The Supreme Court condemned the bulldozer’s justice in the homes of the accused and their relatives
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 2, 2024) questioned the state’s bulldozing of houses and private property of people accused of crimes or even their relatives as an act of public retribution, saying that the law does not allow the destruction of family shelters. even convicts. “How can anyone’s house be demolished because he is an accused in a case? The law does not allow it… Can it happen even if someone is a convict? Justice BR Gavai, a Bench leader with Justice KV Viswanathan, asked. Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the side the petitioner along with senior advocate CU Singh, requested the court to make a statement that “bulldozer justice will not be served anywhere in the country”.
Paralympic Games: Badminton player Nitesh Kumar wins gold medal
India’s Nitesh Kumar won his first gold medal of the Paralympics, defeating England’s Daniel Bethell in the men’s singles SL3 badminton final in Paris on Monday (September 2, 2024). The 29-year-old from Haryana showed incredible resilience and tactical brilliance, defeating silver medalist Tokyo Bethell in a nail-biting contest that lasted an hour and 20 minutes, with the final score line being 21-14 18-21 23-21. “I still don’t feel it. Maybe when I get on the podium and the national anthem is played, it will sink in,” Nitesh said after the match.
Congress alleges conflict of interest in Madhabi Puri Buch’s role in SEBI while receiving income from ICICI Bank
Alleging that Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Madhabi Puri Buch received income from ICICI Bank despite being a salaried member of SEBI, all the time, the Congress on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu news about the issue. In a post on social media platform X, party president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded his immediate sacking. “Since the SEBI Chairman was appointed by the Modi-Shah-led committee, he cannot exonerate himself, from the new revelations involving corruption charges!” Mr. Kharge said. ‘The total amount that SEBI Chairman has received from ICICI since he joined SEBI in 2017 till date is ₹ 16,80,22,143, which is a staggering 5.09 times the income received from SEBI during the same period, which is ₹3.30, 28,246,’ the Congress said in its statement.
Swati Maliwal assault case: Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar granted bail
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 2, 2024) granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan ordered that Mr. Kumar will no longer be included as a personal assistant to Kejriwal or given official duties in the Chief Minister’s Office. all the witnesses have been examined. Mr. Kumar is accused of assaulting Ms. Maliwal, a Rajya Sabha MP, on May 13 at Mr. Kejriwal’s official residence. An FIR was registered against Mr. Kumar on May 16 under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including those related to criminal intimidation, assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to disrobe, and attempt to commit culpable homicide. He was arrested on May 18.
The Supreme Court asked the Center to submit a compliance report on welfare measures for migrant workers
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 2, 2024) asked the Center to file an affidavit detailing compliance with the 2021 verdict and subsequent directions on providing ration cards and other welfare measures to migrant workers. The Supreme Court, on June 29, 2021, judgment and subsequent order, has instructed the authorities to implement welfare measures, including the issuance of ration cards to all migrant workers, who are suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic, who are registered. with the ‘e-Shram’ portal. The apex court directed the Food and Public Distribution department to “provide and distribute food grains as per the additional demand of food grains from the states for disbursement of dry food grains to migrant workers”.
The rupee fell 7 paise to 83.92 against the US dollar
The rupee declined 7 paise to close at 83.92 (provisional) against the greenback on Monday (September 2, 2024) on disappointing domestic macroeconomic data. However, the domestic market is positive, where the benchmark index is hitting a lifetime high and foreign fund flows are slowing down. In addition, the decline in crude oil prices and the weakness of the American currency in overseas markets supported the local unit and limited further slide. Growth in India’s manufacturing sector moderated in August as output and sales rose at the slowest rate since January, while competitive pressures and inflation concerns weighed on business confidence, a monthly survey showed on Monday (2 September 2024).
The junior doctor went to Lalbazar Kolkata to demand the resignation of the police commissioner
Junior doctors from various medical colleges in Kolkata on Monday (September 2, 2024) took out a rally to the Kolkata Police headquarters Lalbazar demanding the resignation of police commissioner Vineet Goyal who said the police did not act to stop vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the 14th of August. The medical officer also alleged inadequate steps by the police in the investigation into the August 9 rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at a state-run hospital, before the probe was handed over to the CBI by the Calcutta High Court on August 13.
The Telangana Chief Minister asked the Center to release ₹2,000 crore for immediate flood relief
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asked the Central government to release an immediate relief fund of ₹ 2,000 crore, citing preliminary estimates that put the state’s loss due to incessant rains at nearly ₹ 5,000 crore. Mr. Reddy also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Telangana to inspect the widespread damage caused by heavy rains in the past three days. During a tour of the flood-affected areas, including Khammam district, the Chief Minister accompanied by ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, K. Venkat Reddy, and P. Srinivas Reddy, assessed the damage and met with affected farmers, officials and locals. representative at Raghavapuram village in Mothe Mandal, Suryapet district on Monday.
Bangladesh’s interim government is re-investigating the 2009 paramilitary BDR insurgency
Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday (September 2, 2024) said it would “immediately” begin a reinvestigation and fair trial into the 2009 insurgency in the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) that killed 74 people, including 57 army officers in the force. .vHome and Agriculture Affairs Advisor for the interim government Lt. General (retd.) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that as a citizen and ex-serviceman, he is committed to ensuring justice for the tragic event. The uprising began on February 25-26, 2009, when army officers refused to comply with the demands of BDR soldiers and rebel soldiers staged an uprising at the BDR’s Pilkhana headquarters in Dhaka; Bangladesh should initiate a reinvestigation and a fair trial process in this regard
UNICEF issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccine
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for countries affected by the crisis in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, the African CDC and the World Health Organization, the organization said in a joint statement on Saturday, August 31 . , 2024. Depending on the production capacity of the manufacturer, an agreement of up to 12 million doses until 2025 can be made, according to the statement.
Rape case: Court decides on anticipatory bail plea of actor-legislator Mukesh
A decision on the anticipatory bail plea of actor-legislator M. Mukesh who has been indicted as an accused in the rape case will be taken on Tuesday (September 3, 2024). The District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam, which heard the case on Monday (September 2, 2024), decided to hear the case on Tuesday again after holding the proceedings in camera. Incidentally, the court has previously issued an order preventing the arrest of Mr. Mukesh until September 3. Geo Paul, Mr. Mukesh’s counsel, contended that the actor will make himself available for questioning and will cooperate with the police.
Arya jumped to gold in the men’s long jump
Railways’ S. Arya leapfrogged gold in the men’s long jump event at the 63rd National open athletics championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday. Arya’s double jump of 7.89m was enough to clinch the gold, ahead of M. Yahiya (7.78m) and Jagroop (7.65m). Arya continues his good run at this venue, having won the Indian Grand Prix held here earlier this year. A new meet record was set by Amit (2:38:00) and Payal (3:02:24) in the men’s and women’s 35km walk. The men’s 35km national record of 2:29:56, held by 2022 Asian Games bronze medalist Ram Baboo, is under no threat.
