The Supreme Court, with a Constitution bench of seven judges, has finally agreed that there could be sub-classification within the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories so that more marginalized groups amongst these communities could get reservations in jobs and education. By a 6:1 majority, it has struck down the 2004 judgment in the case of EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andra Pradesh. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud passed the judgment, with Justice Bela Trivedi dissenting. Source: Mint Sub-classification and Sub-categorization- By Supreme Court The judgment was delivered through six separate opinions. While explaining…
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A poll conducted shortly after Biden’s withdrawal found about 80% of Democrats very or somewhat satisfied with Kamla Harris being the Democratic presidential nominee. This is a dramatic turn from an earlier AP-NORC poll, which showed only around 40% of Democrats who were confident with Biden after his debate against former President Donald Trump. Increase in Democratic Support of Kamala Harris With President Joe Biden opting to drop his intention to run for the presidential elections in 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris is now pumping energy into the core Democratic base. There has been a significant increase in Democratic satisfaction…
Seven people were shot, out of which one person was killed and six other people were injured, including, one in a serious life-threatening condition following a mass shooting at New York’s Rochester Maplewood Park. Mass Shooting At New York, Rochester The gunfire took place at 6:20 PM, July 28, according to Rochester Police. They reached Maplewood Park around 6:20 PM, responding to the report of shots fired with a large gathering. The authorities found several people suffering from gunshot wounds and a large group of people fleeing from the scene. Source: AFP According to reports, a heavy burst of gunfire…
On Saturday night, The Rashtrapati Bhavan stated the appointment of six new governors and reshuffling of three others by President Droupadi Murmu. All these appointments and changes shall take effect from when the new appointees assume their respective offices. Source: PTI Assam and Manipur Lakshman Prasad Acharya has taken over the charge as Governor of Assam and further assumes additional charge as Governor of Manipur. He took over the post from Anusuiya Uikye, who had been serving as the governor of Manipur since February last year. Punjab and Chandigarh Gulab Chand Kataria replaces Banwarilal Purohit as Punjab Governor. Notably, the…
On Friday, two trains carrying Olympic athletes on the Western Atlantic Line were stopped, said Franc’s rail company SNCF. The incident occurred hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. Two trains were stopped as arsonists hit the France rail routes. The arsonist attack disrupted France’s high-speed rail network. This has affected tens of thousands of passengers just hours before the opening ceremony Of the Paris Olympics, 2024. The official has described the event as a premeditated act of “sabotage” as the capital of France was under heavy security. Improvement of Rail Travel Despite cancellations and delays because of…
A Nepal private plane crashed and caught fire soon after takeoff on Wednesday. A private plane airliner caught fire shortly after taking off from Tribhuvan International Airport, killing 18 out of 19 people on board, including a child and his parents, The lone survivor, the Pilot, is seriously injured. Nepal Plane Crash Victims Identifies The crashed plane was a 50-seater Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft of Saurya Airlines. It carried nineteen people, including two pilots, two crew members, and the airline’s technical staff. It was en route to Pokhara International Airport for regular maintenance service when the horrific incident occurred at 11:11…
Kamala Harris, US Vice-President has announced that she has earned enough support to be the Democratic presidential nominee for the upcoming election. This came in two days after US President Joe Biden, who was seeking re-election earlier decided to withdraw from the presidential race. Kamala Harris Earns Nomination “When I launched my campaign for President, I said I wanted to earn this nomination. Tonight, I am proud to have achieved the threshold necessary to secure our party’s nomination, and as a daughter of California, I am proud that my home state’s delegation helped put our campaign over the top. I…
In a dramatic turn of events, US President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and backed Vice-President Kamala Harris to be his successor. This has come as a surprise move that will alter the political field just months before the elections, with Donald Trump being the contender. Biden relayed in a candid letter that he had finally put service done by the Presidency ahead of service derived from re-election, hoping that it was for the best of the Democratic Party and the country. Source: X Biden’s Withdrawal From the Battle, Backs Kamala Harris Biden shared the…
Days after accepting the Republican nod for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, former President Donald Trump held his first campaign appearance in Michigan’s Grand Rapids. At a rally, Trump spoke about the assassination attempt against him, where it was reported that he was lightly injured. “I took a bullet for democracy,” he told the cheering crowd. Referring to the incident that had happened at a rally in Pennsylvania a week before, Former President Trump said, “They keep saying I’m a threat to democracy. But last week, I took a bullet for democracy.” The attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania cost him…
Democratic legislators than ever joined the growing bid to get President Joe Biden to reverse his decision to run for re-election. Biden facing mounting demands to step aside in the presidential campaign, was more defiant than ever, saying that he has prepared himself for next week’s campaign trail to take on the “dark vision” of Republican Donald Trump. According to Jen O’Malley Dillon, the chairwoman of Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, in the coming week, US President Joe Biden is set to resume his campaign activities. The announcement was made amid the calls from within the Democratic Party for Biden to…
