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Here are the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites.
Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Supreme court dismissing Arwind Kejriwal's petition, Cuba's energy crisis to the death of Turkish leader Fethullah Gulen.
NDTV on Aviation Minister's statement on hoax bomb calls
NDTV reports that after receiving nearly 100 bomb threats in seven days since October 14, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has assured safety is the government's top priority and rules are being amended to put people who make such calls on the no-fly list. He also said that making such threats will be made a cognisable offence, with provisions for punishment and fines. Naidu was addressing a press conference where he said even though the threats have turned out to be hoaxes, there is a strict protocol that is followed by his department and airlines, says the report. Read the full report here.
Supreme Court dismisses Kejriwal's plea against criminal defamation case, LiveLaw reports
A petition filed by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to challenge the criminal defamation case filed by the Gujarat University Registrar against him over his remarks about the educational degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Monday, says the report by LiveLaw. Kejariwal had moved to the supreme court after Gujarat high court dismissed his petition which challenged the summons issued in the defamation case, the report says. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti pointed out that the Supreme Court had dismissed a petition filed by co-accused Sanjay Singh challenging the same proceedings in April this year. Read the full report here.
US envoy to hold ceasefire talks in Lebanon, the Reuters
As reported by Reuters, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein will be holding talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday on conditions for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, after Israel struck branches of Hezbollah's shadow bank across Lebanon. The report accepts that diplomacy has failed to cool down Israel's conflicts with two of its most dangerous and heavily armed regional militia foes - Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. Washington is hoping for a new push for peace in the Middle East following Israel's killing last week of Yahya Sinwar says the report. Read the full report here.
Cuba faces unprecedented energy crisis amid cyclonic alarm, teleSur reports
teleSur reports that Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic Cuban, declared the country is facing an exceptional situation due to two critical events: the energy emergency and the cyclonic alarm phase in the eastern provinces. The President emphasised that the energy crisis primarily stems from the unavailability of fuels and is exacerbated by the economic war imposed by the United States government. Because of unavaibilty of stable fuel supplies, the system has failed to operate at full capacity and stability, says the report qouting Díaz-Canel. The president assured that all professional and operational potential is mobilized to address this crisis and restore stability to Cuba’s electrical system. Read the full report here.
Al Jazeera on US-based Turkish leader Fethullah Gulen's death at 83
Turkish Muslim leader Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara for the 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was based, Al Jazeera reports. He was 83 years old. The news is confirmed by Herkul, a website which publishes Gulen’s sermons. A one-time ally of Erdogan, Gulen built Hizmet, a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey. Gulen was living in self-imposed exile in the US since 1999, the report mentions. Erdogan held Gulen responsible for the coup in which rogue soldiers commandeered warplanes, tanks and helicopters. Some 250 people were killed in the bid to seize power, Report highlights. Read the full report here.
