MEA ‘strongly’ deplores Ayatollah Khamenei’s comment on Indian Muslims 

India on Monday “strongly” deplored Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comment on the situation of the Muslim group in India. In a press release, Ministry of Exterior Affairs described the remark as “unacceptable” . Earlier Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei included India alongside Gaza Strip and Myanmar as one of many locations the place Muslims are struggling. In a remark despatched out within the social media Ayatollah Khamenei referred to India, Gaza, and Myanmar and stated the Islamic world mustn’t stay oblivious to the situation of Muslims in these locations.

Supreme Court docket to listen to Kolkata physician rape, homicide case on September 17

The Supreme Court is scheduled on September 17 to hear a suo motu case into the brutal rape and homicide of a postgraduate physician on the R.G. Kar Medical School and Hospital whilst protests proceed unabated in West Bengal.

Mamata meets protesting docs; Kolkata Police Commissioner, senior well being officers to be eliminated

After a meeting with protesting doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced that as demanded by them, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal, the Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police, North, and two senior officers of Well being Division would get replaced. The assembly began at 6 p.m. and lasted for nearly 4 hours; the docs emerged from the Chief Minister’s residence only a few minutes earlier than midnight.

Govt, BJP plan occasions to mark NDA’s 100 days in workplace

The NDA authorities and the BJP have deliberate occasions throughout the nation together with a blood donation camp within the nationwide capital to mark the new dispensation’s 100 days in office on Tuesday (September 17, 2024).

Arvind Kejriwal’s seek for a loyal substitute in Delhi is a political gamble 

Two days after he came out of jail on bail in the Delhi excise policy case, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared that he could be quitting the highest put up, having resolutely refused to take action whereas behind bars.

Meta bans RT and different Russian state media networks

Facebook owner Meta said on Monday (September 17,2024) it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and different Russian state media networks, alleging the retailers used misleading ways to hold out affect operations whereas evading detection on the social media firm’s platforms.

India, U.S. talk about Indo-Pacific and Gaza issues in Intersessional Dialogue

Indian and American officials held the U.S.-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue on Monday (September 16, 2024) throughout which they mentioned issues associated to the Indo-Pacific area, Ukraine and Gaza, the State Division stated in Washington.

After extended negotiations, BJP concedes chair of 4 Parliamentary Standing Committees to Congress

After extended negotiations, the Bharatiya Janata Party has conceded the chair of Division-related Standing Committees on Exterior Affairs, Agriculture, Rural Improvement and Training to the Congress. A notification is anticipated shortly. In 2014, with the Congress tally at simply 44 MPs, the celebration held the chair of parliamentary panels on Exterior Affairs and Finance. Exterior Affairs was then headed by senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor and Finance by Veerappa Moily. Either side have ceded area.

Tensions simmering in Manipur since March 2023, we saved the troops prepared even earlier than Might 3: former Assam Rifles D-G 

Former Director-Common of the Assam Rifles, Lieutenant-Common Pradeep Chandran Nair (retd), stated the one honest try for a dialogue between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities in Manipur final yr was derailed, when a video of two Kuki-Zo girls being stripped and paraded by a mob surfaced on social media on July 19. In an interview with The Hindu, Lt.-Common Nair stated although the violence erupted round 2.30 p.m. on Might 3, 2023, the State authorities requisitioned the deployment of Assam Rifles solely at 8.30 p.m. as “they have been nonetheless making an attempt to determine whether or not they can deal with it [violence] on their very own”.

Supreme Court docket to look at options to cease ‘bulldozer justice’

The Supreme Court docket will look at options from petitioners seeking relief from States bulldozing homes and private properties of undertrials, and body pan-India tips. A Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai had made it clear that the regulation didn’t allow retributory demolition of the properties of accused, who have been nonetheless awaiting trial, or their speedy households.

Jammu and Kashmir Meeting polls: Multi-tier safety preparations put up for first section

Multi-tier safety preparations have been put in place to ensure free and fair Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police official stated. Elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being held in three phases. Voting for twenty-four seats will likely be held within the first section on Wednesday (September 18, 2024), adopted by polling for 26 seats within the second section on September 25. The voting for 40 seats in third section will likely be held on October 1 whereas counting of votes will likely be held on October 8.

