Morning Digest: 12 August 2022

From IC-814 to Pulwama, India-US resolution lists Rauf Asghar’s role in every Jaish-e-Mohammed terror attack

Rauf Asghar, the brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, planned and executed the IC-814 hijacking in December 1999, which was eventually followed by the Vajpayee government’s release of his brother Masood Azhar and two other prominent terrorists. After agreeing to it ended. India and the US, in their joint resolution in the UN Security Council, said that from the Parliament attack to the Pulwama bombing, the mastermind of many of Asghar’s attacks is detailed.

Government sources said China’s grip came despite the fact that India and the US had provided “inconsistent evidence” against Rauf Asghar for the terror list.

Ukraine nuclear plant ‘preparing for tragedy’, UN chief calls for demilitarized zone

Ukraine’s interior minister said on Thursday that Ukraine would have to be prepared for any scenario at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, including shelling to evacuate people from the region. Local authorities set up by Ukraine and Russia blamed each other on Thursday for a new volley of shelling on a nuclear power plant – Europe’s largest – located in southern Ukraine.

An anomaly for two seconds resulted in poor performance of SSLV mission: ISRO chief

Following Failure of the first mission of ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) On August 7 from Sriharikota, President S. Somnath told Hindu That “anomaly” in an accelerometer in the launch vehicle for two seconds caused poor mission performance. He explained in detail what went wrong and answered several questions.

Government official says fall in commodity prices will ease worries of current account deficit

Concerns about India’s trade and current account deficit are likely to ease in the wake of the recent fall in global commodity prices, a top government official said on Thursday, adding that criticism that the country’s imports for protectionist approach in trade Equals charges, is wrong.

Boat capsizes in Uttar Pradesh, four drowned, many missing

At least four people, including two women and a child, were killed and many are still missing when a boat carrying around three dozen people capsized in the Yamuna river in Marka area of ​​Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district on Thursday.

1962 at the PLA Museum, highlights the Galwan conflict

A new exhibition curated by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at Beijing’s Military Museum and visited by President Xi Jinping last month has highlighted both the 1962 war and the Galwan Valley conflict, and blames India for both. Have given.

Drug shortage haunts HIV-positive community

Protesters, who have been camping outside the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) office in the capital for more than 15 days, say people living with HIV (PLHIV) are facing a severe shortage of life-saving drugs. They allege rationing of drugs, arbitrary changes in drug regimens and even complete deprivation of vital pediatric drugs for children living with HIV. They fear that if this situation persists, many people will be pushed to treatment interruption, drug resistance and death due to AIDS.

KL Rahul to lead India vs Zimbabwe after being declared fit by medical team

Senior opener KL Rahul will lead the Indian team in the three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe after being declared fit by the BCCI medical team. Shikhar Dhawan, who was earlier made the captain, will now be Rahul’s deputy.

BJD shifts its focus to tribes as BJP draws closer

Days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to workers here to strengthen the BJP from the grassroots, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik’s scheduled visit to Mayurbhanj has sparked speculation of a renewal of rivalry between the two parties in the tribals. has given birth to. Heartland.

Dozens of Langyas infected with virus in China, were found to be vicious

Dozens of people in China have become ill with a new virus, also found in snails, but there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission so far, a report said. According to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine this month, the infections were found in China’s eastern Shandong and central Henan provinces, affecting 35 people.

Youth employment in India has deteriorated: ILO report

According to the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report released by the International Labor Organization on Thursday, India experienced severe working hours and job losses in 2020 and 2021, and employment of Indian youth declined in 2021 compared to 2020. The recovery in youth employment is still lagging globally, the report said, adding that COVID-19 has hit youth more than any other age group.