Top stories on 30th October in a capsule
Man plants ‘bomb scare’ in Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways
A Delhi bound domestic aircraft was diverted on its way, as
a letter of hijacking was found by the cabin crew, on Monday. The Mumbai-Delhi
bound 9W 399 Jet Airways flight had to make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad
with 115 passengers and 7 crew members, when an alleged passenger planted the scare.
The concerned note, written by a man Birju Prasad Salla, warned the cargo area
of the aircraft being bombs and should be flown straight to Pakistan in Urdu
and English. The Civil Aviation Minister has suggested the airways to
immediately put Birju “on the no-fly list
immediately apart from other criminal action"
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“File a plea as an individual”: SC slams Mamata Banerjee
The Supreme Court on Monday
pulled up the West Bengal government for questioning the linking of Aadhaar
with government welfare scheme. Slamming the Mamata Banerjee led government,
the apex body asked them to re-appeal their prayer, questioning “how can a
state government challenge parliament's mandate. Let Mamata Banerjee come and file a plea as
individual.” Representing the state, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal
said the plea has been filed by the labour department as they have to release
subsidies, for which the confirmation on Aadhaar linking is necessary. Later in
the day, the court also heard the plea on Aadhaar-mobile number linkage,
setting up a Constitution bench to hear the matter on November.
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Woman's right of woman to fall in love and get married: SC
“No law prohibits a woman from
falling in love with a criminal,” the Supreme Court said on Monday presiding on
the infamous Kerala ‘love jihad’ issue. The case, from Kerala, attracted headlines
after a Hindu girl married a Muslim man in an alleged case of forced religious
conversion according to her father. The Kerala High Court had annulled the marriage
on charges of ‘love jihad’ and appointed the National Investigation Agency
(NIA) to probe into the conversion angle. Slamming the HC on the move, the apex
body said “If there are national security threats, state must take action but individual
right should not be curtailed unnecessarily.”
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Panel proposes lower GST rates for small business
A ministerial panel on Monday has recommended to reduce the Goods and Service tax (GST) for small businesses, in order to reduce their tax burden and better compliance. It suggested a tax rate of 1% for manufacturers and restaurants with an annual turnover of rupees 1 crore or less, against the 2% and 5% they now pay. The panel was headed by Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa sarma met for the second time on October 29th. The panel also recommended to increase the eligibility ceiling from 1 crore to 1.5 crore. These recommendations would be analyzed by the GST panel ahead of its meeting in November._________________________
Fighting terrorism and strengthening
trade ties: India and Italy
The countries of Indian and Italy signed 6 pacts on Monday, boosting
cooperation in the energy and trade sectors between the two. The visiting Italian
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni talked with Indian PM Narendra Modi on issues of
cyber-crime and terrorism. Commenting in the strong bilateral ties between the
two countries, Modi said “India and Italy can together take their current trade
beyond the current $ 8.8 billion.” Industries of food
processing, infrastructure and tourism are key areas where the two countries
can strengthen cooperation and contribute to their economies. The trade
relations between the two had suffered a setback in the Enrica Lexie case 2012
where two Kerala fishermen were murdered by Italian marines.
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