Ball in BJP’s court docket to carry early polls in Delhi, no choice but on subsequent CM: AAP

The ruling Aam Aadmi Get together stated it has put the ball in BJP’s court docket by demanding early elections in Delhi in November, and now it’s as much as the Opposition celebration to resolve whether or not it was ready to face CM Arvind Kejriwal. Mr. Kejriwal will tender his resignation as chief minister on Tuesday and the method to decide on his substitute will begin after that, Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj stated, including that there was no dialogue on who the subsequent chief minister will likely be.

Adani Group says press launch in circulation on its Kenya initiatives is faux

The Adani Group categorically stated that neither the Group nor any of its corporations or subsidiaries have issued any press statements associated to its ongoing initiatives and presence in Kenya. An Adani Group spokesperson asserted that sure “vested pursuits with malicious intent” are circulating “a number of fraudulent press releases”, together with one titled “Adani Group Denounces Baseless Accusations and Threats”, associated to the Group’s presence in Kenya.

‘One nation, one election’ not potential beneath current Structure: Chidambaram

Congress chief P. Chidambaram lashed out on the BJP-led NDA authorities on the Centre over the ‘one nation, one election’ issue, saying it’s not potential beneath the current Structure and requires no less than 5 Constitutional amendments. Replying to a query on reviews that the BJP-led NDA authorities would implement ‘one nation, one election’ inside its present tenure, he stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t have the numbers to position these constitutional amendments both within the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.

Storm Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949, shuts down megacity

Tens of tens of millions of individuals in Shanghai and throughout China’s densely populated east coast hunkered indoors as the strongest storm to hit since 1949 swept in, downing timber and disrupting transport throughout the area. Storm Bebinca landed early Monday morning within the metropolis’s japanese coastal space, with wind speeds of as much as 151 kilometres per hour (94 miles per hour), state media stated. It’s the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since Storm Gloria in 1949, state broadcaster CCTV stated shortly after Bebinca made landfall.

Man suspected in obvious assassination try on Trump charged with federal gun crimes

A person suspected in an obvious assassination try concentrating on former President Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes, making his first court docket look within the remaining weeks of a White Home race already touched by violence. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces fees of possessing a firearm regardless of being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial quantity. Further and extra critical fees are potential because the investigation continues and prosecutors search an indictment from a grand jury.

TikTok heads to court docket over U.S. regulation that might result in a ban on the favored platform

The U.S. authorities and TikTok will go head-to-head in federal court docket as oral arguments begin in a consequential legal case that can decide if – or how — a well-liked social media platform utilized by almost half of all Individuals will proceed to function within the nation. Attorneys for the 2 sides will seem earlier than a panel of judges on the federal appeals court docket in Washington. TikTok and its China-based guardian firm, ByteDance, are difficult a U.S. regulation that requires them to interrupt ties or face a ban within the U.S. by mid-January. The authorized battle is anticipated to achieve the U.S. Supreme Court docket.

Apple rolls out iOS with extra customisation and management options

Apple has started rolling out its iOS 18 globally. Unveiled at WWDC earlier in June this yr, the most recent working system has launched a bunch of recent options and instruments together with extra management over the House Display screen and Management Middle and a extra clever Siri. Whereas Apple hasn’t confirmed when the replace will likely be accessible to put in, it’s estimated that it may drop at 10 30 PM IST for the eligible older era fashions. In the meantime, the brand new iPhone 16 collection will likely be preloaded with the iOS 18 and will likely be accessible from September 20.

Emmys 2024: ‘Shogun’ makes historical past as first non-English language collection to win Drama Sequence with a record-breaking 18 complete wins

Shogun made history at the 2024 Emmys by turning into the primary majority non-English language collection to win Finest Drama Sequence. The historic epic set in feudal Japan took house a complete of 18 Emmys, essentially the most ever for a single season of tv. Anna Sawai, who received the award for Lead Actress in a Drama Sequence, made historical past as the primary Asian winner within the class.