Karnataka election sees a record
73% voting; close fight on cards
SC: Delhi LG to
oversee key areas
rest under State
May 11, a five-judge
Constitution bench led by
Chief Justice of India (CJI)
DY Chandrachud ruled
unanimously that the
Centre has power over
three key subjects which
are order, police and land
and gave the State
Government of Delhi the
power to create posts,
appoint officials and
transfer them over other
services.
The case related to
transfers and postings of
civil servants in Delhi. The
bench was unable to
agree with Justice
Bhushan’s 2019 split
judgment where he said
that the NCT of Delhi has
no power over services.
Article 239 AA clarifies
that Parliament has the
power to legislate on any
subject of NCTD in any of
the three lists. In case of
conflict the law by the
Assembly will be void.
However, reasonable
restrictions were read into
the clause to allow power
to elected officials.
At: OpIndia
Manipur violence:
SC briefed on
measures taken
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SC: Maharashtra’s BJP-Shinde Sena
alliance’s government is legitimate
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May 11, the DMK Minister
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
(PTR) was stripped of his
Finance portfolio and
moved to the department
of Information Technology
instead.
The move comes in the
wake of leaked audio clips
in which PTR was allegedly
heard saying that Stalin's
son in law and Stalin's son
have earned ₹ 30,000
crores in the last two
years. PTR has disputed
the tapes, saying it is not
his voice. At: TimesOfIndia
Pakistan on fire
after Imran Khan’s
arrest and release May 11, soon after the
Supreme Court (SC)
verdict, the ruling Shiv
Sena-Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) alliance
hailed the verdict as a
vindication that their
government has the
apex court’s stamp of
approval.
A visibly relieved Chief
Minister (CM) Eknath
Shinde and a beaming
Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis addressed
the media. ‘ A
majority is important
in a democracy and we
enjoy the majority.’
Shinde said. The SC
made it clear that it
could not reinstate
Uddhav Thackeray as
the CM after he had
himself resigned
before the trust vote.
Referring to the point
on the disqualification
of 16 MLAs, including
himself, Shinde said
that now the decision
on this would be taken
by the Speaker, Rahul
Narwekar. The SC
Delhi anti-Hindu
riots: 7 years jail
to 9 accused
Over 30 dead in
Israel-Gaza
exchange of fire
May 9, India sent two
warships, a destroyer
INS Delhi and a frigate
INS Satpura to
participate in the first
ever ASEAN
(Association of South
East Asian Nations)-
India Maritime Exercise.
The weeklong drill
involved nine ships, six
aircraft, and over 1,800
personnel from India,
Vietnam, Thailand, the
Philippines, Indonesia,
Brunei, Malaysia and
Singapore. It was held
in the South China Sea
on the route to
Philippines.
The drills are being held
against the backdrop of
China’s increasing
assertiveness including
against the Philippines
over territorial disputes
in the South China Sea.
At: TimesOfIndia Inquirer
Image: LiveMint
May 11, Sudipto Sen's
‘The Kerala Story’ has
been winning at the box
office, creating records.
The movie achieved the
massive feat of ₹ 50
crores on day 5 at the
box office and it is now
well on its way to reach
the ₹ 100 crore mark.
The movie revolves
around manner and
plight of three college
girls in Kerala who are
trapped and
brainwashed by a multi-
tiered web of IS
sympathizers and finally
compelled to convert to
Islam and act for the
terror group.
It has been declared tax-
free in various BJP-ruled
states like Madhya
MaharanaPratap birth anniversary, May 9, image courtesy – AlphaCoders; Shri Yukteshwar Giri, birth anniversary, May 10, image courtesy Wikipedia
Kerala Story unstoppable;
now tax free in BJP states
May 8, 2023 - Week 19
May 11, a Delhi court
ordered rigorous
imprisonment of seven
years jail for nine men
accused the 2020 anti-
Hindu Delhi riots. The nine
sentenced are Mohammad
Shahnawaz, Mohammad
Shoaib, Shahrukh, Rashid,
Azad, Ashraf Ali, Parvez,
Md Faisal and Rashid. They
have been charged for
rioting and being part of
unlawful assembly in an
FIR registered at Gokulpuri
police station.
At: OpIndia
had ruled that it was the
Speaker’s jurisdiction,
subject to judicial review.
Though the SC did find
fault with the Governor’s
decision to ask for a floor
test controversially
reasoning that he had no
‘objective material’ to
doubt the current
dispensation’s strength, it
did not fault him for
inviting Shinde to form a
new government after
Thackeray had resigned.
At: DailyPioneer, PunjabNewsExpress
Image: NewsOnAir
May 12, Karnataka
registered a voter
turnout of 73.19% in the
Assembly polls is a
record high.
Voting took place on
Wednesday to elect
representatives to the
224-member House. The
voting was largely
peaceful and no repoll
was called in any of the
58,545 polling stations.
The Assembly polls
witnessed a fierce fight
between archrivals BJP
and the Congress, besides
the JD(S). A close fight is
one the cards. In 2018 a
Congress-JD(S) alliance
formed government only
to be ridden by defections
to pave way for the BJP.
Vote counting will begin
at 8 am on 13 May and a
clear outcome is likely to
emerge by mid-day. At: Mint
May 9, Assam Chief
Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma said that his
government would study
if it was possible for the
state to impose a ban on
polygamy, seen as an
important step toward
Uniform Civil Code.
