INDIA
Supertech twin towers demolition: SC grants an additional week to Noida authority
A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed with submissions of the Noida authority, which was represented by senior advocate Ravindra Kumar. "Considering any unforeseen circumstances/ factor or any delay in charging time on account due to technical reasons and / or weather conditions, a bandwidth of seven days between August 28 to September 4, may be granted for carrying out the demolition in the event of the not demolition not taking place on August 28, due to the aforesaid circumstances," said the Noida's plea.
At 16,561, India reports minor surge in Covid cases
The active caseload has marginally declined to 1,23,535 cases, accounting for 0.28 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 18,053 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,35,73,094. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.53 per cent. In the same period, 49 more Covid deaths took the nationwide death toll to 5,26,928. Meanwhile, the Daily Positivity rate has also risen to 5.44 per cent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 4.88 per cent.
Three French Rafale jets stop over in India during Indo-Pacific deployment
A French Air and Space Force contingent, including three Rafale jets, was hosted for a technical stopover at Air Force Station in Sulur town of Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district on August 10-11 during a long-range deployment from France to the Pacific Ocean. From August 10 to September 18, the French Air and Space Force is carrying out a major long-range mission in the Indo-Pacific, code-named Pegase 22. "The first stage of this mission aims to demonstrate France's capacity for long-distance air power projection by deploying an Air Force contingent from metropolitan France to the French territory of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean in less than 72 hours (August 10-12)," the statement added.
Six killed in J&K suicide attack; injured soldier succumbs
With the death of the injured soldier, the toll in Thursday's foiled 'Fidayeen' (Suicide) attack in Rajouri district has reached six. Two terrorists and 3 army soldiers were killed earlier when a suicide attack by the heavily armed terrorists was foiled in Rajouri district. A Defence statement said on Tuesday evening: "Rifleman Nishant Malik who was injured while bravely fighting and eliminating 2 terrorists in Pargal, Rajouri has succumbed to injuries. Indian Army condoles the loss of braveheart and stands in solidarity with his family," it added.
Centre says lay guidelines on freebies; SC favours balance between economy & welfare
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, said: "We are proposing a committee, comprising secretary, central government, secretary of each state government, representative of each political party, representative of Niti Aayog, RBI, Finance Commission, National Taxpayers Association and others". He added that till the legislature steps in, the court may lay down something.
Modi-Shehbaz Sharif meeting likely during SCO summit: Report
The SCO summit is scheduled for September 15-16 where leaders of the organisation will sit together to discuss regional challenges, Daily Jang reported. Sharif will attend the conference during which he is likely to meet the presidents of China, Russia, Iran, as well as Modi, according to the sources. The sources further confirmed that in its July 28 meeting, the SCO Foreign ministers HAD reiterated that the heads of SCO states will attend the summit.
India reports 16,299 new Covid cases, 53 deaths
With the latest fatalities, the nationwide death toll now stands at 5,26,879. The active caseload has declined to 1,25,076, accounting for 0.28 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 19,431 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,35,55,041. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.53 per cent.
2 terrorists dead, 5 soldiers injured in Jammu and Kashmir gunfight
"Two terrorists trying to sneak into a post in the dark at Pargal Rajouri were detected and engaged by alert troops. The terrorists have been neutralised. Five soldiers also suffered injuries and are being treated," the Army said in a tweet. Sources said the gunfight broke out after the two heavily armed terrorists tried to barge into the army camp. In the exchange of fire, the ywo terrorists were killed.
'Not apt to be on expert panel, court's observation damaged reputation', EC to SC on freebies
In the previous hearing in the matter, the top court had orally expressed its discontent with the EC for not taking a stand on the 'menace' of freebies offered by the political parties. The EC, in an affidavit, said: "It may not be appropriate for the commission being the constitutional authority to offer to be part of the expert committee, especially if there are ministries or government bodies in the body."
President appoints Justice U.U. Lalit as next Chief Justice of India
A statement from the Ministry of Law and Justice said: "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit will take over as the 49th Chief Justice of India on 27th August 2022". Current Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana will demit office on August 26 on superannuation.
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