Ajit Pawar strikes Election Commission, says he was elected NCP president on June 30
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has knowledgeable the Election Commission of India that he was elected president of the Nationalist Congress Party on June 30, and has submitted a decision and affidavits from 40 Members of Parliament and state legislators to this impact, sources within the Commission mentioned on Wednesday. Mr. Ajit Pawar has additionally submitted a petition claiming the celebration image.
Even because the single-judge Bench of the Manipur High Court is about to listen to a assessment petition filed by the Meitei Tribes Union (MTU) to switch its March 27 order that advisable Scheduled Tribe standing for the group, a second assessment petition has been filed by a tribal physique in search of recall of the order.
Problem of guide scavenging eradicated, claims Union Social Justice Ministry panel
Despite noting that simply 520 districts throughout the nation had declared themselves freed from guide scavenging, the Central Monitoring Committee (CMC) of the Social Justice Ministry concluded in its eighth assembly on July 5, 2023 that each one unsanitary latrines had been made sanitary below the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and that the issue of guide scavenging is eradicated.
Global e-commerce transactions anticipated to hit $8.5 trillion by 2026
Global e-commerce transaction worth will rise from $6 trillion in 2022 to over $8.5 trillion in 2026, rising at a 9% CAGR, predicted FIS Global Payments Report 2023. According to the report, all areas, besides Europe, noticed double-digit progress in e-com transactions from 2021-2022, with the very best progress of 21% reported within the Middle East and Africa. Of the 40 markets lined within the report, 37 noticed double-digit YoY progress from 2021 to 22.
Move to introduce Uniform Civil Code a bluff, linked to Hindu Rashtra: Amartya Sen
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday mentioned that makes an attempt to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) have been a ‘bluff’. He posed a query, asking who would profit from such an train. Professor Sen was talking to journalists at his residence at Visva Bharati. He mentioned the train was definitely linked to the concept of ‘Hindu Rashtra’.
Cocaine present in foyer of White House West Wing, Biden briefed on investigation
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the investigation into the invention of cocaine on the foyer flooring of the White House West Wing, and thinks it’s “incredibly important” for the Secret Service to find out the way it bought there, officers mentioned Wednesday.
Ph.D not obligatory for instructing jobs in schools, universities: UGC
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday relaxed the factors for appointment of academics in schools and universities by reversing its personal regulation making Ph.D diploma obligatory for the submit of assistant professors. Teachers’ organisations welcomed the choice and mentioned they’ve been demanding that the UGC withdraw the 2018 regulation.
Suspected fuel leak kills 24 in Johannesburg casual settlement: Local media
At least 24 individuals died in an off-the-cuff settlement positioned close to Johannesburg’s Boksburg suburb attributable to a suspected fuel leak, South Africa’s state-owned broadcaster SABC reported on July 5. SABC quoted the spokesperson for the catastrophe and emergency administration providers within the Ekurhuleni municipality, William Ntladi, who mentioned the leak got here from a fuel cylinder in one of many yards throughout the Angelo Squatter camp.
Djokovic, Swiatek win at Wimbledon as confetti-throwing protesters strike
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek have been in cruise management at Wimbledon on July 5, however confetti-throwing local weather protesters and rain delays brought about extra complications on the All England Club. Djokovic, bidding for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon males’s title and twenty fourth Grand Slam crown, defeated Australia’s Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5.
The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine launched a case towards Iran on the United Nations’ highest courtroom Wednesday over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 passengers and crew.
AIMPLB rejects Law Commission’s proposal to hunt views on UCC
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on July 5 “registered its objections” to the Law Commission’s choice to hunt “views and ideas on Uniform Civil Code”. “Muslims in India will not be agreeable to lose their identity,” the Board reiterated, including, “Majoritarian morality must not supersede personal laws, religious freedom and minority rights in the name of a code which remains an enigma.”
Maruti Suzuki drives in Invicto MPV, its costliest mannequin at ₹25 lakh
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on July 5 launched premium MPV Invicto at a beginning value of ₹24.8 lakh, making it the most expensive automobile in its present portfolio. With the mannequin, the carmaker identified for its inexpensive mass-market automobiles, is seeking to acquire a foothold within the premium three-row multi-purpose car phase whereas strengthening its presence within the general MPV phase the place it instructions round 50% market share already.
Chhattisgarh liquor rip-off brought about ₹2,161-crore loss to exchequer, says ED chargesheet
In its chargesheet within the alleged liquor rip-off case purportedly involving bureaucrats and politicians of Chhattisgarh, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed on Tuesday that the full loss to the State exchequer was to the tune of ₹2,161 crore.
UAE’s Dirham may be the third forex in India-Russia commerce, says Russian economist
Dirham, the forex of the United Arab Emirates, could possibly be thought-about for India-Russia commerce, a number one Russian financial commentator mentioned on Wednesday. Speaking at an interplay of Indian and Russian specialists over the simply concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) digital summit, Russian tutorial Sergey Luzyanin, Professor on the National Research University’s Higher School of Economics, mentioned that Russia needed to accept the Chinese Yuan whereas receiving funds from India for its vitality exports as Moscow discovered the Indian Rupee to be “volatile”.
Formula One broadcasts 24-race calendar for 2024
Formula One on July 5 introduced a 24-race schedule for the 2024 season, opening with two that can be raced on Saturdays. The sport will hope for higher luck subsequent 12 months as organisers had scheduled a report 24 races this season, however China was cancelled in April attributable to Covid restrictions and Emilia Romagna axed after flooding.
Open Market Sales Scheme | Union, Karnataka Food Ministers spar over restrictions on States
The nationwide convention of Food Ministers of States and Union Territories noticed an trade of phrases between Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ok.H. Muniyappa over the restriction imposed on States to buy foodgrains from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) by way of the Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS).
A examine on the financial scenario and prospects of transgender communities in Karnataka has revealed that the group confronted severely-restricted entry to bodily, pure and monetary capital and a low high quality of life. These situations have worsened after the COVID-19 pandemic, the examine revealed.