An expert committee will
scrutinise the provisions
of “The Muslim Personal
Law (Shariat) Act, 1937,
along with Article 25 of
the Constitution.
This comes months after
Supreme Court said that
it would set up a five-
judge Constitution bench
to hear pleas challenging
the constitutional validity
of polygamy and 'nikah
halala' practice among
Muslims.
At: IndiaToday
May 9, over 52 people
were killed in Manipur
after ethnic violence
broke out between the
Meitei and Kuki
communities on May 3
over ST reservations for
the former. The Supreme
Court heard Solicitor
General, Tushar Mehta on
steps taken to bring the
situation under control.
No untoward incidents
were reported in the last
two days, even after
curfews were relaxed.
Next hearing is on May
17th. At: IndianExpress
Russia holds impressive World
War Two Victory Day Parade
NIA files 6 FIRs on
West Bengal’s Ram
Navmi violence
May 9, Russia marked
the anniversary of the
Soviet victory over Nazi
Germany in 1945. The
parade involved
May 12, The National
Investigation Agency (NIA)
informed the Calcutta High
Court that it has registered
six FIRs in connection with
the pre-planned Ram
Navmi violence that broke
out on Mar 30, in Howrah,
Hooghly and other districts
of West Bengal.
Earlier on Apr 27, in a
setback for the Mamta
Banerjee government the
HC had ordered a probe by
the NIA. At: OpIndia, Pragativad
Assam CM Sarma:
State to consider
ban on polygamy
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
(UP), Haryana and
Uttarakhand. Spurred
on by its success, Adah
Sharma, the lead
actress in the movie,
(pictured above with
the UP CM) has
announced that the
movie will be released
in 37 countries on
Friday.
In sharp contrast the
West Bengal (WB) and
Tamil Nadu (TN)
governments have
banned its screening.
The film makers have
approached the SC
challenging the ban.
The court has asked WB
and TN to file replies.
At: OpIndia, MSN, UNI
Image: NewsRoomPost
May 11, Britain became
the first country to start
supplying Ukraine with
long-range cruise
missiles, which will
allow Ukrainian forces
to hit Russian troops
and supply dumps deep
behind the front lines.
The Kremlin had earlier
said that if Britain
provided these missiles
it would get "an
adequate response from
our military".
At: Reuters
UK to supply long
range missiles to
Ukraine
First India-ASEAN naval drills
held in the South China Sea
DMK Finance
Minister loses job
after leaked tapes
May 12, as the deadliest
fighting in months
reached its third day,
Israel and Gaza
militants exchanged
heavy fire resulting in
the deaths of 29
Palestinians and one
Israeli.
This week’s clashes are
the worst since August
when 49 Palestinians
were killed. Tensions
escalated after PM
Netanyahu’s return to
power with an ultra-
right-wing coalition.
At: FirstPost
May 11, Pakistan is
teetering after former
Prime Minister (PM)
Imran Khan was
dramatically arrested by
paramilitary troops
smashing their way into
a court where Khan was
being tried for
corruption charges. It
sparked a deadly
outpouring of anger
against the powerful
military that has put the
country on edge.
On Thursday, in a major
relief for Khan,
Pakistan's Supreme
Court declared the
former PM’s arrest
illegal and has ordered
his immediate release.
Unrest has spread
across multiple major
cities, resulting in
unprecedented scenes
of defiant crowds
breaking into military
properties and setting
the homes of army
personnel ablaze,
directly challenging an
usually untouchable
force that has long sat at
the apex of power in
Pakistan. Since
independence in 1947,
its military has had a
historically decisive role
in who stays in political
power.
Hundreds stormed the
headquarters of the
national broadcaster
Radio Pakistan in
Peshawar, setting the
building on fire. At least
eight people have died
in the clashes and more
than 300 been injured,
according to officials.
Pakistani authorities
have restricted access to
Twitter, Facebook and
other social media sites.
At: CNN,TimesOfIndia
ED searches KPMG
and Deloitte offices
in ILFS scam
May 10, The ED carried
out searches against two
former auditor firms of
IL&FS, BSR and Associates
which is Indian affiliate of
global auditing firm KPMG
and Deloitte Haskins and
Sells, the Indian arm of
Deloitte, in connection
with its money laundering
probe into the IL&FS
groups debt of over ₹
91,000 crore and a series
of defaults between June
and September 2018.
At: TheWeek, EconomicTimes
May 10, in light of the
chaos in Pakistan after
Imran Khan’s arrest and
a short spurt in militant
activities in Jammu and
Kashmir, the Indian
Army has issued an
alert to its troops along
the entire western
border. The Pakistan
Army could try to
instigate India to divert
attention away from the
protests which seem
aimed at the military.
At: TribuneIndia
Indian Army on
alert after chaos
in Pakistan
65,000 people, 2,400
items of military
hardware and more
than 400 aircrafts.
At: BBC
May 11, a red-faced
Congress retracted its
tweet that ‘Sonia Gandhi ji
sends a strong message to
6.5 crore Kannadigas: ‘The
Congress will not allow
anyone to pose a threat to
Karnataka’s reputation,
sovereignty..,’ after the
Election Commission (EC)
asked it what a state’s
sovereignty meant acting
on BJP’s complaint. Republic
EC asks Sonia
Gandhi to explain
sovereignty remark