Sri Lanka President Dissanayake picks Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister
Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday (24 September 2204), becoming the first female leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 2000 to hold the post. The 54-year-old National People’s Power (NPP) leader was sworn in by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who appointed a cabinet of four, including himself. He has been assigned the portfolio of Minister of Justice, Education, Manpower, Industry, Science & Technology, Health, and Investment.
The Karnataka High Court upheld the Governor’s approval for an inquiry against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
In a setback for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 24) upheld the Governor’s decision to grant permission to conduct an investigation against him on allegations of illegality in the allocation of 14 sites by the Mysuru Municipal Development Authority (MUDA). ) to his wife, Parvati. Also, the Supreme Court vacated an interim order it had passed on August 19 directing a special court in Bengaluru to postpone a decision on the complaint against Mr. Siddaramaiah, and also rejected a request to stay the verdict today so that Mr. Siddaramaiah could appeal.
‘Don’t drag us into your agenda’: Supreme Court slams NCPCR on plea seeking SIT probe into missionaries
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) told the NCPCR not to drag the apex court in its agenda on a plea seeking an SIT probe into the case of children allegedly sold in the shelter homes in Jharkhand of the Missionaries of Charity established by Mother Teresa. Slamming the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh rejected the plea filed by the child rights body. He said the relief sought was vague and omnibus, and could not be considered.
Central to the Supreme Court’s move to withdraw CPRF security for unnao rape survivors
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) sought response from the 2017 Unnao rape survivor and her family members on the Centre’s plea seeking withdrawal of the CRPF security cover provided to them following a court order in 2019. Expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar serving a life sentence for abducting and raping a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district in 2017.
‘Good start’: India on Future Pact language on UNSC reform
India said the UN summit document for the first time contained a detailed paragraph on Security Council reform as a “good start” and New Delhi expected the start of text-based negotiations in a fixed time frame for the 15-nation reform. body. World leaders on Sunday (22 September 2024) adopted by consensus the ‘Pact of the Future’, promising to “reform the Security Council, recognizing the urgent need to make it representative, inclusive, transparent, efficient, effective, democratic and accountable.”. Officials The UN described the language in the ‘Pact of the Future’ on long-delayed Security Council reform as a “breakthrough”.
Dialogue with State, police, NIA on preventing train sabotage bids: Railway Minister Vaishnaw
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) said that the railway administration is alert to potential train sabotage bids and is holding talks with authorities and police in several states to prevent any untoward incident. The central government is taking the security threat very seriously and strict action will be taken against anyone who tries to sabotage trains, the Railway Minister told reporters at the Jaipur airport. “This is our commitment,” he said.
J&K Assembly election second phase: Security beefed up at polling booths
More than 13,000 polling staff on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) took their positions in 3,500 polling stations provided in 26 Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, where voting will be held on Wednesday in the second phase of polling in the Union Territory. Security force personnel comprising police, armed police and armed paramilitary forces of the Center left for the polling station in the morning, the official said.
West Bengal is seeking an expedited hearing on the reservation case in the Supreme Court
The West Bengal government on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) sought an expedited hearing on its pending appeal against the Calcutta High Court’s ruling that excluded several castes, mostly Muslim communities, from the State’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) List. Appearing before the Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing in West Bengal, said that the appointment to the public service of the state was made due to the uncertainty in the case after the May 22 judgment of the court. High Court and the appeal pending in the apex court.
The Supreme Court asked the Air Quality Management Commission to explain the steps taken to prevent pollution, stubble burning.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) asked the Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) in the National Capital Region and Adjacent Regions to explain the measures taken to prevent air pollution due to the burning of plant residues. A bench of Justices Abha S. Oka and Augustine George Masih asked CAQM to apprise about the step on September 27, when the issue will be taken up for hearing. Senior advocate Aprajita Singh, who assisted the court as amicus curiae, cited several newspaper reports and said stubble burning had started in Delhi’s neighboring state.
‘Spitting and mixing urine in food’: UP restaurant ordered to install CCTV, restaurant to display name of owner
Taking cognizance of incidents of spitting and mixing urine in food in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) ordered that the names and addresses of operators, owners and managers should be displayed compulsorily in all food outlets. He also ordered that chefs and waiters should wear masks and gloves besides making installation of CCTV in hotels and restaurants mandatory. Addressing a high-level meeting in Lucknow, Mr. Adityanath said that the presence of human waste in food items is disgusting and ordered strict action against those who adulterate food items with human waste or dirty items, an official statement said.
Actor-MLA Mukesh arrested in rape case, released after medical examination
A special investigation team (SIT) probing complaints against Malayalam film industry personalities following the Hema Committee report on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) recorded the arrest of actor-legislator M. Mukesh in a rape case registered against him by the Kochi City Police. Mr. Mukesh arrived at the Coastal Police headquarters in Kochi where the SIT team led by Coastal AIG G. Poonkuzhali interrogated him for more than three hours before recording his arrest.
Jailed so that BJP can portray me as a ‘thief’, but even my opponent believes that I am not corrupt: Kejriwal
AAP national committee member Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) stepped up his attack on the BJP-led Centre, saying that he was arrested because the ruling party wanted to portray him as a “maling” (thief) but instead his “worst enemy.” he is not corrupt.The former Delhi Chief Minister held a roadshow in Rania Assembly constituency in Haryana to elect Aam Aadmi Party candidate Harpinder Singh for the October 5 State Assembly polls.
Lebanon says the death toll in the Israeli attack has reached 558
Lebanese health authorities on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants to 558, including 50 children and 94 women. Palestinian officials in Gaza, meanwhile, said a new Israeli attack killed at least seven people in the southern city of Khan Younis. Israel’s military says it will do “whatever it takes” to push Hezbollah away from Lebanon’s border with Israel. The two countries have been trading fire since the Israel-Hamas war began. On Monday (September 23, 2024), Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing nearly 500 people and wounding more than 1,600 others.
Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of using civilians as human shields
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah had been using Lebanese civilians as human shields, targeting the neighboring country in a video statement shortly after the Israeli army announced it had struck 800 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. “It puts rockets in your living room and missiles in your garage,” he said. He also warned Lebanese people to stay away from danger as the Israeli military attacked Hezbollah targets in the south and east of the country on Monday (September 23, 2024).
Sensex hits 85,000 level for first time before closing flat; FMCG, banking stocks drag
Benchmark Sensex extended above the 85,000 level and Nifty breached the 26,000 mark for the first time before gains closed flat in a volatile session on Tuesday (September 24, 2024), dragged down by losses in FMCG and select banking stocks. The 30-share BSE benchmark declined 14.57 points or 0.02% to 84,914.04, snapping a three-day high.
The appointment of a new BCCI secretary was not on the agenda of the Apex Council as Jay Shah prepared to chair the ICC
The BCCI Apex Council will meet on Wednesday (September 25, 2024) to discuss various issues related to the functioning of the Council, but the appointment of a new secretary to replace the outgoing Jay Shah is not on the agenda. This will be the last summit council meeting before the Council’s 93rd Annual General Meeting in Bengaluru in five days. The appointment of a new secretary has become necessary after Shah was unanimously elected as the next ICC Chairman.
Published – September 24, 2024 19:42 IST
