30 May 2022 I Punjabi singer-turned-politician Sidhu Moose Wala gunned down, China to lift covid-19 curbs, BJP and Congress declares Rajya Sabha Candidates, Supreme Court's judgement on sex workers, Gujrat Titans win IPL 2022 I Clear cut Ep - 11

Episode Description

 Clear cut Ep - 11

Top Headlines of 30 May 2022 

0.35 to 13. 17

 

International headlines :-

1. China to completely ease all covid-19 induced restrictions to boost domestic economy.

2.  German Economy Minister Robert Habeck voices concern over European Union's unity ahead of putting an embargo on Russian oil.

3.  Russian President Vladamir Putin warns leaders of Germany and France to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine and asks to lift Western sanctions.

4. Sri Lanka planning to restart it's only oil refinery by paying  $72.6 million for a 90,000-tonne shipment of Russian oil docked at Colombo’s port for weeks.

5. Nepal plane crash leaves no survivors. Bodies of all 22 passengers reportedly found dead.

 

National headlines :-

1. Punjabi singer-turned-politician Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district.

2. BJP declares 16 candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections including Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman from Maharashtra and Karnataka.

3. Congress paarty also announced names of 10 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections and left out the names of prominent party leaders therefore giving rise to dissatisfaction within the party.

4. Central government to implement various rail, road and air connectivity projects worth Rs 1,34,200 crore in Northeast India.

5. A terrorist associated with Jaish-e-Mohammad was gunned down late on Sunday night in Kashmir.

 

Pop-culture and sports headlines :-

1. Author Geetanjali Shree becomes the first Indian to bag the Internation Booker Prize for her novel  ‘Tomb of Sand’.

2. Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chadda releases it's trailer  with huge fanfare on television amidst the T20 finale match that gave the cricket and movie buffs across the world an adrenaline rush.

3. Debutants Gujrat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the summit clash to clinch the prestigious IPL trophy in their first go itself in the largest stadium of the world, Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

 

Clear cut explainer on the Supreme Court's landmark judgement on rights and freedoms of sex workers in the country. 

13.21 to 19.27

The Apex court's judgement states that :-

• Sex workers in India are entitled to dignity and equal protection as any other citizen under the law.

• The three judge bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna emphasized that the administration should take steps to safeguard the rights of sex workers by reiterating that "every individual in this country has the right to a dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution.”

• The police should not harassed by arrestiting them, raiding brothels or penalise them as voluntary sex work is not illegal.

• Media should take  “utmost care to not reveal the identities of sex workers, during arrest, raid and rescue operations, whether as victims or accused and not publish or telecast any photo that would result in disclosure of such identities”.

• Additional Solicitor General Jayant Sud had conveyed to the Court that the Government has “certain reservations” on some of the panel’s recommendations. 

 • The Court has asked the Government to respond to the panel’s suggestions in six weeks. 

• The Supreme Court has asked the State governments  to do a survey of protective homes under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. 

 

Host & script - Rudrashis Kanjilal

Producer - Lalit

 

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