Let’s take a look at some of the biggest events of this week ((Representational Image)
From SC hearing on same-sex marriage to evacuation of Indians from Sudan through Operation Cauvery, this week’s top news stories you should know
A lot has happened this week and the highlight was the Supreme Court hearing on same-sex marriage of Indians who were being evacuated from crisis-hit Sudan. Those preparing for the upcoming UPSC exam, or any recruitment exam, must definitely not miss out on breaking news and happenings around the world.
Nowadays, general knowledge questions have become an essential section in public examinations. So, here we have listed the world news of this week, where all the national and international events are explained in brief.
SC hearing on gay marriage
The Supreme Court of India heard the arguments of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in c.Seeking to legalize same-sex marriage, Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told the apex court that arguments can be made in future regarding freedom and liberty of sexual orientation. He said, “Please imagine a five-year situation based on this… a person is attracted to those people who are mentioned in the degrees of forbidden relationships.” The SC is currently hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the country.
PM Modi approves setting up of 157 government nursing colleges
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday passed a new step for eEstablish 157 Government Nursing Colleges. It aims to graduate around 15,700 nursing aspirants every year. This will increase the job prospects of nurses in the country. It will also improve the rural-urban imbalance in the health sector. These new government colleges will be co-located with the existing medical institutions which have been recognized by the Modi government since 2014.
Manish Sisodia’s bail application rejected in liquor scam case
The bail application of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor scam case has been rejected by the special CBI court. The former Deputy Chief Minister has now been sent to judicial custody till May 12. Refusal to grant bail to Sisodia Special court judge MK Nagpal said the investigation is at such a stage at present where grant of bail is not appropriate. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has opposed the bail request of the former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, saying the investigation is currently at a “critical” stage.
SC orders reassignment of Bengal school jobs scam case to Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court on April 28 set aside an order passed by a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court directing the Registrar General concerned to show documents that West Bengal school job scam case transferred to a different judge, Days after expressing disagreement over Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s interview with a TV news channel where he spoke about the raging controversy, the Supreme Court asked the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to take up the West Bengal school job scam case soon. asked to be handed over to another judge. ,
PM Modi inaugurates 91 FM radio transmitter
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated 91 Frequency Modulation (FM) transmitters in two Union Territories (UTs) and 18 States. The objective behind this is to promote FM radio connectivity in border areas as well as aspirational districts in India. The Prime Minister said at the event that these FM transmitters would play an important role in providing weather forecast information for agriculture and connecting women’s self-help groups to new markets.
Indians evacuated from Sudan through Operation Kaveri
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed that approx. 2400 Indians have been evacuated from trouble-torn Sudan through its Operation Kaveri, Sharing details on its recent evacuation, the ministry said that around 300 passengers were evacuated by INS Sumedha from Port Sudan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This was the 13th batch of Indians to be evacuated safely from Sudan.
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