In the highest story of the day, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time in a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in Patna. Speaking to the media, he took a veiled assault at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and acknowledged the BJP-led NDA regime on the Center must “worry” about its prospects within the 2024 normal elections. “Those who got here to energy in 2014, will they be victorious in 2024? I would really like all (opposition) to be united for 2024,” stated Nitish, who snapped ties with the BJP earlier than becoming a member of forces with Mahagathbandan (Grand Alliance).
While refraining from commenting on his nationwide plan and his Prime Ministerial ambition for the 2024 normal elections at this stage, Nitish, who is taken into account to be among the many nation’s most astute and seasoned politicians, pointed to a Bihar template of Opposition unity comprising the Congress, Socialist and Left events with a typical aim of taking up the BJP.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday Transferred to Delhi all of the FIRs registered in opposition to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Muhammed and clubbed them with the one registered within the nationwide capital. They will now be investigated by Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit, which is investigating the Delhi case. The courtroom additionally gave Sharma safety from arrest until the investigation is accomplished within the matter.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed because the forty ninth Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. He will assume cost on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits workplace the day earlier than. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27 August, 2022,” a legislation ministry notification stated.
The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to activist Varavara Rao, an accused within the Bhima Koregaon case, on medical grounds, information company PTI reported. While granting bail, a bench headed by Justice UU Lalit stated he shall not misuse the freedom in any method.
Investigations into the communal murders within the coastal Karnataka area of Dakshina Kannada and Mangaluru between July 20 and July 28 point out a sample just like that seen in 20 murders in Karnataka over the past decade, As many as 9 murders, together with the latest three, had been tit-for-tat killings, whereas all contain native gangsters with affiliations to both right-wing Hindutva fringe teams, or the novel Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).
Limits imposed on home airfares might be faraway from August 31, after a span of roughly 27 months, the Union Aviation Ministry stated on Wednesday, “The decision to remove air fare caps has been taken after careful analysis of daily demand and prices of air turbine fuel (ATF). Stabilization has set in and we are certain that the sector is poised for growth in domestic traffic in the near future,” Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated on Twitter.
Political Pulse
In the marketing campaign for the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party appears to be making a concerted push to woo merchants and small businessmen and industrialists. On Wednesday, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal addressed his third city corridor in 10 days with them, this time in Ahmedabad. Kejriwal had earlier held related city halls in Rajkot and Jamnagar districts of Saurashtra, that are thought of the state’s MSME hubs.
The Congress’s “Azadi ki Gaurav Yatra” in Uttar Pradesh began off on a boring word on Tuesday, illustrating the issues that the occasion — debilitated after a collection of electoral reverses — faces within the state. The yatra is being organized to mark the week main as much as Independence Day however has acquired a tepid response up to now. But what issues state Congress leaders and staff probably the most is the absence of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who examined optimistic for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Read Maulshree Seth’s report to know the way Congress activists are reacting.
Express Explained
Almost three years after the novel coronavirus was detected in China, a brand new zoonotic virus has been found within the nation’s two japanese provinces with 35 infections recognized up to now. This new kind of Henipavirus can also be being known as Langya Henipavirus or the LayV. What is Langya Henipavirus? We clarify
The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has written to business and different involved stakeholders, inviting them to brainstorm a plan for having one cable for charging all of your units. The ministry’s transfer comes within the backdrop of the idea of LiFE — Lifestyle for the Environment — introduced by the Prime Minister on the UN Climate Change Conference (CoP 26) held in Glasgow in November final 12 months. So, how is the federal government planning to go forward with it and what does it imply for the business? We clarify
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
