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MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan unveils Adi Shankaracharya statue at Omkareshwar | Image: MintRead Time: 2minutes
The SC on Thursday said it wouldn’t interfere with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) orders, citing that the body of experts is reviewing the water situation every 15 days. Karnataka approached the SC, unhappy with CWMA’s order to continue the release of 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days.
Indian medical grads can now pursue postgraduate training and practice in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as the National Medical Commission (NMC), India, gets the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Status for ten years.
Sukhu Duneke, a Khalistani terrorist who fled India in 2017, was murdered in a gang violence in Canada. Meanwhile, Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang has claimed responsibility for the killing, claiming Duneke had a hand in the murders of Gurlal Brar and Vicky Middukhera.
India has suspended visa processing for Canadian citizens. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi blamed “Incitement of violence, inaction by Canadian authorities, and environment disrupting the functioning of high commissions” as reasons for stopping visa issuance.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan unveiled a 108-foot Adi Shankaracharya statue on Mandhata Hill in Omkareshkar. The statue project, which also houses a museum, is built at a budget of Rs. 2,141.85 crore.
After Turkiye, the United Kingdom has extended its support for India to be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Tuesday said, “We believe that India, Brazil, Germany, and Japan should have permanent membership.”
Pakistan’s Election Commission on Thursday announced that it would hold the country’s general elections in the last week of Jan 2024. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s ousted PM and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has been charged with “criminal conspiracy.”
WhatsApp, which has about 500 million users in India, will now feature an in-app option to make “credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers.” Meta believes the new offering would boost its plan for business messaging in India.
According to the Ecowrap report published by SBI research, the drop in India’s household savings to a 50-year low in FY23 could be due to the jump in household ownership of physical assets in the same period.
Authorities in Manipur imposed a curfew in the twin districts of Imphal as protesters tried to storm police stations and court “voluntary mass arrest,” seeking the release of five youths arrested on Sep 16 for carrying sophisticated weapons and donning camouflage uniforms.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan unveils Adi Shankaracharya statue at Omkareshwar | Image: Mint