Morning Digest | India-China relations gaining positive momentum, says Chinese envoy; Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty, and more

India-China relations gaining positive momentum: Chinese envoy

India and China see “positive momentum” in relationsgave two meetings between the foreign ministers in the last few months and PM Narendra Modi’s presence at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in JuneChinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Saturday.

However, he did not say whether Mr Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet in the next few months, when they are expected to attend. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Samarkand in September and G20 summit in Bali in November,

Five years after the Supreme Court’s decision of triple talaq, petitioners living like ‘half-divorced’

five years later A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice JS Khehar invalidated instant triple talaq in August 2017., the woman petitioner is leading a life of semi-divorced. Technically still married, practically divorced, they have neither marital rights nor regular maintenance from separated husbands.

After the verdict, none of the men were visited by law enforcement bodies and asked to take their wives back. Further, no arrest could be made for giving instant triple talaq because Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 The instant divorce came into force long after it was announced.

Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty

accused in man Salman Rushdie attacked with a knife He pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault on August 13, as the noted author of what a prosecutor called a “premeditated” crime. The Satanic Verses He was hospitalized with serious injuries.

HC refuses to take hard copy of affidavit, asks to use e-filing system

The Bombay High Court recently refused to accept the hard copy of an affidavit submitted by a city planning agency of the Maharashtra government and observed that “the time has come for the state government and its agencies to use the e-filing system”. start using”.

explained | Why do airlines have to share PNR data?

The Passenger Name Records Information Regulations, 2022, were notified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Ministry of Finance on August 8. Airlines are required to mandatorily provide details of all international passengers on flights Arrival and Departure at Customs from India.

It is intended to prevent and prosecute offenses under the Customs Act, 1962, which are “related to smuggling of narcotics, psychotropic substances, gold, arms and ammunition etc. which directly affect national security”. “

Tricolor shown on RSS social media account

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, along with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, changed the picture of their protest with the tricolor on social media accounts to support them. tricolor in every house Campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP will get only two seats in Bihar in next Lok Sabha elections: RJD leader Manoj K Jha

Senior RJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj K. Jha said Hindu Few days before the cabinet formation in Bihar. RJD and JD(U) coming together Mr. Jha will leave the BJP with only two seats from Bihar in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP currently has 17 out of 40 seats in the state and 39 out of 40, including the NDA, which includes the JD(U).

US worried about Russian oil route to India: RBI deputy governor

The United States has expressed concerns to India that it was being used to export fuel made from Russian crude oil, high-sea transfers to hide its origins, a top Indian central banker said on Saturday. US sanctions were violated in New York through

Spotlight on pending cases against UP ministers

The drama that is going on during the conviction of Minister Rakesh Sachan in the 30-year-old Arms Act case and the issuance of non-bailable warrants against Sanjay Nishad, another minister in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet, has come to the fore in the pending cases. against state ministers and legislators

Informed sources in Lucknow suggested that the state government may soon start the process of collecting data from the district administration about the nature of pending cases against ministers and MLAs and return on alleged “politically motivated” cases registered against them. can start the process.

WHO plans to rename Monkeypox over stigma concerns

World Health Organization (WHO) says it is holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypoxThe name may be derogatory or have a racist connotation after some critics raised concerns.

IOA felicitates CWG medalists with cash prizes

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) felicitated the medal winners of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and presented them cash prizes at a function in New Delhi on Saturday. The gold medal winners were given a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh each, while the silver and bronze winners were given Rs 10 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh respectively.