Newscapsule for the Month of August 2022
Important news saw headlines in Kerala, India, US, World, Sports, Russia-Ukraine, Technology, Commonwealth Games, and finance.
Special article for the month
Kerala
- Heavy rains in Kerala: Red alert was issued in various districts.
- AKG Centre Explosion Case was winded up after Police were unable to solve the issue.
- M K Muneer of IUML makes a controversial remark on gender equality.
- Govt. removes Sreeram Venkataraman from collector post after protest from pressure groups.
- Oommen Chandy becomes the longest-serving member of the Kerala Assembly.
- Manapurram temple in Aluva, Kochi flooded after heavy rain.
- Despite frequent flooding risks, Kochi still lacks a drainage master plan.
- Mullaperiyar and Idukki Dam opened due to the filling of dams.
- Kerala HC asks NHAI to fill potholes within a week after the death of a motorist on the National Highway.
- Kanthapuram faction joins hands with Muslim League to oppose gender-neutral uniforms.
- Onam kit distribution in Kerala begins.
- Mattannur municipal poll: LDF wins 21 seats in 35 wards, UDF grabs 14 seats.
- 675 AI cameras now keeping a tab on roads in Kerala.
- Kerala HC orders to close down illegal religious places, and prayer halls.
- Kerala government promoting marigold farming in Kochi ahead of the Onam season.
- Kerala’s Invite To Amit Shah For Boat Race Named After Nehru Sparks Row.
- Kodiyeri stepped down, and M V Govindan was appointed CPM state secretary.
- Schools and colleges shut in many Karnataka districts due to heavy rain.
- Extreme Rain in Kerala causes flooding and water logging in Kochi city.
- No obligation to pay KSRTC salaries: Kerala govt tells HC.
India
- India confirms Asia’s first monkeypox death.
- Arrests were made in Karnataka BJP leaders’ murder Case; similarly with youth hacked to death in revenge for this murder.
- ED raids National Herald HQ.
- CAA to be implemented once Covid vaccination drive concludes: Amit Shah.
- “Rahul Gandhi Will Become PM,” Said Seer At Karnataka Mutt. Then Came A Caveat.
- CM announces Bommai Rs 500 crore relief fund for rain-affected regions of Karnataka.
- Rahul Gandhi was detained for protesting against the ED and Central Govt.
- Vice President Venkaih Naidu’s term ends.
- Motorcyclist dies after signboard falls on him in Chennai.
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar ends an alliance with BJP and forms a new government with RJD and opposition parties.
- Central Govt’s Har Ghar Tiranga campaign was successful in connection with the Independence Day Celebration.
- India celebrates the 75th Independence Day from British Colonialism.
- Maharastra CM expands his cabinet after 40 days in power.
- U U Lalit takes charge as the next CJI.
- Shashi Tharoor to receive Legion Of Honour, France’s highest civilian award.
- 8 Kerala police officers were selected for Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation.
- Union govt reinstates Shah Faesal as Deputy Secretary in Tourism Ministry.
- Anand Sharma quits as chairman of the Steering Committee of Himachal Congress.
- Senior leader Gulam Nabi Azad quits the party.
- The New York Times posts front page news on Delhi’s govt schools.
- Manish Sisodia’s office was raided by ED.
- In a letter To PM, 13,000 Schools Accuse the Karnataka Government Of Corruption.
- Probe Against UP Official For Not Recognising Smriti Irani Over Phone.
- Modi govt amends rules governing post-retirement benefits for SC judges.
- Karnataka High Court clears Ganesh festival at Hubballi Idgah Maidan.
World/International
- Grain ship departs Ukraine port for the first time since Russian blockade.
- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaches Taiwan amidst strong Chinese protests, leaving for South Korea and Japan thereafter.
- China holds drills in the Taiwan strait and imposes sanctions on Taiwan.
- The US sends warships near South China as a warning message to China.
- Al Qaeda leader Al Zawahri was killed in a US drone strike in Kabul.
- US Senate Approves Sweden, Finland’s Bid To Join NATO.
- US DOJ sues Idaho over abortion law; the first test since Roe was overturned.
- Kansas voters uphold the right to abortion
- 30,000 km and 35 countries in 450 days: Kerala Kozhikode man to cover Trivandrum-London stretch on cycle.
- Indiana congresswoman Jackie Walorski dies in a car crash.
- Salman Rushdie, the famous author was stabbed at an event in New York.
- Man who shot Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life in prison for hate crime
- Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 8, including senior militant.
- Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut sent to 14-day Judicial Committee.
- Four Muslims were killed in Albuquerque suspected to be racially motivated.
- FBI raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Miami, Florida.
- Trump pleads 5th in before the New York Attorney General’s office.
- FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents in Trump search: report.
- Boris Johnson visits Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day; Ukraine hit by Russian missiles.
- A month after the police chief was fired in Lexington, Mississippi, the city and police department are now being sued.
- NBA won’t play on 2022 Election Day, encouraging fans to vote.
- Liz Cheyney loses primary in Wyoming.
- The daughter of a Russian who was the inspirational force behind Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was killed in a car explosion.
- Europe facing its worst drought in 500 years: Study.
- One-third of Pakistan is under water as floods wreak havoc, toll reaches 1200.
- Camilo Guevara, son of Cuba’s rebel hero Che Guevara, dies.
- Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet leader and reformist, dies at 91.
- FDA authorises COVID-19 Booster shots.
- Taliban celebrate the anniversary of foreign troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Technology
- Indian govt withdraws Data Protection Bill 2021
- NTA postponed CUET-UG in Kerala due to heavy rains
- TKM College of Engineering gets Autonomous status
- WhatsApp Now Gives You Up to Two Days To Delete Messages After Sending Them.
- Kochi Metro announces Rs 10 tickets on Independence Day.
- Fishermen’s protest in Trivandrum forces Vizhinjam port construction to halt.
- MVD to conduct test for learner’s driving licence in offices from Monday.
- In wake of recent murders in Kochi, police increased the CCTV network to 2 lakh cameras.
- Laal Singh Chaddha becomes the HIGHEST grosser of 2022 overseas.
- The renewable energy expo took place in Kochi.
Business and Finance
- KSRTC introduces flexi charges; ticket fares for inter-state services to go up.
- Federal Bank becomes the first bank to list its Payment Gateway on the new tax platform.
- Russia supersedes Saudi Arabia to become the second-biggest crude supplier to India.
- Inflation Reduction Act passed in US Congress.
- Senate Democrats pass climate, tax and health care bill after marathon voting session.
- Siemens hits Rs 1-trillion market capitalisation for the first time.
- Federal Bank donates 1.55 acres of land to the Kerala govt’s Life Mission project.
- Investor Rakesh Jhunjunwhala passed away.
- Former Deutsche Bank CEO Anshu Jain dies at 59.
- Bangalore BMTC announces free Bus ride on Independence Day.
- Gold hits over 3-week low on strong US dollar, Fed-rate-hike worries.
Sports
- The Commonwealth Games concluded in Birmingham.
- India finished 4th in the Commonwealth Games 2022 medal tally with 22 gold, 61 medals in total.
- Asia Cup began in UAE with India at top of the table.
- FIFA suspended AIFF only to take it back within two weeks.
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