{"id":1341,"date":"2023-11-10T10:34:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T10:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawentranceindia.com\/blogs\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2023-11-10T10:34:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T10:34:32","slug":"mlc-daily-current-affairs-10-nov-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawentranceindia.com\/blogs\/mlc-daily-current-affairs-10-nov-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MLC Daily Current Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today in History (November 10th<\/sup>, 1871)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

On this day in 1871, the renowned encounter took place between explorers Henry Stanley and Dr. David Livingstone. Henry Stanley is said to have greeted David Livingstone with the now-famous phrase “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” during Livingstone’s quest to discover the source of the Nile River. This meeting is an iconic moment in the history of exploration and is widely remembered for the introduction of those words<\/p>\n

Summary of Today’s News<\/h2>\n

India\u00a0files<\/strong>\u00a0appeal<\/strong>\u00a0against<\/strong>\u00a0death<\/strong>\u00a0penalty<\/strong> to\u00a08\u00a0former\u00a0Navy\u00a0personnel\u00a0in\u00a0Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced that on November 7, the Indian Embassy in Qatar was granted consular access to the eight former Indian Navy personnel who are currently facing the death penalty in Qatar. The Ministry stated that India is considering taking “further legal steps” in the case.<\/p>\n

Online\u00a0gambling\u00a0 ban\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0apply\u00a0to\u00a0 poker,\u00a0rummy:\u00a0HC<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Madras High Court has made a ruling regarding the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022. The court did not strike down the Act entirely but instead ruled that it would apply only to games of chance, excluding games of skill like rummy and poker.<\/p>\n

Ethics\u00a0panel\u00a0recommends disqualification<\/strong>\u00a0of<\/strong>\u00a0Moitra<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee has adopted a report recommending the expulsion of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from the Lower House of Parliament due to a “cash-for-query” allegation. Six committee members, including suspended Congress MP Praneet Kaur, voted in favor of the report, while four Opposition MPs opposed it, claiming that the complaint by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey lacked supporting evidence.<\/p>\n

Bihar\u00a0House\u00a0passes Bill\u00a0raising\u00a0ceiling\u00a0on caste\u00a0quota\u00a0to\u00a065%<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bihar Assembly passed a significant bill unanimously, aimed at increasing reservation quotas for various social groups. Under this legislation, the reservation percentages were raised for different categories. Backward Classes (BC) will see an increase from 12% to 18%, while Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) will benefit from an increase from 18% to 25%. Scheduled Castes (SC) will see their reservation rise from 16% to 20%, and Scheduled Tribes (ST) will experience a doubling of their quota from 1% to 2%.<\/p>\n