Author: Vivek.Rajurkar

Background The Titanic submarine, created by OceanGate Inc., was designed to transport five people to a depth of 4000 metres at the Titanic wreck site. OceanGate debuted the Titan in 2019 to conduct a scientific and technological survey of the Titanic wreck. On Sunday, the Titan submersible, carried by OceanGate and carrying 5 passengers, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, Pakistani Billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, British businessman Hamish Harding, and French deep sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, embarked on an exploration of the Titanic shipwreck. However, the submersible went missing 30 minutes after diving off the coast of…

Background During a recent fundraiser in California, President Biden referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator.” Biden claimed that Xi was unaware of an alleged spy balloon that flew over US airspace this year, which he considered embarrassing for dictators like Xi. Biden’s remarks and the US’s stance Biden further stated that Xi Jinping was very upset when they shot the balloon down with two boxcars full of spy equipment in it, as he was oblivious to the location of the balloon. This statement came just a day after U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken completed a visit…

Background A clash occurred between restaurant staff and a group of customers at a restaurant in Noida’s Spectrum Mall on Monday over the payment of service charges amounting to ₹970. Following the dispute, the Department of Consumer Affairs issued a notice stating that customers have the option to choose whether or not to pay the service tax at a restaurant and have the right to ask the hotel authorities to remove them. Importance of the notice The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) pointed out that service charges are charges based on discretion, and are not absolute, and thus should not…

Background In 2019, the Law, Parliamentary, and Justice Affairs of Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) proposed relocating the J & K High Court , Jammu bench, from its existing complex in Janipur to Raika. The order was further forwarded to the Forest Department and the whole case was ruled under the provisions of the now-repealed J&K Forest Conservation Act. Raika Forest is located inside the Bahu Conservation Reserve on the outskirts of Jammu City, alongside the River Tawi. It is less than four kilometres away from the reserve is the Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary. Bahu Conservation Reserve was established in…