveillance squads for the Amarnath routes, as lots of of pilgrims began climbing by means of two arduous mountain routes in south and central Kashmir on their option to the Amarnath cave shrine. The pilgrimage takes 62-days.
Centre’s potable water mission might miss 2024 goal
The authorities’s formidable Har Ghar Jal initiative to supply all rural households in India with potable water connections by 2024 beneath its flagship Jal Jeevan Mission is more likely to fall wanting its goal. Only 75% of village properties are more likely to have faucets delivering ingesting water by April 2024, The Hindu has learnt from a number of sources and an evaluation of publicly obtainable knowledge.
Biden to host Swedish PM for talks on NATO, Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden will host Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson subsequent week to speak about transatlantic safety cooperation and the battle in Ukraine, the White House stated on July 1. The two leaders “will review our growing security cooperation and reaffirm their view that Sweden should join NATO as soon as possible,” the White House stated in an announcement in regards to the July 5 assembly.
France braces for brand spanking new violence as teen laid to relaxation
French authorities on July 1 (Saturday) ready for a fifth consecutive night time of rioting by sending reinforcements to flashpoint cities because the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked the violent protests was laid to relaxation.
India beats Lebanon 4-2 on penalties after a goalless attract SAFF Championship semifinal
India beat Lebanon 4-2 on penalties on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday to enter the SAFF Championship closing. The tie was goalless till the top of extra-time, and within the ensuing shoot-out, India was flawless. Sunil Chhetri, Anwar Ali, Naorem Mahesh and Udanta Singh didn’t even permit the Lebanon goalie to guess proper, bulging the web with aplomb.
Twitter customers run into service points after Elon Musk imposes each day limits on studying tweets
Thousands of individuals logged complaints about issues accessing Twitter on Saturday after proprietor Elon Musk restricted most customers to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an try to forestall unauthorized scraping of probably priceless knowledge from the location.
European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest secrets and techniques
A European area telescope blasted off on Saturday on a quest to discover the mysterious and invisible realm generally known as the darkish universe. SpaceX launched the European Space Agency’s Euclid observatory towards its final vacation spot 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometres) away, the Webb Space Telescope’s neighbourhood.
