Arvind Kejriwal launches National Mission 'Make India No.1', ED listed Jacqueline Fernandez as a defendant in the extortion case, R. Praggnanandha beats Anish Giri: Top headlines

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Top Headlines 17th August, 2022

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's foreign minister, said on Wednesday that his country is closely following developments involving a Chinese military ship moored in Sri Lanka. "What happens in our neighborhood, any developments which have a bearing on our security, obviously are of interest to us. "I think our spokesmen said a while ago that we are obviously monitoring any development that has bearing on our interest very, very carefully," Jaishankar said at a press conference convened by Thailand and India's foreign ministries in Bangkok.

Two ministers met on Wednesday to discuss areas of cooperation such as tourism, commerce, and cyber security. The two nations also agreed on significant infrastructure projects, such as motorways connecting India, Myanmar, and Thailand, but acknowledged that there are many obstacles to surmount, particularly given Myanmar's ongoing political uncertainty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a telephonic conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday reviewed ongoing bilateral initiatives, including defence collaboration projects and cooperation in civil nuclear energy. During the conversation both the leaders discussed important geopolitical challenges, including those related to global food security."We discussed ongoing bilateral cooperation under the India-France Strategic Partnership, and other issues of global and regional significance," PM Modi said in a tweet.

The massive Space Launch System moon rocket from NASA, which is topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, started an hours-long crawl to its launchpad on Tuesday night in preparation for the behemoth's first test flight this month. The 98-metre-tall rocket is set to launch its initial journey into orbit on 29 August without any human crew. It will be an important, long-awaited demonstration mission to the moon for NASA's Artemis programme, the country's multibillion-dollar endeavour to send people back to the moon as training for trips to Mars.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN chief Antonio Guterres are set to meet on Thursday in the western city of Lviv to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United Nations announced on Tuesday, reported AFP. This comes after Russia claimed massive explosions at a military base in the Kremlin-controlled Crimean peninsula. The explosions also damaged electrical power infrastructure.

President Joe Biden signed Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the "final piece" of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party's standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections.

NATIONAL NEWS

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched national mission 'Make India No 1' at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he called upon the 130 crore citizens of the country to join the mission and contribute towards making it a success. "We have to make India the number 1 nation in the world once again. We have to make India great again. We are beginning a national mission called 'Make India No.1' today. Every citizen of this country, 130 cr0re people have to be connected to this mission," Kejriwal said.

Nearly two weeks after resigning from the Congress, former Gujarat minister Naresh Raval and former Rajya Sabha member Raju Parmar joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Wednesday, months ahead of the state Assembly polls. Both the leaders were associated with the Congress for decades. State BJP chief C R Paatil welcomed them into the party by offering them saffron scarves and caps. A large number of their supporters also joined the ruling party.

Nirmala Sitharaman, the union finance minister, firmly told the audience that Bitcoin is not money during her speech at a BJP Economic Cell event. She added that a new cryptocurrency regulation would soon be introduced and urged investors to act with prudence while dealing with cryptocurrencies. Nirmala Sitharaman has once again cautioned cryptocurrency investors against investing in any such crypto, reiterating the government's position on the legitimacy of cryptocurrencies.

The home ministry on Wednesday issued clarification saying it has not given any direction to provide EWS flats to Rohingya Muslims in Delhi. The ministry has also asked Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his government to ensure the illegal foreigners remain at their present location. The MHA has also ordered to keep the Rohingya illegal foreigners in detention centres until their deportation as per the law. The Delhi government has been directed to declare the current site of their stay as a detention centre.

Kozhikode Sessions Court on Wednesday observed that sexual harassment will not prima facie stand when the woman (complainant) was wearing "sexually provocative dress", as it granted bail to author and social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case.Chandran had also produced the photographs of the woman with the bail application. The court said as per the photographs furnished by the accused reveal that the complainant herself was exposing to dresses which are having some sexual provocation. "So Section 354A will not prima facie stand against the accused," the judicial body added.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

BLACKPINK have finally released the teaser of their much-anticipated comeback song, Pink Venom on August 16. As soon as the teaser was released, fans got excited and started sharing their views.

Television actress Urfi Javed recently filed a complaint against a man Obode Afridi and accused him of harassing, blackmailing and threatening her on WhatsApp. In her complaint, the actress mentioned that she has been harassed for two years. The actress has now shared photos of Mumbai police arresting the man. Sharing the photo, she wrote, “Good news! This man who molested me is finally behind bars. Thank you very much Mumbai Police.”

Drishyam Films released the teaser of their upcoming film, ‘SIYA’. The Manish Mundra directorial is another honest human story from the Indian heartland that’s guaranteed to spark conversation and debate! The teaser of the drama is out today giving the audiences a sense of the brutality and despair countless victims of violence and rape endure. It also throws light on the shocking indifference with which the subject continues to be treated in the country. The teaser of the film is hard-hitting and will make you yearn for Siya's plight and from what we can see, the actors have delivered a raw and applause-worthy performance in the movie.

In the money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who is suspected of demanding extortion payments totalling a staggering 200 crore, actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been identified as a defendant. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is looking into the money trail in the extortion case, has listed the actor as one of the defendants in the supplemental charge sheet it has submitted to a Delhi court.

SPORTS NEWS

The Indian men’s team will be playing a whopping 138 bilateral international matches during the next five-year Future Tours & Programme (FTP) Cycle between May, 2023 to April, 2027, the ICC said on Wednesday.

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa continued his fine run in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of the Champions Chess Tour, beating Anish Giri of the Netherlands 2.5-1.5 in the second round here on Wednesday.

 Fresh from winning a gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, India's star wrestler Ravi Dahiya is all set for a 29-day training camp in Russia ahead of the World Championships in Serbia in a month's time. According to a Sports Authority of India (SAI) statement, the 24-year-old Tokyo Olympics silver medallist is headed to Vladikavkaz with his coach Arun Kumar, sparring partner Sahil and physiotherapist Munish Kumar on Wednesday night.

STOCK MARKET NEWS

Nifty ends above 17,900, Sensex rises 418 pts; PSU banks rally.

Hero MotoCorp Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., NTPC, Wipro, Hindustan unilever Ltd, were among the major gainers on the NIFTY, the losers included- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Tata Motors, Cipla, Coal India, Bajaj Auto,etc,