Today’s Top News – 24 September 2024

two day 10th Commonwealth Parliamentary

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The two-day 10th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference began in New Delhi yesterday.

2. An Election Commission of India team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar held discussions with political parties ahead of assembly elections in Jharkhand.

3. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Nagar Unnayan Prakalp,’ a Rs 530 crore water supply project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), aiming to upgrade drinking water infrastructure in 12 cities. The project, expected to be completed in three years.

4. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government inducted five first-time MLAs into the Cabinet by dropping four sitting ministers.

5. India has reported the first case of Mpox clade 1b from Kerala’s Malappuram after a 38-year-old man who travelled from United Arab Emirates showed symptoms.

6. Andhrapradesh State government will send proposals to the Union Government to take necessary steps for the establishment of a bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Kurnool, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Monday.

7. A low-pressure system would develop in the west-central Bay of Bengal within the next 24 hours, following the formation of two surface circulations in the region. This would bring heavy rainfall to several areas in Andhra Pradesh.

8. Maharashtra government on Monday approved a proposal to name Pune airport as Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport.

9. The Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Tirumala Hills, Tirupati, underwent a four-hour “ritualistic sanitation” on Monday following allegations of sacrilegious practices, including the use of animal fats in making the temple’s iconic laddus.

10. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to start a Vande Bharat between Ayodhya and Sitamarhi for the benefit of pilgrims.

The Bihar Chief Minister said that with the construction of the Ram-Janaki Marg, devotees will be able to visit Punaura Dham, believed to be the birthplace of Sita, along with Ayodhya.

11. The Ayushman Bharat PM-Jay Jan Aarogya Yojana (ABPMJ) scheme introduced by PM Modi, marked 6th year anniversary. PM-JAY is the world’s largest health insurance scheme fully financed by the government. Launched in 2018, it offers a sum insured of Rs.5 lakh per family for secondary care and tertiary care.

12. Rhea Singha has been crowned Miss Universe India 2024, and she will now represent India at the global Miss Universe 2024 pageant.

The grand finale of Miss Universe India 2024 was held on Sunday in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Karnataka High Court will pronounce its verdict on Tuesday on the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah challenging the approval granted by Governor Taawarchand Gehlot to investigate him in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites allotment case.

2. The Thane police crime branch killed Akshay Shinde, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two four-year-old girls at a school in Badlapur last month, in an encounter on Monday evening, allegedly after he snatched a police officer’s gun and shot three rounds at him.

3. The country’s food safety regulator has issued a show cause notice to a Tamil Nadu-based firm for allegedly supplying substandard ghee to temple authority Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam even as the chorus for a thorough probe and strict action over the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus grew louder.

4. Supreme Court on Monday used the legal term ‘inchoate crime’ to refer to mere possession of any child pornographic material that it said would constitute offences under the POCSO even if not disseminated further.

Inchoate crimes are defined as criminal acts that are committed in preparation for a further offence. The term ‘inchoate’ itself means ‘undeveloped’ or ‘incomplete’,” a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala said.

5. Kannada vs Urdu Next? Amid the Kannada vs Hindi debate, CM Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government came under fire from the Opposition BJP over a notification that mandated Urdu as a must-know language for Anganwadi teachers. The notification has sparked an outrage with the BJP accusing the Congress of carrying out ‘Muslim appeasement’.

6. Mere downloading, storage or watching of sexually explicit and abusive material involving children would amount to offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Information Technology laws, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

7. In the detonator blast case on the railway track in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, a suspect has been arrested. The accused, named Sabir, was responsible for planting 10 detonators on the railway track.

Sabir is an employee of the railways. It is still under investigation whether this was a mischief or part of a larger conspiracy.

8. Accusing the previous Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board, appointed by the YSRC government in Andhrapradesh, of attempting to sell properties donated by devotees to Lord Venkateswara Swamy, Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan asserted that the NDA alliance government will take the responsibility of protecting the properties belonging to the Srivari temple.

He urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to conduct a comprehensive probe into the decisions taken by the previous TTD board with regard to TTD’s assets.

“”””””””” MISHAPS “”””””””””

04 dead & 30 injured: An accident occurred after a private bus near Semadoh on the Paratwadi Dhani route here fell under a nearby bridge on Monday morning after the driver lost control on the winding road in Melghat.

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1. India’s biggest oil and gas bid round attracted four bidders that included state-owned ONGC and OIL and private sector Vedanta Ltd, with most blocks getting just two bids, according to Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH).

2. Markets regulator Sebi on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Anmol Ambani, son of industrialist Anil Ambani, for his failure to exercise due diligence while approving general-purpose corporate loans in Reliance Home Finance matter.

3. The capital market regulator SEBI will hold a board meeting on September 30, where issues related to charges against Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch may be taken up for discussion.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

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1. The Film Federation of India has officially announced that filmmaker Kiran Rao’s “Laapataa Ladies” has been chosen as India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Film Category for the Oscars 2025.

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is happy and proud that his ex-wife Kiran Rao’s film ‘Laapata Ladies’ has been selected as India’s official entry at the Oscars 2025.

2. Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu along with his wife, Namrata Shirodkar, met Telangana Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, to donate a sum of Rs 60 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help the survivors from the recently hit floods on 23 September.

3. Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, is set to host the prestigious 25th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards from March 7 to 9, 2025, at the JECC Sitapur.

4. Megastar Chiranjeevi has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the most prolific actor/dancer in the Indian film industry. Over 45 years, he has performed an astonishing 24,000 dance moves in 537 songs across 156 films. This honor was conferred on 20 September 2024, during a special event where Chiranjeevi expressed gratitude for the recognition.

5. The news of the use of adulterated ghee in the ‘laddu prasadam’ of the famous Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) of Andhra Pradesh has shaken the whole country. A war of words has also started between Telugu film industry star actor Vishnu Manchu and pan India actor Prakash Raj on this. Being the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, superstar Pawan Kalyan has ordered an investigation of Tirupati laddu.

DEFENCE News
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1. The Indian Navy is all set to embark on the extraordinary mission of circumnavigating the globe with the second edition of Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition. A curtain raiser event presided by Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Vice Chief of Naval Staff was held at New Delhi on 23 Sep 24.

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini would sail on this challenging expedition with two courageous women officers – Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A on 02 Oct 24. The historic voyage will be flagged off from Naval Ocean Sailing Node, INS Mandovi, Goa.

2. A poem on the National War Memorial and a chapter on India-Pakistan war martyr Abdul Hameed have been included in the NCERT’s Class 6 curriculum from this academic session.

The chapter titled ‘Veer Abdul Hameed’ honors the Braveheart CQMH (Company Quarter Master Havildar). Abdul Hameed who made the supreme sacrifice fighting for the country during the India-Pakistan war of 1965.

3. Indian Army has released the short notification for the Army TES 53 recruitment 2024, marking the beginning of an exciting journey for eligible candidates. This recruitment drive is open for unmarried male candidates who have successfully completed their 10+2 examinations with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) as their subjects.

The official notification for the Indian Army TES 53 Entry will be published in the first week of October 2024 on the official website, providing detailed information on the available vacancies.

24 Sep (Tuesday)*
Vedic Ritu/ Varsha (Monsoon)
Drik Ritu : Sharad (Autumn)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Ashvina 6, (Purnimanta)
Bhadrapada 21(Amanta)
Nakshatra:Mrigashirsha (up to 9:54 pm)Ardra
Tithi : Saptami (up to 12:39 pm)Ashtami
Rahu : 03:18 PM – 04:47 PM
Yamaganda: 09:19 AM – 10:48 AM

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