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Sushma Swaraj embarks on 3 Central Asian nations’ visit

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will undertake a four-day visit from August 2 to 5 to three Central Asian nations, reflecting India’s pursuit of enhanced engagement with the region.

Swaraj will be visiting Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan from August 2 to 5 and this is her first trip to these countries as External Affairs Minister.

“Advancing our growing engagement with an extended neighborhood! EAM @SushmaSwaraj embarks on a visit to 3 Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz & Uzbekistan – from 2-5 August. This will be her first visit to these countries as EAM,” tweeted Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson Ministry of External Affairs.

During her visit to Astana, Kazakhstan, Swaraj will hold a bilateral meeting with her Kazakh counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov. She will also interact with the Indian community in Kazakhstan, the statement said.

In the second leg of Swaraj’s visit, she will meet Erlan Abdyldaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic and will also call on the leadership of the country.

In her last segment of the four-day tour, Swaraj would arrive in Tashkent and interact with Foreign Affairs Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov. She will also call on the leadership of Uzbekistan. She is scheduled to address members of the Indian community in Uzbekistan.

The visit is completely aimed at enhancing India’s engagement with Central Asian Region.

Encounter breaks out in Delhi’s Sarai Kalen Khan area, criminal injured

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An encounter broke out on August 2 morning at around 5.15 am between police and a criminal (Saddam Hussein) of the Neeraj Bhawania gang in New Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan area near Millennium depot.

After receiving information via police sources regarding the movement of criminal Hussein crossing the area on a bike, the police came into action and the encounter took place at around 5:15 am.

“Through our sources, we got to know that Hussein would be passing by on a bike, so the police official ran to get hold of him during that moment he received the bullet,” the police official said.

Police official further added, “During the encounter, Hussein sustained a bullet injury on his leg and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Even a police official sustained a bullet injury during the encounter but survived as he was wearing a bulletproof jacket.”

Hussein is one of the leading members of Neeraj Bhanja gang. Earlier he has been charged with more than a dozen criminal cases and has also been sentenced to five years in jail.

The criminal has been shifted to a hospital and the encounter has concluded.

More details on the same are awaited.

Jazeera Airways Kuwait-Hyderabad flight catches fire during landing at Hyderabad, no casualties reported

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The engine of a Jazeera Airways plane, carrying 145 passengers from Kuwait to Hyderabad, caught fire during landing at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at around 1:30 AM on Thursday.

As per reports, the flight J9 608 of Jazeera Airways made a successful landing despite the fire. The right side engine caught fire due to technical snag. The aircraft stopped at taxiway and fire tenders reached the spot immediately. The pilot switched off the engine after which the fire was brought under control.

All 145 passengers were evacuated safely.

Navjot Singh Sidhu accepts Imran Khan’s swearing-in invitation, says its a great honor

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Sunny Sharma
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Punjab cabinet minister and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu accepted the invite of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to attend Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan’s swearing-in ceremony on August 11.

Sidhu’s statement came shortly after PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhary while speaking to reporters in Islamabad, said former Indian cricketers, including Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, and Navjot Singh Sidhu as well as Bollywood actor Aamir Khan have been invited to the oath-taking ceremony.

Sidhu is the first among the notables who have confirmed his acceptance to the invite. He said, “It is a great honor for him and will show his attendance at the event”.

PTI leader Imran Khan is set to become Pakistan’s next prime minister after his party emerged as the strongest in the recently held elections in Pakistan.

SC reserves verdict on women’s entry in Sabarimala temple

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The Supreme Court on August 1 has reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the ban on entry of women in the age group of 10-50 into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

During the hearing of the case, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra said that even deity has rights with respect to certain aspects, including ‘Right to Privacy’ but same has to be tested on Constitutional legitimacy.

Advocate Radhakrishnan, arguing for the Pandalam Royal family, told the SC that it should not interfere with the religious practices that have been in place for generations.

A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court headed by CJI Misra asked the counsels of both sides to compile the submissions and submit before these within seven days.

The bench, comprising of R F Nariman D Y Chandrachud, A M Khanwilkar, and Indu Malhotra, said, “We will pass orders. Judgment reserved. Hearing concluded. Advocate on Record of both the sides will collect written submissions and compile it and submit before the court in seven days.”

The court was hearing a batch of Petitions filed by Indian Young Lawyers Association and others.

India, Pakistan to install new gates at Attari-Wagah border

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India and Pakistan have decided to install new gates at Attari-Wagah border.

