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Today's Headlines - 13 November 2024

LRLACM passes maiden flight test

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight test of its Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), the Ministry of Defence announced on 12 November 2024. The maiden flight took off from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The missile was launched using a mobile articulated launcher.

Rules under new Water Act notified

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The Union Environment Ministry notified new rules for holding inquiry and imposing penalties for violations of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. The new Rules – Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Manner of Holding Inquiry and Imposition of Penalty) rules, 2024, will come into effect immediately, as per the government’s notification.

Red-corner notice to Sheikh Hasina

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A special tribunal in Bangladesh on 12 November 2024 asked Interpol, the international police organization, to issue a red-corner notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths of hundreds of protesters during a mass uprising against her. Hasina fled to India on 5 August 2024 with her close aides and former ministers, ending a 15-year rule.

4.5 lakh ‘mule’ accounts frozen

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The Centre has frozen around 4.5 lakh “mule” bank accounts, typically used for laundering proceeds of cyber crimes, in the past year, While such accounts operate across the banking system, the most were found with the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Airtel Payments Bank.

 

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