Morning Digest | 4 November 2022

Netanyahu returns as Israel’s PM, Lapid admits defeat

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won this week’s Israeli election, final results showed on Thursday, clearing the way for his return to power. Mr Netanyahu is expected to become the country’s most right-wing government in history after coming to power, which is likely in the coming weeks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his success in Israel’s general elections and said he looks forward to continuing their joint efforts to deepen the India-Israel strategic partnership.

no other country has locus standi To talk about Kashmir: India

Issuing a detailed response to the Sino-Pakistan Joint Statement issued during the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharifvisit to beijing On Wednesday, New Delhi on Thursday said references to Jammu and Kashmir were “unnecessary” and criticized plans to build more projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Later Sharif-Lee TalksThe joint statement issued in Beijing on Wednesday also called for “sincere dialogue” to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, and said the resolution was based on “the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements”. Should be.

Assembly by-elections held in six states; Heavy polling in Telangana’s Munugode

By-elections for seven assembly constituencies in six states, including Bihar And in Uttar Pradesh, Andheri (East) recorded 31.74% voting on Thursday Heavy polling recorded in Munugode, TelanganaTea. Polling was held in Mokama and Gopalganj constituencies in Bihar. Andheri (East) in Maharashtra, Adampur in Haryana, Munugode in Telangana, Gola Gokarnath in Uttar Pradeshand Dhamnagar in Odisha.

Attempts to grab TRS MLAs had Shah and Nadda’s blessings, alleges Chandrashekhar Rao

Telangana government on Thursday sent a big record of investigation into abortion attempt Some agents of Bharatiya Janata Party Elected to summon four MLAs of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to serve notices to the Chief Justice of India, all judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of all High Courts, Chief Ministers of all states and presidents of parties about the evil designs of criminals. To topple the governments, Mr Rao said the attempt to grab MLAs was an organized crime, which was blessed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP general secretary in-charge of the organization BL Santosh and BJP president JP Nadda.

Hemant Soren told ED, if I am guilty then arrest me

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to give him three more weeks to record his statement in connection with a money laundering probe in an illegal mining case, and arrest him directly instead of interrogating him. challenged to do. Mr Soren alleged that the ED summons was a ploy to harass a tribal chief minister and destabilize a democratically elected government.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to visit Moscow for talks on regional and international issues

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Moscow on November 7 and 8, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced here on Thursday. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said that Dr. Jaishankar will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss regional and international developments. The visit comes ahead of the G20 summit in Bali, where Russia’s top leaders will face Western leaders for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine in February.

Punjab denies use of biodecomposer to control stubble burning: Union Environment Minister

With the air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) expected to deteriorate to a “severe” condition, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said Punjab has decided to curb stubble burning by “officially refusing” to use biodecomposer sprays. Helps farmers to manage their paddy straw. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Mr Yadav blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for turning Delhi into a “gas chamber”.

Air quality panel bans entry of non-CNG, non-electric trucks into Delhi

The Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) in the NCR and adjoining areas on Thursday ordered the state government to ban the entry of trucks into Delhi. The ban is part of a list of actions under “Phase 4” of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which the CAQM has ordered state governments in the NCR to take up “with immediate effect”. The CAQM has advised children, the elderly and people with respiratory, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or other chronic diseases to avoid outdoor activities and stay indoors as much as possible.

Over 20,000 schools closed in India during 2020-21; 1.95% drop in the number of teachers: Ministry of Education

According to a new report by the Ministry of Education, “Over 20,000 schools were closed across the country during 2020-21, while the number of teachers also declined by 1.95% compared to the previous year.” Detailing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on enrollment, the report said, “Although the impact of COVID-19 is cross-cutting, it has been observed especially in the enrollment of young and vulnerable children such as pre-primary classes. ” This fall may be attributed to the postponement of admission due to COVID-19″.

₹20 lakh crore loan disbursed under Mudra Yojana: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 3 said loans worth Rs 20 lakh crore have been disbursed so far under the Centre’s Mudra scheme to provide self-employment opportunities to the youth and added that Maharashtra was one of its major beneficiaries. The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) scheme was launched by the Modi government in April 2015 to provide loans up to ₹10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.

Asia Pacific facing risks from global financial crunch, slowdown in China: IMF official

According to an IMF official, the Asia-Pacific region faces three main risks, including global financial crunch and slowdown in China. Shanaka Jaynath Peiris, division head of the Division of Regional Studies in the Asia Pacific Division at the IMF, also said currencies in the region declined sharply while the public debt ratio increased.

Two decades ago, currency in circulation declined in Diwali week

A report on Thursday said the currency in circulation (CIC) declined by Rs 7,600 crore in the Diwali week, making it the first in two decades. This has been possible because of the greater reliance on digital payments by the people, the SBI economists report said, adding that the Indian economy is currently undergoing a structural transformation.

WhatsApp launches communities globally and announces in-chat polls, large groups

WhatsApp on Thursday announced the release of a ‘community’ feature that will let messaging groups come together under one umbrella to broadcast texts to everyone, as well as an in-chat poll feature and a little over 1,000 members group. Communities are intended to allow for related WhatsApp groups such as schools or workplaces to club together so that messages can be shared more widely.

Direct flights between India, China should start: Chinese Consul General in Kolkata

Indian students who were studying in China before the pandemic have started returning to the country, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Zha Liu said and stressed that direct flights between the two countries should resume at the earliest. Flights between India and China have been suspended following the outbreak of COVID-19 and have not resumed since then.

Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter’s jobs: Report

Elon Musk Twitter Inc. or the company plans to cut about 3,700 jobs in half its workforce to cut costs, bloomberg news reported on November 2, citing people familiar with the matter. bloomberg It also pointed out that Mr Musk intends to reverse the social media company’s existing work-from-anywhere policy and that employees will be required to work from the office, although some exceptions can be made.

US urges enforcement of sanctions after North Korea’s missile launch

United States urges all countries to implement sanctions North Korea, saying it violated UN Security Council resolutions with the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. State Department spokesman Ned Price said the launch, which follows a volley of missiles a day earlier, marked a “clear violation” of UN Security Council resolutions that prohibit ICBM launches.

BJP President Nadda says that the party will form the government in Gujarat with a big majority.

BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday welcomed the announcement of the Gujarat Assembly elections and claimed that his party would again form a “double engine” government in the state under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership with a large majority. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday announced that the assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5 and counting of votes will be held on December 8 along with that of Himachal Pradesh.