The Statesman Kolkata - August 23, 2023

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August 23, 2023

India awaits historic lunar touchdown

Chandrayaan-3 mission on schedule, all smooth sailing so far

2 mins

CDS, top tri-services military commanders meet to discuss Maritime Theatre Command

Working towards the creation of three new Theatre Commands, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday began deliberations with top Military Commanders from the three services about nuances of Maritime Theatre Command and the related issues in the maritime domain.

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Odisha: Harassed by top cop's spouse, lady home guard loses both legs in suicide bid

The Odisha government on Tuesday transferred the Deputy Inspector General of Police (North Central Range), Brijesh Ray, after a lady home guard, who is currently crippled after losing both legs in an attempted suicide, leveled allegations of mental torture against the senior cop’s spouse.

1 min

Modi reaches SA to attend BRICS Summit; uncertainty over his meeting with Xi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in South Africa’s Johannesburg this evening to attend the 15th BRICS Summit that will bring him face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping, though a bilateral meeting between the two leaders is still not confirmed.

2 mins

India, Greece look to expand historical ties with a focus on trade and defence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who embarked on his South Africa visit Tuesday to attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, will leave for Greece on 25 August.

1 min

Manipur Assembly to meet on 29 Aug

The Manipur Legislative Assembly's Monsoon session will finally meet on 29 August. The Manipur state Cabinet had two days back recommended the new date after the Governor failed to summon the Assembly on the 21 August, the date that the Cabinet had earlier recommended.

1 min

Let there be a state song of Bengal on lines of National Song: Speaker

Proposal comes when TMC has already decided to pass a proposal to celebrate 'Poila Boishakh' as state day

2 mins

Bengal school job case: ED completes 19-hour marathon raid, seizes several documents

Four teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday completed a 19-hour marathon raid and search operation conducted at four separate places in connection to the multi-crore cash for school job case in West Bengal.

1 min

Education minister blames Guv for ragging in JU, death

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated an anti-ragging helpline number for all educational institutions in the state. The toll free number is 1800 345 5678.

1 min

State to dole out ₹70k to Pujas, ₹10k hike from last yr

Asked the police, KMC and fire brigade to work in cooperation with Puja organisers

2 mins

BRS MLA wails in front of Ambedkar statue, another seeks Congress ticket

While a BRS MLA wailed in front of BR Ambedkar’s statue after failing to get renominated, another applied for a Congress ticket even before formally joining the national party.

1 min

BRS-BJP spat over women in BRS candidate list

K Kavitha said BJP was waiting to poach BRS MLAs who were denied renomination

2 mins

Manipuri groups protest data gathering of North-eastern, Gorkha and others in Delhi

Representatives of tribal groups of Manipur have expressed their annoyance over the move by the Special Unit for North Eastern Region (SPUNER)to monitor and collect data of North-eastern, Ladakhi, Darjeeling, and Gorkha people in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).

1 min

Crowds swarm as Rahul visits Leh's main market

Ladakhi supporters accompanied Rahul Gandhi in large numbers as he walked in the main market of Leh after meeting Army veterans in the town.

2 mins

Yogi govt to boost medical facilities in UP

The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has prepared a comprehensive action plan to enhance medical facilities and give concrete form to various projects at King George's Medical College (KGMU) in Lucknow, Maharshi Vashistha Autonomous State Medical College in Basti, and Government Medical College in Gorakhpur.

1 min

Kharge questions PM's 'clean image, politics' remarks

He accused the BJP of using Central agencies to harass, intimidate its opponents

2 mins

Failure of Chandrayaan-2 showed the way: Nilesh M Desai

The failure of Chandrayaan 2 in 2019 showed the way for the Chandrayaan 3’s successful launch in a remarkably short period of time and that the mission will be a success with no need for any contingency plan, said Nilesh M Desai (in photo), the architect behind the project Chandrayaan-3.

3 mins

Anatomy of Research~II

Equality of right to vote for political parties in a democracy is now getting steadily extended into citizens‘ equality of right to a university degree. This trend is widely being hailed on two commonly revered counts. First, this reflects a growing stronghold of the cherished idea of ‘democratic equality‘. Second, this helps greatly to strengthen macro-economic health of a country by boosting private investment in educational enterprises and capitalistic growth. But its potentially adverse qualitative ramifications for the standard of academic research are certainly distortionary

5 mins

The Gritty Revolutionary

The month of August, to echo Sylvia Plath, is “the odd uneven time” as “the best of summer gone, and the new fall not yet born.” The season is wet and wearisome, overcast and oppressive.

