31 May 2022 I Chinese jets enter Taiwan's airspace, Taliban sheltering terror groups, US gun laws, Punjab police arrests five in connection to Sidhu Moose Wala case, AAP Minister Satyendra Jain arrested, Umar Khalid's bail plea I Clear cut Ep - 12

Episode Description

Clear cut Ep - 12

Top Headlines of 31 May 2022

0.33 to 11.22

 

International headlines :-

1. China penetrates into Taiwan's airspace for the second time this year with 30 fighter jets. 

2. Amid the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, India has extended credit line of $500 million for fuel imports. 

3. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposed tyo freeze handgun ownership in Canada following recent mass shootings in the United States.

4. European leaders on Monday agreed to ban Russian oil imports but exempted deliveries by pipeline from the ban as Hungarian premier Viktor Orban warnedthat halting supplies would wreck its economy. 

5. A UN report suggests that terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba,  Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and Jamaat Ansarullah are given shelter and training grounds in Afghanistan by The Taliban.

 

National headlines :-

1. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann constitutes judicial commission to probe Sidhu Moose Wala case. Police arrests five from Dehradun in connection with the killing.

2. Terrorists kill a female high school teacher in Kashmir on Tuesday. 

3. The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Delhi Health Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain in connection to money laundering case.

4. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday fined Indian airline Spice-jet of Rs 10 lakh  for training pilots of 737 MAX aircraft on a faulty simulator.

5. Delhi HC on Monday stated that the speech delivered by former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots in February 2020, in Amravati, Maharashtra was in bad taste but it does not make it a terrorist act. 

 

Pop culture and sports updates.

1. Tom Cruise's latest film Top Gun: Maverick debuts in the box office with $248 million making it his career highest.

2.  Impressed by Hardik Pandya's 'leadership ability' in the Indian Premier League 2022, former batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes the star all-rounder has emerged as a strong contender to lead the Indian team in the near future.

 

Clear cut explainer on US gun laws and the roadblock it faces to implement stricter gun laws :-

11.23 to 17. 04

 

•  27 school shooting in US alone this year.

• 212 total mass shootings in US this year.

• USA accounts for 5% of the world's total population but more than 46% of the world's civilian gun owners reside in the US.

• The second amendment in the US constitution states that Americans have the right to bear arms. 

• Republican politicians in the Senate wont vote for stricter gun laws.

•  National Rifle Association is the most powerful pro gun lobby in the country. It controls Americans right from the grassroot level and is supported by Republican lawmakers. 

 

Host & script - Rudrashis Kanjilal

Production - Lalit

 

Clear-cut by ABP live Podcasts is a show tailored for the simple truth that there's nothing more important to a democracy than a well informed electorate. On this show, we will give a smooth rundown of the top stories of the day and talk about an issue which needs our attention because I'll be your champion of facts and the mortal enemy of innuendo, speculation, hyperbole and nonsense. I'll make no effort to subdue my opinion and make every effort to inform you of different opinions that are offbeat from my own. Listen to your clear-cut newsman Rudrashis Kanjilal from every Monday to Thursday only on ABP Live Podcasts.