The Hindu Morning Digest, December 22, 2023

Under new regulation, medical doctors face two years of imprisonment for loss of life because of negligence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the Lok Sabha through the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
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Under new regulation, medical doctors face two years of imprisonment for loss of life because of negligence

Contrary to what Union Home Minister Amit Shah instructed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the amended Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 (BNSS) doesn’t present a blanket exemption to medical doctors in instances of loss of life because of negligence; as a substitute, it prescribes a most two-year imprisonment in such instances, barely decrease than the punishment for different instances.

Caught in a row, RSS says it isn’t in opposition to a caste census

Days after one in every of its senior functionaries opposed a caste census, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday stated that any such census ought to be used for the upliftment of society, emphasising that political events should be certain that social concord will not be disrupted because of any purpose.

Modi promised corrective measures for ‘serious’ safety breach at Parliament

Terming the breach of Parliament safety through the Winter Session that concluded on Thursday as “serious”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that corrective measures might be taken thereof. These remarks had been reportedly made by Prime Minister Modi on the customary assembly over tea with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and leaders of various political events on the finish of the session. It was then that the he additionally made a be aware of the incident of a civilian sitting among the many MLAs within the Assembly in Congress-ruled Karnataka. According to the sources, he remarked that such an enormous safety breach had not acquired any prominence.

Parliament passes new legal guidelines to repeal IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act

The Parliament handed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bills — changing the Indian Penal Code-1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act-1898 and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, respectively — with Rajya Sabha clearing the three Bills on Thursday. The Lok Sabha had earlier handed the Bills on Wednesday.

Three Army personnel killed in J&Okay ambush

Three Army personnel had been killed and three others had been injured as militants ambushed an Army automobile within the Pir Panjal valley’s Rajouri on December 21. Two Army autos carrying troops had been transferring to an operation website when the terrorists fired on it at about 3:45 p.m. “The fire was immediately retaliated upon by our own troops. In the ongoing operation, troops sustained three fatal and three non-fatal casualties,” an Army spokesman stated.

Never know who will want whom in future, Mayawati cautions INDIA bloc

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Thursday stated it was not applicable to make feedback about events that aren’t a part of the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) as nobody is aware of after they would possibly want the opposite group. “It is not correct for anyone to make unnecessary comments on parties, like the BSP, which are not a part of the opposition bloc. I would suggest that parties should refrain from doing it because you can never say who will need whom in the future in the public interest,” she stated in an announcement.

Holders of Constitutional positions are concerned in partisan politics, Kharge tells Congress assembly

Constitutional functionaries, who’re liable for defending Opposition members, have turn into part of partisan politics, and there are makes an attempt to transform Parliament right into a platform for the ruling occasion, Leader of the Opposition within the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, stated in his opening remarks to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday.

All schemes of the earlier authorities will proceed, Madhya Pradesh CM says

On the final day of the primary session of the sixteenth Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday stated that every one schemes of his predecessor, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, together with the Ladli Behna and Ladli Lakshmi schemes, could be continued by his authorities.

At least 15 killed after mass capturing at a Prague college, says metropolis’s police chief

Prague’s police chief on December 21 stated an armed man who killed no less than 15 individuals was a pupil at a college the place the mass capturing happened. Police and the Czech Republic’s Interior Ministry earlier stated the suspect was useless. He has not been named publicly. Officers sealed off Jan Palach Square and evacuated the philosophy division constructing of Charles University, which is the place the capturing happened.

Volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea | India sends reduction materials price $1 million

India on December 21 despatched reduction materials price $1 million for the individuals affected by a volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea. A serious volcanic eruption of Mount Ulawun in Papua New Guinea resulted in widespread harm and destruction within the island nation. More than 26,000 individuals had been evacuated from the area affected by the volcanic eruption.

India vs SA third ODI | Samson hits maiden ton; India has the final chuckle

India rode on Sanju Samson’s maiden ODI century and Arshdeep Singh’s four-wicket haul to beat South Africa by 78 runs at Boland Park on Thursday and clinch the three-match ODI sequence 2-1. Chasing 297, South Africa was off to a powerful begin as Reeza Hendricks and Tony de Zorzi put up a 59-run opening stand in fast time. Arshdeep then bought Hendricks to play away from the physique and edge a catch behind to the wicketkeeper.

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