7 mins

The man who revolutionised sanitation

Ideas have the potential to change society. It is widely believed that a simple but positive idea can often have a ripple effect on society and can in turn create a revolution.

2 mins

CBI registers fresh FIR against GTL Infrastructure Ltd for alleged bank fraud of ₹4,760 crores

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has once again taken action against Mumbai-based telecom infrastructure giant GTL Infrastructure Ltd by registering a new First Information Report (FIR).

1 min

FM Sitharaman calls for consistency in reform policy

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that effectiveness and efficiency are long-term phenomenon and consistency in reform policy, with a focus on both, personal and systemic efficiencies, the need of the hour.

1 min

India launches its own car crash testing safety programme Bharat NCAP

India will now have its own version of the car assessment mechanism as the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) on Tuesday.

1 min

Sensex, Nifty make modest gains

Investors remained cautiously optimistic as they navigated through global uncertainties

3 mins

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy meets with Balkan leaders in Athens

Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday with leaders of Balkan nations and the head of the European Commission on the sidelines of a meeting between European and Balkan leaders in the Greek capital.

1 min

Jailed FTX founder pleads not guilty to new indictment

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a new indictment accusing him of fraud and conspiracy, as his lawyer complained about how the founder of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange is being treated in jail.

1 min

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion

BRICS leaders meet in South Afric as bloc weighs expansion

1 min

Russia's Putin stays away over arrest warrant as leaders of emerging economies meet in South Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent when Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies start a three-day summit in South Africa on Tuesday.

1 min

Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

1 min

The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order'

The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup.

1 min

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from 24 Aug

It will release treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

2 mins

Imran Khan's concerns on lack of privacy in Attock jail spark uproar

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been spending his prison term in the Attock jail, where he is being subjected to serious challenges, details of which were shared after a sessions judge's routine inspection of the premises on August 15.

2 mins

Pakistan military races to rescue children from dangling cable car

Seven students and one teacher are trapped in a cable car dangling high above a ravine in Pakistan on Tuesday after a line snapped, with authorities racing against fading light in an \"extremely dangerous\" rescue operation hampered by high winds.

2 mins

Thailand's Srettha elected PM as ally Thaksin returns from exile and goes to jail

Thai property mogul Srettha Thavisin (in photo) was elected prime minister after a decisive win in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday as his party's fugitive figurehead Thaksin Shinawatra made a historic homecoming after years in exile and was taken straight to jail.

1 min

About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan since April

About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan — including two dozen babies in a government-run orphanage in the capital of Khartoum — since fighting erupted in the East African country in April, a leading aid group said Tuesday.

1 min

Shaping the future of interior spaces: 5 emerging design trends

The realm of interior design is in a continuous state of transformation, acclimating to the growing tastes and wants of society.

3 mins

Xenobots: AI-based living microscopic robots

We are familiar with the image of robots, a machine covered in metal and operated by complex electronic circuitry that can do human tasks in a clever and better manner.

4 mins

Shooting: Sift Kaur Samra obtains Paris Olympic quota for India

Shooter Sift Kaur Samra finished fifth in the 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, but that was enough for her to secure a Paris Olympics quota for India.

2 mins

Smith opens up about injury he sustained during Ashes

Australia batter Steve Smith revealed that he suffered an injury in his left wrist during the second Test at Lord's and he carried it for the final three Tests against England during the Ashes 2023 series.

1 min

4 Nations Tournament: Junior men's hockey team finishes second after losing to Germany

Hosts Germany displaying awesome fire power dismantled Indian challenge as they beat Men in Blue 61 to win the 4-Nation Junior Men's Hockey tournament in Dusseldorf on Tuesday.

1 min

It's not a compulsion to have three left-handers, says Gautam Gambhir on left-right hander debate

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir rejected exhead coach Ravi Shastri's idea of having three left-handers in the squads for Asia Cup and World Cup, emphasizing that players should be picked on form rather than whether they are left or right-handed.

1 min

FIDE WC: Praggnanandhaa ends first game in draw

Both Grandmasters will continue their play where Magnus will have white pieces in the second classical game

2 mins

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