SC holds 3rd extension of ED chief SK Mishra ‘illegal’, gives him July 31 deadline to relinquish office
The top court however affirmed amendments made to Delhi Special Police Establishment Act and Central Vigilance Commission Act which granted the Centre power to extend tenures of CBI, ED chiefs.
The apex court while reserving its judgement on pleas challenging the official’s extension has allowed Mishra to stay in his post till July 31. Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala were among the petitioners.
1. Heavy rains continue to disrupt normal life in Uttarakhand; IMD warns of extremely heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and over Northeast India till Thursday.
2. Army personnel evacuating people marooned in flood water in #Jalandhar district.
3. The water level in the Yamuna River in Delhi is continuously rising due to heavy rainfall in the northern part of India. According to the Central Water Commission, the water level of the Yamuna River is expected to cross 207 meters by today.
4. The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Visitor’s Conference 2023 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
5. PM Modi has assured all help to Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh governments to battle flood crisis.
6. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre or IN SPACe, the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO has called for an Expression of Interest from Indian private Industries to manufacture Small Satellite Launch Vehicle spares and sub-systems.
7. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry has said that the decision to sell rice through e-auction under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) from the buffer stock to bulk consumers has been taken in the public interest.
8. Youth Affairs and Sport and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur started three-day long visit to Union Territory Ladakh. He is also scheduled to interact with jawans of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Korzok and Chumur villages.
9. Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution on a day-to-day basis.
10. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal for starting the Teacher Interface for Excellence (TIE) programme, as part of which the teachers of government universities, colleges and polytechnic colleges will get training in prestigious institutions of the country and abroad.
11. Tamil Nadu issues guidelines for implementation of ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam’ (women’s basic income scheme).
Women with an annual family income of less than ₹2.5 lakh; family land holding not exceeding 5 acres (wetland) and 10 acres (dryland); #Monthly aid of ₹1,000.
12. The Indian government is launching a groundbreaking initiative known as Nari Adalats, which are women-only courts established at the village level. These courts serve as alternative dispute resolution forums for issues such as domestic violence, property rights, and challenging the patriarchal system.
14. West Bengal Panchayat Polls: TMC dominates polls, captures 2,117-gram panchayats.
15. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the directors of CBI and ED can have a maximum tenure of five years. The court cited its 1997 verdict that the CBI Director shall have a minimum tenure of two years. It said that the tenure can be extended one year at a time “subject to the maximum period of five years”.
16. BJP has decided to field its Goa chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade for Rajya Sabha election from the state.
17. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday posted an update for the Chandrayaan-3 mission that is scheduled for July 14. “The ‘Launch Rehearsal’ simulating the entire launch preparation and process lasting 24 hours has been concluded,” the space agency tweeted. The mission is slated to launch at 2:35 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
18. The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, which was scheduled to be held on July 23, has been postponed to August 20.
Over 1,200 roads still blocked in Himachal, Shimla-Chandigarh highway reopens
Over 1,200 roads.
CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
1. The National Investigation Agency today cracked down on the newly-floated offshoots of proscribed Pakistan-backed terrorist outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir. The agency conducted raids at five locations in Anantnag, Shopian, and Pulwama and seized several digital devices containing massive incriminating data.
2. A fire broke out at Andhra Pradesh’s Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Plant in Nelatur of Nellore. Three fire engines rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire. No casualties have been reported so far.
3. Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was admitted to a hospital in Punjab reportedly due to high fever, vomiting and stomach ache. He was taken to the emergency ward and later shifted to a private room. Bishnoi is alleged to be one of the key conspirators in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case.
4. The contract worker of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was arrested by Ghaziabad Police for allegedly leaking intelligence documents and other information to a woman based in Pakistan’s Karachi. The accused Naveen Pal sent the information to the woman via WhatsApp.
5. The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday announced that it conducted searches at various places in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in connection with a fake investment website scam. The agency seized cash worth ₹1.3 crore during the searches and froze bank accounts with ₹15.8 lakh balance.
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#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
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💷 GBP ₹ 106.17
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Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr (17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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1. Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known by its trade name Foxconn, has withdrawn from a $19 billion semiconductor joint venture (JV) with Indian metals and mining conglomerate Vedanta to build a semiconductor and display production plant in India.
2. The government’s net direct tax collections have risen 16% to ₹4.75 lakh crore so far this fiscal, on the back of improved economic activity and compliance.
3. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank IPO will begin accepting subscriptions this week. Having a presence across all of India.
4. 50th GST Council meeting chaired by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.
5. The government has issued mandatory quality standard norms for potable water bottles and flame-producing lighters in order to boost domestic manufacturing and enhance public safety.
6. GST on food and beverages at cinema halls cut from 18% to 5%.
The GST council also agreed to levy a 28% tax on online gaming, horse racing and casinos.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
1. Sameer Vidwans’ directorial ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’, starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, has earned ₹100 crore at the global box office.
2. Salman Khan on Tuesday shared the prevue of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming action-thriller ‘Jawan’ on his Instagram handle. He wrote, “Pathaan Jawan ban gaya”.
3. Netflix has removed Chinese romantic drama called ‘Flight to You’ from its platform in Vietnam amid objection over a controversial map. The show portrayed a map with the ‘nine-dash line’, extending Beijing’s territorial claims far into the South China Sea, which Vietnam said is in violation of its sovereignty laws.
DEFENCE
#Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
1. The seventh edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Indian Navy concluded in the Bay of Bengal with the two sides bidding farewell to each other with a customary steam past.
2. The Indian Tri-Services, Army, Navy and Air Force contingent held practice sessions in France on Tuesday ahead of the Bastille Day Parade on July 14.As the Indian Army contingent is set to participate in Bastille Day celebrations in France, the preparations of the troops are in full swing.
3. Indian Rafale jets reached France where they will take part in the Bastille Day flypast over the Champs Elysees, Paris, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour.
4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)’s Regional Office in Kuala Lumpur to facilitate close defence industrial collaboration between India and Malaysia.
5. Premier Explosives has won orders worth Rs 552.3 crore from Defence Ministry. The company has won orders from the Ministry of Defence, and the Indian Air Force for supply of Chaffs.
6. Spain’s Navantia, Larsen & Toubro signed a Teaming Agreement in the premises of Spanish Embassy on July10, with the purpose of submission of a techno-commercial bid for the Indian Navy’s prestigious Project-75 (India) submarine program.
Project 75(I) of the Indian Navy requires the Indian bidder to tie up with foreign collaborator and execute the program for delivery of six conventional submarines equipped with Air-Independent Propulsion.
7. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said no religion is under any threat in India. “The philosophy of cooperation and dialogue in Islam has over the centuries merged seamlessly with the ancient Hindu civilisational tradition,” he added. “Despite having around 200 million Muslims, the involvement of Indian citizens in global terrorism has been incredibly low,” Doval said.
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Capital: Amaravati
Bifurcation : 2 June 2014
Formation
(as a state)1 Nov 1956
Districts : 26
Language: Telugu
Governor : S. Abdul Nazeer
CM : Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP)
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Flower : Jasmine
Fruit : Mango
Mammal : Blackbuck
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Tithi : Dashami (up to 6:00 pm)Ekadashi
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