Social media giant Elon Musk X has clashed with Justice Alexandre de Moraes (pictured) over his refusal to comply with orders to block users. File | Photo credit: Reuters
ICAR senior scientists hire lateral without reservation
More than 2,700 scientists at India’s top agricultural research body – accounting for the majority of senior employees at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – have been recruited through lateral entry since 2007, undermining the objective of the reservation policy, the document said. accessed by The Hindu open.
Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes suspended Elon Musk’s X platform after failing to name a legal representative
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of social media giant Elon Musk X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country, according to a copy of the decision seen by The Associated Press. The move on Friday (August 30, 2024) escalated a months-long dispute between the two men over free speech, right-wing accounts and misinformation.
At 6.7%, growth fell to a five-quarter low in Q1
Moderating the momentum of economic growth, India’s real GDP grew 6.7% in the April to June 2024 quarter, the slowest in five quarters, and was lower than the Reserve Bank of India’s expectations of a 7.1% increase as well as a 7.8% increase. listed in the previous quarter.
Cyclone Asna forms over Kutch; rain continues in Gujarat
Cyclone Asna has formed off the coast of Kutch in Gujarat and adjoining areas in Pakistan, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The cyclone – which originated from rare land in August and headed towards the Arabian Sea – is expected to move further away from the west coast in the next 48 hours.
India has not taken a decision on Pakistan’s invitation for the SCO meeting
The government confirmed on Friday (August 30, 2024) that it has received an invitation from Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of Government (HoG) meeting in Islamabad on October 15-16. However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has not yet decided whether India will participate and at what level, although it has limited other trips scheduled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September and October this year.
The Uniform Civil Code is a small measure of justice for women: Vice President
Commenting on President Droupadi Murmu’s comments on the rape and murder at RG Kar Hospital, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that the society where “women and girls do not feel safe is not a civilized society”. He also supported the Uniform Civil Code, calling it a “small measure of justice” for women.
Protests continue to rock Kolkata; Mamata writes back to PM Modi on ‘strict’ laws
More than 20 days after the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, protests continued to rock the city on Friday (August 30, 2024) with leaders of the women’s wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party making a giant scale model. from the lock at the gate of the West Bengal State Women’s Commission.
Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Congress expelled two MPs from Maharashtra
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole announced on Friday (August 30, 2024) the expulsion of MPs Zeeshan Siddique and Jitesh Antapurkar from the party, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Mr Patole did not give any specific reason for his ouster, although the move comes more than a month after it was revealed that seven Congress MLAs had voted cross-pollinatingly in the biennial elections for 11 Legislative Council seats.
The joint panel meeting on the Waqf Bill witnessed a heated debate
In the eight-hour meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, there was a heated exchange between the Opposition and members of the government, especially on the clause allowing the District Collector to be the final arbiter of Waqf. property.
People in a strange relationship can open a joint bank account, nominating a partner: FinMin clarification
People from the LGBTQIA+ community and those with queer relationships cannot be prevented from opening joint bank accounts, the Union government said in an advisory published this week, making it clear that they can also nominate each other as beneficiaries.
Security forces killed 5 militants in an intelligence operation in Pakistan’s violence-hit Balochistan province
At least five terrorists from a banned militant group were killed and three injured in ongoing intelligence-based operations in several districts of Balochistan following last weekend’s terror attacks.
Paris 2024 Paralympics: Resilient Avani Lekhara fires India to golden start
Be it Olympics or Paralympics, shooting has seen encouraging results for the Indian contingent at the Paris Summer Games. Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal and Manish Narwal all made it to the podium on the first day of shooting on Friday.