Both the countries have decided to replace their oversized gates and broad pillars for better viewing of the daily spectacle of Beating retreat which is watched by thousands of spectators on both sides.

The decision to install new gates was taken during the Director General-level meeting in Delhi by the two border-guarding forces.

The process to replace these gates has already begun on both sides of the border and new gates are expected to be installed by August end.

The gates on both sides will be almost identical in design, barring the emblems of the two nations.

Meanwhile, a new U-shaped viewing gallery with an enhanced capacity of 25000 visitors is also likely to be inaugurated in August.

Pakistan PM designate likely to move to Ministers’ Enclave

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Imran Khan, Prime minister-designate and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief (PTI), has now been forced to move into official Prime Minister’s House, an official residence. This was required as the security agencies said that private residence of PM-designate Khan is vulnerable to threats.

Senior police officials, including Chief Commissioner Joudat Ayaz, Inspector General of Police Jan Mohammad, and security personnel had visited Banigala residence of Khan and discussed security-related issues with him and other senior PTI leaders.

During the meeting, the administration said that the house was not appropriate to be the official residence of Prime Minister as the provision of fool-proof security is difficult to provide due to the open area.

Officials also briefed Khan about security and protocol.

Khan has reportedly asked for the lowest category house in the Ministers’ Enclave in Islamabad.

NRC draft restricted to Assam only: BJP

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Ram Madhav, national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP), on August 1 clarified that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft is restricted to the state of Assam only.
“NRC was undertaken under the complete guidance and monitoring of the Supreme Court. Also, no political interference was there. Those who could not find their names on the list have got two months time now to go back and appeal to the authorities, after which the names will be included separately. Also, the NRC list is limited to Assam only. It was undertaken by Registrar General of India under the monitoring and control of the Supreme Court”, Madhav reportedly said during an interview.

Madhav’s statement comes following the demand of BJP leader Naresh Agarwal that NRC should be extended to all states.

While terming opposition’s stand on NRC draft issue unfortunate, he added, “It is very unfortunate, that our national president Amit Shah was not allowed to speak on this issue in the Rajya Sabha. This matter is being politicized by the Opposition. Otherwise, where is the question of any politics in this?”

“The list released is only a draft; there is still scope, probably there were people who could not submit their records earlier so they can do that now. Once the final figures are out, probably by the end of this year or early next year, only then the future course of action will take place,” Madhav said while speaking on the deportation of illegal immigrants.

The first draft was published on December 31, 2017, and names of 1.9 crore of the 3.29 crore applicants were incorporated and the final draft list released on July 30 incorporating names of 2.89 crore people out of 3.29 crore applicants.

Muzaffarpur case: Bihar governor orders institute monitoring system in all shelter homes

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Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik wrote letters to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Chief Justice of Patna High Court and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on August 1, terming the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls in Muzaffarpur as “heart-rending”.

He directed the state authorities to institute a monitoring system in all shelter homes in the state to avoid Muzaffarpur kind incidents in future.

“In every state, there should be intensive scrutiny of the girl child given shelter. And it should be monitored regularly. Taking lessons from this kind of incident, whenever a child is given a shelter, it should be discussed with the intellectuals,” wrote Governor Malik in his letter.

According to sources, Governor Malik has called for a trial of cases relating to harassment of girls, boys, and women living in such shelter homes funded by state by fast track courts.

He also hailed chief minister’s decision of handing over the case to the Central Investigation Bureau.

The governor also added the urgent action should be taken on the report issued by Tata Institute of Social Sciences pertaining to the similar kind of incidents occurring across the state. 

FIR against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her ‘Civil War’ remarks

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Sunny Sharma
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An FIR was filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha for inciting ‘hatred and tension’, at the Naharkatia police station on Tuesday evening.

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, attacked the Narendra Modi government over the NRC list in Assam, saying that the situation cannot be tolerated, people are being targeted to win elections and this would lead to a ‘civil war’. “Several people with valid documents were also not included in the NRC and this was being done purposely for the political motive”, she added.

“Assam people live more peacefully than West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee is pointing baseless remarks on BJP government”, said a local BJP youth wing leader. 

However, BJP president Amit Shah rejects the charges by West Bengal CM Mamata and accused her of indulging in vote bank politics.

Over 40 lakh people were excluded as the outcome of the NRC list released on Monday (July 30). around 3.29 crore individuals applied for citizenship certificates, and around 2.89 crore people were identified as nationals with valid papers.

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