News of the day in English-August 16, 2022
1-Hours after being appointed chairman of the J&K Congress committee, Ghulam Nabi Azad quits.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, a prominent member of the Congress, has resigned from his position as the head of the party’s campaign organisation in Jammu and Kashmir.
In Jammu and Kashmir, he has also resigned from his position on the party’s political affairs committee.
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2-Shiv Sena MLA Slaps Catering Manager, Video Goes Viral, Regarding Food Quality
On social media, a video of a Shiv Sena MLA from Eknath Shinde’s camp berating a caterer’s management for supplying subpar food went viral.
The manager is shown in the video being abused and assaulted by MLA Santosh Bangar because of the subpar food being provided to workers in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district as part of a midday meal programme.
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3-Ex-Speaker Meira Kumar: “My Father, a Deputy PM, and I Faced Discrimination”
Meira Kumar, a former speaker of the Lok Sabha, has been outspoken in her opposition to caste. Speaking after a teacher in Rajasthan brutally killed a 9-year-old Dalit boy for drinking water from his pot, Ms. Kumar bemoaned the persistence of caste violence even after 75 years of independence.
She claimed that in order to reform the caste system, social and political will are necessary because the so-called upper castes take satisfaction in demeaning the lower castes.
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4-Karnataka’s Minister’s Audio Leak Embarrasses the Bommai Administration
Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, was once again embarrassed by remarks made by a minister that were leaked to the media early this morning. He later acknowledged that the remarks were genuine but misinterpreted.
Karnataka Law Minister JC Madhuswamy is heard saying, “We are not running the government, we are simply managing it,” in the audio clip.
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5-Rajnath Singh presents the Army with weaponry made in India for the F-INSAS to Landing Craft Assault.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presented indigenous equipment to the Indian Army at a ceremony hosted by the Military Engineering Services (MES), the army’s construction branch, as a significant step toward realising the Aatmanirbhar Bharat goal.
The introduction of weaponry built in India is a step in the direction of India’s goal of defence independence.
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6-Huge improvement in US-India relations; Indian Defense Attaché granted unaccompanied access to Pentagon
India’s defence attaché has now been granted unrestricted access to the Pentagon as a reflection of the countries’ mutual trust and cooperation.
The news was made by US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall at an Independence Day celebration event that Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the Indian ambassador to the US, was hosting.
One of the most challenging locations to access is the Pentagon, which houses the U.S. Department of Defense.
7-Putin deploys the new S-350 “Vityaz” Air Defense System; close-air-support Ukrainian fighters are having difficulties
The brand-new S-350 Vityaz has now been stationed in one of the airfields utilised in the conflict in Ukraine by Russia.
The S-350 “Vityaz” deflects air assault weapon hits simultaneously from all sides.
The S-350 can launch attacks from a height of 30 kilometres and a radius of 60 kilometres.
8-Bihar Cabinet Expansion: RJD receives the largest proportion of the 31 new ministers
The BJP criticised Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, for expanding his cabinet and giving the RJD the most posts, calling it “socially disproportionate” and full of “tainted” individuals.
9-Liz Truss argues for reduced taxation before making a plea to Scottish Tories
Prior to inquiries from Tories in Perth, Liz Truss, a candidate for the Conservative leadership, continues to argue for tax reduction.
10-Dashcam footage showed a man hanging to a stolen car’s hood
A man clings to the bonnet of a stolen automobile for his life in this shocking dashcam video.